Mah Jonng game on Archive.org from 1991 will not run

In order to run 16-bit or DOS applications on a 64-bit system, one can use DosBox, which is one of the most used DOS emulators out there. It can reliably emulate most features of the DOS system, whilst providing adequate compatibility with several graphic and sound hardware.

First, download DOSBox from its site. The link I gave will take you to the download page. Just press on the green button on the top. This will download the installer.

After installing DOSBox, the last thing to do (that is, assuming DOSBox will only be used to run that specific game) is to set it up. For this, you need to open the dosbox.conf file, which can be accessed through the Start Menu entry:

Start Menu > DOSBox-0.74 > Options > DOSBox 0.74 Options

Otherwise, the file is located on the following path:

{system drive}:\User\ -username- \AppData\Local\DOSBox\dosbox-{version}.conf

The dosbox.conf file is just a text file that configures DOSBox behavior. Scroll to the bottom, where you'll find an [autoexec] tag. This indicates what commands DOSBox should execute before giving control to the user. In your case, write the following after the tag.

mount c "C:\mahjong"
c:
mahjongg

This assumes the folder where the Mahjong game is at is C:\mahjong. You can place the folder anywhere, as long as the path in the file is the same. The sequence of commands says to DOSBox to map the drive letter C to the game's path, to enter drive C and then to run mahjongg, which from your screenshot I figure it's the executable.

After saving the configuration file, run DOSBox. The commands stated after [autoexec] will run and the game will start in a window. You can also configure the window's properties, if you would like if the game starter in a bigger size or in fullscreen.

To play Mah Jongg (1991), or any other Internet Archive Software Collection game that will run on DOSbox with a desktop shortcut on Windows 8/7, follow the procedure outlined below:

Creating a Desktop Shortcut That Opens Mah Jongg (1991) in DOSBox:

I am running DOSBox0.74. If you run another version simply change the file path to the corresponding name of the DOSBox executable.

1. Download Mah Jongg (1991).
2. Download DOSBox0.74. The download will start automatically in approximately five seconds.
3. Install DOSBox0.74-win32-installer. Make sure that you leave the Desktop Shortcut check box checked.
4. After you have installed DOSBox go to your desktop by pressing Windows Key + D.
5. Right-click the DOSBox 0.74 desktop shortcut.
6. Click Properties.

7. In the Target input box type:

   "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\dosbox.conf" "C:\Users\**Your User Name Goes Here**\Desktop\Mah Jongg\MAHJONGG.exe"

8. Click Apply
9. If you are prompted for Administrator Approval, click Continue.
10. Double-click the desktop shortcut to open Mah Jongg (1991)!

You can find some sweet Mahjong icons for the desktop shortcut here.