The fine folks working on the DOSBox cross-platform DOS emulator
have released version 0.70. While DOSBox was already pretty capable of running many early PC programs including games like Sam & Max (pictured above running in DOSBox), there's a whole host of updates.
- Faster dynamic CPU core, which means some games run much faster
- Better and more configurable joystick support
- Improve the image and fat drives
- Added null-modem emulation
- Improved CD-ROM detection and support
- Faster screen drawing code
- Support for multiple keyboard layouts
- Dynamic core should work on Intel Macs
If you don't still have a pile of old DOS games lying around, check out
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon which runs great in DOSBox and is available for free. Of course you could also run that old copy of Word for DOS you've got lying around, but what fun would that be?
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austin lacount said 3:31PM on 3-03-2007
love it
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Sergio Gandrus said 7:42AM on 3-04-2007
Wow! I can awake my first strategy game: Panzer General.
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Neil T. said 7:26PM on 3-04-2007
If you want to run Sam & Max Hit The Road, you're better using ScummVM - scummvm.org - which is an emulator specifically designed for it and other LucasArts games (such as Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle etc).
But DOSBox is good - it lets me play my copy of Theme Park :)
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Matthew said 8:51AM on 4-06-2007
Hey, quick question.
I have dosbox and a copy Sam & Max Hit The Road but I have no idea how to run it.
I'm using Mac OSX 10.4.9 and I get stuck as to how I'm supposed to run the setup.exe file.
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
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