With all games that support 320x200 resolution if i try to enable integer scaling option it scale 320x200 resolution to 1920x1440... (i have a 2k display); it's wrong because is not integer... only 1600x1200 is integer

so i prefer classic DOSBox version and i set manually that resolution (and i don't need any different version, until a real fix for this problem, that happen with all games that support/include that feature; i don't know if is a nvidia bug or not)

DOSBox Staging is the best for DOS / Windows 3.11 and overall features (scaling, ...).

DOSBox-X is the best for emulating Windows 9X and can also work with PC-98 titles.

DOSBox 0.74.3 and SVN should also be considered:
- 0.74.x is extensively tested and still drives many GoG releases to this day.
- SVN continues to be maintained with very careful updates (often to critical core emulation areas).
- SVN's sharp GLShader lets one dial in exact integer scaling by setting the output resolution.
- There's a lot of patches out there that continue to apply to 0.74.3 (or a range of SVN rev-numbers): so provides a basis for experimentation.

- SDL1 vs 2 - ultimately they're just a means end to abstract OS video/input/audio, and SDL1's proven itself to have extreme backward (and forward!) compatibility - measured in decades. So when it comes to tinkering with DOSBox on POSIX-ish variants (Solaris, BSDs, Haiku, etc..), SDL1 + DOSBox 0.74.3/SVN will have your back there, too.

Then there are the libretro forks, which offer their own advantages, especially when it comes to joystick standardization.

I see the ecosystem of forks as a Venn diagram - more slices of the DOSBox pie for everyone 😀

Both Staging and DOSBox-X stay up to date with SVN and 3rd party patches. DOSBox-X has also a SDL-1 variant. 😉

Are Staging and DOSBox-X still two of the stronger choices here? And forgive me if this was answered but I didn’t see it explicitly stated - do both of these have Ant’s pixel perfect patch?

DOSBox-X, DOSBox Staging, and DOSBox Pure are still the three most active forks, yes.

lukeman3000 wrote on 2023-06-23, 06:59:

Are Staging and DOSBox-X still two of the stronger choices here? And forgive me if this was answered but I didn’t see it explicitly stated - do both of these have Ant’s pixel perfect patch?

Current DOSBox Staging has the so-called "pixel-perfect" patch, but in the upcoming new release we're changing that to something better: integer scaling horizontally or vertically only so the correct aspect ratio is always maintained.

It's already there in the dev builds, so you can use it now if you want. It's great! 😎

See details here:
https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues/2448