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

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Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

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.

2 hours ago4 min read

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

This guide covers building a standalone version of Megafortress suitable for use with an existing DOSBox Staging installation or with period correct legacy hardware.

Mar 183 min read

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Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

Thrustmaster Warthog throttle

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.

2 hours ago4 min read

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

Megafortress part 2: Flight of the DOS Dog

This guide covers building a standalone version of Megafortress suitable for use with an existing DOSBox Staging installation or with period correct legacy hardware.

Mar 183 min read

Megafortress

Megafortress

Megafortress part 1: Old Dog, new tricks

A guide to optimising a DOSBox install of Megafortress, the EB-52 Megafortress sim released by Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. and Mindscape International Ltd. way back in 1991.

Mar 1610 min read

Harrier Jump Jet

Harrier Jump Jet

Tech refresh 2026: Harrier Jump Jet

The 1992 MicroProse Harrier sim, Harrier Jump Jet has received a new quality of life patch to remove the manual check from patched versions v2.40 and v2.41, courtesy of ZakMcKrack3n!

Mar 132 min read

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Glide wrappers

If you're unsure about Glide wrappers, this guide may help answer your questions.

Can different Glide wrappers coexist together?

How do you use one Glide wrapper instead of the other?

And how to use them with games and DOSBox-X?

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