Primal Rage

[CGRemakes]

I legally own the old DOS version of Primal Rage, and am trying to get it to run in Windows XP.  I've tried everything I can think of (compatibility mode), but every time I go to play it, it says that "Primal Rage requires at least a 486 processor".  I've tried using a DOS soundcard emulator as well, and I can't get it to work.  

Any suggestions?  I've tried using the SNES emulator/ROM, figuring I legally own the DOS version and would play it if I could (this may not be totally legal, but I have no choice), but it doesn't play all the sounds 100% correct, and I don't believe MAME has ANY sound in Primal Rage if I'm not mistaken.

[IIOIOOIOO]

There used to be an old DOS TSR that would cause your BIOS to mis-report the CPU. Try looking down that path.

BTW, I like your website. Looks like you have some nice deals all around. I have a couple of friends who sell a hodgepodge of stuff on the net as well, and they love it. Pretty much, any time they find a REALLY good lot deal they buy it, and figure they can sell it within a couple of months because they can price it so low.

[spectre]

my only suggestion is to say crap on windows and use dos... dos is the best... lol

[CGRemakes]

In many ways I agree, DOS is better.  Unfortunately, my controls are hooked up to my 2.4 Ghz computer that I also use for the internet/word processing/etc.  I do own a 300 Mhz machine that I use for older games/applications, but I don't have any arcade controls hooked up to them.

[CGRemakes]

There used to be an old DOS TSR that would cause your BIOS to mis-report the CPU. Try looking down that path.

BTW, I like your website. Looks like you have some nice deals all around. I have a couple of friends who sell a hodgepodge of stuff on the net as well, and they love it. Pretty much, any time they find a REALLY good lot deal they buy it, and figure they can sell it within a couple of months because they can price it so low.

Any idea where I might be able to locate something like that?  I remember seeing that, but it's been several years.  I doubt there is much of a demand for it any more.  Thanks for the compliment on the website, I always appreciate input (good or bad) so that I can make it the best that it can be.

[Lilwolf]

Have you tried dosbox or any of the other dos emulators?  These might do it..

[SirPoonga]

It doesn't sound like a dos issue though.  It sounds like the software programmers didn't write it for pentiums.  

[CGRemakes]

It works ok on my PII 300 Mhz computer, so I'm not sure what its problem is.  I tried Dosbox, and it just closed the program right when I started it.  I tried Bochs as well but can't get it configured very well (complicated program).