Play 7000 PC DOS games quickly and easily (eXoDOS Review)

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Play 7000 PC DOS games quickly and easily (eXoDOS Review)

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The eXoDOS project is like a digital Noah's Ark for DOS games, meticulously rescuing and preserving thousands of PC classics from the treacherous seas of obsolescence. Imagine a pixelated Indiana Jones, armed not with a whip but with an external hard drive, bravely navigating the dusty catacombs of abandonware to unearth treasures like "Commander Keen" and "William Shatner's TekWar".
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@LGR 23 күн бұрын

Dude, nice overview of what makes this so special! eXoDOS is such a crazy achievement, I love how dead simple it is to use and how little you have to worry about the minutiae of DOS gaming setup. Imagine the same kind of thing for Win9x gaming someday, ahh one can dream. Glad to see the physical box set too, I was happy to support the project by buying that as well.

@SNARC15 23 күн бұрын

I can't remember, did you also do a video of eXoDOS as well?

@rafaelcatarino8372 22 күн бұрын

I read this with your voice. Oh boy 😅

@RetroeXo 21 күн бұрын

My goal is to do a win9x project. We have been collecting the software for years The primary issue so far has been an emulation solution that checks the boxes for portability and performance. I also have Win3x though, and while the games aren't as well known, they are even harder to get running on today's machines. I'm happy to send you a box if you would like one

@Daniel__Nobre 19 күн бұрын

The great @LGR! 💪🙌

@STANI420 19 күн бұрын

@@RetroeXo win9x will be soo cool, keep up the good work!

@FirstLast_Nba 23 күн бұрын

So they have saved the entire library of humanity in the art of gaming from its origins to today. Someone deserves a Nobel peace prize.

@b.martin670 23 күн бұрын

Ill be going through these games for days because there are DOS games I played when I was a kid that I can't remember the name of.

@AngryCalvin 23 күн бұрын

Better than all the criminal politicians and warmongers who got the award. It’s about time someone got the award for gaming purposes.

@lutfimakarim8258 22 күн бұрын

@@AngryCalvinImagine if everyone is too busy for war because they are too busy playing these games

@RetroeXo 21 күн бұрын

Very kind of you! Thanks!

@knightmaremedia7795 19 күн бұрын

Exo is doing God's work. Thank you Exo. Truly , I mean that. I really, really, wish these modern companies would see they aren't just making some mere product.. It's interactive digital art , I wish they would all take real steps and ensure what they make is preserved without some scummy subscription service. Really looking forward to your next releases!

@Luuw 23 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you talk about DOS games 🎉 Many retrogaming channels only talk about consoles and completely forgot DOS and early windows games ! So many good titles and studios (Heroes of might and Magic, apogee games, Lucas art games, sierra, looking glass, etc etc)

@Scotty-Z70 23 күн бұрын

i feel the same. i almost got teary eyed thinking of being able to play my old games again that i had on Apple II and Dos

@fabolous2006 21 күн бұрын

They only talk about home and/or hand consoles and arcade games,.barely anything on early PC.

@dutchgameboy8097 23 күн бұрын

I love the fact that you used footage from Stunts. One of my favorite DOS games and overall favorites. Very fond memories creating my own insane tracks

@MetalJesusRocks 23 күн бұрын

I loved that game too. That opening track is iconic at this point.

@Nordlicht05 23 күн бұрын

My First 3d racing game.

@MetalgearCloud 23 күн бұрын

First played Stunts in my middle school woodcutting class. Awesome game. The competing woodcutting teacher had a Mac in his class, where I mastered F/A 18 Hornet. Teacher let me play during class because I then taught him how to play it. Good times!

@RTPJu 17 күн бұрын

One of the most underappreciated games ever. Basically, everybody that played love it... but we are less than 0,001% of total players, maybe way less than that

@ClarkKempt 23 күн бұрын

Dude, remember how many disks we had to use to install games, ESPECIALLY during that time when they started to come out on both disk and CD? Quest for Glory four was like 15 disk lol.

