DOS Games Discussion

Hi. I want to run a 1996/7 game called 'Strike Base'.

By all accounts it only works on DosBox these days, but I can't get it working. I TRIED things like compatibility mode, but no joy. Unless anyone has any tips for that?
Anyway.
I tried dragging the .exe file onto DosBox, which works for a lot of games, but no luck.

'DOS/4GW fatal error (1004): syntax is DOS4GW (executable.xxx)'



Any ideas? I'd like a quick route rather than having to become a master of DosBox, I'm only a casual gamer! Will somebody please think of the casual gamers!

.... and your OS is ...?????????
Dosbox version ?????

oops. OS is Win7, and DosBox version is '0.74'

Ah sooooo...

and now the usual questions:

Original game? Downloaded? CD?
Your dosbox mount lines?
Inputs to install/ run game?

Also: did you saw:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13511
That would be your first steps.

Also:

poshbloke wrote:Guvnah

Who the f*ck is Guvnah?

Also²

poshbloke wrote: Any ideas? I'd like a quick route rather than having to become a master of DosBox, I'm only a casual gamer! Will somebody please think of the casual gamers!

If you expect to install/run games as strike base in dosbox without putting at least some effort in it: forget it.
No pain, no gain.