Software for recording video gameplays (old one like PC 80's & 90's)

[platorin]

Hey mates, I would like to ask for a software you could recommend for recording video gameplays. I plan to spend some time with old Nintendo games and those for PC from 80's and 90's. I checked with fraps, but it didn't work (no image recording), so if anyone could share any ideas, solutions, that would be great!

[b!z]

Are you recording on a PC?

Try http://obsproject.com/, bandicam, or camtasia.

[mikhael]

Are you recording on a PC?

Try http://obsproject.com/, bandicam, or camtasia.

I'm also planning to record and make some video game highlights. Thanks for sharing mate!

[Chrithu]

If you can make the emulator use directdraw to display the game, then fraps should be working. Also I highly doubt that any of the other softwares work where fraps doesn't because as far as I know they all use the same technique (hooking into the directdraw/direct3d rendering process, catching the image and writing it to the HDD).

I'd need to look it up but I am pretty sure that I recorded games running in dosbox using fraps.

[platorin]

If you can make the emulator use directdraw to display the game, then fraps should be working. Also I highly doubt that any of the other softwares work where fraps doesn't because as far as I know they all use the same technique (hooking into the directdraw/direct3d rendering process, catching the image and writing it to the HDD).

I'd need to look it up but I am pretty sure that I recorded games running in dosbox using fraps.

True. I'm also trying to record games run by DOSBox. Some of old ones are, however, bought from GOG. Could you guide me how did you manage to start fraps running with those old titles? I tried to run Postal and record, but each time after the game start, all I got was a black screen. Fraps configuration should be fine, since it's the same one I used to use about 1,5 year ago, when I was capturing motion screen from games like Crysis 3 and Dead Space 3. However, as I said above, it does not work for old games. Due to that issue I was rather thinking about some software, that would have a possibility to simply record the whole screen actions.

[Chrithu]

If you can make the emulator use directdraw to display the game, then fraps should be working. Also I highly doubt that any of the other softwares work where fraps doesn't because as far as I know they all use the same technique (hooking into the directdraw/direct3d rendering process, catching the image and writing it to the HDD).

I'd need to look it up but I am pretty sure that I recorded games running in dosbox using fraps.

True. I'm also trying to record games run by DOSBox. Some of old ones are, however, bought from GOG. Could you guide me how did you manage to start fraps running with those old titles? I tried to run Postal and record, but each time after the game start, all I got was a black screen. Fraps configuration should be fine, since it's the same one I used to use about 1,5 year ago, when I was capturing motion screen from games like Crysis 3 and Dead Space 3. However, as I said above, it does not work for old games. Due to that issue I was rather thinking about some software, that would have a possibility to simply record the whole screen actions.

Ok for dosbox emulated games from GoG.com:

Go to start menu -> GOG.com -> "your game" and start "Graphic Mode Setup". In the "Basic Settings" Tab change the "Graphic Mode" to "Direct3D" that should enable fraps to capture the game's screen.

As for Postal I am not quite sure, but isn't that a Win 95 or Win 98 Game originally? Have you tried using compatibility modes? If the blackscreen only appears with Fraps running try disabling the Fraps FPS Overlay. In some older games overlays often cause issues.

[platorin]

True, those GOG games work fine with fraps, or rather should I say fraps works fine with them. The issue with Postal is that the game works fine, no blackscreens, unwanted closing etc. However, fraps does not record any image after the proper gameplay starts. I will give it a look later on. For now I'm going to check that Open Broadcaster Software. Perhaps this will allow me to record videos from NES emulator games.

Anyway, good to know there are people rised in the 90's, who still believe in the games from those years. Great period, imo.

[Chrithu]

True, those GOG games work fine with fraps, or rather should I say fraps works fine with them. The issue with Postal is that the game works fine, no blackscreens, unwanted closing etc. However, fraps does not record any image after the proper gameplay starts. I will give it a look later on. For now I'm going to check that Open Broadcaster Software. Perhaps this will allow me to record videos from NES emulator games.

Anyway, good to know there are people rised in the 90's, who still believe in the games from those years. Great period, imo.

Hehe I've seen it basically all. I was born '81. If I recall correctly the first games I've played on my dad's 286 computer in the EARLY 90s late 80s, dunno might have been around '88 or '89. It was the first or second "Alone in the Dark" and "Gunship". And I remember playing loads of "Tank Wars" with my sister. But that was just some evenings a month. I really started digging into gaming when I got my own Amiga 500 in '93.

I played and owned most of the games on GoG in their original version lol. Jesus I am OLD.

[Hazir]

Dxtory is a movie capture tool for DirectX and OpenGL Applications. Since data is directly acquired from a surface memory buffer, it is very high-speed and works with small load.

http://exkode.com/dxtory-features-en.html

I don't know for sure if this software will works with older titles tho.