Games that you download will be placed here. This folder will be mounted as a virtual drive in DOSBox. Download a game. There are tons of sites that host old DOS games that can be downloaded free and legally. Search for "abandonware" sites. Place the downloaded files in their own folder inside the games folder you created in the previous step. You can also copy the files from old installation disks you may have lying around if you still have a floppy drive.
Start DOSBox. Part 2. Mount your games folder. It is not safe to mount your entire hard drive in DOSBox, so instead you'll be mounting your games folder as a virtual drive. The games folder will act as a hard drive. For Macs, change the locations as appropriate e. Mount a CD. Insert the CD into your computer's disc drive. Mount an ISO disc image.
If you have an ISO file for the game CD you want to play, you can mount it as if it was an actual disc. The BIN file needs to have the same name and be in the same location. Mount a floppy disk drive. If you have a floppy disk drive installed in your computer, you can mount it so that DOSBox can access it.
Set DOSBox to automount your drive. To save yourself some time when you start DOSBox, you can set it to automatically mount the drive of your choice. To do this, you'll need to open the dosbox.
Part 3. Display the list of folders. Type dir to list all of your game directories. If you mounted a disc or disc image, a list of all the files and folders on the disc will be displayed. Look for the game file. This is mainly for older games. The EXE file will often have a name similar to the game.
Run the game file. Adjust your game's performance. There are several keyboard shortcuts that can be used to adjust the performance of your game. These commands can be useful since a lot of old games will not perform properly on modern systems. Frameskip prevents DOSBox from rendering certain frames, which can improve performance but leads to some visual problems. If you still need performance increases after maxing out your processor, increase the frameskip.
Not all games will run smoothly on DOSBox, even after tweaking performance settings. Switch to full screen. You can exit full screen mode by pressing the same keys again.
Part 4. Download and install a front-end program. If using the command prompt seems a little too complex, you can download a frontend program. These programs use a Windows interface, allowing you to load, start, and adjust games without ever using a command prompt. One of the most popular front ends is D-Fend Reloaded, available for free from dfendreloaded.
Run D-Fend Reloaded. You can also set the cycles at the command prompt, using the command cycles [value] where [value] is one of the following:. Finally, there is also the option to set the number of default cycles in the conf file. The section at the very bottom is the [autoexec] section, named after the autoexec. Here you can put lines to automatically mount your drive s. You need to "mount" your C: drive and any other drives that you want to use.
The line to do so is like so:. If your games are stored elsewhere, put the full path to that location. It's easiest if you store all your DOS games in one place. The second line changes the current drive to C:. You could type these commands every time you start DOSBox, but by putting them in your [autoexec] section, they will happen automatically.
In general when you download games from DOSGames. These files have been re-archived and pre-configured so that they're ready to go! Most other games you download will run without problems. Some games may require running a separate setup program before playing; try looking for a file like SETUP. Run that, then try running the game again.
If a game's setup includes sound setup, choose SoundBlaster or SoundBlaster 2. Interrupt: 7. DMA: 1. These are the DOSBox defaults. Now you will need to use some simple DOS command prompt commands to navigate to the correct directory folder and run the game. If not, here are some basic commands:. CD [directory] - Change directory - Use this command to change to a sub-directory of your current directory.
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I just want to install it. Anyway to bypass DOSBox or anything that requires me to enter code? I cannot get it to run regardless what I do.
YoungAdultLink 8 years ago 2. You could always create a partition and actually install DOS. One day, when I am too old for adventuring, I will settle down and open up a little armor shop called, "Victorious Secret. TheFeshPince 8 years ago 3. Just make sure you install it over windows. I haven't played the GOG.
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