Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-09-10, 15:23

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Have you considered using the older gwbasic? Or is it problematic? I've played with GWBasic before, but it's a completely different beast. Unfortunately it would be a nightmare to build this in GWBasic, if it's even possible at all. It's the Visual part of Visual Basic that made it quick to develop …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-09-10, 00:00

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Better yet; is anyone interested in the source code? If there's interest, I'd be willing to Github it.

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-09-09, 23:59

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It's be really nice to have alternate launch commands with configurable title. Sort of like how Steam does it: https://res.cloudinary.com/lmn/image/upload/c_limit,h_360,w_640/e_sharpen:100/f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/v1/gameskinnyc/9/0/5/905a591cd9ed8ff.png This way you could allow users to still access …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-09-09, 23:50

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Hey all, wow, this thread took off a bit and I apparently lost track of it; sorry for that. It's great to see all the use that LaunchBox for DOS is getting. I just put out the first official version of LaunchBox for Android, and stumbled on this thread again. Anyways, I can always use a break from " …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-02-01, 16:25

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You can't really avoid taking additional memory, but the program could minimize the usage: unload most of its payload leaving only a small stub that runs the game and then re-runs the launcher when the game exits. This is what e.g. Norton Commander does. Norton Commander / MS-DOS Shell have both …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-02-01, 16:23

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Nice! Could you share some details of how you made it? Programming language, etc. This. Does ist use up any conventional memory? Any side effects when running programs directly from it. That was my main issue with launchers back then. The important thing is that it uses absolutely no memory at all …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-02-01, 16:21

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Nice! Could you share some details of how you made it? Programming language, etc. It was built with Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS 1.0, which is pretty much perfectly suited for this task. I knocked the initial version out in a weekend, and I have about three weekends into it now. It's actually …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-02-01, 04:20

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KCompRoom2000 wrote: Very cool! I'm definitely going to load this program onto my DOS PCs. This will make managing our DOS game collections easier. Great to hear! Let me know if you run into any issues.

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-02-01, 00:42

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kixs wrote: I like the design 😉 Might just use it when I finally put my DOS gaming machine in order 🤣 Doooooo itttttttttt... 😀

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-01-31, 23:20

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schmatzler wrote: Very nice. I will definitely use this, too. Sweet! Great to hear. 😀

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-01-31, 23:11

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keropi wrote: thanks for sharing I'll try it out!!! Awesome! Enjoy it! 😀

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New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-01-31, 23:00

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Hey all, it's been a long time since I've shown myself here, but wanted to say hi and drop this here if anyone was interested. I was crazy enough to code a native MS-DOS games launcher application recently: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/934-launchbox-for-ms-dos-special-edition/ …

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-11-16, 22:29

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Hey folks, it's been a while since I've updated this thread, but we're now on version 2.6 and have a whole ton of new features, now including support for emulators and ROMs. :) http://launchbox.jasoncarr.com http://www.jasoncarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/LaunchBox-2.6-Screenshot.jpg Also new …

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-25, 15:51

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What do you mean by MobyGames' database script? Does MobyGames have some kind of API? The problem I've found with MobyGames is I have no way of pulling down information except for parsing through their HTML website, and that's dirty and not future-proof.

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-22, 07:45

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Glad to hear, guybrush, sorry it took me so long to respond. Thanks for the tip on GR-Lida too, looks like a nice app. Also, I've released version 2.4: http://launchbox.jasoncarr.com

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-16, 18:02

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Okay, great, thanks Rodrigo. No rush really, but the testing will be much appreciated.

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-16, 17:34

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Nice! Yes, ScummVM support is definitely on the list of items to add. Maybe I can make it a bit more of a priority. The D-Fend icon is great, btw. Sounds like you're a good contact to have. :) Have you tried importing your D-Fend library? Still looking for feedback on how well that's working for …

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-16, 05:49

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And version 2.2. This time with support for importing your entire Steam collection. :) One thing to note, I realized that the auto-update feature was broken on previous releases in some situations. Please manually download and run the update if the auto-update process fails. http://launchbox. …

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Re: D-Fend Reloaded (DOSBox frontend)

Posted on 2013-10-12, 18:32

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Hey folks, I have basic D-Fend Reloaded import support added to LaunchBox now with version 2.1: http://launchbox.jasoncarr.com/ I would very much appreciate any feedback anyone can give me on importing their DFR libraries. The import simply points LaunchBox to use all of your D-Fend Reloaded games, …

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Re: LaunchBox: New DOSBox Frontend and Game Launcher

Posted on 2013-10-12, 18:26

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Alright, version 2.1 is released with D-Fend Reloaded import support. 😀 Also included is fullscreen mode. Leave me feedback on the D-Fend Reloaded import if you can. http://launchbox.jasoncarr.com/

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