Using the DosBox x86 Emulator

A basic tutorial of how to open games using the Dosbox emu. I will make a new one soon that will explain how to play games that are on cd's. Anyway you can get abandonware dosbox games technically legally for free as abandonware, just search google and you'll find many of them.

The game I used as an example didn't have to be installed to play, but some might need to be. To install them, just open the exe or .bat in dosbox and it will walk you through the installation on screen. Then just open it up through dosbox after it's installed and it should play.

You can get the DosBox here:

www.dosbox.com


(Btw the me showing you how to use it off a CD is a maybe. I need to find one of my old games first that isn't compatible with xp :P Otherwise I'll have to figure something else out first.)

This is a link to my Running games off a CD using dosbox tutorial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0vkOaX-W-g&feature=related

The command for a floppy drive has a different tag on the end, which you should be able to find on dosbox.com. If you ever get stuck on any of these tutorials, dosbox.com should be able to answer your questions, this just provides a visual.

I can't make a floppy tutorial since my new PC doesn't have a floppy drive :/. And I'm pretty sure virtual floppy drives don't exist.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• dosbox
• x86
• emu
• emulator

[XxSocialTechxX]

when i go to install a game it says "this can only be installed by floppy disk". how do i do that?!?!?! im desperate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dmanbiker]

@XxSocialTechxX I'll send you a PM on what you try.

[pat20105]

do I need daemon tools? plz anser

[dmanbiker]

@pat20105 If you're using a disk image...

[Duderino53]

Whats the name of that wallpaper ?

[Spurgu87]

lol can't find ":"...

[hironeden]

Keen 6 at last!!! You have my eternal nerd gratitude!

[D9rot]

thx dude, you are awesome! :D

[Leucotome13]

Thanks for this video. I was completely lost before!

[littlesongbird1]

i could kiss you. I couldn't figure this out and I wanted to play god of thunder. Thank you so much!