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


Falcon Gold: DOSBox digital release
This is a guide to optimising a gog.com or Steam digital release of the classic Falcon 3.0 flight sim collection, Falcon Gold, within DOSBox Staging.
Jun 28, 20255 min read
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Heroes of the 357th: DOSBox Staging
A guide to running the (maybe not so well known) DOS sim, Heroes of the 357th in DOSBox Staging.
Jun 20, 20254 min read
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Strike Commander: DOSBox mercenary staging area
A guide to running the 1993, Origin Systems sim, Strike Commander in DOSBox Staging.
Jun 14, 20256 min read
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Silent Service II: DOSBox deep dive
A guide to running the 1990 MicroProse pacific submarine sim, Silent Service II in DOSBox Staging as well as a brief look at the history of the sim.
May 11, 20255 min read
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EF2000 Reloaded & VirtualMIDISynth
A guide to using VirtualMIDISynth with EF2000 Reloaded.
May 3, 20252 min read
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Chucking it in DOSBox: Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
A guide to running the standard DOS and Gravis UltraSound (GUS) optimized versions of the 1991 Electronic Arts/Brent Iverson sim, 'Chuck Yeager's Air Combat' in DOSBox Staging.
May 2, 20259 min read
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Air Power: Battle in DOSBox
A guide to running the Rowan 1995 steampunk sim, 'Air Power: Battle in the Skies' in DOSBox Staging.
Apr 28, 20257 min read
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Jetfighter III: Tech refresh 2025
This guide covers running Jetfighter III in DOSBox Staging with 3DFX Glide and using VirtualMIDISynth with DOSBox-X.
Apr 25, 20254 min read
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DOSBox Staging and VirtualMIDISynth
A guide to adding VirtualMIDISynth to DOSBox Staging. This guide briefly covers installation, configuration and usage.
Apr 20, 20253 min read
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Stealthily approaching 100: F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0
Running the PC version of the 1991 MicroProse classic, F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 in DOSBox Staging.
Feb 8, 202510 min read
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The Elite series: Elite back then
This will be the first in a couple of articles covering the classic granddaddy space sim of them all, Elite.
Feb 1, 20256 min read
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Harrier Jump Jetting into DOSBox Staging
This is a guide to running the 1992 MicroProse Harrier sim, Harrier Jump Jet in DOSBox Staging.
Jan 24, 20259 min read
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Playnite and modern DOSBox variants
This is a guide on integrating modern variants of DOSBox, like DOSBox Staging or DOSBox-X with the Playnite game launcher.
Jan 19, 20256 min read
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Falcon 3.0: Running Gold Falcon Utilities in DOSBox Staging
A guide to cover installation and setup of the Gold Falcon Utilities to work under DOSBox Staging.
Jan 18, 20254 min read
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AV-8B Harrier Assault: A DOSBox Staging battle plan
This is a guide on running the original Simis 1992 sim, AV-8B Harrier Assault, in DOSBox Staging.
Jan 10, 20255 min read
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TFX (Tactical Fighter eXperiment) in DOSBox Staging
A guide covering running the DOS flight sim, TFX from Digital Image Design, under DOSBox Staging emulation.
Jan 6, 20255 min read
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F-15 Strike Eagle II in DOSBox Staging
Running F-15 Strike Eagle II from MicroProse in DOSBox Staging.
Jan 5, 20256 min read
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F29 Retaliator: A DOSBox Staging guide
Setting up F29 Retaliator, from DIgital Image Design in DOSBox Staging.
Jan 3, 20253 min read
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Tech refresh 2025: Tornado
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article, 'The Tornado (Digital Integration) guide' was published.
Dec 28, 20241 min read
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Tech refresh 2025: Wing Commander: Privateer
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article,
was published.
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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