Are you playing any classic games at the moment? - Page 2

Space05us · January 10, 2004, 13:11

would a DOS emulator be able to run elite2 ? The site says it needs "pure" DOS.

Space05us · January 10, 2004, 13:33

I just finished my first game of Frontier:Elite 2.

Skanky Burns · January 10, 2004, 13:48

I'm judging by the 22 minute gap that you didn't go too well.

Space05us · January 10, 2004, 13:57

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I'm judging by the 22 minute gap that you didn't go too well

well I dont know about that, Id say I went down valiently screaming likely a man! or is it violently.....

how do you control the ship? I have a parcel that needs to go to another system but all I can figure out it how to go backwards

DrSpike · January 10, 2004, 14:27

Hehe I spent about 2 hours trying to work out how not to crash when landing on a planet. When I looked at my mate's manual and saw how to do it (I was locking the coordinates in a way it didn't like) I was annoyed, since it was almost exactly the same.

Hueij · January 11, 2004, 13:33

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Originally posted by Space05us

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I'm judging by the 22 minute gap that you didn't go too well

well I dont know about that, Id say I went down valiently screaming likely a man! or is it violently.....

how do you control the ship? I have a parcel that needs to go to another system but all I can figure out it how to go backwards

Do a Google on the game, there are tons of sites about it complete with manuals and how-to's.

Jaguar · January 11, 2004, 17:19

Commander Keen, Simtower, and Colonization.

DrSpike · January 11, 2004, 17:25

Ah SimTower, the only lift management game I can remember ever. Can't think why.

ixnay · January 11, 2004, 19:33

Transport Tycoon I still play every once in a while.

The Mad Monk · January 11, 2004, 21:16

Playing some SMAX now, will probably hit MoO2 again in the near future.

How old is Diablo 2, now?

vmxa1 · January 12, 2004, 02:19

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Originally posted by The Mad Monk

How old is Diablo 2, now?

Three years old. It cames out in 2000.

Carolus Rex · January 12, 2004, 04:22

Picked up Silent Hunter and tried it out during the week-end. Seems like a good game, but I need to download a manual for the navigation and the torpedo room...

Carolus

DrSpike · January 12, 2004, 06:20

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Originally posted by vmxa1

Three years old. It cames out in 2000.

Yes...........still very popular though.

General Ludd · January 12, 2004, 09:05

I've been playing Diablo 2 lately, too.

Only single player, though... I can't play on Bnet with the expansion.

Besides, all you get for playing on Bnet is idiots and lag.

Carolus Rex · January 12, 2004, 09:17

Osweld,

I've read Fahrenheit 451 several times. I don't recall that quote, though... Is it really from the book?

Carolus

General Ludd · January 12, 2004, 10:17

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Originally posted by Carolus Rex
Osweld,

I've read Fahrenheit 451 several times. I don't recall that quote, though... Is it really from the book?

Carolus

Yep. On page 55 of my copy.

It's from when Beatty is lecturing Montag in his bedroom after 'the night' and his wife present.

Carolus Rex · January 12, 2004, 10:49

Strange... It's one of my favourites together with 1984 and On the Beach (Neville Shute)...

Guess it's time for another read...

Carolus

vmxa1 · January 12, 2004, 13:46

Firing up Heroes Of Might and Magic II today, does that count as classic?

Zero · January 12, 2004, 18:58

Secret of mana...

thanks alot, http://remix.overclocked.org for reminding me how great the game was.

pg · January 14, 2004, 03:55

i saw firepower at hotu so i tried playing that for a while but it ran too damn fast and all the slow down programs suck.

i remember that being quite fun(especially in 2 player mode). i've been playing the old rotk 2-4 on snes lately since i just got a ps2 and am looking forward to trying rotk 7-9.

Daz · January 14, 2004, 07:05

MoM, Chaos Overlords

I am trying to get Colonization working on Win2000 but it wont.... Anyone who can help me...?

