Additionally templates for different game types are integrated which need only the name and the path of the game as input.ĭ-Fend Reloaded collects all information regarding a certain program in its profile (program directory, screenshot directory, manual directory, icon file etc.).
For every game you can setup a data folder for manuals etc.īesides using the normal profile editor, new profiles may be added by the profile wizard. Games can be filtered by categories like genre and year of publication, you can also conduct find-as-you-type searches. During the first start of D-Fend Reloaded everything is set up automatically.ĭ-Fend Reloaded contains many service tools to keep the overview even in large game archives. The D-Fend Reloaded installer provides everything you need to run old DOS games (D-Fend Reloaded GUI, DOSBox, language files, FreeDos commandline tools). Additionally the D-Fend Reloaded installation package contains DOSBox (including all lanuage files currently available), so there is only one installation to be run and no need to link D-Fend Reloaded with DOSBox manually. D-Fend Reloaded may help and create these files for you.
The configuration of DOSBox via textbased setup files might be difficult for beginners. With DOSBox there is no need to worry about memory managers or free conventional RAM, but the setup of DOSBox is still a bit complicated. DOSBox emulates a complete computer including the DOS commandline and allows to run nearly all old DOS based games on modern hardware with any of the newer Windows versions.