Cabinet-Friendly DOS Games

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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
Alien Carnage 1993 Apogee Freeware (link) Action platformer.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
  • Exiting the game requires a keystroke prompt to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Bananoid 1989 William Rieder Freeware (link) Horizontal-scrolling ball-and-paddle game. Clone of Arkanoid.
  • Mouse/Trackball.
  • Exits automatically on game over.
  • Keymapping "Shutdown" 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.
  • ESC exits by default
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 "Shutdown" 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 "Shutdown" 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 (link) Action platformer.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
  • Exiting the game requires a keystroke prompt to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Commander Keen IV: Goodbye, Galaxy! 1991 Apogee / id Software Shareware (link) Action platformer.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
  • Exiting the game requires a "Y" keystroke to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams 1992 Softdisk Publishing / id Software Shareware (link) Action platformer.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
  • Menu navigated by keyboard or mouse.
  • Exiting the game requires a "Y" keystroke to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" 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.
  • Keymapping Enter to 1 is recommended to start game using the player-1 start button.
C-Dogs 1997-1999 Ronny Wester Freeware (link) 1-2 Player top-down shooter.
  • Keys are redefinable.
  • Menu navigation is done using game keys.
Dangerous Dave 1990 Softdisk Publishing Freeware (link) Action platformer.
  • High score entry requires the keyboard.
  • Exiting the game requires a keystroke prompt to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
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.
  • ESC exits by default
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.
God of Thunder 1993 Adept Software Freeware (link) Action/adventure. Zelda clone.
  • Name entry requires the keyboard.
Jazz Jackrabbit 1994 Epic MegaGames Shareware (link) Action shooter/platformer.
  • Keys are redefinable.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
Jump 'n Bump 1998 Brainchild Design Freeware (link) Multiplayer arena fighting.
  • LEFT/RIGHT/UP For player 1
  • A/D/W For player 2, keymap to D/G/R
  • Mouse buttons control player 3
MsPac Pc 1996 JROK Freeware (link) Ms. Pac Man clone.
  • No config necessary for gameplay.
  • Changing options requires keyboard.
  • ESC exits by default
Monster Bash 1993 Apogee Shareware (link) Action platformer.
  • Game saves and high score entry require the keyboard.
  • Keys are redefinable.
  • Exiting the game requires a keystroke prompt to confirm, so keymapping "Shutdown" to ESC for easy exit is recommended.
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 1997 JROK Freeware (link) Pac Man clone.
  • No config necessary for gameplay.
  • Changing options requires keyboard.
  • ESC exits by default
PC*Bert 1997 JROK Freeware (link) Q*Bert clone.
  • No config necessary for gameplay.
  • Changing options requires keyboard.
  • ESC exits by default
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 1994 Apogee / Cygnus Studios Shareware (link) 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 "Shutdown" 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 "Shutdown" 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 "Shutdown" to ESC for quick exit is recommended.
Stargunner 1996 Apogee Freeware (link) Side-scrolling space shooter (think Gradius).
  • Keys are redefinable.
  • Main menu may be fully navigated with a trackball.
  • High score entry requires keyboard.
TerraFire 1997 Ort Software Freeware (link) Multi-directional flying shooter. Plays like Asteroids.
  • Up arrow thrusts, but keymapping to ALT is recommended.
Tyrian/Tyrian 2000 1995/1999 Eclipse 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.
  • The timed option must be set to false in the dosbox conf file.
Wacky Wheels 1994 Apogee / Beavis Soft Shareware (link) Arcade kart racing. Clone of Mario Kart SNES.
  • Keys are redefinable.
  • Menu navigation is done using game keys.
  • High score entry requires keyboard.

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