I found the game here: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/abaron-bjt

But there's no sound and no setup.exe. Has anyone played this? Do you know a trick? Do you have a different version? I tried Dosbox X as well, but it couldn't play the game period. In Dosbox, it runs, including a setting for music and sound on or off, but neither does anything for me. It's probably not a great game, but it looks interesting enough that I'd like to experience it.

https://preview.redd.it/73wcntlkx84e1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d106a22d35445c6cf230d2471860d61cfdb9c9d

Oh, also, the CFG file is gibberish:

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I'm submitting it to Twin Galaxies soon. I'm gonna try again and see if I can beat my personal best Before

Sorry in advance about my rambling, I recorded my mic as well while I recorded it.

https://www.twitch.tv/dosgamer1985/v/2314697120?sr=a&t=767s

The game was based on the Labyrinth film, which starred Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. Unlike many games of its time, the labyrinth layout changes with every playthrough, making it a dynamic and replayable challenge. This randomness keeps the game engaging, as you can't simply memorize the maze and breeze through it—each new attempt feels like a brand-new adventure. If you love puzzles, exploration, and a touch of nostalgia from the iconic film, this game provides an intriguing experience.

https://youtu.be/4LB57wxB0JE

Is it possible to have the eXoDOS folder on an SD card and have it run from there? For example on the Steam Deck?

And would it be wise to do that? I read running Windows from an SD card will destroy the card soon because of the many I/O-actions an OS does. I have eXoDOS installed on my Steam Deck's SSD (thanks to the Linux patch, see video below) and it runs great. But my SSD is only 512GB and I want to have around 1TB of the games installed. So I hope I can run it from an SD card (A2) just as well?

Link to the eXoDOS V6 Linux patch: https://www.retro-exo.com/linux.html
Tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeCSkxFjn20

Hey everybody! I hope this post is valid regarding the group rules since ReturnFire is a dos/windows95 game. This is a free remake I'm working on and I uploaded another update test 0.6, to get some feedback. This is the game page https://gadarts.itch.io/openfire (freeware of course)
You may find there download for PC and Android.
Thanks!
Some screenshots:

https://preview.redd.it/zg0qdks7dx3e1.png?width=1922&format=png&auto=webp&s=a7a545128a14adeb5e4fca49d36e20001e9fe580

https://preview.redd.it/bfn5exl9dx3e1.png?width=1922&format=png&auto=webp&s=084fd111a03bb783251cdfefb6b9722782bd8836

https://preview.redd.it/mtuvi4eadx3e1.png?width=1922&format=png&auto=webp&s=59bfc0370c46fd92736d754a13560442114c4aa8

For those people use GNU/Linux distros and play DOS games on them, which DOS frontends do you use?

My wife's grandpa passed recently and was an avid PC gamer back in the day, this is 70% of them, kept everything receipts, notes, and even errors he was writing down to call in to Bethesda 😆 These aren't going anywhere for now but I'm wondering if anything here would be fun to play if online? (we don't own the hardware for these) Any insight or help appreciated!

eXoDOS 6.04 is out now! https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos_M.html

He released it on thanksgiving and it is his birthday! Video about the release: https://youtu.be/EZXcxRWTD3s?si=37D5ytxB_ben1RhB

This pack includes 7,666 DOS games. The focus is on games that were either released in English or are fairly easy to play without a knowledge of the native language. This is not every DOS game ever made, however it is a very high percentage of all commercial releases. There are thousands of freeware, homebrew, and shareware games that will continue to be added in future packs.

How to update?: Don't use the update.bat file - just download the torrent and point it to your eXoDOS folder. It will check the delta and download the changes. You will still need to run the setup.bat once done.

... as it would have added a shortcut to her desktop, too. I'd like to make a shortcut of my own, though, so can anyone tell me where ExoDOS is installed in Win 11 Home?

Hey all,

I know there are people who are interested in streaming DOS content to Twitch, or make recordings for archival or YouTube, so I hope you'll find this something cool.

