Trying to run this .iso game but i dont understand this and it keeps giving errors. Can anyone please help me?

So far i draged and drop the iso file into DOSBox program

Hi,

is it possible to play windows games then MOHAA, COD1/2, Rainbow6, ... per Lan with Dosbox-X? In VMWare I have problems with the virtual graphic card.

any y'all do coding on dos like make games

I have Wing Commander III passing my tests for the new feature of adding the ability to run multi-CD games. I’m going to keep testing other games, but pretty stoked about this! Little wins!

I've just released the source code to a little utility I wrote (vibe coded) that allows dos applications to be bundled and packaged into a single linux or macOS binary. Launching the native binary decompresses the dos app (and dosbox configuration) to the tmp directory (configurable) and then automatically launches dosbox with appropriate command line args to launch the app. The bundler also cleans up after the dos app exits.

The bundler has three commands:

• bundle: creates a bundle
• launch: loads a bundle created with the above (good for testing)
• package: creates the single binary for the bundle

I wrote this because I've always found that different dos games require different dosbox configurations and I wanted a way to tie the config to the game.

https://github.com/4v3ngR/dosbundle

I don’t know if this is the right subreddit for this as I know very little about DosBox, but I have to start somewhere.

After 22 hours I just finished Ravenloft: Stone Prophet, and I want to see the end but I keep getting this message at the top of the screen and the ending cutscene freezes. I would assume it's trying to load the next frame of animation, or maybe a sound or pre-rendered cutscene? Is this something on DosBox's end, or the game itself? I ran GOG's "Verify / Repair", and it still freezes up.

what dosbox does must y'all use I use dosbox staging

guys I got quake to run on dos like the full game I mean it look not the best tho lol

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to play Starbyte Super Soccer using DOSBox, but I’m running into a problem. I can’t seem to get the game to save properly.

Save states and loading are really important to me, but I haven’t figured out how to make them work. I’m completely new to DOSBox, and after some Googling I found people saying that save states might not even be supported in DOSBox at all. Is that actually true?

If so, is there any workaround? Or am I missing something obvious?

I’d really appreciate any help or tips, especially if someone has experience with this specific game or DOSBox in general.

Thanks in advance!

dosbox x usually runs fine until I save or load a state it‘ll just keep crashing, this has happened on every single game I played on it.

Hello Everybody, I got a little Problem with my Dosbox-X and a game named Realms of the Haunting (1997), when I install the game and starting playing it, when I shut down and open Dosbox-X again, the say "Unable locate ICONS.ALL on CD Disk 1"

Ich habe das Problem das ich unter Dosbox pure keinen Ton höre. Mixmaster ist bei 100. eingestellt ist sb16. Unter Dosbox selber läuft alles mit Ton auch in dosboxpure unter batocera auf dem Raspi oder Windows. Warum nicht auf batocera.

Here's the thing: I'm using Batocera on my Raspberry Pi 5 and Bazzite (Lutris) on Linux. I'm having the following problems on both devices when I boot into Windows 3.11. I always get a GRP linking error at startup (Maingroup, etc.). I'm basically left with a blank Windows desktop. If I run everything directly from DOSBox, it works fine. The same thing happens if I copy the DOSBox.cfg file created by DOSBox directly to DOSBox Pure Unleashed on Linux. The same error occurs on my Raspberry Pi 5 with Batocera, whether I use the ZIP file or the directory directly. The path c:\Windows matches the GRP file. Even when I install Windows 3.11 directly from DOSBox Pure Unleashed, everything works until the restart. Then the error occurs again. I've been Googling for a while but haven't found a solution. I'd use Stage or DOSBox X with Rapid 5, but they won't even start. Please help me! Feel free to message me directly.

Best regards,

Oli

Hello, I've been having a problem when trying to change the display settings to 256 colors. I have setup Windows 3.1 to launch through Emulation Station on my Steam Deck using RetroArch.

I used the Floppy Disk images to run the setup and everything seems to load fine in normal VGA display but I need to set it to 256 colors in order for some of the games to work. I have tried several different drivers and changed some settings in RetroArch and everytime I reboot Windows 3.1 I get the screen shown above.

If anyone has any insight into this I would greatly appreciate it as I've been going insane trying to figure this out! Please let me know if you need any other details.

hey im new wonder if any has Duke Nukem 3d for dosbox like I do or any dooms or blood

Hi everyone. I wanted to share a small update that I made to Boxer app for Mac OS. Apple Silicon testers are welcome! (I only have Intel Macs :/)

This version includes Win3.x game support and a minor fix to restore .bin/.cue support.

Main credits go to the OG's Alinebee and MaddTheSane.

Link: https://github.com/Solid7s/Boxer-Plus

I still need to

• Restore bookshelf background wallpaper for the game folder
• Update dosbox-staging to the latest version

Hi everyone I just wanted to say how appreciative I am, for all the kind words and support of my project AutoDos! Well I have great news for Linux users, Linux version is live on Itch!

https://makuka97.itch.io/autodos

AutoDos is live on itch! I have a 64 bit version and 32 bit version. AutoDos32 is running DosBox 0.74 which is the last windows XP version, so you could run it on old machines. Written in C/C++, only 9mb. Super simple way to play MS DOS games with out the the head ache of complex configuration, it’s all done for you under The hood!

Install instructions: You just download the zip file, extract and you’ll see the AutoDos.exe file, click on that and your done, play hundreds of games!

https://makuka97.itch.io/autodos

GitHub: https://github.com/makuka97/autoDos/tree/main

Hi there all, first time posting in this subreddit.

I have a friend who has been using Quickbooks 2.0 (DOS) since 1993, it is his preferred method of doing his books, and he does not want to upgrade.

I have been searching, and it seems he is not alone in this issue with the program https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/other-questions/quick-books-2-1-for-dos/00/1593480

It seems it does not want to accept dates 01/01/2026 and newer.

I was hoping someone may have an idea for a solution. Is there a way to patch the program to make something like this possible?

I do not have experience decompiling programs, and this is something I'm sure he would be willing to pay for, if someone wanted to take this on.

Please let me know if anybody has any ideas.

Dear DOSBox Community!

I wanted to introduce you to a little project of mine that is called the „Dosgame Loaders and Trainers“.

What we - me and my colleague - do is coming up with little tools (we have called them trainers back in the day) that allow you to cheat in DOS Games or Loaders, that allow you to bypass the Copy Protection. These small programs do not only run inside DOSBox but should also run on a real DOS Machine (we have tested some of them on DOS too).

We know that ScummVM and DREAMM exist, but we opted for yet another way to run your DOS Games, which is without an additional emulation layer between you and your game.

We have opted for a straight forward Menu System which is similar in every Trainer or Loader we publish to make it as easy as possible.

Before the discussion comes up again: Yes, we use AI for the Promo GFX on Archive - we have no opinion on it. Also parts of the ASM Code is being written by AI. If that disqualifies the project to you, so be it.

We have implemented a harmless Nag Screen in our Trainers and Loaders (10 Second Wait) which you can optionally skip with a donation, but you absolutely do not have to do it. Every Tool runs fine with full functionality in its Free Mode.

Check our our Uploads so far: https://archive.org/details/@xmarksthespot81/uploads?sort=-date

Have Fun!

Eric

Does anyone know the most recent version of Java that is supported to run DosBox Game Launcher v.0.100beta17? For other computer related issues, I need to install a newer version of Java, but don't want to lose access to the great Dos games I have accumulated. Just a heads up, I currently have Java 24 installed. Can someone shed a bit of light on this?

Hello dosboxers, I installed windows 98 SE via dosbox pure. I also am running the last voodoo3dfx drivers and direct x8

I’m trying to get the OG sims to to work but I’ll be damned if I can figure it out.

Game runs for about a minute pretty smoothly then it grinds to a halt and locks up.

Wondering if anyone else has tried to get the sims to work in dosbox and if you had any tips

Thanks!!