DosBox Pure not finding the correct ROM

[Dr Cthulhu]

I got DosBox pure running fine within Retroarch, so I decided to add the ROMs to my Launchbox. I never used DOS games with Launchbox, so I started fresh. I added them as ROMs, used Retroarch as the Emulator with the DosBox pure core.

My issue comes trying to play a game, while the file name is the correct .Zip file by the time Retroarch loads its doesn't load the correct file. But if I work directly in Retroarch and choose the same game file, it loads fine.

 

[icephyre]

Launchbox is extracting your zipped DOS games while Dosbox Pure is expecting them to be zipped.

Uncheck "Extract ROMs" for the Dosbox Pure core line under Tools -> Manager -> Emulators -> Retroarch -> Associated Platforms

[Dr Cthulhu]

thank you so much! I given up and deleted dos from launchbox and just used RetroArch since this post was made.

[starfiretbt]

Do DOS games need to be zipped for DosBox Pure to work? Some of the games I want to play on DosBox Pure I have already started playing and I don't want to have to re-download the game brand new and start all over. Besides, some DOS games of mine need files added to them such as patches, mods, and other miscellaneous files that I fear won't work if the game is zipped up. Can zipped folders be edited in that way?

[James Rudy]

We may never know. no content loaded no executable file found nothing nada. Yes all settings correct and imported a zip

Edited October 2, 2024 by James Rudy