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There’s been a discussion on GitHub about this problem https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure-unleashed/issues/2

It turns out that on recent versions of macOS the operating system will put anything downloaded into a quarantine so downloaded programs can’t be run. To remove said quarantine-flag you will need to run a command in the terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DOSBoxPure.app

After that it should run. I now wrote this information into the documentation into the Download section.

Thank you for the feedback.

Regarding 1. the documentation says:

A few system functions are bound to various F-keys, accessible while holding the hotkey modifier which by default is the Control key. The hotkey modifier can be changed in the System Settings. These are the hotkeys: …

So it does mention that by default you hold the Control key and then use the F-keys. You can change Ctrl to be something else. This is important if you want to run a game that uses Ctrl+Fx for its own functionality.

Regarding 2. try running SETUP maybe? If it works in DOSBox it should work here.

DOSBox emulates 90s hardware and DOS. So DOS games are the only ones that run without providing the operating system parts yourself. Just like DOS games, Windows 3.11 (or older) is an application for DOS, you can install it inside DOSBox from floppy images or launch a ZIP file of a finished Windows 3.11 installation. There is experimental support to install Windows 98 from an ISO of original media (Windows 98 SE seems to work best in my experience).

Many DOS games run the monitor in a mode with a 70 hz refresh rate. So by default we just emulate that which means it’s unlikely to be able to use vsync (because your actual monitor is unlikely to be set to a 70 hz refresh rate). But you can to go System > General > Force Output FPS and set it to match the refresh rate of what your actual monitor is set to.

If you go to Settings > Performance > Advanced > Show Performance Statistics and set it to “Detailed information” the emulator will show some stats on screen including the current resolution and refresh rate of the emulated screen. For example in the console it will say “640x400@70.09hz” meaning by default (unless Force Output FPS is set) it will draw to the screen 70.09 times per second.

Keep in mind that some DOS games might actually draw to the screen in a manner that will look like it’s a sync issue of the emulator. But in those cases it might actually be accurate to how it looked on original hardware. Speeding up or slowing down the emulated CPU might help but it could be tricky to dial it in perfectly. I think back in the day both developers and players cared a bit less about screen tearing, they were amazed enough if anything was drawn to the screen :-)

I tested this on 3 different computers (both desktop and laptop, with both built-in and USB dongle bluetooth modules) and it always connected fine for me with the Wii remotes I have available. The only thing I know could impact this is user privileges so the only thing I can think of you could try is to run Gamepad Phoenix as admin (by right-clicking GamepadPhoenix.exe and selecting "Run as administrator"). 

Do you have any other programs that can communicate with a Wii Remote?

Hi there!

Just to confirm, you are trying to connect a Wii Remote to your PC?

Other, regular bluetooth gamepads should be connected normally to get recognized in Windows either as a Xbox style gamepad or a direct input gamepad and then Gamepad Phoenix will just pick it up like any connected wired controller.