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Title: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 07:47:06 am
For years now (even when I was home schooled) I've was trying to find the full version of the PC version. I found it, but it doesn't run on Windows 8.1 and I tried VM and no music. Help please?
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: crackdude on September 20, 2014, 08:10:58 am
Get an old ass PC to play it.
You can usually get one from a relative's attic or for 20 bucks on your favorite online used marketplace (ebay, craigslist, etc)
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: JRcade19 on September 20, 2014, 08:44:56 am
You either need to acquire older hardware or instead of using a heavily software virtualizer like VirtualBox, or you need to look into using Hardware Virtualizers such as Qemu or Bochs, which simulate actual hardware going back at least 2 decades.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: max_cady on September 20, 2014, 09:02:58 am
Run the .exe with Compatability Mode set to Windows XP SP2, maybe?
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 09:04:37 am
Thank you for both responses. I have downloaded "Qemu" and I was wondering how to start it as seeing it has no executable file as far as I can tell.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 09:05:20 am
Run the .exe with Compatability Mode set to Windows XP SP2, maybe?
Tried that. Nope.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: JRcade19 on September 20, 2014, 09:09:41 am
Thank you for both responses. I have downloaded "Qemu" and I was wondering how to start it as seeing it has no executable file as far as I can tell.

http://www.omledom.com/ (http://www.omledom.com/)

These are the windows binaries, linked from the official Qemu site.

And here is the big "How to guide"

http://qemu.weilnetz.de/qemu-doc.html
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 09:24:24 am
Thank you for the link, but there's so many libg.dll errors.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: JRcade19 on September 20, 2014, 09:29:56 am
Am currently investigating.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 01:02:41 pm
I tried running the game on Windows 8.1 again just to make sure it wont work when I got a "piracy check failed" error. I always get that but can't find a solution. I also tried it in compatibility mode and still get that error.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: crackdude on September 20, 2014, 08:28:02 pm
You may think I was joking around, but to play these sorts of games I usually just make something out of old computer parts laying around and play it there. It works and gives you the same experience the devs thought you'd have back in the 90s
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 20, 2014, 08:40:57 pm
You may think I was joking around, but to play these sorts of games I usually just make something out of old computer parts laying around and play it there. It works and gives you the same experience the devs thought you'd have back in the 90s
I actually had a really old PC before I upgraded to me new one, and it still wouldn't run it.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: crackdude on September 21, 2014, 07:48:36 pm
If you still have it, you could try installing Windows 98 SE. It usually runs all these old ass games pretty well. I used to do so with games that refused to run under Win XP/7
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on September 22, 2014, 04:50:51 am
If you still have it, you could try installing Windows 98 SE. It usually runs all these old ass games pretty well. I used to do so with games that refused to run under Win XP/7
IS there a way to dual boot it? As in not VMWare or Virtual Box but fully DB? I just checked and it says not possible with 8 and 98.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: crackdude on September 22, 2014, 06:02:49 pm
I don't know about 8 and 98. Probably not..

I used to dual boot with XP and 98. I >think< 7 was possible too.
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: Mengels7 on September 22, 2014, 06:16:26 pm
How does it compare to the Saturn version? Any reason to play this one over that?
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: marcoslucas on October 08, 2014, 12:51:33 pm
 I have used an emulator to run on OsX old Sega systems . Including other wheel also . Works with the ps4 via bluetooth joystick normally. But much like some of the latest sonic game , with better graphics . Does anyone know any for mac ? Below the image of the emulator I use.
(http://www.friv.com.br/sonic.png)
Title: Re: "Sonic 3D" PC Version
Post by: baba_944 on October 19, 2014, 09:27:28 am
I don't know if it illegal to bump topics, but I have Sonic 3D installed on Windows 8, albeit with no music. Oddly, the cutscene with music works.