Running Number Munchers on Windows

This quick write-up is a short guide on getting the classic game Number Munchers working on current Windows systems (Windows 7, 8, 10, etc.).

I mean who wouldn't want to have this number-munching goodness running on their system?!?!?

First you will want to download a program called D-Fend Reloaded. This program comes with DOSBox and provides a nice graphical menu system to show and run games, so the user won't have to do any work on the command line. I chose this because it is the most user-friendly choice.

You can down D-Fend Reloaded from:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/d_fend_reloaded.html

Next you need to download Number Munchers. You can find that download here:

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/number-munchers-z0

Make note of where your copy of Number Munchers gets saved to. Install D-Fend Reloaded onto your computer and then open it. The prompts during the install are straight-forward and nothing will need to be changed.

When you open D-Fend Reloaded, you will want to find where your game downloaded and drag it into the D-Fend Reloaded window. This is the white space in the middle/right portion of the screen. Once dragged over release the file into the window so that it will make a copy of the game files. It will look like:

Now you should see Number Munchers listed under your games. To open it up, double click on the name or highlight the game name and click the Run button in the upper left-hand side.

The game should then launch under Windows:

Note: When re-sizing windows or going from full screen to windowed, Windows may change the theme to basic as the program isn't meant to be running for under these versions of Windows. If you see that message, it's normal and can be changed back after you're done playing.


Happy gaming!