Ditch the headache. Play your favorite DOS games on the Steam Deck with DOSBox!



Ditch the headache. Play your favorite DOS games on the Steam Deck with DOSBox!

Ditch the headache. Play your favorite DOS games on the Steam Deck with DOSBox!

Add your favorite DOS games to the Steam Deck with DOSBox! I’m really proud of this tutorial and I hope you find it useful.

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00:00 – Intro
00:20 – Install Heroic Game Launcher
00:51 – Install your games
01:13 – Install DOSBox & Flatseal
01:38 – Give DOSBox permissions
02:24 – Add game to Steam Client
03:11 – Specifying DOSBox conf file
03:33 – Launch the game
04:12 – Advanced method: make a shell script
04:50 – Write the script
05:47 – More on configuration files
06:34 – Finding the correct path names
07:43 – Fixing sound in some games
08:09 – What about Luxtorpeda or BoxTron?

#DOSGaming #DOSBox #ClassicPCGames

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