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  1. LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox

    LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox is a single EXE file that you can copy next to an MS-DOS game to automatically and easily be able to play and install it. The focus here is on ease of use, portability, and easy distribution.
    Why was this built?
    I built this because I wanted to upload some old abandonware MS-DOS games to archive.org, and I realized that most users would have difficulty playing them without some help. I built LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox to be able to be easily distributed with a single MS-DOS game to make it exceedingly easy to play. In addition, I wanted to preserve the entire MS-DOS experience, including the installation program. LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox can be distributed next to a CD image (ISO or BIN/CUE) file and automatically help the user run the installer and then play the game.
    System Requirements
    LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox runs on the .NET Framework 4.6, which is automatically included on every install of Windows 10, and is already installed on most Windows 7 installations. Therefore, you should have no problem just distributing the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file only, and it should just work on all Windows 10 systems (and most Windows 7 systems). No other libraries are required for it to run.
    How to Use
    In general, using LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox is as easy as putting the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file next to the game files and launching the EXE. That said, there are a number of caveats and best practices, so it's best to follow the steps from one of the three sections below, depending on what type of files you're using.
    How to Use with an ISO or BIN/CUE CD Image File
    If you have an ISO or a BIN/CUE CD image file of the original MS-DOS disc, do the following:
    Rename the ISO or the BIN/CUE files to match the full name of the game. Make sure that you update the path to the BIN file in the CUE file if you change the name of the BIN file (the CUE file can be edited with a text editor). Copy "Play with DOSBox.exe" into the same folder as the CD image files. Download a screenshot of the game (in either PNG or JPG format) and place it also in the same folder (ideally also rename it to match the full name of the game). This step is optional; no image will be displayed in the app if there is no image in the folder. Run the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file and test installing and playing the game to make sure that it works properly before distribution. If distributing, delete the "DOSBox" and "Game Files" folders that were created in order to save disk space (or you may keep them so that the user does not have to run the MS-DOS installation program). How to Use with MS-DOS Game Installation Files
    If you have the MS-DOS installation files for a game, but do not have an image of the original media, do the following:
    Create a new folder and place the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file into that folder. Create another new folder inside of the above folder, and name it with the full name of the game. Place the MS-DOS installation files inside of this folder. Download a screenshot of the game (in either PNG or JPG format) and place it in the same folder as the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file (ideally also rename it to match the full name of the game). This step is optional; no image will be displayed in the app if there is no image in the folder. Run the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file and test installing and playing the game to make sure that it works properly before distribution. If distributing, delete the "DOSBox" and "Game Files" folders that were created in order to save disk space (or you may keep them so that the user does not have to run the MS-DOS installation program). How to Use with Already-Installed MS-DOS Game Files
    If you have the installed MS-DOS game files, but do not have the original media or the game's installation files, do the following:
    Create a new folder, name it with the full name of the game, and place the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file into that folder. Create a new "Game Files" folder inside of the above folder, and place the installed MS-DOS game files into that folder. Download a screenshot of the game (in either PNG or JPG format) and place it in the same folder as the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file (ideally also rename it to match the full name of the game). This step is optional; no image will be displayed in the app if there is no image in the folder. Run the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file and test playing the game to make sure that it works properly before distribution. If distributing, delete the "DOSBox" folder that was created in order to save disk space. Known Issues
    Currently, multi-disc games are not supported. This is planned for a future release. Games that run straight from the CD and don't copy any EXE, COM, or BAT files over to the hard drive do not currently work. A fix for this is also planned for a future release. Game disc images that don't have an install or setup file in the root of the disc will not currently work; these game discs are relatively rare, but they do exist (usually they're discs that include versions for both DOS and Windows). A fix for this is planned as well. Support for floppy disk images is planned, but not yet available in version 1.0. The goal of this application is to make as many games as possible "just work" without any custom configuration; however, there are bound to be games that do not. If you run across one of these games, please report it in the Comments section, and we'll do our best to make it work for the next version. You can also try the Debugging section below. Debugging
    If a game is not working, it's usually because the game's installer or game play application can't be found, or the wrong application is chosen. Until we test every single MS-DOS game out there (not really possible), this will always be an educated guess. If a game isn't working, here are some troubleshooting steps:
    Go to the Advanced Configuration tab, and then the Debugging tab, and uncheck the box to "Automatically Exit DOSBox". This will allow you to see any error messages that appear on screen. In the same tab, check the box to "Show MS-DOS" commands. This will allow you to see the commands that LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox is running, and it might give you a clue as to what the issue is. Start the game (or the installer) and observe any error messages that come up. Most likely these are the result of the wrong startup files being chosen, so type "DIR *.EXE" (without the quotes) and press Enter to see what files are available. If you see a file like looks like the right file instead, go ahead and type that file name and press Enter, which may make the installer or the game work. However, you will need to do this every time to start the game, so please report the issue in the Comments section so we can fix it. If no EXE file is found that works or makes sense to run you can try typing "DIR *.COM" or "DIR *.BAT" and pressing Enter instead. You can exit DOSBox by typing "EXIT" (without the quotes)  and pressing Enter. FAQ
    Doesn't LaunchBox already do this?
    Yes, but it doesn't work well to distribute with games, for obvious reasons. In addition, there are some improvements to the way games are handled that are not yet in LaunchBox. We plan to integrate the changes here very soon, however.
    How does LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox determine the name of the game that is displayed?
    It does its best to gather it from wherever it can. When using a disc image, it will take the game's name from the file name of the disc image. When using installation files, it will take the game's name from the folder name of the installation files. Otherwise, it will try to get the game's name from any image files, or from the name of the parent folder.
    How do I save the DOSBox configuration for distribution?
    If DOSBox needs a custom configuration for the game, you can tweak the settings under the Advanced Configuration tab. When you play or install the game, those settings will be saved to any "dosbox.conf" file that is found anywhere inside of the application folder, or a new one will be created in the DOSBox subfolder. To save these settings for distribution, you can simply distribute the dosbox.conf file with the game. The dosbox.conf file can be kept either in the DOSBox folder, or in the root application folder. However, it is not advised to place it in the "Game Files" subfolder, as that folder is removed when the game is uninstalled via the interface.
    Can I use a custom version of DOSBox, such as an older version or a distribution like DOSBox-X?
    Yes, you should be able to use any custom version of DOSBox, though we have not tested it against any other versions. The version that is included inside of the "Play with DOSBox.exe" file is DOSBox 0.74-3 (the latest version at the time of this release). To use a custom version, simply overwrite the files in the DOSBox subfolder (these files are created whenever you install or run the game). LaunchBox Shell for DOSBox should not overwrite any custom DOSBox files that you place into this folder.

