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Why did you have to blow into an NES cartridge to make it work?
Did doing this actually help at all? If so, how?
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Flashing blue “error” - is this part of the game, or a fault?
This is what I get when I start Portal 2, after the introduction "Look Up" "Look Down" screen.
Is this part of the game, or is there something wrong with my installation?
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How to improve Binding of Isaac performance?
I cannot go past level 3/4 because when I enter in rooms full of monsters the game start lagging a lot and controls do not respond at all or with a huge delay.
My configuration is not actually bad: ...
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Where did this guy's face go?
I'm having a bit of trouble in certain areas with NPC's faces disappearing in Skyrim on PC. It's very odd because their skin and eyes are no where to be found but their facial hair stays intact. It's ...
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How do I run StarCraft: Brood War on Windows 7 without problems?
There are plenty of problems with SC 1 Broodwar running on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 like freezing, corrupted colors etc.
How to fix this?
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How can I open a listening port for the Blizzard Downloader?
I am trying to download Diablo 3 to be ready at the release date, but I have a problem with Blizzard Downloader. Unfortunately downloading is very slow and there is a yellow message that says "A ...
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How to change interface language of SimCity?
Apparently, there is no easy way to change the interface language of SimCity. I had installed it via Origin on Windows 7 system. OS interface is in English, but locale is different, therefore, Origin ...
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Batman Arkham City freezes when searching for Mr. Freeze
Oh, the irony!
I'm at the part where you search for Mr. Freeze. On my way to the museum, the game freezes, and sometimes crashes with an error message about missing files.
I've Googled and found ...
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How to force Maximized Fullscreen mode in any game?
I have seen several games that have a video display mode that is windowed with no borders, at the same resolution as the desktop. It's sometimes called "Borderless Windowed" mode, or "Maximized ...
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How can I run Dwarf Fortress in text mode on my Linux VPS?
I installed Dwarf Fortress on my Linux VPS to use with dfterm. It's running Ubuntu 10.04. I'm fairly certain I have all the dependencies:
I've installed:
ncurses
ncursesw
libsdl
libsdl-image
libgtk
...
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Why doesn't Bioshock 2 start from within steam?
My question is similar to but a little different from this one: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/1420/bioshock-on-steam-hangs-on-startup
I couldn't find anything in the steam / bioshock ...
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Skyrim crashes to desktop in populated areas
I've been playing Skyrim for a few months without issue -- character is level 38.
Suddenly, today, I'm getting very frequent crashes to desktop -- usually when I'm in major cities. Often just after ...
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How can I install a Steam game I bought at retail from the disc?
I bought Modern Warfare 3 at retail, and after putting disc 1 in it installs Steam then asks for the CD key. After that it then starts downloading the game via Steam.
I have the disc but it refuses ...
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Why did Steam erase all my games?
Steam just erased all my games without warning. Here's my setup and what I've done recently that could be related (I'm including probably too much detail in the hopes it helps someone figure out what ...
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Problem with stretched sheep in Civ V! What to do?
I installed Civilization 5 on my laptop recently and there is a problem with the graphics.
The game itself looks good, but some resources like sheep are stretched. When I encounter them I see big ...
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Can I run Baldur's Gate on my Windows 7 computer?
I have heard that there are some technical problems with running Baldur's Gate on a computer with Windows 7, but the Virtual Machine I have sucks, because the mouse pointer is always flickering. What ...
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Why is my PSVita not charging through the USB port on my PC?
I want to charge my Vita via my PC's USB port. When I connect it, it hooks up to the PC and I can transfer items back and forth, but it does not charge.
I looked around and saw a few posts saying ...
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My Blizzard downloader is stuck
So I decided to pre-download Diablo 3 for the release date. My downloader is at 100% and has been for some time. Any idea's on how to unstick it? I tried running the now-complete installer.exe that ...
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EA killed my Bioware keys
In Bioware's pre-EA era they had on their site the option to register CD-keys for your Bioware games. Me, being the optimist that I am, registered my cd-keys there and then promptly lost the hard copy ...
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Skyrim launcher brings up UAC dialog and never launches [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't get past the opening splash screen when I try to start playing Skyrim
When trying to play Skyrim on Windows 7, I double-click the icon, and the Steam ...
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Why do my TF2 sprays look like crap?
