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Someone mentioned that getting Rayman 2 to work on win7 64-bit was difficult. Are there instructions for installing it somewhere?
I would rather not pay the $6 if I already own it. One of my favorite games, and the PC version is great because it doesn't have the english voice overs.
I would rather not pay the $6 if I already own it. One of my favorite games, and the PC version is great because it doesn't have the english voice overs.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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bhlaab said:
Wait so you can get it to work with Xpadder? I can't stand that A is jump and spacebar is shoot. Should be the other way around. Did shoulders do anything or do you mean for firing?
Gog are up to... something. Again.
http://www.gog.com/en/news/dr_m_and_the_dastardly_doom
And it appears they're trying to be Valve when revealing it. How *sweet*.
http://www.gog.com/en/news/dr_m_and_the_dastardly_doom
And it appears they're trying to be Valve when revealing it. How *sweet*.
AndyMoogle
Member
DRM is evil, which is why the evil character they created is called Dr. M. They aren't going to add DRM so don't worry about that.Shaneus said:
Refreshment.01
Member
Let's focus herebhlaab said:
A wireless xbox360 pad is recognized in the game? Even if its not in the most optimal scheme, i would like to play the game with the pad.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Picked up Rayman:Forever and Rayman 2. Never played the series and the lastest GI had an article about a new one that made me sad I missed out.
someguyinahat
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In the very unlikely event it's Square Enix, does that mean the PC could finally get to purchase FFVII again?
charlequin
Banned
Sinatar said:
Of those five I definitely think that's the right ordering. LucasArts and EA are both an order of magnitude beyond the others in terms of seminal and entirely inaccessible titles that GOG could bring back to modern audiences; after that, Microsoft has a moderately rich catalog to dig into whereas the other two would really be looking at a fairly small and contained set of franchises.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Are any of the games on sale this weekend good?
nincompoop
Banned
Raptor is fucking amazing.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
A Black Falcon
Member
bhlaab said:
Rayman 2 PC is like the N64 version, not the DC version, except with better graphics and higher resolution support than you'd get on consoles. Rayman 2 was first released as a simultaneous PC and N64 release; the DC, PS1, and PS2 ports came later (and more recently the DS and 3DS as well), each some time after the other.
The PS1 version is significantly cut down and isn't worth playing. The PS2 one had some big changes, including English-language voice acting, an overworld to run around instead of level select from points, and a few more things. Despite that the changes aren't liked by all and the DC version is probably the most highly regarded, but the original N64/PC release really is quite similar to the DC; I have both the DC and PC versions, and it looks and plays pretty much the same on both platforms. The PC just doesn't have the added stuff like those DC-exclusive minigames. I think the DC/PS2 versions also added a normal stage or two to the original, but still the original version is still great and very much worth playing by anyone who hasn't before. It's a great game and the great art still stands up even if the graphics obviously don't look as good technically now as they did when the game came out. It supports reasonably high resolutions, too -- it lets me choose anything from 640x480 to 1280x1024, and does have widescreen resolutions as well.
As for gamepads, the game supports analog gamepads, yes. It only supports one analog stick, because most PC gamepads then only had one stick (and the N64 also only had one stick), so there isn't a camera stick, but other than that the gamepad controls are good. It is true that it doesn't have control configuration options, though, and it only sees your first controller so if you have several plugged in detach ones other than the one you want to use or something. That you can't remap the buttons is a little annoying I guess, but oh well. It's worth it to get the analog controls though, trying to control a 3d platformer with a gamepad is pretty difficult. I've done it -- in fact when I first played this game, I quite likely played it on a gamepad that only had a dpad -- but it's better with an analog stick for sure.
Oh, I can't say anything about x64, though. I have a 32-bit OS.
Overall, yeah, Rayman 2 is a great classic and the PC version is a fine version of the game. Anyone who hasn't played it, or who wants to play it, definitely should pick it up!
I haven't picked up Rayman 2 on GOG yet, but I think I will after trying an old demo for the game I found. I did not imagine that this game would look so good at high resolution. Even the text and sprites look great! And it runs so smooth compared to when I played it on the N64. I may have to experiment with a gamepad control program to see if I can get it to play the way I want to first though.
Oh, and that logo is there because I took these in a demo that has that in the corner.
Oh, and that logo is there because I took these in a demo that has that in the corner.
Related? Granted, this was back in late 2009:asb said:
http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2009/08/lucasarts-x-wing-and-tie-fighter-coming-back/
I hope....
cleveridea
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nyong said:
Day one.
nyong said:
Rodriguez was responsible for all the retro releases on Steam, the Monkey Island Remakes and the Telltale Monkey Island games. Unfortunately he got shitcanned and is no longer with Lucasarts, so whatever he had planned ended with his departure.
