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Key points

DOSBox allows DOS-based games to run properly on modern systems.

List of games Re-released with DOSbox

All of these games will work on Mac and Linux if you use their versions of DOSbox.

Steam

Game Notes
Commander Keen
King’s Quest Collection Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
Loom Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
Space Quest Collection Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Worms
X-COM: Apocalypse
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
X-COM: UFO Defense
The Ultimate Doom Use a source port (I.E. Chocolate Doom, Zandronum.) instead of Dosbox
Doom II Use a source port (I.E. Chocolate Doom, Zandronum.) instead of Dosbox
Master Levels for Doom II
Final Doom Use a source port (I.E. Chocolate Doom, Zandronum.) instead of Dosbox

GOG

Game Notes
Alien Breed Only available as a combo pack with Tower Assault.
Alone in the Dark Only available as a combo pack with Alone in the Dark 2 and Alone in the Dark 3.
Alone in the Dark 2 Only available as a combo pack with Alone in the Dark and Alone in the Dark 3.
Alone in the Dark 3 Only available as a combo pack with Alone in the Dark and Alone in the Dark 2.
Apache Longbow
Battle Chess Only available as a combo pack with Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess and Battle Chess 4000
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess Only available as a combo pack with Battle Chess and Battle Chess 4000
Battle Chess 4000 Only available as a combo pack with Battle Chess and Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess
Battle Isle 1 Only available as a combo pack with Battle Isle 2 and Battle Isle 3
Battle Isle 2 Only available as a combo pack with Battle Isle 1 and Battle Isle 3
Betrayal at Krondor Only available as a combo pack with Betrayal in Antara
Blake Stone: Aliens Of Gold
Blake Stone: Planet Strike
BLOOD
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder 2
Capitalism Plus
Castles Only available as a combo pack with Castles 2
Castles 2 Only available as a combo pack with Castles
Constructor
Conquest Of The New World
Crusader: No Remorse
Crusader: No Regret
Crystals of Arborea Only available as a combo pack with Ishar: Legend of the Fortress, Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom, and Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity.
Darklands
Descent Only available as a combo pack with Descent 2, use a source port (I.E. DXX-Rebirth, D2X-XL.) instead of DOSBox.
Descent 2 Only available as a combo pack with Descent, use a source port (I.E. DXX-Rebirth, D2X-XL.) instead of DOSBox.
DragonSphere
Duke Nukem Only available as a combo pack with Duke Nukem 2
Duke Nukem II Only available as a combo pack with Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition Use Eduke32 instead of DOSbox.
Dungeon Keeper
Earth 2140 Use the "Earth 2140 DOS version (enhanced A.I.)" bonus content.
Earthworm Jim Only available as a combo pack with Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2 Only available as a combo pack with Earthworm Jim
Gabriel Knight
Gabriel Knight 2
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest
Heroes of Might and Magic II
Hind
The Even More Incredible Machine Only available as a combo pack with The Incredible Machine 3, Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions, and The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions.
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress Only available as a combo pack with Crystals of Arborea, Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom, and Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity.
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom Only available as a combo pack with Crystals of Arborea, Ishar: Legend of the Fortress, and Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity.
Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity Only available as a combo pack with Crystals of Arborea, Ishar: Legend of the Fortress, and Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom.
Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest II: Romancing the Throne and King’s Quest III: To Heir is Human, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown and King’s Quest III: To Heir is Human, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown and King’s Quest II: Romancing the Throne, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder and King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder, Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox
King's Quest 7: The Princeless Bride Only available as a combo pack with King’s Quest 8: Mask of Eternity.
Kingdom: The Far Reaches
Lands Of Lore Only available as a combo pack with Lands Of Lore 2
Lands Of Lore 2 Only available as a combo pack with Lands Of Lore
The Last Express
Litil Divil
Little Big Adventure
Little Big Adventure 2
Lords of the Realm Only available as a combo pack with Lords of the Realm II
Magic Carpet
Master of Magic
Master of Orion Only available as a combo pack with Master Of Orion 2.
Master of Orion 2 Only available as a combo pack with Master Of Orion.
M.A.X. Only available as a combo pack with M.A.X. 2.
MegaRace Only available as a combo pack with MegaRace 2.
MegaRace 2 Only available as a combo pack with MegaRace.
Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum Only available together with other games from the series (1-6).
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World Only available together with other games from the series (1-6).
Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra Only available together with other games from the series (1-6).
(Might and Magic) World of Xeen Official combined version of Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen and Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen. Only available together with other games from the series (1-6).
Normality
Patrician Only available as a combo pack with Patrician 2.
Personal Nightmare
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Pinball Dreams Only available as a combo pack with Pinball Dreams 2, Pinball Illusions, and Pinball Fantasies.
Pinball Dreams 2 Only available as a combo pack with Pinball Dreams, Pinball Illusions, and Pinball Fantasies.
Pinball Illusions Only available as a combo pack with Pinball Dreams, Pinball Dreams 2, and Pinball Fantasies
Pinball Fantasies Only available as a combo pack with Pinball Dreams, Pinball Dreams 2, and Pinball Illusions.
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest 2: The Vengeance, Police Quest 3: The Kindred, and Police Quest: Open Season. Use ScummVM instead of DOSbox.
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, Police Quest 3: The Kindred, and Police Quest: Open Season.
Police Quest 3: The Kindred Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, Police Quest 2: The Vengeance, and Police Quest: Open Season.
Police Quest: Open Season Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, Police Quest 2: The Vengeance, and Police Quest 3: The Kindred,
Police Quest: SWAT Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest: SWAT 2.
Police Quest: SWAT 2 Only available as a combo pack with Police Quest: SWAT.
Tower Assault Only available as a combo pack with Alien Breed.

Issues fixed

Black screen in fullscreen mode

With some video cards, DOSBox's default output mode will render with a black screen in fullscreen mode.
Instructions
Instructions

Character/camera/cursor constantly moves in one direction

Instructions
Instructions

Can't remap keys/joystick

Some games have fixed inputs. Use the DOSBox Mapper to remap the controls.

General information

Unofficial builds

There are various unofficial builds of DOSBox which provide additional functionalities such as support for Glide.

Windows installation

Windows 95 and Windows 98 can be installed inside DOSBox however this is unsupported and instability issues occur.

Example input

DOSBox running in Windows: 

Z:\>
Z:\>mount c c:\game_directory
Z:\>imgmount d d:\game_disc.iso -t iso
Z:\>cd d:\
D:\>game_install.exe
D:\>cd c:\
C:\>
C:\>game.exe

Substitute the pathways with the given conventions of the host operating system.

Alt+Enter to maximise the window; Ctrl+F4 to switch between mounted disc images. Use double quotes, " ", when mounting directories with spaces ("c:\game directory"); For mounting multiple disc images, -t iso is required only once at the end of the last disc image, this defines how DOSBox should emulate the volume and iso defines the type of volume.

DOSBox configuration

DOSBox stores configuration information in *.conf files. Individual conf files can be create for each piece of software used and additional parameters can be appended.

To modify a configuration option within Dosbox, use the config command. For example, config cpu cycles fixed 30000

Mapper

The DOSBox Mapper can be used to re-assign keyboard, mouse and joystick commands.

Joystick

DOSBox has several virtual joystick modes which affect what inputs are seen in-game and also what inputs can be remapped using the Mapper. See the DOSBox manual for details.

Related

Website

Official DOSBox site.