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DOS or Disk Operating System could refer to any number of incompatible operating systems, including but not limited to: MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, FreeDOS, PTS-DOS, ROM-DOS, Novell DOS & OpenDOS on IBM-PC compatibles; additionally with AmigaDOS, AMSDOS, ANDOS, Apple DOS, Atari DOS, Commodore DOS, CSI-DOS, ProDOS, and TRS-DOS running on non-x86 hardware. If at all possible, please be clear if it was an IBM-PC compatible or other computer running DOS.

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I've always wondered why the VGA DOS version of many Wing Commander games uses a dark blue background for space, even though in real life it is pitch black. A palette limitation was my first thought, ...
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For clarification, I'm not asking about getting the games to simply work on modern hardware/software. A lot of old DOS games had low max resolutions. Many (like Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games) maxed ...
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So, Im trying to run this Spongebob game on DOSBox, Spongebob Squarepants Obstacle Odyssey to be exact. I try to run the .EXE file, and it give me the statement that DOSBox cannot run the program in ...
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In the intro to the original 1989 Prince of Persia for DOS, there is a demo stage of the game, which is played in a loop together with the intro itself. I believe this is a screenshot from that level....
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In Dyna Blaster, there is a multiplayer mode. Regardless of how many players are playing, the leaderboard on the top of the screen shows scores for 5 players. However, in the match setup screen, you ...
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I have the DOS version of Disney and Virgin Interactive Entertainment's game Aladdin. The game soundtrack seems to be stored as .JAM files according to this page (see the type 3 description) but no ...
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I'm at level 2, and I can't do that jump which takes me to the last screen of the level (it's before getting to the door which takes me to the next level). Every time I jump to the other side back, ...
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How can I get Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel to run on a Windows 7 64-bit machine? I used to have this game when I was a kid and want to give it another go.
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I wanna know the first videogame ever released for DOS (any version of it). When I was a kid I was a heavy user of DOS, and I remember playing lots of very old games which were developed way before I ...
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I used to play this game years ago on a DOS machine. I was just wondering if anyone had come across it as a flash game...
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