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/ Genres / Strategy / Bandit Kings of Ancient China / Play in browser

Bandit Kings of Ancient China - Play Online

DOS - 1989
Also available on: Amiga - FM Towns - Mac - MSX - PC-88 - SEGA Saturn - Sharp X68000

For small DOS games like Bandit Kings of Ancient China, you can play online immediately with your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera...). This feature is experimental, the game may not work properly.

Warning: game save should work, but you should try it early! Also, be careful to select the right game executable in the list above.

Extras

Manual Manual 2
TXT Manual
DOS 13 KB English English
PDF Manual
DOS 13 MB English English
Map Map 1
Extra file
DOS 2 MB English English
RefCard RefCard 1
Extra file
DOS 339 KB English English

Comments and reviews

inscrutiana 12 Feb. 2025

Update after actually redownloading DosBox and reminding myself how this title works, if you launch the KOEI.COM you can play with the color experience.

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inscrutiana 09 Feb. 2025

I've missed this title! Browser play is B/W as others have mentioned. While it's possible to find a game manual elsewhere, I shockingly remember most of what's going on after decades.
https://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/nes/Bandit%20Kings%20of%20Ancient%20China.pdf

On the tactical map, imagine that you are using a 3x3 numeric keypad.
Good luck. Have fun. My gratitude to myabandonware.

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LBF 05 Aug. 2022

I have the game on old / old pc.
How to get and run on new 2022 PC?

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hamoo 05 Jul. 2022

playing dos version on dosbox. there's no volume, and the game is b & w. seen the cryptic message about 'koei' by m3dio. anyone got a coherent walkthrough on how to play and save the game, along with color and sound

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hamoo 29 Jun. 2022

anyone know a good place to get DOSBox

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Cris 05 Oct. 2021

How to dl and play dos box command anybody can teach me 83834744

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matt 17 Aug. 2021

its 0 to put your army over there you can only put it at the number.
i know its confusing

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calvin 29 Jul. 2020

great game!

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m3dio 09 Jun. 2020

Game works fine. Make savedisk first. Then quit, type "koei" and play it with color. Reduce delay and set sound to "off". Thanks for uploading!

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xander 18 May. 2020

Why are my saved files all gone?

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Joe China 10 Jan. 2018

Thank you so much for loading this up. You're the best. :)

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bandit 13 Sep. 2017

Okay, game works, right up until you need to fight, then there's no possible way to distribute armies onto the field. My first assessment correct, game unplayable.

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bandit 12 Sep. 2017

oops. The numberpad enter key will produce the menu required for the command options. apologies for saying game unplayable, trying some more.

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bandit 12 Sep. 2017

it works, but only half the screen is there & all options missing. unplayable.

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