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| 14 AUG 2011 at 5:26am |
tincup2Journeyman
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Status : Offline | @ Jen Did GOG include pdf files of the manual and the other little book that came with the original version of the game?
Yes
EDIT - oops didn't realize question already answered. And re the interlacing, yes it's a shame.
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 6:58am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | This thread is addressing the type of things I used to write articles about: the real world issues of running older adventure games. Special thanks to Trav, Jenny, JKing, Tincup & others for the info on the panning & sound problems.
I wish that there was more of these type of discussions instead of some of the oft-repeated subjects. Would love to see things like stickied on-going threads that report games that can be fully installed, with or without a disk in the drive, games that run flawlessly under Win7, games that are (legally) downloadable w/o DRM (I know that most will be from GOG, but there are a few others out there), games that are playable on most computer platforms (mini, medium laptops as well as desktops, particularly when it comes to allowing all or most video chips/drivers), all AGs available for iOS/iPad/iPhone and Android-run units.
I know that some of these subjects have been touched on, here and there, but they never fully deal with the subject and they usually scroll off forever.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 8:22am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Wow, Tincup, I didn't realize you were playing with a 4GHz quad. Makes my little 3.3 GHz quad look paltry in comparison, but it would explain, of course, why the rotation is still a bit fast for you compared to what it is for me.
Phew, I'm relieved you're happy that the ambient sound that's been included is sufficient, since looking at the earlier thread, I saw that that seemed to be a big issue for you.
Now the next question is eating away at me... do you have hardware monitoring software, and have you encountered anything yet that taxes your CPU to it's fullest? When I upgraded my system recently, I was on the verge of buying an i7, but decided at the last moment that an i5 would be sufficient, and that I'd rather save my cash to buy an SSD later.
But it's been eating away at the back of my mind that I should perhaps have gone for the i7....
Gngngngngng [smiley=boggled.gif]
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 11:20am |
markornikovJourneyman
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Status : Offline | try this:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/
if you result is hugging the 'fast' computer with Crysis 2 you've got nothing to worry about
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 3:14pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | I'm currently downloading these games. Looks like SirDave is going to have the kind of discussion he likes as we all share our experiences. I'm probably running these games on the oldest rig here.
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 4:15pm |
tincup2Journeyman
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Status : Offline | @ Trav Wow, Tincup, I didn't realize you were playing with a 4GHz quad.
Haha! Don't worry I got to 4ghz quad by unlocking and overclocking a $94 AMD Athlon II 555 BE [3.2/dual core]. It was so cheap and all I needed was a big heat sink and a mobo that would unlock the 2 additional hidden cores. I couldn't resist trying out a 'trailing edge' solution for my last upgrade which I needed to keep cheap. With new everything the cost was around $550 and it's pretty fast. But your i5 is plenty good and better at many things like video etc.
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| 15 AUG 2011 at 1:54am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (14 AUG 2011 3:14pm)
I'm currently downloading these games. Looks like SirDave is going to have the kind of discussion he likes as we all share our experiences. I'm probably running these games on the oldest rig here.
If it predates 1998, then ya' have me beat.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 16 AUG 2011 at 2:37pm |
Child Of DunwichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Is that the game you had as bonus in COD: Black Ops?
Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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| 17 AUG 2011 at 7:48am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (15 AUG 2011 1:53am)
Originally Posted By Caroline (14 AUG 2011 3:14pm)
I'm currently downloading these games. Looks like SirDave is going to have the kind of discussion he likes as we all share our experiences. I'm probably running these games on the oldest rig here.
If it predates 1998, then ya' have me beat.
Now pause a minute and think..... if my rig predated 1998, then the damn thing would run Zork just fine, don't you think? :-*
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| 17 AUG 2011 at 10:01pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (17 AUG 2011 7:48am)
Originally Posted By SirDave (15 AUG 2011 1:53am)
Originally Posted By Caroline (14 AUG 2011 3:14pm)
I'm currently downloading these games. Looks like SirDave is going to have the kind of discussion he likes as we all share our experiences. I'm probably running these games on the oldest rig here.
If it predates 1998, then ya' have me beat.
Now pause a minute and think.....
You're expecting me to multi-task?
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 18 AUG 2011 at 5:25am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (17 AUG 2011 10:00pm)
Originally Posted By Caroline (17 AUG 2011 7:48am)
Originally Posted By SirDave (15 AUG 2011 1:53am)
Originally Posted By Caroline (14 AUG 2011 3:14pm)
I'm currently downloading these games. Looks like SirDave is going to have the kind of discussion he likes as we all share our experiences. I'm probably running these games on the oldest rig here.
If it predates 1998, then ya' have me beat.
Now pause a minute and think.....
You're expecting me to multi-task?
[smiley=doh.gif] I get so used to talking with women, I forgot to lower the bar. My apologies SirDave. :-*
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| 18 AUG 2011 at 12:27pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By dwwa (16 AUG 2011 2:37pm)
Is that the game you had as bonus in COD: Black Ops?
Yep, that is the original Zork.
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| 19 AUG 2011 at 2:34pm |
AkhillesPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (13 AUG 2011 2:52am)
I apologise for the duplication but I can't find the thread where this was discussed. What is the verdict on Gog's Zork games? I can't play my original disc on my old XP machine because the movement is still too fast. Are they playable? I so want to know what everyone's talking about with these games.
I have the discs and I got the GoG.com versions and they play pretty good. They include an application to slow your system so that the game performs correctly for that game. Works great.
Just finished grand inquisitor last night. SO much fun, couldn't believe how much I remembered! (Well... and how much I forgot!). I had to figure some puzzles out again! They must have been too easy since I did them without help
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
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| 20 AUG 2011 at 10:43pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | I've just started Zork Nemesis. It's still pretty jumpy on the turning speed so I don't feel good watching the scenery spin every time I want to look left or right. I'm not too far in yet, just exploring. There's a wicked voice mocking me.
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| 25 AUG 2011 at 3:22pm |
AkhillesPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (20 AUG 2011 10:42pm)
I've just started Zork Nemesis. It's still pretty jumpy on the turning speed so I don't feel good watching the scenery spin every time I want to look left or right. I'm not too far in yet, just exploring. There's a wicked voice mocking me.
Yeah I had the speed issue too. For some reason the next time I ran the game the speed was correct... not sure what changed. The speed program runs in the system tray (orange, looks like a gear?).
If it does happen, I just used the arrow keys to turn. It's a pain, but it's better than tossing your cookies
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
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