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The Icon Bar: Games: Is it possible to get Lemmings 2 on an LCD?
 
  Is it possible to get Lemmings 2 on an LCD?
  Hokum (09:14 12/10/2010)
  andypoole (10:45 12/10/2010)
    CJE (11:49 12/10/2010)
      swirlythingy (21:07 12/10/2010)
  arawnsley (11:19 12/10/2010)
    swirlythingy (21:10 12/10/2010)
      Hokum (19:28 13/10/2010)
        Stoppers (19:33 13/10/2010)
 
Paul Gibbs Message #115624, posted by Hokum at 09:14, 12/10/2010
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I've got lemmings 2 running on my A5k (it has issues with the RPC) but i can't see anything when i start the game when running on the LCD, its just black but i can hear the music!
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Andrew Poole Message #115628, posted by andypoole at 10:45, 12/10/2010, in reply to message #115624
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I've got lemmings 2 running on my A5k (it has issues with the RPC) but i can't see anything when i start the game when running on the LCD, its just black but i can hear the music!
A lot of older games use odd screen modes that some TFT monitors can't/won't display. I found this a lot with a cheaper TFT I've got. Some will tell you the mode is unsupported using its OSD, others will just appear blank.

You'll either need to find a way to run the game in a supported screen mode, or find a monitor which supports odd screen modes.
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Andrew Rawnsley Message #115629, posted by arawnsley at 11:19, 12/10/2010, in reply to message #115624
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I believe the updated version on our Krisalis Gold CD is OK (I recall playing it myself). The game has a VGA mode which should be LCD-safe.

Thinking about it, the version on K-Gold is probably SA/RO4. I recall it worked on RiscPC though - not quite sure why you'd have problems with it.

[Edited by arawnsley at 11:20, 12/10/2010]
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Chris Evans Message #115631, posted by CJE at 11:49, 12/10/2010, in reply to message #115628
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Another non cheap but sure option is a scan doubler like this one: http://www.ambery.com/rgbcgatovgac.html with it all games will work and at the correct speed!
I wonder if there is a UK source?
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Martin Bazley Message #115633, posted by swirlythingy at 21:07, 12/10/2010, in reply to message #115631

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I wonder if there is a UK source?
Well, I can think of at least one good candidate. Stocks lots of stuff, RISC OS friendly and lives in Worthing... wink
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Martin Bazley Message #115634, posted by swirlythingy at 21:10, 12/10/2010, in reply to message #115629

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Thinking about it, the version on K-Gold is probably SA/RO4. I recall it worked on RiscPC though - not quite sure why you'd have problems with it.
He's probably using the older version. I can remember playing that on a RiscPC 600 - typically completing the levels was a race against both the countdown timer and the unknown number of seconds to the next unpredictable crash! It got more unreliable as time went on, and I think it eventually stopped working altogether.
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Paul Gibbs Message #115637, posted by Hokum at 19:28, 13/10/2010, in reply to message #115634
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After playing with screen modes i've got the game to display somthing but i can't see the mouse cursor!
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Simon Willcocks Message #115638, posted by Stoppers at 19:33, 13/10/2010, in reply to message #115637
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After playing with screen modes i've got the game to display somthing but i can't see the mouse cursor!
Ah, Jedi mode.
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