wrote:Got the Matrox Mystique version of Mechwarrior 2 for 1.50. […]
Got the Matrox Mystique version of Mechwarrior 2 for 1.50.
Beautiful! I quite like the Matrox version, but I almost never play it because I have to drag out a CRT. All of my LCD monitors shut off when presented with 640x400.
the Matrox version is quite interesting, So far Ive personally tried the game on 3 cards , the Matrox, the Voodoo and the ATI Rage IIc (I know there the comparison video on YT , but its never the same as seeing it in person)
In some ways I like the Matrox version the best, the 3DFX version runs really smoothly, but is a bit too blurry on some levels . the ATI version is the worst of the 3 , slower and blurry (and this is with a 350Mhz PII , so its not a bottleneck by any means).
from what ive seen the PowerVR version might be overall best , but Ive yet to even find a card on Ebay (its crazy how rare they are at least around here)
Vetz' video is da bomb diggity.
I have a PowerVR PCX2 card, and you can get the files to modify a standard install of Mech2 to PowerVR version. I haven't gotten around to it yet. The cards are crazy rare though, and their compatibility is very narrow.
A couple of games for my RiscPC:
NOS California Games II for PC. I'm a big fan of the first game, on Sega Master System of course. I'll be interested to see how #2 stacks up, but I mainly bought it for the most excellent cover art:
Life? Don't talk to me about life.
this brings back memories, California Games II was one of the first games I ever remember playing some 22 years ago and it was on my dad's DOS machine (I think it was 486, also ran Wolf3D and Doom decently a little later) , always remember failing at that hand glider game
On my way:
Oh awesome, never played the second game although I was a big fan of the first one. Calgames (my friend and I always used to call it cowgames) heheh child humour!
Edit: Since I'm the one that last posted, I brought some stuff that's been sitting at work for a while home(was hiding things from the wife heheh), didn't realise I had Calgames disk!!
wrote:NOS California Games II for PC.
Aggro, man!
I bought something very near and dear to me:
These were the very first computer games I ever remember playing, on the Tandy CoCo 2. Played with my grandad, in a house that no longer exists.
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got these 2 games recently
actually had Indy & the last crusade, but it was a budget rerelease that lacked the extra materials. This one has some wear to it (you can see some of it near the bottom of the box) but its overall is good shape, not bad for £4, has everything included.
Rune I got for 1.50, another example of a game released in 2000 but the European release being in a DVD style case, seems like European publishers went this way much earlier than their American counterparts.
damn.... it's been ages since I went shopping for DOS... it's a sure way to spend lots of $$$ in a short time - and something I really enjoy ... the problem is the lack of $$$ though 🤣 🤣 🤣
great purchases everyone!
I found this a couple days ago at a thrift store for a buck.
Kinda fun, but not too great when you consider you can't explore the ship. I find that this game a little too set on away missions and ship battles leave a lot to be desired...but for 1995, it is a good game.
I do have a boxed version packed away for now, but I thought can't go wrong for $1 for an extra jewel case copy.
A buck? Dammit! I spent TWO on mine!
I think I might have purchased this on accident. Morbid curiosity mixed with collector's greed mixed with a love for pretty boxes. A potent cocktail that overwhelmed my common sense.
U9 is a good game, is your copy complete with all the tarot cards?
Flea market 1.5e.
No pics since my camera seems to not function properly anymore.
Bought a couple games at a thrift store including another copy of Get Medieval 😁
I also already bought a boxed Yamaha PCI sound card (it said on the box it was complete and working), but I didn't trust it (already bought 2 dead PSU's from the same store..untested of course 🙁 ) so I opened it right after I got the receipt and inside it was a 10mbit ISA nic from 3com. They first asked me if I wanted to take something else but after I told them it was the only one, I at least got my money back.
wrote:No pics since my camera seems to not function properly anymore.
Bought a couple games at a thrift store including another copy of Get Medieval 😁
I also already bought a boxed Yamaha PCI sound card (it said on the box it was complete and working), but I didn't trust it (already bought 2 dead PSU's from the same store..untested of course 🙁 ) so I opened it right after I got the receipt and inside it was a 10mbit ISA nic from 3com. They first asked me if I wanted to take something else but after I told them it was the only one, I at least got my money back.
Heh, that PSU story is nothing. I once bought a 305W PSU from PC World (a fairly major chain at the time in the UK, now just merged with Currys), only to get home and find it was a 250W unit that didn't match the box. Took it back to the store... turned out that a guy had pulled it out of a bin and put it in a box and on the store shelves!
wrote:wrote:No pics since my camera seems to not function properly anymore.
Bought a couple games at a thrift store including another copy of Get Medieval 😁
I also already bought a boxed Yamaha PCI sound card (it said on the box it was complete and working), but I didn't trust it (already bought 2 dead PSU's from the same store..untested of course 🙁 ) so I opened it right after I got the receipt and inside it was a 10mbit ISA nic from 3com. They first asked me if I wanted to take something else but after I told them it was the only one, I at least got my money back.
Heh, that PSU story is nothing. I once bought a 305W PSU from PC World (a fairly major chain at the time in the UK, now just merged with Currys), only to get home and find it was a 250W unit that didn't match the box. Took it back to the store... turned out that a guy had pulled it out of a bin and put it in a box and on the store shelves!
You mean this place?
Got a few games off eBay. I already have a boxed version of return to Zork, but it's nice to have a backup. I was particularly happy to get a copy of Quest for Glory Dragon Fire since I have never played it. Same thing goes for Lands of Lore. Wish I could get the boxed versions for the price I got these for (about $1 each).
here are most of the games I got recently.
The Last Express was actually still sealed and I got it for £2 , not a bad deal , though I obviously have since opened it since I want to actually play the game.
the only main Wing Commander game Im missing is Wing Commander 4, Im debating whether to get the boxed version or get the GOG version which is on sale and I hear has the better video quality, did they break the game on older machines when fixing it for modern ones?
