Fabien Sanglard
@fabinou.bsky.social
Here and there and back again.
June 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here and there and back again.
I wrote about my retro winter adventure where I built my childhood dream PC fabiensanglard.net/2168.
May 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I wrote about my retro winter adventure where I built my childhood dream PC fabiensanglard.net/2168.
Spending an evening like it's 1995.
May 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Spending an evening like it's 1995.
Installing Command & Conquer, 30 years later
May 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Installing Command & Conquer, 30 years later
Also, you don't want to know how the sausage is made.
April 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Also, you don't want to know how the sausage is made.
For the past four months I have been restoring an IBM PS/1 2168. With the Checkmate monitor, I think I am done. Let's FDOOM.EXE and DUKE3D.EXE, here I come!
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
For the past four months I have been restoring an IBM PS/1 2168. With the Checkmate monitor, I think I am done. Let's FDOOM.EXE and DUKE3D.EXE, here I come!
I wrote the foreword of "Video Game Map: SNES - Volume 2" (retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...).
April 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I wrote the foreword of "Video Game Map: SNES - Volume 2" (retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...).
Disappointed with an Apple unboxing for the first time ever. On a 270MB connection, the freshly opened machine update will take 4h!
April 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Disappointed with an Apple unboxing for the first time ever. On a 270MB connection, the freshly opened machine update will take 4h!
I wrote a small video-game full of bugs to demonstrate Android Studio Debugger at #androidmaker2025. The power of Compose + LiveEdit was quite enjoyable.
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I wrote a small video-game full of bugs to demonstrate Android Studio Debugger at #androidmaker2025. The power of Compose + LiveEdit was quite enjoyable.
With pcmidi.eu Music Quest card, no more high note stuck bug from the Sound Blaster 16. The MT-32 mode of the SC-55ST work like a dream. This is beautiful.
February 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
With pcmidi.eu Music Quest card, no more high note stuck bug from the Sound Blaster 16. The MT-32 mode of the SC-55ST work like a dream. This is beautiful.
Moving on to Chuck Yeager Air Combat. The copy protection prompts you with questions before you can start the game. The answer is somewhere in the 300 pages manual.
January 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Moving on to Chuck Yeager Air Combat. The copy protection prompts you with questions before you can start the game. The answer is somewhere in the 300 pages manual.
Installing SYNDICATE from floppies. Priceless!
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Installing SYNDICATE from floppies. Priceless!
Fun fact: Syndicate side proudly advertise it is "Not copy protected". Did they intend to boost the sales?
January 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Fun fact: Syndicate side proudly advertise it is "Not copy protected". Did they intend to boost the sales?
I also got my Strike Commander poster framed. The people at Art Frame Studio in Mountain View did a fantastic job, I highly recommended them. Notice how the game was announced for 1991. It actually shipped in May 1993 after four years in development and an estimated million man hours.
January 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I also got my Strike Commander poster framed. The people at Art Frame Studio in Mountain View did a fantastic job, I highly recommended them. Notice how the game was announced for 1991. It actually shipped in May 1993 after four years in development and an estimated million man hours.
I have finally found the time to get my poster of Street Fighter II framed. I love Akiman's style!
January 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I have finally found the time to get my poster of Street Fighter II framed. I love Akiman's style!
Growing up, I never had the box for anything. Everything was second hand. To build my retro PC, I really treated myself. It is such a pleasure to have the manual!
January 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Growing up, I never had the box for anything. Everything was second hand. To build my retro PC, I really treated myself. It is such a pleasure to have the manual!
30 years later, I am installing Strike Commander from the floppies...and it WORKS! I wanted to play this game on a PS/1 Dx2 66Mhz since 1993 :) !
January 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
30 years later, I am installing Strike Commander from the floppies...and it WORKS! I wanted to play this game on a PS/1 Dx2 66Mhz since 1993 :) !
Michael Brutman kindly sent me a floppy of mTCP. I had the good task of using an IBM disk. I eagerly put a jewel case on it. Mike's network tools (www.brutman.com/mTCP/) are gold to the retro gaming community.
January 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Michael Brutman kindly sent me a floppy of mTCP. I had the good task of using an IBM disk. I eagerly put a jewel case on it. Mike's network tools (www.brutman.com/mTCP/) are gold to the retro gaming community.
Alberto Marnetto reverse engineered Stunt Island 3D Engine to improve the Level of Detail: annali.netlify.app/2024/11/20/t... !
December 3, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Alberto Marnetto reverse engineered Stunt Island 3D Engine to improve the Level of Detail: annali.netlify.app/2024/11/20/t... !
I am releasing the source code of the Capcom Sheets Explorer I used to write "The Book of CP-System": fabiensanglard.net/cpss/
November 29, 2024 at 6:33 PM
I am releasing the source code of the Capcom Sheets Explorer I used to write "The Book of CP-System": fabiensanglard.net/cpss/
The only way I have found to limit my big box purchases is to tell myself I had three shelves. And then no more. I think this time I am done.
November 28, 2024 at 9:28 PM
The only way I have found to limit my big box purchases is to tell myself I had three shelves. And then no more. I think this time I am done.
I also found the French version of Pirates! for CPC, the actual version I played back in the days. The huge paper map added so much to the game!
November 28, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I also found the French version of Pirates! for CPC, the actual version I played back in the days. The huge paper map added so much to the game!
I finally found it during my last trip in France. After many years of searching for it, here is the French version of Prince of Persia. The black box is gorgeous.
November 28, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I finally found it during my last trip in France. After many years of searching for it, here is the French version of Prince of Persia. The black box is gorgeous.
Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2
Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2
The Book of CP-System v1.0
Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available.
fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...
Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2
The Book of CP-System v1.0
Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available.
fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...
November 17, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2
Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2
The Book of CP-System v1.0
Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available.
fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...
Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2
The Book of CP-System v1.0
Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available.
fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...