Vista Game Compatibility

[A Black Falcon]

Doesn't Work in Vista
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-All DOS games (most will run in DOSBox emulation, though)
-Klik & Play and all games made in KNP do not work at all. (:bummed:)
-Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance doesn't load. Annoying!
-Re-Volt -- crashes during loading. Fixable?
-Speed Busters Demo 3 (Mexico track) -- menu loads, but game crashes when you attempt to load the race.

Work, with fixes (patches, compatibility mode, etc)

Full Games

-Claw -- Req. registry key addition to disable the DVD movies, which do not work ingame in WinXP/Vista, though oddly the lower-quality CD movies do, and the DVD ones can be watched through any movie player.)
-Moto Racer 2 -- requires Compatibility Mode (XP or Win9x modes).-Pod -- Requires 3Dfx emulator (properly configured) and multiple patches to run. This is required in WinXP as well.
-Powerslide -- Win9x Compatibility Mode required.
-RedJack: Revenge of the Brethren -- Requires Win9x Compatibility mode or the game crashes when you try to save.
-SimTower -- Game does not work as installed. Graphics work with added file. Sound does not work on my system (cannot get the sound driver to function). (patched, files added)
-Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight & Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (expansion) -- Work fine, but when the game goes to a menu the screen turns black with only the cursor visible. You must alt-tab out and then back into the game to fix the problem. (patched)

Demos/Shareware/Freeware

-Battle Realms demo -- requires Win9x Compatibility Mode.
-International Rally Championship demo -- requires Win9x Compatibility Mode.
-TrackMania Nations (Freeware Game) -- requires several patches to run in Vista; without patches it will not work. With patches it runs fine. (patched)


Works, no changes needed (only listing games released before Vista came out in 2007; all games since are compatible.)
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Full Version Games

-Baldur's Gate (though it looks better with one thing in the graphics options disabled) (has patch, user addons)
-Chessmaster 3000
-Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (though on my system it crashes on about every other loading screen, for some odd reason) (has patches)
-DethKarz (crashes sometimes, but the game is unstable on any OS)
-Drome Racers
-Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
-Guild Wars (inc. all expansions/updates)
-Morrowind (patched)
-NWN 2 (inc. MotB expansion, patches)
-Outlaws
-Recoil
-Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (patched)
-Rockett's New School
-RollerCoaster Tycoon
-Sid Meier's Pirates! (patched)
-Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force
-Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force - Expansion Pack
-Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
-Starcraft (patched, w/BW)
-Quake III Arena
-Warcraft III (patched, w/ TFT)
-Wizards & Warriors (though unlike in Win9x, but just like in XP, workarounds are required to get videos and some graphical elements to work) (patched)

Demos/Shareware/Freeware

-Arx Fatalis demo
-Claw Demo
-Fallout 3 (Van Buren) Techdemo
-Incoming demo
-Moto Racer 3 Demo 1 -- Windows pops up a "this game is incompatible with this OS" box, but the demo actually runs fine.
-Speed Busters Demo 2 (Hollywood track) -- works fine, unlike the third demo version.
-Summoner demo
-Temple of Elemental Evil demo
-Throne of Darkness demo
-TrickStyle Demo
-Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria Demo
-Warzone 2100 (all demos)
-Wizardry 8 Net Demo

etc, etc, etc -- very few demos that I have tried don't work...

Emulators

All I have tried except for Hu-Go!, which does not work (And DOS ones of course.).