It sounds like you're using LPT1 directly (bypassing the Windows print manager, which makes sense here) and filling up the printer's buffer. I know next to nothing about NTVDM, so I don't have a software fix to recommend. You might be able to bypass the problem by using a productivity-focused DOS emulator like vDOS or vDOSPlus. You could also try hardware fixes: hunting down an old parallel printer buffer or... Source: almost 2 years ago

Reminds of this https://github.com/felixrieseberg/macintosh.js/ Had a lot of fun with this some time ago. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Another (rather insane) option could be using Macintosh.js to run a MacOS Classic version of Nova. Source: almost 2 years ago

Omega is still my favorite. You might have to emulate it, but Boss might be something you might enjoy. I'll see if I can still find it... Source: about 2 years ago

You have to emulate it, but Cythera is really good. It's an OS RPG where you're fighting a plague of insanity on an island. You work for a king who might also be out of his gourd,... Or so says Omen, a mysterious character who might be just as futso nutso. Essentially, you don't know who's sane, or who to trust til the very end. Source: over 2 years ago