Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-03, 15:30

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Just finished testing a few more games. Giants: Citizen Kabuto delivers full 5.1 surround on my system, but you need to manually copy over some files as per these instructions and then run the game with the -snd3d parameter. Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer has full 5.1 surround support, no special …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-03, 12:05

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Tested Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (2000) and Star Trek: Elite Force 2 (2003). In the first game, I couldn't trigger surround sound on my Audigy card. I don't think this game actually has EAX support (no mention in the documentation) only A3D. With an Aureal Vortex 2 card that has front and rear …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-03, 10:07

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I've tested the demos for Need for Speed III (1998) and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002). Both deliver full 5.1 surround sound on my system. You have to select D3D/EAX under audio options in Hot Pursuit 2 for this to work. The NFS4: High Stakes and NFS5: Porsche Unleashed demos don't work on my …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-03, 09:03

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I was testing surround sound in Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - The Fallen. Since this game is based on the Unreal engine, I figured it would support it. Interestingly, the game initially only offers software audio and you have to manually copy over some files in order to get any kind of hardware …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-02, 16:13

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I have also tested the original Baldur's Gate (1998) and it supports 5.1 surround sound, albeit in a more limited form than the sequel. Same testing method as before, cast a long spell and pan the screen around the caster. The slightly newer (1999) Planescape Torment seems to support 5.1 since the …

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Re: Which Voodoo 1 Card

Posted on 2022-09-02, 14:43

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I am planning to look for a voodoo 1 card. Are there any vwrsions which i should avoid tegarding quality or compatibilities? Some exotic Voodoo1 cards with more than 4 MB of VRAM can cause issues with older Glide games. It may be possible to fix some of those using environment variables, but if you …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-02, 14:00

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Added a few more games, based on the PC Gaming Wiki entries and PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up tests. I was kind of surprised that so many games from 2004 still officially supported Win9x. I have personally tested Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness and it delivers full 5.1 surround sound on my system …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-09-02, 03:19

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What happened to your Celeron build? I retired it and moved most of the parts to my other retro rigs. Too many systems, too little space to keep them all in active use. You can see how my Celeron build used to look in this thread . Nowadays, it's kept in storage, but I do sometimes use it as a test …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-09-01, 14:09

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That's a nice foundation for a win98/dos build, mine is very similar. Are you going to stick a 2nd sound card in there for the ISA slots? If that onboard YamahaXG automatically uses SB-Link (due to being integrated) and he's able to get the DOS drivers to recognize it, then it will work just as …

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Re: Matrox Millennium G450 Hardware conflict problem

Posted on 2022-09-01, 13:37

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Check if there's a on option in the BIOS to disable the integrated graphics card. If not, check the manual of your motherboard and see if there's a jumper that can disable it.

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-01, 09:32

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I tested a few more games. Thief: The Dark Project (retail) + latest official patch 1.33 delivers full 5.1 surround sound on my setup, when both Hardware Acceleration and EAX are turned on from the in-game audio options menu. Unreal (retail) + latest official patch 226f also delivers full 5.1 …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-01, 04:01

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Desomondo wrote on 2022-09-01, 03:28: Half-Life - supports 4 speaker surround (requires the 1.0.0.8. patch) Sin - supports 4 speaker surround (might require the 1.03 patch which added EAX support) Cheers! I'll add those later today when I next update the list.

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-01, 03:58

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this should be a useful resource, because even though basically all titles were tested on vista and later, there's quite a few older games in there that will run on at least some win9x versions. Thanks! That page has some very detailed info. I have to admit I didn't pay much attention to native LFE …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-09-01, 03:56

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Interesting info, thanks! PS - btw, https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_II:_Shadows_of_Amn this page shows no surround support, maybe its time to change it.. Cheers! And yeah, that wiki is super useful, but occasionally some info is missing/incomplete. I don't blame them for not …

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Re: Creative "Surround Mixer" on SB Live!

Posted on 2022-09-01, 03:38

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what exactly is the purpose of this tool? oddly enough in the windows option a 4.0 setup seems to have been auto-selected after installing the drivers even though i only have 2.0 speakers, but in this creative tool 2.0 speakers are selected. there doesn't seem to be much information out there about …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-08-31, 14:31

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I just noticed that Gothic 2 supports 7.1 surround in its options menu: Filename Gothic2_Surround.jpg File size 150.02 KiB Views 3857 views It's one of the few Win9x compatible games that explicitly states this. Neverwinter Nights is another.

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-08-31, 13:13

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In the games you tested, do the rear speakers play music, sound effects, or both? If we're talking about Unreal Tournament, music doesn't play through the rear speakers. Only sound effects do, specifically those that are supposed to be behind your character. For example, if you are standing with …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-08-31, 07:48

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I remember playing bg2 on my late 90s altec lansing 4.1 speakers...it sounded great. It does indeed! I have recently replayed it on WinME and it worked flawlessly. The 5.1 support is most evident when you use a spell which takes a long time to cast (such as Bless) and then pan the screen around the …

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Re: List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-08-31, 07:25

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This post contains the list of games for which surround sound support has been identified so far, along with the maximum confirmed number of supported speakers: Aliens versus Predator - 7.0 American McGee's Alice - 7.0 Baldur's Gate - 5.1 Baldur's Gate 2 - 5.1 Battlefield 1942 - 7.0 Battlefield …

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List of Win9x games with surround sound support

Posted on 2022-08-31, 06:02

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The purpose of this thread is to document and test games which run under Win9x and have native surround sound support. To be specific, I'm referring to games which natively play audio on more than just 2 speakers (not including the subwoofer) and can be installed on either Windows 95/98/ME. So we're …

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