Running older DOS games on new pc

[shanefalco]

i have downloaded say wing commander and would like to run it but after install it doesnt seem to run. Any ideas? Am running windows xp. Thanks for the help.

[gamfrkI]

try using dosbox

[Hot Trout]

I agree. DOSBox is quite simply the best thing to use to emulate the older dos versions and associated hardware from that time (Soundblaster 2 or PRO). Checkout the new emulators section or also visit PC section of the roms.

[shanefalco]

thanks a lot guys will give it a try

[Guest]

For some reason I just have a really hard time with DOSBox. I can do it and all, but it just feels like I have to do waaaay too much to get to my game where other things like a NES rom I just click browse and double click the rom and bam, ready to play

[Kherr]

For some reason I just have a really hard time with DOSBox. I can do it and all, but it just feels like I have to do waaaay too much to get to my game where other things like a NES rom I just click browse and double click the rom and bam, ready to play

Guest, this is because it's emulating DOS... not a console. DOS was never easy, but it does bring back memories of getting games to run after installing them... frustrating as it was...

[jhk72]

how do u use dosbox it is confusing how do you input the rom

[Hot Trout]

Extract or install the game into a folder (remember where this is and if given the choice, make it somewhere simple like C:\gamename

Run DOSBox and navigate to the folder the game is extracted/installed to.

Type in the name of the .exe or .com or possibly .bat for that game.

[gamfrkI]

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Basic_Setup_ ... _of_DosBox

[arinlares]

An excellent solution I've found for using DOSBox is DBox. It works for Mac, Windows, Linux, and anything else Java runs on. When you install for Windows, it also installs DOSBox, so it's a one-stop download. I tend to not want to futz around with the command line in DosBox, so this is what I use.