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CarniveaN posted 05-13-99 08:11 PM ET
well, ok, not quite...
I just found out that Creative has made a API/wrapper that lets Glide only games run on their Direct3D cards. Hurray ! Finally I won't need a 3dfx card to run all those flight sims (providing I actually ugrade my system with a 3d card somehow a K6 166, with a Virge doesn't cut it these days)
Gamers rejoyce
but, still, read a bit of Joyce as well... har har har
Carny
Spoe posted 05-13-99 08:17 PM ET
Just out of curiosity, when exactly did a Virge cut it?
Khan Singh posted 05-13-99 10:36 PM ET
Are there any Glide only games anymore? And I wouldn't get too excited about a wrapper anyway. They rarely work as advertised.
CarniveaN posted 05-13-99 10:50 PM ET
well.. uhhmm.. no the Virge never did cut it, but it was half decent for 2D only stuff (SMAC).
there are only a few new games being glide only, but quite a handfull of the old games were made only for glide.
- I-war
- EF2000 (also included support for rendition)
- Longbow
- Longbow 2 (later supported more accelators)
those are the only ones that come to mind right now.
appearantly the wrapper looses about 5 - 10% performance... but for those old games that should be no problem, and the newer ones either support OpenGL or D3D.
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Author	Topic: Woo Hoo! 3dfx is dead !!!
CarniveaN	posted 05-13-99 08:11 PM ET well, ok, not quite... I just found out that Creative has made a API/wrapper that lets Glide only games run on their Direct3D cards. Hurray ! Finally I won't need a 3dfx card to run all those flight sims (providing I actually ugrade my system with a 3d card somehow a K6 166, with a Virge doesn't cut it these days) Gamers rejoyce but, still, read a bit of Joyce as well... har har har Carny
Spoe	posted 05-13-99 08:17 PM ET Just out of curiosity, when exactly did a Virge cut it?
Khan Singh	posted 05-13-99 10:36 PM ET Are there any Glide only games anymore? And I wouldn't get too excited about a wrapper anyway. They rarely work as advertised.
CarniveaN	posted 05-13-99 10:50 PM ET well.. uhhmm.. no the Virge never did cut it, but it was half decent for 2D only stuff (SMAC). there are only a few new games being glide only, but quite a handfull of the old games were made only for glide. - I-war - EF2000 (also included support for rendition) - Longbow - Longbow 2 (later supported more accelators) those are the only ones that come to mind right now. appearantly the wrapper looses about 5 - 10% performance... but for those old games that should be no problem, and the newer ones either support OpenGL or D3D.