Running old games in a VM

[Deleted User]

It's a bank holiday weekend and I got a bit bored. So I fancied a trip down memory lane, and dug out my old copy of Ghost Recon for PC.
I installed it in a Windows 7 VM on Ubuntu. The game installed Ok, but when running it I get the initial splash screen, but my hopes were dashed. The game doesn't start.
Do you reckon it's not possible to do this? Driver issues?

 

[mikedt]

You using Oracle Virtual Box? Have you got Enable 3D Acceleration checked, so that Direct-X can work properly? Also have you installed Guest Additions, which is the drivers that Windows requires to run properly in the VM.

This is how I got XP setup in Virtual Box on a Mac, that I use for a bit of retro gaming sometimes.

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks Mike. Yes it is Virtual Box. I've got the guest additions, and extensions installed, but 3D acceleration isn't enabled, and video memory a bit low.
I'll give that a go..

 

[mikedt]

Hi LV, once you've checked enable 3D, sure you'll have to re-run Guest Additions again, to enable 3D in Windows. I left video mem at 64, think the default is 12. If you got 7 running, should know if it's working properly or not, if you can get Aero Glass rather than Basic.

 

[9to5cynic]

Not sure if this is resolved, but it might be worth checking BIOS settings to enable virtualization. Not sure the spec reqs. of Ghost Recon but I was able to get Stick of Truth running in a win8 VM on a laptop with 8gb ram and an i7 from 2013