DOSBox provides a full DOS environment, but by default it does not have access to any of your Windows files and folders. Thus, before you can run a program in DOSBox, you must mount its folder inside ...

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As advanced as today’s gaming titles are, they just don’t have the appeal that simple games of the DOS era had. After all, who can forget the good old days of Bio Menace, Dangerous Dave and SkyRoads.

Alternatively, there are sites that let you play some DOS games on the Internet, but you’re dependent on their service to play. In the event of an internet outage, or if their s ...

I learned how to create customized boot menus in DOS batch files just to avoid needing a boot floppy for that game.

The major benefit I see in DOSBox Pure over DOSBox Classic is a sort of built-in containerization for games. DOSBox Pure creates a separate environment for each game automatically when it's "opened" ...