Totally Retro Gaming

I just wanted to take this space to extol the virtues of DOSbox and abandonware. For those who don't know, abandonware is software that no longer has an active company defending its copyright, whether due to bankruptcy, being bought out, or just plain not renewing the copyright. This means that there is a large quantity of old games that are available free by dedicated communities online as shareware, perfect for the college student on a budget. The only issue is compatibility. Most of these games were written for Windows pre-95. That's where the DOSbox comes in. This program is basically an emalator/shell that simulates the extremely basic OS's these programs were written for. With very little effort, you too can be playing the great classics: Warcraft Orcs and Humans, System Shock, Civilization, and more. All it takes is a little diligence to find the gems among the games that were abandoned for one reason-they sucked.