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AusGAF IV - A No Hope, Government - Double the price, region locked and now adults
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codswallop
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Indeed it is. I was so excited to get my Amiga 500 set up again on a 55" screen a few years back. But the disk drive didn't work. ;(jambo said:
reptilescorpio
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LOL mass email just got sent out around my company titled, "TIP: Why Rebooting a Computer Fixes Some Problems"
Also Vince should get into PC gaming. It would make you much happier. Sure, I have to wait an extra few weeks for Arkham City but it only cost me $28 and will look insane on my decent PC and even better on my new one that is on the way.
More people have died from planking this year than from professional motor racing.midonnay said:
Also Vince should get into PC gaming. It would make you much happier. Sure, I have to wait an extra few weeks for Arkham City but it only cost me $28 and will look insane on my decent PC and even better on my new one that is on the way.
codswallop
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But comfy couch!reptilescorpio said:
reptilescorpio
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Don't make me come in there! Also you don't need to spend $2000 on a PC and it will NOT give you ball cancer. I promise.codswallop said:
Also pick up a 360 controller. Now you are gaming all over the place.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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You forgot the most important part, AAA exclusives.codswallop said:
PC doesn't have Crackdown.
PC has Photoshop and Google Docs, and if I'm in front of a PC that's what I'll be doing with it because otherwise I feel like I'm lazy
Still not ported over. Telstra assure me it's all done on their end and I'm just waiting for Optus. This is bullshit that I even have to worry about this.
PC has Photoshop and Google Docs, and if I'm in front of a PC that's what I'll be doing with it because otherwise I feel like I'm lazy
Still not ported over. Telstra assure me it's all done on their end and I'm just waiting for Optus. This is bullshit that I even have to worry about this.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I would totally play Mass Effect if it were available on a portable.
reptilescorpio
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Which is why it is worth owning a console if you like Halo or Uncharted. Especially since consoles are now under $300. In 5 years time though I expect to see a PS3 emulator running stable.DeathJr said:
Also Gaz you should make a Crackdown clone for PC!
At least 70% better on PC with Dolphin.RandomVince said:
BanShunsaku
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Gazunta said:
Are you speaking to the Telstra porting team or just a general enquiries number?
Try calling the porting team on 1800 631 334 (if you haven't already), they helped my other half when she was having issues porting from Optus to Telstra.
viciouskillersquirrel
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This one actually does require a $2000 PC, as far as I'm aware, at least if you want it to run at a stable framerate.reptilescorpio said:
endlessflood
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I have some old PC games and I'm wondering what the best way to find out if they work with Windows 7 is (without actually installing it on my Mac); is there a good site or rule for finding this out? Google doesn't seem to be much help, particularly for more obscure games.jambo said:
In particular I have a copy of Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood that I've always wanted to play but never had the chance before my old PC died and I switched permanently to the Mac. I could install XP on the Mac, but that limits my triple boot options, whereas if I go with Windows 7 the triple boot stuff is a lot easier I just don't want to find out that some of those old games won't work.
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The small one. I couldn't deal with the one-hit kill move he gets if you kill fatty first.Aon said:
endlessflood said:
tbh the easiest way with PC games is to just whack the disc in and see what happens. There are a bunch of compatibility modes built in to Windows 7.
You can also try searching on Google for terms like "Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood windows 7" or "Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood compatibility mode" and see what happens. Hopefully you'll find forum posts with instructions to get games running.
And if you do dual boot, definitely go with Windows 7.
EDIT: Also, judging by this it should run fine.
codswallop
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If the game doesn't have steep requirements or you have a powerful computer, you could always look at virtualisation. Might be a bit of overkill, but it ought to work. Using VMWare Player you ought to be able to make your own virtual computer and install whatever OS you like on that.endlessflood said:
If it requires a 3D card, virtualisation probably isn't what you want.
Edit: Looks like that's a pretty recent game, so my advice probably isn't useful in that situation.
reptilescorpio
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They released a Mac version you could try to track down or just give installing it on Win7 a shot. Some stuff runs perfectly through compatibility mode for me.endlessflood said:
Also Dolphin will run great on my 2500k build. Runs pretty good already on a Q6600.
endlessflood
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Cheers for the advice guys. I worded that post poorly, when I said I wanted to find out if the game would work on Win 7 "without actually installing it", I meant Windows rather than the game. I haven't installed Windows yet and I'm trying to decide whether to install XP or Win 7 on the Mac; XP makes triple booting (I'm going to install Linux as well) a real pain in terms of the partitioning, whereas Win 7 makes that stuff a piece of cake.
The drama is that once I put Win 7 on there's no going back short of wiping all 3 OS's so I just wanted to feel a little more confident that most of those old games would work. But it sounds like the chances are pretty good so I think I'll just bite the bullet and go with Win 7.
The drama is that once I put Win 7 on there's no going back short of wiping all 3 OS's so I just wanted to feel a little more confident that most of those old games would work. But it sounds like the chances are pretty good so I think I'll just bite the bullet and go with Win 7.
Marshmellow
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Jintor said:
If you are having trouble Jintor, make sure you are running the latest Stable build. i made that mistake last night. The lastest build they have the download button linked to was running games at like 20 fps. horribly.
I got the latest stable build and now everything runs at a smooth 60 FPS with no drops on max settings
reptilescorpio
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Are they browsing Twitter on their outdated phones with contempt for the disgusting device? Wishing it was a 4S and not a lowly little 4?Choc said:
In stock at ozgameshop!markot said:
http://www.ozgameshop.com/wii-games/xenoblade-chronicles-solus-game-wii
SMFH.midonnay said:
PS. Glad to hear someone other than me talk about FM4 in AusGAF, Bern (PS. If you want to friend me on XBL, my GT is Shaneus). To sum it up in an even shorter way, you could say it feels like they're a slightly PGR-ified GT5. Better overall aesthetics, style up the wazoo and the ability to cater to almost anyone.
Intro movie gives me goosebumps, too.
Won't be playing tonight, though... my hands seriously need a break. They're still a little sore from last night
reptilescorpio
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PC gaming is a nice oasis for me away from all the DLC and one use codes. As well as offering me more options on how I want to play my game and upgraded graphics.RandomVince said:
Omi said:
I don't have patience for pc outside a work environment. I have a short fuse with them in general, so last thing I want is to risk combining difficult games and inevitable hardware issues. Ask shaneus how I dealt with 360 rrod for proof.
Also I don't care about visuals at all.
bodyboarder
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RandomVince said:
This.
reptilescorpio
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$39 when it comes back into stock. Basically a 360 controller plus a dongle so it has 2 uses!markot said:
endlessflood
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Not if it's to replace it with XP for triple boot unfortunately.jambo said:
To get a triple boot Mac you have to do some very dodgy things to the partition maps (since you're effectively using two different partition maps at the same time) and the setup that gives you Mac, Win 7, Linux and a Linux swap won't work if you replace Win 7 with XP (you need to install XP to the partition that was Linux under the old scheme or it won't be recognised). It's a bit of a clusterfuck. Win 7 plays nicely with the triple boot setup but as I said XP makes things a bit of a pain.
Now you see why I wanted to figure out the games thing out before I installed Windows!
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