I will be at Quakecon 2026!! Can't wait :) !

Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by @fabinou.bsky.social fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_par...

RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.

The art and engineering of Silpheed fabiensanglard.net/silpheed/

L’Easter Egg de Spear of Destiny, la suite de Wolfenstein 3D www.journaldulapin.com/2026/05/23/p... @johnromero.bsky.social @fabinou.bsky.social

"Mo RAM, mo problems" (fabiensanglard.net/curse/). The story of how I made my 1997 PC go faster by removing RAM from it.

How Michael Abrash doubled Quake framerate: fabiensanglard.net/quake_asm_op...

Let's use Windows NT 4 to compile Quake like it's 1997! fabiensanglard.net/compile_like...

Is QSpy still cool? Let's play QuakeWorld! fabiensanglard.net/quakeworld/

Let's build a 1997 Quake PC! fabiensanglard.net/quake_pc/

Looks like Rémi Léonard is close to have a full reverse engineered Strike Commander. And he now has added VR support! youtu.be/WlPiYIiAX2Q?...

How do early systems shape modern software? In Netstack.FM🎙️Ep.18, We talked with Fabien Sanglard @fabinou.bsky.social about latency, Quake’s TCP/IP evolution, Android’s ADB, and Rust in large systems. A reflective conversation on how systems actually work. 🎧 netstack.fm#episode-18 #Networking

Netstack.FM — A Podcast About Networking and Rust

Interviews, monologues, and deep dives into Rust and modern networking systems.

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I gave an interview to discuss Android, Rust, ADB, Curiosity, Quake, and Networking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETE...

Curiosity, Quake, and Networking with Fabien Sanglard

YouTube video by Plabayo BV

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Why WinQuake exists and how it works: fabiensanglard.net/winquake/

Anybody here with a dual Pentium Pro system. I would be curious to run a benchmark

I am trying to build a dual Pentium Pro system. Finding a motherboard for it is proving really difficult.

Anyone with Windows VxD experience? I am trying to understand how Quake launcher (QLAUNCH.EXE) worked (www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/...).

Video Game Maps: SNES - Volume 2 • Cover by @maryannekluth.bsky.social • Foreword by @fabinou.bsky.social • Interview w/ @historyofhyrule.com • Article by Brian Riggsbee • Quotes from 30 artists, writers, game devs, podcasters, comedians, and journalists. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

Video Game Maps: SNES - Volume 2

In video games, maps have always played a crucial role, serving as guide, world builder, and interactive element. A single image can add incredible depth to the story and lore of a digital universe. W...

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Here and there and back again.

I wrote about my retro winter adventure where I built my childhood dream PC fabiensanglard.net/2168.

Spending an evening like it's 1995.

Installing Command & Conquer, 30 years later

Also check out this great book fabiensanglard.net/gebbwolf3d/i... By @fabinou.bsky.social #retrodev #retrogaming #programming #coding #gamedev

Also, you don't want to know how the sausage is made.

Isometric view

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...).

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.

If you didn’t preorder then you aren’t too late, as we are stocking some extras. *But* once those are gone, they’re gone. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

Video Game Maps: SNES - Volume 2

This is a preorder that is estimated to ship in Spring. In video games, maps have always played a crucial role, serving as guide, world builder, and interactive element. A single image can add incredi...

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