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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality

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F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16/iF-16 Fighting Falcon: Fighting with the Falcon

A guide to running the DOS version of F-16/iF-16 Fighting Falcon/iF-16 under DOSBox Staging or the Windows 95 3Dfx version natively under Windows 10.

3 days ago12 min read

F22 Air Dominance Fighter

F22 Air Dominance Fighter

F22 Air Dominance Fighter (2026 edition): Font of sound knowledge

This article covers adding enhanced MIDI components to the 2026 edition of F22 Air Dominance Fighter. We'll start with a quick history, explain what it means for ADF and then move on to installing some recommended apps to restore missing MIDI features.

Apr 44 min read

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Controllers and retro sims part 9: Native controller support with virtual controllers, the why, if, which and how

Native controller support with virtual controllers, the why, if, which and how.

Apr 310 min read

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F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16/iF-16 Fighting Falcon: Fighting with the Falcon

A guide to running the DOS version of F-16/iF-16 Fighting Falcon/iF-16 under DOSBox Staging or the Windows 95 3Dfx version natively under Windows 10.

3 days ago12 min read

Discworld Noir

Discworld Noir

Discworld Noir: Playing it again, Sam

A guide to running the third Discworld game, Discworld Noir on a Win10 platform.

Apr 124 min read

F22 Air Dominance Fighter

F22 Air Dominance Fighter

F22 Air Dominance Fighter (2026 edition): Font of sound knowledge

This article covers adding enhanced MIDI components to the 2026 edition of F22 Air Dominance Fighter. We'll start with a quick history, explain what it means for ADF and then move on to installing some recommended apps to restore missing MIDI features.

Apr 44 min read

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Controllers and retro sims part 9: Native controller support with virtual controllers, the why, if, which and how

Native controller support with virtual controllers, the why, if, which and how.

Apr 310 min read

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon: Storming in Windows

A guide to running the DID/Rage 2001 sim, Eurofighter Typhoon and Eurofighter Typhoon: Operation Icebreaker (2002),, natively in Windows 10.

Mar 3012 min read

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Controllers and retro sims part 8: vJoy/Joystick Gremlin/HidHide & TARGET, looking further

A further look into the vJoy/Joystick Gremlin/HidHide model as an aid to understanding their function and how they fit together to provide a complete solution.

Mar 254 min read

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

This guide covers building a standalone version of Megafortress suitable for use with an existing DOSBox Staging installation or with period correct legacy hardware.

Mar 193 min read

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Glide wrappers

If you're unsure about Glide wrappers, this guide may help answer your questions.

Can different Glide wrappers coexist together?

How do you use one Glide wrapper instead of the other?

And how to use them with games and DOSBox-X?

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