Change C: to whatever drive letter you want DOSBox installed on.

For example, if you installed DOSBox at C:\DOSBox, create a folder in the same location like C:\DOSGAMES

You can also copy the files from old installation disks you may have lying around (if you still have a floppy drive).

Type mount C C:\DOSGAMES and press ↵ Enter. Type C: and press ↵ Enter. Your input will change to C:>. For Macs, change the locations as appropriate (e. g mount C ~/DOSGAMES)

Type mount D D:\ -t cdrom and press ↵ Enter. Replace D:\ to the drive letter of your disc drive. Type D: and press ↵ Enter. Your input will change to D:> and you can navigate through the CD’s files. cdrom needs to be lowercase.

Type imgmount D C:\ImagePath\image. iso -t iso and press ↵ Enter. Replace C:\ImagePath\image. iso with the actual location and filename of the ISO file.

Type imgmount D C:\ImagePath\image. cue -t iso and press ↵ Enter. Replace C:\ImagePath\image. cue with the actual location and filename of the CUE file. The BIN file needs to have the same name and be in the same location.

Type mount A A:\ -t floppy and press ↵ Enter.

Windows - C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\DOSBox\dosbox-version. conf Mac - /Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Preferences/DOSBox version Preferences Add the following lines to the very bottom of the configuration file and then save it:  MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES  C:

The EXE file will often have a name similar to the game. For example, Prince of Persia may be called POP. EXE.

Ctrl+F8 - This increases the amount of frameskip. Frameskip prevents DOSBox from rendering certain frames, which can improve performance but leads to some visual problems. Ctrl+F7 - This decreases the amount of frameskip. 0 frameskip means that DOSBox is rendering every frame possible. Ctrl+F12 - This will speed up the game by allocating more processor power to DOSBox. You can monitor your processor by pressing Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Esc and selecting the “Performance” tab. If you still need performance increases after maxing out your processor, increase the frameskip. Ctrl+F11 - This will slow the game down by reducing the amount of processing power. Not all games will run smoothly on DOSBox, even after tweaking performance settings.

One of the most popular front ends is D-Fend Reloaded, available for free from dfendreloaded. sourceforge. net. D-Fend Reloaded includes the DOSBox files.