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


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
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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
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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
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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
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Head tracking with Opentrack & AITrack
This is a quick article briefly discussing the use of Opentrack and AITrack.
Nov 4, 20252 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 6: vJoy & Joystick Gremlin
A discussion on the use of vJoy and Joystick Gremlin as an alternative to vendor profiling software or native controller support within sims.
Nov 4, 20257 min read
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Oolite meet Warthog
These are my TM Warthog settings for playing Oolite.
May 18, 20251 min read
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Running Joint Strike Fighter in Windows 10
This is a guide on running the Eidos/Innerloop 1997 sim, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF on Windows 10.
Sep 6, 20245 min read
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Unresponsive Thrustmaster rudder pedals in TARGET: A fix!
This is an update to an earlier post 'Unresponsive Thrustmaster rudder pedals in TARGET: A workaround', an actual fix!
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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MiG Alley: Running in PCem
A guide to setting up the Rowan flight sim MiG Alley in the PCem emulator.
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 5: PCem
A setup guide for adding HOTAS controllers to the PCem emulator.
Aug 31, 20245 min read
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MiG Alley: HOTAS Controllers
A look at some of the issues involved in trying to set up HOTAS controllers with MiG Alley.
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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Independence War: Running in Windows 10
A setup guide for running Independence War under Windows 10.
Jul 20, 20244 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 4: DOSBox
This is the fourth post in a series about using modern controllers like a HOTAS with a retro flight sims.
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 3: Setup advice
This is the third post in a series about using modern controllers like a HOTAS with a retro flight sims.
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 2: Virtual controllers
This is the second post in a series about using modern controllers like a HOTAS with a retro flight sims.
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Controllers and retro sims part 1: Axis of confusion
This is the first post in a series about using modern controllers like a HOTAS with a retro flight sim.
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Gunship 2000: Getting it (hopefully) right
This post is about obtaining the optimum version of Gunship 2000 and how to optimise the gameplay experience in DOSBox-X or DOSBox Staging.
Mar 2, 202422 min read
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Unresponsive Thrustmaster rudder pedals in TARGET: A workaround
T-Flight Rudder Pedals becoming unresponsive when a Target software profile is run.
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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