Do you mean old like DOS old, or you meant something like old Windows game?
If it's something like an old DOS game I'd maybe try DOSBox.. maybe there's something better but that'd be on the list of things to try.
EDIT: FreeDOS also exists, should be able to run that in an emulator / virtual machine and then load anything DOS compatible into it. There's a list of emulators / virtual machines they recommend in their download page https://freedos.org/
Another option for the steam thing is adding the following to the additional launch settings:
gamemoderun %command%
I'm pretty sure Mint comes with it already set up, and it's made the difference between "working" and "not working" for me before.
Will try that
You could try using Lutris or Bottles and see if either of them help. As a last resort, just running it through Wine after fiddling with the settings might work, but it's a long shot.
EDIT: found this page that talks about a DLL that's needed to make it work on Windows 10. Assuming it's the game you're talking about, that might help make it work.
trying bottles but can't figure out where to download the dll file that you and the website are talking about. can't see anything to click on.
ok i downloaded that .dll file and put it into my flux directory, but bottles gives an error
Flux
Run-time error'91':
Object variable or With block variable not set
if i hit the ok button on the error window there is an error window behind it that says
Flux error
An error has occurred while trying to initialize DirectX. If you continue to experience problems, please report the following to technical support:
Application reports 'ActiveX component can't create object'
I"m not sure where to go from here. any help is appreciated.
I have no experience with this problem or this specific game, I was just helping you out finding the DLL. Good luck though!
No problem. Thanks you for the help in finding the dll
Nice! Thank you
I used 86box to emulate an old computer (period correct) and installed Windows 98se to run an old game.
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