voodoo5_6k wrote:This Intel SSD can't be compared to other SSDs I've seen, especially not newer ones with cheap plastic cases... This one has a solid aluminum case and overall a very high quality look & feel.
Srandista wrote:I know, what you're talking about! I have successor of your disk (Intel 530 180GB), and as you said, case it's aluminum and quite nice to feel and look at. My first SSD and still work like clockwork. Good ol' MLC disks...
slivercr wrote:How's Retro1 behaving? And where are the promised pics?![]()
slivercr wrote:Also, I've been meaning to ask you: why did you choose DOSBox over ScummVM to run the Scumm games? I mean, you'll be running on top of W98se anyways, wouldn't it be faster to use ScummVM?
voodoo5_6k wrote:That is a very good question. The main reason for that, and you may very well call me crazy on that, is that I always hated how ScummVM replaced the original game's menu. Of course, ScummVM replaces them for a good reason (all the additional functionality like savegame screenshots and so on), but I missed those simple, barren, sometimes funny (DOTT's "How may I serve you?" comes to mind) menus. Full Throttle and The Dig have really nice menus with mouse support. And the menu of COMI contained a joke that's lost if you don't have the original menu (that's of course a reason for going with real Win9x instead of using ScummVM on a modern machine). And last but not least DOSBox allows to run the original Maniac Mansion on Ed's Computer in DOTT which is not possible via ScummVM if I remember that correctly. ScummVM would definitely be faster, but for those nostalgia based reasons I tried to get as close to the real DOS experience as possible (after having to admit that the real DOS experience is not possible on a single machine that should still be able to execute the Win9x based games).
What do you think about that? Does any of this stuff bother you, when running games through ScummVM? I started using VDM Sound when I wasn't able to run all those games on then brand new OS WinXP (without any SP). It was a little fiddly but worked OK for the most part. A little while later, I switched over to one of the first ScummVM releases and kept using and updating it happily for many years. But at some point, I wanted it to be more like how I remembered those games. I started setting everything up in DOSBox, bought a Roland UM-ONE Mk.II and never looked back
slivercr wrote:Glad to hear the machine is working fine!
slivercr wrote:Your reasons are not crazy at all. I mean, you built a whole machine to play these games so you actually GET to be picky about how you experience them. I was just genuinely curious, its been so long since I played these games outside ScummVM that I forgot the little details—maybe I should do a native installation soon and replay them?
slivercr wrote:I'll be on the lookout for the pictures!
slivercr wrote:I like the results, I see now why you are so adamant in having this setup! Manny changes from a garbled mess into a recognizable face. I'm really getting in the mood to replay the Lucas Arts games now, I may install a couple soon...
slivercr wrote:Will you be keeping the computer as is, or do you still plan to use a Tualeron?
voodoo5_6k wrote:...I have not made a final decision yet, but if this issue keeps bugging me I'll have to reconfigure Retro 1 again. There is no way of getting this many CPU cycles out of the current system platform.
slivercr wrote:Maybe take a rest from this machine before deciding what to do? A lot of work has gone into it and it seems to be working mostly fineIf you do go back to rework it: how would a P2-233 or so fare with the adventure games of Retro 1? It should be on par with the PPro you tried. Maybe you can test something of the like?
slivercr wrote:(The machine you are testing is a beast!)
voodoo5_6k wrote:More on this soon...
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