Emulation Settings

The Core OptionsEmulation menu contains general settings related to emulation.

Force 60FPS Output

Forces output at 60 frames per second. Enable this if you encounter issues with vertical synchronization.

Show Performance Statistics

Displays performance statistics at the top of the screen. There are two modes: simple and detailed.

Example of performance statistics in simple mode
Example of performance statistics in detailed mode

Save States Support

Enables support for saving and loading game states, as well as the rewind feature. See the chapter on Saving and Loading for more details.

Loading of dosbox.conf

Automatically loads a dosbox.conf settings file when starting a game. Two options are available: load the dosbox.conf file from the game's folder or archive, or load a .conf file with the same name as the game. Disabled by default.

Start Menu

Allows you to configure when the DOSBox Pure start menu is displayed. By default, it is shown at core startup (before launching a game) and after exiting a game.