Miss playing Retro games? Here’s how you can relive childhood by playing classic PC video games in simple steps

Before Steam, Epic Games and a handful of video game stores came off, there was a time when games came off in Compact Drives, Floppy Disks and more. Now, one could term those games as Classic Games, however, those games have aged like fine wine.

Modern day PCs are undoubtedly better. Pick one average low-budget PC, for instance, and it can run all the golden era games with ease, all thanks to technology advancement. We have listed a couple of these games, which you can still play. But they may be lost somewhere on the internet and some games have also modernized with time, offering a remastered version.

How to find Retro games?

Modern Remasters/Ports
Numerous classic PC games have undergone remastering or porting for modern PCs, easily accessible through platforms like Steam. These remastered versions run smoothly on Windows without emulation and often boast enhanced graphics at higher resolutions. For instance, Diablo 2 Resurrected and RE 4 Remake.

The Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an extensive collection of digital media, including software and classic games for various platforms. It offers browser-based emulation for playing games online and provides free downloads of disc images and game versions.

GOG.com
If the original publisher lacks interest in remaking or remastering a classic PC game, GOG.com can likely make it work. This digital distribution service takes DOS and early Windows games, doing all the necessary front-end work to ensure they run on a Windows PC with DOSBOX, a DOS PC emulator.

FAQs

1. What are the best emulators for playing retro games on Windows?
   There are a number of different emulators that you can use to play retro games on Windows. Some of them include DOSBox, RetroArch, FCEUX, Snes9x and more.
2. What are some of the classic games to play on PC?
   It may include Doom, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, StarCraft and more.