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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality
F-15 Strike Eagle III: Soaring with Staging
A guide to running the classic MicroProse, 1992 DOS sim, F-15 Strike Eagle III in DOSBox Staging.
Nov 168 min read
Myst IV: Revolution
A quick guide on the Myst IV: Revelation utility Revolution.
Nov 93 min read
Super-VGA Harrier: Staging from a carrier
A guide to running the Domark, sim Super VGA (SVGA) Harrier in DOSBox Staging.
Nov 96 min read
MiG Alley: Skins & things
This is an update covering various things discovered or changes since the last MiG Alley article.
Nov 611 min read
Fleet Defender: Defending in DOSBox
A guide to running the MicroProse 1994 sim, Fleet Defender in DOSBox Staging.
Oct 2121 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 36 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 175 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 1311 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 122 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 85 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 242 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 236 min read
Falcon 4.0 part 6: The eFalcon release
A guide to building the eFalcon v1.10 release of Falcon 4.0.
Aug 195 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 143 min read
Falcon 4.0 part 4: Understanding the F4Patch utility
Time to take a look at the F4Patch utility.
Aug 126 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 910 min read
Falcon 4.0 part 2: The official patched version
A guide to patching Falcon 4.0 with the last official patch.
Aug 93 min read
Apache (Longbow): Sounds about right
This is a guide to running the 1995 Digital Integration sim Apache (also called Apache Longbow) with the DOS version running in DOSBox Staging and Windows 95 3Dfx version in native Windows 10.
Jul 2716 min read
Wing Commander 1: Secret Missions 1.5
This is quick guide on running the Secret Missions 1.5 addon campaign with the DOS/W.C.A.T. mod and Windows/WCDX patch versions of Wing Commander.
Jul 233 min read
Wing Commander 1: Legacy without the guesswork
A guide to running DOS retail, DOS digital and Windows versions of Wing Commander 1 in DOSBox Staging and native Windows 10.
Jul 1814 min read
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