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Stars!VM is a 32‑bit Windows executable that embeds a custom 80286 emulator and a Win16‑to‑Win32 bridge to run the 1995 4X game Stars! without any external emulators. The author adds differential fuzzing, hot‑routine patching, I/O buffering and asset compression, achieving about a 2× speedup in turn generation.
A nostalgic‑but‑technical look at how CRT displays interact with pixel art, covering scanlines, color bleed, signal quality, and how 8‑ and 16‑bit developers used dithering and anti‑aliasing to compensate for low resolution and limited palettes.
The author records 46 classic DOS game soundtracks on seven MIDI modules (Roland SC‑55, SC‑VA, Yamaha MU80, S‑YXG50, etc.), shares 322 lossless recordings plus REAPER project files, and documents a repeatable workflow for extracting MIDI from DOSBox, cleaning it, and rendering audio on hardware and software synths.
This blog post revisits Lucasart's 1996 game "Afterlife," a unique SimCity-like game where players manage Heaven and Hell, offering strategies for new and returning players. It details specific game mechanics, zoning tactics, and common pitfalls to help optimize soul collection and progress.
