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Retro Gaming on the MeeGoPad Stick PC

ATI Dual-chip Monster: Rage Fury MAXX Pro Retro Review

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Haven't updated here in a while...

bad bad boy you 😀 most probably subscribe your thing anyway.
say, please, is that stick thingy able to run DOS? or is it a windows retro thingy only?
the newer one i'm watching right now;

I'd go with DOSBox to be honest. You wouldn't even have a sound card under pure DOS, maybe not even a mouse and who knows what else doesn't work properly? Stretched image?

You've been quiet Phil, what's going on? Got yourself a girlfriend?? 😊

badmojo wrote:

You've been quiet Phil, what's going on? Got yourself a girlfriend?? 😊

🤣 Just focusing a bit more on my YouTube.

Me showing you why and how I use SD cards with Windows 98

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Me showing you why and how I use SD cards with Windows 98

searched ebay, cant find anything similar to what you have in the video Phil. any help?

Type "SD IDE adapter"

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

ATI Dual-chip Monster: Rage Fury MAXX Pro Retro Review

Nice video, Phil.

Comparing your results of tested VGA cards, i come across over your selected resolutions for this test.
All values are shown in 32bit... and you compare also with the V3-3500. Isn't it (from 3dfx products), that V4 and V5 only are able to render 32bit... 😊

Maybe there's a remark, hint or a (*) useful that you've tested it with 16bit?

Yes I've explained this in the previous video(s) I believe. But most know that Voodoo 3 was about speed and sacrificed a bit of image quality.

Nvidia RIVA 128: Gaming on a 20 year old Nvidia card: https://youtu.be/vige3LUVT5M

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Nvidia RIVA 128: Gaming on a 20 year old Nvidia card: https://youtu.be/vige3LUVT5M

Interesting! Learned a couple new things 😀
I never used a Riva128. Is TNT1 a lot different btw?

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Type "SD IDE adapter"

nope, most results were for compact flash

Tetrium wrote:

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

Nvidia RIVA 128: Gaming on a 20 year old Nvidia card: https://youtu.be/vige3LUVT5M

Interesting! Learned a couple new things 😀
I never used a Riva128. Is TNT1 a lot different btw?

Depends what you mean, but TNT is DirectX6, quoting from Wikipedia "It added a second pixel pipeline, practically doubling rendering speed, and used considerably faster memory. [...] it also added support for a 32-bit (truecolor) pixel format, 24-bit Z-buffer in 3D mode, an 8-bit stencil buffer and support for 1024×1024 pixels textures. Improved texture filtering techniques, partially assisted by newly added trilinear filtering, dramatically improved image quality compared to the TNT's predecessor."

This is for anyone complaining about retro parts being to expensive.

> It doesn't have to be Asus, 3dfx and Co

Because a lot of people complained that I always use parts that cost a fortune I made a 3 part series building the cheapest Windows 98 Gaming PC possible.

In the videos I look for parts on ebay and we piece together a Socket 754 board (NIB for 12 bucks!), Sempron 2800+, 512 MB, 80 GB SATA and a Radeon 9550 AGP card. Onboard sound will do.

The first video shows the build. The second video has benchmarks of the onboard GPU as well as the Radeon. HDD performance, BIOS options, drivers and more are discussed. The last video is all about the game, showcasing games from 1996 to 2001 with surprising results.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/5OFaWs136eY

Part 2: https://youtu.be/bYkv8zCfpuM

Part 3: https://youtu.be/zNMeH7G1KW8

Bottom line: There is so much hardware out there that you can get for little money, or even free if you are willing to think outside the box and not fixate on certain parts.

What's retro gaming like on a $79 tablet PC?

https://youtu.be/ZNF1tXDNlT4

I was actually amazed at the value. Highlight is the 8" IPS screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution. This has some benefits:

1600 x 1200 4:3 resolution pixel perfect
800 x 600 resolution pixel perfect
DOSBox / ScummVM 320 x 200 games scale pixel perfect

The Z8300 has a much stronger GPU compared to the previous version.

The screen has awesome black levels, great viewing angles.

What's not so good:

Couldn't find a way to charge and use USB accessories at the same time
Storage space not enough, had to use a Micro SD card

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

What's retro gaming like on a $79 tablet PC? […]
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What's retro gaming like on a $79 tablet PC?

https://youtu.be/ZNF1tXDNlT4

I was actually amazed at the value. Highlight is the 8" IPS screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution. This has some benefits:

1600 x 1200 4:3 resolution pixel perfect
800 x 600 resolution pixel perfect
DOSBox / ScummVM 320 x 200 games scale pixel perfect

The Z8300 has a much stronger GPU compared to the previous version.

The screen has awesome black levels, great viewing angles.

What's not so good:

Couldn't find a way to charge and use USB accessories at the same time
Storage space not enough, had to use a Micro SD card

There are USB power injectors that allow simultaneous use of OTG.

I bought such a cable, but not all devices support it apparently.

My next step will be trying to wipe the partitions (Android) to free up some space. But will take an image of the disk first.

Yes, the OTG driver has to properly sense the configuration.

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

What's retro gaming like on a $79 tablet PC? […]
Show full quote

What's retro gaming like on a $79 tablet PC?

https://youtu.be/ZNF1tXDNlT4

I was actually amazed at the value. Highlight is the 8" IPS screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution. This has some benefits:

1600 x 1200 4:3 resolution pixel perfect
800 x 600 resolution pixel perfect
DOSBox / ScummVM 320 x 200 games scale pixel perfect

The Z8300 has a much stronger GPU compared to the previous version.

The screen has awesome black levels, great viewing angles.

What's not so good:

Couldn't find a way to charge and use USB accessories at the same time
Storage space not enough, had to use a Micro SD card

1920x1200 - The Resolution of Champions™