Can you show us how these old 3D DOS games work with AMD FSR ?

Ooo nice just in time i bought this 2 days back, thanks for the help

It works with the Steam deck controllers?

[ 2022-06-09 13:08:02Z ] 👍 2

You can edit the Steam Deck controls to be mapped into anything, so it's just a matter of remapping to suit the game! It's a bit tedious if there's no good presets to be found, but very doable.

[ 2022-04-22 18:37:45Z ] 👍 1

@@ordici_ THX! :)

[ 2022-04-22 17:55:02Z ] 👍 3

at the end of the video, you can see him change the controller preset to "wsad and mouse" before interacting with the game, so I assume it works and that was how he was playing the game

As always a proper guide! Thanks

I was hoping you'd be talking about how to get Boxtron (from ProtonUp-Qt) to work on DOS items as a compatibility layer. I haven't quite figured out how to get that working myself yet. I do see you actually have an article in Gaming on Linux webpage from January 2020 that I hadn't noticed until now so I'll give that a read. :D The way I've been playing DOS is via the DOSBox Pure core in Retroarch, that has been actually quite nice since I use EmulationStation-DE for *most* emulators already. I don't know if control schemes for DOSBox are being affected by the use of EmuDeck's configs, but I have to say I've had to do very little tweaking to get 100% controller support playing out-of-the-box in DOSBox Pure content.

[ 2022-04-22 17:52:36Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux have you checked if there is an issue open in the boxtron repo about it not working with flatpak?

[ 2022-04-22 17:07:07Z ] 👍 3

Sadly, that was the first thing I tried, but Boxtron doesn't seem to be able to communicate with a Flatpak. At least, I haven't found a way on that *yet*.

nearly starwars day, gonna get this if its on discount, think i've the original in the loft

Hey Liam, great video as always! I was however curios how come you didn't use dosbox-staging. As far as I know the project is more actively maintained and they're more focused on adding new features besides just maintaining compatibility.

great guide

[ 2022-04-26 09:09:33Z ] 👍 0

Glad it was helpful!

Hello, this was very helpful but I'm not quite there: running your DOSBox launch command from Konsole with the file path as an argument will indeed launch the game like I want. However if I double click my executable I will get "Unknown error code 100 execvp: Exec format error." When I right click and to run it in Konsole, I will see "Could not start program '[path to my launcher]' with arguments '[path to my launcher]'" so it's like it misses the entire flatpak run instruction. Any idea what I've got wrong here?

[ 2022-09-26 19:56:36Z ] 👍 0

@@DommelWommel Try putting `#!/bin/sh` in the first line of your .sh file. So the contents of your file should be two lines: #!/bin/sh flatpak run com.dosbox.DOSBox 'full/path/to/game.exe' Good luck!

[ 2022-09-26 10:49:54Z ] 👍 0

same issue here. Did you find a solution?

[ 2022-05-20 13:26:05Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux will do, thank you and thank you for making this guide! This is exactly the sort of thing that makes me excited to have a Steam Deck.

[ 2022-05-20 10:49:49Z ] 👍 0

Best to ask for help on the Forum: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/ or Discord: https://discord.gg/AghnYbMjYg

You're a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks man!

[ 2022-05-20 10:01:39Z ] 👍 0

Glad to help

dosbox native more importantly how to press CTRL+F1 to remap the controller

im waiting to get my steam deck,but i plan on running dos games like micropose f117 stealth fighter ktor 2

Any idea how to combine this with Nglide for Vodoo 3DFX games like Streamer 2?

Thanks for the guide. I don't know why, i followed your steps exatly but when i launch either .sh or command in konsole it just runs dosbox and get stuck on Z: drive ignoring path altogether. If i mount directory manually with MOUNT game works normally. Any ideas what might be wrong? Thanks

[ 2022-06-09 10:52:05Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux I was starying to think about how to generate .sh files in batch from hundreds of game directories then I realized I don't have to now that Emulation station runs on Deck, automatic scrapper .. it might not be as fast to run emulated game as directly from steam but at least it does not overcrowd steam library, all retro emulators in one place. Thanks again for the guide, i will put few of my favourite games directly to steam

[ 2022-06-09 09:38:18Z ] 👍 2

Linux is generally case sensitive, so you need to put things exact

[ 2022-06-09 01:22:47Z ] 👍 1

Nevermind, game executable was in caps it works now 🙄

Final Final EDIT: Okay, so there were config files that the Heroic launcher had put into a different Support folder for some reason. I moved those files into the game's main folder and the game started working and launched fine through the Heroic launcher! But it runs GOG's default Windows version of DOSBox through Proton, so the performance is HORRIBLE. I don't know how to make native DOSBox work with it. EDIT EDIT EDIT: LOL, it didn't work with the Steam version of Dark Forces either. I must be doing something wrong, but I don't know what. I tried this on a GOG version of Ultima 7. It opened up the DOSBox alright, but it didn't load up the game. The DOSBox view only got so far as having those line "Z:\>SET BLASTER" etc and an empty "Z:\>" below it. Perhaps I didn't write the correct directory or I targeted the wrong EXE.