Here's one more just because I thought it looked nice. If anybody does purchase this and finds a way to edit the controls then please post it. The game is great, but the button layout is a little odd. Does GOG ever update these older games with bug fixes and compatibility for modern controllers?
Edit: I'm running on Windows 7 64bit and it works fine. Resolution changes through the menu crash the game, but the readme acknowledges that this is just a problem with the demo so the GOG version probably doesn't have it. The demo is here.
ftp://ftp.ubisoft.com/Rayman2/rayman2high.zip
Edit: I'm running on Windows 7 64bit and it works fine. Resolution changes through the menu crash the game, but the readme acknowledges that this is just a problem with the demo so the GOG version probably doesn't have it. The demo is here.
ftp://ftp.ubisoft.com/Rayman2/rayman2high.zip
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
charlequin said:
I think you're overselling MS. They've got a lot of great stuff, but it's not stuff destined for GOG.
Here's the top 200 on the wishlist (this isn't publicly available, GOG just shows the top 10).
Also hilarious from the wishlist:
610: Stop Posting Console Games Like God Of War Etc. You Retards! - 209
882: DONT VOTE FOR XBOX360 GAMES OR XBOX GAMES - 152
1061: Stop Putting Up New Games Or Games That Aren't Even Out Yet - 121
1110: Old Console (emulated) Games Which Are No Longer Available (like (S)NES, PSX, Etc.) - 116
1232: Stop Adding Games On The Wislist That Was Already On GoG... - 102
1245: Hire some community mods to clean up this goddamn, useless list! - 101
hahaha
Yoink.Ionic said:
And for your controller mapping woes - use a gamepad-to-keyboard mapper. This is assuming there exists one that allows you to keep the analogue sticks as analogue sticks but buttons as keyboard keys.
I approve of each of these entries on the list, but as #1245 asserts, they shouldn't be there at all.Stumpokapow said:
cartman414
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QfG series needs more votes. At least a lot of people are voting Ultima. Strange about the lack of Wizardry though.
Baloonatic
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Ionic said:
Have you tried Total Game Control? Not really sure if it will do what you want but it's worth a try I guess.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Ultima 8 and Ultima Collection have the same number of votes...how bizarre.
LOLz I completely forgot I own Ultima Collection. Maybe I should try installing it or something.
LOLz I completely forgot I own Ultima Collection. Maybe I should try installing it or something.
Well, you can't say they don't milk this for all it's worth:
There is even a countdown on the main page now, looks like it's supposed to slowly zoom in on the location of the company.
Any of those five would be great, but I think it will be Square Enix.
http://www.xpadder.com/
There is even a countdown on the main page now, looks like it's supposed to slowly zoom in on the location of the company.
Any of those five would be great, but I think it will be Square Enix.
Try XPadder, you can make your own profiles for various gamepads. I think if you do not add the analog sticks to the profile, Xpadder will not intercept them at all.Ionic said:
http://www.xpadder.com/
GreenMonkey
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mAcOdIn said:
I'd love me some Dungeon Keeper or DK2 without futzing around. I love gog. EA swallowed a lot of companies that had some good backlog.
I have no problems getting DOSbox games working, but some of the win95/98 era games are very annoying / frustrating under win7-64.
Lafazar said:Well, you can't say they don't milk this for all it's worth:
"biggest announcement ever" is a pretty big statement. Something is bigger than when they get Baldur's Gate I & II ?
With that kind of hype I'd bet EA or LucasArts. LucasArts fits in better with gog's userbase IMO but who knows.
reptilescorpio
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NewShaneus said:
Hoping Lucasarts. EA would be fantastic but so much legal stuff to sort out. MS would rather do it on their own platform. 2K maybe?
It was always quite likely simply because the zoom would become instantly obvious if it had been squeenix 
It'll either be obviously Microsoft very soon, or obviously not Microsoft. And probably not Microsoft to keep the tension up.
What order do those other three spots appear in?
It'll either be obviously Microsoft very soon, or obviously not Microsoft. And probably not Microsoft to keep the tension up.
What order do those other three spots appear in?
kurtrussell
Banned
It's going to be one of the cluster of three - if it was the dot on it's own, it'd be obvious what it was going to be before the reveal had finished.
What studios are in the cluster of three? I've been looking at the DRM teaser stuff, and I thought there was a syndicate reference there - the briefcase thing.....
What studios are in the cluster of three? I've been looking at the DRM teaser stuff, and I thought there was a syndicate reference there - the briefcase thing.....