UNunleaded·Nov 21, 2025
In You can make PS2 games in JavaScriptSuperIlu
DOjS
C2020–2025
SuperIlu / DOjS
DOjS
A MS-DOS Creative Coding IDE/platform based on JavaScript
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10Mentions
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965GitHub stars
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A MS-DOS Creative Coding IDE/platform based on JavaScript
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
What Hacker News says
10 sourcesDOjS [0] and friends often have memory requirements that outstrip what these platforms even can have.
[0] https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS
In Developing a Retro-Roguelike Game for Multiple Platforms in CDOjS – A DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
193 points · Open discussionI did not know of a Java port, but this reminds me there is some kind of JavaScript-based environment for DOS that I see linked now and then (think it is bundled with FreeDOS?). Probably this one:
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS
"DOjS is a JavaScript programming environment for systems running MS-DOS, FreeDOS or any DOS based Windows (like 95, 98, ME). It features an integrated editor, graphics & sound output, mouse/keyboard/joystick input and more"
Never tried it.
In DJGPPDOjS is a JavaScript programming environment for systems running MS-DOS
96 points · Open discussionDOjS a DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
2 points · Open discussionDOjS a DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
3 points · Open discussionDOjS: A DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
1 points · Open discussionDOjS – A DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
2 points · Open discussionA DOS JavaScript Canvas with Sound
71 points · Open discussion