First post, by [ROTT] IanPaulFreeley
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- Newbie
There were three of us with three different vintage machines:
- One guest was using a Pentium 133mhz
- Another guest was using a Pentium Pro 200mhz
- And I was using a 486 DX4 100mhz
We were all on a usual Windows TCP/IP network, and when the Microsoft IPX/SPX driver is installed, all of those old DOS games designed for IPX networks will work flawlessly.
The first game we tried was Rise of the Triad. We actually tried a couple of the wacky game modes it has such as Deluder and Hunter and it was all a lot of fun. My guests on their Pentiums had a completely liquid smooth framerate and the game looked like a million bucks. As for my 486, the game was certainly playable but ran noticeably choppier than on the Pentiums.
After that we tried a couple other games but at least one of the computers had issues with these so we moved on.
Lastly we did a co-op game on the third episode of Duke Nukem 3D, and every map was playable on my 486! The third episode has a lot of big outdoor urban maps set in Los Angeles and features a lot of the game's coolest moments. With our combined firepower, we polished-off the final boss in only a few seconds. Duke's the king!
We are going to do this again soon. Next I'd like to try some Hexen co-op, Death Rally racing, and vanilla Doom. Might take some pictures and/or video next time. 😉
- AMD 386 DX/40, 8mb, DOS 6.22 / WFW
- 486 DX2/66, 16mb, DOS 6.22 / WFW
- 486 DX4/100, 16mb, Win98se
- Pentium 166, 32mb, DOS 6.22 / WFW
- Pentium Pro 200, 64mb, Win98
- Athlon 500 MHz, 192mb, Win98