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Dungeon Master sound/joystick adapter?
Started by candiru, Dec 10 2003 8:28 PM
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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:28 PM
Picked this up thrifting today, is it anything special? I couldn't really find any info on it other than seeing it mentioned a few times. I don't really have any use for it but I couldn't resist getting it with it having the old CX-40 pictured on the back.
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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:19 PM
Wow, I had no idea this thing existed... I don't know how useful it is though, since Dungeon Master is best played with a mouse, and it fully supports Sound Blasters...
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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:02 PM
Damn, I think I have the same system it's hooked up to. Too bad the bastard won't boot. No hard drive, and I don't have any GIMP MODE 5" floppies to boot from. All of my 5" diskettes are 1.2MB. Too big, incompatible.
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Posted Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:03 AM
I used to play that game all the time on the IIgs....
unless I am remembering incorrectly, I am certain it is best played with a mouse.
Anyway... that is a sweet find.
unless I am remembering incorrectly, I am certain it is best played with a mouse.
Anyway... that is a sweet find.
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Posted Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:29 PM
Anybody have any idea if it would work with programs besides Dungeon Master?
Right now I have a Mac but have been thinking about also getting an older Windows box like a PII to putz around with. I'd probably just want to have it set up with emulaters and a few older games I like that were never ported for Macintosh.
Right now I have a Mac but have been thinking about also getting an older Windows box like a PII to putz around with. I'd probably just want to have it set up with emulaters and a few older games I like that were never ported for Macintosh.
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Posted Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:03 PM
Given that it plugs into a parallel port, I would assume that games would have to be written explicitly to use it. FTL's other titles (although aside from Dungeon Master, I can't think of anything else that they did) might support it.
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Posted Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:37 PM
It came with Dungeon Master for the IBM PC. When the game came out for the PC, mice, sound cards and joystick adapters were still uncommon. Everybody had a 2600 joystick laying around! It was a great idea at the time.
I played it on the ST when it was new, and it is still an all time favorite.
You guys are right, a mouse is really the only way to play it.
Chuck
I played it on the ST when it was new, and it is still an all time favorite.
You guys are right, a mouse is really the only way to play it.
Chuck
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