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GBS Windows is a sort-of game aping Windows 3.1 on Nintendo's famous handheld. Created in a game-making program called GB Studio, this isn't really a full-blown operating system, but it is an impressively deep bit of retro nostalgia, appropriately made and sold by an Etsy store called RubenRetro. And when I say "sold," I mean you can buy a real, physical cartridge, complete with a retail box that integrates elements of both the original Game Boy cartridge packaging and the Windows 3.1 box. That's according to Retro Dojo.
Next week, the new batch of #GBSWindows will be ready.
If you missed it last time…
This is your chance. pic.twitter.com/9Ym80fzHY8
— Rubenretro (@_rubenretro_) April 16, 2025
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Clear the browser cache and close tabs
As I browse the web my browser will store images, fonts, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript code to save bandwidth. That's generally a good thing, since pages will load faster. But the downside of that is it can also use up RAM. To counteract that, I clear my browser cache before I play.
Additionally, I will generally never play with browser tabs open in Windows. Why? Because tests show that having just 20 Google Chrome browser tabs open can chew up as much as 1.8GB RAM.
End programs in Task Manager
Windows Task Manager is an excellent tool for keeping a tab on your RAM usage. I am always surprised how many programs I have running idly in Windows that sap my RAM without me knowing.
In my case they are usually apps for my gaming peripherals and communications programs, all of which load into Windows by default whether I need them or not. So now I close or disable the ones that I don't need.
To close them, you just click Ctrl Shift Esc to bring up the Windows Task Manager, then right-click and select End task on the programs or apps you want to close. To disable them loading into Windows on startup, select Startup apps from the left menu, then right-click on the app and
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One of the worst-kept secrets in games is now completely out in the open. It's true, Bethesda has been shepherding along a remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion with the help of external developer Virtuos. The publisher formally revealed the remaster on Tuesday. Never mind that screenshots leaked on Virtuous' website last week.
You can play it right now as the game has landed on PC (via Steam and the Xbox App for Windows PC), Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Since this is a project from Microsoft-owned Bethesda, Oblivion Remastered is on Game Pass. The base Oblivion Remastered game includes the the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions. There are extras available, such as bonus quests, of course, horse armor DLC (that was a whole thing, trust me). A deluxe edition has these, and other gear, bundled in.
As you might expect, Bethesda and Virtuos (a long-time partner of the publisher) have given the 2006 original a huge visual overhaul, updating the look of the RPG for modern systems. The remaster, which was bui
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