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 ...

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.

FreeDOS is an operating system that can run MS-DOS programs natively and will appeal more to enthusiasts. DOSBox is an ...

Some of the best games from the 80s and 90s ran on DOS, but due to architecture changes, are completely unavailable on modern operating systems. This is how I play them today, and how you can too. How ...

It's completely legal to explore vast swaths of the history of PC gaming without paying a dime. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for ...

If the PC games you want to play predate Windows, you may want to consider emulation. However, this solution remains a bit of a legal gray area, so I strongly recommend looking into other options ...

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

If a game only played in 320x240, DOSBox won't magically make it play at 1024x748. It'll scale it to 1024x768, or whatever else you set in the .conf file, and if you hit alt-ender it will additionally ...