DOS Games Discussion

So yes i have dosbox and all my other games work fine

i usually mount c ~/games/ (insert game name here)

the i ...

C:\

for c drive and then i say

C:\dir

for directory and game usually works but for some reason not on the games listed above. when i look at directory and the choose the .exe file all i get is a screen that asks "[drive entry] which drive to install to?"

i am pretty much clueless at this point someone please help me out! and i'm new to this so basic steps would be appreciated thanks!

OS?

And:

chris m wrote:i usually mount c ~/games/ (insert game name here)

Shouldn't that be:

mount c ~/games/
c:
cd gamename

i have a mac os x

and from the youtube video i watched that was how i was old to do it. but if you could help me get the games listed working anyway you can i'd be greatly appreciated.

You should read and apply this:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14352
Much better then anything you'll find on youtube.

tried it and still nothing it says that it does not exist and i did it verbatim...this is stressful

chris m wrote:tried it

Tried what?
The link I gave you...?

Listen chris m, it works like this:
1: One game at the time, yes?
2: You will need to be more elaborate, I can only know what you're up against if you -(yes:YOU)- give some detailed info.
3: It's pretty clear by now you screwed up somewhere, but I can't help you figure out where if you aren't a bit more talkative.

" when i look at directory and the choose the .exe file all i get is a screen that asks "[drive entry] which drive to install to?" "

Some older games require that you install them after you unzip them. Just follow through with the install process (ie, choose a drive, then a directory, etc). After the install is complete, run the new .exe in the new folder that was created for the game.

ok so i downloaded dosbox all over again after deleting it so i am again at square one with your help. I tried the link that you sent me step by step and ran into something that said like" my file or drive could not be found" so now i'm hoping you can take me through it step by step. I now have dosbox and the games at square one like i said, as if i just downloaded them and tried nothing!

chris m wrote:....and ran into something that said like" my file or drive could not be found"

When did you get that message?
Also, a screenshot may be helpful here, CTRL+F5 to take a screenie.
You'll find the screenie in the start menu dosbox items under 'extras'

ok so tried downloading it to c drive then created the name quake1, then dos took me back to the black screen with only " C:/Quake1> " what do i do now?

here /Users/christopher/Desktop/Screen shot 2010-09-02 at 3.35.35 PM.png

sorry man i appear to be horrible at this. it's on my desktop but cant even get this to post.

Try this http://imgur.com/ to post your image

more good news lol i have the image from the link u sent and attempted to post but got asked to register so that i could post links containing media i assume and then was told i have exceeded my limit of registration attempts for this session....w/e that means

http://www.imageshack.us/
or
http://tinypic.com/
or
http://imagehost.org/
No need to register.

have an general spam email i can send it to?

dosraider wrote:http://www.imageshack.us/
or
http://tinypic.com/
or
http://imagehost.org/
No need to register.

Use one of those.
To post the link, use some spaces, as guest you can't post links directly, something as:
h t t p :\whatever link.com

http://imgur.com/KZuNH.jpg

that good?

Edited link to make it clickable ~dosraider