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I accidentally deleted a bad game revision from MAME
Awhile back, I had the chance to dump a game for MAME. I told myself that if the chance ever came up again, I’d contribute again. Luckily, it turns...
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What happened to the Japanese PC platforms?
(This was originally posted on a social media site; I’ve revised and updated it for my blog.) The other day a friend asked me a pretty interesting...
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Fixing Classical Cats: How I got tricked by 28-year-old defensive programming
Every now and then, when working on ScummVM’s Director engine, I run across a disc that charms me so much I just have to get it working right away....
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The compiler flag that time forgot
I’m often surprised how long software can keep trying to use compatibility features ages after their best-by date. Now that GCC 4.8 builds on Tige...
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JAMMA Video Standard
Everyone had their weird pandemic hobby, right? Well, mine is that I bought an arcade video game. Not the whole cabinet - just a board, to hook up ...
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"GitHub" Is Starting to Feel Like Legacy Software
I’ve used a lot of tools over the years, which means I’ve seen a lot of tools hit a plateau. That’s not always a problem; sometimes something is ju...