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MS-DOS is an operating system marketed by [[Microsoft]]. As a result of being distributed on IBM systems (under the name PC-DOS) it soon became immensely successful, and the platform of choice for computer games. Even after the release of [[Windows 9x|Windows 95]] many games were still produced primarily for MS-DOS, albeit including some additional features when run under Windows. Once [[wp:DirectX|DirectX]] gained widespread support, MS-DOS was quickly abandoned by developers.
MS-DOS is an operating system marketed by [[Microsoft]]. As a result of being distributed on IBM systems (under the name PC-DOS) it soon became immensely successful, and the platform of choice for computer games. Even after the release of [[Windows|Windows 95]] many games were still produced primarily for MS-DOS, albeit including some additional features when run under Windows. Once [[wp:DirectX|DirectX]] gained widespread support, MS-DOS was quickly abandoned by developers.


On more modern versions of Windows many MS-DOS games will not run correctly, and, just as often, many will not run at all. One popular solution for running these games correctly is the open-source emulator [[DOSBox]].
On more modern versions of Windows many MS-DOS games will not run correctly, and, just as often, many will not run at all. One popular solution for running these games correctly is the open-source emulator [[DOSBox]].

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MS-DOS
The console image for MS-DOS.
ManufacturerMicrosoft
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Total Games2951 (529 present)
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For help running MS-DOS games on modern operating systems, see the DOSBox guide.

MS-DOS is an operating system marketed by Microsoft. As a result of being distributed on IBM systems (under the name PC-DOS) it soon became immensely successful, and the platform of choice for computer games. Even after the release of Windows 95 many games were still produced primarily for MS-DOS, albeit including some additional features when run under Windows. Once DirectX gained widespread support, MS-DOS was quickly abandoned by developers.

On more modern versions of Windows many MS-DOS games will not run correctly, and, just as often, many will not run at all. One popular solution for running these games correctly is the open-source emulator DOSBox.

Pages in category "DOS"

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