Updating old fun programs to Windows 11.

I am sure there are many like me who had lots of fun apps in the 70, 80, 90s etc and like me, still have the installation CD disks but they won't run on 11. I think most were made for Win 8.1.?

Mine are  Superbike 2001, Night Sky explorer, Grand Prix, and Jeff Cramond's Formula One. The Myst series; Uru, End of Ages,V - Revelation, IV.  and the most fun one of all - Road Rash, which my wife hates because I would be laughing at 4 am from playing it! I also had a great flying game for WWII where you could play a remote person, and tried it but got shot down in minutes so ended up strafing rail roads to death.

Why cant there be a simple (free) fix to make these play. All the games? today are more like extensions of kiddie games.

Just missing these excellently designed and operational app today. Even though the graphics are fabulous, the games themselves have only limited stories or realistic situations. It is not all just blowing up stuff you know.

Thanks

Try running Microsoft C++ 2005 Redistributable

2010 C++ x64

&

2012

2015-2022 x64 and x86

https://gist.github.com/ChuckMichael/7366c38f27e524add3c54f710678c98b

The above will be listed in Programs & Features (yes is still there use Start-->Search)

DirextX June 2010

Superbike 2001 how to run on Windows 11

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Superbike+2001+how+to+run+on+Windows+11

Note : may not be proper full name : Night Sky Explorer how to run on Windows 11

https://www.google.com/search?q=Night+Sky+Explorer+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=5180c9000d17a3e4&sca_upv=1&ei=E24HZt32OczN0PEPmcWB0Ac&ved=0ahUKEwidzJ_77ZqFAxXMJjQIHZliAHoQ4dUDCBA&oq=Night+Sky+Explorer+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiK05pZ2h0IFNreSBFeHBsb3JlciBob3cgdG8gcnVuIG9uIFdpbmRvd3MgMTEyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiJBRiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIyyNQ1wlYzRVwAXgBkAEAmAFvoAGyAaoBAzEuMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCA6ACvwHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIIECEYoAEYwwSYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwMyLjGgB78F&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Not Proper name missing #  : Grand Prix

https://www.google.com/search?q=Grand+Prix+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=5180c9000d17a3e4&sca_upv=1&ei=Lm4HZrjXJuC60PEP3tCkkAM&ved=0ahUKEwi4pvyH7pqFAxVgHTQIHV4oCTIQ4dUDCBA&oq=Grand+Prix+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiI0dyYW5kIFByaXggaG93IHRvIHJ1biBvbiBXaW5kb3dzIDExMggQIRigARjDBEi23AdQmtAHWJrQB3ADeAGQAQCYAWugAWuqAQMwLjG4AQzIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgSgAnvCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcDMy4xoAegAg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Not right info : Jeff Cramond's Formula One how to run on Windows 11

https://www.google.com/search?q=Jeff+Cramond%27s+Formula+One+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=5180c9000d17a3e4&sca_upv=1&ei=w24HZtqiN4-50PEPk_uGmAw&ved=0ahUKEwiakJPP7pqFAxWPHDQIHZO9AcMQ4dUDCBA&oq=Jeff+Cramond%27s+Formula+One+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiM0plZmYgQ3JhbW9uZCdzIEZvcm11bGEgT25lIGhvdyB0byBydW4gb24gV2luZG93cyAxMTIIECEYoAEYwwQyCBAhGKABGMMESMgsUMENWL4ecAF4AJABAJgBkQGgAYcCqgEDMC4yuAEMyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIDoAKQAsICDhAAGIAEGIoFGIYDGLADwgIKECEYChigARjDBMICBBAhGAqYAwCIBgGQBgGSBwMxLjKgB4gK&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

The Myst series how to run on Windows 11

https://www.google.com/search?q=+The+Myst+series+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=5180c9000d17a3e4&sca_upv=1&ei=AW8HZo-ZH4iF0PEP3Ouz-AM&ved=0ahUKEwjPncPs7pqFAxWIAjQIHdz1DD8Q4dUDCBA&oq=+The+Myst+series+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKSBUaGUgTXlzdCBzZXJpZXMgaG93IHRvIHJ1biBvbiBXaW5kb3dzIDExMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESMa0AlCL8gFY3JsCcAN4AJABAJgBbaABnQKqAQMyLjG4AQzIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgOgAqYCwgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAgYHpgDAIgGAZIHAzEuMqAH2Qw&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Road Rash

https://www.google.com/search?q=Road+Rash+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=5180c9000d17a3e4&sca_upv=1&ei=Vm8HZsn7GfHP0PEPzOqJsAs&ved=0ahUKEwjJ_oGV75qFAxXxJzQIHUx1ArYQ4dUDCBA&oq=Road+Rash+how+to+run+on+Windows+11&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIlJvYWQgUmFzaCBob3cgdG8gcnVuIG9uIFdpbmRvd3MgMTEyBhAAGAgYHjILEAAYgAQYigUYhgNIzd8DUKHSA1ih0gNwA3gBkAEAmAFOoAFOqgEBMbgBDMgBAPgBAvgBAZgCBKACXMICChAAGEcY1gQYsAOYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwE0oAfSAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Is all a matter of searching.

As well can install in compatibility mode.... so learn that from Right Click I think on the .exe file.

As well : windows xp emulator

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=windows+xp+emulater

Would think possibly discussed in the info in the searches.