Reply 60 of 88, by Jo22
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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-07-10, 19:09:Yes, you shouldn't have any issues with performance with a Pentium MMX 166 and Voodoo 1 for that era for gaming. […]
retep_110 wrote on 2023-07-10, 06:15:Would it be still powerfull enough to play some early glide games with a Voodoo 1 like Tomb Raider, Decent and some other games?
Yes, you shouldn't have any issues with performance with a Pentium MMX 166 and Voodoo 1 for that era for gaming.
Our family computer back in 1997 had that exact combo and we played a lot of 3D games back then.
There are always going to be faster options (Voodoo 2, faster processors, etc.), but then it becomes a question of whether you're looking for an authentic period correct experience, or just the fastest performance possible for a particular set of games.
Since the Pentium 166 is being mentioned, I just read something interesting this night..
The programmer of Power MSX (DOS-based) had upgraded his development PC from Pentium 166 to a K6-2 500 in year 2000 (or had planned it).
Apparently, in the place he lived (the other America), this was still an impressive CPU back then.
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By comparison, at home we (my family) had a mighty P3 733 at same time (but not for gaming, my father was a programmer).
So yeah, the period-correctness seems to have varied around the world, I guess. 🌍🌎🤷♂️
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