If you want to make your classic games run on a modern PC, you’ll have to become familiar with DOSBox, a fully configurable DOS PC emulator that is absolutely necessary for getting most pre-Windows XP ...

Maybe you're not getting the true retro PC experience if you're not fiddling with settings at an emulated DOS text prompt, but there's something to be said for how easy console emulation has become ...

Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit ...

DOSBox provides a full DOS environment, but by default it does not have access to any of your Windows files and folders. Thus, before you can run a program in DOSBox, you must mount its folder inside ...

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 updates aimed at both retro and modern gamers, from DOSBox support for classic titles to Project K2’s performance optimizations and new Xbox-inspired features.

For many people, the golden age of PC gaming was the DOS era. Or maybe that is just my nostalgia kicking in. Either way, emulation is the key to reliving those days, playing old games that are neither ...

There are a lot of amazing games these days, but they sometimes take years to develop, and they might still launch in a sorry state at release -- looking at you, Cyberpunk 2077. If you want to return ...

The major benefit I see in DOSBox Pure over DOSBox Classic is a sort of built-in containerization for games. DOSBox Pure creates a separate environment for each game automatically when it's "opened" ...

Running games during the DOS era was trouble enough, and today exploring those old games can be a nightmare. Sound card issues, memory management and other peculiarities of early PC gaming amplified ...

So to continue the retro / nostalgia theme that started with the release of MemoRift, we bring you news of somewhat more hardcore retro and emulation option for those wanting to try and bring their ...