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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2011-08-07, 17:55

Doom II had that same problem since "imp encounter", as if notorious pwads TOONDOOM.WAD and FURRYSEX.WAD wasn't enough for it, it just had its fanbase permanently vindicated with fur. yeah, this shit has definitely gone too far. Even cult classics like Star Control II have been infected - the …

Re: Whatever happened to Retrograde Station?

Posted on 2011-08-06, 19:26

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to be honest, the "abandonware" thing isn't the reason I care (wouldn't have posted this if it was) - every dubious "collection"/"pack" of DOS games out there has probably added this stuff by now anyway. Retrograde was an important website because it was the work of one person, and was specifically …

Whatever happened to Retrograde Station?

Posted on 2011-08-05, 15:32

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Demonlord's awesome site used to be a valuable resource for a long time, but it's been gone for over a year now.... the email address is unreachable too. Old pages are still accessible via the Web Archive, but not everything works. This guy's work is invaluable when it comes to preservation, and …

Re: Single Player vs Multiplayer Games Trend

Posted on 2011-08-04, 02:20

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I have nothing against the idea of multiplayer games - modem and internet matches against my friends playing Doom, Duke3D, Quake 2, Carmageddon etc have always been awesome. It wasn't the same thing as games that were meant to be experienced inside one player's head, but it was a fun social activity …

Re: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber, Study Shows.

Posted on 2011-08-04, 01:52

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I've never used a DOS browser myself either. DOS was for BBSing, Windows was for the web... it's actually kind of remarkable how the DOS->windows transition and the BBS->Internet one went hand in hand, it was pretty much perfectly concurrent. Two ages gone in one fell swoop. well three, if you count …

Patch & Test Build - CGA w/ Monochrome Monitor Support

Posted on 2011-08-03, 22:27

I finally found some more time to tinker with this, make it look satisfactory, and create a patch (thanks Qbix for helping with the latter). win32 test build also attached. To use: - set machine=cga_mono in the newly created config file - F11 cycles between green, amber, and grey (similar to machine …

Re: Stop playing video games. You're causing global warming.

Posted on 2011-07-26, 02:24

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How would one get the necessary (sun)light exposure when living underground? Mostly referring to Australia and other AC countries / states like Texas or California LOL Although during cold winters, it's also warmer underground. But not nearly as practical I would think. In hot summers however you …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2011-07-26, 01:43

SkyRoads... oh man, my brother and I used to burn HOURS at a time on this one. Pretty sure I finished all the races, but I don't think I could ever beat the hardest one again after that, hahah. Then there was the 'Christmas Edition' with the much harder levels, don't think I've ever gotten too far …

Re: Grrrr....tech help forums and posters....

Posted on 2011-07-26, 00:44

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my buddy just lost his Win7 partition (probably some kind of MBR-trashing virus). The 'System Repair Disk' proved absolutely useless... according to him, it ran scans for something like twelve hours, and finally enlightened him with the helpful message: "There is a problem with your hard drive". …

Re: Think There's Still a Market for "Desktop Games"?

Posted on 2011-07-25, 20:44

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'Casual' games are huge right now.... Angry Birds is probably bigger than the Beatles. Not as much on PCs maybe, as you pointed out, but there's always room for them. on the other hand, people are still going to demand flashy graphics. Just look at the stuff that's on smartphones and tablet PCs …

Re: Brainless and USELESS Steam tech "support"!

Posted on 2011-07-24, 14:22

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nice strawman you've built yourself there, ADDiCT, well done. *Golf clap* evidently, everyone who has problems with Steam is just being a superficial, irrational, whining luddite, rather than - you know - trying to solve an actual problem and point out inherent flaws. If the only alternatives are …

Re: Recommendations for (semi)-pro modern sound cards

Posted on 2011-07-23, 21:07

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I know this forum isn't dedicated to such things, but I've noticed that we have quite a few sound hardware buffs on VOGONS and even some musicians... and it can't hurt to ask. No, you're not wrong in posting here or asking here. There are a number of talented sound card/module aficionados and …

Re: Recommendations for (semi)-pro modern sound cards

Posted on 2011-07-23, 20:56

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Davros wrote: VileRancour wrote: and yes, I contacted E-MU support about it a while ago. And what did they say Can't go digging for the specific email right now, but as per the OP this was the gist of it: VileRancour wrote: that's the way the drivers work, and there's no current or planned fix.

Re: Recommendations for (semi)-pro modern sound cards

Posted on 2011-07-22, 14:59

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hey sklawz, With the E-MU 0404 it was possible and PatchMix DSP had the foobar output on ASIO 1/2 and media player output on WAVE 1/2 with both sounds mixed as expected. Therefore an E-MU may be a good choice for PCI. Thanks for checking, that's some helpful info. My USB E-MU 0202 doesn't have …

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