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Windows 95 Electron App running DOOM

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A brief demonstration of Doom 95 running inside a Windows 95 environment packaged as an Electron application.

Felix Rieseberg Windows 95 application running Doom 95 Set desktop to 640x480 at 256 Colors. Link to thread - github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95/issues/11 Thanks, Felix! #Windows95 #Doom95 #Electron

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What people say. Linked as a demonstration of running classic games inside a packaged Windows 95 Electron application.

u/flying-sheepin r/programming • Recommends

On “Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux”

>## Does it work? > >Yes! Quite well, actually. > >## Should this have been a native app? > >Absolutely. > >## Does it run Doom (or my other favorite game)? > >You'll likely be better off with an actual virtualization app, but the short answer is yes. Thanks to @DisplacedGamers I can recommend that you switch to a resolution of 640x480 @ 256 colors before starting DOS games - just like in the good ol' days. > >## How's the code? > >This only works well by accident and was mostly a joke. The code quality is accordingly.
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