Re: Full Throttle (game) system req's P133MHz/64MB RAM??

Posted on 2019-05-05, 00:09

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Lucasarts re-released some of their games around 2002 as Lucasarts Classics with new Windows executables for their older DOS games. I know for certain that The Dig, Full Throttle and Sam & Max got that treatment because I have them in my library. It is those versions that stated these system …

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Re: Oldest PC game to support Roland MT-32

Posted on 2019-05-05, 00:06

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I meant the game looks pretty good for its time 😀 Yeah it predates the MT-32 so probably patched it in later but if it DID patch the MT-32 support in at some point it is still technically the oldest game to support the device.

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Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2019-05-04, 23:03

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You can always use a regular monitor cable and a DB-F-f gender changer. That UK seller looks good though, also fairly good overseas shipping to me, I may grab 2.

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Re: Geforce256 driver performance

Posted on 2019-05-04, 22:59

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I have nothing but respect for you, OP. First Rage128 now this. I can only hope you do this with a Matrox G400 as well.

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Re: Full Throttle (game) system req's P133MHz/64MB RAM??

Posted on 2019-05-04, 22:59

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I was looking for a big box version of Full Throttle (Lucasarts) on eBay and I saw system requirements that said Pentium 133MHz and 32-64MB RAM - is that for real?? Has anybody gotten it running on a lower spec PC? Was thinking of P75/16MB... Pentium 133 was released in June 1995 and remained the …

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Re: Help me decide on a ISA soundcard!

Posted on 2019-05-04, 22:51

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Definitely #1 or #2 due to onboard wavetables so listen to youtube videos for ESS Audiodrive ESFM and Crystal CrystalFM recordings to decide which clone you like more. Spoilers. ESFM sounds nearly identical to a well filtered OPL3, CrystalFM is a much brighter and warmer FM synthesis that I am very …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-05-04, 22:11

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No wait you are right thats no Voodoo its actually a Savage4 PCI, something I am looking for just as much.. Great find!

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-05-04, 21:23

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Completely restored Dell Dimension XPS D333 with some upgrades (marked with asterisk in the specs below) https://i.postimg.cc/62S25Y3x/Dell-D333-01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/06VKh81Q/Dell-D333-02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/9z6R68KG/Dell-D333-03.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ygW3Hw7T/Dell-D333-04.jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-05-04, 20:42

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liqmat wrote: Nothing too exciting, but picked up these various PCI video cards and one Riva 128 AGP for practical purposes (testing motherboards, etc.). video_cards.jpg Millennium PCI and Voodoo 3 PCI not exciting for you?

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Re: Remember those early-mid 2000s gaming cases? Here's an Ultra Wizard Sleeper Build

Posted on 2019-05-04, 13:51

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Haha I have one of those on the right but in trans green. Fugly but has a Win2K Pro license so I am compelled to build a system for that OS some day. Probably an AthlonMP or Opteron build if I ever find a board and chips for it..

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-05-04, 12:33

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Never did finish LoL or play the sequels.. I should. I’ve played through half of Freespace 2 campaign with an XBox controller is FSCP and it was like learning to write with the left hand. I still suck at it somewhat but I think I will restart because I missed so many bonus objectives early on..

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Re: Remember those early-mid 2000s gaming cases? Here's an Ultra Wizard Sleeper Build

Posted on 2019-05-04, 05:21

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Yet somehow we are supposed to be the ones who find the ugliest cases... 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-05-03, 20:03

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I had promised myself to not buy more Slot-1 stuff, I was actually selling some of mine off, but I could not pass up on a Slot-1 mATX with onboard Matrox G200 and Crystal CS4280, even if it was an HP OEM board. https://i.postimg.cc/Mn36r0Zh/HP-Sherwood-B.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sQhgWBrb/Intel- …

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Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary

Posted on 2019-05-03, 19:14

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Oooh basically Daemon Tools for Amiga?

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Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary

Posted on 2019-05-03, 14:03

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gdjacobs wrote: Mehdi Ali's biggest screwup was not licensing Amiga UNIX to Sun. He wasn't just greedy, also stupid. Truth.

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Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary

Posted on 2019-05-03, 10:34

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Look, nobody's saying Amiga could have toppled IBM PCs - it would take a total idiot to not see that Amiga had no chance of winning the business market but they undeniably had every chance of securing a major foothold in home computing and multimedia and TV production. They just had to evolve their …

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Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary

Posted on 2019-05-03, 09:54

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What a delight this news was back then! (At least for me) I was used to call it "Commonsore". These urine-stained bread boxes with their boring spriter games, these unbearable "Amigas" with their useless (due to the lack of serious, i.e. non-toy and non-gaming applications) and boring "Workbench" …

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Re: dgVoodoo with Star Wars Dark Forces 1

Posted on 2019-05-03, 09:35

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Dark Forces never had a voodoo patch.

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Re: Multiple FM-Synths at 0x388h

Posted on 2019-05-03, 09:29

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AFAIK yes you can. And again AFAIK people have been simultaneously playing different synth implementations (ile OPL3+CrystalFM etc.) and mixing them together to get richer FM sounds.

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Re: Oldest PC game to support Roland MT-32

Posted on 2019-05-03, 08:49

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King's Quest IV or Police Quest 2 probably. KQ4 came in September vs PQ2 in November of 1988 so I guess KQ4 was first. No Sierra games prior to those had it as far as I can see, but maybe another more obscure game may have? That reminds me I should make some Adlib vs Amiga vs MT-32 comparison …

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