Re: thinking back
Posted on 2011-10-23, 21:07
I look back and think about the hardcore magic of fitting lookup tables into poor CPU's cache.
Re: What does the game industry have against FPS controls in third-person games?
Posted on 2011-10-22, 20:14
Robertmo's referring to console games' use of absolute control rather than relative, this is what it's about. However absolute on PC with a mouse you can't aim with, makes this kind of suck. The only advantage to absolute control is to make the character dance.
Re: Programs used to create old sierra game graphics
Posted on 2011-10-21, 22:54
I can say for sure Deluxe Paint usage is very obvious in their early SCI VGA games, though the earlier games i'm not so sure
Re: Brand New You're Retro (P3 1.4 anachronism)
Posted on 2011-10-21, 21:16
Stull wrote: Nyan cat i815T Motherboard (S2080) Pretty simple board with no bells or whistles -- the way I like it. Who needs onboard sound, video, or NIC?! 😀 I had to read this twice...
Re: Which settings are optimal for Aero when return from fullscreen?
Posted on 2011-10-21, 19:13
direct3d
Re: PortableApps
Posted on 2011-10-21, 18:59
It's not called PortableApps. It's called PortableApps.com!!!! Yeah, I hate it. Almost pointless IMO, and causes more writes to the stick than it should, and some apps didn't need to be rereleased in a 'portable' version under their PortableApps.com brand
Re: ATI & nvidia drivers for 1998-1999 games
Posted on 2011-10-20, 18:53
Radeon starting from the first 7x00 regressed table fog and paletted textures already, so you're SOL on that one. Ironically it has better compatibility than the GFFX and other GF's
Re: Vintage PC > MIDI > Another PC with SoundFont
Posted on 2011-10-20, 06:16
Yes, but good luck doing that MIDI-IN part Personally, I want to try this but by passing MIDI through... TCP-IP
Re: Dosbox dos commands why is "more" missing from dosbox command?
Posted on 2011-10-20, 00:12
Some games' "manuals" come in .bat files that just simply "type manual.txt |more".
Re: another lost soul trying to get a game working - HEAVY GEAR II
Posted on 2011-10-19, 20:31
plus, Virtualbox's WineD3D wrapper only covers D3D8/D3D9. I should try HG2 on 7 myself, it's 32-bit, D3D, and it should work on RadeonHD as I remember it working on that in XP. I have a feeling this is yet another "Nvidia can't support legacy caps = WINDOWS BROKE GAME need XP/vista/7 fix plz" …
Re: Posting from 1996 system!
Posted on 2011-10-19, 18:47
Is it bad that I prefer the classic old 2001 Aqua over the brushed metally later Os X? On top of that, Os9 look > OsX
Re: changing refresh of voodoo graphics in direct3d
Posted on 2011-10-18, 07:58
the 3dfx tab in the display properties should let you, at least on voodoo2
Re: Juink, Junk, Junk
Posted on 2011-10-18, 07:56
Re: AWE64 Gold Win95 software
Posted on 2011-10-17, 21:05
Re: PowerVR Fun Thread
Posted on 2011-10-17, 01:44
Half-Life Tried to show off the whole tram ride and resonance cascade - I also do a couple of weird things like rescue a vortigaunt, get some elevator crash sci to say 'hello' before dying, and saving a falling scientist
Re: Are You Afraid of the Dark FMV problem
Posted on 2011-10-17, 01:09
try mounting the cd as D
Re: The GUS PNP FM OPL emulation: supposed to be really horrible?
Posted on 2011-10-16, 03:27
Can this OPL trainwrecky GUS stuff be done in DOSBox? It's a software 338-reading TSR right?
Re: The GUS PNP FM OPL emulation: supposed to be really horrible?
Posted on 2011-10-16, 01:09
Reminds me of thinking of trying the AudioPCI out for trainwreck opl recordings I DARE YOU TO TRY CYBERSPHERE 🤣
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2011-10-15, 22:15
they're apple ][ at their core heritage
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2011-10-15, 20:28
no because it's win32 and requies a direct3d capable video card
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