MS-DOS Games, Programs, Trivia, Pixels, Grog
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Since January 2025
Most screenshots & videos by the scumm-bartender
Boxart pictures from MobyGames
Most screenshots & videos by the scumm-bartender
Boxart pictures from MobyGames
Syndicate
Bullfrog Productions 1993
Bullfrog Productions 1993
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Syndicate
Bullfrog Productions 1993
Bullfrog Productions 1993
Companions of Xanth
1993
1993
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Companions of Xanth
1993
1993
I live....AGAIN
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I live....AGAIN
DOSBox-X
The classic Dosbox 0.74-3 handles pretty much everything great out of the box, but it doesn't offer too many options in case you want something special to be different.
That's where Dosbox-X comes into play.
It is VERY extensive, offering numerous options.
The menu is pretty handy, too.
The classic Dosbox 0.74-3 handles pretty much everything great out of the box, but it doesn't offer too many options in case you want something special to be different.
That's where Dosbox-X comes into play.
It is VERY extensive, offering numerous options.
The menu is pretty handy, too.
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
DOSBox-X
The classic Dosbox 0.74-3 handles pretty much everything great out of the box, but it doesn't offer too many options in case you want something special to be different.
That's where Dosbox-X comes into play.
It is VERY extensive, offering numerous options.
The menu is pretty handy, too.
The classic Dosbox 0.74-3 handles pretty much everything great out of the box, but it doesn't offer too many options in case you want something special to be different.
That's where Dosbox-X comes into play.
It is VERY extensive, offering numerous options.
The menu is pretty handy, too.
Pinball Dreams
Digital Illusions / 21st Century Entertainment
MS-DOS 1993 (first release on Amiga 1992)
Digital Illusions / 21st Century Entertainment
MS-DOS 1993 (first release on Amiga 1992)
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Pinball Dreams
Digital Illusions / 21st Century Entertainment
MS-DOS 1993 (first release on Amiga 1992)
Digital Illusions / 21st Century Entertainment
MS-DOS 1993 (first release on Amiga 1992)
I really love the design of this record, paying tribute to the good old days.
Quake OST, composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. Released for the first time on vinyl in 2020.
Pic from here:
www.turntablelab.com/products/nin...
Quake OST, composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. Released for the first time on vinyl in 2020.
Pic from here:
www.turntablelab.com/products/nin...
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I really love the design of this record, paying tribute to the good old days.
Quake OST, composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. Released for the first time on vinyl in 2020.
Pic from here:
www.turntablelab.com/products/nin...
Quake OST, composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. Released for the first time on vinyl in 2020.
Pic from here:
www.turntablelab.com/products/nin...
Save the Lemmings
Psygnosis / DMA Design 1991
A rare (back in the days) Lemmings demo a.k.a. as the Covox Levels.
It was bundled with the Covox Speech Thing or you could get it by calling 1-800-GET-PSYG.
The Covox was a rather rough tech D/A converter, connected to the printer port.
Psygnosis / DMA Design 1991
A rare (back in the days) Lemmings demo a.k.a. as the Covox Levels.
It was bundled with the Covox Speech Thing or you could get it by calling 1-800-GET-PSYG.
The Covox was a rather rough tech D/A converter, connected to the printer port.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Save the Lemmings
Psygnosis / DMA Design 1991
A rare (back in the days) Lemmings demo a.k.a. as the Covox Levels.
It was bundled with the Covox Speech Thing or you could get it by calling 1-800-GET-PSYG.
The Covox was a rather rough tech D/A converter, connected to the printer port.
Psygnosis / DMA Design 1991
A rare (back in the days) Lemmings demo a.k.a. as the Covox Levels.
It was bundled with the Covox Speech Thing or you could get it by calling 1-800-GET-PSYG.
The Covox was a rather rough tech D/A converter, connected to the printer port.
Video Test Bench V 4.5F
Warren C. Martin, 2011
As our beloved CRTs are slowly getting old and probably need some care sooner or later, here is a DOS software for those of you, who do it themselves:
github.com/unclejed613/...
It covers pretty much everything, best tool I have seen so far.
Warren C. Martin, 2011
As our beloved CRTs are slowly getting old and probably need some care sooner or later, here is a DOS software for those of you, who do it themselves:
github.com/unclejed613/...
It covers pretty much everything, best tool I have seen so far.
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Video Test Bench V 4.5F
Warren C. Martin, 2011
As our beloved CRTs are slowly getting old and probably need some care sooner or later, here is a DOS software for those of you, who do it themselves:
github.com/unclejed613/...
It covers pretty much everything, best tool I have seen so far.
Warren C. Martin, 2011
As our beloved CRTs are slowly getting old and probably need some care sooner or later, here is a DOS software for those of you, who do it themselves:
github.com/unclejed613/...
It covers pretty much everything, best tool I have seen so far.
