Re: Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 is incompatible with today's graphics cards!

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From: G
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 03:11

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Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it true that Rollercoaster tycoon does not work with the current 
> generation's graphics cards?
> 
> Here is the entry copy-pasted from the readme.txt file:
> 
> RollerCoaster Tycoon2 must be played on a video card capable of 640x480 
> screen resolution at a bit depth setting of 256 bits.
> 
> My card only goes up to 32!
> 
> OMG WHAT WILL I DO?!!!11111

640x480 and 256 colors is one of the the lowest resolution around and 
common for DOS and Windows games from 1990 on. That is what the game 
should say is the minimum, not 256 bit color.

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