Editing DOSBox (section)

==Usage==
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Since January 2011, the developers of the [[Wine (software)|Wine]] [[compatibility layer]] have integrated DOSBox into Wine to facilitate running DOS programs that are not supported natively by the Wine [[Virtual DOS machine]].<ref name=Wine>{{cite web|url=https://www.root.cz/zpravicky/wine-zacina-implementovat-dosbox/|title=Wine začíná implementovat DOSBox|language=cs|trans-title=Wine is starting to implement DOSBox|last=Pošvic|first=Kamil|work=Root.cz|date=January 24, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref>

Since January 2015, the [[Internet Archive]] has added thousands of DOS games to its software library. {{As of|2019|10}}, the DOS library contained 6,934 games.<ref name=Archive-2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20915967/internet-archive-goose-game-ms-dos-archive|title=Nearly 7,000 games available in MS-DOS archive, including the original goose game|last=Carpenter|first=Nicole|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref> The collection is provided for "scholarship and research purposes only".<ref name="fSBGg">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/about/terms.php |title=Internet Archive's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Copyright Policy |date=2014-12-31 |access-date=2015-01-08 |quote=''Access to the Archive’s Collections is provided at no cost to you and is granted for scholarship and research purposes only.''}}</ref>

===Forks===
* Em-DOSBox<ref name=Archive-2015>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/over-2300-ms-dos-games-now-completely-free-to-play-at-internet-archive/|title=Over 2,300 MS-DOS games now completely free to play at Internet Archive|last=Machkovech|first=Sam|work=[[Ars Technica]]|date=January 6, 2015|access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gjenero |first1=Boris |title=DOSBox ported to Emscripten |url=https://github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox |website=github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox}}</ref> uses [[Emscripten]] to convert the emulator's C++ code<ref name=MCDC>{{cite journal|title=Comparison of DC and MC/DC code coverages|last1=Szűgyi|first1=Zalán|last2=Porkoláb|first2=Zoltán|department=Department of Programming Languages and Compilers|journal=Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica|publisher=[[Eötvös Loránd University]]|date=December 2013|volume=13|issue=4|page=60|issn=1338-3957|doi=10.15546/aeei-2013-0050|doi-access=free}}</ref> to [[JavaScript]], making the games playable in a web browser.<ref name=Emscripten>{{cite book |last1=Kaltman|first1=Eric|last2=Osborn|first2=Joseph|last3=Wardrip-Fruin|first3=Noah|last4=Mateas|first4=Michael|title=Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games |chapter=Getting the GISST: A toolkit for the creation, analysis and reference of game studies resources |publisher=[[Association for Computing Machinery]]|date=August 14–17, 2017|page=5|doi=10.1145/3102071.3102092|isbn=978-1-4503-5319-9 }}</ref>
* DOSBox-X<ref>{{cite web |title=DOSBox-X - Accurate DOS emulation for Windows, Linux, macOS, and DOS |url=https://dosbox-x.com/ |website=dosbox-x.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Jonathan |title=joncampbell123/dosbox-x |website=[[GitHub]] |url=https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x |date=18 December 2022}}</ref> aims to be compatible with all pre-2000 DOS and Windows 9x based hardware scenarios.<ref>{{cite web |title=DOSBox - Emulation General Wiki |url=https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/DOSBox#Notable_active_forks |website=emulation.gametechwiki.com}}</ref>
* DOSBox Staging<ref>{{cite web |title=DOSBox Staging |url=https://www.dosbox-staging.org |website=dosbox-staging.org}}</ref> aims to be a modern continuation of DOSBox; with modern coding practices and advanced features.
* DOSBox Pure<ref>{{cite web |title=DOSBox Pure |url=https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure |website=github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure}}</ref> is a [[libretro]] core that implements DOSBox, with some additional features such as state saving and rewind.
* jDOSBox<ref>{{cite web 
|title=jDOSBox
|url=https://github.com/Tennessene/jDOSBox |website=github.com/Tennessene/jDOSBox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 29, 2014 |title=jDosbox |url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/jdosbox |website=sourceforge.net/projects/jdosbox}}</ref> is a pure Java x86 emulator based on DOSBox. It was created to run all DOS games as well as DOSBox, but in the browser (before Java applets were discontinued). In addition, it will boot up Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP, ReactOS and some flavors of Linux such as DSL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Status - jDosbox
|url=http://jdosbox.sourceforge.net/cms
|website=jdosbox.sourceforge.net/cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304011952/http://jdosbox.sourceforge.net/cms
|archive-date=March 4, 2019
}}</ref>

