Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2017-07-17, 06:11
Someone should try Pacific Strike on a Intel Core i9... Though on topic: I've been playing Terraria with someone on their livestream from time to time.
Re: What sorts of software do you remember on windows 95 desktop?
Posted on 2017-07-17, 05:48
There's also the Catz and Dogz pet programs that ran well under Windows 95 and not so well on anything higher than 95 (for some stupid reason). There was also a alien version of it but I forgot what it was called... (Orbz maybe?)
Re: What sorts of software do you remember on windows 95 desktop?
Posted on 2017-07-14, 17:08
Prodigy dial-up internet access. Doom95 Starsiege (and EarthSiege 2 come to think of it since that was my first entry into the series) SkiFree Shovelware shareware discs with dozens of old Windows 3.x 16-bit programs with very few native Win9x stuff. BadToys 3-D JezzBall countless others I can't …
Re: Something for lovers of bad video cards (youtube)
Posted on 2017-07-13, 13:28
That text to speech in the video is so uncanny sounding... By the way, Shogo even mentions the S3 ViRGE. Runs "decent" in 320x240.
Re: Win98 blank taskbar buttons
Posted on 2017-07-12, 01:46
I've seen these before but I forgot what exactly causes that to happen, usually get those when a program uncleanly exits.
Re: A List of DOS Games with 16-Bit Sound
Posted on 2017-07-08, 17:25
Apogee Sound Engine for Duke3D, Blood, Rott, etc.. for example, has no dynamic range whatsoever even if it mixes in 16bit, all samples are played full blast. In Duke3D I can hear rats or monster growls from across the level... that is clearly not proper use of the 96db 16bit mixing has to offer. …
Re: Games that play better with other game's soundtrack?
Posted on 2017-07-07, 10:05
You know Andrew Sega (Necros / Five Musicians) did a lot of the music for both the Crusader and Unreal series right? Actually the real reason is because alot of the music in Unreal use the same samples. I guess samples were constantly shared among musicians over the years. Also yeah, what leileilol …
Re: Games that play better with other game's soundtrack?
Posted on 2017-07-06, 22:28
Unreal and Unreal Tournament with Crusader: No Remorse\Regret's music. Some of Regret's files sound like Unreal's music to begin with.
Re: Patch for slow NTVDM performance with Intel graphics
Posted on 2017-07-05, 05:36
I wonder how Microsoft and Intel feel about this guy fixing the problem.
Re: Does there exist a gallery demonstrating all the 16-bit dithering methods old 3D chips did?
Posted on 2017-07-02, 07:37
I'm also checking out that total lack of lighting, what's up with that?
Re: Does there exist a gallery demonstrating all the 16-bit dithering methods old 3D chips did?
Posted on 2017-07-01, 23:01
Any screencaps of Shogo or Blood 2? Those I'm really curious of, especially Shogo's title menu animation. (which is horribly banded beyond belief on modern GPU's)
Does there exist a gallery demonstrating all the 16-bit dithering methods old 3D chips did?
Posted on 2017-07-01, 16:49
I'm only used to how the Voodoo 2 looked, since that's what I played all the early 16-bit 3D graphics games with. Has anyone got a bunch of screenshots of all the different 3D accelerators from the 90's demonstrating what dithering methods they used to prevent colour banding during rendering?
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2017-07-01, 15:28
Holy crap, I remember playing the Shareware of this game... I really loved it for some reason.
Re: Do windows 10 automatic "upgrades" still happen?
Posted on 2017-07-01, 15:16
Anything you do in Group Policy Editor can be accomplished with regedit if you know the keys the Group Policy Editor is inserting\changing. Unless they dramatically changed that in Windows 10...
Re: The story behind Pacific Strike's poor performance and Origin's other RealSpace games
Posted on 2017-07-01, 14:46
Protected mode has been around since the 286 so I don't understand why they weren't using that in the first place... seems really silly. There's also games like Alpha Waves that used alot of really interesting programming tricks to keep framerate high but those old games didn't use texture mapped …
Re: Photobucket now charges for third party inlining
Posted on 2017-06-30, 17:39
I sure hope imgur doesn't eventually go down the same path. Otherwise I'm going to setup my own webserver out of my own house just to host images I want to show people...
Re: 15th Anniversary of VOGONS!
Posted on 2017-06-29, 20:02
What a silly party hat. You guys are all silly.
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2017-06-29, 15:16
Another sealed big box; DOOM II IBM CD-ROM version. Got it because it was the cheapest DOOM II big box (either sealed or opened) I could find. :lol: Notes: * The jewel case seems to have been damaged in transit (it has a crack and the lower hinge is broken). * The paper contents seem to have minor …
Re: Do windows 10 automatic "upgrades" still happen?
Posted on 2017-06-29, 02:31
Good thing I'm on Linux where everything is manually done...
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2017-06-28, 22:20
"Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" I bet it doesn't even do Direct3D 1-9 and OpenGL 1.x properly...
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