I hadn’t played Minecraft for a while — tried it again recently and the Vibrant Visuals really struck me.
It looks great!
View on YouTube here.
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A case-study post on why the Dell Dimension E520 looked promising for Windows 98, but turned into a more mixed DOS, Win98, and XP experiment.
Read full article here.
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Read full article here.
]]>I hadn’t played Minecraft for a while — tried it again recently and the Vibrant Visuals really struck me.
It looks great!
View on YouTube here.
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TIL you can remote play your own Xbox, in your own home, from any PC and browser.
Was I the only one who didn’t know!? 😂
Thoughts after 30 minutes of gameplay:
I’ll definitely use this when the TV is occupied! Video capture below.
View on YouTube here.
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You don’t need a RetroTINK or Framemeister scaler to get excellent results — with careful capture and post-processing, you can still achieve native-resolution, documentation-quality video.
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A practical step-by-step guide to turning an old ASUS EeeTop ET2010PNT touchscreen PC into a modern Linux kitchen calendar and email kiosk, covering legacy BIOS installs, GRUB fixes, touchscreen drivers, and networking quirks.
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]]>I wanted a retro PC that could do the full “greatest hits” tour of retro gaming: native DOS, Windows 98, and Windows XP — without spending silly money, without hunting rare parts for months, and without ending up with something that’s allergic to modern conveniences like SATA.
Read full article here.
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My recent adventures with 3D home cinema, chronicled with info and images.
Linked below.
Read on Twitter here.
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I discovered my projector secretly supports full-resolution 3D. The result? A surprisingly awesome 3D cinema experience!
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]]>The 1987 ATI Graphics Solution SR is a retro graphics card with a unique trick. It can emulate CGA output on an MDA monochrome monitor.
Let’s try it out!
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With three PlayStation 3s and three copies of the Gran Turismo 5, you can play in a glorious triple monitor mode.
Video linked below.
Read on Twitter here.
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I show how to run Gran Turismo 5 in stunning ultra-wide mode across three screens, using three PlayStation 3 consoles.
View on YouTube here.
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I’ve been working on a PlayStation Vita port of id Software classic Commander Keen.
As a foundation, I’m using the magnificent CloneKeen from Caitlin Shaw. It’s a very impressive project and very authentic to the original Keen. So far I have the graphics engine running at a smooth 60fps, but no input or sound yet.
Video linked below.
Read on Twitter here.
]]>On a recent YouTube binge, I found this incredible example of reimagined Sierra graphics.
Taking Police Quest as inspiration, YouTuber mausimus has created a custom voxel renderer to produce authentic Sierra graphics in true 3D.
It’s very impressive!
Read on Twitter here.
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I was recently in Hong Kong and had a very lucky roadside find.
I found a Sega Dreamcast for sale alongside some junk electronics items, and after some haggling was able to pick it up for $12.
No idea if it still works, but for this price it was hard to ignore!
Read on Twitter here.
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I found a nice Easter egg in Gran Turismo 3.
With three PlayStation 2s, three copies of the game, and an i-Link hub — you can play in a glorious ultra widescreen, triple monitor mode!
Video linked below.
Read on Twitter here.
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Ever wondered what Gran Turismo 3 would look like in ultra widescreen?
In this video, I take GT3 to the next level by running it across three screens — using three PlayStation 2 consoles!
Enjoy!
View on YouTube here.
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Thanks to some driver breakthroughs, I was recently able to get a modern AMD Radeon GPU running on the Raspberry Pi!
Spoiler: it’s really fast.
View on YouTube here.
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In this guide, we’ll explore how to install Half-Life 2 on the Raspberry Pi, with step-by-step instructions to build your own mini Half-Life machine!
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It’s common to use Raspberry Pi for home automation or as a media center. But what about something more fun?
After some trial and error, I was recently able to build and play an ARM64 native version of Half-Life 2
Enjoy!
View on YouTube here.
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