RetroPie 3.0 Update

If you wish to create scripts to run DOS games in RetroPie as outlined in the tutorial in this blog, then you need to make the following small changes to get them to work in RetroPie version 3.0.

DOSBox Configuration for Individual Games

In this tutorial, I will show how to configure DOSBox to make sure that it uses the correct mapper file for your game.

Default (Arcade) Mapping for DOSBox

Over the next two tutorials, I will show how I have used DOSBox config and mapper files for games in my Retropie build. In the first tutorial, I will share my default configuration that I use for most games which I would describe as arcade-style. In the second tutorial, I will share the configuration for games that require more complex mapper files.

Configure Game Controllers in DOSBox

In this tutorial, I will show how to use the DOSBox mapper to configure game controllers.

Run DOS games in Retropie

In this tutorial, I will show how to add DOS games to Retropie. The games will launch automatically from emulationstation, then return when the game is exited. I will be using DOSBox as the emulator. rpix86 may be faster but DOSBox supports mapping game controllers, something I will cover in a future tutorial.