DOS Games Discussion

chris m · Guest

So yes i have dosbox and all my other games work fine

i usually mount c ~/games/ (insert game name here)

the i ...

C:\

for c drive and then i say

C:\dir

for directory and game usually works but for some reason not on the games listed above. when i look at directory and the choose the .exe file all i get is a screen that asks "[drive entry] which drive to install to?"

i am pretty much clueless at this point someone please help me out! and i'm new to this so basic steps would be appreciated thanks!

dosraider

OS?

And:

chris m · Guest

i have a mac os x

and from the youtube video i watched that was how i was old to do it. but if you could help me get the games listed working anyway you can i'd be greatly appreciated.

dosraider · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:

You should read and apply this:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14352
Much better then anything you'll find on youtube.

chris m · Guest

tried it and still nothing it says that it does not exist and i did it verbatim...this is stressful

dosraider · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:18 pm Post subject:

emmzee · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject:

" when i look at directory and the choose the .exe file all i get is a screen that asks "[drive entry] which drive to install to?" "

Some older games require that you install them after you unzip them. Just follow through with the install process (ie, choose a drive, then a directory, etc). After the install is complete, run the new .exe in the new folder that was created for the game.

chris m · Guest

ok so i downloaded dosbox all over again after deleting it so i am again at square one with your help. Happy

I tried the link that you sent me step by step and ran into something that said like" my file or drive could not be found" so now i'm hoping you can take me through it step by step. I now have dosbox and the games at square one like i said, as if i just downloaded them and tried nothing!

dosraider · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:29 pm Post subject:

chris m · Guest

ok so tried downloading it to c drive then created the name quake1, then dos took me back to the black screen with only " C:/Quake1> " what do i do now?

chris m · Guest

here /Users/christopher/Desktop/Screen shot 2010-09-02 at 3.35.35 PM.png

chris m · Guest

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chris m · Guest

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chris m · Guest

sorry man i appear to be horrible at this. it's on my desktop but cant even get this to post.

emmzee · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject:

Try this http://imgur.com/ to post your image