Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-02-22, 21:12

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Pretty much glued to my new MonroeBot MiSTer, this week. Being restricted to the Sega Mega Drive, Turbografx16 and Gameboy Advance cores (since I haven't obtained the SDRAM add-on yet), I curated a shortlist of games I wanted to tackle from those systems over the coming weeks. With Westone's …

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Re: Battery damage before and after

Posted on 2022-02-21, 22:11

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What an excellent job, well done. Just look at the copper oxides (or whatever) packed into the holes of that pin jumper, in the Before image! Such corrosion.

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Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?

Posted on 2022-02-21, 21:50

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Luckily I'm significantly older than a lot of my retro hardware, so I will die first😁. Then I want to be pushed out to sea in a viking longboat with all my gear and set on fire with a flaming arrow! No need for flaming arrow, just have some early Athlons set up on the longboat, set to all run …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-20, 07:05

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Not PC-related, but it'll be a fun project to get this Walkman going (tape deck has no belt). Seller's photo: s-l1600.jpg You probably already know of them, but I had the same (missing belt) problem recently with my old walkman/clone, and fixyouraudio dotcom proved to be a useful and reliable …

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Re: Wavetable ROM compatibility across sound cards

Posted on 2022-02-20, 02:55

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Regarding hardware wavetables, I guess nobody's hugely surprised by the answer. But think, as an example-in-principle, about what's been achieved with mt32-pi. In that sort of vague context, the future possibilities for wavetable tweaking seem quite open. Abstraction to software and/or SoC-based …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-19, 22:12

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Funny black card there. Good point about it likely being security-related. The specialist software of the world employs all kinds of nuts-paranoid CP methods. [glares at desk drawer holding a certain broken USB dongle, which - until I fix it - is keeping me locked out of some old engineering …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-19, 21:50

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Funny black card there. Good point about it likely being security-related. The specialist software of the world employs all kinds of nuts-paranoid CP methods. [glares at desk drawer holding a certain broken USB dongle, which - until I fix it - is keeping me locked out of some old engineering …

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

Posted on 2022-02-19, 03:44

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I also watched the Computer Reset revisit. Good to see. Slightly poignant as well, like seeing the parting out of something classic the likes of which won't be seen again. Would I give $150 to get in there and assemble a 'table' full of gear? oh hell yes. Wonder about the length of waiting list. Not …

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Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-18, 23:12

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An ebay seller sent me an offer on the Xterminator for $15, I am tempted to take him up on that offer now. Maybe just for Windows gaming. Hmmmm....... What Win9x game controller(s) are you currently using? A wired PS4 controller. I should probably save my money and stick with that. DS4 is also my …

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Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-18, 21:30

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pinesal wrote on 2022-02-18, 15:29: An ebay seller sent me an offer on the Xterminator for $15, I am tempted to take him up on that offer now. Maybe just for Windows gaming. Hmmmm....... What Win9x game controller(s) are you currently using?

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Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 21:19

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AFAIK there is no DOS-compatible version of the Xterminator. There is only: The first version : A version with gameport, based on a proprietary Gravis digital protocol ( pre- GrIP), and which does not include, or even work with , the belowmentioned USB adapter, and; The second version: A version …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 20:41

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Rather than retry EOB1, I'm going to just play EOB2. Maybe my next RPG after the one I'm playing now. My issue was I got into a "can't proceed" situation. I can't remember the details but it involved needing a key to move to the next level that I could no longer get and I didn't have a save prior …

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Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 20:17

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Thanks for the replies. Yes, this will be primarily for DOS gaming. It turns out Windows 98 seems to natively work with a PS4 controller so I can use that for windows games. I just need a Gameport compatible for DOS and I want something with an analog thumb stick. But you guys make the Gravis …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-02-16, 23:42

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Heh heh, well I wouldn't be surprised, given the iron-fisted online controls of some modern game companies, to actually see "Sorry, you have played your available quota of Levels 1-3, please pay for new season". But I too am familiar with that particular form of distraction which can show up when …

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Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-16, 21:48

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The Gravis Xterminator (version which includes gameport->USB dongle) which I bought in the year 2000, is currently sitting on the desk just behind me now. xterminatexterminate.jpg Back in the original years, I was playing a variety from Need For Speed games, to following the latest CPS2 emulation …

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-02-16, 21:02

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By sheer luck, some random ISA soundcard which rattled around in my storage boxes for 10-20 years, forgotten and barely-known-about, turned out to have a variety of OPL4 chip (YMF704C) on it when I dug it out a few years ago. Since then I've cleaned it up, fixed a loose capacitor. And was (again) …

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Re: Cannot get Old Games Working

Posted on 2022-02-15, 22:59

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It's recommended to do a fresh install of Windows, then install drivers for your motherboard model, then install drivers for your graphics card, then install DirectX. That is a basic order of operations for a basic setup. If your Windows installation has become messed up due to failed/partial driver …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-14, 23:05

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Received a CH Flightstick Pro into my modest controller collection. Sometimes, when you only see things in pictures, perception of the item's overall scale can be off. In this case, the Flightstick turns out to be about 1.25x the scale I thought it would be. No issue, it's just quite an imposing …

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Re: QWave : QS1000 based waveblaster module

Posted on 2022-02-14, 21:50

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QWave sounds rather impressive. Changes my preconceptions about how good such a small ROM can sound. The timbres, the EQ balance, everything is punching so far above it's weight. Very well done on this product.

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Re: Best Auzentech X-Fi Forte drivers for Windows XP?

Posted on 2022-02-11, 23:58

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This is only anecdotal, but threads like this (including posts like this which lead here ) and this start to paint a picture of potential dud aspects of the card's design - at least, certain revisions of it. Can't be certain that's the cause however. Yep, read 'em all! Course you have. I think I …

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