@MetalJesusRocks 23 күн бұрын

And sometimes disk #13 was BAD and would require a REPLACEMENT from Sierra! Oh...I remember those days all too well! 😂

@ClarkKempt 23 күн бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks OMG YES! hehe

@lmcgregoruk 23 күн бұрын

First PC my family had was in 1995 (Before Win 95 came out), it had a 2X CD-ROM Drive, and I remember playing a LOT of shareware from magazine cover-cd's. Also some FMV games had multiple CD's, Phantasmagoria, Wing Commander IV, Gabriel Knight 2. I mean the Hard Drive in the PC was 420?MB or so, that would be like if a new optical media came out today that could hold 2TB+ of data and was relatively cheap to mass produce. I think it may have been a Packard Bell Legend 300CD (I remember you could upgrade the Pentium 60MHZ, to a Pentium Overdrive* 120MHZ, which we never did) *Which apparently Socket 4 overdrive chips were/are little known about.

@RapsCalorie 17 күн бұрын

And now I'm just like "Hm, I've got the spare room on an m2 upstairs FOR THE ENTIRETY OF DOS GAMING HISTORY"

@neilarcher2551 15 күн бұрын

I had MS Office on floppy disk. 20 disks. Thankfully some nice support tech at MS when fixing a support issue asked if I had a CD Rom and sent me a free upgrade to CD.

@rossvegas7 23 күн бұрын

Wouldn't be Friday without you mate!! Thank you

@PixelGameSquad 23 күн бұрын

I typically forget about some of the DOS games I played as a kid. I need to start racking my brain about what games I put good time into…I honestly forgot half the names of the games sadly 😢

@balloonedraccoon2503 22 күн бұрын

Same. I played so many. I would just have to get started here, like MJ is telling us, and start playing.

@ClassicGameSessions 23 күн бұрын

I love eXoDOS - I think it's such a great project and having access to all these DOS titles on a modern computer is incredible! So glad you covered this MJR, always enjoy your content!

@JB-mm5ff 23 күн бұрын

Well... a year later and we are still waiting on a linux script. hmm........... freeware/open source has its issues.

@SuperRetroGal 23 күн бұрын

This is a great video! I have been emulating/running most of these games thru DosBox but finding and purchasing them is a beast. This is really cool. The physical release is beyond amazing, super smart to do that. Thank you!

@Scotty-Z70 23 күн бұрын

i still have my old DOS games and lament that i can't play them on these modern computers. this is the solution i looked for

@superdave3093 22 күн бұрын

Really cool video! Seeing Raptor unlocked memories of me playing DOS games as a kid like 7th Guest, Myst, Doom and StarCraft. Thanks for the video!! 😃

@RealGroove163 23 күн бұрын

thank you so so so much!! showing amazing projects like this is SO helpful for games preservation. we need to support these people.

@Jon-Patrick-S 23 күн бұрын

This is very impressive how far they've gone for this project, really above and beyond with stuff like removing copy protection and rescanning all of manuals. Later Windows systems support would be insane and I am so eager for that to come to fruition. With this new level of accessibility in mind I would love to see some DOS hidden gem videos in the future!

@H8llguard 23 күн бұрын

Holy Metal Jesus ! What a discovery for me, instant download. Thank you for showing us this project. Having flashback from my youth playing some of those games.

@Jorge_Bleisen 23 күн бұрын

This project deserves all the support possible !! ❤ I'll take a look on this. Thank you, MJ !!

@GheGho 20 күн бұрын

Man I'm so happy that I found this video. What an impressive project! Going to be trying this out ASAP. So many cool hidden gems from a time where game development was more about the ideas and the art, and less about making money.

@siterrill 22 күн бұрын

Dude, this is friggin' AWESOME! Thanks for highlighting this. I've had DOSBOX for a while but this looks so much easier and convenient. Can't wait to check it out!

@Vanessaira-Retro 23 күн бұрын

Awesome to see more PC/DOS content here!

@TheProjectOverload 23 күн бұрын

Such an amazing concept and so well integrated into one package. Huge thanks to whomever put this together. This brings back memories of early PC gaming without all the headaches of trying to get this to work on modern hardware....Very well done. Thank you!! 😎👍

@Nob1ej0n 23 күн бұрын

Holy crap, so many gems! I got so many flashbacks with some of those clips you showed. Discworld, TekWar, Epic Pinball, Rama... I love that you highlighted lesser known games and not just the more well-known games like DOOM and Monkey Island.

@b.martin670 23 күн бұрын

I'm going to have to upgrade my Hard Drive to download this.

@cutter6900 23 күн бұрын

Metal Jesus... I love ya, but your channel is always one where I'm like, okay, time to take some notes - I'm definitely going to want that, get that, and check that out. Love ya! And really enjoy the old DOS nostalgia.