I tried this with another game unsuccesfully, but now I tried it with the Steam version of Dark Forces too and it did not work! It opens up the DOSBox, but the game never opens. It just stops at: Z:\>SET BLASTER... Z:\>

[ 2022-08-12 20:52:35Z ] 👍 0

@Jesse Foster Glad I could be of assistance! :)

[ 2022-08-12 19:47:59Z ] 👍 1

@Jesse Foster Yes! I'll try to remember what I did... For GOG games one crucial thing is that the Heroic Games Launcher moves some important config files to a separate folder (which is in the game's folder still). You have to move those files into the game's main folder and the game should start working. But another issue was that the native DOSBox app didn't have permission to access the folders where the game's are stored at. So I had to use another program (maybe Flatseal?) to grant it those permissions.

[ 2022-06-09 20:37:27Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux Thanks for replying! I'll try to get ít soon, thanks. :)

[ 2022-06-09 20:22:49Z ] 👍 0

YouTube is bad for help, use Discord https://discord.gg/AghnYbMjYg

[ 2022-06-09 20:08:48Z ] 👍 0

I tried both of these: flatpak run com.dosbox.DOSBox /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Dark Forces/Game/DARK.EXE and flatpak run com.dosbox.DOSBox '/home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Dark Forces/Game/DARK.EXE' but neither worked.

Was looking for info on how to run X-Wing and Tie-Fighter and this should do it, TY!

[ 2022-06-16 19:39:58Z ] 👍 0

Yeah it should work for most 👌

I watched your video and followed all the steps. DOS Box launches but the game does not, please help.

oh boy...thats some chunky frame time you got there

Definitely want to start recommending Pulsar-edit or atom-community instead. I'm trying to help when I can focus with Pulsar, and we're updating atom to be more modern and reliable. Especially now that atom is being sunset at the end of the year. Otherwise really helpful ^_^

Thank you for making this video. I was wondering if you have tried out Boxtron on your steam deck yet? It's supposed to simplify this process greatly, but I've not been able to get it to work on my deck.

[ 2022-09-21 07:56:20Z ] 👍 0

I tried it but couldn’t get it to work because it relies on your system DOSBox which you can only install via Flatpak do they can’t talk to each other

Thanks for this!

Also worth mentioning that this way of doing it is mounting the game directory as your C drive and this is going to confuse some games that specifically look for files in C:\gamefolder\ (though this is pretty easy to fix) Anyway thanks this was helpful

my dosbox game does not have a main exe file just a .hdm file...you should've realized a very small percentage of dosbox games actually use .exe

still dont have midi or opl2/3 on dosbox steamdeck...

Not a single game runs for me...

For some reasons I got an error 100 is there anything I can do to fix this dosbox does not start

[ 2023-04-08 13:34:50Z ] 👍 0

DOSBox now doesn't seem to have access rights to the home folder on the Steam Deck, this can be overridden by hand using Flatseal.

[ 2022-12-18 02:18:22Z ] 👍 0

Same

This is outdated and no longer works on steam deck

[ 2023-04-08 13:35:04Z ] 👍 0

DOSBox now doesn't seem to have access rights to the home folder on the Steam Deck, this can be overridden by hand using Flatseal.

careful with DOSBox capital letters when creating the .sh file

is this method better than using retroarch?

can you try to get dr riptide for dos work on the steam deck? i cant at all

An alternative way of running dos games using DOSBox-X available in the discovery store. In desktop mode, create a new folder in the Desktop and name it dos. For our example, I'll use the dos version of Aladdin. Place the complete Aladdin folder containing the Aladdin.exe and the numerous data files into your dos folder. In a blank area of the desktop, click L2 and select CreateNew Text File. Enter text filename as b.bat. Double click on this newly created file to edit the contents. Type the following... cd Aladdin aladdin Save this b.bat file and copy it to the dos folder. Return to Gaming Mode and run DOSBox-X Select the Configuration tool under the Main tab. Select the AUTOEXEC.BAT button (bottom/right) In the displayed text box type the following - pressing enter after each line. mount c \home\deck c: cd desktop cd dos dir/w Note the different \ and / symbols. Click ok followed by Save & Restart Confirm your Dos directory is displayed. In order for the game to run at a playable speed, Select Emulate CPU speed under the CPU tab and pick Pentium 60Mhz. Click on any black screen area to remove the drop down menus. Bring up the keyboard with Steam+X and press b followed by enter. All being well, Aladdin should run. Once you get the hang of this you can use a-z for 26 games and easily run any one with steam+X and your single letter of choice - providing you can remember which letter selects which game! There are dos commands which allow you to create an onscreen menu for file selection. Google's your friend here.

Thanks mate! you does not appear as playing the game on Steam, don't you? I mean, you appear as playing an external game but not the Steam game itself :-\

I followed the instructions but I dont know why but i am getting execvp format error, anyone know a fix?

[ 2023-12-12 02:03:39Z ] 👍 0

Add #!/bin/sh as the top line. It fixed it for me

I tried this for Star Trek 25th Anniversary GoG release but it just shows the DosBox terminal. I originally installed it via Heroic and after the install the game started but I've been unable to get running since then.

Dos emudeck run dos games more easily? I try it trough retroarch and dos game are run great.

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