History

The history of DOS gaming and retro game culture

Why Nobody Makes Space Combat Sims Anymore

DOS Attic / September 24, 2026

For about six years, cinematic space combat was one of PC gaming’s biggest genres, capable of headline budgets, movie-star voice […]

DOS Attic / August 29, 2026

DOS gaming didn’t end with a single dramatic event. It ended over roughly two years, as a new operating system

DOS Attic / August 12, 2026

How IBM’s CGA, EGA, and VGA cards evolved from 4 colors to 262,000 — plus the Tandy/PCjr trick and composite color hack developers used to beat them.

DOS Attic / August 3, 2026

How AdLib and Creative Labs fought for DOS gaming audio, and why Wolfenstein 3D sounded different depending on your sound card.

DOS Attic / June 25, 2026

How MS-DOS, a business machine, became the birthplace of the FPS, RTS, and graphic adventure genres — the full 1981–1995 timeline.