Finally got a little time on my 8088/V20 machine and it works! I had to slow the bus down to 8MHz: 11MHz & 10MHz wouldn't run even with up to 4 WS, but could run at 0WS @8MHz. BIOS writes were quite slow, noticable in DOS, but direct gfx were as fast as the ET4000 - amazing!
September 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Finally got a little time on my 8088/V20 machine and it works! I had to slow the bus down to 8MHz: 11MHz & 10MHz wouldn't run even with up to 4 WS, but could run at 0WS @8MHz. BIOS writes were quite slow, noticable in DOS, but direct gfx were as fast as the ET4000 - amazing!
the SVGA graphics are waiting for you, please, come back to us
September 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
the SVGA graphics are waiting for you, please, come back to us
This reverse-engineered FPGA PC/104 board is my favorite target for the Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core builds because it’s supposed to be a DeviceNet interface and it’s doing DVI through pins on the C/D connector that don’t touch the PC’s bus.
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 AM
This reverse-engineered FPGA PC/104 board is my favorite target for the Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core builds because it’s supposed to be a DeviceNet interface and it’s doing DVI through pins on the C/D connector that don’t touch the PC’s bus.
spaceward ho!, installer, screenshots, dos (1992) www.mobygames.com/game/1491/sp...
September 23, 2026 at 8:46 AM
spaceward ho!, installer, screenshots, dos (1992) www.mobygames.com/game/1491/sp...
stock Doom max details:
ET4000 in 8-bit ISA mode: 19.21 FPS
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+: 19.48 FPS
It's a good core.
ET4000 in 8-bit ISA mode: 19.21 FPS
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+: 19.48 FPS
It's a good core.
September 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
stock Doom max details:
ET4000 in 8-bit ISA mode: 19.21 FPS
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+: 19.48 FPS
It's a good core.
ET4000 in 8-bit ISA mode: 19.21 FPS
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+: 19.48 FPS
It's a good core.
Our 1st family desktop was a 2nd-hand Win95 PC, 486 33 Mhz, 8 MB RAM, 8-bit SVGA (256 colours), Sound Blaster 16, 2x CD-ROM drive with a busted tray, forget how much HDD space (prob around 500 MB). Played Duke Nukem 3D at sub-1 FPS in big levels. Rise of the Triad not so bad, DOOM smooth.
September 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Our 1st family desktop was a 2nd-hand Win95 PC, 486 33 Mhz, 8 MB RAM, 8-bit SVGA (256 colours), Sound Blaster 16, 2x CD-ROM drive with a busted tray, forget how much HDD space (prob around 500 MB). Played Duke Nukem 3D at sub-1 FPS in big levels. Rise of the Triad not so bad, DOOM smooth.
Physics were so much better in X-Wing c/f Wing Commander / Privateer (and is still crap in that "Freelancer" modern version), all lack inertia enforcing proper arc trajectories. Tie vs X-Wing had the SVGA graphics (what a leap!) but the universe was too empty, and the story
... X Wing all the way!!
... X Wing all the way!!
September 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Physics were so much better in X-Wing c/f Wing Commander / Privateer (and is still crap in that "Freelancer" modern version), all lack inertia enforcing proper arc trajectories. Tie vs X-Wing had the SVGA graphics (what a leap!) but the universe was too empty, and the story
... X Wing all the way!!
... X Wing all the way!!
...actually I'm not sure if WC is VGA or SVGA, come to think of it
September 20, 2026 at 5:22 PM
...actually I'm not sure if WC is VGA or SVGA, come to think of it
There is a few EGA games that loses in the SVGA version
September 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
There is a few EGA games that loses in the SVGA version
Yeah! 256-colour VGA is such a sweet spot for pixel art that has enough colour depth but still has that refined chunky feel that SVGA misses out on.
Hopefully it'll get there as a wider aesthetic. It took a while for others to be adopted past the NES one.
Hopefully it'll get there as a wider aesthetic. It took a while for others to be adopted past the NES one.
September 20, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Yeah! 256-colour VGA is such a sweet spot for pixel art that has enough colour depth but still has that refined chunky feel that SVGA misses out on.
Hopefully it'll get there as a wider aesthetic. It took a while for others to be adopted past the NES one.
Hopefully it'll get there as a wider aesthetic. It took a while for others to be adopted past the NES one.
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core and PicoGraph got a mention on This Week in Retro. Thanks!
"It's everybody's game of strategy, knowledge, and fun!"
Contemplate the massive Vintage Computer Festival Midwest then take on a hot upgrade for DOS computers. Envy those game boxes you see every week? Print your own! youtu.be/6xw-tbop1Wk
Plus the latest on the Neo-Geo, new MiSTer cores & more!
Contemplate the massive Vintage Computer Festival Midwest then take on a hot upgrade for DOS computers. Envy those game boxes you see every week? Print your own! youtu.be/6xw-tbop1Wk
Plus the latest on the Neo-Geo, new MiSTer cores & more!
September 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core and PicoGraph got a mention on This Week in Retro. Thanks!
The Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core is working on the Graphics Gremlin HDMI with every system I've tried it in. There are probably a lot more bugs out there, but I'm focused on the following:
- ZWS not asserting (this is halving write performance in some cases)
- ken's labyrinth freeze
- kukoo2 glitches
- ZWS not asserting (this is halving write performance in some cases)
- ken's labyrinth freeze
- kukoo2 glitches
September 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ core is working on the Graphics Gremlin HDMI with every system I've tried it in. There are probably a lot more bugs out there, but I'm focused on the following:
- ZWS not asserting (this is halving write performance in some cases)
- ken's labyrinth freeze
- kukoo2 glitches
- ZWS not asserting (this is halving write performance in some cases)
- ken's labyrinth freeze
- kukoo2 glitches
- The daily video game history fact -
Links 386 Pro (1992) set a new standard for realism in sports simulations with its photo-realistic SVGA graphics, advanced ball physics, and detailed course modeling. It influenced golf simulations for more than a decade.
