I recently had the urge to replay King’s Quest VI and wanted to use the enhanced version that works in Windows 3.1. I previously wrote about running Windows 3.1 via DOSBox, so this article will pick up from that point.
My family’s first computer was an AST desktop with an Intel 486SX 25Mhz processor and 4MB of RAM that my parents purchased when I was in grade school. It had MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 on its 160MB HDD. I can remember creating graphics in Paintbrush, playing Solitaire and Minesweeper, listening to audio CDs using the CD-ROM (we…
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…