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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 7h

Kinda makes me want to tweak the machine to see if I can run it even better.

Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 21h

I did the same thing! I also had a 486SX-33 when Quake was released. It threw an error on execution along the lines of "requires a floating point unit" or something of that nature. In a true "we'll see about that..." fashion, I ran a TSR so it would let me in. I think I managed 3 seconds/frame.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 21h

So I got my 386DX-33MHz back on the bench to resume work after a few… years… And I accidentally punched “Quake” in the benchmark menu. It… “ran.”

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

Yeah. Just wishful thinking on my part. Also… I considered this (haha):

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

Wait. What… is that? Please be conductive and explain all my troubles.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Bucket list - Acquire an Apple IIc with Alps keys. Maybe attach the LCD to it and code a completely useless program just to feel cool. I haven't used one of those computers in decades, but my fingers still have tactile memory from the school days. That key feedback is underrated and unmatched.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Splitting a signal with 120hz output from video card to both the crt and the OSSC pro.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Awesome! You have me wanting to replay it.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Loved it. The expansion's difficulty was brutal, though.

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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

That’s awesome! I have what I need, but I hope to make a video.

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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 · 17/08/2026

Did you happen to examine the composite video signal by chance? The last time I used mine (10… years ago?), it seemed like black levels were a bit too high? I never looked into it.

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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

youtu.be

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

youtu.be

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 · 30/07/2026

Your Basics series is what brought me to your channel years ago. I love how you pair deliberate pacing with a comfortable presentation and manage to provide valuable information while not waffling. That's so hard to do!

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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 · 23/07/2026

It can do a lot! You can run it at higher resolutions if you are already maxing the frame rate in Vanilla Doom. Maybe give that a go?

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

VLB time! Have you run it with Fastdoom?

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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 · 09/07/2026

I had a DeathStar back in the day, and I used one to build a computer for a family member. Both drives failed. What an embarrassment for IBM. Class Action settlement and everything.

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

Expand with EDO, eh? Interested to see how that goes! Coincidentally, the Diamond Stealth 24 VLB (S3 805) was the card I bought back in the day for my system. There could be a few struggles with VBE in your future... or you could just leave it alone. Haha... ha.

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

Man... and I thought *I* was building a clown🤡system... j/k. Sound cards are fun. I am kinda wondering if I have this one or not.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Ahh. I see you use Deadacell brand batteries.

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

Well, at least you plugged that AT power connector in the right way. ( jk... jk... )

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

Most of them will probably run doom at a decent speed if you have a fast processor. I would use fastdoom, myself. Are you familiar with it? As for C&C, I assume it would be ok thanks to its genre. If you’d like a breakdown: dependency-injection.com/vlb-vga-grou...

dependency-injection.com

VLB VGA Group Test – Dependency Injection

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

Many of them have similar performance, and then there is a huge drop-off. Do you value dos performance or windows performance? Do you care about higher resolutions and refresh rates? Do you value compatibility or speed? Low cost a must? Cirrus Logic 5428/29 or Trident 9440AGI, perhaps.

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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 · 02/07/2026

I kinda started... buying a bunch of them over the last year. I thought most prices were fair? Many people seem to ask even more for ISA VGA video cards.

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

That Trident ** ISA ** card running DOOM on a VLB-capable 486 board is causing me some amount of distress. I know... I know... test bench card. Been there. But still...

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Love seeing PC repair stuff, Jeff. Hope there is more on the way!

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

This is a MUCH different situation than console games. Console games - let's say cartridge-based across the same era - are a very curated group. We know all the games, there are lists, reviews, etc. GoG? Steam? There are many PC games that just are not there. That doesn't mean they don't exist.

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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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