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Frontier: Elite II

Frontier: Elite II

Frontier: Elite 2: Pushing back the staging frontiers

A guide to running the classic space sim Frontier Elite II on modern hardware with DOSBox Staging and natively in Win10.

5 days ago9 min read

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder: Intruding into Staging

A guide to running the Rowen & Spectrum Holobyte developed, 1990 sim, Flight of the Intruder in DOSBox Staging.

May 246 min read

DOS sims

DOS sims

Tech refresh 2026: Successful (DOSBox Staging) candidate part 2 (G-Z)

This is a guide updating the various DOSBox configs produced for many of the guides, to the latest DOSBox Staging v0.83.0 release candidate 1, covering games G to Z.

May 195 min read

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Frontier: Elite II

Frontier: Elite II

Frontier: Elite 2: Pushing back the staging frontiers

A guide to running the classic space sim Frontier Elite II on modern hardware with DOSBox Staging and natively in Win10.

5 days ago9 min read

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder: Intruding into Staging

A guide to running the Rowen & Spectrum Holobyte developed, 1990 sim, Flight of the Intruder in DOSBox Staging.

May 246 min read

DOS sims

DOS sims

Tech refresh 2026: Successful (DOSBox Staging) candidate part 2 (G-Z)

This is a guide updating the various DOSBox configs produced for many of the guides, to the latest DOSBox Staging v0.83.0 release candidate 1, covering games G to Z.

May 195 min read

DOS sims

DOS sims

Tech refresh 2026: Successful (DOSBox Staging) candidate part 1 (0-F)

This is a guide updating the various DOSBox configs produced for many of the guides, to the latest DOSBox Staging v0.83.0 release candidate 1. This version is a huge change over previous versions.

May 165 min read

F/A-18E Super Hornet

F/A-18E Super Hornet

F/A-18E Super Hornet: A stinging setup journey

A guide to running the Digital Integration 1999 sim, F/A-18E Super Hornet in Windows 10.

May 213 min read

Command line options

Command line options

Controllers and retro sims part 10: vJoy/Joystick Gremlin/HidHide command line options

A guide to configuration, enabling and disabling the vJoy, Joystick Gremlin and HidHide utilities with the Windows Command Prompt and PowerShell command lines.

Apr 264 min read

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2: Boxing clever to defeat the dead zone

A guide to running Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2. Developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra in 1996.

Apr 269 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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