It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
I tried searching but nothing came up.
Does 64bit vista work with all games or some?
Thanks Gentleman
Yes, it does.
I hope so. I'm 74% of the way through downloading Freespace 2.
I honestly can't imagine any of the games not working really. All of my current non GOG games work with Vista 64. Even Roller coaster tycoon works, and I could never get that to work on XP, without crashing every 5 minutes.
I saw someplace on the site that said all games work under VISTA 64bit
And I haven't had any problems, (I run 64bit Vista)
avatar
lordmat: I tried searching but nothing came up.
Does 64bit vista work with all games or some?
Thanks Gentleman

I've tried out two of the games so far and fallout and fallout 2 I can tell you is working 95% of the time without any bugs at all and the 5% it has bugs is minor graphical glitches can be fixed by directly launching it instead of a shortcut I'm using. :P
Should be the same between 32 bit vista and 64bit vista but I'd check on compatibility mode as that usually allows older games to work if it doesn't work straight out of the installation package or check out the forum for the specific games as more users who have the game you want should be able to tell you >_>.
I've not had any issue with the games from here, and all my personal games work just fine as well. In fact the only game I've had issues with was Beyond Good & Evil, due to copy protection issues. Of course the steam copy was like $10 so I just opted to get that and have a working copy.
Other than that we have the loss of 16-bit issue, which causes some problems with old windows games (nothing from here mind you). VirtualPC usually can take care of that.
I have Fallout and Lionheart, and they work properly on Vista x64. I have no doubt about all other games working also. So go on and buy your games, there's nothing to worry :)
I've been running Vista 64 for awhile and I can count the number of games that don't work on one hand. Everything I've bought here works. The only games I've tried that don't work no matter what compatibility settings I've tried are Manhunt, Night Watch, and X-Com Terror From the Deep Windows version. Outside of those Midnight Club 2 and Wild Metal Country are a pain to get to work. Considering I have something like 150-200 games currently installed that's rather impressive compatibility.
I got a truckload of games from an inheritance check along with the Vista 64-bit laptop I'm playing my GOG games on, and only 2 or 3 do not work. All my GOG games work just fine.
avatar
lordmat: I tried searching but nothing came up.
Does 64bit vista work with all games or some?
Thanks Gentleman

I know you only mention games, but I'll expand the scope a bit here:
I've been using Vista x64 for a long time. It's run 99% of everything (games included) without issue. The only game I've not been able to run is Homeworld 2 (Homeworld 1 and Cataclysm ran beautifully) and even then it ran, just very poorly.
The only major compatibility issue I've run into was with running 16bit applications/games. This includes 16 bit installers (way back when there were a lot of 16 bit installers even if what they were installing wasn't).
Be warned though, that some hardware vendors are stubborn and have yet to put out 64 bit drivers (or worse, put out broken ones and not fixed them). These are far and few between I've found (all my hardware works fine), but there are some cases.
Post edited September 29, 2008 by TapeWorm
avatar
TapeWorm: Be warned though, that some hardware vendors are stubborn and have yet to put out 64 bit drivers (or worse, put out broken ones and not fixed them). These are far and few between I've found (all my hardware works fine), but there are some cases.

The solution, as I see it, is to not install Windows Vista on older computers. When you buy a brand new PC x64 compatibility is a non issue. Everything will work. Thats the advice I give anyway. No sense installing Vista on older machines if XP does everything you need. Think of Vista as part of your next system upgrade.
avatar
TapeWorm: Be warned though, that some hardware vendors are stubborn and have yet to put out 64 bit drivers (or worse, put out broken ones and not fixed them). These are far and few between I've found (all my hardware works fine), but there are some cases.
avatar
avatar_58: The solution, as I see it, is to not install Windows Vista on older computers. When you buy a brand new PC x64 compatibility is a non issue. Everything will work. Thats the advice I give anyway. No sense installing Vista on older machines if XP does everything you need. Think of Vista as part of your next system upgrade.

I think that's the most sensible thing I've ever read (I'm serious) when it comes to the topic of switching from Vista to XP.
Regardless, I haven't seen a whole lot that won't work (hardware). The major issues seem to be in the area of music hardware. e.g. My Pod XT only got 64bit drivers in January. I just did without until they either put out new drivers or I just dumped the old hardware.
avatar
TapeWorm: Regardless, I haven't seen a whole lot that won't work (hardware). The major issues seem to be in the area of music hardware. e.g. My Pod XT only got 64bit drivers in January. I just did without until they either put out new drivers or I just dumped the old hardware.

Yeah it varies, those of us who buy gadgets may find they have issues. Printers may also needs some help, though when aren't printers an issue? ;)
It's just that see so many people with single core machines or first gen dual cores trying to run Vista and I shake my head. From personal experience you just don't need to. XP works fine. Vista x64 is for next gen PCs built with Vista in mind. Hardware who's date will be 2007+, not 2005. In fact if you don't have a DX10 graphics card (even the low 8 series for nvidia) then you probably do *not* need vista.
It's such a smooth pleasant experience using Vista with more than 2gb of ram on a new multi-core PC. It's fast, responsive and crap just works. With an older PC it's nothing but a headache and really - whats the point? Is XP not working or something? Stick with what works.
Yeah it varies, those of us who buy gadgets may find they have issues. Printers may also needs some help, though when aren't printers an issue? ;)

Oh don't even get me started about printers :) When I was doing sysadmin work in Toronto the printers were the bane of my existence (particularly HP). And that was on regular old x86 XP. I can't imagine the horrors of trying to get an older/obscure one working properly with Vista x86 let alone x64.
It's just that see so many people with single core machines or first gen dual cores trying to run Vista and I shake my head. From personal experience you just don't need to. XP works fine. Vista x64 is for next gen PCs built with Vista in mind. Hardware who's date will be 2007+, not 2005. In fact if you don't have a DX10 graphics card (even the low 8 series for nvidia) then you probably do *not* need vista.
It's such a smooth pleasant experience using Vista with more than 2gb of ram on a new multi-core PC. It's fast, responsive and crap just works. With an older PC it's nothing but a headache and really - whats the point? Is XP not working or something? Stick with what works.

I agree. Although I did run Vista (x86) on my old AMD Athlon64 and it ran OK, not brilliant, but still quite usable. I think memory is a big thing. When I upgraded the athlon from 2 GB to 3 I noticed a nice increase in performance (not quite the jump I got from going dual core, but still).
That's something else. If you're going to use x64 anything, get lots of memory. Not because you need it, but because you can actually use it (anything above ~3.5 on x86 vista won't be addressed by the OS, and per process you only get 2 GB mapped unless you use some form of PAE and the app is large address aware, but that's good only up to 4GB)
Post edited September 29, 2008 by TapeWorm
To tell you the truth I've run Vista on an old P4 with like 1 gig of ram. It actually worked and was pretty responsive for office use. I wouldn't recommend it, but yeah it does work.