@princesspeach5308 23 күн бұрын

Very satisfying episode! I recently got eXos. This is an amazing build 😊

@TheDrisk 23 күн бұрын

great video and suggestions. There are so many more DOS games I need to play through. Such a special time.

@quickcanary 23 күн бұрын

This is such an important project, and I had never even heard of it. Truly amazing work here!

@cosmickatamari 17 күн бұрын

Been knowing about this project for a while now. Glad to see it's getting more attention. The work this crew has done on this is amazing, this video was great to watch. Also, this is a GREAT resource for getting working copies of your floppies or CDROMs that no longer work (stares at bin full of games). Not to mention, there are tons of great abandonware titles on here. I don't plan on using the frontend because I'm in the process of building out a gen appropriate DOS/Win98 machine. (I completely forgot about some of the nuances from old AT boards compared to how lucky we have it today with ATX).

@eliadefilho 23 күн бұрын

I love Raptor, I used to play it as a kid way back when, I probably got it from a shareware magazine or a BBS.

@kylederksen2903 22 күн бұрын

That game was the best.

@Bren71319 20 күн бұрын

I have it on 3.5 inch from Apogee.

@ssj50trunks 23 күн бұрын

So awesome to see someone mention Raptor! I loved playing that game as a kid. After watching this, I know what I'm doing this weekend!

@kyky121911 22 күн бұрын

The one review I have been waiting for metal Jesus to do since V5

@lucho3410 23 күн бұрын

Dude, crusader no regret.... I miss it so much. Glad to know i can go back and use this project

@redwizardmatt 23 күн бұрын

I'm definitely going to have to grab an external drive to put this on. If you do more follow up videos on this I will absolutely watch them. I personally find your videos very educational (and fun!) so I'm hoping you investigate this some more.

@zemiq1982 23 күн бұрын

Oh wow, thanks Metal Jesus! I didn't know about this but it's right up my alley! I can't believe your video showed a clip of Jones in the Fast Lane... memory unlocked! I wonder if they might have Sea Rogue or Les Manley's Search for the King in there!

@johnclasing4627 23 күн бұрын

I had a demo disc for Raptor in the 90s and bought it on steam a few years ago. Its excellent.

@WhatAboutZoidberg 23 күн бұрын

Its a big pack, but at the same time, you can store then entire games collection of this era on a single Micro SD card lol. Tech is so fun sometimes. Got ExoDOS a few eyars ago and was shocked by the ease of use. Such a great project and the devs should be very pleased.

@RetroeXo 21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Malacefire 23 күн бұрын

this is pretty sweet adding to dl list now, great vid btw

@MarcDAntoni 23 күн бұрын

As soon as I saw your video was about DOS, one of the first games I thought about was Raptor. I loved that game as a kid! We only had the shareware version until I found the full version years later.

@AngryCalvin 23 күн бұрын

A dream come true! I’m an avid LaunchBox BigBox user having built my custom Multicade and have a large library of DOS games I struggled over the years running on DosBox. Have had the exact issues you have stated with video and sound cards. Really excited to have something user friendly I don’t have to tweak for countless hours. I used a few free emulator frontends over the years. Most of them free. Retro Bat is great and got much better the last year or so but I don’t regret paying full price for Launchbox BigBox. Worth every penny especially the amount of hours I have spent using it and all the new features and contributions made by the dev and community. Just recently after trying to perfect all my other emulations I realized how badly I needed to do something about all the Dos programs I could never get working properly. I saw this program in other videos but this one really gave me the description that made me realize this was the emulator I desperately needed. Thanks!

@thebodybeatdownDiTi 23 күн бұрын

that looks pretty much perfect. I dont have a big history with old pc games but i appreciate them. AND at times have thought about old DOS games because of the nostalgia the history of it all.

@mattb9664 23 күн бұрын

Definitely need this. There are so many old legacy games that I used to have, and then games that I remember seeing but never being able to play. I also remember during Win95 and Win 98 transition, they more or less had games still launching and playing from an MSDos environment, launching with a front end loader for the most part. We starting letting go of lots of those older games that were on 3.5" disks at that point, and some of us never bought into the repurchasing an expanded version with more media and speech in a game on CD. 1 TB is nothing- definitely going to get it.

@khreativa 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for bringing that project to my attention - glorious!

@Golipillas 22 күн бұрын

My god what a project, not only the games but all the manuals and related media material?! Genuinely insane work, these guys deserve so much praise.

