Games that give you the full installation CD: Wing Commander III, Strike Commander CD, Pinball Dreams Deluxe. Games that lack SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE, but have a configuration file to edit, such as Wing Commander or some Sierra games Game that come with SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE to change the Sound options Here you can either edit these configuration files or just install the game in the same folder Games that have configuration files with hard-coded folders / directories. All you need to do is copy them onto your MS-DOS Gaming PC
So far I have come across various releases with various pointers: So if you are able to follow the steps in the video, you should be able to get most games going. The method GOG.com uses to ship Pinball Dreams is pretty much as hard as it gets based on the games I have tried so far.
So far I have produced two, quite elaborate, videos covering the GOG.com release of Wing Commander III and Prinball Dreams Deluxe.īoth of these games sue mounted CD images, Wing Commander III a standard ISO, Pinball Dreams Deluxe a non-standard BIN / CUE file with compress audio files. I understand it's not for everyone and some prefer boxed games, others just pirate them, but for those who like and support GOG.com as well and want to play these games on a real MS-DOS Gaming PC: Well this thread is for you ? Some of you might know, GOG.com games, the ones that use DOSBox are a great, legal and ethical way to get MS-DOS games. Ultima: Savage Empire and Ultima: Martian Dreams Wing Commander Academy and Wing Commander Armada
These videos show you how to tweak DOSBox but also how to play them on a real MS-DOS Gaming PC. Games fully covered via my YouTube videos: