Quoting: DigitalSinEverything about SuSE back then is superior, it's so heavily modified compared to other distros at the time, i.e. the kernel and XFree86 ... 7.3 had a real animated bootup that is superior to even today standards. Check it out!

While I am not opposed to possibly playing with other distributions at some point, you are trying to sell this to a guy who is not even running a display manager on his modern Arch Linux machine. :whistle:

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Quoting: kneekooNice! :D Also update the link to this article in the previous one.

You always forget something. Fixed now.

Quoting: x_wingNice update. Regarding the driver problems you mention, couldn't they be related to your Mesa version? Maybe the regressions are not related to the kernel.

It almost certainly is a problem in Mesa, which is what got me using Fedora Legacy in the first place as I wanted to see if the issues were fixed in an update for Red Hat Linux 9.

Regardless, I am better off sticking with Valhalla or any other distribution with a glibc older than version 2.3 for the best compatibility with Loki games.

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Quoting: BumadarShogo: Mobile Armor Division I completely forgot about that game. Wonder how it held up over all those years.

Well, I am biased as Shogo is a personal favourite of mine. My brother and I were actually gifted a signed piece of concept art by Monolith Productions as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. It was also the first game I won with the Rage 128 Pro from the Windows 98 installation along with Blood II.

Quoting: BumadarCreative cd drives where never great, well not that I can remember, so the LG is a good move

The irony is it was the Creative drive that first caught my eye at the dump as it helped betray the age of the computer. Throws the colour off now too since the LG is not nearly as yellowed as the rest of the front of the case.

I had another earlier LG CD-ROM drive from 2003 I could have used but since I was off period anyway I figured I might as well go for more functionality.

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Just in case anyone is interested I have prepared a guide for installing the Fedora Legacy updates on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Valhalla:
http://icculus.org/~hamish/dianoga/fedora-legacy-valhalla [External Link]

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Quoting: CanadianBlueBeerI still have some of those old Loki games, and one, Civ:CTP does work on modern linux with a bit of fiddling, (just a bit), except for the music. That's solved just by having something else play the CD. :)

I did play through Rune and Soldier of Fortune on Fedora about ten years ago, and I could get the Shogo demo to launch on Arch Linux until just a few years ago. There are means and ways with these old ports but it just keeps getting harder and harder with each passing year.

Quoting: CanadianBlueBeerMandrake for Gaming included Sims for Linux (no number, just The Sims)

I believe that was accomplished by TransGaming using their WineX/Cedega fork.

One thing this project has done is that it has finally made me learn how to play Microsoft Solitaire on Windows 98 and Klondike as part of AisleRiot on Linux. Never bothered learning until now. :wink:

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Quoting: lectrode

Quoting: HamishI am assuming they mean RX Vega graphics.

This laptop does not have discrete graphics - only integrated. Whatever comes in the CPU is what you get.

So yeah, RX Vega graphics like I said.

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Quoting: CalinouFun fact: Quake 3 Arena has dedicated code to detect Rage Pro GPUs [External Link] and will use different effects on those GPUs (particles, marks, ...).

But is that for a Rage 128 Pro or a 3D Rage Pro? Yes, it gets confusing... :whistle:

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I am assuming they mean RX Vega graphics.

Does System76 solder in the RAM like Lenovo does now? Because that just horrifies me.

EDIT: Nope, RAM is fully upgradeable with two DDR4 slots. Sounds great.

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Quoting: The_AquabatI wasn't that much into linux gaming back in those days but my personal favourite from Loki Software was Soulride snowboard game. I wonder if this machine can handle it?

Soul Ride was released by Linux Game Publishing rather than Loki Software which makes it even harder to find a copy of nowadays. The LGP website does look to be back online as an archive at least so I could try the demo:
https://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/ [External Link]

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Quoting: GuestYou really need to get a crt :(

...and as a grand finale to the article series, blow it up using an erroneous xvidtune modeline. Always end with a bang!

If you read my first article you will find I did use a CRT but it was in the process of arcing itself to death. So after risking fire or electrocution I am sticking with the LCD for now. :wink:

I had thought of using the ViewSonic Q71 monitor I have as a second head on my main Arch Linux computer through the use of a VGA switch but I am concerned about the loss of picture quality.

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Quoting: furaxhornyxThat nice selection of games brings back good memories :wink:

I have access to a number of loose jewel cases and even a few complete Linux game boxes to show in future articles. Not an exhaustive collection but enough to be interesting.

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