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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 20h

3dfx Voodoo 2 640x480 @ 120Hz on a CRT. That’s the way… I like it.

Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That feeling when you are tweaking retro PC hardware and have put something that was previously in a working state into a now non-working state. Physical damage? Electrical oops? The worries start flooding in.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I just found this in the wild for $3! First Wheel of Fortune game I ever played. Played it on our IBM dual 5.25” machine back in the day.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Who has a Socket 7 system? I think I might be cooking up something.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I shared the original 6502 source code for Galaforce several years ago. If you want to see what game programming was like back in the mid-1980s have a look here on my GitHub account! Lots of other similar code can be found in my other respositories. github.com/KevEdwards/G...

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GitHub - KevEdwards/Galaforce1BBC: Galaforce - BBC Micro, Full source code.

Galaforce - BBC Micro, Full source code. Contribute to KevEdwards/Galaforce1BBC development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Upgraded the video ram in my primary retro system. Let’s gooooo

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Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tonight’s sicko activity: messing around with the debugger hidden in Return of the Phantom. It shows a debugger on the MDA after enabling cheats and hitting ALT+D. (Picograph handling MDA output)

two monitors, picograph MDA output on secondary

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Cleaning up and organizing a bit. Found something.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think it is high time we return to the land of DOS - of 486 CPUs, games, and especially VLB video cards. Do you think the Diamond Viper VLB card is slow? Well, think again! youtu.be/srht2WdXuWI

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Turbocharging the Worst VESA Local Bus graphics card - Diamond Viper VLB

YouTube video by Displaced Gamers

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think it is high time we return to the land of DOS - of 486 CPUs, games, and especially VLB video cards. Do you think the Diamond Viper VLB card is slow? Well, think again! youtu.be/srht2WdXuWI

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Turbocharging the Worst VESA Local Bus graphics card - Diamond Viper VLB

YouTube video by Displaced Gamers

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It has been exactly zero days since I last said “Doom Nukem 3D” out loud.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If things go according to plan, next video involves DOS, VGA, my 486, and several games.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

How do you shoot a basketball... in 3D... on the NES? Let's find out! A dive into the 3D ball physics of Double Dribble and a technical explanation of the infamous CORNER THREE! glitch. youtu.be/P_iWYyssJ0g

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Get to the Hoop! 3D Ball Physics and Corner Three Exploit of NES Double Dribble - Behind the Code

YouTube video by Displaced Gamers

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Doing not-really-VGA things with VGA and MS-DOS.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Over the last couple of years, I have been looking to run various PC games on old hardware - including games I do not own. You'd be amazed at how many classic PC games from 1980-2000 just aren't available unless you buy a secondhand copy or eyepatch them. Kinda sad because they end up forgotten.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Have you had a moment to think about accurate phase sampling and picture sizing for scalers in order to handle both 320x200 graphics and 720x400 text output from DOS at the same time without cropping or shimmering? No!? Well… lucky you.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I think I still have my sticker album somewhere…

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Note to self - 1: Get a Mac 2: Get this

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It took a long time to have the right equipment to scale and capture low resolution, VGA output from my old computers... But I think I am finally there. I still have tweaking to do, but perhaps I can finally make the video I have wanted to make for years.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Ok! Started work on the Matrox Mystique “too fast” build…. I dunno. It has a 333 MHz K6-2 processor. The Mystique had a clown on the box and came with Mechwarrior 2, so I am calling this one “ClownWarrior” right now. 🤡 Mystique not pictured yet, ironically. Here is the current state 🧵:

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It took this video to remind me that I have a color one of these kicking around somewhere. And… it has a screen issue. (Can only see the screen from off-axis, iirc)

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Well at least it is apologizing for wasting my time.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I can’t believe this VLB card fell into my lap. Really excited to own it and use it.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It may seem like a strange build, but I am planning a Super Socket 7 Windows 95 system with an AMD K6-2 333MHz and my original Matrox Mystique (yeah, seriously). The goal is early, quirky 3D gaming with a very mid-late 90s focus - around 1996-1997.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

