DOSBox-X

(Version 0.83, reported DOS version 5.0 – www.dosbox-x.com)

DOSBox-X emulates a PC necessary for running many DOS games and applications that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, similar to DOSBox. However, while the main focus of DOSBox is for running DOS games, DOSBox-X goes much further than this. Started as a fork of the DOSBox project, it retains compatibility with the wide base of DOS games and DOS gaming DOSBox was designed for. But it is also a platform for running DOS applications, including emulating the environments to run Windows 3.x, 9x and ME and software written for those versions of Windows. By adding official support for Windows 95, 98, ME emulation and acceleration, we hope that those old Windows games and applications could be enjoyed or used once more. Moreover, DOSBox-X adds support for DOS/V and NEC PC-98 emulations so that you can play DOS/V and PC-98 games with it.

DOSBox-X is designed to be an emulator of DOS and DOS-based Windows that is both fully-featured and easy to use. We introduce new features and other improvements with each official release, and try our best to make them work consistently on all supported platforms. At the same time, we are making efforts to improve emulation quality and usability for end users who want to run DOS programs or games. In order to help improve the general DOS emulation and also to help continued DOS developments, it is our desire to implement accurate emulation, accurate enough to help make new DOS developments possible with confidence the program will run properly on actual DOS systems. DOSBox-X features a flexible configuration, as we believe a better way to emulate the DOS platform is to give users all the options to configure the DOS virtual machine, as a complete DOS emulation package, including original IBM PC system all the way up to late 1990’s configuration, whatever it takes to get your DOS program or game to run. Below are screenshots of some DOS programs/games running in DOSBox-X.

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Windows Version: github.com

Linux Version: flathub.org