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First post, by sumicio

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I am sorry if this is not a question for this forum. I have been trying to run MUGEN (last msdos version) into DosBox. First time I tried to it said to me that I would need csdpmi.exe. I used it and then it said to me that: "You need a vesa driver".
My PC is a Pentium 4, 516 RAM, and graphics is Nvidia Geforce FX5200.
Could anybody please tell me how to run MUGEN in DosBox? I have been trying everything for weeks, and I have had no success.
Thank you very much

Reply 1 of 5, by Qbix

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you can run it in dosbox only it's very slow (you need to edit the configfile of mugen and select a certain vesa mode)

don't bother.
mugen is game that needs more than a pentium 100 Mhz

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Reply 2 of 5, by Guest

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Yes, that was the first attempt I did some months ago. I edited mugen.cfg many times to change vesamode in all the ways it is possible (vesamode = 1 / linear / 2 / 3/ banked) and it was useless. May be the trouble in other reason?
What about that message in dosbox saying that I have to use a vesa driver? May be my graphic card (Nvidia Geforce Fx 5200) do not support vesa?
If this was the reason, how could I obtain a vesa driver able to work under dosbox?
Thank you for your replies.

Reply 3 of 5, by Qbix

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as I pointed out you just have to select the proper vesa mode.
640x480x8 banked

in the configfile

But do NOT bother unless you are from the year 2100 you are not going to have enough cpu power to run this game at acceptable speed.

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Reply 4 of 5, by priestlyboy

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I like the new Avatar Qbix, Although I thought the red looked better. Anyways, yes MUGEN is Awfully slow and unlikely to get any speed improvements in the near future.

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Reply 5 of 5, by sumicio

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Yes, it really have worked!! Thanks a lot.
Of course, you had reason. It is so slow that it is impossible to do anything with Mugen. But, at least, I know that it is not a trouble with the graphic card.
Thank you for your answers