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  2. 4K MS-Dos Snaps

    4K MS-Dos Snaps
    Video: 10-bit 2160p HEVC
    Audio: Digital Theater Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1, AAC 2.0
     
     
     
     

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  3. Tycho's Video Snaps: MS-DOS Games (270 Games)

    After building my Launchbox database, I discontinued my Emumovies subscription. A month later, I decided to add MS-DOS games to my build, but I couldn't get the video snaps. So I made my own! I'm sure some if not most of these exist already on Emumovies, but here's my collection of MS-DOS game video snaps, all 30 seconds long in MP4 h.264 format.
    Games included in this version:
    A Mind Forever Voyaging A10 Tank Killer Abuse Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Death Knights of Krynn Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Dragons of Flame Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - DragonStrike Adventures of Willy Beamish Alien Carnage Alone in the Dark 2 Alone in the Dark 3 Alone in the Dark Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse Altered Destiny Amazon Guardians of Eden Arthur the Quest for Excalibur Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur Ballyhoo Batman Returns Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM Battlechess 4000 Battlechess Beneath a Steel Sky Betrayal at Krondor Beyond Zork Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor Bio Menace Blackthorne Blake Stone - Aliens of Gold Blood Border Zone Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Bureaucracy Castle of Dr. Brain Circuit's Edge Codename Iceman Codename: ICEMAN Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes Commander Keen 3 Commander Keen 4 Commander Keen 5 Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! Conquests of Camelot Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood Crime Wave Crusader: No Remorse Crusader: No Regret Cutthroats D Generation Dark Castle Dark Sun - Shattered Lands Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager David Wolf - Secret Agent Deadline Death Rally Demon Gate: 666 New Levels for Doom & Doom II Descent 2 Descent Discworld DOOM II: Hell on Earth DOOM Dragon's Lair Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem II Duke Nukem Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty Dungeon Enchanter Epic Pinball Eric the Unready Extreme Pinball Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon Eye of The Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor Eye of the Beholder Fade to Black Flashback Flight of the Amazon Queen Fooblitzky Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Full Throttle Future Wars: Adventures In Time Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Gamma Force Grand Theft Auto Heretic Hero's Quest Hexen - Beyond Heretic Hollywood Hijinx Hoyle's Classic Games I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream If It Moves, Shoot It Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Infidel It Came From The Desert James Clavell's Shogun Jazz Jackrabbit Jill of the Jungle 2 Jill of the Jungle 3 Jill of the Jungle Journey Journey: The Quest Begins Karateka King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne King's Quest III: To Heir is Human King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride King's Quest (EGA) King's Quest V King's Quest VI King's Quest VII Lakers v Celtics Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Lane Mastadon Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen Laura Bow - The Colonel's Bequest Laura Bow - The Dagger of Amon Ra Leather Goddesses of Phobos! 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X Leather Goddesses of Phobos Leisure Suit Larry 5 Leisure Suit Larry 6 Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) Leisure Suit Larry III Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Leisure Suit Larry (VGA) Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! Lemmings 2: The Tribes Lemmings Les Manley - Lost in L.A Les Manley in Search for the King Loom Manhunter 2: San Francisco Manhunter New York Manhunter San Francisco Maniac Mansion - Day of the Tentacle Maniac Mansion Mario Teaches Typing Martian Memorandum Math Blaster Plus Mean Streets MegaRace 2 MegaRace Mines of Titan Mixed Up Fairy Tales Monkey Island 2: LeChuck:s Revenge Monster Bash Moonmist Night Shift Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It Norse by Norse West The Return of the Lost Vikings Nova 9 Oregon Trail Out of this World Paratrooper Pepper's Adventures in