Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-24, 19:32

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You can also open up Screen Resolution, then click Advanced Settings, then List All Modes, then double-click the mode you want to set. The list should include every combination of resolution, color depth, and refresh rate supported by your hardware.

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Re: Ultima Series for DOSBox

Posted on 2009-05-24, 19:25

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by HunterZ

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

How then can the "force-select" be done?

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Re: Ultima Series for DOSBox

Posted on 2009-05-24, 06:43

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by HunterZ

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They look perfectly straight and centered to me, with no glare. *shrug* Hopefully someone can answer your question though, I haven't tried myself and haven't played with CGA composite emulation in DOSBox much yet.

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Re: Ultima Series for DOSBox

Posted on 2009-05-24, 05:29

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

It should be stated though that Ultima II and III are meant for a graphics mode that DOSBox does not support (CGA 320x200 mixed-color-and-artifacting composite graphics). So they will look like they would on most newer PCs in native mode, but not the way they were supposed to look when they came …

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-24, 05:16

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Win9x still sits on top of DOS, so if the emulation becomes accurate enough then it might be possible to eventually install and boot real Win9x inside of DOSBox. But at what speed? It already takes the latest system to run hi-res DOS games (1024x768, 800x600, etc) in DOSBOX, so I'm not too …

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-23, 02:54

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by HunterZ

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in Windows

Win9x still sits on top of DOS, so if the emulation becomes accurate enough then it might be possible to eventually install and boot real Win9x inside of DOSBox.

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Re: CPUs seem to be as tough as old boots

Posted on 2009-05-23, 00:33

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by HunterZ

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Bent pins shouldn't hurt it, as long as none are broken and it hasn't been subjected to static discharge or anything nasty like that.

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Re: TV effects on an LCD (in Atari 2600 emulator)

Posted on 2009-05-23, 00:29

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by HunterZ

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

Having options for both is nice.

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-23, 00:28

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by HunterZ

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The best way to run the old games nowadays is to put together an old cheap pc from the online auction sites, install win98se with dos on that pc and play the games over there. problem solved. :) That's what people used to say about DOS games, and now we have DOSBox. I figure I'll just hold out …

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-21, 23:42

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You should maintain a DosFreak's Compat Database on VOGONS :p At one point I had successfully used custom ACT settings to make Baldur's Gate work on modern nVidia hardware, but the community has since come out with a better fix.

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-21, 22:38

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I'm not sure if any of the games mentioned in this thread are 3D games at all.

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-21, 21:07

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Maybe I didn't try all the voodoo dancing tricks at the same time: http://medo64.blogspot.com/2009/02/starcraft- … or-problem.html

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-21, 20:49

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by HunterZ

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Hell no. Not interested in compromising the stability/features of newer games and my system by trying to do weird driver-level hacks like that. I did try running in various compatibility modes though with no luck.

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Re: A problem with lots of old Direct X games

Posted on 2009-05-21, 20:00

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by HunterZ

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Starcraft seems to have a similar issue in Windows 7. There have been some weird workarounds suggested, but none worked for me.

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Re: Roland SC-55 with built-in powersupply

Posted on 2009-05-21, 19:58

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by HunterZ

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

xs4all.nl is blocked at work, can't see the pics 🙁 Sounds cool though, someone should do the same with an MT-32 - there's a good amount of space inside of its case I think.

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Re: Diablo 2 Resolution Hack

Posted on 2009-05-20, 05:02

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by HunterZ

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in Release Announcements

Unfortunately the D3D version of D2 still has some glitches that make me prefer using the D2-specific Glide wrapper.

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Re: DOSBox Project Name Change

Posted on 2009-05-19, 13:52

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by HunterZ

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

I still think DOSBox is wholly appropriate since it emulates not only old PCs but also DOS itself. If they forced you to install real DOS or made it simulate Windows (instead of making you install real Windows) then maybe a name change would be due.

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Re: Windows 7 ??

Posted on 2009-05-19, 00:43

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by HunterZ

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in DOSBox General

The XP mode in Win7 is a joke because (A) it emulates crap hardware, and (B) it connects to it via remote desktop so that the graphics and responsiveness are even worse. DOSBox works perfectly fine directly in Win7 (even under 64-bit) - no reason (and certainly no advantage) to running it in the XP …

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Re: VLB IDE controller - it can't 'see' the HDD

Posted on 2009-05-18, 18:52

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by HunterZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Over 15 years ago I had an AMD 486DX4-120 system with a VLB motherboard (PCI was new and unproven, so we made the mistake of going with the short-lived VLB when we were looking at motherboards; oh well, it was a 486 in an era where everyone smart was buying Pentiums anyways hehe). We got a VLB IDE …

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Re: Speaking of avatars, explain yours!

Posted on 2009-05-18, 18:46

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by HunterZ

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Mine is from an anime named Iria: Zeiram the Animation that I decided to try because it matched the forum color scheme pretty well :p I'm not a huge anime fan, but for some reason I gravitate towards anime-related avatars.

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