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A collection of 1,898 classic Chinese DOS games, playable directly in the browser. The project hosts the game files themselves and links to a website built around them.
A collection of 1,898 classic Chinese DOS games, playable directly in the browser. The project hosts the game files themselves and links to a website built around them.So is it a website to play on, or an archive to download from?Both: the games play on the project's website, and the repo stores the raw game files. The website's source code lives in a separate repo, rwv/chinese-dos-games-web.
Both: the games play on the project's website, and the repo stores the raw game files. The website's source code lives in a separate repo, rwv/chinese-dos-games-web.How do I get a game running?Open the site and click a game — it runs in the browser. To grab files locally, run the Python 3 script in the repo root; if a download fails, check Issue #26.
Open the site and click a game — it runs in the browser. To grab files locally, run the Python 3 script in the repo root; if a download fails, check Issue #26.Do I need to install DOSBox or another emulator first?No separate emulator needed — games run through an Emscripten port of DOSBox (em-dosbox) with the Emularity embedded-emulator loader, all inside the browser.
No separate emulator needed — games run through an Emscripten port of DOSBox (em-dosbox) with the Emularity embedded-emulator loader, all inside the browser.Is distributing these games actually legal?The author states openly that the project infringes copyright and will delete files if rights holders object (contact: [email protected]).
The author states openly that the project infringes copyright and will delete files if rights holders object (contact: [email protected]).Does it matter what OS I'm on?Any OS with a modern browser — Windows, macOS or Linux — since the games are compiled to run in the browser via Emscripten.
Any OS with a modern browser — Windows, macOS or Linux — since the games are compiled to run in the browser via Emscripten.What's the IPNS hash in the README for?The whole collection is mirrored on IPFS under that IPNS name (k2k4r8oyknzob8jjqpj6toer4dw3jc6srsbqlbsalktnw1fopb7iyqd2), so a decentralized copy of the games stays reachable.
The whole collection is mirrored on IPFS under that IPNS name (k2k4r8oyknzob8jjqpj6toer4dw3jc6srsbqlbsalktnw1fopb7iyqd2), so a decentralized copy of the games stays reachable.Where did the games originally come from?The DOS games compilation was assembled by 衡兰若芷 (Heng Lan Ruo Zhi); this project packages it for browser play and accepts issues and PRs to add more games.
The DOS games compilation was assembled by 衡兰若芷 (Heng Lan Ruo Zhi); this project packages it for browser play and accepts issues and PRs to add more games.What are similar projects?Ridge-Racer-Collection, exodium, ProsperoEden, OpenEmu, RetroPie-Setup, ra2, mame, romm
Ridge-Racer-Collection, exodium, ProsperoEden, OpenEmu, RetroPie-Setup, ra2, mame, rommWhich topics is it in?game-preservation, ipfs, games, retro, archive, emulation, retrogaming, gpl, emulator, collection, game, gaming
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