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A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game
Stars! is a 1995 4X game (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) for 16-bit Windows 3.1 that I first played ~28 years ago. While Windows is famously backwards compatible, it’s notoriously difficult to play Stars! today. Windows x64 cannot run 16-bit applications, and playing requires either retro hardware or emulation…
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Games & GraphicsSoftware Engineering2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game by ibobev | 110 | 38 |
