Compared to today’s high-definition games, DOS games used low resolutions, so playing old games in DOSBox on a modern LCD monitor or HDTV is not an optimal experience without some configuration. The dosbox.conf file controls how DOSBox displays old games and software. These settings can be changed by opening the DOSBox Options from the Start menu. First,…
Update April 10, 2026: I no longer recommend using the original DOSBox. I switched to using DOSBox Staging as a replacement–it is actively maintained, has great documentation, and works well on Windows, Linux, and macOS. If you aren’t interested in the experience of using DOS itself and just want to play DOS games, many popular…
One of the great things about playing PC games that are a few years old is the fact that you can usually crank the graphics up to the max and still get a silky-smooth framerate. When you couple this to the fact that I’m a sucker for video game package deals on Steam, you can…