Re: How to get Extreme-G2 to work on WindowsXP

Posted on 2004-12-19, 20:15

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Windows

in Windows

The fix only switches off some features of XP, it doesn't patch the EXE as far as I know. You could, however, search the registry for lines with "xg2pc.exe" or similar, then export those as .reg files and use them on another PC, as long as the game's installed in the same location (maybe)! Ice

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Re: Toca 2 Touring Cars Gfx all screwed up... what to do?

Posted on 2004-12-18, 19:44

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by VirtuaIceMan

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in Windows

On mine (WinXP) I HAVE to use compatibility of Win98/ME. Are your graphics issues in the 3D engine only or also in the menu? What do you mean by "screwed up"? Incorrect colours or bigger issues? Try disabling anti-aliasing/ansitropic filters first. I have an ATI Radeon 9800XT so can't get the same …

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How to get Extreme-G2 to work on WindowsXP

Posted on 2004-12-18, 16:35

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Windows

in Windows

Thanks to a tip from a forum posting at ntcompatible.com I managed to get Extreme-G2 (by Acclaim) up and running on WindowsXP. Here's a step-by-step guide (if you have this game, or perhaps if you downloaded it from an abandonware site!): 1. Download and install Microsoft's Application Compatibility …

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Re: Toca 2 Touring Cars Gfx all screwed up... what to do?

Posted on 2004-12-18, 16:28

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Windows

in Windows

have you got the patch installed for the game? Ice

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Re: Upgrading to WinXP

Posted on 2004-12-16, 12:03

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

heh, kinda valid points, but I think she'd prefer to use what she knows, she'd probably get annoyed if I install Linux or something! Ice

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Re: Upgrading to WinXP

Posted on 2004-12-15, 23:42

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

I got a slightly broader question: my sister is running WinME, badly infected with adware/spyware/whatever, with countless pop-ups and toolbars appearing in Internet Explorer, despite me unistalling them and running Spybot Search & Destroy (couldn't even start Ad-Aware for some reason). Now if I …

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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC

Posted on 2004-12-09, 22:06

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Pod Gold now works thanks to Dege's fine patches. Williams F1 Team Driver works now sometimes(!). The other two still remain firmly dead. Also dead is Jetboat SuperChamps (and Hot Chix n Gear Stix / SuperChix76) though Jetboat SuperChamps 2 and Kayak Extreme work fine (evolutions of the same engine) …

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How to play Davilex's M25 Racer on WindowsXP

Posted on 2004-11-30, 20:17

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Windows

in Windows

1. Install M25 Racer 2. Download the London Racer patch here: http://www.davilex.com/download.aspx?ID=31 then install it over the M25 Racer game 3. Open the M25 Racer folder and copy the spel.dat file to your desktop 4. Uninstall M25 Racer (as the London Racer patch breaks the menu) 5. Reinstall M25 …

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London Racer & Europe Racer WinXP patches released!

Posted on 2004-11-30, 20:14

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by VirtuaIceMan

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in Windows

For anyone having problems with these old, quite fun Davilex games, go here: London Racer: http://www.davilex.com/download.aspx?ID=31 Europe Racer: http://www.davilex.com/download.aspx?ID=30 Ice

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Re: Zeckensack's Glide Wrapper

Posted on 2004-11-11, 20:31

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

Zeckensack has a blog for the wrapper here: http://www.zeckensack.de/glide/ Ice

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Re: Can anyone help me with star wars rebel assualt?

Posted on 2004-11-02, 00:49

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by VirtuaIceMan

in DOS

in DOS

Here's the readme in the FONT folder from my Rebel Assault CD-ROM. In order to install it just double-click rebel.exe on the CD-ROM. Should run the launcher... then when you start the game the c:\rebel folder should be made so you can use VDMSound on the bat file etc. I can test/mess with this later …

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Re: Can anyone help me with star wars rebel assualt?

Posted on 2004-11-02, 00:44

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by VirtuaIceMan

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in DOS

I have both PC and Mega-CD version. PC version looks lots better and has a Hoth probe droid shooting level missing from the Mega-CD version, though MCD version is slightly easier to lock-on to enemies sometimes. I have Rebel Assault II too. I'll check the CD-ROM to see if there are any windows help …

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Re: Can anyone help me with star wars rebel assualt?

Posted on 2004-10-31, 21:25

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by VirtuaIceMan

in DOS

in DOS

It seems to work okay on my XP. I think the game installed okay, although it's the re-release in a red box with Rebel Assault 2 included. I've got a folder c:\rebel containing the cfg file made by the game and a bat file reb.bat containing: E: cd \ E:\assault /x1 /c3 /b220 /i7 /d5 /s1500000 /f15 / …

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Re: nVidia VS ATI...

Posted on 2004-10-28, 12:32

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

someone said (http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?p=1638910) that your motherboard is 1x/2x AGP Ice

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Re: T & L emulators for 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000

Posted on 2004-10-14, 16:24

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Like I say it was a long while ago. I was running Win98 original edition (heavily patched but not Second Edition) with a Voodoo5 5500 AGP. 3DAnalyzer might have been improved greatly since then. Give it a go if you want! Ice

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Re: Demos /w "Extra Stuff"

Posted on 2004-10-14, 16:20

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by VirtuaIceMan

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in Deep Thought

SoulStar on the Mega-CD/Sega-CD had a demo version with much better weapons upgrades. In the full game they changed it and it was much harder and less fun! Ice

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Re: T & L emulators for 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000

Posted on 2004-10-10, 23:54

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by VirtuaIceMan

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Yeah I tried it in the past. Basically it allows you to disable calls for various TnL effects to attempt to get games working on a Voodoo card. I managed to get Rallisport Challenge and Colin McRae Rally 3 to run on my old Voodoo5 5500 AGP but they were crash-happy and missing LOTS of graphics (like …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-10-07, 18:46

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by VirtuaIceMan

in dgVoodoo General

in dgVoodoo General

Well, VDMSound can indeed slow down the gameplay with dgv in cases when it "eats" many cpu time... Screamer2/Screamer Rally both ran extremely slowly using dgVoodoo and VDMSound... until I set the options in VDMSound's Advanced -> Performance tab to "Try to reduce CPU usage:" (check) and set the …

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Re: Frogger

Posted on 2004-10-03, 21:01

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by VirtuaIceMan

in Windows

in Windows

Try disabling antialiasing/ansiotropic filtering if they are on on your card. Get the latest drivers from Nvidia. Try some other games to see if the problems occur there too. Ice

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Re: 0.62

Posted on 2004-10-03, 00:05

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by VirtuaIceMan

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

Before I install 0.62 a quick question for those who have: Are .conf files from 0.61 compatible with 0.62? I run most games using .conf files then use a shortcut to DOSBox that references that .conf file so for example a shortcut to Fire & Forget might have a Target of: "C:\Program Files\DOSBox\ …

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