Time Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh Phantasmagoria Planetfall Plundered Hearts Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame Prince of Persia Prophecy Quake Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (VGA) Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire Quest For Glory III: Wages of War Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness Raptor - Call of the Shadows Reader Rabbit 3 Reader Rabbit Red Baron Return to Zork Rise of the Robots Rise of the Triad - Dark War Rocket Ranger Sam & Max Hit the Road Scorched Earth Seastalker Shadowgate Sherlock Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels Silpheed SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM SimCity Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe Simon the Sorcerer Sorcerer Space Quest 6 Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (VGA) Space Quest II: Vohaul:s Revenge Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers Space Quest V: The Next Mutation Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter Spaceward Ho! Spellbreaker Spellcasting 101 Spellcasting 201 Spellcasting 301 Star Wars: Dark Forces Star Wars: Rebel Assault II Star Wars: TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-Wing Star Wars: Rebel Assault Star Wars: TIE Fighter Starcross Stationfall Stellar 7 Stunt Driver Stunt Island Stunts Super Star Wars Suspect Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare The 7th Guest The 11th Hour The Amazing Spider-Man The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery The Curse of Monkey Island The Dig The Even More Incredible Machine The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Incredible Machine 2 The Incredible Machine The Island of Dr. Brain The Legend of Kyrandia: Book 3: Malcolm:s Revenge The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate The Lemmings Chronicles The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes The Lost Vikings The Lurking Horror The Oregon Trail The Pandora Directive The Prophecy The Punisher The Rocketeer The Secret of Monkey Island The Witness Tomb Raider Gold Tongue of the Fatman Trinity Tyrian Under a Killing Moon Warcraft II - The Tides of Darkness Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Ween - The Prophecy Weird Dreams Where in the World is Carmen San Diego Where in the World is Carmen San Diego (original) Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Wing Commander III Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Wing Commander Wings of Fury Wishbringer Wolfenstein 3D Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Zork I: The Great Underground Empire Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz Zork III: The Dungeon Master Zork Nemesis Zork Zero Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom

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  4. MS-DOS 3D Boxes

    Hi all,
    This is my collection of MS-DOS 3D big boxes I created for my eXoDOS set.  It’s a mix of both US and European boxes, basically everything I could find.  Enjoy!

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  5. Robot Rascals Playing Cards

    These are the playing cards needed to play Robot Rascals. https://www.mobygames.com/game/robot-rascals This game was published for Apple II, C64 and DOS, these cards should work for all versions. These were converted from scans from the German version. I couldn't find any for English so I created these from those scans which is why they are pretty low resolution, but at least the game is playable with these. There are readme.txt files in the zip with notes on how many to print of each card.

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  6. MS-DOS - 3D Boxes (Biogark)

    I would like to share my PSD Template for those who want to create MS-DOS 3D Boxes for your own launchbox collection.
    LIST OF GAMES COVERED:
     

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  7. DOS Games Clear Logos (B)

    B-1 Nuclear Bomber
    Baby Type
    Back to the Moon
    Backlash: A Turret Gunner Simulation
    Backyard, The
    Balance
    Balance of the Planet
    Balda
    Balduin
    Ball Blazing Fantasy
    Ball Race
    Ballgame 2
    Balloonz
    Ballyhoo
    Bananoid
    Bandits
    Bank Buster
    Banyon Wars
    Baoxiao Baolingqiu
    Barbarian (1996)
    Barbarian II_ The Dungeon of Drax
    Barbie
    Barbie Super Model
    Bard's Tale III_ Thief of Fate, The
    Bard's Tale II_ The Destiny Knight, The
    Baryon

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  8. DOS Games Clear Logos (0-9)

