What is L2 cache optimization? (mentioned in link, could explain in comprehensive words?)

Street Fighter II paper trails – allocating sprite space by hand

Street Fighter II, Spin when you can't

Street Fighter II, paper trails

Street Fighter II, the World Warrier

Floating Point Visually Explained

“Fixed Timeslices” by Fabien Sanglard (2012)

Doom Engine source code review

Observing my cellphone switch towers

Game Engine Black Books Update