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First post, by Sandi1987

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I tried PCem, DOSBox, VirtualBox and VMware. PCem is slow and has bugs in games. DOSBox not good for Windows 9x because some games not working. I tried the same old Windows game in VirtualBox and VMware. VirtualBox can't even run game in Windows XP (No 3D Card). VMware runs but it's not playable. Is there any other Emulator which works 100% for old games?

Reply 1 of 13, by Sammy

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I think for 3d in XP inside Virtualbox you need the Guest Addons installed.

It works, for example i use XP in a VM and Play Need for Speed 2 SE with Nglide or Dgvoodoo.

But the best Solution for old Games is to find a Patch to run it on Win7/10/.....

PCem / 86box is the most Compatible Emulator...

have you tried your games with voodoo1 and voodoo2 emulation? Maybe one works better than other.

Reply 2 of 13, by Sandi1987

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I need 3DFX. 3DFX only supports PCem and DOSBox but PCem is slow. Midtown Madness 1 and 2 and other games lagging in PCem with 3DFX. What about dgVoodoo and nGlide in Windows 10?

Reply 3 of 13, by Jorpho

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Sandi1987 wrote:

What about dgVoodoo and nGlide in Windows 10?

Why don't you try them and find out?

Reply 4 of 13, by konc

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Sandi1987 wrote:

VirtualBox can't even run game in Windows XP (No 3D Card).

Not an ironic question, I honestly thought otherwise: Then what is the "Enable 3D acceleration" checkbox doing? Isn't it a pass-through to the host's graphics card?

About nglide, it definitely runs perfectly in today's windows. Actually it is designed for such usage.

Reply 5 of 13, by Sandi1987

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Why is PCem slow? I have good computer and i can't Emulate Pentium MMX 233. Even sound lagging at Windows startup. Will be PCem always slow? Is there any other Emulator with 3DFX? In DOSBox many Windows 9x games doesn't work.

Reply 6 of 13, by Sammy

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try a lower cpu, i have an core2quad 9550 and can only emulate an pentium75 Mhz.

Reply 7 of 13, by Jorpho

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Sandi1987 wrote:

Why is PCem slow?

Because emulating a PC is complicated.

Will be PCem always slow?

Why do you think anyone here would know?

Is there any other Emulator with 3DFX?

Bochs has Voodoo emulation support, but it's even slower than PCem.

Reply 8 of 13, by Jo22

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Sandi1987 wrote:

Why is PCem slow? I have good computer and i can't Emulate Pentium MMX 233. Even sound lagging at Windows startup.
Will be PCem always slow? Is there any other Emulator with 3DFX? In DOSBox many Windows 9x games doesn't work.

86Box, a popular PCem fork, has got optimized binaries for certain processors.. 😉

Sandi1987 wrote:

I have good computer and i can't Emulate Pentium MMX 233. Even sound lagging at Windows startup.

Pentium MMX 233 ? 😳 My, I'm grateful and happy vanilla PCem can almost emulate a 486DX50 at full speed,
despite the fact I'm stuck with a 12 years old Ahtlon 64 X2 (K9 architecture). 😁

Wait, here's an older picture from an earlier thread (#548524):

"Time, it seems, doesn't flow. For some it's fast, for some it's slow.
In what to one race is no time at all, another race can rise and fall..." - The Minstrel

//My video channel//

Reply 10 of 13, by Jorpho

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Sandi1987 wrote:

Watch this:

What's your point? You've already noticed that "In DOSBox many Windows 9x games doesn't work." They work in PCem because PCem is more accurate. PCem is also slower because it is more accurate. That's just how it is.

Reply 11 of 13, by leileilol

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Sandi1987 wrote:

Watch this:

Don't post videos out of context that you don't understand.

WAs intended to point out timer disreprancies.

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long live PCem

Reply 12 of 13, by Sandi1987

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I tried 86Box and it's slow too. I guess there is no 100% working emulator for Windows 9x games. Why i can't play Need for Speed 3 and Porsche in DOSBox? Only Need for Speed 2 working.