As advanced as today’s gaming titles are, they just don’t have the appeal that simple games of the DOS era had. After all, who can forget the good old days of Bio Menace, Dangerous Dave and SkyRoads.

There are a lot of amazing games these days, but they sometimes take years to develop, and they might still launch in a sorry state at release -- looking at you, Cyberpunk 2077. If you want to return ...

The major benefit I see in DOSBox Pure over DOSBox Classic is a sort of built-in containerization for games. DOSBox Pure creates a separate environment for each game automatically when it's "opened" ...

Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite? These titles ...

It's completely legal to explore vast swaths of the history of PC gaming without paying a dime. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for ...

Maybe you're not getting the true retro PC experience if you're not fiddling with settings at an emulated DOS text prompt, but there's something to be said for how easy console emulation has become ...

Has anyone got this combination working together? I have a few titles with MIDI music that I'd like to output via my Roland UM-One USB adapter to my SoundCanvas SC-88. I can get MIDI output working ...

PCs have been around for decades, but changes in Windows versions and CPU architectures mean today's PCs can't easily run games made for '80s and '90s machines. Sure, it's simple to install and run ...