Game not working on Windows 10

I don't know if it would affect Pacific Fighters, but -

EDIT: What I line out is no longer a problem since the 1511 update, but still worth considering on rare occasions.

There is one other issue that is far more common on Win10 than it was on Win7 which can stop games from loading,

or cause them to display off center (DOS based games running via DOS BOX have the off center issue).

This is using a Windows DPI scaling over 100%.

All DOS based games, and a number of early DX games, require that you setCompatibility to -

Disable display scaling on high DPI settings - This works in most instances when DPI over 100% is the problem,

but some games still require you set Windows DPI to 100%.

• While Win10 is going over the top with this DRM blocking, some DRM were also incompatible with any64bit OS

(most common in games released between '04-'06),  and they require a noCD fix to run regardless of

which 64bit OS you are using.

A noCD fix (hack) would still be required with these games on Win10 64bit, even if MS were not actively blocking

the drivers.

- Pacific Fighters....

http://megagames.com/games/pacific-fighters

• From around 200 games I have installed (I only reinstalled two games on Win10 with known 64bit DRM issues to

verify if  the DRM  blocking would stop them from installing as well as not running),

I have only a few games that will not run on either my Nvidia GTX770 or Intel HD4000 graphics

( a couple of games will run only on the HD4000 on Win7 as well).

These games are (referencing chicken scratchings I call notes, so not sure if one or two got fixed) ...

- Chronicles of Riddick - HD4000 only, with DPI @100%.

EDITS:

- Thief 2 - HD4000 only, but too dark to play.  Fixed

-Hidden and Dangerous 2,  fixed

• Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - Not running on Nvidia but OK on Intel HD4000.

Oddworld - Munches Oddesy fixed.

- MOH-PA has bad stutter in the FMV sequences, but the game runs well.  fixed.

- Vietcong has flashing on the setup screen, but the game runs well.  fixed

- Beyond Good and Evil will not scale to 4:3 aspect ratio (I like playing in the original format and don't mind black bars). This is a GOG version. One of the only original retail disk games I could not source a noCD for.

• I can't verify because I've reformatted the HDD with Win10, but I'm pretty sure Vampire The Masquerade, Bloodlines

did run on Win10 ( Verified that is does run on Win10 using the unofficial 9.4 patch).

• Two of my driving games don't recognise my Logitech G27 wheel - NFS-MW and Col McRea 05.

Mysterious. Other driving games, both older and newer do recognise G27.

[ EDIT 22 Feb '17 : I may have missed it earlier, but Nvidia 3D Vision works on more games on Win7.

As with the Wheel issue it's hit and miss , but the combination of the two issues has led me to reinstall Win7

(dual boot ) for my driving and 3D vision games.

• I have also 'fixed' the last two games that were having problems on Win10 - Tony Hawk Pro 2 & Crimson Skies.

Both games require Compatibility set to Win98 (this was not necessary on Win7).

Using Win95/98 forces the cpu to run on a single core. ]

• Not too bad, but not good enough for what's been touted as the 'best gaming Windows ever'.

Maybe Monopoly$oft need to change that to 'best Windows for future gaming. Let your old games die'.

Or maybe they are being paid a commission by the publishers who are flooding the market with 'updated'

old games ?

 Whoops ! There I go being all cynical again.  

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I've done everything I can think of on my games.  I'm a flight sim nut.  My Pacific Fighters won't work at all.  I've tried to run as administrator and everything else.  NO dice.  My Flight Sim X will run but it takes so long to load, and if I click to make any changes such as controls or whatever it takes forever to get that screen up.  I'm not a fan of this Windows 10, but, I'm past my 30 days.  If I would have tried my sims when I first upgraded to 10, I would have went right back to 7 in a heartbeat!!!!!

The problem is not your graphics card...  the problem is that Windows 10 is blocking any game with certain DRM installed.  If you read the rest of the thread, there is quite a bit of information I have uncovered.  I'm not seeing anything from Microsoft that is going to allow us to play our games on Windows 10.

My graphics card was fine with windows 8.  The problem I am having is the launch button for Microsoft Games in Win 10 will not load....

As a workaround, I would be glad if Microsoft offered a virtual XP machine as the one developped for Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate.

Otherwise many gamers will go away from W10. Direct X12 could attract many, but how many games are X12 ready ?