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    Any way to fix FF8 on Vista?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Arquis, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I was able to run FF8 on my ancient XP machine with 64mb of shared VRAM and 512mb RAM, but on my modern Mac running Vista it all goes to crap.

    Well here's what it looks like:

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    Just wondering of there was any way to fix this? :(
     
    Arquis, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. mufflan

    mufflan Notebook Consultant

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    Emulate it, or if it's the PC version, use VMware & XP

    epsxe 1.5.2 will run FF7/8/9 perfectly (going to play 9 now just because you reminded me of the good ol' FF games)

    when I last tried to install FF8 PC on my computer I gave it up due to a lot of crashes in XP SP2 and instead emulated my PS discs.
     
    mufflan, Feb 17, 2008
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  3. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    It's the PC version. Using VMWare Fusion would slow things down to near unplayable, and I don't have XP...

    I'll try just emulating it though. Thanks for the tip.
     
    Arquis, Feb 17, 2008
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  4. nhat2991

    nhat2991 Notebook Consultant

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    :D Just finished it a few months ago, the only way to fix this issue is using software render (if my memory served me correctly)
     
    nhat2991, Feb 17, 2008
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  5. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I'll second ePSX... its the best one to make a 100% emulation of the PSX.
     
    Gophn, Feb 17, 2008
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  6. link1313

    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yea just download the emulator. Haha its funny I just started playing this today. ePSXe works. PM me for more info.



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    (click for full size)
     
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  7. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do note that playing FF8 PSX version emulated will mean you lose the excellent re-rendered FMVs in the PC version.
    One of the main advantages of the PC version over the PSX version is the higher resolution movies, which would be a shame to miss.

    And speaking about running the FF8 PC version under XP, I strongly recommend using Virtual PC ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...2-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en), as it is free and from Microsoft, the people who made the XP operating system.
     
    Budding, Feb 17, 2008
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  8. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    link1313,

    Please dont post images of that size. They make it very hard to view the thread.
     
    Kdawgca, Feb 17, 2008
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  9. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Looks like Virtual PC doesn't work with Windows Vista Home....
     
    Arquis, Feb 17, 2008
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  10. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Use VMWare. MS doesn't like non-Business/Ultimate people using it (yes, they're trying to make more!). Its better IMHO, but MS VPC is worthy for most applications.
     
    Greg, Feb 17, 2008
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