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Black Knight: Marine Strike Fighter

A guide to running the F/A-18 Hornet sim, BLACK KNIGHT: Marine Strike Fighter in DOSBox Staging.

Dec 99 min read

Falcon 3.0: Operation DOSBox Staging

This is a guide on running Falcon 3.0 and it's addons, Operation Fighting Tiger, MiG-29 and Hornet in DOSBox Staging.

Dec 614 min read

Falcon 3.0: Unofficial mods & tools

A look at the unofficial mods and tools that have been created for Falcon 3.0, MiG-29 and Hornet, over the years.

Nov 2713 min read

Falcon 3.0: Version & patch history

A version and patch history of the classic DOS sim Falcon 3.0 and it's expansions.

Nov 2210 min read

The Tornado (Digital Integration) guide

A guide to running the 1993 classic DOS sim, Tornado by Digital Integration in DOSBox Staging.

Nov 105 min read

Joint Strike Fighter (Windows 10 & DxWrapper)

A guide on running the Eidos/Innerloop classic sim, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) natively in Windows 10 with DxWrapper.

Nov 37 min read

'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 16 min read

Running Wing Commander: Privateer in DOSBox Staging

A guide to running Wing Commander: Privateer (GOG edition) in DOSBox Staging.

Oct 283 min read

EF2000 Updated Part 4: Running Super EF2000 in PCem

Running Super EF2000 (the Windows 95 version of EF2000) in the PCem emulator.

Oct 257 min read

EF2000 Updated Part 3: EF2000 Reloaded & DOSBox

A guide to configure the EF2000 sim in the EF2000 Reloaded app or DOSBox.

Oct 246 min read

EF2000 Updated Part 2: Installation

The steps to create an installation of EF2000, installing the EF2000 base game, the TACTCOM upgrade and 3DFX GFX+ patch.

Oct 226 min read

EF2000 Updated Part 1: A primer

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EF2000, a primer, version history, patches and where to find them.

Oct 54 min read

F-22 Raptor: Running in PCem

A guide to running the NovaLogic sim, F-22 Raptor in the PC emulator PCem.

Oct 14 min read

KA-52 Team Alligator: Running in Windows 10

A guide to running the Simis Limited sim, KA-52 Team Alligator, natively in Windows 10.

Sep 276 min read

Jetfighter III: Running in DOSBox-X with Glide passthrough

A guide to running Jetfighter III in DOSBox-X with Glide passthrough.

Sep 274 min read

Testing Jane's Longbow

A testing guide for the various releases of Jane's Longbow.

Sep 228 min read

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 225 min read

A retro gamers friend: Microsoft Compatibility administrator

A quick guide to the Microsoft Compatibility administrator and how it helps to run those older legacy games.

Sep 203 min read

Running Jane's AH-64D Longbow (Windows) in PCem

How to run the non-Glide Windows versions of Longbow Gold and Longbow Anthology in Windows 98 using the PCem emulator.

Sep 205 min read

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.