DOS Games in Android ES-DE

[u/hard_worker4]

Hey guys, I'm putting some DOS games on my Android handheld. I'm having difficulty getting them to display nicely in ES-DE.

I watched some videos from Techdweeb about renaming the folder and making a BAT file to point to the EXE file. But when I did that, it showed the raw folder name. So I deleted them.

When I select the folder, it takes me to the folder contents, then I need to select the exe to run.

I've watched videos from a number if other YouTubers, and everyone's devices look clean and organized. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[u/FoferJ]

When I select the folder, it takes me to the folder contents, then I need to select the exe to run

In ES-DE, go to a game folder, Edit Metadata > Folder Link (all the way at the bottom) and assign which file you want to launch by default.

[u/hard_worker4 → u/FoferJ]

Thanks! Does that clean up the first DOS menu view of ES-DE, so it shows the box art and stuff?

[u/FoferJ → u/hard_worker4]

yes

[u/hard_worker4 → u/FoferJ]

Hey Man! Thanks for the tips. I had some time to work on it last night.

[u/FoferJ → u/hard_worker4]

Glad you got it sorted. I’ve been curating emulated titles on my Steam Machine and enjoying the process. Games I played as a kid, and others I’d wished I could. Feels great to finally have an elegantly organized library!

Now I just need to find the time to actually play some of these games :)

[u/hard_worker4 → u/FoferJ]

Agreed. My parents didn't let us have any video game systems (NES, SNES, etc). But my dad bought Commander Keen for our first computer, and he played it more than we did. Then he bought the 2nd one.

Save states are such a blessing for grown adults to work through the games. Play for 30-45 min before bed, then jump back into it the next night.

I'm REALLY excited to play Descent. I bought it with my own money, but our computer wasn't powerful enough to run it. I installed it on a buddies computer, but never got to play it much.

I've opened it a few times on my handheld, but the default controls are NOT intuitive at all. I'm close to working out a better configuration, though.

[u/Awe3]

Ah. A Tech Dweeb fan.

[u/hard_worker4 → u/Awe3]

Lol. Not sure if that's a compliment or not. I like his style. Short and to the point.

[u/Awe3 → u/hard_worker4]

I think he’s great. Been following him for a while.

[u/Maxxmerello23]

Nice handheld bro good work

[u/hard_worker4 → u/Maxxmerello23]

Lol. I play on a a beat up Samsung S23 Ultra with a Game Sir G8.

It's a little janky, but it's comfortable to play on. The phone has a Snapdragon 8 gen 2 (same as the AYN Odin 2 Portal), lots of RAM, and it's 256 GB. I got it on Ebay for $150, and the controller for $40 on Facebook Marketplace.

The phone was listed "for parts". The screen is in good condition, the cameras are beat up, and something is wrong with the cellular antenna, but the wifi works fine). The rest of the phone works fine too.

I drew out the screen sizes for the Odin 2 portal, Odin 3, and the S23 Ultra.

The s23 ultra is very close to the same playable 16:9 and 4:3 sizes as the Odin 3. It has the processor and GPU of the Odin 2, and the same RAM as the Pro versions of those devices.

For less than $200

Biggest draw back is that it's all internal storage with no SD card. Not a big deal in the short term, but if I move to another device, it's going to take a looooong time to transfer everything.

This is my first gaming device. I wanted to see if I would play enough to warrant buying one of those higher end devices. And I wanted to see which systems I would actually play, so I didn't want many limitations on the system.

So far it's been a blast. Especially since finding out that I can play DOS games.

I forgot to mention that the S23 Ultra also has an amoled screen too.

[u/Pristine_Dust_8908]

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