Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2021-12-08, 08:06

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I looked up "nft" and found a long diatribe about blockchain and etherum that didn't get to the point so I only vaguely guess it's uniquely ID'd so that it's not "fungible"(transferable/tied directly to you aka can't resell or trade) and the "just see the faq" isn't specific either. There's talk of …

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Re: Game keys for free

Posted on 2021-12-05, 10:34

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I'm interested in STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

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Re: Do games/software that justify 287/387SX coprocessors exist?

Posted on 2021-11-02, 05:07

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by awgamer

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Sure plenty of people using xt/286/386 three years after the release of the 486, but again, by the time a fpu was helpful for games pretty much all of them were needing something better than a 286. Maybe you could belatedly throw in a fpu in with a harris 286 25 to make them playable but everything …

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Re: Do games/software that justify 287/387SX coprocessors exist?

Posted on 2021-11-02, 04:35

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Basically no because the games that could use a fpu could use a 386/486/pentium to play well. falcon 3.0 was released in 91, same year as the 486 50, with the first 486/integrated fpu in 89.

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-18, 15:32

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Since you didn't mention it I'll point out 3dfx passthrough on qemu again(https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=60950 ,) it's a separate deal from dgvoodoo2, a vm like pcem/86box but better performing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8InhZs1ixZBcLrMDSWd0A/videos If 86box is having …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-17, 19:17

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by awgamer

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BTW, here's a dgvoodoo2 game configuration example walkthrough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVbZ0NZzadE

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2021-10-17, 14:23

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Oh, I like what they came up with, with Duke Forces, thanks for introducing it to me.

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Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2021-10-16, 21:23

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With micro controllers like the pie I'd do a server client setup with the server having the hardware running things in vms casted to the clients, the clients only needing to be strong & quick enough to handle video streamed from the server and sending input quick enough to keep lag down, thus …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 20:31

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As well, by 2004 with directx 9.0c nearly everything runs fine natively without any additions, then running dgvoodoo is more for the feature enhancements it has or for running in vms because you prefer to compartmentalize and not clutter up the host os, both of which I find appealing. I also get the …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 20:13

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I wouldn't be concerned with it being hardware acceleration but rather the end result which the youtube videos for qemu 3dfx passthrough shows is pretty much complete vs pcem which is still struggling. If you're wanting a vm and run under w9x,xp for nostalgia it's looking good at full speed for the …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 19:06

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There's also 3dfx passthrough on qemu for running in a vm, better. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=60950 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8InhZs1ixZBcLrMDSWd0A/videos Accelerating QEMU CPU on Windows with HAXM like KVM on Linux. https://www.qemu.org/2017/11/22/haxm-usage-windows/#:~: …

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Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2021-10-15, 16:44

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$10 voucher at epic store for signing up or even already signed up, account info, communications, check mark "yes, email me about epic game products.." but only for games at least $15. https://gg.deals/freebie/free-10-voucher-to-use-on-epic-games-store/ This is where the price graph comes in handy, …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 14:20

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Correct. Though if you wanted to encapsulate a game in a vm, you could setup a vm running windows 7/8/10. install the game in the vm, install dgvoodoo2 in the game directory, which would be a faster vm setup than pcem/86box.

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 13:58

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Well, the higher speed you want to emulate, the slower it will be, because it requires more resources to be 100% lag-free. I'm more looking for machine settings I guess that people have tried and had success with, so I could then try the same settings. I would highly suggest dgvoodoo2 before pcem. …

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Re: 86box_3.0 / PCem17 - Please help getting a win98 system running for playing old adventure games. (Sound Lag / Speed)

Posted on 2021-10-15, 12:00

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I would highly suggest dgvoodoo2 before pcem. dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11

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Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2021-10-15, 04:27

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Apparently you still get fallout tactics, 1 & 2 if you buy fallout 76, last update april 2020, don't know if still going. https://samagame.com/en/if-you-own-fallout-76-on-bethesda-net-you-can-get-a-free-copy-on-steam/ Interesting idea. Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics are some 30€ on GoG or Steam without …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-10-08, 13:36

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imi wrote on 2021-10-08, 12:07: awgamer wrote on 2021-10-07, 18:23: I prefer FM sound over mt32/gm/sc. I prefer PC speaker over FM sound. So do I for certain games. like tongue of the fatman.

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-10-07, 18:23

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I prefer FM sound over mt32/gm/sc.

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Re: No CRT Emulation? Why!?

Posted on 2021-10-07, 03:41

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by awgamer

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> often .38 - .66, Eh, what? multisync monitors I ever had were .28-.31 like the first nec multisyncs. https://crtdatabase.com/crts/nec/nec-jc-1401p3a

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Re: Babylon 5 remake?

Posted on 2021-09-30, 13:15

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xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-09-29, 20:07: that isn't repeatable at all. In a way Babylon 5 already has been, it was ripped off by star trek makers with deep space nine down to even character names, ended in a settlement out of court.

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