Playing games in DosBox is very easy. Just follow these instructions:
Install DosBox from Ubuntu Software Center or in Terminal by typing : sudo apt-get install dosbox
To run games in DosBox:
Make a directory under your home folder where you want to place your games.for example:Make a directory named "dosgames" by using the command- mkdir dosgames in terminal or by directly creating a folder in home folder.
To play games in DosBox,games must be present on your pc. Games can be easily downloaded from www.dosgames.com or any other site.Once you have downloaded a game,for example:bounce,extract its files and place it under the folder 'dosgames'.
Now open DosBox from Applications>Games>DosBox
or by writing in terminal-'dosbox'
The DosBox window will open now.To mount the directory 'dosgames ' write the following commands-
z:\> mount c /home/homefolder/dosgames
z:\> c:
c:\> cd bounce
c:\BOUNCE>bounce
Your game will start now.
To switch into or out of "fullscreen" of dosbox,press 'alt+enter'.
