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The eXo projects originated from wanting to sit down and play MS-DOS games without spending hours trying to get them running. Games such as DiscWorld were notoriously difficult and had a fair number of forum posts and websites dedicated to attempts to get them running.<br> | The eXo projects originated from wanting to sit down and play MS-DOS games without spending hours trying to get them running. Games such as DiscWorld were notoriously difficult and had a fair number of forum posts and websites dedicated to attempts to get them running.<br> | ||
eXo's original goal was to get his collection of MS-DOS Adventure games setup in a front end and easily accessible.<br> | eXo's original goal was to get his collection of MS-DOS Adventure games setup in a front end and easily accessible. Posts regarding this project began to appear on Underground Gamer & Pleasuredome in 2007, eventually leading to the release of eXoDOS Vol. I: Adventure in early 2008. This first release had around 650 titles in it, with plans to continue on to a second volume dedicated to role-playing games.<br> | ||
eXoDOS: Vol. I through III were powered by the [https://sites.google.com/site/meagrefrontend/ MEAGRE] front end. | |||
== Technical Information == | == Technical Information == | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 4 November 2021
Retro eXo
The eXo projects goal is preservation through playability. Our main distribution site is www.retro-exo.com
Primary discussion, planning, and daily work takes place on Discord.
Projects
Current
eXoDOS
eXoWin3x
eXoScummVM
eXoRLP
History
The eXo projects originated from wanting to sit down and play MS-DOS games without spending hours trying to get them running. Games such as DiscWorld were notoriously difficult and had a fair number of forum posts and websites dedicated to attempts to get them running.
eXo's original goal was to get his collection of MS-DOS Adventure games setup in a front end and easily accessible. Posts regarding this project began to appear on Underground Gamer & Pleasuredome in 2007, eventually leading to the release of eXoDOS Vol. I: Adventure in early 2008. This first release had around 650 titles in it, with plans to continue on to a second volume dedicated to role-playing games.
eXoDOS: Vol. I through III were powered by the MEAGRE front end.
Technical Information
Common Core Systems
Metadata
Database
Contact
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