Best Card for DOS gaming

nauticus · Sep 1, 2004, 01:40 AM

I'm looking for a video card (PCI or ISA) that performes well for DOS games, and has good, compatible drivers. Thanks!

Judas · Sep 1, 2004, 03:16 AM

if you can find one.... i consider the Kyro 1 4000XT one of the best... has the best color output... and clarity..

if for other dos games that may include 3dfx.. find a voodoo

edperks · Sep 1, 2004, 03:20 AM

I would try to find a Voodoo II Like a Diamnd Monster 3D good card and you can pair them up with SLI.

PoopyTheJ · Sep 1, 2004, 03:49 AM

Lchevy79 · Sep 1, 2004, 03:25 PM

sli is when you use two cards and make them run as 1, the new 6800 cards have this in the chipsets

Matth · Sep 1, 2004, 04:23 PM

The VooDoo 2 (single or SLI pair) is only a 3D Accelerator, it still needs a 2D card to hookup with.

If you're talking about support and advantages, VooDoo may be the ONLY really "supported" accelerator in any DOS games.

AFAIK, everything else only uses VESA compatible mode, and apart from some of the S3 cards which were known to be SLOW in DOS mode, here may not be a lot to choose.

Where DOS games had options for specific cards, it's down to that game in particular - the only "driver" was a software VESA 2.0 for those cards which lacked it in BIOS ... Scitech UNIVBE or something, I think it was.
http://www.mwpms.uklinux.net/univbe.txt

http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/...ee_titles.html - free versions, yummy!

http://www.mwpms.uklinux.net/doctor6x.txt - check the Readme for Display Doctor 6.53 - Supports VBE accelerated function

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 1, 2004, 06:35 PM

dos gameing.... god no

drakesteakn · Sep 1, 2004, 09:43 PM

man u can play DOS games. what a shame.DOS= dead operating system

Judas · Sep 2, 2004, 03:09 AM

what's wrong? quake 1 is orginally dos gaming...

alot of old dos games still kick ass....

drakesteakn · Sep 2, 2004, 03:58 AM

man now u can get a game thats better thats not DOS driven. everything has decent to nice graphics. its a waste to buy a card to play just DOS games

Judas · Sep 2, 2004, 08:19 AM

ok.. if you can pick up a say, 20 dollar completely running flawlessly voodoo 2 to play a varaity of old classic... .yet EXCELLENT games... why the hell not?

drakesteakn · Sep 2, 2004, 07:12 PM

cuz i got a 400$ card that runs way better...lol

nauticus · Sep 3, 2004, 12:25 AM

but there is no VESA support for that $400 card is there?

The game I'm trying to play is System Shock. If that helps, and Voodoo 1 has dos drivers?

Judas · Sep 3, 2004, 04:05 AM

voodoo 1 won't run anything 2D..... but there are a good bunch of games that run dos and with 3DFX Glide mode...

~~REGENERAT1ON~~ · Sep 6, 2004, 01:02 AM

Voodoo 3/2/Rush

nauticus · Sep 7, 2004, 01:05 AM

Thanks for all of your replies, but I should have said I was just looking for a 2D card, and not a 3d accelerator.

Matth · Sep 8, 2004, 05:13 PM

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...t=69578&page=3 - Blunder around here, there may be something useful on other pages of this ramble.

See also
http://www.m3fe.com/content/sshock

And this Archive of a defunct site - some modern cards DO have a usable VBE
http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...videoproblems/

Sep 1, 2004, 01:40 AM	#1
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Sep 1, 2004, 06:35 PM	#7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	dos gameing.... god no __________________

Sep 1, 2004, 09:43 PM	#8
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	man u can play DOS games. what a shame.DOS= dead operating system __________________

Sep 1, 2004, 03:20 AM	#3
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I would try to find a Voodoo II Like a Diamnd Monster 3D good card and you can pair them up with SLI.

Sep 1, 2004, 04:23 PM	#6
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	The VooDoo 2 (single or SLI pair) is only a 3D Accelerator, it still needs a 2D card to hookup with. If you're talking about support and advantages, VooDoo may be the ONLY really "supported" accelerator in any DOS games. AFAIK, everything else only uses VESA compatible mode, and apart from some of the S3 cards which were known to be SLOW in DOS mode, here may not be a lot to choose. Where DOS games had options for specific cards, it's down to that game in particular - the only "driver" was a software VESA 2.0 for those cards which lacked it in BIOS ... Scitech UNIVBE or something, I think it was. http://www.mwpms.uklinux.net/univbe.txt http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/...ee_titles.html - free versions, yummy! http://www.mwpms.uklinux.net/doctor6x.txt - check the Readme for Display Doctor 6.53 - Supports VBE accelerated function

Sep 2, 2004, 03:58 AM	#10
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	man now u can get a game thats better thats not DOS driven. everything has decent to nice graphics. its a waste to buy a card to play just DOS games __________________

Sep 2, 2004, 07:12 PM	#12
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	cuz i got a 400$ card that runs way better...lol __________________

Sep 3, 2004, 12:25 AM	Thread Starter #13
nauticus Carpcarpcarpcarpcarp Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: nauticus Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	but there is no VESA support for that $400 card is there? The game I'm trying to play is System Shock. If that helps, and Voodoo 1 has dos drivers?

Sep 6, 2004, 01:02 AM	#15
~~REGENERAT1ON~~ NGO Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 0	Voodoo 3/2/Rush

Sep 7, 2004, 01:05 AM	Thread Starter #16
nauticus Carpcarpcarpcarpcarp Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: nauticus Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for all of your replies, but I should have said I was just looking for a 2D card, and not a 3d accelerator.

Sep 8, 2004, 05:13 PM	#17
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...t=69578&page=3 - Blunder around here, there may be something useful on other pages of this ramble. See also http://www.m3fe.com/content/sshock And this Archive of a defunct site - some modern cards DO have a usable VBE http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...videoproblems/