LXer: How To Play Your Old DOS Games In Linux

LXer · 08-14-2012, 08:50 PM

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Old stuff rock again! The Hipster community is growing, Amiga is proposing a new computer (running Linux), vintage cars are trendy, etc. To follow the stream, nothing can beat the emulation of old games. Take a break from the most recent FPS and go back to the origin. What made video games what they are today? Story, game play, graphics, soundtrack? The best way to remember is to play again. And why not start with DOS games?

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Jeebizz · 08-14-2012, 09:38 PM

I'm more partial to dosbox

dugan · 08-14-2012, 09:42 PM

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Note: Despite the plethora of website available to download free DOS ROMs, most of them are still under copyright and you cannot use them unless you have the original copy of the game.

Definitely good that it pointed this out.