# Archive.org lets you play old video games! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 12, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125 "2013-12-12T00:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/1 "2013-12-12T00:52:40Z")
Link is [here](https://archive.org/details/historicalsoftware). Atari 2600 games. Castle Wolfenstein. A bunch. I had the joy of playing Atari’s E.T. and giving up because I couldn’t get out of the first hole. Just like when I was a kid! Link above is the site. This [link](http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54149/11-classic-video-games-you-can-play-online) is a list of highlights. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/2 "2013-12-12T19:00:46Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Link is [here](https://archive.org/details/historicalsoftware). > > Atari 2600 games. Castle Wolfenstein. A bunch. I had the joy of playing Atari’s E.T. and giving up because I couldn’t get out of the first hole. Just like when I was a kid! Now all somebody needs to do is to invent a USB version of the paddle controller. A game like Kaboom (or even Breakout) is pretty much unplayable with the joystick. Okay, \*maybe \*with the mouse, but it’s hard keeping the mouse limited to “left and right”… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/3 "2013-12-12T19:31:54Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Now all somebody needs to do is to invent a USB version of the paddle controller. A game like Kaboom (or even Breakout) is pretty much unplayable with the joystick. > > Okay, \*maybe \*with the mouse, but it’s hard keeping the mouse limited to “left and right”… Use your scroll wheel. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/4 "2013-12-12T21:07:10Z")
If anyone can figure out the controls for Lode Runner, I’d be much appreciative. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/5 "2013-12-13T08:50:04Z")
[This page](http://entropymine.com/jason/lr/misc/controls.html) has the Lode Runner keys. You need to press Ctrl-K first (“Switch to keyboard controls”). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-org-lets-you-play-old-video-games/676125/6 "2013-12-16T18:56:02Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > [This page](http://entropymine.com/jason/lr/misc/controls.html) has the Lode Runner keys. You need to press Ctrl-K first (“Switch to keyboard controls”). Sadly, Ctrl-K doesn’t work in the emulator.