[LaunchBox for MS-DOS Special Edition]

Jason, will there be a Ver 3.0 option for pointing to .doc, .txt etc files ?  (handy for reading hints or password codes if provided), this would be an option similar to 'configure commands' which already exists.

you could Open & read / you can take a screenshot on your mobile phone for example if needed when the game is running.

Perhaps left click once on the game selected and be presented with a choice of 'Run' (pre selected, so a speedy double click would be useful there)', 'Configure', 'Info' ?

Configure / Info only appears if they are set up. 

[LaunchBox for MS-DOS Special Edition]

On 10/30/2020 at 6:16 PM, Jason Carr said:

FYI guys, I'm currently working on version 3.0, which I'm writing entirely in 8086 assembly language instead of using VB for DOS 1.0 (which the previous versions were built with). Once I have the release ready, I do plan to release the source code for it in assembly language. The new version will work even on the original IBM 5150 PC (the very first PC), with CGA graphics.

Naturally, though, it is taking quite a while to develop, partially because I'm only developing it in my free time, and also because I'm writing it in assembly language, which is as low level and as close to the hardware as you can get. It's currently usable if you take your LAUNCHBX.TXT file from the previous version, but the editing features are not built yet. It'll probably be at least 6 months before it's ready for a release (or longer).

Many thanks for this.  It will save me having to constantly edit my own multiple batch files (1 per page that lists the games with a number ref  eg 01 = doom, 02 = quake etc.), and 1 per game that is launched by a 'number'.bat file  as listed on the menu page.  Hopefully the new version comes along sometime 2021, and as far as easter eggs goes... no one seems to have mentioned them.  perhaps time to share?