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

Posted on 2020-06-21, 16:28

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Just got a piece of dream hardware for me, an Apollo 1260 @ 80Mhz. Been playing with that for the last day since I got it. Lots of fun! download/file.php?mode=view&id=86454 download/file.php?mode=view&id=86453

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Re: Can't get GOG version of Jade Empire to run in native OS (XP)

Posted on 2020-06-20, 05:25

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Thank you for responding! So the installer actually DOES work on Windows XP just fine but I've also tried installing it on Windows 7 and then copying it over to my XP drive. The issue seems to be that there must be some essential files that are different from the retail release. Does anyone have a …

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Re: Voodoo 4 PCI and an AGP 9800 Pro

Posted on 2020-06-15, 18:15

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2020-06-15, 17:10: You should be able to run them both at the same time without issues. Back in the 98se days I had two video cards for dual monitors. I have a GeForce 2 ultra ago and a GeForce 2 mx400 pci. Thanks, I'll have to be on the lookout.

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Re: Wich agp videocard?

Posted on 2020-06-15, 16:05

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SOF 2 is a dog of a game, badly optimized CPU/GPU hog.

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Voodoo 4 PCI and an AGP 9800 Pro

Posted on 2020-06-12, 20:23

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Sorry this might be a super obvious question, but would it be possible to run both those cards in the same Win98SE machine? Either as a dual monitor config or as some sort of switcher? I think the answer is no, but wanted to make sure. EDIT: My motherboard allows me to set the primary display card …

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Re: Strange issue with 9700 Pro and AOpen board, no idea where to start.

Posted on 2020-06-12, 16:16

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The 9700 hardware was incompatible with quite a few motherboards. I ran into this at the time when it was released, it wouldn't work with my P4 motherboard , then the 9800 was released which was documented as to having fixes for compatibility with motherboards and that card worked fine in the same …

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Re: XT-IDE BIOS vs SCSI BIOS Problem

Posted on 2020-06-11, 19:56

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by Shagittarius

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I believe I have my XT-IDE on D800h - D9FFh and my SCSI Controller at C800h - CBFFh. I don't know if this will help you I have an adaptec scsi card but i cant remember which it is right now.

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Re: Geforce 6 / Radeon X800 DVI ouput is shaking on 16:10 monitors, in 4:3 mode - explanation and fixing..

Posted on 2020-06-11, 15:53

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Open benches are worse for thermal performance than a closed air case. The pressure created by properly configured intake and exhaust fans in a sealed case will always perform better from a thermal perspective than an open air test bench. At least this was the consensus last time I saw any real …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2020-06-11, 15:09

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Carlos S. M. wrote on 2020-06-11, 09:03: Messing with my VIA C7-D 1800 Mhz and graphing skills, there some results i've gathered at the moment, still working on it unknown.png Those VIA chips aren't very good performers in 3d huh? I would think at that frequency you should be getting much better …

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Re: best mouse

Posted on 2020-06-11, 01:55

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Razer Deathadder , Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

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

Posted on 2020-06-09, 18:04

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I mean, I find it a bit strange to choose to believe in this despite the lack of evidence outside of mere coincidences in the games themselves, and yet to negate the quote above with a hand wave. I think that the technical limitations at the time lead to a similar set of solutions / game designs …

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

Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:58

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Actually it was on PC with Alone in the Dark, but that's irrelevant. And I'm French, so if anyone in this thread would say "RE totally lifted everything for our AITD !" that would be me first. Yet, I don't. I'm not defending anything. But the two games are too far appart in their approaches to …

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

Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:47

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So yes Resident Evil was a successor, or as I would call it, a rip-off. I'm not using that in a negative tone, just that they exactly copied the formula of the genre defining original. A rip-off that has nothing to do with it (no usage of Lovecraft anywhere) apart from some mechanics/gameplay …

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

Posted on 2020-06-09, 14:19

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Resident evil is not a 3rd person shooter, I used the term FPS to specfically rule out pre-rendered 3rd person games. Also maybe you are too young to remember Alone in the Dark which is what Resident Evil was a rip off of. Actually, the designers of Resident Evil just used the same solution to the …

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

Posted on 2020-06-08, 21:39

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How old were you? I know they put her in playboy or some such magazine later on, but really are you saying you found the 3d model erotic? I certainly didn't feel that way, but then again I was 20ish so I can't say what you might have thought if you were a young child. Why is it now that everyone is …

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

Posted on 2020-06-08, 15:43

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Tomb Raider was anything but what you say it was back at release and why it became such a big franchise. It was actually a groundbreaking game in many ways. While I like the game - as already stated - let's also be fair. It became a hit and a big franchise mainly because of the Lara Croft character …

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

Posted on 2020-06-08, 15:37

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by Shagittarius

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The original Tomb Raider was a great groundbreaking game. I find it hard to believe anyone who lived through that time would think otherwise.

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Re: MS-DOS DoubleSpace and DriveSpace, anyone use it?

Posted on 2020-06-03, 23:52

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by Shagittarius

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Garbage for many game assets which are already compressed so it just ends up taking 2X as much space. Uninstalled after trying it for a few days in 91-92 sometime. gross.

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Re: Your oldest favorite computer game?

Posted on 2020-06-01, 05:42

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The original Karateka on Apple ][, I remember being so proud I figured out how to beat that one when I was in elementary school. Also love the original 2d Escape from Castle Wolfenstein, though I never beat that one while I was in elementary school.

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Re: The Orange Box. DRM vs Retro Gaming? How can I install it?

Posted on 2020-05-29, 17:14

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I havent tried to re-activate a used product sold to me with steam but I did try with blizzard and they told me tough poop. In the US I wouldn't expect to get anything from the companies, but I don't know about where you are.

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