Trip down memory lane - speaking of bad frame rates

Son Goku · 10-02-04, 08:07 PM

Anyone remember the box specs for Diablo II, aka recommended being like a 266 MHz Pentium II, 256 MB RAM, and it was supposed to run well on a 3dfx Banshee? Looking for something else, noticed this in my webspace

BTW, that computer had a GeForce 2 GTS (Hercules Prophet II), Athlon 700 (or 1 GHz tbird, depending on exactly when it was taken), and 384 MB RAM... Notice I was just standing on the bridge, and there were no monsters or action around me whatsoever

Game is also limited to 800x600 screen res max, and 16-bit color.

Edge · 10-02-04, 10:13 PM

Ahh yes, the good old days when Diablo 2 was totally broken in D3D mode. Did you know the game wasn't even going to have a D3D mode when it was released? They added that option in at the last minute, but it still had a lot of problems (horrible performance and it was missing many effects). Reminds me of when I played through Deus Ex on my 200mhz computer.

theultimo · 10-03-04, 02:50 AM

Heh, i remember Deus Ex 1 w/ a Geforce DDR...I actually went out and bought a voodoo2 for this game so i could play it in glide..

Doom on 386SX has given me nightmares forever.

10-02-04, 08:07 PM	#1
Son Goku Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 439 East District, Mount Paozu Posts: 1,714	Trip down memory lane - speaking of bad frame rates Anyone remember the box specs for Diablo II, aka recommended being like a 266 MHz Pentium II, 256 MB RAM, and it was supposed to run well on a 3dfx Banshee? Looking for something else, noticed this in my webspace BTW, that computer had a GeForce 2 GTS (Hercules Prophet II), Athlon 700 (or 1 GHz tbird, depending on exactly when it was taken), and 384 MB RAM... Notice I was just standing on the bridge, and there were no monsters or action around me whatsoever Game is also limited to 800x600 screen res max, and 16-bit color.

10-02-04, 10:13 PM	#2
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: Trip down memory lane - speaking of bad frame rates Ahh yes, the good old days when Diablo 2 was totally broken in D3D mode. Did you know the game wasn't even going to have a D3D mode when it was released? They added that option in at the last minute, but it still had a lot of problems (horrible performance and it was missing many effects). Reminds me of when I played through Deus Ex on my 200mhz computer.

10-03-04, 02:50 AM	#3
theultimo DoD + Sharepoint=Headache Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iraq Posts: 667	Re: Trip down memory lane - speaking of bad frame rates Heh, i remember Deus Ex 1 w/ a Geforce DDR...I actually went out and bought a voodoo2 for this game so i could play it in glide.. Doom on 386SX has given me nightmares forever. __________________ MAIN MACHINE: Macbook Pro Currently being used in Clamshell Mode \| Core Duo 2.16 \| 2GB DDR-2 667 \| Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB (Underclocked version) \| Windows Vista/OS X \| 19' Viewsonic 1912wb UMPC: Samsung Q1 \| 512MB DDR-2 \| 40GB \| Xp Tablet PC 2005 \| Intel GMA 900 XBOX Live Gamertag: theultimos

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