Bioforge - MS-DOS

[mitu]

@bkumanchik Try this:

1. Copy the game data under \\retropie\roms\pc-data\bioforge. If the pc-data folder doesn't exit, you can create it. Under this folder, copy the game folders (BIOandBIOFORGE`).

2. Create a bioforge.conf file in \\retropie\roms\pc\, containing the following lines:

[autoexec]
@echo off
mount c: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc-data/bioforge
c:
dir
cd bioforge
bioforge.exe
exit

Restart Emulationstation and you should have a BIOFORGE game entry under the PC system. Run it and see if it works.

[bkumanchik]

@mitu OK, I'll try this ASAP and let you know, thanks

[bkumanchik]

@bkumanchik no, still not working.

[bkumanchik]

@mitu no, still not working.

[mitu]

@bkumanchik Unfortunately I don't have the game, so I can't test it. Does it have a Demo available so I could try it ?

[quicksilver]

@bkumanchik can you post a picture(s) of the game files file structure? This will be helpful in creating a working .conf file to launch the game.

[bkumanchik]

@mitu yes, there is a demo

[bkumanchik]

@mitu https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/bioforge/

[mitu]

I found the demo, but it doesn't run - saying it needs a CD ROM. The installer crashes and it cannot be installed also.
As @quicksilver said, post a picture or some info about the directory structure.
If you got the game from GOG, then it should include a dosbox.conf file (or something that resembles that file name). You can try looking in the [autoexec] section from that file to see how Dosbox starts the game.
And lastly, if you remove the exit line from the .conf file I posted, you should be able to see the error thrown by the game - post it here.

[bkumanchik]

@mitu OK, thanks, I'll take a look at the conf file tonight.

[bkumanchik]

@mitu I found the .conf file.

[autoexec]
@echo off
mount C .
c:
cd BIOFORGE
cls
BIOFORGE.EXE
exit

[simpleethat]

Man, y'all are going to make me get back into all the PC games I used to play now too. I completely forgot about this game!

[quicksilver]

@bkumanchik what is the file path to the folder containing the game files?

[Efriim]

Here you are mate

[autoexec]
mount c /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc
imgmount d -t cdrom /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/bioforge/cd/Bioforge.iso
c:
cd bioforge
bioforge.exe
exit

Hopefully that will work for you, I couldn't figure out how to get up out of bed. The last time I played this game ~15 years ago; I figured it out but didn't get very far at all.

[bkumanchik]

@quicksilver /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc-data/BIOFORGE

[bkumanchik]

@Efriim There is no cd dir or bioforge.iso

[mitu]

@bkumanchik Have you tried the .conf file fragment from the game your have on your PI ? @quicksilver asked for a picture of the folder structure - just specifying the folder name it's not enough information.
Is the game working on your PC ?

[bkumanchik]

@mitu Yes, it works on my PC

[bkumanchik]

@mitu I set it up just like you said above in the pc-data folder

[edmaul69]

@bkumanchik so the setting @mitu posted wasnt going to work because all caps and lowercase are important in the conf files. Of course he had no way knowing not seeing your file structure. So do it like the gog conf with the same caps and lowercase but of course changing the config to point to your executable.