Dosbox RetroArch Slang Shader: Alone in the Dark, Indiana Jones Atlantis, Skyroads, Quake
Alone in the Dark, Demo, 1992 - 320 x 200
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Demo, 1992 - 320 x 200
Skyroads, Freeware, 1993 - 320 x 200
Quake, Demo, 1996 - 1280 x 1080
Most Dos games were restricted to a resolution of 320 x 200 (VGA), some games supported 640 x 400 (SuperVGA), only a few games supported higher resolutions.
In Windows XP, Dos games could not be started easily. Dosbox is not only a Virtual machine for Dos games, but it also allows to improve - or at least change - the video output. Already in the original Dosbox, one can choose several Scalers like "high quality". Dosbox forks like Dosbox-X and Dosbox-staging offer even more options.
RetroArch offers the easiest way to choose from a vast variety of filters / scalers / shaders:
1. In RetroArch: Start Core (e. g. Dosbox-core)
2. Set Game Focus to OFF - default: Scroll Lock key
3. Start the RetroArch Quick Menu - default: F1 key
4. Open "Shaders" with Video Shaders ON
5. Open "Load Preset" and start experimenting
This video shows as an example the RetroArch Slang Shader Preset
scalefx+rAA+aa.slangp
Games are not bad in itself, but one must know that there are also a means of propaganda. Alone in the Dark contains elements of H. P. Lovecraft, a declared atheist who is best known for the Cthulhu Mythos / the Great Old Ones. This mythology can be found in many games. As in the Cthulhu propaganda, also the Indiana Jones franchise often mixes Christian teachings and Pagan ideology. The original Quake might borrow some of the Cthulhu elements, but most importantly includes Crosses and even a depiction of the crucified Christ; the best shield in the game has the value 666. Skyroads is an updated version of the game Kosmonaut (1990), developped by Bluemoon. It might be just a simple driving game, but of course the whole "spaceship" ideology where mankind flies through the whole universe, that mankind has no frontiers whatsoever, is an important part of transhumanism.