Re: Lastdrive in dosbox needed for America invades game

Posted on 2004-05-01, 15:44

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if it's just a variable, you can type the following at any DOS prompt: Copy code to clipboard 1 C:\> SET LASTDRIVE = E Or just add it under the "autoexec" section of your dosbox.conf file.

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indeed

Posted on 2004-02-26, 08:54

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It is indeed a PC98 emulator. It has been around for a while. Other than conversions, it has mostly RPGs and Hentai games. I would guess the system was quite popular in Japan since it seems most of the pre-CD-era Hentai PC games were originally PC98 games (e.g. Knights of Xentar). A quick google …

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Re: TFX install hangs w/unhandled opcode error

Posted on 2004-02-26, 08:44

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Thanks! It's a bit slow to load, but then it works great!

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TFX install hangs w/unhandled opcode error

Posted on 2004-02-24, 06:35

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Has anybody been able to install TFX (flight simulator from DID) in Dosbox? I can't even install it under Windows... (crashes saying something about the 16-bit subsystem trying to access the HDD directly)

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Re: is there an option to turn on VSYNC?

Posted on 2004-02-23, 23:45

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Well, I did try the OpenGL renderer with Vsync on and off, and both have major slowdowns when compared to overlay and surface. Again, this an ATI card, which somebody in another thread mentioned had slower texture rendering than Nvidia cards. This is on a Radeon 9200 card though. I'll try a 9600 Pro …

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Re: is there an option to turn on VSYNC?

Posted on 2004-02-23, 09:01

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Uhm, that seems to do the trick... except that now it's too slow 😀 . I guess I'll stick with the tearing then...

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Re: Nanpa2 (a.k.a Doukyusei, Classmates)

Posted on 2004-02-23, 06:11

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This is unrelated to sound, but it's a question for wiebermensch: do you know some titles of other Korean games in the style of Nanpa2? I know this will sound weird, but I want to use them to practice my Korean (as I have used adventure games to practice my English several years ago). I guess most …

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is there an option to turn on VSYNC?

Posted on 2004-02-23, 04:40

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I'm getting huge "tearing" with every game in fullscreen, even with double buffering on. Is there any way to remove it, or at least reduce it? I'm using the Overlay mode. Alternatively, is there any way to tell Dosbox to use Vsync for its graphics output? Apparently not, according to this thread: ( …

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Re: Adventure Construction Set + disk swap

Posted on 2004-02-21, 22:11

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Good point. 😁

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ARGH

Posted on 2004-02-21, 19:52

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Argh... I get the same thing. It doesn't allow me to change the disk image or unmount it if another program is using it. 😵

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Re: Adventure Construction Set + disk swap

Posted on 2004-02-21, 19:39

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Thanks! That program looks very promising! Although now I need an util to create disk images from files on a HDD (as opposed from directly dumping a floppy). I'll post later if/when I find anything of the sort... Edit: http://www.winimage.com/download.htm (shareware but has a GUI) seems to do the …

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Re: Adventure Construction Set + disk swap

Posted on 2004-02-20, 19:38

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Thanks, I just tried that, but it doesn't work. The file is still recognized as in use so I can't replace or rename it. 🙁 The problem is that it happens precisely within a game, if not I would just restart the emu.

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Adventure Construction Set + disk swap

Posted on 2004-02-20, 19:21

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Is there any way to make Dosbox change its mounted directories while running a program? Adventure Construction Set was originally designed to run on a floppy, and you would swap the disk to create a new adventure disk. However, I don't have a floppy disk on my laptop, so I need to simulate the …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-25, 05:37

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Canadacow: 1) I'm not sure that I understand your question, but if it's what I'm thinking, you just need to reference two files, one being the main launcher and the other being the config utility. 2) Dosbox can be launched with a custom autoexec.bat that contains the required command line switches. …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-24, 19:57

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Well, I did believe you that it's not a good idea to keep one image per configuration. That's why, instead, I was suggesting keeping one default config on the database (and eventually a field with the name of the config program). The checksum check would only be applied to files that are not …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-24, 14:32

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There are many ways to pull it off, but indeed it does not require to be a core feature and can be handled by a frontend. The main benefit is by no means saving space, but instead catalogue games. This list is proof that it can be done because with a bit of extra work and the right tool we could …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-13, 22:41

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there are several times more games, more game versions, and more game file variations than exist within the arcade machine world. Are you willing to catalogue them for us? If we (users) are provided the framework, a standard methodology, and a host database, we will be more than glad to provide the …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-13, 22:17

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I understand that consoles are a different beast, but this is exactly how Amiga and PC98 games are emulated (albeit PC98 does not use zip files, just one self-contained, uncompressed, disk image per game). Some files may not work, but that would be a minority... For the configuration, you can always …

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Re: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell?

Posted on 2004-01-13, 20:31

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It seems that the devs have most concerns regarding the "rezip" feature. That would go away if zip-files were treated as read-only, right? How about this, then: don't touch the zip file, and store any new/modified files on a normal file directory. It could go this way: 1 - Unzip the file in RAM ( …

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Re: some questions/suggestions (reset, zip support, disk status light)

Posted on 2004-01-13, 20:07

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Please disregard my last question, I found it: Treat zip-files as directories in the dos shell? 😅

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