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New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:28 pm
by Gorette66
Hi! I'm new (ain't it obvious?). I was wondering: what are some really good DOS games? As a kid, I could never play computer games cuz the family comp was sooooo slooooowww. -_- Now that I have DOSBox, I'd like to see what I missed out on.

All genres are welcome (esp. RPG).

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:25 pm
by SE7EN
SimAnt

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:21 am
by gamfrkI
sim city 2000

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:09 am
by Bumcake
Dune 2

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:38 am
by Hot Trout
OMG :shock: , where to begin

Doom
Doom 2
Quake
Command & Conquer (any of the series but def the 1st one)
Decsent
Descent II
Any and all Lucas Arts Adventures, Sam'n'Max, Day of the Tenticle, Full Throtle etc
Grand Prix Legends
StarCraft
Hidden & Dangerous

I could be here all day

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:25 pm
by stinow
I once made a top 150 games I every played (DOS) during some lazy school lessons 13 years ago :P.

When I find it, I'll post 'em here :).

Games that pop into my head at random:
* Sam 'n Max :clap:
* Commander Keen
* Stuntcar (aka Stunts)
* The Secret of Monkey Island (all Monkey Island games)
* Loom
* Duke Nukem 1 & 2 (aka the Duke :shifty: )
* Leisure Suite Larry
* Police quest
* Space quest
* Dune 2
* Doom :clap:
* Day of the Tentacle

Bit off, but amazing fun:
* Carmageddon (just for the fun of it)
* Command & Conquer Red Alert
* Planescape Tornment :clap:
* Alpha Centauri
* The Incredible Machine (TIM)
* Castle of Dr. Brain
* Duke Nukem 3D
* Heretic
* Quake

Have fun.. this is what kickstarted gaming on the PC in my opinion! :bow2:

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:16 pm
by Roman78
:goodpost:


And don't forget jazz Jackrabbit... :freakout:

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:55 am
by Gorette66
Much thanks for all the suggestions!

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:14 am
by PrincessMilissa
Best to use a frontend on Dosbox. I recommend D-Fend Reloaded. Setting up Dosbox without a frontend, or plain MS-DOS to run your games is a big f**king pain is in the ass! :!: I do not recommend beginners try to set up Dosbox without a frontend, or plain MS-DOS without help from someone who has experience with MS-DOS. It is a lot harder than it looks or what people say.

HT : Please just watch the language, no bad language allowed.

Re: New to DOS gaming...any suggestions??

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:47 am
by PrincessMilissa
Sorry :oops: