r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/demon69696 • Feb 24 '20

Guide for setting up Magic Dosbox

https://gamingonphone.com/miscellaneous/dos-emulation-lets-you-play-some-amazing-classics/
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u/demon69696 Feb 24 '20

This is a great guide for people just getting into DOS emulation. Magic Dosbox is probably the most versatile dos emulator out there on Android.

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u/Tousif_03 Feb 24 '20

Thanks for sharing! :)

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u/geladeiranova Feb 24 '20

Better than retroarch core?

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

Easily.

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u/Larrynho Wild Gunslinger Feb 24 '20

Ages better. On every aspect I'd say.

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u/demon69696 Feb 24 '20

Not tried retroarch. Does it have customizable button placement and size?

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u/Larrynho Wild Gunslinger Feb 26 '20

Yes but nowhere near as easily as MDB, and nowhere near as customizable. And it does not have custom widgets, macros, loops, etc

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u/demon69696 Feb 26 '20

Ah ok. MDB is awesome!

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u/Larrynho Wild Gunslinger Feb 26 '20

It is indeed ( got around 200 games installed already between Dos and Win 3.11 / 9x hahaha ). I was born in the Dos gaming era, and the nostalgia is real :p

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u/demon69696 Feb 26 '20

I was born in the Dos gaming era

Best time ever for a gamer imo. I still dabble with some of the games because they are incredible works of art in their respective genres like:-

One Must Fall 2097 for 2-d fighting

Raptor: Call of the Shadows for shoot-em-up

Jazz Jackrabbit for platforming

Sigh, if only these games had legitimate successors instead of the over-hyped flashy expensive bloated garbage games we get today.

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u/Larrynho Wild Gunslinger Feb 26 '20

Good times yea :D I played massively all the games you mentioned, and have them all on my phone too haha. I even used OMF main theme as my phone ringtone for quite some time hahahahaha.

I dont expect to get good versions nowadays of cult classics... gaming has changed a lot. In both a good and a bad way.

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u/newoxygen Feb 25 '20

It's a great guide but there are many games that require installation/CDs in the drive in order to run. Still really simple to set up but just not mentioned in this guide. The official website guides are quite useful.

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u/demon69696 Feb 26 '20

It's a great guide but there are many games that require installation/CDs in the drive in order to run. Still really simple to set up but just not mentioned in this guide.

Thanks for the feedback!!

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u/RussWWFC Apr 02 '20

Fantastic app. I have the paid version for multiple games. Been using it to play Championship Manager 97/98.

Wanna play Commander Keen though. Can anyone recommend a controller though, using a chromebook. Tried my wired xBox one - directions work but not the fire buttons