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Are there any GLide games that ONLY work on Voodoo 1?

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First post, by VGApocalypse

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Decades ago I very cheaply bought a well used, but complete Voodoo1 machine from a friend who now is getting a little more involved into the retro gaming experience.
It's still working flawlessly and despite some upgrades to RAM, harddisk and a little retrobrighting it is the same system still. So he sentimentally begged to buy it back.

He is still a very good friend and I am quite happy for him (his wife maybe isn't) to have discovered this hobby, so I'd gladly just give it to him for free, BUT:
IT HAS MY ONLY VOODOO1 BOARD IN IT.

Are there ANY games, especially the early DOS-based ones, you could think of, that won't run fine on a Voodoo2 or Voodoo3 with the right glide2x swap?
Does one still need a Voodoo1 today, when both successing generations are at one's disposal?

I looked up several threads here, but those turned out to be quite dated. Therefore your up-to-date input is much appreciated.

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Reply 1 of 9, by NeoG_

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There's like 4 DOS glide games that are hard coded to work with a voodoo1 and no workaround (yet)

Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Edit: THis thread from 2023 claims to get 2 of the 4 problem games working (Dreams to Reality and Prost Grand Prix 1998)

DOS Glide 2.4x Mod for Voodoo2

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Reply 2 of 9, by VGApocalypse

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Given, since it's from 2013, that matrix is still up to date: OH NO! BLOOD !!!! Never tried it on both newer systems though, but that seems like a nogo for me. Seems the whole system's value just went up by a Voodoo1 (yes, in that case a Voodoo board is equivalent to a currency unit, unfortunately).

Thank you.

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Reply 3 of 9, by konc

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VGApocalypse wrote on 2026-02-05, 10:46:

Given, since it's from 2013, that matrix is still up to date: OH NO! BLOOD !!!! Never tried it on both newer systems though, but that seems like a nogo for me. Seems the whole system's value just went up by a Voodoo1 (yes, in that case a Voodoo board is equivalent to a currency unit, unfortunately).

Thank you.

It's not like you're missing much from the 3dfx patch for blood, have you actually seen it and compared it against the software version?

Reply 4 of 9, by maxtherabbit

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I was able to get the 3dfx blood to run on a v2 sli and v3. It does crash in the second level as that chart says but you can just load your save and complete that level in software and then switch back

Reply 5 of 9, by maxtherabbit

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konc wrote on 2026-02-05, 13:43:
VGApocalypse wrote on 2026-02-05, 10:46:

Given, since it's from 2013, that matrix is still up to date: OH NO! BLOOD !!!! Never tried it on both newer systems though, but that seems like a nogo for me. Seems the whole system's value just went up by a Voodoo1 (yes, in that case a Voodoo board is equivalent to a currency unit, unfortunately).

Thank you.

It's not like you're missing much from the 3dfx patch for blood, have you actually seen it and compared it against the software version?

it's buggy as hell sure but the substantially higher frame rate makes it worthwhile imo

Reply 6 of 9, by Joakim

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Giving it back is a very nice gesture. 😀 The voodoo 1 has limited use if you have a V2, but its a truly nostalgic card, probably even more so for your friend.

Reply 7 of 9, by VGApocalypse

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I just tried software mode for the first time... Man do I miss that Voodoo framerate.
Still gonna give it back for free, but sporting a PCI Diamond Viper V550 (Riva TNT) instead, that should befit a Pentium 200 on a PCI/ISA only HX board quite nicely.
Looking forward to an exciting weekend, building a "new" Voodoo machine from spares now 😀.

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Reply 9 of 9, by VGApocalypse

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lolo799 wrote on 2026-02-06, 10:50:

There is a video player that used the Voodoo 1 for bilinear filtering.

I am absolutely stunned that vogons always come up with yet another marvel I have never even read about.

Thank you!

Will try that out first as soon as the assembly of my new voodoo machine is completed. Went for an Intel SR440BX with onboard TNT2-M64 and 266MHz PII this time. Should bottleneck that V1 a little, but I always wondered how the onboard Soundblaster 64 will fare in DOS. Crossing fingers that everything will work out, starting assembly today 😀...

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