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


Discworld Noir: Playing it again, Sam
A guide to running the third Discworld game, Discworld Noir on a Win10 platform.
2 days ago4 min read


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


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: 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


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
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


Megafortress part 1: Old Dog, new tricks
A guide to optimising a DOSBox install of Megafortress, the EB-52 Megafortress sim released by Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. and Mindscape International Ltd. way back in 1991.
Mar 1610 min read


Tech refresh 2026: Harrier Jump Jet
The 1992 MicroProse Harrier sim, Harrier Jump Jet has received a new quality of life patch to remove the manual check from patched versions v2.40 and v2.41, courtesy of ZakMcKrack3n!
Mar 132 min read


A-10 Cuba! No risk of a fubar!
A guide to running the Parsoft developed Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II sim, A-10 Cuba!, initially released in 1996 and published by Activision. The sim features a comprehensive physics based flight model, damage model and detailed cockpit at the time of release.
Mar 89 min read


MiG-29 Fulcrum: Some Russian Nova Logic
A guide to running the NovaLogic 1998 sim, MiG-29 Fulcrum. This guide will be running the sim natively under Win10
Mar 27 min read


Flight Unlimited: Issues eliminated
A guide to running the DOS version of Flight Unlimited in DOSBox Staging and the Windows 95 version in WIndows 10. Flight Unlimited the 1995 aerobatic flight sim developed and published by Looking Glass.
Feb 2810 min read


Tech refresh 2026: F-22 Lightning II
Revised advice for running the NovaLogic 1996 DOS sim, F-22 Lightning II in DOSBox Staging.
Feb 211 min read


Controllers and retro sims part 7: More vJoy, Joystick Gremlin & HidHide
A introductory guide looking at some hypothetical examples as an aid to understanding how to use vJoy, Joystick Gremlin and HidHide together.
Feb 1911 min read


Tech refresh 2026: DOSBox best practice
This guide is a tech refresh guide covering some of the more earlier DOS sims. The techniques presented below have been found to improve the game performance, bringing it closer to a retro experience and seems to subjectively improve the 'feel' of the sim.
Feb 145 min read


Red sky at night, fortune hunters delight: Crimson Skies
A guide to running the alternate history flight sim, Crimson Skies in Win10.
Feb 88 min read


Jane's USAF: Unsurprising Simple And Fast
A guide to running Jane's Combat Simulations: USAF under WIn10. This guide is for the vanilla game including the official Thunderbirds and Version 1.02 patches.
Feb 112 min read


688 Attack Sub: Not running silent
A guide to running the classic Electronic Arts sub sim, 688 Attack Sub in DOSBox Staging.
Jan 186 min read


Jane's IAF: Instructions Avoiding Failure
Jane's Combat Simulations: IAF - Israeli Air Force another in the line of Jane's survey sims, whilst not as in-depth or detailed as Jane's F-15 or F-18, single aircraft 'study' sims, it provides less detail but a wider variety of aircraft types to fly with.
Jan 178 min read


Tech refresh 2026: Eagles everywhere
This article will be taking a look at a couple of F-15 Eagle sims, F-15 Strike Eagle III from Microprose and Jane's Combat Simulations: F-15 from Electronic Arts.
Jan 112 min read


Jane's F/A-18: Catching the Windows 10 wire
A guide to running the Jane's Combat Simulations sim from 2000, F/A-18 Simulator. This sim will run natively under Win10 using either Direct3D or Glide emulation.
Jan 49 min read
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