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


F/A-18E Super Hornet: A stinging setup journey
A guide to running the Digital Integration 1999 sim, F/A-18E Super Hornet in Windows 10.
May 213 min read
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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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Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2: Boxing clever to defeat the dead zone
A guide to running Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer 2. Developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra in 1996.
Apr 269 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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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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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
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TM TARGET scripting: Easy trimming
I recently received an email from a fellow flight sim fan, Kurt, who wanted to share his Thrustmaster TARGET script for easy trimming.
Feb 8, 20252 min read
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The Tornado (Digital Integration) guide
A guide to running the 1993 classic DOS sim, Tornado by Digital Integration in DOSBox Staging.
Nov 22, 202410 min read
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'Privateer 2: The Darkening' running in Windows 10
A guide to setting up and playing Privateer 2: The Darkening, covers installation, patching and running natively in Windows 10.
Nov 3, 20247 min read
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EF2000 Updated Part 4: Running Super EF2000 in PCem
Running Super EF2000 (the Windows 95 version of EF2000) in the PCem emulator.
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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EF2000 Updated Part 3: EF2000 Reloaded & DOSBox
A guide to configure the EF2000 sim in the EF2000 Reloaded app or DOSBox.
Oct 25, 20247 min read
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F-22 Raptor: Running in PCem
A guide to running the NovaLogic sim, F-22 Raptor in the PC emulator PCem.
Oct 5, 20244 min read
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KA-52 Team Alligator: Running in Windows 10
A guide to running the Simis Limited sim, KA-52 Team Alligator, natively in Windows 10.
Oct 1, 20244 min read
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Jetfighter III: Running in DOSBox-X with Glide passthrough
A guide to running Jetfighter III in DOSBox-X with Glide passthrough.
Sep 27, 20246 min read
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The difficult child: Running Jane's AH-64D Longbow (3dfx/Glide) in Windows 10
How to run the Windows 3dfx/Glide versions of Longbow Gold and Longbow Anthology natively in Windows 10.
Sep 22, 20248 min read
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Running Jane's AH-64D Longbow (DOS) in DOSBox Staging
How to run the DOS versions of Longbow, Longbow & Flash Point Korea, Longbow Gold and Longbow Anthology in DOSBox Staging.
Sep 20, 20245 min read
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Running Joint Strike Fighter in PCem
This guide covers running the Eidos/Innerloop 1997 sim, Joint Strike Fighter JSF, in the PC emulator PCem.
Sep 7, 20242 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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