Driving Stage

BOOT THE OLD COMPUTER

A:\> The prompt is blinking. The labels on the disks do not tell the whole story.

448K: A DOS Adventure is a retro puzzle-adventure set inside a fictional 1989 XT computer. Insert mystery 5¼-inch floppy disks, explore directories, read forgotten notes, repair missing files, and launch the programs hidden behind ordinary labels.

THE COMPUTER IS THE ADVENTURE

Use DOS-style commands—or the physical disk tray and drive latch—to investigate a simulated file system. A broken game may need a missing data file. A locked program may demand more memory. Every discovery changes what the machine can do.

ELEVEN DISKS. ELEVEN SURPRISES.

What begins at a command prompt opens into an arcade chase, alien defense, a six-room temple platformer, cave digging, an ASCII dungeon, a graphic parser quest, a pseudo-3D road race, and more. Each program has its own rules, challenges, and persistent records.

REPAIR, UPGRADE, DISCOVER

• Search folders and read files for clues.
  
• Copy missing data to repair damaged programs.
  
• Win games to unlock a hands-on 448K-to-512K memory upgrade.
  
• Complete every disk to uncover the computer's final secret.

BUILT LIKE A LOST PC FROM 1989

Crisp low-resolution graphics, phosphor glow, scanlines, and synthesized bleeps recreate the character of an old home computer without requiring real DOS commands. Adjust CRT effects, flicker, volume, mute, and reduced-motion settings to suit your setup.