Virus Dot Com
A downloadable game
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To play on Windows:
- download Virus Dot Com 1.0 (Windows) archive;
- unzip VDC-dosbox folder ("64" - 64-bit, "32" - 32-bit)
- launch VDC.bat from the folder to play the game
To play on DOS or another OS:
- download Virus Dot Com 1.0 (DOS floppy) image
- mount it in the DOS emulator / Virtual Machine for your OS
- follow the instructions from readme.txt on the floppy disk
You can read the full installation notes below on that page or in readme.txt of the game.
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Virus Dot Com is a 2d-arcade / one screen game about two computers trying to destroy each other. In order to do it, you need to produce viruses, level up them with the help of bugs, and then attack the enemy COM.
The game was developed for the text mode of DOS in ASCII-style. It's available for Windows (and other OS) via Dosbox or virtualization.
Download
Install instructions
INSTALLATION NOTES below (also you can check the "readme.txt" file)
Option 1. Download the game archive for Windows. Extract the "vdc-dosbox" folder ("64" - for Windows 64-bit, "32" - for Windows 32-bit) to a prefered location. Launch "vdc.bat" inside the folder to play the game, if you are a Windows user. For other OS, copy the folder "vdc" from the "vdc-dosbox" folder (or from the "Virus Dot Com *****.IMA" floppy image) and mount it as a disk C in Dosbox-X or Dosbox Staging for your system. Launch the "nml.exe" file in Dosbox to play the game. VDC requires 32 MB of RAM for DOS (write it in your Dosbox config on the other OS).
Links to the compatible Dosbox:
Option 2. Download the Virtual Machine for your OS. I can recommend VMware Workstation Player 15 (it's free) for Windows (and for MacOS - VMware Fusion should work). VirtualBox (for MacOS, Windows, Linux) is OK and gives a great performance too.
Create a virtual HDD in VM, write 32 MB of RAM in the config. Install MS-DOS 6.22 or FreeDOS 1.3 on the drive. Download the "Virus Dot Com *****.IMA" file from above, create a virtual floppy drive in your VM and connect the "Virus Dot Com *****.IMA" floppy image to your system.
Copy the "vdc" folder (with all its folders and contents) from the floppy (disk A) to a prefered location on the disk C of your DOS system.
Find the "config.sys" file on the disk C (the specific paths and names may vary).
For MS-DOS - edit C:\CONFIG.SYS text file adding the line "DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS", for FreeDOS - edit C:\FDCONFIG.SYS text file adding the line "DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\NANSI.SYS" (you need it for the game to render ASCII-graphics properly);
RESTART your system; launch "nml.exe" from the game folder to play the game.
NOTE: VMware Workstation Player 15 on Windows doesn't have a scaler, therefore I recommend to reduce the Windows desktop resolution to 1280x720 for a comfort play.
Links to the VMs:
You'll need MS-DOS 6.22 installation files or FreeDOS 1.3 from https://www.freedos.org/
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