Re: Lost interest in new games since a couple of years...

Posted on 2016-03-28, 22:32

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It’s easy to slip on the rose coloured glasses when glancing in the rear view mirror, but often gaming “back in the day” was an expensive exercise in frustration. Incompatibilities and constantly being behind the times hardware wise was the name of the game. Consoles “holding PC games back” in terms …

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Re: Lost interest in new games since a couple of years...

Posted on 2016-03-26, 05:44

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I'm more likely to go back and play a favourite than make the effort to get into something new but that's more of a time constraint thing I suspect. I'm certainly not one of those "new games are simplified bollocks" grumps though; I think modern games / hardware are amazing. I'm currently playing …

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Re: Sound Blaster Vibra CT2940 (with OPL3) compatible with CT1922?

Posted on 2016-03-23, 20:48

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by badmojo

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I don't see any reason for it not to work, as long as your mixer software lets you set the MBpro channel to the right level. Vogon drivers has your software needs covered for the Goldfinch.

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Re: Sound Blaster Vibra CT2940 (with OPL3) compatible with CT1922?

Posted on 2016-03-22, 22:18

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by badmojo

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Pretty sure those two CD input connectors are electrically the same input channel. It may conflict if you attach two devices (CD-ROM+Goldfinch). Right you are, connecting an input to more than one CD-IN (or hacking up a cable to connect 2 devices to a single CD-IN) messes things up. In the end I …

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Re: Apple Decides 600 Million PC Users with 5 Year Old PCs is a Sad Fact

Posted on 2016-03-22, 22:07

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by badmojo

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What kills me is this hobby is so bad for the environment, I used to upgrade all the time I try to go as long as I can now between upgrades. I often buy used or refurbished gear, since in addition to being slighly more "green" it is easier on my wallet. This is the issue in my mind. Buying new …

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Re: Sound Blaster Vibra CT2940 (with OPL3) compatible with CT1922?

Posted on 2016-03-22, 04:58

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by badmojo

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But it is currently connected with an ordinary "CD-ROM analog audio cable". This cable goes to the CD-in header of the CT2940. Connecting it like this requires no soldering. But then you can't use the CD-in header for the CD-ROM drive anymore, is that correct? A google images search of the CT2940 …

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Re: Sound Blaster Vibra CT2940 (with OPL3) compatible with CT1922?

Posted on 2016-03-22, 01:48

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by badmojo

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The goldfinch is supposed to work with any sound card because in-fact it doesn't need a sound card in the system at all, it's a standalone card with its own drivers. In reality I've found that it works better with some sound cards than with others, why that is I don't know. But I do know that it'll …

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Re: Regarding a dog...

Posted on 2016-03-21, 23:59

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by badmojo

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Well played, enjoy her.

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Re: FPS with fun, interesting storyline and good enough gameplay?

Posted on 2016-03-21, 21:32

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How about Outlaws? The setting in itself is pretty unusual. Outlaws is fantastic but is the only game that ever made me nauseous. You can turn off head-bob I learned later but it's no good to me now; just thinking about it turns my stomach :dead: I found FarCry 3 to be an excellent experience if …

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Re: Regarding a dog...

Posted on 2016-03-21, 20:00

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PeterLI wrote: Get a lawyer ASAP. 🤣

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Re: Regarding a dog...

Posted on 2016-03-21, 04:11

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If I were in your shoes I'd make zero contact and move on with my life. It's unfair on the dog but more importantly it's drama and heartache for the kids, and no-one messes with the kids :angry: It's been 2 years, facebook lady can get another dog. And the chance that random strangers will have …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-03-19, 21:23

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There’ve been some bodacious games posted in this thread of late. Here's my humble efforts - I've been re-buying some faves which I already own, but for which I'd thrown out the boxes long ago. Not that there's much in the boxes of this era, but they're better than nothing and present well on the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-03-17, 19:52

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by badmojo

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Cool, I wanted to like Mirror's Edge but from memory it hitched for me so badly that it was unplayable. I'll have to try it again on more modern hardware.

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-03-16, 23:28

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In my part of the world, investors (mainly baby boomers) are buying up everything and doing the negative gearing thing, the result being that house prices have been pushed out of the reach of many first home buyers. That shit needs to be better regulated.

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-03-16, 20:08

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House owner here for the last 10 years, my hot tips would be to do any major renovations before kids, and get on top of the mortgage ASAP!

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Re: CGA Compatibility Tester vs. VGA cards

Posted on 2016-03-16, 03:27

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by badmojo

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Oh boy! Thanks! Time to break out my 286 and test my Trident again 😎

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2016-03-15, 00:12

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I’ve been playing Gothic 3 almost obsessively over the last month but as much as I’ve enjoyed myself, I’m falling short of the finish-line once again. I wasn’t careful enough with the reputation system and now 2 of the 3 factions attack me on sight, which means wave after wave of bad dudes at every …

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Re: How to reliably (and cheaply) store data?

Posted on 2016-03-14, 22:09

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by badmojo

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I've been trialing Microsoft OneDrive for my backups and at this stage it's too slow to be viable. I trust MS to sort that out eventually so in the mean time I'm using 2 external USB HDD's and storing them in different locations.

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2016-03-08, 21:45

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by badmojo

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That pic of NOS IC's is the last straw - I have no interest in owning an original GUS, but I do want one of these 😎

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Re: For a good DOS gaming machine... is the Pentium III Tualatin overkill?

Posted on 2016-03-02, 22:08

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by badmojo

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If I had to choose one machine for DOS games, it'd be my PIII. The hardware is cheap and mature, and it can do Windows 3D, ISA + PCI sound, sound fonts, etc. It's not my most glamorous retro machine, but it's my most useful.

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