As expected, I need smaller test clips for an SOP20 chip. So I can either buy a set of those or get the full SOP20 clamp for like … $30+ or whatever. Ha! Ahh… sadly, I suspect the main graphics chip is bad. This diagnostic process is wishful thinking.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I am going to fix this video card, gosh darn it.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The Panasonic FS-A1 was my first MSX system. I am due to fire up my current system. The homebrew and rom hacking scene is so amazing on this platform.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Been wanting to do this mixer upgrade for years. Have a 4U rack to assemble for mounting. In the meantime…

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I have a stack of electronics in need of repair, and everything is fine pitch. The stack exists to remind me: "you need a hot air rework station for this. Maybe buy one or something?" And the dust gathers. I either need to buy the tools or ship a box of stuff to someone who can do it.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I joined Ron of Ron's Computer Videos to talk about Big Box PC Games. Just a fun, casual conversation about collecting games with a bit of story telling. Give it a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz3P...

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Let's Chat with Chris from Displaced Gamers about Big Box Games!

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Ever wonder how Final Fantasy gets the numbers you see during battle? How do your stats contribute to physical attacks? Are there any bugs in the game? (spoilers: uhh... yeah) Behind the Code has finally reached Final Fantasy. Enjoy. youtu.be/O_CLnBCgJks

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The Final Fantasy Battle Engine: A Dissection of Physical Attacks - Behind the Code

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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The Final Fantasy Battle Engine: A Dissection of Physical Attacks - Behind the Code

YouTube video by Displaced Gamers

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Got a new toy! Let’s check out this EISA board once again. No video. No POST codes. Draws power of 26 watts, and the chips warm up. The toastiest one is… a PAL chip? What is this for? It warmed up 7 degrees C over a few minutes (but not to “hot hot” levels) Hmm. What next?

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Do any of you use an Extron 300 A for capturing DOS stuff? Because maaaan, dealing with 720x400 and 320x200 and total pixels and phase is quite a thing. If you use something else that you’d recommend, I am listening.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The jumpers are set. The timings are tight. It is time to kick this 486 system into...

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Got it in there. Changed jumpers. Processor recognized. I can edit BIOS settings and mess around just fine, but it freezes on the system info screen just after parallel ports are listed. Rats. I hope my documentation is correct.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Why won’t this processor drop into the socket? Wait… what is going on with this pin?

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I can’t even… Univbe + S3 805 VLB card… what are y’all DOING? Is this a race? My LCD monitor sees what the scope sees and is displaying the following message: LOLNO

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

<sips tea. Sets mug down on the table quietly> <pinches bridge of nose> <writes the following> So I have a new VLB VGA card that i want to spit out low res VESA modes. Test bench LCD monitor says out of range, and I am honestly considering running VSync through my scope to find out WHAT is going on.

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 05/03/2026

$300k with 9 hours to go! 😵‍💫#PicoIDE www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I don’t know if there is a reward for dumbest retro pc endeavor on youtube, but I might be aiming for it.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Next video has some real Lua scripting insanity in it! This is probably the most code I have written for a Behind the Code project. I hope it is worth it in the end. Also - scope creep on your OWN project is LEGIT.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I just bought Duke Nukem 3D… for benchmarking VLB graphics cards. Maaaan.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hmm. Thinking about non-synthetic benchmarks for graphics in DOS on a 486. If you wanted to put some graphics-intensive or VBE titles through their paces to bench your graphics card, what would you run? DOOM, Fastdoom, Duke Nukem 3D. Quake (yikes). Maybe Descent 2? Hmm. What else?

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Low lighting in the room, a CRT, and some DOS gaming. Photos cannot do this setup justice.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Have you ever played Commando on the NES? Ever notice how the scrolling seems to jump and jitter as you move up the screen? WHY does it do that!? Let's find out! New Behind the Code: youtu.be/OauZmS0Klxw

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The Jumpy Scrolling and Graphical Glitches of NES Commando - Behind the Code

YouTube video by Displaced Gamers

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