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voxel Apr 18, 2024

if you're into weird #MSDOS games, the Dos Game Jam community put together a compilation 'Demo Disc' with hundreds of megabytes of #DOS games and software, all presented with an authentic super menu by thp and friends. Includes a few of my dos #gamedev jam entries 😎

https://thp.itch.io/djg-demo-disc-2023 or https://thp.io/2024/demodisc/

DOS Game Jam Demo Disc 2023 by thp

A collection of games from the DOS Game Jam, compatible with 16-bit and 32-bit x86 CPUs, CGA, EGA, VGA, VESA.

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anjune Apr 18, 2024

@voxel That’s brilliant! :)

I probably haven’t burned a CD since 2007 or so and given the hardware I have DOSBox with a retro filter would look *more* authentic (if you used to connect your PC to a bad TV anyway) than just straight up booting it…

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akavel Apr 19, 2024

@anjune @voxel do you maybe have recommendations for some good, reasonably accurate filter set & settings, that would be easy to apply for a newbie? When I tried to explore this topic once in some emulator, I got completely overwhelmed... :'/

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voxel Apr 19, 2024

@akavel @anjune I usually play without filters, the more important part for me is to try and keep the aspect ratio accurate with a 4:3 window instead of stretching it across a wide-screen monitor. That said, if you're using windows this is a really nice filtered version of dosbox https://mattiasgustavsson.itch.io/dosbox-crt

DOSBOX-CRT by Mattias Gustavsson

A customized version of the DOSBOX emulator, with a CRT emulation filter and some bundled games.

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anjune

@voxel @akavel it is beyond me why so many emulators stretch the picture by default. who wants that?!