List of CPU speed sensitive games - Revision history

STX: /* Windows */ Added SimStreetsX

2024-05-17T18:49:24Z

‎Windows: Added SimStreetsX

2023-04-08T13:27:21Z

Added Tyrian to the list of DOS games affected by the "Runtime Error 200" issue

2021-11-21T16:25:42Z

added RoA: Shadows over Riva

2021-02-24T15:35:40Z

2021-02-06T13:32:22Z

‎Windows: Added Lego Island and fix tool

2020-10-30T20:48:48Z

‎Windows: Add SimCopterX

2020-10-30T20:47:18Z

‎DOS: Added link to DXX-Rebirth for Descent 1 & 2

2020-09-02T04:54:53Z

‎Windows

2020-09-02T04:54:26Z

2020-02-11T03:24:25Z

Added Vengeance of Excalibur to the list.

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 | SimCity 2000 (1995) || African Swallow mode runs as fast as the processor is capable of running, which on fast post-1990s processors can be way too fast || ? ||
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-| SimCopter (1996) || Runs too fast/glitchy and crashes on P4 3.2 GHz/98SE || K6-2 350 || Use DXWnd to lower the framerate so that the speed is normal and prevent crashes or use [http://simcopter.net/ SimCopterX]
+| SimCopter (1996) || Runs too fast/glitchy and crashes on P4 3.2 GHz/98SE || K6-2 350 || Use DXWnd to lower the framerate so that the speed is normal and prevent crashes or use [http://krimsky.net/patchers/scx.html SimCopterX]
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 | Speed Busters (1999) || crashes || P4 2.0 || GOG.com version works fine
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 | Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard (1998) || Crashes to desktop in the "Advanced Options" menu, CPU throttling issues || ? ||
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-| Streets of SimCity (1997) || ? || ? ||
+| Streets of SimCity (1997) || ? || ? || Use [http://krimsky.net/patchers/ssx.html SimStreetsX]
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 | TNN Outdoors Pro Hunter (1998) || ? || ? ||

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 | Toonstruck (1996) || Speed bug with one or two puzzles || ? ||
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 | Ultima Underworld (1992) || Keyboard movement too fast on fast Pentiums || 486 66 || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]

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 | Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (1994) || Combat dialog scrolls too fast to read || 486 33 || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]
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 | Red Baron (1990) || Joystick won't detect on Pentium MMX || P133 || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]

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 | Rise of the Dragon (1990) || Animations are too fast, in-game clock runs too fast making it borderline impossible to play the game let alone beat it || 486DX2-66? || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]
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 | rowspan="2" |Secret of Monkey Island, The (1990) || With Adlib sound "Runtime error R6003 - integer divide by zero" when using a Sound Blaster 16 card with a 486 or faster computers || 386DX 40 (SB16); 486DX 25 || For the the 256 color VGA version: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130725051109/http://www.lucasarts.com:80/support/update/monkey-1.html#486%20Upgrade "486 Upgrade" patch]. For 16 color EGA version, on older CPUs with integrated L1 cache you can turn off the L1 cache to avoid the problem.

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 | Jeopardy (1994) || Question timer is too fast || ? ||
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 | Master of Orion II (1996) || Battle screen scrolls too fast, minor issue || P166? ||

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 | Day of the Tentacle (1993) || garbled Adlib music || 486 16 || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]
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-| Descent (1994) || Runs too fast with ~higher PIIs || P233 || Increase resolution
+| Descent (1994) || Runs too fast with ~higher PIIs || P233 || Increase resolution or, on modern computers, use [https://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ D1X-Rebirth]
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-| Descent II (1996) || Normal game speed, but mouse sensitivity drops down on high framerates || P2 300? ||
+| Descent II (1996) || Normal game speed, but mouse sensitivity drops down on high framerates || P2 300? || On modern computers, use [https://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ D2X-Rebirth]
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 | Double Dragon (1988) || Locks up before final battle and player 2 will have fewer moves || 8088 4.77 ||

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 | FIFA Football 2002 (2001) || Crashes to desktop || P4 2.0 ||
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-| Final Fantasy VII (1998) || Motorcycle Race runs too fast in software rendering || ? ||
+| Final Fantasy VII (1998) || Motorcycle chase runs too fast in software rendering || ? ||
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 | Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998) || Lack of framerate limiter may cause the game to play too fast in certain situations || ? ||

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 | Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) || Runs too fast || 486 33 [http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2013/06/ultima-vii-on-real-hardware.html] || Reduce clock speed, de-turbo, or disable test registers with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul] (note: [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=51782this game is immune to disabling L1 cache, but not immune to de-turbo or setmul test register settings)]
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 | Vette (1989) || Sometimes doesn't start on a P100 and if it does run controls are too sensitive || ? || Reduce clock speed or disable cache with [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38613 Setmul]