It has a plethora of functions that will help you in navigating around the directories, while still retaining the command prompt. NC might seem awkward at first, but in fact it is a very functional genuine DOS era file manager frontend. The mounting of your DosBox games directory, switching the promt to the emulated C: drive and clearing the screen from previous commands can all be executed from the section of nf, so you won't have to re-type them every time round.įrontend programs can help running DosBox with varying configurations for different games.įor both a more accessible user interface and oldschool feel, you can use Norton Commander (get it from our programs and utilities page - scroll down to the bottom to find it). Most of the stuff in there is not really needed, but you would do best to familiarize yourself with the specific topics I linked to. Internal Programs (important, especially MOUNT) If you have any problems with it, try having a look at the official FAQ on the DosBox site.
Whilst the games industry has completely changed from all recognition from those simple times and we now experience full-blown multimedia experiences, I've learnt to appreciate how simplicity can sometimes be extremely rewarding. Not many games force you to reflect upon your choices in your real life and give you cause to wonder the possibilities if maybe one made different choice whether such choices would affect one's character.Īlter Ego fills me with nostalgia because the gaming industry back in the 80s was full of creativity.
The vignettes were well-written, contained drama, humour and pathos in equal measure. it is extremely hard, if not impossible, to live one's life as an utter bum. I found it utterly compelling and quite thought provoking, even though it was quite linear and 'coerced' you into certain actions i.e. I remember this game when it was first released as it was one of the games from my C64 days that I never played and always wished to play.įast foward almost 20 years later, and after using a C64 emulator (*cough*), I finally had the chance to play Alter Ego.
0 kommentar(er)
