Hi, I'm having some problem running Half-Life 2 and the Episodes on my Windows XP retro pc. I read hl2 is DRM-free so I tried to copy the games folders, inside the Steam directory, from my Windows 11 PC to the Windows XP PC and launch hl2.exe from the command prompt but nothing happened (no error …

In the end, I've tried with the analog audio and I got it working: https://youtube.com/shorts/hYqYXYtgf1o?feature=share So it was probably how @Doornkaat said.

Jo22 wrote on 2022-03-14, 08:36: Hi, by "digital" do you mean SPDIF or playback via IDE cable? Afaik, Windows 98SE/XP had the new ability to stream CD-Audio data via IDE/ATAPI. SPDIF. I would like to play games like Quake 2 with the CD music.

Hi, I'm unable to get the CD drive digital output to work on my Pentium MMX PC. I've connected the 2-pin cable both to the CD drive and to the motherboard header ( https://imgur.com/a/MHQQsCZ ) but, when playing on Windows 95, I get no sound. I've tried with every combination with the cable, …

I've set the gl_flashblend parameter but I didn't notice any improvement. Then I tried to disable Sync Glide to refresh and FPS increased. Here's a footage of the result: https://youtu.be/OlBRJfIUw4U Is there any other thing I could do to further improve FPS? Anyway, thanks a lot 😀

Sounds like your Quake2 build is too old (v3.0x) to have the feature.... try /s_primary 0 followed by a /snd_restart in the console to see if that'll help It worked! Thanks a lot 🍻 Here's the result: Youtube Playlist with the Quake 2 demos running at 512x384 Better than 640x480 but still framerate …

Q2's fine on a V1. 512x384 is quite well on it. It certainly was the most visually balanced and performant card running Q2 by the end of '97, considering the alternatives.... Ok, I tested on 640x480: I'll try with 512x384. Is the sound mode set to 'max compatibility' or 'max performance'? I'm …

Hi, in my retro pc with these specs: CPU: Pentium MMX 233MHz RAM: 64MB SDRAM Sound: Integrated CMI8330 OS: Windows 95 I've installed a Matrox Mystique paired with a 3Dfx Voodoo1. I installed the required drivers and tried to play Quake 2: it recognizes the 3Dfx but the sound is really bad (it is …

I don't think it is the mp3 player: I tested on mpg123, mp3blaster and mpxplay and I got the same result. By 64bit you mean the bitrate?

The first reply of this thread told you exactly the problem so why waste so much time testing it? If a 68000 can play an MP3 (as long as it's the only thing it's doing), your CPU is capable. Other posts said that it could be the CPU so I wanted to be sure. The CMI8330 is connected directly to the …

I retested the wav: it is slower. I played together the song slightly before on the pc and shortly after on my phone: the phone exceeded the pc.

But if that wav file played slower than normal, it is still strange . Was the wav file the same as song as one of the MP3s you tried? It would make the comparison easier . Yes, it was. The wav has the same sample rate of the mp3 and a bitrate of 1411 kb/s. Like the mp3s, I tested it by playing it …

I played a wav in DSL: it seems to be better, maybe tiny slower but it is barely noticeable.

I remembered that the CMI8330 on the pc was an ISA card but I found out that is connected directly on the motherboard. By the way, I will try playing a wav and see what happens.

I didn't see the edit so I asked (I'm not an expert). I will try changing the clock speed in BIOS. Thanks for the help.

If I reduce mp3 bitrate, there's a chance that the playback speed will improve?

Hi, I have an old pc from the mid '90s, borrowed from a friend of my father, in which I've installed Damn Small Linux and MS-DOS 6.22 in dual boot. It works well; I can play games, go on the Internet, code... I can also play mp3s, both in DOS and in DSL, but I noticed that they are played slightly …