Sunday, January 27, 2019

Super Mario Bros. - World 4 - CPU Gameplay


I'm really commited into this game now! What i must say is that on actual NES i've never managed to finish this game. World 4 is not so hard to beat (only some parts with those spikey creatures), but above that it was always a hard task...

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Tekken 3 - Ling Xiaoyu - Arcade Mode


My Tekken 3 trip to unlock everything starts with Ling Xiaoyu. Beating that arcade Mode on Normal is not so easy to beginner not knowing most of the juggles.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Tekken 3 - Introduction and Intro


The third Tekken is one of my favourite PSX games. Arcade style, multiple characters with different fightstyle, attractive (for the times) graphics and smooth gameplay. As a kid i spent hondreds of hours playing this game and unlocking all secrets. It's time to do it one more time - this time i want to unlock everything that is possible!

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

VirtualBox - Running old operating systems in Virtual Machine


Sometimes you wonder "How did Windows 95 really looked like" or "I'd like to use thet Windows 2000 one more time". Installing it on your PC probably won't work - mostly because of hardware. Most modern hardware can't be used with old operating systems. With a little help of software you can emulate old PC and use your favourite old OS.

Super Mario Bros (NES) - World 2 - CPU Gameplay


Here we go with another part of Mario adventures. This time - World 2.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Super Mario Bros (NES) - World 1 - CPU Gameplay


Hello and welcome to my first NES gameplay! I've started with Super Mario Bros and for the start i have World 1 - from 1-1 to 1-4 - no shortcuts, all the way through.

How to play Metin2 on Windows XP in 2019?


This title might be a little confusing for many, but yes - this is a problem! Couple of years ago all you had to do was to install Metin2 Client and voila! - you could play. Now it's a bit harder.

Old School Gaming Section - New Blog Feature


I really like to play old games - especialy NES / PSX and older PC games. I'd like to add this part of me to my blog and sometimes to write about it. Sometimes i also want to record my "gameplay" and share with you, so you could comment under video what you like to play and how i can improve my playstyle.

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Dell Portable EmuStation - Building and Game Test


Some time ago i wrote about my scrap yard finding - Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop, which i planned to transform into Portable Emulation Device. I'm still waiting for couple of things to my Dell Workstation, so here's my way to do this EmuStation.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Parts for Dell Workstation - Delivery Day Two


Another day, another delivery. This time i got all remaining packages and i'm almost ready to build my cheapest Office Workstation basing on Dell platform.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Parts for Dell Workstation - Delivery Day One


As you may read in my previous posts i'm thinking of building Dell Workstation (Optiplex 780) and i ordered some parts for it. Some of it arrived today.

Monday, January 14, 2019

Building an Office Workstation from "Frankenstein's Monster"


While testing all those parts from "Frankenstein's Monster" PC i've decided, that it all runs so good in basic use, that it's a good idea to transform this into fully functioning workstation.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Scrap Yard Findings - Dell Inspiron 6000


Some time ago i went to a local scrap yard. My plan was to sell some old metal parts i had laying around, but while i was there i saw big pile of electronic junk someone just delivered.

GeForce 7600 GT - Pentagram Freezone Overclocking


Yesterday i was writing about overclocking of 7600 GT with standard cooler. Today i've decided to take away the stock cooler and replace it with Pentagram Freezone (Cu).

Saturday, January 12, 2019

nVidia GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB GDDR3 - Overclocking


As you know from my last entry i've successfully run some games on my "Frankenstein's Monster" DX9 Gaming Set, which contains nVidia GeForce 7600 GT GPU. It's time to check it's possibilities.

Cheapest DX9 Gaming Set - System and Games Test



After a couple of days i am finally able to write a bigger note about my freshly bought DX9 Gaming Set, or as i call it "Frankenstein's Monster". Let's run some benchmarks and play some games!

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Cheapest DX9 Gaming Set - First Glance



When all parts finally arrived i am able to build my PC, configure it and install first OS. I think that everything went way better than expected.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Parts Dalivery - Day Three (Last)


Today finally last two packages has arrived! It's time to rip them open and show you all of the parts together.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Dell SFF Motherboard - Possible Problems


Since i've got to wait at least one more day for GPU and PSU i've decided to write a little about the ordered Dell Motherboard. As i thought before there are going to be some problems...

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Parts Delivery - Day Two


Today i was minding my business and suddenly doorbell rang. I wasn't expecting anyone so i was wondering who it might be. What i saw amazed me a lot!

Swapping CPU in Samsung R519 - Can it work?


Some time ago i checked my older Samsung R519 Laptop with PCMark05 and i got only 3842 points. My first idea was to switch to SSD, because i felt that old drive was skipping a lot and i had freezes on screen. After swapping HDD to SSD i got whoping 6067 points! But i did not stop there - i've decided i want to change CPU!

Project > THE RIG < Part Two


In previous > THE RIG < post i wrote about my idea and gave you a scheme to understand what i was thinking about. Time for a step forward - cardboard prototype!

Friday, January 4, 2019

Windows XP Gaming Set - In-Game Test


Couple of days ago i put my Win XP Gaming Setup to work and it's about time to test it with some games! The idea is to play late 90's and early 2000's games, which runs the best on Windows XP.

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Parts Delivery - Day One


On December 30th i ordered parts for the cheapest DX9 gaming setup. Today, after 5 days (including New Year's Day) i finally got first packages with PC parts.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

My "Windows XP Gaming" Setup - Installing OS

I was on a little trip to my basement and i found my old project - Windows XP (DirectX 8 / 8.1) Gaming Setup. Some time ago i bought some parts that were in reasonable price and were fitting to the motherboard i used to have. It's time to make it came to life again!