Re: Favorite forgotten games

Posted on 2021-09-15, 13:35

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The very first game that came to mind was Zuma (which to my big surprise can still be gotten on steam). I remember I was so dang proud of myself when I finally managed to beat that final level! xD Ah, Zuma! Brings back so many memories. I played the Zuma Deluxe PC version, which back then you could …

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Re: Still no CD drive emulators?

Posted on 2021-09-14, 11:12

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I'm rather puzzled really. The past few years we've seen projects that have found a way to emulate pretty much everything under the sun, new Sound Blaster compatible sound cards and a host of other things yet one of the few hardware elements that have actual physical wear a tear and are bound to …

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Re: Favorite forgotten games

Posted on 2021-09-12, 15:46

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I see what you are saying. I was not aware of the other 2 games you mentioned. They were released much later than Heartlight it seems, and actually seem like Heartlight clones. I felt it was simpler because the restriction of each level to a single screen does put a limit on how complicated the …

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Re: Troubleshooting a Gravis PC GamePad

Posted on 2021-09-10, 18:29

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Awesome! I think that these skills should all be taught to kids who exhibit interest in tinkering, and the earlier, the better. 😀

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Re: Troubleshooting a Gravis PC GamePad

Posted on 2021-09-10, 14:40

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1)you can't deny it's a classic and it's absolutely iconic for early 90's pc gaming Indeed I cannot. That's why I went and got one myself quite a few years back, even though I never use it and can't stand gamepads in general. :lol: I tried it with Duke Nukum [sic] yesterday and it was fiiiine. Oh, …

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Re: Troubleshooting a Gravis PC GamePad

Posted on 2021-09-10, 10:45

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I must humbly admire the amount of effort and investigation folks are willing to dedicate to fix a rather common (and rather crappy) gamepad. 😀 Congratulations on a job well done. 👍

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Re: 5:4 LCD screen for retro pc

Posted on 2021-09-09, 12:49

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Nemo1985 wrote on 2021-09-09, 12:14: I keep looking on ebay, do you have any particular model to advice which support 1600x1200? 20" 4:3 LCDs are mostly 1600x1200 (although some lower-end models were 1400x1050).

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Re: Favorite forgotten games

Posted on 2021-09-09, 11:04

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A couple of games that I remember fondly but are not widely known / appreciated are Heartlight (smaller, simpler Boulderdash-type game) and Doom 2D (fan-made 2D platformer using DOOM resources, with some weird physics and a pretty competent map editor).

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Re: Which is the best and most memory efficient CD-driver?

Posted on 2021-09-07, 18:02

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I cannot confirm the problem with VIDE-CDD.SYS, I checked on my cd-rw LiteOn sohr-5239V02C drive and with the VIDE-CDD.SYS driver in the game Warcraft2 (dos) everything is fine. CD music is repeated in the game. I think that the Gmlb256 has problems with the VIDE-CDD.SYS specifically with its cd …

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Re: A bit torn on my retro PC right now regarding OS and specs.

Posted on 2021-09-07, 16:43

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This is not an optimal PC for DOS games. Too fast for many games on real hardware, too slow for emulation. It will run XP (may be better to leave at SP2, they say that SP3 gets really heavy), so you can dual-boot XP and Win98 SE, or XP and WinME (if you are willing to give up pure DOS mode). XP …

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Re: A dream came true - my ultimate Pentium 1 build covering the 90's

Posted on 2021-09-07, 10:08

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@dr__st: thank you :). You can still get a nice consumer Socket 7 board as well as SDRAMs dirt cheap. With a P200 MMX CPU you would have a lot of options, you could build a very nice DOS gaming machine, or if you like experimenting, you could build a retro server, experiment with other OSs of its …

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Re: A dream came true - my ultimate Pentium 1 build covering the 90's

Posted on 2021-09-06, 19:43

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Very nice system. /me is jealous. 😀 I still have a P200 MMX CPU, but no working motherboard to put it on, and probably not much to do with, if I had...

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Re: Core2Duo or Core2Quad?

Posted on 2021-09-05, 17:15

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For the PCI old bus version I think it might be considered that the couple of watts of the fan might stress the PCI bus a bit cause the passive GT610 PCI already is around a TDP of 29W with the 30W of absolute limit of every PCI bus. The PCIe obviously doesn't have that problem. This is interesting …

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Re: Core2Duo or Core2Quad?

Posted on 2021-09-05, 10:40

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I did overclock the Q6600 to 3.0 GHz (1333 MHz FSB) without having to change any voltage settings - probably one of the easiest overclocks I've done. I've been running my 3GHz QX9650 at 3.6GHz for many years with a similar one-setting-change FSB overclock. From my experience, if you leave …

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Re: Core2Duo or Core2Quad?

Posted on 2021-09-05, 06:18

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I looked at quad processors which are 1066, and I only found crap, the best I could find was an x6800. Do you mean X6800 (a dual-core) or QX6800 (a quad-core)? The X6800 is equivalent to the E7500 in terms of base speed, just with an unlocked multiplier. The QX6800, on the other hand, is a kick-ass …

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Re: Core2Duo or Core2Quad?

Posted on 2021-09-04, 18:28

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If fan noise bothers you, you might wanna stick with the dual, as the lower power quads don't have very high core speeds. So you'll need a bit of a jet turbine on the faster ones. Not really; there are plenty of coolers from that era that can keep a high-powered C2Q cool while staying quiet. I've …

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Re: Core2Duo or Core2Quad?

Posted on 2021-09-04, 17:26

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The only advantage of the C2D at the time was in single-thread performance at a given price point, because for the cost of a C2Q you could get a higher-clocked C2D. The relative price differences are not so relevant now, and especially, considering what cyclone3d wrote - the OS itself can benefit …

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Re: Front panel audio using an Audigy 2 ZS

Posted on 2021-09-03, 17:56

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Indeed it does not, but it's possible to make an adapter cable like described here: http://audigy2zshowto.blogspot.com/2005/05/wa … stroy-your.html I think some eBay/AliExpress shops may sell such cables.

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Re: Why people still love XP

Posted on 2021-09-02, 06:02

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Just FYI, Windows XP cannot get updates from WU anymore as of May 2021. The IE 8 when trying to get there is in an eternal loop. The only way to update it now is either downloading each update separately (gazillions of them) or getting the unofficial SP4 updates pack. What about older WSUS offline …

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Re: AMD K6-2 + does not work with Voodoo 3 3000 AGP

Posted on 2021-09-01, 21:09

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Incidentally I have a system with a K6-2+ and Voodoo 3000 AGP, running Win98SE and it works just fine... May be a compatibility issue with your motherboard (mine is the DFI K6XV3+, so - same chipset, different board...) Or maybe one of the components (board, CPU or Voodoo) is slightly defective...

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