Note: Use at your own risk (but it works for me)

My brother asked me this question over two years ago. Tech support has arrived.

Question:

I wish I had a computer slow enough to run [Cosmic Crusader]. Anyone know how to slow down a P4 so this game will run? And where I can get a joystick?

Answer:

1. Download Dos Box (a fully functional Dos emulator that runs on your Mac or PC)

2. On a Mac, unzip it, then double-click the DMG, then drag the ‘DOSBox’ application to your Apps folder

3. Whoops! Their site is mysteriously down. Google ‘cosmic-crusader’ and find the Zip

4. Create a directory called games here: Users / You / games

5. Unzip Cosmic Crusader in this directory

5. Double Click DOSBox

6. Type: mount c ~/games in the DOS prompt

7. Type c:

8. Type dir

9. Execute the game

10. To Slow down the game, type CTRL-F11 (not the Apple key, the CTRL key, on Laptops you need to hit FN-CTRL-F11)

Boom, you’re all good to go, with pre-Sound Blaster sound effects and stunning 1982 CGA graphics.

Screenshots (click to enlarge):

Cosmic Crusader

LodeRunr

Police Quest 1

Alley Cat

Bouncing Babies (Waves as levels, and check out the skeletor head on that baby)

What other games did we play? Below the Root, Space Quest, Bruce Lee..?