Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-18, 20:09

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Right, I'm getting there. Got a Radeon 9600 installed, needed motherboard drivers to compete sorting that out. Anyway I now have 2 issues (prior to installing PowerVR card): 1. Radeon card crashes with black screen showing some of Windows icons when a game uses Direct3D. Tried both Johnny Herbert …

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 21:54

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Oh yeah, most PowerVR cards have a chip with PowerVR enscribed upon it!

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 19:55

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Plus a lot of the Japanese ones are the older PCX1 spec, lacking filtering on textures and some other goodies. More expensive and less capable than the PCX2 cards.

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 17:35

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by VirtuaIceMan

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The main PowerVR cards you'll come across are: Videologic Apocalypse 3Dx (3D only) Videologic Apocalypse 5D (2D+3D) Videologic Apocalypse 5D Sonic (2D+3D+sound) Matrox M3D (3D only) There are some others, but rarer. I don't think there are any on eBay at the moment, you'd need to set up a watch. …

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 14:58

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by VirtuaIceMan

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What about a SIS 6326? They sound very low end but I just need something for 2D alongside the PowerVR, does it need to be a particularly flashy 2D card?

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 11:13

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Before I dip in and get an ATi card, I saw a post over here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=39440 that said "Plus ATI Win9x drivers are ctd if you have HT/multicore CPU or have 512+ MB RAM." I've limited RAM to 512MB but I'm running a hyperthread P4 EE. I assume that hyperthreading might be …

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 11:05

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Johnylyr wrote on 2022-02-15, 10:12: If I recall correctly, there was also an apocalypse 5d sonic which also included a soundcard. You are correct

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 07:45

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I bidded on a 5D last week, it went for £320 I think!!!

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-15, 01:46

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Thanks, will see what I can get

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-14, 19:38

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Argh... I forgot my ABIT IC-7G motherboard is 4X/8X, not 2X, so the AGP connector is the wrong way around! Can anyone recommend a cheap AGP 4X/8X card that'll work fine in Windows 98SE? My Gainward GS7800+ never had Windows 98 drivers, and the hacked ones don't work.

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-09, 22:36

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I picked up an S3 Trio 3D cheaply, should be enough for what I need. That list is amazing! I'm not building a retro machine though, more reworking my old PC just to play a few PowerVR titles 😁

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Re: So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-09, 01:27

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I managed to got Win98SE loaded, but none of the hacked Nvidia drivers work for my card, so I think I'll have to seek an inexpensive 2D card. Any idea what would be good enough without being too pricey?

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So I got a Matrox M3D PowerVR PCX2 card... but my PC might be a bit much for Windows98SE...

Posted on 2022-02-08, 15:43

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I used to have an Apocalypse 3Dx, which I ran on a Pentium 2 300MHz, but sold all that a long time ago. I finally bought a Matrox M3D so I can try the handful of PowerVR titles I never got to try in the past. My issue is that my "old" PC that I want to put it in... isn't THAT old. I'm talking a …

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Re: Games with unreleased support on 3D Blaster/NV1/PowerVR/Rendition

Posted on 2022-02-05, 21:33

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I'm still hoping Vetz might surface with footage of the NV1 Daytona USA version

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Re: Tell us which videogame sounds or voice-clips are the most burned into your brain for life

Posted on 2022-02-03, 15:49

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Welcome to your doom! Beware, coward! I hunger! etc Let's go Mr. Driver! Welcome to the Fantasy Zone, Get Ready! Music-wise: Space Harrier II on Spectrum, Lotus Turbo Challenge and F1GP intro on Amiga. Apart from the obvious classics like Out Run.

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2021-11-04, 00:34

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Sega Superstars Tennis was better on the Mac than PC, as it only received a Mac port (care of Feral Interactive) and never came out on PC!

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2021-07-20, 23:10

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I know a game: Sega Superstars Tennis... it was never ported to PC, but did come to Mac! I'm still a bit bitter about it 😁

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PCem killed off

Posted on 2021-06-15, 14:49

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by VirtuaIceMan

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Seems to have come to an end yesterday: http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/index.html I used PCem to run Johnny Herbert's Grand Prix; it struggled a bit on my 2015-era PC, but it's a shame the project seems to have come to an end now.

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2020-02-29, 22:02

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I think Offroad by Rage also uses bump mapping on the cars

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Re: How to unlock Jetboat Superchamps 1 & 2, Hot Chix n Gear Stix, SuperChix 76, Kayak Extreme on 64bit PC

Posted on 2020-01-23, 13:44

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by VirtuaIceMan

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I see discussion on that sourceforge site about the srkey.exe file possibly not existing; these games were released several times, both by original Fiendish Games and Small Rockets, so it's possible the srkey.exe (sounds like Small Rockets key) may be called something else for older Fiendish Games ( …

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