I am calling a lawyer

[Gladuur]

This is BS.

Atari puts out CRAP!!!!!!!! that doesnt work.

My computers meet all requirments that were listed on the box.

And still the game does not work.

This is false advertisment.

Its time Atari got it S**t together.

I am so mad right now.

Atari is the worst computer company.

This game and The Temple Of Elemental Evil are by far the worst pieces a craps ever made into a game.

Damn you Atari.

[zaz]

Well that's a little more information than your other post. Too bad getting the lawyer will cost you at least 4 times what the game cost you. You might benefit from going to Ebay and trying to sell the game to someone there, or to a friend.

With the large number of unsatisfied customers of this game, I should be able to find myself a cheap copy to pick up in no time!

[tellgar]

I'd say if it crashes every time, it is probably a problem with your computer. Maybe your drivers are out of date?

[Skipster]

I see a lot of this sort of thing with new games nowadays.

It's probably not so much what your specs are, but how it's all put together.

I have an Athlon 1.5Ghz CPU, 512 SDRAM (PC133), 128mb Geforce 4200ti, and other assorted old stuff, all running on Windows 98.

I have never had any trouble playing any game, as long as I am at least close to the min specs, and have realistic expectations for graphics.

For example, Battlefield: Vietnam v1.0 ran perfect for me, right out of the box, whereas it ran badly for many people with Gateways or Dells on XP with twice the specs of mine, if it ran at all.

You probably just need to tweak something.

This sort of thing is going to happen more and more as computer configuartions become more and more varied. You can't program a game that works on every possible hardware configuration, not first crack anyway.

Best advice is build your own rig (or have someone do it for you), stay away from proprietary, "all-in-one" systems. The very mention of the word "integrated" should make you cringe

[zaz]

Originally posted by Skipster

This sort of thing is going to happen more and more as computer configuartions become more and more varied. You can't program a game that works on every possible hardware configuration, not first crack anyway.

It is exactly this reason that a system like Microsoft's X-Box runs so well compared to better hardware PC's. I think we'll see a near-death of the PC game market with the next generation of the console systems. The performance of the base system is going to rival anything the big gaming PC manufacturers can come out with for a lot smaller price. Combine that with a consistent system that makes it easier to create a game to meet specific performance levels and the consoles are a lot more attractive for writing games.

I doubt we'll see a total death of games for the PC, since there will always be demand for games on your computer. Just take a look at the game market for palm pilots and cell phones. The home users just can't survive without their games!

As for improving system performance, keep in mind the software you have running as well. Check that system tray out and kill programs that run there. Shut down services you don't use. Antivirus and firewall software can eat up valuable system resources, but it's not a good idea to keep them disabled so use care if turning them off to improve game performance.

The best things to kill that I find are printer and graphic card utilities. Seems that every little bit of hardware wants it's own widget running to manage it with just a couple clicks of the mouse.

Kill off your P2P sharing programs, your chat clients, your Yahoo and EBay toolbars and your email notifier. None of those are going to help you win World War II.