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

Posted on 2024-05-11, 20:12

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I dug out my unopened Xbox 360 E - bought on clearance when the Xbox One was coming out - and decided to set it up, so I could play some old console games. It's very slow and clunky due to Microsoft's glitchy software, but it seems to work alright otherwise.

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Re: OpenGL DirectX to software wrapper?

Posted on 2024-05-08, 11:26

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You need to define "fast computer with no real 3D accelerator", for us. We can't give you a specific answer without a more specific question.

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-06, 18:00

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For most of my uses, I don't really need or want anything bigger than 1080P resolution. It works fine with all the current hardware and it looks nice enough to get by without trouble.

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2024-05-02, 15:31

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There are few "pro-grade" CF readers left these days and few were ever intended for anything more than quick copying of media files, so you won't get much out of them. Try these instead. https://www.addonics.com/product/intro/18 https://www.addonics.com/product/intro/20 https://www.addonics.com/ …

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 20:50

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I believe what was meant was "speakers built into the monitor" (or possibly attached to it, though that's fallen out of fashion when CRTs went away). Actual "studio monitor" speakers usually qualify as good ones... Indeed, monitor speakers aren't really a common thing anymore, but some people still …

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 17:37

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EAX + Good headphones = Boner-inducing audio! EAX + Good speakers that are properly positioned = Pretty nice audio. EAX + Monitor speakers = You're about to get slapped upside the head.

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Re: Terratec? Crystal? CS4624/4630 Software Wavetable

Posted on 2024-04-29, 22:17

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No, there's no stand-alone version that I can find evidence of and it's apparently a Sony licensed GS-compliant DLS synth software-tied to their Acid DAW software offerings, though the stuff I found says it's with the older versions and may not be with the latest version.

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Re: Terminal Velocity/Fury3/Hellbender modern port WIP

Posted on 2024-04-25, 02:00

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It's looking great to me. It's a shame that Microsoft did nothing with this IP after the Windows 95/98 period, cause it could have been a great IP to use for early Windows XP gaming.

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Re: Descent 3 source released under MIT

Posted on 2024-04-16, 17:03

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The Official Reddit discussion, for those who are interested.... https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1c5 … _for_descent_3/

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Re: [RELEASE] Nuked-SC55, low-level Roland SC-55 series emulator announcement

Posted on 2024-04-15, 12:06

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Hi guys! I dont know if I am asking an weird question but could this solution be ported to lets say a Pi 2W , a big OLED screen, some adapter to connect to joystick port and an nice 3d printed case to make a "real" SC-55 for those that cant afford the real thing? If there is sufficient demand for …

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Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-14, 22:35

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These days? Very, rare. Several years ago, you could occasionally find stuff in the thrift stores, if you went frequently enough to get lucky. I managed to snag some Windows 9x and XP machines, but haven't gotten around to doing anything with them because I've been busy with more modern pursuits.

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Re: [RELEASE] Nuked-SC55, low-level Roland SC-55 series emulator announcement

Posted on 2024-04-11, 17:57

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Koreans would be part of the JRPG audience, so I guess that's why. Back in the day, Koreans couldn't get JRPGs or Japanese games in general, due to national law against Japanese media materials and products, so the Koreans had to do their own copy/paste versions of the games, with the Japanese …

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Re: Any Extended 3Dnow video players out there?

Posted on 2024-04-10, 13:28

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Anything media-related that was optimized for 3DNow! or used it in any capacity likely had the code removed years ago and moved on with regular SSE/MMX, as 3DNow! never caught on and was mostly used for experimental stuff in gaming and media and was gone by the Windows XP days, whereas MMX/SSE stuck …

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Re: Nuked-SC55, low-level Roland SC-55mkII emulator announcement

Posted on 2024-04-10, 12:56

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Intel has opened up x86 licensing again, so we may yet see - 2 to 3 years or more from now - some low-end and inexpensive solutions for retro computing that are better than Pi, like the old VIA x86 boards. There are also ARM PC boards from various companies now hitting the market, with new 8-core or …

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Re: EMU Proteus/1 support for Sierra games?

Posted on 2024-04-10, 12:21

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The MultiSound is basically a pre-GM device (Proteus) combined with a GM synth (TB's ?) that when used for GM (see video) is comparable to a SC-55/88 (and all the imitators). Not quite, in terms of MIDI the Multisound Classic really is nothing more than a Proteus 1/XR with a custom GM sysex loaded. …

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Re: EMU Proteus/1 support for Sierra games?

Posted on 2024-04-07, 16:24

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I’ve been debating getting a proteus, how does the turtle beach multi sound classic sound compare to a real proteus 1xr? Any audio samples of the two? All things being equal, they should sound roughly the same, given that the same hardware and samples/patches are used between the two of them and …

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Re: DOS games with native DB50XG/SW60XG support

Posted on 2024-04-05, 04:53

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I know it's a bit OT again, and I apologize for that. I think my DB50XG, which was broken, still doesn't work properly. Difficult to reproduce, but occasional hanging notes occur. Is this a known bug? And no, it has nothing to do with the Creative hanging note bug that Daughterboard runs on an AZT …

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

Posted on 2024-04-01, 18:31

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I'm looking into OpenGL performance on modern systems. Apparently, Nvidia is the only choice for consistently good/high performance in gaming, due to deficient drivers from AMD and Intel.

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Re: How is VOGONS funded or paid for?

Posted on 2024-04-01, 18:29

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I feel like I used to know this, but I have since forgotten. Where do the funds come from? I was mainly thinking about it because there is such an enormous wealth of information here, I'd like to know what is keeping the server\forums running. The fruits of man's labor..... https://c.tenor.com/ …

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Re: DOS games with native DB50XG/SW60XG support

Posted on 2024-04-01, 14:01

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Is that included player the XG MIDI player that I keep seeing in people's YouTube vids? If so, I always wondered where that came from. I've been mostly using FSMP for my XG playback, but the S-YXG50 player is (surprisingly) fully functional with the S-YXG50 VST - albeit completely basic and simple - …

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