Re: Show us your inner child
Posted on 2014-01-24, 08:36
Re: The Wrapper Collection Project
Posted on 2014-01-23, 16:57
I'll give that one a try! Ok so I gave this one a try on my Win98SE box. I tested it out using Aureal's 3D Demos and Jedi Knight, all of which recognize an A3D card present. However, none of the effects are applied. DirectSound 3D sounds better, with A3D not being much different to Stereo. In Jedi …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2014-01-23, 13:27
Never thought of playing 3D games at 1600x1200 on my IBM, perhaps, it's time for me to try! Does your Iiyama have 2 thin horizontal lines at resolutions higher than 1024x768? My IBM tells me it's not a misfunction but a feature. You're going to need powerful hardware for that, depending on the game …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2014-01-23, 09:32
I've got an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 413 17" CRT. The cool thing is that it can do 1600x1200, which for desktop usage is awful, but it looks very impressive for 3D video games. For normal usage, I usually don't go over 1024x768, it becomes a bit painful to read at higher resolutions. Other than that …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-01-22, 16:19
25$! I payed about 60 for mine. Have fun with that hehe!
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2014-01-20, 22:11
Just picked up about 18 SGI machines from a collection. I now own 15 indys (going to sell some). One of the Indys is an R4400/200 with XZ video, which should be nice to try. Couple of the o2 are R10K too (only 175MHz though). I posted this over at OCAU as well :) http://cdn0.sbnation.com/fan_shot_ …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-01-20, 01:07
Nice! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?
Re: Best drivers for GeForce4 Ti4600
Posted on 2014-01-19, 23:41
I like 45.23. They have worked so well for quite a few years, so I haven't really bothered to find the ones with the best performance!
Re: The MIDI General
Posted on 2014-01-19, 01:53
Damn Cloudschatze, you always make the most amazing/drooling posts around here. 🤣
Re: Sound Blaster AWE 32 - Load Soundfonts MSDOS
Posted on 2014-01-18, 22:51
You don't! The only way to do this, is to load a soundfont through Windows and run the DOS game through the DOS Prompt in Windows. Someone was working on a way to do this under DOS (since there is no reason for the lack of such an option). Apparently, AWEUTIL can load an .SBK file, however I have …
Re: On-going Pentium Pro project, with Windows 95!
Posted on 2014-01-11, 14:03
From your screenshot (which shows a "The Internet" icon instead of an Internet Explorer 4 icon), I'm guessing that you have an early version of Windows 95. Or he could've just aborted the IE4 install on first bootup (which leaves IE3 on in OSR 2.5) I spent eons trying to find out what I was doing …
Re: Wing Commander 3 GOG.com version and CD-ROM driver
Posted on 2014-01-09, 07:31
Oh yeah, that's how I played and beat the game on my retro PC. It's awesome not having to swap discs!
Re: List the PC games that you have beaten
Posted on 2014-01-07, 14:35
Just finished F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. It was decent enough but I think I prefer the first game more, that had a lean mechanic, longer length and scarier atmosphere. I have to agree with you on this one. FEAR 2 was boring. I loved the first game, mostly because the gunplay mechanics where …
Re: What is the real difference between VIBRA16 and SB16?
Posted on 2014-01-05, 11:47
DIAGNOSE.exe, which is available on a lot of driver packs, is your friend 😀
Re: Phil's Ultimate VGA Benchmark Database Project
Posted on 2014-01-04, 20:05
Just added my own overclocked Time Machine to the mix. This is the PC I mostly use for retro games. Doesn't do too badly I think 😀
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2014-01-04, 17:14
The last large manual I tried to read (in PDF form) was for the original X-COM. It kind of scared me off trying to even play the game until I watched some let's play videos (Kikoskia's mostly I think, which were fairly hilarious) and finally dove in. I've still never managed to beat it because of …
Re: Very interesting Doom playthrough with John Romero
Posted on 2014-01-04, 14:21
Will watch! Masters of Doom is a fantastic read, giving insight on both Johns and how id came to be, how Wolf3D and Doom were created etc. Highly recommended!
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2014-01-04, 14:20
Oh man, I love thick and large manuals. I get totally immersed in the game just by reading them. I never start a game this complex without first making sure I've read the manual once.
Re: PCI/AGP card combo?
Posted on 2014-01-03, 01:27
It can be incompatible with certain early games. Not something to truly worry about though. I'm guessing you're using a TFT monitor. 1280x1024 with V1 or V2 will look quite bad, at least to my eyes. Again, please tell us what system you're using right now, besides a GeForce 2.
Re: PCI/AGP card combo?
Posted on 2014-01-03, 00:14
vetz wrote: These are taken from a 640x480 desktop resolution, no editing have been done. I think you have your answer right there. I usually do 1024x768 and especially on the Voodoo 1, it's not that pretty of a sight. I have also noticed quite a bit of color banding, even on Voodoo 2 cards.
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