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


iF-22: Bridging the retro compatibility gap
This guide covers running iF-22 with the latest version of the RetroBridge wrapper, how to install it, existing wrappers it may replace, wrappers to retain and in-game options to set.
Oct 33 min read
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Elite Plus: Missions & Galaxy 9
A guide to the missions of Elite Plus and the patch needed to guarantee a visit to the ninth galaxy.
Oct 24 min read
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F-22 Lightning II: Striking twice
An updated guide to running the NovalLogic light flight sim, F-22 Lightning II in DOSBox Staging.
Sep 2711 min read
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DOSBox Staging and Windows
This guide covers the steps to obtain, install, config and run Windows 3.x in DOSBox Staging.
Sep 257 min read
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F-16 Aggressor: Aggressively fixing issues
This is a guide on running F-16 Aggressor in Windows 10.
Sep 208 min read
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Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2: Deadzone defeated!
This is a guide on fixing the onerous deadzone problem present in Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2.
Sep 133 min read
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F-22 Raptor: A dinosaur in Windows
A guide to running F-22 Raptor under Win10 with full HOTAS support.
Sep 118 min read
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iF-22: Windows is alright for controllers and flight
A guide for adding joystick and HOTAS support to Interactive Magic's iF-22.
Sep 106 min read
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Controllers & retro sims part 11: The WinMM problem
This article will be taking a look the problems associated with games that use the legacy WinMM library for joystick support.
Sep 95 min read
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LHX: Attack Chopper: Successfully experimenting in Staging
A guide to running LHX: Attack Chopper in DOSBox Staging.
Aug 277 min read
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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom: Vigilance in DOSBox and Windows
A guide to running Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom in DOSBox Staging and Win10.
Aug 2321 min read
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Jane's Fighter Anthology: The updated USNRaptor campaigns
A guide to the fan-made USNRaptor campaigns for Jane's Fighters Anthology.
Aug 65 min read
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iF-22: Infuriating F-22!
A guide to running iF-22 under Win10 with a working joystick.
Jul 3121 min read
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Rowan's Battle of Britain: Battling Windows compatibility
A guide to running Rowan's Battle of Britain under Windows 10. This is a World War II flight sim set in the British theater during the Battle of Britain timeframe.
Jul 1812 min read
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ATAC: The secret war within DOSBox
A guide to running ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs in DOSBox Staging. Also known as Advanced Tactical Air Command, ATAC pits you against Colombian drug barons. Your job is conduct a strategic battle plan against the cartels utilising a fleet of F-22 Raptors and AH-64 Longbow attack helicopters.
Jul 114 min read
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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger: Big cats playing in a DOSBox & staring out of Windows
A guide to running DOS versions of Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger in DOSBox Staging. Converting DOS version to Windows compatible versions and optimising these to run natively in Win10.
Jul 522 min read
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Jane's Fighters Anthology: Going wide in Windows
Jane's Fighters Anthology has received a couple of new widescreen patches recently
Jun 284 min read
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1942 Pacific Air War: The staging is set
A guide to running the floppy, CD and digital releases of 1942 Pacific Air War and 1942 Pacific War Gold in the DOSBox Staging emulator.
Jun 2427 min read
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DOSBox Staging and MIDI
Taking another look at DOSBox MIDI both built-in and external synths in Win10/11.
Jun 203 min read
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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.
May 319 min read
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