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# DOSBox Game Runner
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A simple Python script to run DOS games in DOSBox.
## Description
This script is designed to make it easy to run DOS games in DOSBox on modern operating systems. It provides a GUI interface for configuring the DOSBox environment and launching the game.
The script reads configuration settings from a `dbgr.conf` file, which can be edited using the included `config_editor.py` script.
## Requirements
- Python 3.x
- DOSBox
## Installation
1. Install DOSBox.
2. Clone the repository or download the source code.
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3. Run `pip install PyQt5 configparser` to install dependencies (PyQt5 and configparser).
4. Run the app with `python dbgr.py` once. It will error out, and create `dbgr.conf`
5. Edit `dbgr.conf` to configure DOSBox settings for your system.
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## Usage
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1. Launch `dbgr.py`.
2. tThe script will call `config_editor.py` script to edit the configuration settings as needed.
3. Click the "Save" button to start the configured game in DOSBox.
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## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any bugs or issues, please submit them via the issue tracker. Pull requests with bug fixes and new features are also welcome.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE` for details.