Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-12-31, 01:12
Thanks serdaco!
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-12-30, 22:19
I've been playing Daikatana the last couple of days. It is fun, kind of. That is, until the first sidekick appears. Anyway, the game is not very good, but it's not that bad. I patched it to version 1.2 though, because having to find items that enable saving is a no-go in this age for me. I think …
Re: USB Force feedback Wheel Recomendations?
Posted on 2020-12-30, 18:22
Don't get the Momo. They say G29 is the best. However...the Driving Force GT is similar but much cheaper and easier to find. I literally discovered this the other day, and I am quite happy with the GT.
Re: I am fed up with advertisment of mobile games!
Posted on 2020-12-30, 12:09
It crashed years ago. Hardly anyone can make money selling mobile games which is why most are free with crappy ads.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-12-29, 23:42
Hope he signed it 😁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-12-29, 18:27
Xicor wrote on 2020-12-29, 16:46: Found this BTC sound card @21€. BTC_ESS1688F.jpg Does anyone knows why it has a 27c256 OTP eprom ? Is it possible to find an ES689F or is it unobtainium ? Are you referring to wave table something? I have an audodrive with it if that helps.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2020-12-29, 10:08
Shreddoc wrote on 2020-12-29, 09:00: Give me the early-iD Software formula of "small team with resident supergenius programmer" anyday. Give us the whole damn 90s gaming scene back 🤣.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2020-12-29, 01:34
Is the Witcher 3 also like this? I had the intention of playing that one as I completely missed it when it came out, but now I'm not sure. I think I'll concentrate on my retro backlog for the time being... The Witcher 3 is a real RPG, its many times better than Cyberpunk 2077. I'm 20 hours in on …
Re: MiniGL - when is it needed?
Posted on 2020-12-28, 01:26
Not those scan lines...
Re: MiniGL - when is it needed?
Posted on 2020-12-27, 23:19
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-12-27, 23:00: - Washed out gamma - Particle filtering - Mipmaps are more blurry Not to mention scan lines with V2SLI. The way it's supposed to be 😁
Re: 486 MS-DOS gaming PC, this was fun but short.
Posted on 2020-12-27, 19:39
Akuma wrote on 2020-12-27, 17:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBsv-jRiIT8 Wow...you made a custom sound card for PC104...that is an insanely great retro home project. Nice work!
Re: Recommened me a game for my Voodoo5
Posted on 2020-12-27, 10:11
I have not played any Ultima before, not sure if I would need to play all the ones beforehand. About... ah, eighteen years ago, I had your ambition. Then I started playing Akalabeth (Ultima 0), then my character kept dying from hunger, then I threw my hands up with frustration, then I gave up. How …
Re: Recommened me a game for my Voodoo5
Posted on 2020-12-27, 08:47
Looks like the game will be Homeworld (1999). In the end a strategy game on this PC suited my overall playlist, and Homeworld does have an option for 3dfx (albeit with a miniGl by the looks). And from playing it for around 10 minutes the graphics on the V5 are great, although the initial menu is a …
Re: Downgrading XP to 98se
Posted on 2020-12-27, 07:54
Firstly I believe a 128GB CF card probably costs a lot more than a typical 120GB SSD. Secondly, I have had a ton of issues running Win98 on both CF and SD cards...they are fine for DOS but I have always had rock-solid stability and performance on a SSD. How much is a 120gb ssd these days? Last time …
Re: Downgrading XP to 98se
Posted on 2020-12-27, 06:39
I would recommend against using a CF card for 98 - IMO the best disk option is a 120gb SSD. Why? I use 98 on several machines with 128GB Kingston CF cards and it runs very nicely. Firstly I believe a 128GB CF card probably costs a lot more than a typical 120GB SSD. Secondly, I have had a ton of …
Re: Recommened me a game for my Voodoo5
Posted on 2020-12-27, 05:14
I have not played any Ultima before, not sure if I would need to play all the ones beforehand.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2020-12-27, 05:09
Starting playing a bit of Portal. Not sure if it will be my next game on my modern PC after finishing World in Conflict, but thought I would give it a try. I have owned it since the Orange Box came out but never even tried it once 😒
Re: Downgrading XP to 98se
Posted on 2020-12-27, 00:15
omgfoz wrote on 2020-12-26, 20:19: I am trying, in fact I removed the HDD from the boot list which is how I arrived at this determination. Should I acquire a floppy to boot from instead? All my Win98 media is bootable. So it's definitely possible. But if you can make a floppy boot disk, why not …
Re: Early Covox uses:
Posted on 2020-12-26, 20:44
Does that Tandy laptop have Tandy sound? If not, one nice use of a COVOX plug is in emulating Tandy sound using TEMU. I doubt that a 7.16MHz machine will be able to run TEMU. Doesn't it need a 386? Your probably right. But I guess a Tandy laptop should have Tandy sound? Can you post a pic of it?
Re: Downgrading XP to 98se
Posted on 2020-12-26, 20:02
Is there a tool similar to snappy driver installer for 98se? Or am I going to have to go on a wild goose chase for my drivers? I have no oem cds for the hardware in this computer. You typically only need chipset drivers (there are a few main ones and are easy to find), and your gpu/sound drivers. …
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