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    Free DOS Games on GOG.com

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @spruce_m00se
      last edited by edmaul69

      @spruce_m00se yup. i have the first one and i tested that and the 9 free games i got. They all work fine.

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      • ExarKunIvE
        ExarKunIv @edmaul69
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        @edmaul69 said in Free DOS Games on GOG.com:

        i play dos games on my pi more than anything else.

        me too
        i love being able to play the old games on my Pi. it is sweet, and most run really well

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        • spruce_m00seS
          spruce_m00se @edmaul69
          last edited by

          @edmaul69 in which emulator would I have to run it ? I used to play that, it came as a freebie when I bought my first home pc back in 97 or 98

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @spruce_m00se
            last edited by edmaul69

            @spruce_m00se dosbox. When you install it on your pc it has dosbox files setup for it. I can help you set it up for the pi.

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            • spruce_m00seS
              spruce_m00se @edmaul69
              last edited by

              @edmaul69 woudl there also be a way to run the original command and conquer windows games? maybe warcraft 2?
              if you know a decent link that shows how to set it up fele free to share :)

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69 @spruce_m00se
                last edited by

                @spruce_m00se as long as they are dos versions of the games you can use dosbox. There is a retropie dosbox wiki but i can help you a lot to speed up the process.

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                • spruce_m00seS
                  spruce_m00se @edmaul69
                  last edited by

                  @edmaul69 i will look into this later and ask you for some help, right now im building a cabinet, and want to focus on getting that done while the mrs is away, I can play around with new games while she is here, but not use the router :)

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                  • ExarKunIvE
                    ExarKunIv @spruce_m00se
                    last edited by ExarKunIv

                    @spruce_m00se

                    Red Alert works also works a little slow at times

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                    • spruce_m00seS
                      spruce_m00se @ExarKunIv
                      last edited by

                      @exarkuniv red alert and CnC went slow on original hardware and run slow on my i7 with 16gb of ram, they were just coded badly, or had coding limits, thts part of the fun of multiplayer, you storm them with so many units that it slows down, then they dont know what to do since they are used to certain reaction speeds. it throws people off

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                      • AfunnynameA
                        Afunnyname
                        last edited by

                        Can you help a me out a little in understanding what's happening. What are DOS games? Are they old Windows games or just PC games?

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                        • spruce_m00seS
                          spruce_m00se @Afunnyname
                          last edited by

                          @afunnyname do you know what DOS means?

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                          • ExarKunIvE
                            ExarKunIv @spruce_m00se
                            last edited by

                            @spruce_m00se

                            oh i know.

                            been rocking those games from day 1. I still like Dune 2 over C&C, dont know why maybe its the memory's that i have playing it on my dads 286 laptop.... :)

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                            • ExarKunIvE
                              ExarKunIv @Afunnyname
                              last edited by

                              @afunnyname

                              look here
                              its the list of DOS games

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                              • AfunnynameA
                                Afunnyname
                                last edited by

                                @spruce_m00se I do not know what DOS means

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                                • ?
                                  A Former User @Afunnyname
                                  last edited by

                                  @afunnyname said in Free DOS Games on GOG.com:

                                  @spruce_m00se I do not know what DOS means

                                  I just realized I'm old :D

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                                  • edmaul69E
                                    edmaul69 @Afunnyname
                                    last edited by

                                    @afunnyname dos means disk operating system. Ms-dos is what microsoft used before windows. When you see a command line screen, that is what dos was like. If you have windows on your computer sometimes you have to bring up the dos prompt to do something in command line. That is what dos was. No gui. Windows 3.1x is an operating system running on dos.

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                                    • edmaul69E
                                      edmaul69 @A Former User
                                      last edited by

                                      @arkive thanks for reminding me about being old... but just think about it, we will be the first generation (in any sizable numbers) to play video games through our golden years.

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                                      • ExarKunIvE
                                        ExarKunIv @edmaul69
                                        last edited by ExarKunIv

                                        @edmaul69 said in Free DOS Games on GOG.com:

                                        we will be the first generation (in any sizable numbers) to play video games through our golden years.

                                        hell yea

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                                        • edmaul69E
                                          edmaul69 @ExarKunIv
                                          last edited by

                                          @exarkuniv and generation z will be the generation in their golden years that just watches past generations play games. Like they do now.

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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            Yeah, that cracks me up. Ironically, it's called "Let's Play" :)

                                            Getting old is not that bad, at least not that bad as it looked when I was a kid. And true, the added bonus of being the part of the videogame pioneer wave, is priceless.

                                            I don't know what they'll be playing 100 or 1000 years from now, but I doubt it'll be any better than stuff from the incredible DOS Decade - 1985 to 1995.

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