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    ...A Personal Nightmare
    100000 Pyramid, The
    2 Fast 4 You
    3D Body Adventure
    3D Cyberpuck
    3D Pinball
    4th
    4D Boxing
    4D Sports Boxing
    4D Sports Driving
    4D Sports Tennis
    4-Get-It
    4-In-A-Row
    4 Queens Coputer Casino
    5-Letter Kruisword
    9 Poker
    15 Move Hole Puzzle
    15x15
    20th Century Frog
    21-en
    "21" for 1 to 4
    25
    221B Baker St.
    .386 Spys
    1993
    1994Pool
    2112
    40080

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  9. DOS Games Clear Logos (A)

    A-10 Tank Killer
    A-Pac
    A-maze
    A.D Cop
    A320 Airbus
    A4 Networks
    ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing
    ACiD Tetris
    AJ's World of Discovery
    ALF : The First Adventure
    ALF's : Thinking Skills
    ALF's : World of Words
    ALFs Party Kit!
    ANSI Dude
    APT
    ARK...
    ATAC : The Secret War Against Drugs
    AV-8B Harrier Assault
    Abamis the Lion
    Abenteuer Atlantis
    Absolute Zero
    Abuse (v1.0)
    Accordion
    Accordion Solitaire
    Ace
    Ace 2
    Acheton
    Achtung, die Kurve!
    Acquire
    Action Soccer    
    Action Stations!
    Action in the North Atlantic
    Add It!
    Adult Film Cameraman
    Advanced Xoru
    Advanced thinking Skills
    Adventure in Serenia
    Adventure of Tipi : The Legend of Meda, The
    AdventureWriter
    Adventures in Math
    Adventures of Beetlejuice : Skeletons in the Closet
    Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian, The
    Aeromathics
    African Trail Simulator
    Age of Dragon    
    Aggression
    Air Duel : 80 Years of Dogfighting
    Air Power - Battle in the Skies
    Air Puck
    Air Warrior
    Airlift
    Airline
    Airlines
    Airstrike USA
    Aktie-Bal I
    Aktie-Bal II
    Aktie-Bal III
    Aldo Again
    Aldo's Assault
    Aldos Adventure
    Alex Higgins' World Snooker
    Alex the Allegator 2
    Alien Anarchy    
    Alien Assault v1.0
    Alien Assault v2.52
    Alien Attack
    Alien Breed : Tower Assault
    Alien Cabal
    Alien Fires : 2199 Add
    Alien Legacy    
    Alien Odyssey
    Alien Olympics
    Alien Phobia
    Alien Rampage
    Alien Terminator
    Alien Terror
    All New Family Feud, The
    Alley Cat
    Allie-Way
    Alpha Man
    Alpha Waves
    Alpine Encounter, The
    Alter Ego
    Alter Ego Female Version
    Amado
    Amarillo Silm 7 Card Stud
    Amarillo Slim Dealers Choice
    Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!, The
    Ambush at Sorinor
    American Challenge : A Sailing Simulation
    Amo del Mundo
    Amok
    An American Tail : The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends        
    Anacreon
    Anatema : Legenda o Prekliati
    Ancient Art of War at Sea, The
    Ancient Art of War in the Skies, The
    Ancient Art of War, The
    Ancient Empires    
    Ancient Land of Ys
    Ancients I : Death Watch
    Ancients II : Approaching Evil
    Andromeda Conquest
    Angel Devoid : Face of the Enemy
    Angel Nieto Pole 500
    Angst : Rahz's Revenge
    Animal Math
    Animated Matk
    Annihilator Tank
    Another Lifeless Planet and Me With No Beer
    Another Pool
    Another World    
    Ant Attack!
    Ant Man
    Antarctic Adventure
    Antix (Antixonix)
    Antkill
    Anyworld
    Apachacha
    Apple Panic
    Apples & Oranges
    Aquanoid
    Aquaphobia
    Ar'Kritz the Intruder
    Arcade Pool
    Arcade Trivia
    Archeodroid
    Archer MacLean's Pool
    Archery
    Archipelagos    
    Arctic Baron
    Arctic Moves
    Arcy 2
    Are We There Yet?
    Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Argo Checkers
    Argon
    Ario
    Ario Bros
    Arithmetic Games Set 1
    Arkanoid II
    Armada 2525
    Armchair Quarterback
    Armored Fist    
    Armored Moon : The Next Eden
    Arnie Goes 4 Gold
    Aro und Elmi im Kampf gegen die Bakterienbande
    Aspar GP Master
    Aspetra
    Astatin
    Astro Fire
    Astro-Grover    
    Astrotit
    Astérix : Caesar's Challenge
    Astérix and the Magic Carpet
    At the Carnival
    Atlas
    Attack On Altair
    Aufschwung Ost    
    Autka
    Autobots
    Autocrash        
    Autoduel        
    Aventurea En El Siglo XXIV
    Averno
    Avish!
    Avventura nel castello
    Awesome Earl in SkateRock
    Axe Qwat
    Axet
    Azalta

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