Playing Classic DOS Games in OSX
May 12th, 2009
Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, One Must Fall: 2097? Any of these ring a bell? Chances are you’ve played these when Microsoft’s DOS was the predominant PC operating system. DOSBox makes playing a lot of those classic DOS games possible on a wide range of modern operating systems. In OSX, however, it’s not just possible to play these games, it’s very to easy to set up as well with Boxer, an application that bundles DOSBox with an OSX frontend.
After installing Boxer, dig up a copy of your favorite old DOS game that’s supported by DOSBox. Copy the files into a folder on your Mac (you do still have a 5.25″ floppy drive, right?). Start up Boxer and drag-and-drop the folder where indicated. That’s it.
Drag-and-drop your games here to install.
If the game needs to run and install or setup program, Boxer will give you a chance to do either before starting the game. Boxer even comes pre-bundled with Commander Keen 4 and demos of Epic Pinball, Ultima Underworld, and X-COM: UFO Defense. There are additional pre-packaged demo games you can download separately as well.