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MechWarrior 2 retrospective review: why it became a PC gaming milestone
MechWarrior 2 doesn’t ease you in gently. It drops you into a cockpit, fills the screen…
Unreal CGA brings the 1998 shooter to 286 PCs in four colours
Unreal CGA takes one of the defining PC shooters of the late 1990s and asks a…
Japanese NEC PC-98 DOS is now available in English
Getting NEC PC-98 software running is often the easy part. Understanding what the operating system wants…
New CSS-DOS runs DOS, Windows 1.01 and Doom using only CSS
A working DOS computer built from CSS sounds like a joke someone might make after a…
Don Matrelli’s Legacy brings new life to classic DOS racer Grand Prix Circuit
Some retro releases arrive with big promises and very little understanding of the machine they are…
The AARD code story: Microsoft’s quiet attack on DR-DOS compatibility
In the early 1990s, the PC was still a machine you negotiated with. You did not…
Compaq DOS 3.31: the forgotten DOS release that broke the 32 MB barrier
Some moments in PC history arrived with a loud launch, a glossy box and the promise…
Why Norton Commander became a legendary MS-DOS file manager
Before Windows became the default doorway into personal computing, DOS was where the real work happened.…
How Ken Silverman’s Build engine shaped Duke Nukem 3D and 90s FPS design
Before first-person shooters became cinematic military campaigns, open-world sandboxes or esports arenas with weapon skins priced…
The story of GORILLA.BAS, the MS-DOS artillery game that taught BASIC
Before coding bootcamps, browser sandboxes and cheerful online tutorials with badges, there was a blue screen,…
CyberVGA: a new MSDOS 3D engine bringing VGA software rendering back
CyberVGA is not another retro-looking tech demo wearing scanlines like a leather jacket. It is a…
Monster Bash retrospective: how Apogee turned pet rescue into MSDOS horror fun
Some computer games begin with a grand prophecy. Some begin with an intergalactic war. Monster Bash…
Blackthorne retrospective: why Blizzard’s 1994 DOS platformer still matters
Blackthorne for DOS is one of those classic PC games that proves Blizzard had style long…
New 86Box release gives retro PC fans the lan party upgrade they wanted
There are few experiences more authentically 1990s than trying to convince two computers to talk to…
Theme Hospital retrospective: Bullfrog’s brilliant hospital sim still makes us laugh
Some games begin with a sword, a spaceship or a prophecy. Theme Hospital begins with a…
Orpheus II returns: the ultimate ISA sound card for DOS gaming PCs
Retro PC audio has always been a bit of a circus. One card for Sound Blaster…
Z retrospective: how the Bitmap Brothers made the weirdest RTS of the ’90s
There are two types of real-time strategy games. The first type asks you to build a…
Classic dos gaming gets smoother with the latest Dosbox Staging update
There is a particular romance to DOS gaming. It is not just the games themselves, but…
SDL3 DOS port brings modern cross-platform development to classic MS-DOS
SDL3 has gained DOS support, and the impressive part is not just that it works, but…
DOSBox-X update improves compatibility for classic DOS software and games
DOSBox-X continues to prove that the world of classic PC computing is far from forgotten. The…
CGA graphics explained: the first color graphics standard for IBM PCs
When we look at computer graphics today, it’s easy to forget how simple and limited things…
From 386 to Pentium: the evolution of 90s PC gaming performance
If you grew up gaming on PCs in the late 80s and 90s, you probably didn’t…
The untold story of shareware and the birth of independent game development
Before digital downloads, before app stores, before indie studios could launch a game worldwide with a…
How to get the most authentic DOS gaming experience today
Emulating DOS games on a modern computer is much more than simply launching an old executable.…
The hidden importance of Dangerous Dave in MS-DOS history
In the late 1980s, personal computers were not supposed to be fun. They were beige machines…
Gold Mine Run!: A new arcade platformer released for MS-DOS
“Gold Mine Run!” is a charming arcade platformer that takes players deep into the heart of…