Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2019-03-04, 00:03

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by Duouk2000

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appiah4 wrote: This game sure came a long way since he first showed it off.. How does it play, though? I didn't have a chance to test it much today (I really wanted to see it running on my Amstrad PC2086 via VGA) but I should be able to give it some time after work tomorrow 😀

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2019-03-03, 14:06

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by Duouk2000

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Planet X3 arrived along with Planet X2 (I forgot you got X2 as a bonus!). https://i.postimg.cc/RC2cyfxv/20190303-123342.jpg You get some nice goodies inside. The sticker got bent but no big deal. You could get this on either a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy but since my 5.25 drive needs some repairs I decided …

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Re: Best way to take photos for posting ?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 14:03

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I just take photos on my Galaxy S9 and connect it to USB via my PC. I did try sending them via Bluetooth previously but it sometimes feels like more hassle than it's worth with slow transfer speeds and transfers outright failing at times. I soemtimes try and get some good lighting going on if I can …

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Re: Game pads for DOS ?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 13:58

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by Duouk2000

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I don't think you can make a compelling case that it's objectively better to use your just two thumbs (one for directions, one for action buttons) and use the rest of your fingers just to grip the damn pad, versus being able to utilize 8 or even all 10 of your fingers for controls. Of course I can, …

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Re: Game pads for DOS ?

Posted on 2019-03-03, 12:29

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by Duouk2000

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You can move a character in 4 or 8 directions with just your left thumb with a pad as apposed to several fingers with a keyboard. Actions can be performed with just your right thumb hovering over 2 or 4 buttons as well. It gives you more control over your character regardless of how good your …

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Re: Authenticity vs Power

Posted on 2019-02-27, 20:02

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by Duouk2000

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I like authenticity to a point but I'm not slavish about it. In your situation I'd stick with what you have personally.

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2019-02-17, 18:07

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by Duouk2000

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I'm not sure what you mean when you say people don't know how to use a keyboard. They may both be digital but a dpad provides much better control than arrow keys for platformers and the like. Controling Lara in Tomb Raider feels much more intuitive with face and shoulder buttons as well. I agree it …

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2019-02-17, 16:39

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by Duouk2000

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Tons of games are better with a control pad than a keyboard. Every 2D action/platformer, beat em ups, shoot em ups, racing games, arcade game...etc. Some of these may be even better with dedicated accessories such as arcade sticks or racing wheels but as a general purpose input device a control pad …

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2019-02-17, 12:15

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by Duouk2000

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A lot of PC gamers had a stick up their arse when it came to controllers until last gen. Never understood it myself, not every genre is best suited to a mouse and keyboard. I'm glad to see it works well cabezonnor, I'm thinking of picking a system up myself if I see one cheap enough.

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2019-02-14, 09:57

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by Duouk2000

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I remember the joys of "playing" Half Life 2 and Far Cry on my 5200FX as well haha. My 6600GT died though and it was all I could afford. It was good enough for Baldurs Gate 2 and KOTOR though, I'm actually quite fond of it 😀

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Re: How do I find good floppy disks?

Posted on 2019-02-03, 13:25

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by Duouk2000

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Any brand recommendations for that time period?

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Re: Would you Retrobright?

Posted on 2019-02-03, 11:54

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by Duouk2000

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Not retrobrighted anything as yet but I do intend to do the case and keyboard for my Amstrad 2086 just because they look like they spent the past 30 years in a smokers home. If it re-yellows at a later date then so be it, I think it's worth a shot. I'll probably do it in a liquid solution since that …

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Re: Windows XP Help me pick a CPU

Posted on 2019-01-31, 14:55

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by Duouk2000

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Hmmm, an E8400 or 600, Thermaltake Sonic Tower or similar, 2-4GB RAM and my 6800GT. Throw in the right motherboard and sound card and it should be good to go for games like KOTOR and FEAR. Or maybe just say screw it and buy a refurbed Dell OptiPlex or similar so I can plunk my CRT on top of it and …

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Re: Windows XP Help me pick a CPU

Posted on 2019-01-30, 14:50

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by Duouk2000

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I've been thinking about this as well recently. I want to build a super quiet XP system that handles games from 2001 to 2007ish. Anything after that still runs just fine on modern hardware but games before are starting to have compatability issues. I'll probably go for a C2D, maybe a Quad just …

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Re: Really old PC prices?

Posted on 2019-01-03, 14:51

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by Duouk2000

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The thing that confuses me for years now: why is Amiga hardware so expensive???!!! True,prices are going up for everything last few years but for as long as I know, Amiga has been expensive compared to other platforms. Or am I wrong? They were pretty cheap in the UK until 2012ish. You could buy a …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-01-01, 16:42

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by Duouk2000

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So, after talking about the issues I had with Episode 1: Racer refusing to run when it came out because only 28MB RAM was usable on my PC at the time I decided to mess around in PCem and set up a similar specced system with the same amount of RAM. As before it failed the hardware analysis check …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-01, 14:57

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by Duouk2000

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First part of my next build.

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Re: Help rebuilding my first PC

Posted on 2018-12-30, 14:46

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by Duouk2000

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That's interesting to note dionb. Having 4MB reserved for the GPU was definitely a thing, I remember being really irritated that I couldn't play Episode 1: Racer on my own PC after being impressed seeing it with my friend at the local Tiny store. Of course looking back now I'm sure I could have …

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Re: Help rebuilding my first PC

Posted on 2018-12-29, 17:38

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by Duouk2000

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Thought as much, cheers for that guys. I picked up a PII 233MHz CPU from the post office today so the journey's begun 😀

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Help rebuilding my first PC

Posted on 2018-12-29, 15:59

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by Duouk2000

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So I'm looking to rebuild the first PC I ever owned which was purchased second hand for me in late 99 for Christmas. This was where I learnt all about Windows through trial and a lot of error :lol: It was never stable and always crashed probably due to being riddled with malware and having a ton of …

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