Thanks I have finally got it running to full screen and works perfect (well up to the new game screen anyway). I've learnt a lot in this topic and will try my luck at a few other games and see how it goes.
sorry for the long time this has taken and repeat information but its all clicked with me now (hopefully)
once again thanks Dragu for your time and patience with me
Sorry im probable making things confusing.
I have the dosbox.bat file as the location for the horde.exe file
and the dosbox.cfg file I have as all the dos command lines
@echo off
if %1!==! goto USAGE
set COLON=
:VALIDDRIVE
if %1 == 
goto INSTALL1
these command lines I got from the install.bat file that was from the game after I zipped it, and then copy and pasted it to a text file and made it dosbox.cfg
with the screen details from your link where do I add the fullscreen=true line etc?
I know you said about copying your command lines from your link but as im new Ive tried but not sure im doing it right
Done all the unpacking of the files and copied the install.bat to a dosbox.cfg and it's working, but the problem I have now is that the game screen is tiny and is in the bottom left corner of my tv screen.
Not sure why but at least one problem sorted now it's getting the screen sorted
I've had a search for the rom online and the 1993 download is 8mb but the only 1994 one I can see is for the emulator 3DO which is 500mb.
Im going to unpack all the files in my folder and then give it another try tonight and let you know how it goes.
thanks
Thanks, i see now when I have to create a file I need to do it in a text file. A new lesson learnt.
Thanks Abunille
Should I just copy the command line from the two install.bat files and create them as dosbox.cfg?
Manage to run a quick test for the game and when I select the game Dosbox comes up and the dos screen shows it found the horse.exe file but then stops and goes back to recalbox screen. So I'm guessing it's something on the install.bat command line then?
Hi
how do I create a Scummvm file in recalbox as following the read me file but its not clear, I know the file name but not sure what type of file I have to create
thanks
@voljega said in Confused Over Dos Games:
@kaz69 ok thanks didn't see it in the readme although i read it
Yeah i missed it before but was right at the end
@voljega said in Confused Over Dos Games:
@dragu how do you escape dos games ? i tried a very simple one but htokey+start didn't exit the game ? do you need a keyboard ?
Try Control + F9 thats what it says on the read me folder, you may need to plug in a keyboard
install.bat reads
@echo off
if %1!==! goto USAGE
set COLON=
:VALIDDRIVE
if %1 == c: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == d: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == e: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == f: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == g: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == C: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == D: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == E: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == F: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == G: goto INSTALL1
if %1 == c goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == d goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == e goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == f goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == g goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == C goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == D goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == E goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == F goto NEEDCOLON
if %1 == G goto NEEDCOLON
goto USAGE
:NEEDCOLON
set COLON=:
:INSTALL1
diskfree %1%COLON% 14200000
if ERRORLEVEL==5 goto USAGE
if ERRORLEVEL==4 goto DIRPROBLEM
if ERRORLEVEL==3 goto NEEDSPACE
if ERRORLEVEL==2 goto INSTALL2
if ERRORLEVEL==1 goto USAGE
goto end
:INSTALL2
cls
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º The Horde(tm) Hard Drive Installation Utility º
echo ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo º º
echo º This utility will decompress files from the º
echo º Horde floppy disks to to your hard drive. º
echo º º
echo º If you don't want to install The Horde º
echo º on your hard drive, press CTRL-C now. º
echo º º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
pause
echo making directory %1%COLON%\HORDE...
md %1%COLON%\HORDE
:BEGIN
snoop
if ERRORLEVEL 66 GOTO LOGB
:LOGA
SET DRIVE=A
goto INSTALL3
:LOGB
SET DRIVE=B
:INSTALL3
copy install2.bat %1%COLON%\HORDE
%1%COLON%
cd \HORDE
call install2.bat
del install2.bat
set COLON=
set DRIVE=
goto end
:USAGE
echo
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º PROBLEM: Valid hard drive not specified. º
echo ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo º Please specify the drive (C-G) to which you º
echo º would like the Horde copied. For example: º
echo º º
echo º install C: º
echo º or º
echo º install d º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
goto END
:DIRPROBLEM
echo
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º PROBLEM: Couldn't make HORDE directory º
echo ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo º Please check that you specified a valid drive. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
goto END
:NEEDSPACE
echo
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º PROBLEM: Not enough disk space on selected drive. º
echo ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo º To install the Horde you will need º
echo º 14,200,000 bytes free on your hard drive. º
echo º º
echo º Try deleting unnecessary files on your hard º
echo º drive and then run INSTALL again. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
goto END
:END
install2.bat reads
echo Decompressing files from Disk #1...
%DRIVE%:part1.exe > nul
:DISK2
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º Please Insert The Horde Disk #2 º
echo º and then press any key. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
pause
if not exist %DRIVE%:part2.exe goto DISK2
echo Decompressing files from Disk #2...
%DRIVE%:part2.exe > nul
:DISK3
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º Please Insert The Horde Disk #3 º
echo º and then press any key. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
pause
if not exist %DRIVE%:part3.exe goto DISK3
echo Decompressing files from Disk #3...
%DRIVE%:part3.exe > nul
:DISK4
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º Please Insert The Horde Disk #4 º
echo º and then press any key. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
pause
if not exist %DRIVE%:part4.exe goto DISK4
echo Decompressing files from Disk #4...
%DRIVE%:part4.exe > nul
:DISK5
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º Please Insert The Horde Disk #5 º
echo º and then press any key. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
pause
if not exist %DRIVE%:part5.exe goto DISK5
echo Decompressing files from Disk #5...
%DRIVE%:part5.exe > nul
:DISK6
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º Please Insert The Horde Disk #6 º
echo º and then press any key. º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
echo
pause
if not exist %DRIVE%:part6.exe goto DISK6
echo Decompressing files from Disk #6...
%DRIVE%:part6.exe > nul
cls
echo ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo º The Horde has been installed! º
echo ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo º To start the game, type HORDE º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
I think im getting it, but im needing to break it down. so the below is about the .pc file and the dosbox.bat file.
So I have created a folder named horde.pc in the dos rom folder (recalbox/roms/dos)
in the horde.pc folder I have extracted all the game data (see image for files extracted) and created a dosbox.bat file which has the command line
:horde.pc/horde.pc/horde.EXE
is this all correct? I want to make sure this is before I attempt creating the dosbox.conf part.
thanks
@dragu said in Confused Over Dos Games:
dosbox.bat and dosbox.cfg.
Thanks, i'm still new to this so i may get something wrong here. I have created my folder horde.pc (game is called horde), now with the dosbox.bat and dosbox.cfg files are these files I need to download from a website and then copy to every .pc folder I have?
and with Under Dosbox.bat, you define in general the same as in the original dos bat-file, what does this mean?
Hi all
I have Recalbox 4.1 and looking to get Dos games installed but i'm not understanding the readme file and just need a basic step by step guide as to create a directory for a .pc extnesion and also the dosbox.bat command line how do I do this?
Thanks
Yeah tried arcade and got a few working on FBA libretro that didn't work on MAME but I'm still trying to get the Michael Jackson Arcade game to work.
Lynx I'm still working on but fingers crossed I'll find something, then I can post my findings here
@substring thanks I guess it's just trying out different games and seeing what works and doesn't.
Do you know what other emulators are like this so I'm prepared for it 
i downloaded the roms from a trusted site and all their other roms are fine, maybe its just lynx
,
checked BIOS on md5sum and it matches the one on github.
@Substring I'm not sure which as the BIOS number matches up right and the Roms are correct for whats said in the read me file .lnx Whats he no-intro file format?