I recorded this video of me playing a Commander Keen fanmod Foray in the Forest on my 486 PC:

• Direct video download link: foray_in_the_forest_1600x1200_70.362hz.mp4 (109MB, H.265 video, 1600x1200 70.362Hz). Right-click and Save As... to download, and use e.g. VLC Player to view it.
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cynlFTtbI20 (YouTube re-encodes as VP9 1600x1200 60Hz)

This video data recording is from an actual DOS PC, and not from DOSBox or another emulator.

This was made possible by our long standing project CRT Terminator. The data capture path is essentially Cyrix 486 PC -> Hercules Stingray Pro (ARK1000PV) -> CRT Terminator -> StarTech USB3HDCAP -> VirtualDub 1.10.4 (x64) -> FFmpeg.

If you'd like to know more about how these captured videos were recorded, I wrote about it in more minute details here. No more blurry analog VGA recordings! \o/

Hi everyone! I am a student at Aarhus University in Denmark and I am working on a paper about abandonware and the implications of copyright law. I have made a short questionnaire with 11 multiple choice questions to help with my research. I would greatly appreciate if you guys would take the time to answer them. Thanks in advance!

https://forms.gle/BaAkbTQkjfc3DpdT7

I mean I've been aware of eXoDOS for some time but I've been watching videos on youtube and just didn't realize how damn cool it is! Just wondering- has anyone ported it to OG xbox? I'd love to play these games in my living room!!!

Hi, I really enjoyed playing through Tyrian 2.1 for the first time recently (great SHMUP!), but I'm not as keen on the eyeballs, lips, tongues, and some weird data in Episode 4. I know, I know. Maybe it's a fault of mine. Nevertheless, I'd like to try 1.1 to see if I prefer the pace, story, tone, etc.

I've gotten 1.0, even downloaded 1.1; but I have no idea how to patch 1.0. I've tried putting 1.1 folder inside 1.0 to be an accessible subfolder for DOSbox. Tried running each exe from 1.1 to no avail - always missing some critical file (e.g., DPMI16BI.ovl). Tried overwriting 1.0 files with 1.1 versions. Nothing changes. I cannot access Episodes 2 and 3. Help? I'm no DOS pro. Thanks!

Edit: It occurs to me that maybe Order.tfp is supposed to overwrite the old file, indicating to DOS that this is the full version, not shareware, but...I'm also going by 0 experience. Just makes sense since the Order files tend to be about ordering the full version. Unfortunately, I'm not able to make that work.

Edit2: The File_ID.diz says "Tyrian 1.1 (shareware)", which I find odd. Isn't 1.0 Shareware and 1.1 the full version? Hmm... Or is 1.1 still shareware but with bug fixes? (A different download of 1.1 had a different DIZ message. Maybe irrelevant after all)

Edit3: I deleted TYRIAN4.LVL from the 2.X version's folder, and it acted as if the fourth episode was unavailable/not purchased in-game. So...I copied and pasted TYRIAN2 and 3 (LVL) in the 1.X folder. It then showed those episodes as selectable, but it errored out like mad when I selected them. Clearly it's missing relevant files. Still, it's progress.

Solution(ish): I was patching the 1.0 shareware to 1.1 shareware. :D Oops. I need to find instead 1.1 registered. Sadly, I've found multiple instances of a download saying 1.1 but being 2.0 or 2.1. I have not yet found 1.1 (full version). Tried an ISO option. Nope. Looking at bin-cue in case the 3-episode version is some relic lost in strange places.

SOLUTION: Mungodude hooked me up:
https://www.camanis.net/tyrian/ 
http://mungo.pdp10.org/tyrian/ 

I tested just one download so far, but it works! The other download folder seems to contain the same files (e.g., 3x LVL extensions and 3x "Cube" dat extensions), so I think either of the above links is fine. For transparency, Chrome warned me about the Camanis one, but when I scanned the folder after, didn't see any issues. Retro sometimes confuses modernity, methinks.