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Can't get to MMVIII play screen. 12/11/2004, 11:00:19

lexiinlace writes: I just got M&M Platinum a few weeks ago and found a strange problem with VII and VIII. The initial screen comes up, I click "Play," and it looks like the game is going to start. I get a blank window which, in VI and IX, maximizes itself, turns grey, and becomes the full-screen play window with the 3DO logo swooping in from the right. But not with VII and VIII. Everything is fine to that point, then the grey screen clicks off and... the game aborts and I'm back at my desktop! NO GAME! I exceed all the system requirements. Run Win2K on a 1.7Ghz P4 processor, 256Mb RAM, 60Gb HD (with 43Gb free), DirectX 9, better than average audio and video. Besides, VI and IX run perfectly. I finally got MMVII to run by setting it from nVidia (which I have) to Software Mode with no 3D audio support. But when I tried the same thing with MMVIII, no luck. It still gets as far as a grey, full-sized screen... then aborts. I've checked my settings about a hundred times and everything seems to be fine. But something is obviously wrong somewhere. Anyone else heard of a problem like this? And if you have... how do I fix it?? lexi

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Actually, u are by no means alone in this...but take comfort, others have surpassed all obstacles and been able to thoroughly enjoy all these games! Unfortunately I don't have much else to add, I don't know much about the technical aspect of this stuff, but you are in good hands here, and somebody will definitely be able to help you out. (n/t) - Maybeth ( Sat 11-Dec-04 12:35:37 ) +1 Help with MMVIII - lexiinlace ( Sat 11-Dec-04 12:58:24 ) I believe i might know your problem - Dunerider The War Troll ( Sat 11-Dec-04 16:17:18 ) +1 already did that, and... - lexiinlace ( Sun 12-Dec-04 12:35:16 ) One of the first things the game tries to do after launching is to run the '3DO' video.... - Bones ( Sat 11-Dec-04 17:34:26 ) +2 This sounds like a plan, Bones! - lexiinlace ( Sun 12-Dec-04 12:45:55 ) Dang! Tried it and no luck. - lexiinlace ( Sun 12-Dec-04 15:42:54 ) +2 All I know for certain is that Bink and Smacker are not being developed as DLLs any more.... - Bones ( Sun 12-Dec-04 20:11:12 ) I've tried for a long time to get mine to work - Christy ( Sun 12-Dec-04 23:38:35 ) +1 Good line of resoning. It might also be the CD drive. - Bones ( Mon 13-Dec-04 08:21:49 ) Best fix for the MM8 crash to desktop - DaveO ( Sun 12-Dec-04 12:21:08 ) +1 already did that, too, and... - lexiinlace ( Sun 12-Dec-04 12:40:58 ) +1 MM8 Registry fix - DaveO ( Sun 12-Dec-04 18:24:40 ) Check for the Service Pack Level for Home XP - Eagle Scout ( Mon 13-Dec-04 09:16:21 ) +1 Update from me - Christy ( Mon 13-Dec-04 22:20:32 ) +4 This is so sad. - Bones ( Tue 14-Dec-04 09:12:37 ) That's realy bad... - Hero of Hyrule ( Tue 14-Dec-04 14:58:43 ) I agree with Bones. - Peter2 ( Wed 15-Dec-04 07:28:59 ) That sucks...sorry to hear it. (n/t) - Maybeth ( Wed 15-Dec-04 18:10:41 ) +1 Hey...maybe somebody here has a spare copy of MM8 they could send you? Not much we can do about the rest, but this is the MM8 tavern... (n/t) - Maybeth ( Wed 15-Dec-04 18:12:12 ) +1 Thank you, everyone - Christy ( Thu 16-Dec-04 17:39:29 ) +1 Get one with a video card - Peter2 ( Fri 17-Dec-04 03:42:33 )