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With the latest rush of indie game development, one of the most popular styles of the last few years has been replicating the ...

Emulating these older devices is easy enough if you want to play an old LucasArts game or experience Windows ... with new hardware that will run this retro software as though it was new itself.

A system BIOS in a PC that supports Plug and Play. Although it ensures effective operation of Plug and Play under all circumstances, it is not vital for general Plug and Play operation.

A VESA software driver was provided by the card or game vendor. As of VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) 2.0, the driver had to be implemented in the card's BIOS, and resolutions were selectable by pixels ...

Assuming you've already built the PC and connected all the internals correctly, the first thing you'll have to do is connect ...

It’s a good time to be a fan of classic video games. Most of us carry around a smartphone that’s more than capable of emulating pretty much everything from the 32-bit era on down, and if you ...

"While there's definitely an element of nostalgia, it's important to recognise how well designed many of those classic games are," said technology journalist and retro game collector KG Orphanides.

Its dangerous to go alone; take a friend. And given the more limited technological capabilities of retro games, co-op ...

All of these retro-styled games can be played alone, but they're arguably best experienced side-by-side with a friend. There have been a lot of great Contra games created over the years.

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GARDEN CITY, Long Island -- The annual Long Island Retro Gaming Expo aims to preserve and celebrate video games from the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. The dedicated group of retro-gamers transforms the ...