Design your own pinball table with
Macadam Bumper
ERE Informatique 1987
Macadam Bumper
ERE Informatique 1987
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Design your own pinball table with
Macadam Bumper
ERE Informatique 1987
Macadam Bumper
ERE Informatique 1987
From a time when we counted the free MEGABYTES.
Stacker by Stac Electronics, a disk compression utility.
Other companies found the idea interesting, too.
"Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit, Must Pay Rival $120 Million":
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
Stacker by Stac Electronics, a disk compression utility.
Other companies found the idea interesting, too.
"Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit, Must Pay Rival $120 Million":
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
From a time when we counted the free MEGABYTES.
Stacker by Stac Electronics, a disk compression utility.
Other companies found the idea interesting, too.
"Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit, Must Pay Rival $120 Million":
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
Stacker by Stac Electronics, a disk compression utility.
Other companies found the idea interesting, too.
"Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit, Must Pay Rival $120 Million":
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
NHL Hockey
EA Sports 1993
The game was called NHL '94 on other platforms.
I found the videos in the rotating puck quite impressive in the year 1993.
EA Sports 1993
The game was called NHL '94 on other platforms.
I found the videos in the rotating puck quite impressive in the year 1993.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
NHL Hockey
EA Sports 1993
The game was called NHL '94 on other platforms.
I found the videos in the rotating puck quite impressive in the year 1993.
EA Sports 1993
The game was called NHL '94 on other platforms.
I found the videos in the rotating puck quite impressive in the year 1993.
Scorched Earth v1.50
By Wendell Hicken, 1995
Walls: Rubber
By Wendell Hicken, 1995
Walls: Rubber
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Scorched Earth v1.50
By Wendell Hicken, 1995
Walls: Rubber
By Wendell Hicken, 1995
Walls: Rubber
The path of Jupiter in the next four years, as seen in
SkyGlobe 3.6 by Mark A. Haney, 1993
This can be done by incrementing the time automatically by one sidereal day (23h56m4s).
Jupiter and Mars can be seen going retrograde several times.
The thing zooming through every 3⁄4 second is the moon.
SkyGlobe 3.6 by Mark A. Haney, 1993
This can be done by incrementing the time automatically by one sidereal day (23h56m4s).
Jupiter and Mars can be seen going retrograde several times.
The thing zooming through every 3⁄4 second is the moon.
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The path of Jupiter in the next four years, as seen in
SkyGlobe 3.6 by Mark A. Haney, 1993
This can be done by incrementing the time automatically by one sidereal day (23h56m4s).
Jupiter and Mars can be seen going retrograde several times.
The thing zooming through every 3⁄4 second is the moon.
SkyGlobe 3.6 by Mark A. Haney, 1993
This can be done by incrementing the time automatically by one sidereal day (23h56m4s).
Jupiter and Mars can be seen going retrograde several times.
The thing zooming through every 3⁄4 second is the moon.
Blockout
1989
1989
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Blockout
1989
1989
RighTime v2.53, 1993 by Tom Becker.
A program to correct the system clock on MS-DOS
Due to many reasons (e.g. temperature fluctuations that affected the oscillator), old systems could be off up to several minutes a day.
I found this referenced when searching for software used by NASA.
A program to correct the system clock on MS-DOS
Due to many reasons (e.g. temperature fluctuations that affected the oscillator), old systems could be off up to several minutes a day.
I found this referenced when searching for software used by NASA.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
RighTime v2.53, 1993 by Tom Becker.
A program to correct the system clock on MS-DOS
Due to many reasons (e.g. temperature fluctuations that affected the oscillator), old systems could be off up to several minutes a day.
I found this referenced when searching for software used by NASA.
A program to correct the system clock on MS-DOS
Due to many reasons (e.g. temperature fluctuations that affected the oscillator), old systems could be off up to several minutes a day.
I found this referenced when searching for software used by NASA.
You have chosen...not so wisely.
From the VGA version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The GIF is from this page:
www.superrune.com/tutorials/in...
A really great comparison of many scenes of the EGA and VGA versions of Indy3.
From the VGA version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The GIF is from this page:
www.superrune.com/tutorials/in...
A really great comparison of many scenes of the EGA and VGA versions of Indy3.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You have chosen...not so wisely.
From the VGA version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The GIF is from this page:
www.superrune.com/tutorials/in...
A really great comparison of many scenes of the EGA and VGA versions of Indy3.
From the VGA version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The GIF is from this page:
www.superrune.com/tutorials/in...
A really great comparison of many scenes of the EGA and VGA versions of Indy3.
Well, this could mean a lot if you weren't there
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Well, this could mean a lot if you weren't there
From a time when you could quit Windows:
WinRAR 1.54 BETA
WinRAR 1.54 BETA
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
From a time when you could quit Windows:
WinRAR 1.54 BETA
WinRAR 1.54 BETA
AdvanceMame on MS-DOS 6.22
Pictured is advv, a tool to create custom modelines.
