DOSBox
Versions
This is a list of the current versions of DOSBox being used by the eXo projects.
- #DOSBox 0.63 (Special Build)
- #DOSBox 0.73
- #DOSBox 0.74
- #DOSBox DWD
- #DOSBox ECE r4230
- #DOSBox ECE r4460
- #DOSBox-TC
- #DOSBox-X 0.82.18
- #GunStick DOSBox
- #PCjr Composite DOSBox
- #SVN Daum
DOSBox 0.63 (Special Build)
Description
An patched build of DOSBox 0.63 designed to handle segment limits, which is not emulated by standard DOSBox due to performance reasons.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Viper (1998) | Segment Limits \ VESA Bank Switching |
DOSBox 0.73
Description
An official build of DOSBox originally released on May 27th, 2009.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Millionaire - The Stock Market Simulation (1982) | Refuses to boot in any other tested version |
DOSBox 0.74
Description
The last official full release stable build (three revisions with minor fixes have since been released). This version of DOSBox was released May 12th, 2010. It is the most commonly seen version of DOSBox as it is packed in with most MS-DOS GOG and Steam games.
Games
A full list has not been provided as this and ECE 4230 are the default builds we test with.
DOSBox DWD
Description
A custom DOSBox build by David Walters. The primary addition to this build is Game Link, which allows external applications to communicate with the emulated game. This is most commonly used with real time mappers. It does however have some other features, such as custom window titles, fixes for audio popping in Wizardry 6 & 7, and a fix for reversed audio in Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Wizardry VI - Bane of the Cosmic Forge (1990) | Fixes audio popping |
DOSBox-TC
Description
TC stands for TransCopy. DOSBox-TC allows the emulator to directly mount and use TransCopy images. TransCopy was popular as a method of capturing a floppy disk image with all sectors present, including tricky ones which were often used as copy protection.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Boppie's Great Word Chase (1985) | TC image file |
GunStick DOSBox
Description
An patched build of DOSBox that adds support for the Opera Soft Gun Stick, a light gun developed for the PC. This build of DOSBox maps the mouse cursor to the aiming target, allowing the user to use the cursor in place of the Gun Stick peripheral.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Cosmic Sheriff (1989) | GunStick Support |
| Mike Gunner (1988) | GunStick Support |
| Pack Regalo Gun Stick (1989) | GunStick Support |
PCjr Composite DOSBox
Description
A special build of DOSBox with a patch to enable composite mode in certain PCjr titles
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Agent USA (1984) Below the Root (1984) Seven Cities of Gold, The (1985) Wilderness - A Survival Adventure (1986) | |
SVN Daum
Description
ykhwong's SVN Daum, last updated on January 25th, 2015, is an enhanced SVN build that incorporates several patches not found in other DOSBox builds. It is generally not considered super stable and it often experiences slowdown due to unoptimized emulation of several core systems. Despite all of this, there are several games which require the use of Daum for various reasons. A list of special patches from the SVN Builds wiki includes: The Windows build incorporates Direct3D with pixelshaders, OpenglHQ, Innovation, Glide, zip/7z mount, Beep, NE2000 Ethernet, Graphis user interface (menu), Save/Load states, Vertical sync, CPU flags optimization, Various DOS commands (PROMPT, VOL, LABEL, MOUSE, etc) and CONFIG.SYS commands (DEVICE, BUFFERS, FILES, etc), Continuous turbo key, Core-switch key, Show details (from menu bar), Nice DOSBox icon, Font patch (cp437), MAKEIMG command, INTRO, Ctrl-break patch, DBCS support patch, Automatic mount, Printer output, MT-32 emulation (MUNT), MP3CUE, Overscan border, Stereo-swap, SDL_Resize, MemSize128, Internal 3dfx voodoo chip emulation, etc.
Games
| Games List | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Reason |
| Abaron (1995) | |
| Airball (1987) | |
| Airline Simulator (1996) | |
| Arrakis (2000) | |
| Backroad Racers (1993) | |
| Brany Skeldalu (1998) | |
| Chickens (1996) | |
| City (1989) | |
| Corncob 3-D The Other Worlds Campaign (1992) | |
| Corncob Deluxe (1994) | |
| Crazy Brix (1999) | |
| Dactylus (1997) | |
| Davis Cup Complete Tennis (1996) | |
| Descent to Undermountain (1998) | |
| Dismal Passages - Part I - The Wicked Curse (1995) | |
| EXP - The Excellent Potato (1996) | |
| Elkinloor (1995) | |
| European Racers (1993) | |
| Eye of Typhoon, The (1996) | |
| Falcon A.T. (1988) | |
| Fourth Generation, The (1996) | |
| Frankenstein (1994) | |
| Frontier - First Encounters (1995) | |
| Haunted Childhood (2003) | |
| Hopang Man (1993) | |
| Hostage Rescue Mission (1989) | |
| Hound of the Baskervilles (1993) | |
| Hugo (1994) | |
| Ice Kiss (1997) | |
| James Bond 007 - The Stealth Affair (1990) | |
| Karkoth's Keep (1983) | |
| Katapult (1996) | |
| Kingdom of Syree III, The - The Depths of Hell (1998) | |
| Legend of the Purple Tit, The (1994) | |
| Matter of Time, A (1995) | |
| Molefest (2002) | |
| Monmallineun Tarokbeom (1996) | |
| Operation AirStorm (1994) | |
| P-47 Freedom Fighter (1993) | |
| PC Futbol 3.0 (1994) | |
| PC Futbol 5.0 (1996) | |
| Pac Man (1982) | |
| Paddle, The (2002) | |
| Palace of Deceit - The Secret of Castle Lockemoer, The (1991) | |
| Panic! (2002) | |
| PaybackTime 2 (1997) | |
| Pilgrim Quest (1991) | |
| Pirate Island, The (1998) | |
| Psycho Killer (1993) | |
| Puzzle Bobble (1994) | |
| RS-2 (1990) | |
| Realms of Arkania - Blade of Destiny (1992) | |
| Rocks (1997) | |
| Sea War - Entscheidungsschlacht im Pazifik (1996) | |
| Shooting Langrisser 2 (1998) | |
| Sooty and Sweep (1992) | |
| Spear End of Destiny (2004) | |
| Speedway Manager '96 (1996) | |
| Spong (1993) | |
| Street Count 2 Plus (1994) | |
| Super Dog Story (1997) | |
| Town With No Name (1993) | |
| Up Periscope! (1988) | |
| Video Blakjak (1991) | |
| Virtual Pool (1995) | |
| Virtual Snooker (1996) | |
| Vroom (1994) | |
| WarWizard (1994) | |