VMETC.com - DirectX Games in a VirtualBox VM on Ubuntu 9.0.4

This video is a series of desktop captures of playing Windows games inside a VirtualBox 3.0.2 VM hosted on a Ubuntu 9.04 desktop. The video shows the entire desktop with the games running fullscreen inside the VirtualBox VM console in the center. Although the game sound works great, I was unable to capture it so I created a music mix of a few popular songs for the sound track. Check out http://vmetc.com for the full blog post and some of the details on my configuration

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• virtualization
• virtualbox
• ubuntu
• directx
• games
• virtual machines
• vmetc.com

[mannesx]

wwaoo it can run win7 aero?

[treesum]

Never tried. VirtualBox supports Vista and Windows 7 though.

[mangodoor408]

quake 3 is openGL

[Dylstew2]

Can't get an old game nobody knows about working....

:/

[cilibinarii]

@omgharajuku Windows XP is better for older games, just sayin'.

[piratesmvp]

@omgharajuku You hate Windows because you're having problems running it on a VIRTUAL machine? That's not very fair.

[matsv201]

@omgharajuku

Use dosbox instead

[omgharajuku]

Nice!!

But I am SOOOO pissed off right now!! I have a Mac and have Windows 7 running in Virtualbox, but it is so ridiculously complicated and tedious to get Warcraft 2 running. Seriously. All I want to do is play Warcraft 2!!

It has just made me hate Windows with even more of a burning passion! >><<<

[jeremiemnevill87]

Awesome I was wondering about Direct X games I knew Open GL games worked, no I can stick with just ubuntu and use windows as a virtual machine, thanks!

[TrojanSpike1]

very impressive >> i think this will put me into a fully ubuntu user..

[pl4y3rz3r0]

lol ur really bad at quake

[ubuntunoobz]

ok need your help. i followed your guild and it works dxdiag tests the 3d for directx 8/9 and they both run very smooth. but when i go to play a game like bf2 it opens and i get a black screen then closes and thats it... i have windows xp pro sp3 running in virtualbox 3.2.0 in ubuntu 8.10, 3d is on in the setting i have directx9.c installed and flashplayer installed. also windows has 123 mb video ram and 600mb normal ram.