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Regarding global vrs install discs....
#292208 - 07/19/12 05:41 PM
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Ok, this is a serious shout into the dark but I'm quite curious. I was not aware that global vr's hardware was just a PC running XP, much like Taito Type X. Games look like they come as install discs like regular PC games according to their website.
They have Aliens Extermination for 34.00 dollars, I don't know if anyone here has played it, but is one of the best Alien games.
Is it possible to run these games on a home PC?
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: Trnzaddict]
#292219 - 07/19/12 09:05 PM
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> Is it possible to run these games on a home PC?
Not legally and not as-is. They have protection and some sort of custom controls. It's likely possible someone could hack them to run on a home PC, but to my knowledge it hasn't been done for those games.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: R. Belmont]
#292224 - 07/19/12 10:21 PM
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The Taito Type X has been hacked to run on a normal Windows setup so it's only a matter of time before someone hacks the Global VR games to do the same.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: uVSthem]
#292239 - 07/20/12 02:12 AM
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Thanks for the answers guys. Honestly I was about to look into ordering the install disc (for 34.00 not bad) just to see what it could do but yea I forgot about protection and the pcb board for the guns. Even if I tried running the executable I would probably get errors up the yin yang.
Whoever hacked Type X should take a stab at this it can't be too complicated.
They want $ 10,000.00 for the Aliens cab. There smoking crack.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: R. Belmont]
#292244 - 07/20/12 02:46 AM
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Assuming you could get past the protection, would it be easier to emulating a PC game as apposed to dedicated hardware? I'm not necessarily talking about this game, just any Windows based one.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
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#292246 - 07/20/12 03:02 AM
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> The Taito Type X has been hacked to run on a normal Windows setup so it's only a
> matter of time before someone hacks the Global VR games to do the same.
Type X games are far more kiddie-popular than these games. And that counts for a lot in terms of what gets hacked.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
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#292247 - 07/20/12 03:04 AM
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> Assuming you could get past the protection, would it be easier to emulating a PC game
> as apposed to dedicated hardware? I'm not necessarily talking about this game, just
> any Windows based one.
No. Microsoft, VMWare, and Red Hat each have staffs of hundreds of programmers trying to solve this problem (PC emulation on PC) efficiently. MAMEdev does not.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: R. Belmont]
#292519 - 07/24/12 01:18 AM
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> > Is it possible to run these games on a home PC?
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> Not legally and not as-is. They have protection and some sort of custom controls.
> It's likely possible someone could hack them to run on a home PC, but to my knowledge
> it hasn't been done for those games.
You need a mainboard with i810 chipset. I would start scouting the Compaq and Dells of this world to find a suitable replacement. Good luck finding a compatible hard drive. I don't know if DF is available for contact, but he could shed some light on how to get the install discs working on the i810 board.
I don't know what social circles he is frequenting but he might need a pen pal to pass the time.
I'll get flamed for typing DF now...in T minus 5..4..3.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
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#292520 - 07/24/12 01:44 AM
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You're sort of like the dookie string of an uncleaned shrimp. Completely unlikable and repulsive and why anyone would put up with you can't rationally be explained yet a lot of people just swallow and move on like nothing happened. Like they didn't just swallow actual shit.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: Smitdogg]
#292521 - 07/24/12 01:55 AM
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Quote:
You're sort of like the dookie string of an uncleaned shrimp. Completely unlikable and repulsive and why anyone would put up with you can't rationally be explained yet a lot of people just swallow and move on like nothing happened. Like they didn't just swallow actual shit.
That would mean that my posts leave you with a gritty after taste. I wouldn't brag about it too much if I was you as you don't want your name to change to ShrimpPooDogg. 
Actually it is a Chinese delicacy the Shrimp vein is then collected to make a soup flavouring.
When you look at it in that light its nice to know you are complementing a dish for shrimpy shit eaters.
Seriously I expected your average photo shopped representation. But I guess you are busy.
Hey while I was waiting for my project to compile, I had a look at Kung pao shrimp pie and those crazy Chinese keep the poop chutes intact.
Yummy!
Edited by Bizimonki (07/24/12 12:56 PM)
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
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#292522 - 07/24/12 02:00 AM
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: Smitdogg]
#292525 - 07/24/12 02:14 AM
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Well I can start to see a connection with shit, piss and Global VR.
Is this some cryptic clue that we should be looking for Foxconn mainboards instead of Dells?
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
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#292526 - 07/24/12 02:27 AM
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> Is this some cryptic clue that we should be looking for Foxconn mainboards instead of
> Dells?
Foxconn makes most of Dell's mainboards.
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Re: Regarding global vrs install discs....
[Re: R. Belmont]
#292535 - 07/24/12 01:04 PM
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> > Is this some cryptic clue that we should be looking for Foxconn mainboards instead
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> > Dells?
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> Foxconn makes most of Dell's mainboards.
That is like telling me that water is wet.
It was supposed to be a joke. If you used any Dell i810 mainboards then you would know how shit they are.
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