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NyTR0S96 Jan 14, 2015 @ 2:53pm
so what about dos games with dosbox
origionally in a regular pc you buy a dos game and get dosbox with it, is thare something being done about being able to play dos games on a steam machine or steambox?
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Green Orange Jan 14, 2015 @ 2:59pm 
You can just install dosbox from the desktop (dosbox is crossplatform), what more do you need? Or are you refering to steam games that use dosbox?
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sernet Jan 14, 2015 @ 3:27pm 
Originally posted by Green:
You can just install dosbox from the desktop (dosbox is crossplatform), what more do you need? Or are you refering to steam games that use dosbox?
He is talking about using DOSBox on SteamOS.
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NyTR0S96 Jan 14, 2015 @ 3:41pm 
yes i am refering to steam os with dosbox.
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NordVPN Jan 14, 2015 @ 4:23pm 
Originally posted by Ser.net:
He is talking about using DOSBox on SteamOS.

I believe he more accurately wants to know if anything is being done so that DOSBox games on Steam will be made installable on Linux. He doensn't want to know if he can or how to install DOSBox himself, what he wants to know is if Steam is making DOS games available on Linux through the Linux version of DOSBox.
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NeptNutz Jan 14, 2015 @ 4:34pm 
Maybe it falls under the same "Whose responsibility is this if it breaks?" rubric as to why Wine is not being implemented. Perhaps support (licensing?) only extends as far as Windows. If indeed that's the case, Steam should fix streaming DOSBox games from Windows. Last time I tried, that didn't work.

I think new SteamOS users will have to go begging ... unless they start getting adventurous! :grinsam:

Meanwhile, I can play A Bug's Life on a 64-bit PC, PS2, PS3, and even stream it to a PSP! What's that about?! Some kind of Disney Magic?
Last edited by NeptNutz; Jan 16, 2015 @ 12:30am
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borg_7_of_9 Jan 14, 2015 @ 11:38pm 
is it possible to install steam for linux on steamos ?
from there you should be able to install dosbox for linux and any games..

Just a thought

Still excellent question by OP
hmmmm
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TinMan1325 Jan 14, 2015 @ 11:43pm 
Wait... so if I download my DOOM games on SteamOS, I can play them? But they don't show up in "Games I can play"
The old DOOM games are opened by DOSBox, right?
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borg_7_of_9 Jan 14, 2015 @ 11:45pm 
yeah old doom games are opened by dosbox but not sure how you would go without steam running (DRM)
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TinMan1325 Jan 14, 2015 @ 11:53pm 
Originally posted by borg_7_of_9:
yeah old doom games are opened by dosbox but not sure how you would go without steam running (DRM)
Hmm... I bought the games on Steam though.

Nevermind, I just tried to download them in SteamOS, it didn't allow me to. That really sucks because if a game works with wine, they couldn't even do that
Last edited by TinMan1325; Jan 14, 2015 @ 11:58pm
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borg_7_of_9 Jan 15, 2015 @ 12:33am 
how would copying from windows go?
Just the game.
run it in dosbox for linux desktop in steamos!
Id try but I need a new GPU - No support with the latest update..
Last edited by borg_7_of_9; Jan 15, 2015 @ 12:34am
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TinMan1325 Jan 15, 2015 @ 12:43am 
Originally posted by borg_7_of_9:
how would copying from windows go?
Now you've got me wondering haha. I can't check right now, problems with my windows hdd. But if it were to work, I suppose a person could always "Add a non-Steam game" from SteamOS?
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SamBC Jan 15, 2015 @ 7:22am 
You need to ask the publishers to package them for Linux (and Mac), really. It's not up to Valve to do that.
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Shark Jan 15, 2015 @ 7:27am 
Originally posted by SamBC:
You need to ask the publishers to package them for Linux (and Mac), really. It's not up to Valve to do that.
Valve actually makes this really easy for those developers.
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TinMan1325 Jan 15, 2015 @ 9:02am 
Originally posted by SamBC:
You need to ask the publishers to package them for Linux (and Mac), really. It's not up to Valve to do that.
Yeah I see what you're saying there. I just don't understand why we can't download our own games in SteamOS?
Originally posted by Green:
(dosbox is crossplatform)
If that's true, shouldn't we be allowed to download them in SteamOS? I honestly don't know, just asking

It would be nice if someone from Steam were to chime in and shed some light on this :)
Last edited by TinMan1325; Jan 15, 2015 @ 9:14am
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SamBC Jan 15, 2015 @ 12:11pm 
Dosbox exists on Mac and Linux, but it's a different binary. So, to make Mac and Linux versions, the publisher needs to pack up the same original game files with the respective versions of Dosbox. The Windows version of the game comes with Dosbox for Windows, which won't work.

If you want to be able to configure Dosbox yourself and just use the files from the Windows version, then you'll just have to get the files from the Windows version, I guess.

And in either case, lobby the publishers to put out a Linux version, which really wouldn't be that much effort for them.
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