INFOCOM- Saving and Loading Saved Games on DOSbox

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Hi all! I just downloaded DOSbox so I can play through some of the great old games from Infocom. I was elated when I was able to get the games to run, but I’ve hit a snag around saving and loading saved games.

I’ve started playing Leather Goddesses of Phobos (don’t judge). I type “SAVE” as a command during gameplay and it seems to be saving the game.

Then I come back to the directory and try to load LEATHER SAV but that just puts me right back at the start again like I’m beginning a brand new game. Seeing as Infocom’s games can take a long time to beat, I really want to figure out how to save them and load my save files. Please help!

Leather LeatherSave

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The restore command from in the game is RESTORE, which should work to load your saved game.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I didn’t realize I had to open the game THEN type ‘RESTORE’ but I just did and it worked like a dream.

I can’t tell you how excited I am that I have a way to experience these games now. Thanks again!

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It’s also possible to play the games using an interpreter written for a modern operating system, eliminating the need for DOSBox.

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I’ve heard of these mentioned generally before. Can you provide any specific examples? I’m using a laptop running Windows 10

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The two multi-format interpreters we normally recommend for Windows are Gargoyle and Lectrote. There are also many stand alone interpreters, but installing one multi-format interpreter is easier.