Macronix Voodoo Rush/Diamond 2000 compatibility problem with "The Sims 1"/Heroes 3 \ VOGONS

Macronix Voodoo Rush/Diamond 2000 compatibility problem with "The Sims 1"/Heroes 3

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First post, by idan182

Posted on 2022-03-17, 20:23

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Hi all
I have a Macronix Voodoo Rush card that won't play or load some games.
Like "The Sims 1", I can see the logo but it goes back to windows where the second subtitles move (logo of the game)
I also play Heroes of might and magic 3 and it runs ok.

I'm not sure if that's a driver problem related.
I switched to my Diamond Stealth 2000 2MB, Sims runs but very laggy and slow.
On the other hand, Heroes 3 won't run at all. I can see the yellow cursor at the begining, but it goes back to Windows.

My system is
Pentium 233MMX
256MB RAM

Is Heroes 3 a requires 3d card?
Why the sims 1 can't run at all with the voodoo rush?
Would you recommend me a better card? like Diamond+Voodoo 1 or 2?

I see the minimum requirements of sims is just 2mb video card, is the diamond just bad for that?

Reply 1 of 2, by leileilol

Posted on 2022-03-17, 21:17

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The Sims's software rendered and will run bad regardless of what video card you use with that processor. Hope you aren't running any expansions on it....

long live PCem

Reply 2 of 2, by idan182

Posted on 2022-04-04, 07:14

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Bump

Any more recommendation for a graphic card?
Most of the games I play are on DOS.
And the only few I play on WIN98, is Roller Coaster tycoon 1/2 which runs great on the 2MB S3.
Heroes 3, Midtown Madness maybe

I want to keep the S3 for the dos games, should I get Voodoo 1/2 with a pass thru cable?
Or a different 2d/3d video card something like the Rush?

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