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


Falcon 4.0 part 12: Falcon BMS and EF2000 RETRO
This is the last of the releases to be covered, Falcon BMS and EF2000 RETRO.
Oct 12, 20255 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 11: The (unlucky) OpenFalcon release
This guide will covers the history, the patches and how to build the release.
Oct 3, 20256 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 10: The FreeFalcon release
A guide on building the FreeFalcon release of Falcon 4.0. This build will use the final version of FreeFalcon, FreeFalcon 6 rev d.
Sep 17, 20255 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 9: The SuperPak BMS releases (DRAFT)
This is a guide on building and running the SuperPak 4/(early) BMS release of Falcon 4.0.
Sep 13, 202511 min read


Falcon 4.0: Allied Force part 3: Skunkworks release
A guide to building the Skunkworks release of Falcon 4.0: Allied Force and the configuration steps to run it under Win10.
Sep 12, 20252 min read


Falcon 4.0: Allied Force part 2: Official release
A guide to building the last officially patched release of Falcon 4.0: Allied Force.
Sep 8, 20255 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 8: The SuperPak MP release
The MP project aims were to improve the network components of Falcon 4.0. The result was not a full release but a modification to an existing SuperPak release.
Aug 24, 20252 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 7: The SuperPak release
A guide to building a SuperPak release of Falcon 4.0. This release will be built using the final SuperPak, v4.2.
Aug 23, 20256 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 6: The eFalcon release
A guide to building the eFalcon v1.10 release of Falcon 4.0.
Aug 19, 20255 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 5: The Realism Patch release
A guide on creating a Falcon 4.0 Realism Patch v5.0 release. Realism Patch v5.0 was the last in the Realism Patch series.
Aug 14, 20253 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 4: Understanding the F4Patch utility
Time to take a look at the F4Patch utility.
Aug 12, 20256 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 3: The official and iBeta releases
This guide covers the building of an iBeta release and configuring of the officially patched (vanilla Falcon 4.0) or iBeta releases.
Aug 9, 202510 min read


Falcon 4.0 part 2: The official patched version
A guide to patching Falcon 4.0 with the last official patch.
Aug 9, 20253 min read


Falcon 4.0/Falcon 4.0: Allied Force part 1: A primer
This will be the first in a series of articles covering the 1998 MicroProse sim Falcon 4.0.
Aug 9, 20253 min read


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


Amiga talons out: Falcon with WinUAE
A guide to running the Amiga version of the 1989, Spectrum Holobyte sim, Falcon (1.0) under the WinUAE emulator.
May 7, 20256 min read


Falcon 3.0 Gold manuals: All present and correct!
A recent update on the availability of Falcon 3.0 Gold manuals.
Apr 21, 20252 min read


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


Falcon 3.0: Operation DOSBox Staging
This is a guide on running Falcon 3.0 and it's addons, Operation Fighting Tiger, MiG-29 and Hornet in DOSBox Staging.
Dec 9, 20249 min read


Falcon 3.0: Unofficial mods & tools
A look at the unofficial mods and tools that have been created for Falcon 3.0, MiG-29 and Hornet, over the years.
Dec 6, 202414 min read
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