SDL Version 2.0.20

Posted on 2022-01-19, 01:57

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Source: https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-2-0-20-released/34407 SDL 2.0.20 released! slouken Thanks to all the people who contributed code and feedback, SDL 2.0.20 is now available! https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php This is largely a bugfix release, with the following changes: General: SDL_ …

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Re: Aleph One Version 1.3.1 2020-09-04 for Mac/Win/Linux/Android

Posted on 2022-01-17, 19:59

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Version 1.5 Released 2022 January 15 Aleph One 1.5 Latest @treellama Changes: Numerous bug fixes Additional Lua functionality (see Lua.html) Support for Apple Silicon Improved UPnP router configuration support (now using miniupnp) Adds an FOV override slider and warning Adds a checkbox for native …

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Re: ScummVM 2.5.0

Posted on 2022-01-03, 01:35

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Bugfix Version 2.5.1 release: Jan 2, 2022: New year with Californium(*) Posted by sev, rootfather Several months have passed since our monumental 2.5.0 release, and now the ScummVM Team is thrilled to announce the release of the bugfix release, 2.5.1 codenamed “Californium”*. The most notable …

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Re: DOS: Swap drive letters for CD + ZIP drive

Posted on 2021-12-31, 16:18

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When I build a system, I usually make the CD-ROM drive drive letter something close to the end of the alphabet. Here are some notes from an old build: Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and make the following change: OLD: LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX /D:MSCD000 NEW: LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX /D:MSCD000 /L:Q This change will …

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NASA's Devoured by Gravity Poster

Posted on 2021-12-29, 23:25

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If you are a fan of mid-20th century sci-fi, you might like the Devoured by Gravity art from NASA: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/2259/de … gravity-poster/

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TVGHF Support Pack at GOG.com

Posted on 2021-12-28, 19:33

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Given the purpose of this board and the interests of many participants, I thought it was worth mentioning that GOG.com is donating the proceeds from a couple of games for the next week or so to The Video Game History Foundation: https://www.gog.com/game/tvghf_support_pack Support game preservation …

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Re: Problems installing Sidewinder 3D Pro joystick software

Posted on 2021-12-25, 11:02

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Unfortunately, Microsoft never created any installable SideWinder 3D Pro drivers for any Windows NT-kernel OSes, including Windows XP. If you have at least DirectX 8 installed, then you already have all of the drivers for the stick. If Windows XP does not automatically recognize the stick (with …

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Re: Descent II Redbook CD Audio bug on PCem V17

Posted on 2021-12-19, 22:24

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Is the game patched to Version 1.2 or is it an earlier version?

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Re: Wavetable Daughterboard Spacers

Posted on 2021-12-14, 23:44

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TR Fastenings TRMDLSP1-10M-01 does not work for this purpose. The spacer part of the post is perhaps a millimeter shorter than the existing spacers on my Media Vision wavetable card, so that is acceptable, but the tips are too narrow, i.e. there is no friction when the tips are inserted into the …

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SDL 2 Version 2.0.18

Posted on 2021-12-12, 20:39

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Source: https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-2-0-18-released/33768 SDL 2.0.18 released! SDL Announcements slouken Thanks to all the people who contributed code and feedback, SDL 2.0.18 is now available! http://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php In addition to lots of bug fixes, here are the major changes …

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Re: Old audio player from Windows 3.1 era that looked like a Hi-Fi system

Posted on 2021-12-05, 15:34

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Just to add to the confusion, my Media Vision MV2200 multimedia package included "Sound Impression for Media Vision." It's similar, but not identical to Grzyb's image above.

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Re: Windows versions of DOS games list

Posted on 2021-12-04, 11:36

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Jeff Vavasour wrote both the DOS/Win3.1 and Win95 releases of Williams Arcade Classics for Digital Eclipse. The application is an emulation of arcade games including Joust , Defender, Robotron, Sinistar, Stargate (Defender II) and Bubbles. The Windows 95 release has the distinction of being one of …

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Re: Discover / WinGauge

Posted on 2021-11-30, 01:35

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An older thread on Helix Software products: Helix Software Files

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SDL Future 3D API

Posted on 2021-11-14, 21:35

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Source: https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/future-3d-api/33485 So this is a long way off–design hasn’t even started yet–but I’ve got an Epic MegaGrant to add a 3D rendering API to SDL. The long-winded high-level whats and whys of it are explained here 9. I’ll be giving more concrete details later, but …

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Re: What are some must try game demos from the Windows 95/98 era?

Posted on 2021-11-09, 19:54

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The demos discussed in this thread may also be of interest: Demos /w "Extra Stuff" WARNING: Given the age of the posts, some of this stuff may be difficult to find these days.

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Re: What are some must try game demos from the Windows 95/98 era?

Posted on 2021-11-08, 18:53

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ZombieKohhi wrote on 2021-11-08, 13:10: I can't seem to find Crime Cities. At least not a clean download. Fileplanet's download get flagged by Microsoft Defender. Fileplanet seems to be using some kind of proprietary installer and I don't trust it 🤣 Try this: http://ftp.retroarchive.se/gamesdomain/ …

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Re: Viper Racing In-Game Performance vs Replay Performance

Posted on 2021-10-21, 14:32

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Patching the game might give some performance improvements: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4674/7/

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Re: Viper Racing In-Game Performance vs Replay Performance

Posted on 2021-10-21, 09:55

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Basically, your results demonstrate the fact that Viper Racing is CPU-limited on your particular hardware configuration. In a sim like Viper Racing, there is a tug-of-war between the amount of resources devoted to rendering the action versus the resources devoted to generating the action. Viper …

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Re: Aleph One Version 1.3.1 2020-09-04 for Mac/Win/Linux/Android

Posted on 2021-10-19, 15:40

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The Version 0.2.0 Android Port is available. Release v0.2.0 Updates AlephOne to the latest version Fixes many bugs including the slow start for M2/MI Improved touch controls with some level of configuration in the game's preferences Multiplayer is now working Adds support for scenarios Plugins are …

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Re: Motorhead

Posted on 2021-10-10, 17:49

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The blitzbasic.com link: https://web.archive.org/web/20140727172041/ht … 77&post=1202630 Looks like PCGamingWiki has the Win8 DirectDraw FPS fix in the URL above: https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file … -ddraw-fps-fix/

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