Digital Game Collection

We all love gaming, and there’s certainly no shortage of eye-candy spawning from major studios and indie developers alike. But there’s something so satisfying about revisiting a retro title, like catching up with an old friend after many years apart. Think those  ancient games  have gone the way of the AOL CD? Dust off that aging copy of  Oregon Trail II  and start playing some retro games on  Linux ! (We claim no responsibility if your ox dies fording the river.) A (16-)Bit of History In its original incarnation, Windows was a 16-bit environment, and naturally ran 16-bit applications. With the advent of Windows 95, Windows moved to a 32-bit OS, which still maintained backward compatibility with 16-bit apps. It wasn’t until Windows Vista came along, offering 64-bit versions of Windows, that compatibility with 16-bit applications was fractured. Linux users have a neat workaround however, with a combination of Wine and  PlayOnLinux  that allows 16...

Android smartphone and tablet games are designed to be compelling and addictive; their sales figures back this up. But quite often it would be great to be able to carry on playing a game after your battery has run down, or you’ve sat down in front of your PC or laptop. The answer, of course, is to continue playing your Android game on your PC. But how is this possible? Several tools are available that can make this happen, from emulators and virtual machines to browser plugins. But which is the best option? 3 Emulators That Will Run Android Games on a PC One popular way to run Android software on a PC is by running an emulator or  virtual machine . Three options worth considering in this case are: GenyMotion  — A virtualization project, that runs with Oracle VirtualBox. Free signup is required. Nox App Player  — Emulates Android on your Windows desktop. Probably the simplest of these options. It’s also a favorite for people who want to play Pokemon Go on...