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Title: Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Scott84 on September 18, 2003, 06:40:37 pm: Hello,

Alot of games i have perfect on my home computer (1.2 Athlon, 256 DDR Ram and G4 128MB Video Card).

I was wondering if there were any games in mame that seriously need a powerful computer? What kind of computer do you need to run Crusin' USA?
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Apollo on September 18, 2003, 07:06:59 pm: He he to run Cruisin USA full speed? Only a computer in your dreams lol.

Area51
Mortal Kombat KI

There are others but I forget, sorry.
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Scott84 on September 18, 2003, 07:16:39 pm: Mortal Kombat doesnt run at full speed?
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Apollo on September 18, 2003, 07:28:52 pm: Killer Instinct ( I'm pretty sure it doesn't, could be wrong though ).
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Lilwolf on September 18, 2003, 08:27:38 pm: I play Crusin at full speed...

no sound, cheats on, then ~ and underclock cpu0 to about 20 - 30 percent...

its still slow selecting the car...

but after that its MUCH better! I get 100% (about 80% with sound) on a 2.4 ghz machine

Just to let you know...

btw, the controls SUCK... you can do it a little with a mouse.. but forget the keyboard completely
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: hyiu on September 19, 2003, 09:53:36 am: I have AMD 1.1GHz or 1.3 GHz.... 1 G Ram....

Mortal Combat does run ok.....

however... KI doesn't.....
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: bionicbadger on September 19, 2003, 10:29:37 am: STUN runner
and
War Gods

both run pretty choppy on my 2200+
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: greywolf22 on September 19, 2003, 10:48:07 am: Hey all,

I'm able to run KI and KI2 at full speed with no problem (Running an Athlon XP 2400+ and Geforce3 card), but Wargods is extremely choppy (and unplayable). Haven't tried Cruisin' USA though
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: clok on September 19, 2003, 11:54:49 am: I have a 1700XP OC'ed to 2400Mhz (faster then the fastest AMD you can currently buy). I noticed Lilwolf has a 2.4, is it an AMD? I still have 2 of the DLT stepping 1700XP chips and had thought of running one in my arcade machine, but I was under the impression that Cruzin and Wargods, etc where way out on processer speeds... Hmmm I may have to run mame on my main machine and check it out.

Clok
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: Lilwolf on September 19, 2003, 03:47:29 pm: 2.1xp and a 2.4intel actually. But I have mame + full roms on both... sometimes you just want to play a quick game while working... without standing up and going over to the arcade cabinet... (actually for testing FE development).

But yeah... underclocking makes SUCH a difference... I'm not even sure what the cpu0 is for... but everything seems to run like normal... So bugs.. I haven't noticed that the AI is bad or anything... But without a 270 degree joystick... I don't think I would play long enought to really find out.
Title: Re:Games That Are Computer Hogs!
Post by: walls83 on September 19, 2003, 04:37:53 pm: I run KI full speed with an Athlon 750... Running it will U64.. I have no problems KI2 is a different story its slow..