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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality
Tachyon: On 'The Fringe' and in the 'Re'Shade
A guide to enhancing and running Tachyon: The Fringe in Windows 10 with dgVoodoo2 and ReShade.
Jul 88 min read
Hardwar. The future is Windows & ReShade
A guide to running the 1998 Software refinery space sim/shooter, 'Hardwar. The future is greedy' in Win10.
Jul 58 min read
Jane's Longbow 2/Anthology: Rocketing to success
A discussion on optimising the Jane's Longbow 2/Anthology setup to maximise rocket effectiveness.and suggestions for effective use in-game.
Jun 293 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 285 min read
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 204 min read
Strike Commander: DOSBox mercenary staging area
A guide to running the 1993, Origin Systems sim, Strike Commander in DOSBox Staging.
Jun 146 min read
Jane's Longbow 2/Anthology: Rocketing into PCem
A guide to running Jane's Longbow 2 and Jane's Longbow Anthology under PCem emulation.
Jun 813 min read
Gliding with Gold & boxing Anthology
A guide to running Jane's Longbow Gold and Jane's Longbow Anthology with the Glide patch in the 86Box emulator.
May 259 min read
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 115 min read
M1 Tank Platoon 2: Gliding with tanks
A guide to running the 1998 Microprose M1 Abrams tank sim, M1 Tank Platoon 2. This guide covers installation, patching and the required actions to run with enhanced Glide graphics.
May 97 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 76 min read
EF2000 Reloaded & VirtualMIDISynth
A guide to using VirtualMIDISynth with EF2000 Reloaded.
May 32 min read
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 29 min read
Air Power: Battle in DOSBox
A guide to running the Rowan 1995 steampunk sim, 'Air Power: Battle in the Skies' in DOSBox Staging.
Apr 287 min read
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0: Running in PCem
A guide to running Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0 under PCem emulation.
Apr 226 min read
Bringing it all together with Jane's Fighters - Anthology
A guide to running Jane's Fighters Anthology in Windows 10 with DirectX wrappers and PCem emulation.
Apr 68 min read
A-10 Tank Killer v1.5 (Amiga) brings the 'brrrt' to WinUAE
This is a guide to running the Amiga version of the 1991 Dynamix sim, A-10 Tank Killer Version 1.5 under WinUAE emulation.
Mar 16 min read
F-19 Stealth Fighter (Amiga) quietly deploying to WinUAE
This is a guide to running the Amiga version of the MicroProse 1990 classic sim, F-19 Stealth Fighter under WinUAE emulation.
Feb 286 min read
F-16 Combat Pilot (Amiga version)
This is a guide to running the Amiga version of the 1989 Digital Integration sim, F-16 Combat Pilot under WinUAE emulation.
Feb 226 min read
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 810 min read
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