@RetroeXo 21 күн бұрын

Thank you

@neilgrimshaw3614 22 күн бұрын

Great find. You rock Metal Jesus!

@SpookyDeCat 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for the eXoDOS, cant wait to get started!

@Granduppah 23 күн бұрын

This is incredible. I only played very few old computer games back then, but man I wanted to play so many of them. Now I can, nice.

@joeg4707 22 күн бұрын

This is incredible! I played PC games from early-80s through the 90s. I'll have to check this out.

@LoganPowerTV 23 күн бұрын

Amazing project! I'm behind it 100%

@busterwolfs 23 күн бұрын

1) Amazing video!! 2) You snuck footage of RAPTOR in there!!! I thought that was lost to time & nobody remembered. What a forgotten gem on PC.

@theblowupdollsmusic 23 күн бұрын

What I love about the DOS collection is each game feels unique. Console games kind of seem to blend together in style. Given most DOS games used their own engine, the art style and presentation is so diverse.

@leoviper 23 күн бұрын

Nice video as always!

@elblanco5 9 күн бұрын

Really great and succinct video that explains this mega project really clearly!

@jeremiahmacclure 23 күн бұрын

The Dagger of Amon Ra was the first PC game I played as a kid. Cool to see the box art in the video! If you worked on that game at Sierra, thank you!

@cyrollan 23 күн бұрын

YES, i also grew up with DOS games!! well, i started with an NES as a kid, but got my first 486 PC in 1994 and was all about those DOS games. so many good ones, it's impossible to count!

@ClarkKempt 23 күн бұрын

Hey,. you should do a video that surveys some cool games you've discovered while exploring this system! You rule. Keep it up.

@spacepope8495 23 күн бұрын

This

@shawng746 22 күн бұрын

This is great. I played Raptor when I was a kid, and loved it. I'm glad you discovered it and feel the same way. I will have to get this

@conzpiracy9382 23 күн бұрын

Of course you drop this video right after I finally found my childhood pc.

@silverian 23 күн бұрын

Always good to know another way to play old DOS games!

@christiancolossus5165 23 күн бұрын

That is some really cool stuff. Definitely going to go check it all out.

@sirvern7825 23 күн бұрын

I'm so pumped for this!

@itsaPIXELthing 22 күн бұрын

Raptor Call of the Shadows was very popular in Europe, one of my favorite DOS games ever 😊 great vid, MJ! Cheers!

@heebs9728 23 күн бұрын

This is so freaking cool. I had no idea this was a thing. Definitely checking this out!

@spankrocketgaming294 20 күн бұрын

Another MJR video My day just got better 🎉

@jimmygillard 23 күн бұрын

Cheers for the heads up on this. Clearing out space on my external to download it now. Great footage of Rama. That game was so good if you had read the book.

@Misq2k 23 күн бұрын

This is awsome im getting this as we speak. Great find Thanks!!

@jedirun 23 күн бұрын

outstanding find Jason, thank you :)

@Spacemutiny 22 күн бұрын

Downloading this now! This is pretty amazing!

@EuSouRCS 4 сағат бұрын

Thank you Mr Jesus to bless us with that MASTERPIECE of a project !!! Greetings from Andorra 🇦🇩

@Breakzoras 13 күн бұрын

you are a saviour, thank you! I ve been looking for exactly something like this for the past month

@MetalJesusRocks 13 күн бұрын

Enjoy!

@SerenaCrocker 23 күн бұрын

13:15 okay, Brian Blessed outta nowhere

@Scotty-Z70 23 күн бұрын

ABUSE is one of the games i have and miss playing!!! surprised you showed it! it was ALIENS on PC

@MetalJesusRocks 23 күн бұрын

Yep! And it's one of those DOS games that I don't think is available on GOG or Steam, so this is the best way to experience it.

@cyrollan 23 күн бұрын

OMG, Abuse was EPIC!

@Scotty-Z70 23 күн бұрын

@@cyrollan i always loved when my avatar was close to a heart attack. i have never played a game that took that aspect into account.

@user-lm6me2tz9t 6 күн бұрын

11:56 I've played Raptor. Found the Shareware version in some magazine free disk. AMAZING game :) I am so happy you reminded me of it, I might finally get to play the full version.

@Zeldaboy2k2 23 күн бұрын

This is so cool!! Preservation is so important! I've always hated PC gaming because I didn't understand how to get it to work, maybe this will finally change my mind. Thank you!

