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Article #279Re: Anyone for Pinball?
From: Mike Dee
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:30
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:30
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"wave" <wave@waving> wrote in news:41c1f775@clear.net.nz: > > "Daniel" <atari400@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message > news:cpq6u1$qmj$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... >> Mike Dee wrote: >> > 'F1' Visual Pinball >> > >> > Nice game: 100% Freeware, No Spy junk, No time outs, No nags to >> > buy 'pro' vers [there isn't one], No installer required. Just >> > unzip to directory of choice. Great gameplay. >> > >> > <http://members.iinet.net.au/~cleathley/f1/> >> > >> > 15 Mb Download. >> > >> > Have a Happy and safe Xmas NC & AC >> >> Excellent game. Very good value for freeware. > > The webpage does not mention anything about minimum > specifications, I have a p3 500, tnt2 and some of the pinmame > games struggle a bit, like star trek the next generation and > multiball makes quite a few of the tables slow on my computer so > does anyone know if this f1 table will require more power than the > typical pinmame table? The only caveat I could see is: " * Please Note: F1 will not work if you have the latest Detonator Drivers (40.72). Nvidia have confirmed this is a problem with their drivers (which also effects visual Pinball) and has been fixed in the next release of the Detonators.. It works fine with 40.41 drivers." Being a freeware game I don't think that it would have the bloat that comes with some commercial efforts. It's screen size is very configurable, so you can run it in a smaller window if you desire. I have a P3 not doing very much. I'll install it on that and will report back [a bit later - Xmas and all that]. Oops there's that <insert favorite cuss here> X word again :) -- dee
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From: Mike Dee <emteedee@optushome.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Anyone for Pinball?
Date: 16 Dec 2004 23:30:57 GMT
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