DF Retro: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat - DOS/Win95/3DFX/PS1/Saturn

This week, John steps back into the Activision classic MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat. We explore how the game looks in its various forms on PC and determine the best way to play it today. We also take a look at the completely different arcade style version of the game released on consoles.

If you're looking to run the DOS version, check out this link over on dosbox.com.

https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/GAMES:MechWarrior_2

If you're trying to run the Windows version, download MechVM here. Keep in mind that there are compatibility issues - I was unable to use this on my Windows 10 PC as the game's GUI would immediately crash every single time. Had to use a different PC, but your mileage may vary.

http://www.mechvm.org/

If you have a copy of the 3DFX version and want to emulate it without an actual Voodoo card you can do this;

1. Download either nGlide or dgVoodoo
2. Install MechVM
3. Use the Windows 95 compatibility option on mechvm.exe
4. Use MechVM to install your CD or image file
5. On the Mech 2 disc under the directx folder, copy dplay.dll to the folder where you installed Mech 2 using MechVM
6. Use the Windows 95 compatibility mode for Mech2.exe as well
7. Launch the game using mech2.exe and hope that it works!

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