Windows 98 Qcow2 📍

WebCam Mania is a series of webcam based games I've developed in my free time. The original inspiration for these games came from PlayStation EyeToy games. I am interested in human-computer interaction and I wanted to study what can be achieved with this kind of approach.

The first version of WebCam Mania was made in 2005. It was based on VMM Basic that was developed by Balrog Software on top of PureBasic. The second version - WebCam Mania GamePack 2 - was built around 2009 for Adobe Flash Player 10. WebCam Mania 3 was released in 2014 for Flash Player 11. The latest version, WebCam Mania 4 was released in 2020 and should run directly in any modern browser.

- Mika Tanninen, WebCam Mania Developer

Windows 98 Qcow2 📍

This is the last Flash version of the WebCam Mania game series. If you still have Flash enabled browser, you can start the game by clicking the image below.

This paper explores the feasibility and methodology of archiving and running the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system using the QCOW2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write) disk format. While Windows 98 is legacy software designed for IDE mechanical hard drives, modern virtualization requires specific configurations to bridge the gap between legacy BIOS expectations and modern QEMU hardware emulation. This document outlines the creation of the disk image, the installation hurdles, and critical performance optimizations regarding video and input latency.

A raw QCOW2 will run Win98, but optimization is required for usability.

  • No network:
  • Display too low resolution:
  • USB devices not recognized:

    • Before installing that sketchy screensaver from 1999:

    qemu-img snapshot -c "Before Screensaver" win98se.qcow2

    To roll back:

    qemu-img snapshot -a "Before Screensaver" win98se.qcow2

    Windows 98 Qcow2 📍

    This paper explores the feasibility and methodology of archiving and running the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system using the QCOW2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write) disk format. While Windows 98 is legacy software designed for IDE mechanical hard drives, modern virtualization requires specific configurations to bridge the gap between legacy BIOS expectations and modern QEMU hardware emulation. This document outlines the creation of the disk image, the installation hurdles, and critical performance optimizations regarding video and input latency.

    A raw QCOW2 will run Win98, but optimization is required for usability. windows 98 qcow2

  • No network:
  • Display too low resolution:
  • USB devices not recognized:

    • Before installing that sketchy screensaver from 1999: This paper explores the feasibility and methodology of

    qemu-img snapshot -c "Before Screensaver" win98se.qcow2

    To roll back:

    qemu-img snapshot -a "Before Screensaver" win98se.qcow2