Gameplay: youtu.be/-v7dVoMbgWw
Links 386 Pro (1992) set a new standard for realism in sports simulations with its photo-realistic SVGA graphics, advanced ball physics, and detailed course modeling. It influenced golf simulations for more than a decade.
Gameplay: youtu.be/-v7dVoMbgWw
September 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
- The daily video game history fact -
Links 386 Pro (1992) set a new standard for realism in sports simulations with its photo-realistic SVGA graphics, advanced ball physics, and detailed course modeling. It influenced golf simulations for more than a decade.
Gameplay: youtu.be/-v7dVoMbgWw
Links 386 Pro (1992) set a new standard for realism in sports simulations with its photo-realistic SVGA graphics, advanced ball physics, and detailed course modeling. It influenced golf simulations for more than a decade.
Gameplay: youtu.be/-v7dVoMbgWw
weirdest video card alert
September 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
weirdest video card alert
Really?
I'm both excited and deeply worried that this was possible.
I used to use an IBM 3290 regularly, and it really was nice to look at, especially versus the SVGA CRTs of the era.
I'm both excited and deeply worried that this was possible.
I used to use an IBM 3290 regularly, and it really was nice to look at, especially versus the SVGA CRTs of the era.
September 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Really?
I'm both excited and deeply worried that this was possible.
I used to use an IBM 3290 regularly, and it really was nice to look at, especially versus the SVGA CRTs of the era.
I'm both excited and deeply worried that this was possible.
I used to use an IBM 3290 regularly, and it really was nice to look at, especially versus the SVGA CRTs of the era.
If you want to see a complete swath of PC game pixel art approaches, tune into this. We're talking Commodore wide pixels, EGA, VGA, SVGA, all the good stuff.
Took a lot of inspiration from this artwork for my new project, The Edutainment Vortex Diner. The name was also inspired by retro pals too!
Took a lot of inspiration from this artwork for my new project, The Edutainment Vortex Diner. The name was also inspired by retro pals too!
We're taking a look at Sierra's Space Quest series TONIGHT at 7pm CT! How many unfair deaths will we experience during this far-out showcase? twitch.tv/retropals
September 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you want to see a complete swath of PC game pixel art approaches, tune into this. We're talking Commodore wide pixels, EGA, VGA, SVGA, all the good stuff.
Took a lot of inspiration from this artwork for my new project, The Edutainment Vortex Diner. The name was also inspired by retro pals too!
Took a lot of inspiration from this artwork for my new project, The Edutainment Vortex Diner. The name was also inspired by retro pals too!
I went to so many of those shows at the fairgrounds in Tampa.
I’m souping up a Dell 386 I bought because I realized I didn’t have any fancy ISA 386s, just MCA ones. (I’m still after an EISA one.) It’s a 33MHz board with L2 cache and onboard SVGA.
I’m souping up a Dell 386 I bought because I realized I didn’t have any fancy ISA 386s, just MCA ones. (I’m still after an EISA one.) It’s a 33MHz board with L2 cache and onboard SVGA.
September 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I went to so many of those shows at the fairgrounds in Tampa.
I’m souping up a Dell 386 I bought because I realized I didn’t have any fancy ISA 386s, just MCA ones. (I’m still after an EISA one.) It’s a 33MHz board with L2 cache and onboard SVGA.
I’m souping up a Dell 386 I bought because I realized I didn’t have any fancy ISA 386s, just MCA ones. (I’m still after an EISA one.) It’s a 33MHz board with L2 cache and onboard SVGA.
Debugging Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ Windows driver interaction with… itself.
September 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Debugging Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ Windows driver interaction with… itself.
I mentioned on the fork but I'll release Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ this week - if you have a Graphics Gremlin HDMI, all you need to do is flash the new gateware.
September 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I mentioned on the fork but I'll release Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ this week - if you have a Graphics Gremlin HDMI, all you need to do is flash the new gateware.
There are two projects I've been working on for a while, and it's probably confusing because they're both graphics cards.
- PicoGraph is alternative firmware for the PicoMEM2 that uses DisplayLink hardware for a framebuffer
- Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ is gateware for the existing Graphics Gremlin HDMI
- PicoGraph is alternative firmware for the PicoMEM2 that uses DisplayLink hardware for a framebuffer
- Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ is gateware for the existing Graphics Gremlin HDMI
September 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
There are two projects I've been working on for a while, and it's probably confusing because they're both graphics cards.
- PicoGraph is alternative firmware for the PicoMEM2 that uses DisplayLink hardware for a framebuffer
- Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ is gateware for the existing Graphics Gremlin HDMI
- PicoGraph is alternative firmware for the PicoMEM2 that uses DisplayLink hardware for a framebuffer
- Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ is gateware for the existing Graphics Gremlin HDMI
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September 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
SVGa^2REgg67rH>NE>8qMY,CP\SP/t;j
No, i mean these screens (some details are lost, like in the old SVGA win port of Ecstatica 1, but hopefully its very WIP)
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clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//4621...
September 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
No, i mean these screens (some details are lost, like in the old SVGA win port of Ecstatica 1, but hopefully its very WIP)
clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//4621...
clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//4621...
clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//4621...
clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//4621...