Dosbox to Dreamcast?

[curt_grymala]

[quote author=iamalexwan link=board=Dev;num=1090772610;start=30#35 date=07/27/04 at 13:47:30]Is a good way to setup Windows98 on Dreamcast?[/quote]

Not gonna happen. I'm not even sure it would be probable to run Windows 3.1 on the DC, and I would wager to say that it is virtually impossible to run Win 95 or 98 on the DC.

However, DOS can use some nice GUI's as well, if it's set up correctly.

[quzar]

I think that some of you misinterpret how this is a DOS emulator. It does not run DOS on the Dreamcast, what it does is allows for the play of games that were made to either run straight on x86 machines or that used some functionality of DOS in order to run. The way it works it will not be running without a game/app running. I will probably eventually create some kind of gui menu that will have listing of the games on your CDs, but nothing like what arquerio is doing in SDL.

[Hola]

Ohhh...
Well I guess it just turned into another novatly.
I was hoping it would work like DOSBOX and actually emulate DOS and then you'd have a cool gui on top of it.

[Eric]

I would love to play wacky wheels and C-Dogs 2 its been something i wanted for awhile

[Darksaviour69]

i still think this is pretty cool

[someoneElse]

[quote author=Toh-Ava link=board=Dev;num=1090772610;start=30#30 date=07/27/04 at 09:35:05]
anyway, if you guys tell me specific games you want me to run i think i can try retouching it (notice, i haven't touched BHole for like... 2 years... the release you guys saw was actually quite late
[/quote]

How about the old SSI 'Gold box' RPG engine games, or the SSI Five-Star General series? (Panzer General engine)

Some of those may require a 486 or higher, or at least some of the later panzer generals did, and one of my Gold Box RPGs doesn't list any requirements on the box other than "PCs, ATs, PS2s, and Tandy" machines.

[Kamjin]

[quote author=Toh-Ava link=board=Dev;num=1090772610;start=30#30 date=07/27/04 at 09:35:05]i'm the guy who wrote BHole
quzar sent me e-mail, i was actually hoping someone may be interested in that thing... but nobody did...
anyway, if you guys tell me specific games you want me to run i think i can try retouching it (notice, i haven't touched BHole for like... 2 years... the release you guys saw was actually quite late

anyway, just wanted to tell you BHole was dead because no one seemed to care about it... (and we had dosbox and mess) if anyone cares about it know i think we can have some nice zombification.

p.s. here's the stupid question, in my life, i never seen anything but a PC, and a DEC-Alpha, can you guys please give me specs of the whole dreamcast thingy, so that maybe if i add more code to BHole, it will be done in a way that will make the code more compatible.

[/quote]

Heheh *Welcome!! *any man who's seen an Alpha is
good in my book!
In Bhole you emulated what had to, so it makes
it nice and light.. I'm really surprised that you
stopped doing it. It had potential as an easy
cross platform light emulator.

People already listed the specs, for the Dreamcast
to sum it up it's pretty much like codeing on an 80's
computer, with the API called KOS it opens alot
up.. you also have access to an SDL
port, the framebuffer/architechture is flat, w/no
protection..

Since Quzar started the port he's be the best to
deal with, but all the other coders here will be willing
to help out as well.. BTW I suggest you look around
and take a look at what's been done on an "dead"
console, you might find a new hobby here ;D

here's some links of interest for the dreamcast.
http://mc.pp.se/dc/ *(low level specs)
http://www.boob.co.uk/
http://gamedev.allusion.net/docs/kos...tml/node1.html *
(out of date manual to the KOS API)

What could be added to Bhole,
File support on the int, alot of stuff I tried, is about
to work if it could load sub files..
Also a pseudo 8259 would be a nice addition

[ringman]

I would like to see all of the commander keen games emulated.

[Hola]

I have a request. If it could run FWNES i'd be extremly happy.

[Eric]

Okay i am just going to post more games i would love to see run on the dos box i know its a lot work and if you want to put them on this go ahead its up to you

Alien Carnage
Alien Phobia
Astro Fire
Blocks
Bomber
Cyberdogs (the original)
Dangerous Dave
Dr Rudy
Duke Nukem 1 and 2 (the classic 2d version)
Epic Pinball
Giana Sisters 32k
Hexxagons
Lemmings
Liero
Mario VGA
Mice Men
Mr Boom
Ms Pacman PC
Pizza Worm
Leaper (frogger clone)
Super Angelo (mario clone)
Troy (the old version)
Xixit
Zone 66

I hope you guys are interested in some of the games if your not thats cool i just hope to see a few anyways.

Eric