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Windows: 16 bit installer

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Installer is a 16-bit Windows application though the game 32-bit (or DOS). Prevents installation on 64-bit Windows as it has no no 16-bit sub-system

11
games
2
platforms
Related:
* Install OS limit - but this is more accidental than intentional.
* x86-16 CPU - in case the game itself is 16-bit, too.
Cases where this can be trivially circumvented should not be tagged or the method mentioned along with any other comments about used tags.

Similarly, a native DOS game may only come with a 16-bit Windows installer. This usually much more trivial to bypass as most DOS installation-source files (such as arj or zip) are not architecture dependent or the files can simply be copied from the installation media to hard drive manually.

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Compatibility, Game install

Games by year

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The first Windows: 16 bit installer video game was released on November 11, 1995.

Electronic Arts, Sierra On-Line, Sanctuary Woods and Microïds published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows10
MS-DOS1

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