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   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > I feel pretty confident I could get it running provided that it   
   > doesn't require a specific sound and/or video card.   
   > I am dos-man after all.  It looks like a first-person shooter though.   
   > I'll steer well clear.   
      
   So far, even the *best* old school DOSBox users can't get it working   
   correctly, there's always something missing it(be it music, or   
   whatever). About the only way I've ever heard of anyone getting it to   
   run is by actually having an old P1 with Windows 95. :(   
      
   > There was one x-box game I saw in a demo that looked cool. It was one   
   > of the oddworld titles. Wouldn't mind getting that one, whichever it   
   > was.   
      
   As you seem to hate FPS titles, I'm guess it's not "Stranger's Wrath"   
   but the other one...I can't remember the name, but I am pretty sure it   
   was a launch title on the Xbox.   
      
   > That's exactly why I want it. I can only play Rolling Thunder on my   
   > slow PC using old versions of FastMAME. The sound is particularly   
   > good. You're damn right it's hard. It's an arcade game; weren't they   
   > all.  We used to have this at my work, so I played it regularly. All   
   > that practice didn't make me any better at it then you probably are :D   
      
   Well, you can get the comp...but remember two things: A) A good PC is   
   cheap nowadays(real cheap, like $100, I can provide links if you like)   
   and B) if you get a modded Xbox you'll just play it through MAME rather   
   than the Namco disc(the Namco disc, IIRC, doesn't give you unlimited   
   credits, or starts you all over every time you die or some shit like that).   
      
   > The NAMCO compilations for the PS1 were quite good in my opinion. Pac-   
   > man can even be played on a vertical screen. Near-perfect versions of   
   > moonwalker and burgertime make these must-haves, although museum 2 is   
   > very rare for some reason. Even I don't have that one.  Honestly,   
   > midway's compilations aren't any better. They put out games that are   
   > unplayable with standard console gamepads (centipede, sinistar, 360   
   > skate or die, robotron, etc.) What's the sense in that??   
      
   Oh, don't get me wrong...I'm not trying to tell you that the Midway   
   arcade comps on the DC were any good. Hell, even Midway Arcade   
   Treasures, Vol 1 on the Xbox sucked ass(the only redeeming feature is   
   Smash TV). Now, Vol 2 and 3 were pretty hip. I don't understand why   
   Namco can't be bothered to bring out a more recent arcade comp like   
   Midway did, though.   
      
   > My fear is that the 80s tunes is the reason they are refusing to drop   
   > the price. Nobody asked them to put music on there. I bought this   
   > compilation for the PC and the install took like an hour due to all   
   > the antipiracy crap that the installer put on my system. I've never   
   > seen anything like it. This kind of stuff has led me to abandon the PC   
   > as a gaming platform.  They're ancient freaking songs for God's sake!   
   > Finally, I had enough and threw it in the trash where it belonged.   
      
   I wouldn't base *anything* off the experience you had with the Namco PC   
   comp. To make matters worse, the compilation is guarded by a very nasty   
   piece of shit called "Starforce". It is a horrible, horrible application   
   that is used to prevent piracy. It is the worst of the worst. In fact,   
   you *need* to go to the Starforce site, download the "Starforce Removal   
   Tool" and run it *IMMEDIATELY*. I don't even want to tell you what that   
   piece of shit software did to a buddy's PC...   
      
   http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55   
      
   Like I said, I wouldn't abandon the PC as a gaming platform based on   
   this experience...but that fact that you hate FPS shooters may be enough   
   to do so. I'm a huge FPS fan, so the PC is a huge gaming platform for me. ;)   
      
   Oh, here's a list of games that use it, so you'll know what to steer   
   clear of:   
      
   http://groups.google.com/group/boycott-starforce/web/games-list   
      
   Bel   
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