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If this driver can be implemented with most emulators, the extra performance would be amazing. https://github.com/Yours3lf/rpi-vk-driver

@rummy1 Ok, I finally figured out how to run this on recalbox! It's took a lot to get it work but here goes. First create a folder, I named my dagger.pc. In the dagger.pc folder create a new folder named DAGGER, this where you will copy all the game files. You will also need a dosbox.bat for run the game. To create the dosbox.bat file, I'm assuming you are using a mac so you would use TextEdit program to create a text file. In this text file, copy this code:

c:
cd DAGGER
FALL.EXE Z.CFG

Save this file as dosbox.bat, you might need to remove the file extension at the end if it saves as dosbox.bat.txt. You will also need the dosbox.cfg, you can copy the code for this file from the following link: https://pastebin.com/13xrJdkw. Using TextEdit, you'll need to change the line that says mapperfile= to mapperfile=dagger. Also, the only way this would game would run was to increase the memsize= to memsize=48.
You'll need to edit the Z.CFG file too. Using TextEdit, edit the second line: path and the third line: pathCD to read like this:

path C:\DAGGER\arena2\
pathCD C:\DAGGER\arena2\

Out of all the dos games I've gotten to run on dosbox this one is the most complicated. I'm pretty sure there are many different ways to run the game. This is just one way that worked for me.

I ran into a few issues with the following Port cores. Some of these problems weren't well documented. So I decided to share the workarounds or solutions to the issues I came across. Hope it helps you use these cores too.

Doom:

The PrBoom core supports the common Doom and Doom 2 wads. I ran into issues running Sigil. The problem was caused by the doom2.wad being in the same directory as the doomu.wad (which is required to run Sigil). To overcome this issue, you need to modify the prboom.cfg file in the doomu save folder (saves/doom/doomu/). In the ## Files section, change #wadfile_1 to wadfile_1 "sigil.wad". This will also load the Sigil wad when you start Ultimate Doom. Run the .wad file to launch the game.

File structure:

roms/ports/Doom/
	doom2.wad (Doom 2)
	doomu.wad (Ultimate Doom)
	masterlevels.wad (DOOM 2: Master Levels)
	plutonia.wad (Final Doom: Plutonia Experiment)
	sigil.wad (Sigil)
	tnt.wad (Final Doom: TNT - Evilution)

Wolfenstein 3D:

The ECWolf core supports the main game (wl6), Spear of Destiny (sod) and two mission packs (sd2, sd3). I ran into issues running the Spear of Destiny mission packs (sd2, sd3). It ended up being a file extension issue. If your game files don't match the file extensions stated below, change them so they do match. Run the .exe file to launch the game.

File structure:

roms/ports/Wolfenstein 3D/
	wl6/ (Main game)
		[multiple game files].WL6 (Must have the .WL6 file extension)
		WOLF3D.EXE
	sod/ (Spear of Destiny)
		[multiple game files].SOD (Must have the .SOD file extension)
		SPEAR.EXE
	sd2/ (Return to Danger)
		[multiple game files].SOD (Must have the .SOD file extension)
		RETURN.EXE
	sd3/ (Ultimate Challenge)
		[multiple game files].SOD (Must have the .SOD file extension)
		ULTIMATE.EXE

Quake:

The TyrQuake core only supports the main game and two expansion packs (id1, hipnotic, rogue). I tried running two other expansion packs (dopa, mg1) without success. In the id1 folder, delete the pak0.pak (shareware) file. I renamed the pak1.pak (registered) file to pak0.pak for consistency. If more than one pak file is included, the game entry will disappear from the game list. Run the .pak file to launch the game.

File structure:

roms/ports/Quake/
	id1/ (Main game)
		music/
		pak0.pak (Registered pak/only include this pak file!)
	hipnotic/ (Scourge of Armagon)
		music/
		pak0.pak
	rogue/ (Dissolution of Eternity)
		music/
		pak0.pak

Quake 2:

The VitaQuake2 core only supports the main game (baseq2). Each expansion requires a separate VitaQuake2 core that is not currently included. In the baseq2 folder, only include the pak0.pak file. If more than one pak file (pak1.pak, pak2.pak, pak3.pak) is included, the game entry will disappear from the game list. Run the .pak file to launch the game.

File structure:

roms/ports/Quake 2/
	baseq2/ (Main game)
		music/
		players/
		video/
		pak0.pak (Only include this pak file!)

If you want to play DOS games, use this guide: https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/emulators/computosaures/dosbox