FFVII and FFVIII + Win2k + GeForce4 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

seretogis · 06-01-2003, 07:04 PM

I have a GeForce Ti 4400 on my Windows 2000 machine and was planning on reinstalling and playing through FF7 / FF8 again. Well, it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Both FF7 and FF8 refuse to run, and the official statement I've seen from Square / EA is that they will not support their games under newer OSes or video cards. This is a typical console-port mentality, but it is still infuriating.

Has anyone had any success running PC versions of either of these two games on their Win2k/XP GF4 machine?

Phaenx · 06-01-2003, 07:09 PM

My friend runs FF7 on XP often, he's on a Radeon now but I think he used to have a gf4. Only complaint I've heard from him was regarding the motorcycle part of FF7, which is that whoever did the port didn't have the foresight to assume people would upgrade their cpu, it goes really fast, which is a problem.

Funky Koval · 06-03-2003, 08:25 AM

There's an unofficial FF7 patch for the Riva chipsets which contains the game executable and the setup program - 7 megs, I think. I have a GF4 and as I remember, I had to overwrite the setup exe and leave the original game exe alone, then select a Riva card in the setup... Look for the patch on major FF sites.
As for FF8, there should be one patch, but you would also have to adjust the texel position in Control Panel, otherwise the backgrounds would look like shit - again, check the major FF sites.

peeweesbigbong · 06-03-2003, 10:53 AM

just run the game under a different os. i think its under 'properties' you can choose to run game under win98 os

06-01-2003, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	FFVII and FFVIII + Win2k + GeForce4 I have a GeForce Ti 4400 on my Windows 2000 machine and was planning on reinstalling and playing through FF7 / FF8 again. Well, it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Both FF7 and FF8 refuse to run, and the official statement I've seen from Square / EA is that they will not support their games under newer OSes or video cards. This is a typical console-port mentality, but it is still infuriating. Has anyone had any success running PC versions of either of these two games on their Win2k/XP GF4 machine? __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

06-01-2003, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	My friend runs FF7 on XP often, he's on a Radeon now but I think he used to have a gf4. Only complaint I've heard from him was regarding the motorcycle part of FF7, which is that whoever did the port didn't have the foresight to assume people would upgrade their cpu, it goes really fast, which is a problem. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

06-03-2003, 08:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Funky Koval Upright	There's an unofficial FF7 patch for the Riva chipsets which contains the game executable and the setup program - 7 megs, I think. I have a GF4 and as I remember, I had to overwrite the setup exe and leave the original game exe alone, then select a Riva card in the setup... Look for the patch on major FF sites. As for FF8, there should be one patch, but you would also have to adjust the texel position in Control Panel, otherwise the backgrounds would look like shit - again, check the major FF sites.

06-03-2003, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
peeweesbigbong Tilted	just run the game under a different os. i think its under 'properties' you can choose to run game under win98 os