===Commercial===
{{See also|:Category:Games commercially released with DOSBox}}

DOSBox has also been both the most used DOS emulator and, because of the straightforward process of making the games work on modern computers,<ref name=Escapist>{{cite magazine|title=Everything Good Old is New Again|last=Au|first=Alan|magazine=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|date=June 7, 2011|issue=309}}</ref> the most popular emulation software for developers re-releasing legacy versions of their games.<ref name=demonization>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/how-the-demonization-of-emulation-devalues-gamings-heritage/|title=How the demonization of emulation devalues gaming's heritage|last=Orland|first=Kyle|work=[[Ars Technica]]|date=March 20, 2016|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> [[id Software]] has used DOSBox to re-release vintage games such as ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'' and ''[[Commander Keen]]'' on [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]'s [[Steam (service)|Steam]]. In the process, it was reported they violated the program's license, the GNU GPL, by not packaging the license text; the breach, which was reported as an oversight, was promptly resolved.<ref name="rDkqD">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=80945|url-status=dead|title=id sorts GPL Steam issue| publisher=[[Eurogamer]]| date=2007-08-07|access-date=2009-01-03|author=Purchese, Rob|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123160202/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/id-sorts-gpl-steam-issue|archive-date=2010-01-23}}</ref> [[Activision Blizzard]] has also used it to re-release [[Sierra Entertainment]]'s DOS games.<ref name=Activision-Blizzard>{{cite web|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/10398/1966413/Activision_Blizzard.html|title=Activision Blizzard: Veröffentlicht Sierra-Oldies|last=Dasgupta|first=Julian|work=[[4Players]]|date=July 23, 2009|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115090753/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/10398/1966413/Activision_Blizzard.html|archive-date=January 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[LucasArts]] used it to rerelease ''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' for modern machines on Steam and [[GOG.com]].<ref name="LucasArts">{{cite web |last=Hefford |first=Hayden |date=November 13, 2019 |title=The 10 best Star Wars games on PC |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/11/13/best-star-wars-games-on-pc/ |access-date=December 6, 2020 |work=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]}}</ref> [[2K Games]] producer Jason Bergman stated the company used DOSBox for Steam rereleases of certain installments of the ''[[XCOM]]'' series.<ref name="dRxYY">{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17846108#itemanchor_17846108| title=Comments-morning discussion| publisher=[[Shacknews]]| date=2008-09-04|access-date=2009-01-03|author=Bergman, Jason}}</ref> [[Bethesda Softworks]] has recommended DOSBox and provided a link to the DOSBox website on the downloads page for ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall]]''.<ref name=Daggerfall>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/09/bethesdas-free-daggerfall|title=Bethesda's Free Daggerfall|last=Haynes|first=Jeff|work=[[IGN]]|date=July 9, 2009|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref> It also included DOSBox with both games in ''The Elder Scrolls Anthology'' release.<ref name=ES-Anthology>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/elderscrolls/elder-scrolls-anthology-cross-section-pc-gaming-history-now-available-europe|title=The Elder Scrolls Anthology is a cross-section of PC gaming history, now available in Europe|last=Peel|first=Jeremy|work=[[PCGamesN]]|date=September 17, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>

[[Electronic Arts]]' [[Origin (service)|Origin]] client uses DOSBox for the platform's DOS games,<ref name=PC-Games/> including Electronic Arts titles such as ''[[Syndicate (1993 video game)|Syndicate]]''<ref name=Syndicate>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-original-syndicate-is-origins-new-on-the-house-freebie/|title=The original Syndicate is Origin's new On the House freebie|last=Chalk|first=Andy|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> and ''[[SimCity 2000]]''.<ref name=SimCity-2000>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/12/10/sim-city-2000-free/|title=Sim City 2000 Is 20 Years Old And Free|last=Walker|first=John|work=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref>