Join me as I walk through how I play the old DOS Dragonlance video games. You can learn more about specific video games on my website dlsaga.com, and even find the game manuals, clue books and more!
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga Gaming Dragonlance episode. Today I am going to walk through how I play the old school Dragonlance video games. It is Bracha, Darkember the 20th and my name is Adam.
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Discussion
- Finding DOS games can be tricky, but I have made a list of the versions and websites that work for me.
- Dragon Strike for DOS: https://wowroms.com/en/roms/dos/download-dragonstrike-1990/147131.html
- War of the Lance for DOS: https://wowroms.com/en/roms/dos/war-of-the-lance/150707.html
- Shadow Sorcerer for DOS: https://wowroms.com/en/roms/dos/shadow-sorcerer/149542.html
- Dragons of Flame for DOS: https://wowroms.com/en/roms/dos/dragons-of-flame/147133.html
- Heroes of the Lance for NES:
- Dark Queen of Krynn: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_krynn_series
- Death Knights of Krynn: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_krynn_series
- Champions of Krynn: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_krynn_series
- Installation
https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Basic_Setup_and_Installation_of_DosBox- After downloading, install DOSBox to any directory. Also, make a folder to put all your old games in. I put DOSBox in C:\DOSBox, and my old games directory is C:\OLDGAMES. I put a game in my OLDGAMES directory, DragonSt, which is Dragon Strike, the Dragon Flight Simulator Game. Your directories should look like this:
- My Computer
- Local DIsc (C:)
- DOSBox
- OLDGAMES
- DragonSt
- Local DIsc (C:)
- My Computer
- After downloading, install DOSBox to any directory. Also, make a folder to put all your old games in. I put DOSBox in C:\DOSBox, and my old games directory is C:\OLDGAMES. I put a game in my OLDGAMES directory, DragonSt, which is Dragon Strike, the Dragon Flight Simulator Game. Your directories should look like this:
- Running A Game
https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Basic_Setup_and_Installation_of_DosBox- Now, the hardest part, getting games to run. First, run dosbox.exe in your DOSBox folder. Remember that OLDGAMES directory you created in Step 1? You have to basically set that as new directory just for DOSBox. Essentially, it’s going to become the C:\> drive of DOSBox. So, type:
- Z:\>MOUNT C C:\OLDGAMES
- Z:\>C:
- C:\>CD DragonSt
- C:\DragonSt>DSTRIKE.EXE
- Now, the hardest part, getting games to run. First, run dosbox.exe in your DOSBox folder. Remember that OLDGAMES directory you created in Step 1? You have to basically set that as new directory just for DOSBox. Essentially, it’s going to become the C:\> drive of DOSBox. So, type:
Outro
And that’s it for this episode of Gaming Dragonlance! Do you have a favorite old school Dragonlance video game? Do you prefer to wait for the mages to come out in stable platforms like GOG, Epic or Steam? Feel free to email me at dlsaga@pm.me or leave a comment below.
I would like to once again invite you to consider becoming a member of this channel, and once again remind you that you can pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link, all of which are in the description below.
This channel is all about celebrating the wonderful world of the Dragonlance Saga, and I hope you will join me in the celebration. Thank you for watching, this has been Adam with DragonLance Saga and until next time Slàinte mhath (slan-ge-var).
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