Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 14:21

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by Mau1wurf1977

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I thought Quake 1 never got 3dfx support? I'm not talking about Quake 2 or other windows versions (GLQuake etc), just Quake 1 that's mentioned twice already in this thread having a 3dfx patch and drivers optimized for it. Quake was THE killer app for 3dfx. The miniGL driver did the job. Patching …

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Re: Is it just me, or do the DOS versions of Elite suck?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 08:44

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by Mau1wurf1977

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I grew up with the EGA version of Elite on the PC and it was fantastic. This was on a 10 MHz 286. Elite plus ran fine on a Pentium with caches disabled. It is not a game that is known to be speed sensitive.

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Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 05:16

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by Mau1wurf1977

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V1 didn't have any market share, it was a brand new product 😀 It just blew everything out of the water. I don't remember any products that were competitive. All the magazines wrote glowing reviews and so I got a V1. And pretty much anything worked with the V1, that was a big plus I guess.

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Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 05:13

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by Mau1wurf1977

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dosquest wrote: But surely there were comparable alternatives to voodoo at the time, right? Which ones 😀

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Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 04:50

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Just need to compare Tomb Raider on the PC (without Voodoo) and PlayStation with the 3dfx Voodoo patched version 😀 It was a leapfrog in graphics. I got a V1 when I was young and it was simply out of this world. Past V2 there are likely better options but 3dfx set the foundation and raised the bar.

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Re: Syndicate Plus too fast

Posted on 2014-07-30, 14:06

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by Mau1wurf1977

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saides6183 wrote: Thank you for your response but Im not so advanced as you that I have a clue how to do that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQRCBZ-QNY Please follow my video guide 😀 This video covers CPU cycles. It is part of a massive playlist that covers other parts.

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-30, 13:27

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Yea not sure what's going on there. That page simply doesn't come up in my google results. Maybe it is because I live in Australia? Anyway thanks for the link 😀 I don't think I will be using this game though.

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-30, 12:30

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Well my Google skills are letting me down once again. How do you benchmark Falcon 4?

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2014-07-30, 02:05

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Fantastic work! I'm really considering buying one but they are so expensive. On the other hand it will last a long time and can handle all the resolutions. Even 60 fps. I'm quite happy with the cheap Gamebroadcaster HD so this doesn't make it easier... If they had a sale or some deal I think I would …

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Re: Nerdly Pleasures - My Vintage Computer/Gaming Blog

Posted on 2014-07-30, 02:01

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Really enjoyed reading the Tomb Raider article!

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Re: Abandoning Skype

Posted on 2014-07-30, 01:59

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Hmm I have no issues to be honest. Merging messenger with Skype made it easier actually. Only one program to deal with 😀

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Re: Neighbors

Posted on 2014-07-29, 08:45

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Very cool 😀 Just don't get greedy because retro hardware will consume you 🤣

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Re: Any SB Live! users out there using the sb16 emulation?

Posted on 2014-07-29, 08:39

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by Mau1wurf1977

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That's one of them! There are heaps of others. Not that long ago I got a brand new one. I forgot the name of it however. There are 2 reference drivers. One with SB emulation, one without. Make sure you got the correct one. There is also a bug with detecting the card when installing the driver. There …

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Re: Program to test Voodoo in DOS?

Posted on 2014-07-29, 01:29

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by Mau1wurf1977

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vetz wrote: Tomb Raider 3DFX demo is a good test +1 😀

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Re: Windows 98 SE Vs. Windows 2000

Posted on 2014-07-28, 15:19

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by Mau1wurf1977

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I don't see the need 😀 Windows 98SE is perfect for V2 SLI.

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2014-07-28, 14:43

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by Mau1wurf1977

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elianda wrote: Yes the clock is lower than a V3 3500 or V3 3500TV, however it can do 32 bit rendering and 2048x2048 textures. Yes, 166 MHz vs 183 MHz. Having only done a few benchmarks, the V4 is faster in some games (Turok 2 and Incoming), the same speed (Quake II) or slower (Forsaken).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-28, 14:17

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Phil is in retro benchmarking heaven 😀

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2014-07-28, 10:46

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And here a V4 4500... Quite surprised, the V4 is quite slow.

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2014-07-28, 10:23

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Got my V5 5500 today! This is on an Intel 815E B-step chipset board from AOpen. Pentium III-S Tualatin 1.4 GHz and Windows 98 SE.

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Re: The demands of playing @ 1600 x 1200

Posted on 2014-07-28, 02:34

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Gamecollector wrote: Well, the best way for 5:4 monitors, IMHO, is the hardware method. There is a "4:3" button and 1280x1024 monitor uses 1280x960 matrix after you press it. What make and model please?

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