Re: Joystick + rudder = 1 or 2 game ports?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 16:40

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The CH Pro Pedals have a cable with three connectors: 1) An AUX. Port designed for connection to a re-addressable gamecard 2) a gameport connector 3) a joystick connector So you will connect the CH Pro Pedals (2) connector to your sound card and the (3) connector to your Virtual Pilot Pro yoke. …

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Re: Problem with Pod...

Posted on 2021-09-10, 15:43

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Some suggestions from the old RealityPOD Underground site: My sound keeps stuttering, what can I do about it ? This is one of the most tricky POD technical help subjects as no-one really knows what causes this to happen, and a solution that works fine for one person has no effect for another person. …

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Re: SuperTuxKart 1.0 Release (Win/Mac/Linux)

Posted on 2021-09-03, 00:52

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Source: https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2021/08/supertuxkart-13-release-candiate.html August 31, 2021 SuperTuxKart 1.3 release candiate available! SuperTuxKart 1.3 release candidate is out! After a year, here is the latest release of the 1.x series, let’s check out the new features! Switch Homebrew …

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ScummVM Devs Looking for Testers for Next Version

Posted on 2021-08-29, 13:37

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Source: https://www.scummvm.org/news/20210828/ Aug 28, 2021: Help us test next ScummVM version Posted by sev It has been almost a year since the last release of ScummVM. We have made a truly tremendous number of changes, which you can read about in the NEWS.md file. We need your help to test this …

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Guide to the Myth Series in 2021

Posted on 2021-08-22, 13:02

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Jeoku has posted a guide to playing the Myth series of games (Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter, Myth III: The Wolf Age) in the modern era over at The Tain: http://tain.totalcodex.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7461 The guide includes a variety of resources addressing installation, …

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Re: Myth II 1.8.0 Public Beta Released

Posted on 2021-08-17, 09:53

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Myth II 1.8.4 Released! Post by Myrd » Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:18 pm I'm happy to announce the release of Myth II 1.8.4. It's available for download here: https://projectmagma.net/downloads/myth2_updates/ Check out the Read Me for the list of changes: https://projectmagma.net/downloads/myth2_updates …

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Re: Most important games

Posted on 2021-08-14, 17:00

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Grand Prix Legends - I remember playing the demo for the first time for three hours one evening, and I was just swept away. If I had not had to go to work the next day, I would have played it all night. The game got me interested in Formula and other auto sports, in spite of the fact that I hate …

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Re: Kesmai Air Warrior DOS version 1.20 - anyone have it or know where to download?

Posted on 2021-07-08, 15:28

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I have a .ZIP archive with Version 1.20 and all of the art and extra stuff. It is 11.1 MB and is named AirwarDos.zip. I downloaded it circa June 2006. If you can't find this archive, we can find some way to get you a copy.

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Re: Freelancer & Voodoo 5

Posted on 2021-07-02, 22:31

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This thread may help: http://falconfly.vogonswiki.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 … ?num=1113643825 You may have to use the Wayback Machine for the links in the thread.

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Re: Tyrian like DOS game around 1995-1997?

Posted on 2021-06-12, 10:03

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DariusGaiden is beautiful, but scrolling is not smooth. This description/review indicated that slow-down is typical of console versions, but that isn't necessarily true of the PC release: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darius-gaiden/ Most of my experience with the game was seeing it in arcades, …

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Re: Tyrian like DOS game around 1995-1997?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 21:16

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Have a look at Taito's Darius Gaiden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Gaiden It isn't mentioned in the Wiki article, but my Windows copy was published by Interplay.

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Re: Program to slow down processor speed for old games

Posted on 2021-06-05, 14:07

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DosFreak has compiled a list of such programs: List of Slowdown Utilities

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D2X-XL 1.18.75 for Linux

Posted on 2021-06-04, 16:11

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Source: http://www.descent2.de/ 04/10/21 Uploaded updated D2X-XL and library source code that compiles with Visual Studio 19 SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/d2x-xl/

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Re: Mutants from the Deep (MSX/Win) by Locomalito

Posted on 2021-05-27, 22:19

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The Windows version is now available.

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Re: Former Bungie Employee Auctioning Items for Charity on eBay

Posted on 2021-05-14, 14:14

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To some extent that is probably true. But there is zero rhyme or reason when it comes to anything considered "collectible" or "desirable." The fact that this stuff is being sold for charity is also likely to skew prices as well. I'm more curious about the "unique artwork" mentioned in the Pfhorums …

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Former Bungie Employee Auctioning Items for Charity on eBay

Posted on 2021-05-13, 15:39

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Big box game collectors might be interested to know that a former Bungie employee is apparently auctioning a number of items for charity on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/bungienetguy/m.html? I found out about this on the Marathon/Aleph One Pfhorums: http://www.pfhorums.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t= …

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Mutants from the Deep (MSX/Win) by Locomalito

Posted on 2021-05-13, 14:06

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Note that while the MSX release is available now, the Windows release is scheduled for 27 May 2021 Source: https://locomalito.com/ Solve the mystery that hides in the depths of the ocean Plot There are things that nobody had seen before in the depths of the sea. They emerge from the abyss to conquer …

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Re: Warcraft II hanging and generally being a jerk

Posted on 2021-05-10, 08:34

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This may also be worth consideration: Re: Warcraft 2

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad game profiles?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 09:37

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It was late, and I was in a hurry when I made the earlier post, but it is worth mentioning that this profile package is for pretty much all of the SideWinder products, not just the Gamepad, although profile availability varies according to game and SideWinder device. The profiles in this package …

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad game profiles?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 22:48

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Microsoft SideWinder Software Version 3.02 Profiles

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