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7/17/2026
I built a DOS game launcher for Windows 11 with automatic DOSBox setup

I built a DOS game launcher for Windows 11 with automatic DOSBox setup

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A developer built AI DOS Game Launcher, a source-available Windows 11 desktop app using Python, PySide6, and DOSBox Staging that automates DOS game setup. The launcher searches legitimate freeware catalogs, downloads games, detects the correct executable using deterministic heuristics, and generates per-game dosbox.conf files. Optional OpenAI-compatible API support enhances search and config generation, but no AI key is required for core functionality.

  • •Source-available Windows 11 app automating DOSBox setup for freeware/shareware games
  • •Deterministic executable detection with optional OpenAI-compatible LLM enhancement
  • •Built with Python 3.12+, PySide6, 25 passing tests, GitHub Actions CI

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