The white box is the menu of the CRT, confirming the 59.1hz.
This would be the modeline for Metal Slug, which had 320x244 @ 59.19
It's as close to the real deal as you can get.
Last update for AdvMame was in May '25.
Pictured is advv, a tool to create custom modelines.
The white box is the menu of the CRT, confirming the 59.1hz.
This would be the modeline for Metal Slug, which had 320x244 @ 59.19
It's as close to the real deal as you can get.
Last update for AdvMame was in May '25.
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
AdvanceMame on MS-DOS 6.22
Pictured is advv, a tool to create custom modelines.
The white box is the menu of the CRT, confirming the 59.1hz.
This would be the modeline for Metal Slug, which had 320x244 @ 59.19
It's as close to the real deal as you can get.
Last update for AdvMame was in May '25.
Pictured is advv, a tool to create custom modelines.
The white box is the menu of the CRT, confirming the 59.1hz.
This would be the modeline for Metal Slug, which had 320x244 @ 59.19
It's as close to the real deal as you can get.
Last update for AdvMame was in May '25.
Frankenstein Windows
Windows 3.1 running Calmira II - mimicking start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and many other features of Windows 95.
It was first released in 1997 and intended for people, who were stuck with Windows 3.1 but wanted the future...
It works surprisingly well.
www.calmira.de
Windows 3.1 running Calmira II - mimicking start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and many other features of Windows 95.
It was first released in 1997 and intended for people, who were stuck with Windows 3.1 but wanted the future...
It works surprisingly well.
www.calmira.de
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Frankenstein Windows
Windows 3.1 running Calmira II - mimicking start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and many other features of Windows 95.
It was first released in 1997 and intended for people, who were stuck with Windows 3.1 but wanted the future...
It works surprisingly well.
www.calmira.de
Windows 3.1 running Calmira II - mimicking start menu, taskbar, desktop icons and many other features of Windows 95.
It was first released in 1997 and intended for people, who were stuck with Windows 3.1 but wanted the future...
It works surprisingly well.
www.calmira.de
Some familiar names here in the Robocop boot sequence.
But can it run Doom? 🤔
But can it run Doom? 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Some familiar names here in the Robocop boot sequence.
But can it run Doom? 🤔
But can it run Doom? 🤔
If the USS Enterprise would run on Win3.1, it would probably look like WinTrek.
Written in 1989 by Joe Jaworski.
Screenshot Version 1.00J from 1992
Written in 1989 by Joe Jaworski.
Screenshot Version 1.00J from 1992
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If the USS Enterprise would run on Win3.1, it would probably look like WinTrek.
Written in 1989 by Joe Jaworski.
Screenshot Version 1.00J from 1992
Written in 1989 by Joe Jaworski.
Screenshot Version 1.00J from 1992
Creating an online Avatar in the year 1994
Sierra launched the first online multiplayer gaming system in 1991, called the The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation Network).
It featured chats and a number of games like backgammon or chess.
There is still a host for this:
www.innbarn.com
Sierra launched the first online multiplayer gaming system in 1991, called the The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation Network).
It featured chats and a number of games like backgammon or chess.
There is still a host for this:
www.innbarn.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Creating an online Avatar in the year 1994
Sierra launched the first online multiplayer gaming system in 1991, called the The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation Network).
It featured chats and a number of games like backgammon or chess.
There is still a host for this:
www.innbarn.com
Sierra launched the first online multiplayer gaming system in 1991, called the The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation Network).
It featured chats and a number of games like backgammon or chess.
There is still a host for this:
www.innbarn.com
Bliss 2.6.1
2023 by Lucas Pedrosa
A track editor for Stunts / 4D Sports Driving.
It offers many features not to be found in the native editor.
The download comes with three binaries - Linux (bliss), Win (bliss.exe) and MS-DOS (bliss. com).
Screenshots from DOS version.
www.raceforkicks.com/bliss/
2023 by Lucas Pedrosa
A track editor for Stunts / 4D Sports Driving.
It offers many features not to be found in the native editor.
The download comes with three binaries - Linux (bliss), Win (bliss.exe) and MS-DOS (bliss. com).
Screenshots from DOS version.
www.raceforkicks.com/bliss/
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Bliss 2.6.1
2023 by Lucas Pedrosa
A track editor for Stunts / 4D Sports Driving.
It offers many features not to be found in the native editor.
The download comes with three binaries - Linux (bliss), Win (bliss.exe) and MS-DOS (bliss. com).
Screenshots from DOS version.
www.raceforkicks.com/bliss/
2023 by Lucas Pedrosa
A track editor for Stunts / 4D Sports Driving.
It offers many features not to be found in the native editor.
The download comes with three binaries - Linux (bliss), Win (bliss.exe) and MS-DOS (bliss. com).
Screenshots from DOS version.
www.raceforkicks.com/bliss/