Deffnator wrote on 2026-01-10, 00:09:

Also Warcraft 1 is mostly 640x480 with upscaling when at the time they were working with warcraft 2 sprites they were more detailed at said resolution

Well, it is my understanding that in many cases Mac ports used scalers of some kind to automate the production of higher-resolution sprites (LucasArts adventures among those IIRC). But if you're gonna take the quality into account, then this will become completely subjective. Some of the modern "remasters" are, too, little more than AI upscales with some manual touch-ups added afterwards (if any), so what?

Deffnator wrote on 2026-01-10, 00:09:

Also is possible that all of WC4 engine improvements were translated back to 3 when they made it since KS comes with a DOS to Win patch for WC4 DOS and a year later they would release the DVD upgrade with HD cutscenes.

Good to know that the KS ports were improved code-wise. BTW, I think that the X-Wing/TIE Fighter series also received several engine upgrades between re-releases, ending up with Windows native versions of both games. I'm not sure but I believe these were never available as upgrade patches to previous version owners, but I might be wrong on this.

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-01-03, 13:27:

Doomn00b wrote on 2026-01-03, 10:55:

Can anyone confirm if MW2: Titanium Trilogy has BOTH 3DFX Glide support AND Direct3D support? Or ONLY Glide-support?

Both + RRedline

What is RRedline exactly? Never heard of this. Updated with D3D support.

filipetolhuizen wrote on 2026-01-05, 14:09:

Destruction Derby 1 had a Win9x version for S3D as well as the first Wipeout (not 2097) for ATI Rage. Simearth also had a Win 3.x version.

Thank yeh, updated list.

Doomn00b wrote on 2026-03-08, 18:01:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-01-03, 13:27:

Doomn00b wrote on 2026-01-03, 10:55:

Can anyone confirm if MW2: Titanium Trilogy has BOTH 3DFX Glide support AND Direct3D support? Or ONLY Glide-support?

Both + RRedline

What is RRedline exactly? Never heard of this. Updated with D3D support.

Speedy3D for Windows, as the easiest explanation

A Darkseed 1 (not 2) Win 3.x version has recently surfaced, but it's only available in japanese.

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-03-08, 20:07:

Doomn00b wrote on 2026-03-08, 18:01:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-01-03, 13:27:

Both + RRedline

What is RRedline exactly? Never heard of this. Updated with D3D support.

Speedy3D for Windows, as the easiest explanation

Oooh! Rendition Verite -- one of those less known Accelerator-manufacturers, that was swallowed up pretty quickly. Man... the late 90's was a supreme time for GPU-manufacturing -- there were TONS of Chip-makers, doing their own designs, competing to the fullest, to bring quality, innovation and above all, competitive PRICING to the people! (well, after a few years 🤣, it was mega-expensive at first)

I shall add it. 😀

Just for everyone to know, the PowerVR release of Mechwarrior 2 is known to be the best, even the better and more optimized version of windows 3d accelerated mech 2.
But since the PowerVR Wrapper project is dead and the guy working on it went missing, it is impossible to run it nowadays.

oh it's possible to run it. just get a powervr pcx2 card, put it in a working win9x machine (95 to ME, as long as you've got a PCI slot - a p4 machine is fine with it), install it, and play it. the end. also mind you, it's not the only windows version of Mechwarrior 2 out there, and early 3d acceleration is an extremely subjective topic. some may take issue with powervr's inability to blend more than 2 alpha blends per tile, or the fact it just discards planes when there's an excess of 100 in a tile, things that aren't on the mind of those who just learned about PowerVR from a dreamcast magazine or a white paper. Real hardware considered, it's the most accessable exotic 3d option

filipetolhuizen wrote on 2026-03-09, 01:03:

A Darkseed 1 (not 2) Win 3.x version has recently surfaced, but it's only available in japanese.

Gotcheh'. I see it up on Mobygames, but there are no screenshots. Would you happen to know more about it?

Deffnator wrote on 2026-03-11, 16:52:

Just for everyone to know, the PowerVR release of Mechwarrior 2 is known to be the best, even the better and more optimized version of windows 3d accelerated mech 2.
But since the PowerVR Wrapper project is dead and the guy working on it went missing, it is impossible to run it nowadays.

I have indeed heard about the PowerVR version. I've added it, but I have to admit I've dreaded adding MW2:31st, since there are sooooooo many versions - but I have to start somewhere.