Is it possible to get the old Microsoft Reversi from Windows 2.03 to run on Windows Vista? It's an old classic!
It looks like this:
Microsoft Reversi on Windows Vista
backwards compatibilityreversiwindows
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Best Answer
@agent86 had a fairly good answer. I've tested the following step-by-step solution which is essentially what he suggested. Please note that this is a fairly convoluted method of running Reversi.
First, get a copy of DOSBox and install it inside Vista. If you don't have a copy of Windows 3.1 on your hard drive already, see this guide on how to create one from the original retail floppies. How you acquire those is your business.
Once you're able to successfully mount a copy of Windows 3.1 in DOSBox, I'd suggest modifying the
autoexecfor DOSBox, as mentioned in the guide above, to make Windows boot automatically upon running DOSBox. See if you have Reversi preinstalled as part of Windows 3.1.If for some reason you do not already have it as part of the OS, here is a link to a Reversi executable. Place that executable in the root directory of your 3.1 installation (i.e. the folder you mounted in DOSBox as drive C), then start DOSBox and boot to Windows again. Navigate using File Manager to the root of drive C, and go ahead and run it from there.
Proof of functionality; I was able to successfully play a game of Reversi like this. Feel free to ask if you need more clarification on any steps.