Cabinet-Friendly DOS Games

This is a listing of DOS games that are cabinet-friendly. Some games are friendly by default, and others require a substantial amount of tweaking in DOSBox. See the tips where applicable.

To make a suggestion for this list, please see the Cabinet-friendly DOSBox games thread at the Wah!Cade forums.

Title	Year	Author/Developer	License	Description / Tips
Bananoid	1989	William Rieder	Freeware (link)	Horizontal-scrolling ball-and-paddle game. Clone of Arkanoid. Mouse/Trackball. Exits automatically on game over. Keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for quick exit is recommended.
Beats of Rage	2003	Senile Team	Open Source (link)	1-2 Player side-scrolling fighter. Clone of Streets of Rage/Final Fight. Keys are redefinable. Menu navigation is done using game keys.
Bio Menace Episodes 1, 2, & 3	1993	Apogee	Freeware (link)	Action platformer. Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard. Exiting the game requires a "Y" keystroke to confirm, so keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Classic Jumpman	2001	Ingenieurbüro FRANKE	Freeware (link)	Action / puzzle platformer. Clone of Jumpman. Spacebar jumps, but keymapping to CTRL is recommended. Keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for quick exit is recommended. High score entry requires the keyboard. Extra game modes & options require keyboard.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons	1990	Apogee / id Software	Shareware	Action platformer. Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard. Exiting the game requires a keystroke prompt to confirm, so keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Commander Keen IV: Goodbye, Galaxy!	1991	Apogee / id Software	Shareware	Action platformer. Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard. Exiting the game requires a "Y" keystroke to confirm, so keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Cyberdogs	1994	Ronny Wester	Freeware (link)	1-2 Player top-down shooter. Keys are redefinable. Menu navigation is done using game keys.
C-Dogs	1997-1999	Ronny Wester	Freeware (link)	1-2 Player top-down shooter. Keys are redefinable. Menu navigation is done using game keys.
Digger (Remastered)	1983	Windmill Software	Freeware (link)	Clone of Dig Dug/Mr. Do! This is not the original version. This is a remake. Keymapping F10 to ESC for to exit is recommended. Keymapping F1 to CTRL to shoot is recommended. High score entry requires the keyboard.
Executioners	1992	Bloodlust Software	Freeware (link)	1-2 Player side-scrolling fighter. Clone of Streets of Rage/Final Fight. Player 1 controller is keyboard, and player 2 controller is joystick. INS and DEL must be keymapped to CTRL and ALT respectively. Joystick Y-axis must be keymapped to R (up) and F (down). Joystick X-axis must be keymapped to D (left) and G (right). Joystick buttons 1 and 2 must be keymapped to A and S respectively.
Galactix	1992	Cygnus Studios	Freeware (link)	Space shooter. Galaxian/Galaga clone. Mouse/Trackball controlled. Keymapping B Left Shift for megabomb is recommended. High score entry requires the keyboard.
MsPac Pc	?	JROK	Freeware (link)	Ms. Pac Man clone. No config necessary for gameplay. Changing options requires keyboard.
One Must Fall: 2097	1994	Epic MegaGames	Freeware (link)	1-2 Player versus fighting. Player 1 controller is keyboard, and player 2 controller is joystick. Keys are redefinable. Joystick Y-axis must be keymapped to R (up) and F (down). Joystick X-axis must be keymapped to D (left) and G (right). Joystick buttons 1 and 2 must be keymapped to A and S respectively. Changing options requires keyboard.
Pac PC	?	JROK	Freeware (link)	Pac Man clone. No config necessary for gameplay. Changing options requires keyboard.
PC*Bert	?	JROK	Freeware (link)	Q*Bert clone. No config necessary for gameplay. Changing options requires keyboard.
Raptor: Call of the Shadows	1994	Apogee / Cygnus Studios	Shareware	Vertical-scrolling flying shooter. Keymap Fire to CTRL, Subweapon select to ALT and Megabomb to Spacebar. Main menu may be fully navigated with a trackball. Name/codename entry at start of game requires a keyboard.
Round42	1986	Elven Software	Shareware (link)	Lo-res shooter. Space Invaders/Galaxian clone. Keymap F1 to CTRL, F2 to ALT Keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for quick exit is recommended.
Scorched Earth: The Mother of All Games	1995	Wendell Hicken	Shareware (link)	Multi-player turn-based tank strategy. Trackball/mouse controlled. Name entry requires keyboard. Keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for quick exit is recommended.
SkyRoads	1993	Bluemoon Software	Freeware (link)	3D single-player timed obstacle course. Spacebar jumps, but keymapping to CTRL is recommended. Also trackball or mouse controlled. High-score entry requires keyboard. Keymapping CTRL-F9 to ESC for quick exit is recommended.
TerraFire	1997	Ort Software	Freeware (link)	Multi-directional flying shooter. Plays like Asteroids. Up arrow thrusts, but keymapping to ALT is recommended.
Tyrian 2000	1995	Epic MegaGames	Freeware (link)	1-2 Player vertical-scrolling flying shooter. Player 1 controller is keyboard, and player 2 controller is joystick. Keys are redefinable. Joystick Y-axis must be keymapped to R (up) and F (down). Joystick X-axis must be keymapped to D (left) and G (right). Joystick buttons 1 and 2 must be keymapped to A and S respectively. IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a joystick calibration issue that prevents two player games. Changing options requires keyboard.

External Links

• Index of MS-DOS games on Wikipedia.