Looking back at Dash Rendar, 3DFX cards, and a pivotal moment for Star Wars.
In April, Microsoft will be rolling out a full-screen "Xbox mode" to all Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets. The move follows last week's confirmation of its next-generation Xbox console, known internally as Project Helix, which will be capable of running both Xbox titles and P...
Running Windows on gaming handhelds is currently a blessing and a curse.
RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. Built with Preact + Vite + TypeScript.
GitHub: https://github.com/lqs/retrotick
Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp 1st-person game (2017)
(forums.tigsource.com)
https://lyte2d.com. Think Love2D, but tighter API and supports wasm as well.
The Road Ahead for LocalStack: Upcoming Changes to the Delivery of Our AWS Cloud Emulators (2025)
(blog.localstack.cloud)
It was published in 2025 but the change will take effect in March, and will likely impact audiences who didn't see their post or otherwise forgot about it:
> What is changing?
> Our current distribution for our AWS emulator, which was packaged both as a free Community image (`localstack/locals...