@joenymus 23 күн бұрын

FANTASTIC!!! diving in bro 🙂

@CheekyCommodoreGamer 23 күн бұрын

How cool is this! Thanks for sharing - this gives me a little project to get into for the weekend for sure 😇🕹👌

@MetalJesusRocks 23 күн бұрын

Have fun!

@retrobreit9656 23 күн бұрын

Great review and great project! Though I have quite a collection of retro computers from 8086 up to Pentium 4, getting old games to run on original hardware can be a pain sometimes. So it is nice to have a convenient way to play them all on modern hardware without tinkering around with settings or hardware issues for hours! Dosbox even supports external MIDI-Hardware, so you can hook up a MT-32 or SC-55 to get the full audio experience in games like Doom or Raptor!

@mr.horseshoe2301 23 күн бұрын

Amazing project! I love reading the manuals. Some of them are massive! Modern gamers missed out.

@MetalJesusRocks 23 күн бұрын

Especially those massive flight sim manuals, right?! LOL

@dopemopey 20 күн бұрын

RAPTOR! I had this on an Apogee sampler and I was in love with it!

@ThinkerOnTheBus 18 күн бұрын

1:01 I still have a copy of that King's Quest IV The Perils of Rosella in my collection. Man, those adventure games during that time period really transported you to another world!!!

@robertjones3223 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for the video, I am now going loose days and weeks searching through it's archive

@OldMan_PJ 23 күн бұрын

Nostalgia overload, I miss the days of walking into a game store and seeing many of these games on the shelf.

@paul3974 23 күн бұрын

soooooooooo many memories watching this vid. I know what I'll be doing this weekend and the next weekend, and the next weekend, and the next....you get it.

@DuecePiece 18 күн бұрын

My man MJR just casually starting out with "oh I worked for Sierra", like WHOA! That is amazing brother! I absolutely loved their games as a kid, honestly they were my favorite on PC- Electronic Arts (not EA) was my favorite on console. Oh what I would give to be able to boot up those old Sierra games again, they definitely put out some gems! 🤘🔥

@tionik06 23 күн бұрын

Dude, perfect timing! I'm just getting back into this! Got a logitech extreme 3d joystick and Descent rebirth working so far 😊

@hewf3zleepy 21 күн бұрын

Wow, I almost teared up when Commander Keen appeared on the screen at 11:00. I haven't played those games since around 1996. So many memories suddenly came rushing back-I had completely forgotten about that series. My goodness.

@GamingintoEternity 22 күн бұрын

Awesome video Jason! The glory days of DOS Games.

@MetalJesusRocks 22 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@Joe-Rad 23 күн бұрын

This is awesome! The gaming community's passion never ceases to amaze me. The people who work on these projects are angels 😇

@chetamus1845 18 күн бұрын

It's awesome that you called out the vertical shooter game Raptor, I used to play that as a kid!

@darktetsuya 22 күн бұрын

definitely cool to see! I know GOG probably has some of these, but I'm sure there's a bunch that are MIA. so glad he's preserving all these games (as well as the related print media stuff) all in one place! don't think I have the room for the entire package, but will have to make it a point to check this out soon.

@quietusplus1221 23 күн бұрын

11:50 Raptor: Call of The Shadows > I spent so much time playing this as a kid!

@MusicMaing 22 күн бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed Raptor. I used to play it all the time growing up. Seeing F22 Lightning was cool too - forgot about that one.

@Nicomanism 3 күн бұрын

Oddly enough, I played the side-scroll shoot em' up : Raptor ; as a kid. It was a game that was one of my early 1st introductions to shoot em' ups . Cool hidden gem on PC. Glad you showcased that title.

@matthewtcarter 22 күн бұрын

Would love to see a MS-DOS hidden gems video. That's a lot of games so having a list of 15-20 standout games from this collection would be a great start for people jumping in.

@720jlconner 22 күн бұрын

Should do a live stream or a deep dive into some more of the games man. Id love to check them out

@Lane311 23 күн бұрын

Well, I know what I'm gonna fiddle around with this weekend. Thank you!!

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn 23 күн бұрын

I was never into PC games because we couldn't afford a computer in those days but saw computer magazines and saw all those awesome games that I would never play. Well now thanks to this project I will be able to play what I missed decades ago. Thanks for the heads up MJR!👍