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Forum: Request Games 09-11-2008, 08:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,288
Posted By Jake Grey
I vaguely recall something similar. Did it...

I vaguely recall something similar. Did it include having to 'wrestle' with enemies to obtain stat upgrades?
Forum: On site 28-10-2008, 10:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,277
Posted By Jake Grey
Think I saw the floppy disk edition in a local...

Think I saw the floppy disk edition in a local used games store a while back. Wonder if they've still got it?
Forum: Rejected requests 10-10-2008, 05:02 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 21,845
Posted By Jake Grey
Afterlife [LucasArts]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife_(video_game)
Always fancied a go at this one. Released in '96 by ex-ESA member Lucasarts, and a cursory check reveals only a single 'new' copy on sale on...
Forum: Approved Requests 26-09-2008, 06:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 8,310
Posted By Jake Grey
After a fairly exhaustive internet search...

After a fairly exhaustive internet search (everything except torrents)...
Couldn't hurt to try the torrent sites, in that case; a torrent is arguably overkill for such a relatively small file, but...
Forum: Blah, blah, blah... 25-09-2008, 09:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,759
Posted By Jake Grey
The Dosbox Front-End Debate Taken To Another Level

Forum member 'Miles' claims to have got Windows 3.1 to run in Dosbox.

I do believe the gauntlet is down.
Forum: Troubleshooting 25-09-2008, 08:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 23,842
Posted By Jake Grey
DosBox is a pretty resource-intensive program,...

DosBox is a pretty resource-intensive program, though four gigabytes of RAM ought to be enough even on Vista. The only possible remedies that come to mind are shutting off as many extraneous...
Forum: Troubleshooting 28-08-2008, 02:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,577
Posted By Jake Grey
The livelihoods of untold millions of people...

The livelihoods of untold millions of people -including me- depend on it not becoming widely known that the care and feeding of computers is actually a lot easier than it looks, so kindly keep your...
Forum: Troubleshooting 27-08-2008, 11:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,577
Posted By Jake Grey
Russ, stop mocking the newbies; it took me until...

Russ, stop mocking the newbies; it took me until I passed my A+ Certification to stop being intimidated by command prompts.
Anyway, Technophobe, if you learn nothing else from those tutorials then...
Forum: Old Suggestions 18-08-2008, 12:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,002
Posted By Jake Grey
I've got a USB hub for it, and I'll probably...

I've got a USB hub for it, and I'll probably install 98SE and put it into semi-retirement as a DOS games rig once I've got a new one up and running; I was originally hoping to salvage the casing, but...
Forum: Old Suggestions 17-08-2008, 08:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,002
Posted By Jake Grey
I'm not actually running XP on this machine; even...

I'm not actually running XP on this machine; even 2000 Pro struggled back when I was stuck with 256mb of RAM. The processor's a respectable 1.4GHz, but I'm stuck with the onboard sound and graphics...
Forum: Old Suggestions 17-08-2008, 12:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,002
Posted By Jake Grey
There are certain exceptions to this, notably...

There are certain exceptions to this, notably Free Enterprise or Descent. Dosbox also needs significant system resources; it was so flaky on my machine before I brought it up to 512MB of RAM that I...
Forum: Approved Requests 10-08-2008, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,523
Posted By Jake Grey
Sorry, nothing doing; it's ESA protected for...

Sorry, nothing doing; it's ESA protected for another five years.
Forum: Old Suggestions 02-08-2008, 07:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,743
Posted By Jake Grey
Alright, thanks. Didn't mean to sound like I was...

Alright, thanks. Didn't mean to sound like I was nagging; I just wanted to be sure I hadn't forgotten to do anything.
Forum: Old Suggestions 01-08-2008, 09:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,743
Posted By Jake Grey
So I Uploaded A Game...

... files, screenshots, and even a review. However, there's no sign of it on the list of games yet; have I missed a step, or are we just waiting on management to find time to set it up?
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-07-2008, 01:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,905
Posted By Jake Grey
Thanks for that, Dosraider; even if it decides it...

Thanks for that, Dosraider; even if it decides it doesn't like VDMS, that program looks quite handy.
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-07-2008, 12:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,905
Posted By Jake Grey
Screen-Grabs in VDMSound

Is it possible to do these, and if so, would someone be so kind as to tell me how? Print Screen doesn't seem to work (I'm running Windows 2000 Pro by the way), there's no hint in the included...
Forum: Old Suggestions 01-07-2008, 01:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,096
Posted By Jake Grey
It doesn't actually matter if they're are a...

It doesn't actually matter if they're are a limited company or not. CDAccess probably didn't even exist when copies of some of these games went out of production, so they're almost certainly...
Forum: Old Suggestions 30-06-2008, 09:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,096
Posted By Jake Grey
It's definitely something worth looking into, I...

It's definitely something worth looking into, I reckon. If CDAccess buy up some wholesale outfit's remaindered stock, as I suspect they must do in the case of many of the older games in their...
Forum: Old Suggestions 30-06-2008, 03:53 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,096
Posted By Jake Grey
Just An Idle Thought...

Has anyone ever actually emailed the developers and/or publishers of a game sold on CDAccess to see if they're an authorised reseller?
Forum: Freeware Games 18-06-2008, 06:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,226
Posted By Jake Grey
Hover!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hover!

Anyone remember this simple but addictive little gem? Apparently it was thrown in with Windows 95, and I stumbled across it elsewhere on the Internet and...
Forum: Games Discussion 17-06-2008, 11:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,014
Posted By Jake Grey
There was actually a lightgun made for the PC way...

There was actually a lightgun made for the PC way back in the mid-90s; I seem to recall it being bundled with the PC port of Virtua Cop. Never really caught on, unfortunately; it cost about £70, and...
Forum: Troubleshooting 16-06-2008, 12:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,192
Posted By Jake Grey
In my case, it's because my machine has real...

In my case, it's because my machine has real trouble running DosBox, though it seems to take VDMSound in its stride. I'm also not terribly confident at tinkering with config files.
Forum: Troubleshooting 15-06-2008, 11:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,192
Posted By Jake Grey
*shrug* If I hadn't, someone only would have...

*shrug* If I hadn't, someone only would have chimed in saying there was already a thread about it and scolded me for not looking first.
Forum: Blah, blah, blah... 13-06-2008, 10:37 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 10,662
Posted By Jake Grey
And here in Britain, the BBC is running endless...

And here in Britain, the BBC is running endless radio spots encouraging us to pick a European national team to cheer on, ignoring all common wisdom about English football fans in the process; you can...
Forum: Troubleshooting 13-06-2008, 08:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,192
Posted By Jake Grey
Lightbulb X-Com: UFO Unkown Crashes: A Tentative Suggestion For A Partial Fix

I've been experiencing much the same problem. It seems to happen most frequently after something I'm running in the background throws up a pop-up window, leading me to suspect it might be an artefact...
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