Wow, I completely forgot that I made this topic back in April 2020 lol. I'm glad a few others are still mass-testing games. Since 2020, I've probably put over 400 games thru PCem, but only '95 to '01 era. I kept flip-flopping between different setups (Voodoo1 & Voodoo2 & Voodoo2 SLI & Ba...

I've managed to get UT (and most games, up to 2001) to run at 100%. And my Intel CPU is from 2017. But I guess AMD's CPUs, at least up until last year's models, weren't great at single thread performance. I completely agree that PCem is great for testing how well someone's CPU is. More realistic tha...

I know this might not be an issue for you, but I recently found out that when I edit my autoexec and sys files (so that I can load CD-ROM drivers for my DOS games), it also has the adverse effect of disabling AutoRun (and screwing with the CD-ROM emulation). So make sure those 2 files are blank when...

The constant inquisitions is a pain in the arse. Completely understandable. But it is a drastic change from the way Sarah presented things. PCem been around for a long time and a lot of folks are accustomed to the progress updates/once-a-year-or-so stable releases/lists of tasks. So going from that ...

lol I just now realized it's been the same guy 4 times. Maybe should try the demanding approach next time.

Concerning v18, the obvious has been said. Open-source etiquette etc etc. However, and this might be a bit controversial, but I think people asking about a new version is justified. Mainly because of the standards and expectations that Sarah has set with PCem after the past several years. She releas...

While in Win98 in PCEM, goto Start > run > type in dxdiag.exe Screenshot the first window that pops up. Also, screenshot the Display tab too. This will help confirm if you got everything installed right. Also, what do you mean by "it doesn't work"? Black screen? Won't launch at all? Error ...

MichaelJManley wrote: ↑Sun 19 Jun, 2022 1:40 am Working on a release this year, finishing the plugin API and some bug fixes so hopefully soon!

Good to know!

Am surprised that wasn't your initial notice/announcement. Seems like a handful of people are curious about V18 and the next solidified step of development.

Thank you for all the responses. ruben, I appreciate taking the time to screenshot as well. That regedit tip about removing devices will deff come in handy! As it turns out, the problem was, unsurprisingly, my fault. Lol. Awhile back, I had forgotten that I edited the autoexec.bat and config.sys fil...

Randomly, out of nowhere, the CD-ROM drive in my setup buggered out. I can still see the drive connected, and I can still load any actual disks or image files, but something got changed and I don't know what. The AutoPlay feature never works, games no longer recognize if anything is loaded, and the ...

Personally I'm using Pentium MMX Overdrive 180mhz, Voodoo2 SLI (though I sometimes have to disable the SLI via the 3dfx settings on the desktop for certain games to work), S3 Virge, Windows 98se, DirectX 7.0 (last one to officially support Voodoo2 if I remember right), 3.02.02 of the Voodoo2 drivers...

If anyone has a doubt running this game send me a PM :) Please do share the settings you used, I tried several different driver versions, Voodoo, Voodoo2, limiting memory in PCem v17, limiting texture memory via the Voodoo2 panel- no luck yet! Do you have the latest official patch for the game itse...

Thanks to Sarah for allowing the project to continue, and for sticking around a little bit. Advisory never hurts. Michael, appreciate you stepping up and taking over. In 2020, Sarah had created a topic about which GPUs were of importance. Since you're a different person and have different opinions, ...

Is the Matrox emulation still dead in the water? Even though it seemed really unique, simultaneously, I can see it being too big of a headache. Also, I know someone mentioned the Number Nine Imagine 128, and that's basically a CAD card. But are there resources available for the Number Nine Revolutio...

Since you've got an I7 Intel processor, you might get a little bit (but not a lot) of a performance gain by using one of those CPU Core or similar (free) programs. It'll dedicate the cores to your selected program (PCem) and also constrains other background processes. I have an I5 7400 and on PCem v...

Thanks to Sarah and all the others that helped with v17. I wasn't expecting PII to show up, but here it is. When I build a new PC next year, I'll be eager to try it out. Also, and maybe it's all in my head or maybe I did something bizarre to my host PC during the v16 to v17 gap...but previously, I w...

That's weird when you said "forgotten tank sim". Spearhead was literally the first game that came to mind and I thought "nah there's no way" and sure enough...lol. Anyway, for what it's worth, it works perfectly fine on v16 and Voodoo2. Thanks for testing out these games prior to...

Wow, odd time of the year for feature freezin'. Glad to know there's been some decent progress. yeeee

This is just my suggestion, but for an icon, I tend to use whatever OS I'm screwing around with. For example, I'm using the old Windows 98 .ico file for my PCem shortcut. Or for DOS, I use the old MSDOS Prompt .ico file instead.

I know this sounds basic, but have you tried enabling (or disabling) SLI on the Voodoo2? Some games require or don't support it. Also, try lowering Hardware Acceleration (right click desktop, properties, settings tab, performance tab). Also, depending on the game, some try to default to the other ca...

Never owned any 3DFX product, even today :( I always wanted one but even today they're all pricey. Got a P100 system waiting for a Voodoo 1 to throw in. Went from ATI EGA, Trident 8900D, I think a Cirrus Logic?, Rage 128 Ultra, 9000 Pro, 9600XT and up from there. I'm using the original 9000 in my c...

Never owned any 3DFX product, even today :( I always wanted one but even today they're all pricey. Got a P100 system waiting for a Voodoo 1 to throw in. Went from ATI EGA, Trident 8900D, I think a Cirrus Logic?, Rage 128 Ultra, 9000 Pro, 9600XT and up from there. I'm using the original 9000 in my c...

I'm a bit late here, but I'm ecstatic to see progress on the Banshee. After I read the initial list, that was the card I was hoping for and low n behold, here it is. The Banshee was the first 3D card my family bought for Christmas '98 and so I have some fond memories with it.

I've tested three of these computers at Best Buy with my own flash drive just for testing purposes. I don't know why but I laughed at the thought of this. Plugging in a USB stick, running PCem for a minute, then shifting down to the next computer lol. I'm surprised they didn't kick you out. I'm sti...

Thanks for the comments. I was on a binge for awhile. Recently, I started a part 2, but ever since I got my actual physical '98 rig working, I've been playing more with that. As leilei mentioned, PCem does support larger sizes now (and, Windows 98 Second Edition is also necessary to support larger o...

I decided to make my own topic to share with everyone all of the games I've tested on PCem. The vast majority was on v15, and a few on v16, but I'm going to safely assume that there isn't any negative changes from the update. The setup I used was the Pentium 200mhz, 3DFX Voodoo2 SLI, S3 ViRGE/DX, 12...

Always excited for a new version. Thanks to everyone that helped!

The lack of Mistique doesn't bother me much, but Sarah, if you had a personal preference for a different 3D card to work on, which would it be? Just curious.

Yeah, ~8 hours of your normal job and then ~8 hours of PCem, all in the same exact room? That does not sound like a grand ol' time tbh. At least you're being safe. Over here in Cali, things are getting surreal. I can't work from home; however, only 1 other person is at my job besides me, so that's a...

I can confirm it happens on other games too. I tried 5 a Day Adventures (1995), and it's slow n skips on higher speeds. Drop it down, and it's alright. The game heavily utilizes QuickTime 2.1 I believe. At the time, I tried both PowerISO and the built-in drive. I just didn't think anything of it, un...

Up until a few weeks ago, I didn't know the true definition of "abandonware." For awhile, I just assumed that if a product wasn't commercially available to purchase anymore, it's considered abandon; however, it gets more complicated than that, with licenses and properties still being owned...