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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on Yesterday, 11:32

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Good to know it's not just me, thanks for confirming. It's actually fine, I'm just being pedantic I think. With max volume settings in the setup program and in-game it's almost at the level I'd play with usually - I've set myself a personal challenge to get every game at the correct level so that I …

Re: What game made you upgrade to Windows 95 back in the day?

Posted on Yesterday, 05:31

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in Milliways

I bought it (halvies with a mate) on release but yeah it wasn’t about gaming for me - I think the first thing I mastered in Win95 was booting to DOS to get my stuffs to run. Anything new was great - the Weezer clip alone made it worth the effort 👍

Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2021-07-22, 11:58

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The volume is ok in my YMF719, with both builds. It could make sense to check your sound card configuration, in particular - mixer settings defined at PC startup. For this card's setup in pure DOS, I personally prefer an 'alternative' SETYMF.EXE config tool by Tiido (where you can test sound volume …

Re: Roland SCC-1 price

Posted on 2021-07-22, 07:42

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I've owned a couple of these over the years and sold my second one recently, the proceeds of which paid for a new mobile phone 😋 They're a nice card and sound great but with options like the X2GM available these days I was happy to let it go.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-22, 07:34

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Not exactly "today", but i just have to share... NIB, purchased locally back in 1998 and never used, just stored away and forgoten about, till now.me time. Jackpot! I've been after a good example of that case for years. It seems to have been made all around the world and varying in quality, the …

Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2021-07-22, 07:28

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I'm trying this out for the first time and it's very cool - I love the high res option. I'm not having much luck with sound though, specifically the volume is low and seems to be variable - sometimes it's so low that I can barely hear anything. I'm using a socket 7 machine in pure DOS 7, with an ISA …

Re: ATI Rage II: SVGA refresh rate in DOS

Posted on 2021-07-21, 08:54

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Yes and it makes things much easier on the eyes, and even makes some games play a bit faster (can be good and bad). Duke3D / Blood / etc benefit a lot from a higher refresh rate and my SMS emulator doesn't stutter at a higher rate. I use UniRefresh which is mentioned here, but there are a few …

Re: CHiLL III : high current waveblaster interface solder kit - development thread and soldering support

Posted on 2021-07-20, 12:41

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in Marvin \ Sound

I'm a proud owner of a Chill III and started to think about setting it up today. It occurred to me that it'll be powered on all of the time, I don't intent to unplug it or switch the PSU off when not in use - is that a concern with old daughterboards attached? Is sitting there powered any worse for …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-19, 06:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

framebuffer wrote on 2021-07-18, 12:41: I've got this Logitech controller from 1996, nothing special but it's 25 years old and still sealed! Still not sure if I want to open it Those are a great pad IMO so if you use one then it's a good option - I say open that bad boy up.

Re: Change a game's name by one letter, to make it something completely different (just for fun!)

Posted on 2021-07-19, 06:22

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Dune II -> Rune II

Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2021-07-19, 00:46

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

It sure does have some bass but that can be toned down in the app I think? I mostly like it but there has been the odd time when it felt like too much of a good thing

Re: McQub : QS1000 based waveblaster module

Posted on 2021-07-15, 11:37

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in Marvin \ Sound

There are a lot of 512kb ROM implementations of the QS1000 chipset around and they sound pretty awful IMO, but the 2MB implementation like the McQub sound great 👍

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-07-13, 00:29

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I visited a friend the other week and he's a Tetris obsessive, specially Tetris: The Grand Master. I haven't played in years but came away interested enough to download a ROM for NES Tetris and good lord its addictive. I'm not particularly good at it but have improved a lot - I've had to ban myself …

Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2021-07-12, 11:49

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Another happy customer here - the X2GS sounds really gorgeous. I love the deep bass and atmospheric reverb. Filename P1060492.JPG File size 335.62 KiB Views 66 views

Re: McQub : QS1000 based waveblaster module

Posted on 2021-07-10, 11:46

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Very nice - I have the 2MB version of the Diamond Monster DB with this chip-set and always thought it sounded great, particularly with rock sound tracks like DOOM.

Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-07-09, 10:41

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

babtras wrote on 2021-07-09, 07:59: Shared this awhile ago on reddit. It's still defying gravity just fine. No offense to the craftsman but I wouldn't be able to relax sitting under that lot 😬

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-07-08, 10:50

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in Milliways

Never played DOOM 2016 but just noticed that it's on sale for 10 bucks, so I'm going back to hell 👍

Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2021-07-02, 21:12

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in Marvin \ Sound

Music to my ears thanks keropi, pin intended 😁 appiah4 wrote on 2021-07-02, 08:22: So strange. What's so strange my homey?

Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2021-07-02, 07:14

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hiya - any of these bad boys left in stock? I submitted a request via the cognito form - is that still a valid way to place an order? Thanks!

Re: PCem v17

Posted on 2021-07-02, 05:15

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in Release Announcements

Excellent! All the best going forward Sarah and many thanks for your amazing efforts on PCem 👍

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