manwithdog
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Well, after several attempts at trying to run this game (Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge) on Windows 8 I have given up on the idea of 'upgrading' to Windows 8. I am sticking with Windows 7. The best I have done with this game is to install it, actually get into the game and start a skirmish. But of course then the screen scrolls sooooo slowly etc that it's just unplayable. Yes I do admittedly change the game's res to 1920 x 1080 (via the ini files) but this works perfectly okay in Windows 7. I have also just tried out a supposed 'solution' by adding 'VideoBackBuffer=no' to the ini files, but that didn't help either!
Now I know that people will say "hey that game is 12 years old now, just let it go.". But why should I? I still enjoy it, and having around 1000 extra multiplayer/skirmish maps, it has a lot more life in it yet.
Considering Windows 8 supposed to be built upon Windows 7, seems odd that this game no longer works as it did?
All this might seem trivial, maybe even to Microsoft, but this may well be a deal-breaker with many more Red Alert 2 gamers out there. So if Microsoft decide not to sort these problems out, then gamers like me who like the old classics will not be 'upgrading' anytime soon.
GET IT SORTED MICROSOFT!!
Now I know that people will say "hey that game is 12 years old now, just let it go.". But why should I? I still enjoy it, and having around 1000 extra multiplayer/skirmish maps, it has a lot more life in it yet.
Considering Windows 8 supposed to be built upon Windows 7, seems odd that this game no longer works as it did?
All this might seem trivial, maybe even to Microsoft, but this may well be a deal-breaker with many more Red Alert 2 gamers out there. So if Microsoft decide not to sort these problems out, then gamers like me who like the old classics will not be 'upgrading' anytime soon.
GET IT SORTED MICROSOFT!!