![]() The operating system can be used on a Raspberry Pi 2B, although some modifications of the configuration are required to run games smoothly. Paired with Dosbian, a development by Italian programmer Carmelo Maiolino, you get a mature and easy-to-deploy solution.ĭosbian on the Raspberry Pi does not take much in terms of resources. ![]() DOS runtime environments and DOS emulators such as DOSEMU and DOSBox often require a complex setup on Linux to run old DOS games.īecause older computer systems that are still suitable for the 16-bit operating system from the 1980s and early 1990s are becoming increasingly rare, the Raspberry Pi is a great alternative platform for the old games. The installation will typically fail, the hardware is far too fast, and the systems no longer support numerous components such as Soundblaster 16 sound cards or floppy drives. Of course, state-of-the-art PCs are not much use for installing games for the old 16-bit operating system. I’ll cover some of those in my next post for this series.Many users still hold old DOS games dear despite, or maybe precisely because of, their blocky graphics, beeping sounds, and chiptune music. If the game loads and you can hear sound, you’ve successfully set up a basic DOSBox configuration! DOOM runs great with minimal configuration in DOSBoxĪlthough DOSBox runs great out of the box, there are a few easy tweaks that make it an even better experience on modern computers. DOOM should launch once the setup is complete. The DOOM setup will run you can accept all default settings (just keep pressing Enter). Once the DOOM shareware files are copied into C:\DOSBox\DOOM, you can run the DOOM setup. At the prompt type cd doom and press Enter, then type setup and press Enter again to run the DOOM setup. Unzip its contents into C:\DOSBox\DOOM, then launch DOSBox. You can find various versions for free, legal download online (I grabbed v1.9 from ). One of the quintessential DOS games was the shareware version of DOOM. Installing a game in DOSBox is a matter of copying the right files into a subfolder in the C:\DOSBox folder and then running the game from the DOSBox prompt. You can automagically configure DOSBox with common commands using the section of nf Installing and Testing a Game The third line changes the DOS prompt to the C: drive, which is where you’ll want to start most of the time when you use DOSBox. The second line mounts the optical drive (in my case, drive E:, but change that to your optical drive’s letter) as the D: drive in DOSBox. The first line mounts the DOSBox folder we created as the C: drive in DOSBox. Scroll down to the bottom of the file and add the following lines: mount c C:\DOSBox The file should be located in C:\Users\\AppData\Local\DOSBox, but you can open it from the Start Menu > All Programs > DOSBox-0.74 > Options > DOSBox 0.74 Options. To make this easier, I modify the nf file to automagically mount the C: and D: drives. However, each time you start DOSBox, you’d have to type in a command to mount the C:\DOSBox folder as the C: drive in DOS, and if you wanted to use your optical drive in DOSBox, that would be another manual command. This is all you really need to do to use DOSBox. Create a new folder called “DOSBox” on the C: drive to act as your DOSBox C: drive. ![]() ![]() I simply call it “DOSBox.” This folder will store anything that you “install” in DOSBox such as old games or other DOS programs. Next I like to create a folder on the C: drive to mount as my DOSBox C: drive. Run the installer and go with the default install location. Head to the DOSBox website and download the latest version (0.74 as of this post). Initial Installationįirst comes the easy part. I’m writing this series of blog posts to provide a single reference for myself and anyone else who finds it helpful. I tend to reformat my computer once a year, and each time I end up searching through the wiki and experimenting with settings in the nf file to set it up the way I like it. I grew up playing games like Star Wars: X-Wing, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and Kings Quest VI in MS-DOS, and it’s nice to revisit those classics. Over the past five years or so I’ve installed and configured DOSBox several times to enjoy some retro gaming. ![]()
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