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    New Bug Windows 8 loads all glitchy

    To put it short, I use ZC 2.50, but when I load Zelda Classic, it glitches out. Zelda Quest works fine though.

    Why is this?
    Last edited by XMuppetSB; 07-26-2013 at 01:07 PM.

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    Is this a full screen issue? (Does the problem occur in windowed mode?)

    Install this program, by our very own @BFeely .

    https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL

    Once installed, add Zelda Classics program file and hit apply. Then test again.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ctrl-alt-delete View Post
    Is this a full screen issue? (Does the problem occur in windowed mode?)

    Install this program, by our very own @BFeely .

    https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL

    Once installed, add Zelda Classics program file and hit apply. Then test again.
    cad: Is this verified as a working solution to the allegro and win7/8 issues people have? Is there any noticeable problems or issues from it?
    This post contains the official Gleeok seal of approval. Look for these and other posts in an area near you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ctrl-alt-delete View Post
    Install this program, by our very own @BFeely .

    https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL

    Once installed, add Zelda Classics program file and hit apply. Then test again.
    I'm having trouble as well loading Zelda Classic in fullscreen mode in Windows 8. I'm running a Dell XPS 12, with HD 4000 graphics and native resolution of 1920*1080. When I would try to run it in fullscreen mode, Allegro.txt showed the following:

    Used switch: -fullscreen
    Unable to set gfx mode at -1 8bpp 1280 x 960
    Unable to set gfx mode at -1 8bpp 640 x 480
    -fullscreen not supported by your video driver! setting -windowed switch
    Unable to set gfx mode at -2 8bpp 320 x 240
    set gfx mode succsessful at -2 8bpp 640 x 480

    I installed the program you mentioned above, and added the Zelda-w.exe executable to it. Now Zelda Classic loads, but it offsets the image to the right, so that the rightmost part of the image is not displayed. I uploaded a screen capture of what I get:




    I tried all the options in the "Video mode" dropdown list in DXGL, but they all resulted in the same thing. Any thoughts on how I can fix this? I'd really like to be able to play the game in fullscreen mode.

    Thanks.

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    Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just discovered ZC and I'm having Win 8 full screen issues. I tried DXGL, but ZC is running at 24 fps instead of 60. Any suggestions or tweaks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DBJordan View Post
    Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just discovered ZC and I'm having Win 8 full screen issues. I tried DXGL, but ZC is running at 24 fps instead of 60. Any suggestions or tweaks?
    OK, now I'm worse off. I uninstalled DXGL, and now every time I launch ZC, my desktop resolution changes to 640x480. I just want to run it windowed in my normal resolution. I've deleted ZC and reinstalled it, but nothing changes. Any ideas?

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    @Gleeok Works perfect, no issues that I've seen. @Ventus has had very good results as well.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ctrl-alt-delete View Post
    @Gleeok Works perfect, no issues that I've seen. @Ventus has had very good results as well.
    I can safely say it does work wonders. :) But I'm not using Windows 8 no more... could not stand the buggyness of it and went back to my windows 7 ultimate :3

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ventus View Post
    I can safely say it does work wonders. :) But I'm not using Windows 8 no more... could not stand the buggyness of it and went back to my windows 7 ultimate :3
    Also fixes the glitchy palettes in Windows 7 and below without having to kill Explorer.exe

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    Quote Originally Posted by BFeely View Post
    Also fixes the glitchy palettes in Windows 7 and below without having to kill Explorer.exe
    Ah it does, does it? I'll have to give that a try!. I've been killing the Explorer to get a much better performance out of ZC.

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