Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-26, 07:51

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Do I need to run FASTVID or something first? Yes, either that or MTTRLFBE.EXE. Without using one of those, software rendering frame rates are significantly lower. Also, make sure that Quake is patched to version 1.08. To eliminate the stutter you might need to turn VSync on by adding this to config …

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Re: MPU-401 DOS Audigy emulation no sound in Win98

Posted on 2020-11-26, 05:19

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After hours of fiddling with config settings, searching through VOGONS, following various guides such as this one , and the other guy who's struggling , and I think I need some help. If you're using my guide, it really is best to do a clean install of Windows 98 beforehand. As I have already noted …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-25, 14:25

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I'm running Quake 1 on my AthlonXP + GeForce4 rig. Getting over 100 FPS at 640x480 in software mode, which is how I like to play that game. While GLQuake is nice and would provide even higher frame rates, I prefer the look of software rendering in Quake 1 since that's how I played it as a kid. BTW, …

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Re: Anyone English Based Members here?

Posted on 2020-11-24, 18:14

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by Joseph_Joestar

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This guy is from the UK: https://www.youtube.com/c/RMCRetro/ He also has a Twitter account if you want to get in touch with him there: https://twitter.com/RMCRetro

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Re: Help on choosing a graphics card

Posted on 2020-11-24, 03:06

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by Joseph_Joestar

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yeah I was watching a Phil's computer lab video yesterday, and iirc, he was saying that the GeForce 3 was the only card that would do the shadows in splinter cell correctly. If you're referring to the video that I linked, Phil uses a GeForce4 for his tests that showcase correct behavior. I have yet …

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Re: Best graphics card for AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor.

Posted on 2020-11-23, 19:41

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Excellent analysis! I particularly like the comparison of earlier Nvidia drivers to the newer ones, and the older MiniGL versions to the final one with 3DNow! support. It's also quite interesting to see how well the budget MX400 and MX440 cards perform on that platform. Props for doing the …

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Re: 8-Bit Guy video's are becoming a chore!

Posted on 2020-11-23, 17:50

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"Technology Connections" I love that channel! In particular, I found his videos on laserdisc and Sony Trinitron very well made. Guess I'll follow the current trend and recommend "This Does Not Compute" as a similarly underrated channel, with high production values and a lot of interesting of retro- …

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Re: Help on choosing a graphics card

Posted on 2020-11-23, 10:44

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*I forget the full details but Splinter Cell does have incompatibility with the GF4 Ti, It's not a game I own so don't remember the details Fully compatible as long as you use period-correct drivers, meaning 45.23 for the first game and 56.64 for the second one. I just played through both games on …

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Re: Strauss 16 - ESS (688f?) card known to anyone?

Posted on 2020-11-23, 08:26

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by Joseph_Joestar

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This Miss Melody card seems close to what you're describing, except for the name. Maybe your card looked similar?

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Re: Can i live with a PentiumIII and a 2D Video Card?

Posted on 2020-11-19, 10:19

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by Joseph_Joestar

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You should go all in and use an ISA graphics card.

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Re: Is anyone excited for Big Navi?

Posted on 2020-11-19, 08:51

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I chuckled when I learned about Rage Mode. Here's hoping that they eventually upgrade it to a Rage Fury MAXX Mode. 😁

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Re: SB LIVE! SB0100 refuses to install VXD drivers in 98SE

Posted on 2020-11-16, 21:47

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The VxD Audigy drivers from my guide might work. If you want to give that a shot, you'll need to do a clean install of Windows first.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-15, 21:45

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I am now about half way through the Price of Loyalty campaign of the HOMM2 expansion. So far, I'm liking it a lot more than the two mini campaigns that I had finished earlier. The difficulty is more manageable and the quality of the maps is better. Even the story seems more interesting (the bit with …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2020-11-14, 11:55

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1. I find the moon logic in some Lucasarts adventures such as Sam & Max Hit the Road to be just as frustrating as the dead ends in some Sierra adventures. I remember reading somewhere that the solutions to many adventure games from that era were borderline illogical so that they could sell more …

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Re: Help identifying a late 1998 PCI sound card from my childhood PC

Posted on 2020-11-12, 20:51

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Possibly one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_AudioPCI

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 06:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Spent a very pleasant evening building a Pentium 166 MMX based system from scratch. Cut my finger only once! Nice system! The MMX is very versatile and can be slowed down as necessary to run speed sensitive DOS games. I'm looking into getting one myself. And yeah, those old PC cases were death …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-11, 18:51

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Still playing the Price of Loyalty expansion for HOMM2. Finished the Voyage Home and Wizard Isles mini campaigns, left the two bigger ones for last. They really ramped up the difficulty for the expansion missions, sometimes a bit too much for my liking. I particularly hated the maps where …

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Re: Do you use CRT monitor for gaming?

Posted on 2020-11-11, 08:53

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Yes, I'm using my 17" Samsung SyncMaster 795MB CRT monitor most of the time. It's capable of running 640x480 and 800x600 at 120 Hz which looks super crisp. Those are my preferred gaming resolutions under Win9x as the UI of most games from that era happens to be designed around them. I also play DOS …

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Re: How to get American McGee's Alice (2000) running on Win98SE ?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 21:11

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Try using period-correct Nvidia drivers such as version 8.05 from 2001.

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Re: Need some driver help with a Windows 98 SE Build

Posted on 2020-11-10, 09:40

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Live 1.5: Downloaded the "Sound Blaster (Live! Series) Drivers Update" (Latest) on the Windows 98 SE section (scroll down and select the OS and all that to view): https://support.creative.com/Downloads/welcome.aspx If you plan on using the SBLive for DOS gaming, you might want to check out my guide …

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