Skanky Burns · January 14, 2004, 08:53

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=100436 may help you.

Daz · January 15, 2004, 04:50

thanks

General Ludd · January 15, 2004, 09:35

How about geting MoM to work? I can't get around the extended memory problem, no matter what I try. I've followed a few walkthroughs specific to MoM but with no luck.

EDIT: On XP, that is.

vmxa1 · January 15, 2004, 14:16

Osweld what is happening to MoM?

Do you get an error msg, but can not see it has it flashes by?

Right click on the exe and select properties and then Program tab. Clear the close on exit box. This will allow the dos window to remain open so you can see the msg.

Was it a memory issue?

Go to the exe properties select Mem tab. Set the three drop downs to the highest values. Check protected and use HMA boxes.

Does the game require EMS?

If so you should create copies of the Config.Nt and Autoexec.NT files and put them in the directory of that game.
Edit the Config.NT file and check the box for compatible timer. I have not need the autoexec so far, so change the Config filename to point to the new one you are creating. In this file add EMM=RAM after dos=high statement. This will force emulation of EMS memory.
Check the properties for the icon (pif) and go to the memory tab to see if EM has a value of at least 1024.
Other items may require changs to Config or even Autoexec and will likely be defined in the install doc for that game, I have not required any so far and all of my games are runningat this time, but I may buy others later.

It could be that you need to go to the compat tab and select run in compat mode for Win95. A game that requires 256 colors may need that box checked.
Misc tab you should look at the Exclusive mode for the mouse. Resolution 640 may be required for some.

Windows XP has a tool that can be downloaded to test various setting for desperate situations.

vmxa1 · January 15, 2004, 14:18

I have not tried Mom on my current system, but I had it working on XP PRO on my last system, sound and all.

Moo1 is working on my system with sound and Steve made both games.

General Ludd · January 15, 2004, 14:45

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Originally posted by vmxa1
Osweld what is happening to MoM?

"You must have atleast 2700k of Expanded Memory"

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Was it a memory issue?

Go to the exe properties select Mem tab. Set the three drop downs to the highest values. Check protected and use HMA boxes.

I have tried this, aswell as more specialised suggestions from "geting MoM to work" walk-throughs. (which there are quite alot of

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Does the game require EMS?

If so you should create copies of the Config.Nt and Autoexec.NT files and put them in the directory of that game.
Edit the Config.NT file and check the box for compatible timer. I have not need the autoexec so far, so change the Config filename to point to the new one you are creating. In this file add EMM=RAM after dos=high statement. This will force emulation of EMS memory.
Check the properties for the icon (pif) and go to the memory tab to see if EM has a value of at least 1024.
Other items may require changs to Config or even Autoexec and will likely be defined in the install doc for that game, I have not required any so far and all of my games are runningat this time, but I may buy others later.

No luck. I've tried alot of other suggestions with the config /autoexec which where mentioned in the walk-throughs, aswell.

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It could be that you need to go to the compat tab and select run in compat mode for Win95. A game that requires 256 colors may need that box checked.
Misc tab you should look at the Exclusive mode for the mouse. Resolution 640 may be required for some.

Done that, too.

Japher · January 15, 2004, 14:51

I have the same problem Osweld... Detailed in the Classica Game forum; I've given up.

CapTVK · January 15, 2004, 15:32

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Originally posted by Osweld
How about geting MoM to work? I can't get around the extended memory problem, no matter what I try. I've followed a few walkthroughs specific to MoM but with no luck.

EDIT: On XP, that is.

You might take a look at DOSBOX it's a DOS emulator intended for games. It works on windows and Linux. Plus it even comes with a standard soundblaster emu so you won't have to fiddle with your soundcard settings at all. There might even be a MT-32 emu someday now that canadacow (creator MT-32 emualtor is onboard)

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

Japher · January 15, 2004, 15:43

I tried Dosbox. It worked, but very, very slow and only in a small window about the size of this post.