I've toyed around trying to make useful sprays showing a bit of text or whatnot. However, they look like unreadable, blurry, low resolution crap once in game.
For example, this spray:
...becomes ...
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Bastion opens on wrong monitor, how can I solve this?
When playing Bastion, the game opens full-screen on a monitor which isn't my primary monitor, unlike any other game. What should I do? I've found a work-around (which I have posted below), but I hope ...
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What causes microfreezes in PC games and how can I minimize them?
If you've played rhythm games such as Audiosurf or Bit.Trip Beat you'll be familiar with this enraging phenomenon - the game just freezes for a few frames to a whole second, the game catches up with ...
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Why does Magicka quit as soon as I open it?
I bought Magicka via Steam this evening, and just installed it now. It demanded to repair my XNA install, so I let it.
I'm trying to run it, but it's just quitting as soon as it opens.
Any ideas?
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Getting Max Payne sounds to work on Windows 7
Trying to run Max Payne (the original game from 2001) on Windows 7 64-bit, there is a serious problem with the game sounds - no music, many effects missing, stuttering, slowdowns etc.
Looking online ...
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How to recover a crashed game in Vulture's
I was playing SLASH'em with the Vulture's GUI, on Mac OSX. The applicatiion crashed, and now when I try to start, I get a popup telling me that I have a game already with that name, and asking if I ...
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Windows 7 & Age of Empires II: works but not quite? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
The Age of Empires II Scrolling Bug
I'm trying to install Age of Empires II on Windows 7.
The graphics are so so, but when I enter a tutorial, the map keeps panning ...
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How can I fix my graphical problem in Minecraft?
In Minecraft, I have a graphical glitch where there are small purple and sometimes blue static squares all over my Minecraft screen. How could I fix this? They are roughly the size of the on-screen ...
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Where do Minecraft texture packs go on OS X?
I play Minecraft on OS X and for some reason clicking this button doesn't do anything.
Where should I be putting my texture packs?
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PS3 Hard Drive Replacement - Will a 3.5" ATA Hard Drive work?
I got some 250 GB Disks from an older server. It must be a weird server because these disks are 3.5" MaxLine Plus II, 250GB ATA/133 HDD disks, but nevertheless here they are. Do they fit in a PS3, 60 ...
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Why is my piston powered cobblestone generator crashing minecraft?
I was trying to build an automatic cobblestone generator using pistons, and while I think the machine should work, it instead causes the Universe to implode game to crash.
The stone is created from ...
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Kinect microphone turning off when second player signs in
My boyfriend and I are playing COD online with two other friends. When he is using the Kinect's microphone to chat, and I turn on a second controller and sign in, the Kinect's microphone gets turned ...
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Problem with Icewind Dale Gold mirrored sprites
I am currently playing Icewind Dale Gold, an outstanding D&D based dungeon crawler. It works with almost no problems on my Pentium 4 2.93GHz Prescott, 1.5GB RAM DDR2 and Radeon HD4650 1GB PciE, ...
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Bioshock has no sound in Windows 7
I just bought a new PC with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Everything is peachy except Bioshock: it has no sound after the game starts.
I've searched on Google but can't find a definitive answer; or ...
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Is HDTV expected to lag when hooked to a computer's DVI?
I just hooked up my computer to a Sony Google TV via a DVI-to-HDMI cable and at the same time my monitor is still hooked up, so I'm on dual-display now. The video, the graphics, and the resolution all ...
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Is there a way to reduce texture popping in Rage?
Rage is a good looking game, and it sure runs so smoothly on my desktop, which is far from top of the line. While that is technically impressive, it seems there are no free meals, as I am plagued by ...
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Can I get Dishonored to stop asking for admin access whenever I run it?
Every time I run Dishonored under Steam I get a pop up asking me for my Administrator password (I run as a normal user account, I imagine a UAC prompt would come up if I was running as Admin). I think ...
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The Simpsons Hit and Run doesn't start on Windows 7
And I really really REALLY want to play this game. I've tried everything available on the first results of google to no avail.
The best advice is to tweak the compatibility settings to windows xp or ...
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3DS Street Pass Not Working
Lately the Street Pass feature of the 3DS has not been working for me. A coworker and I will both have our 3DSs, at work, next to each other, with the wifi on and street pass never connects. Sometimes ...
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How can I connect my Xbox 360 to Xbox Live through my Laptop?
What steps do I need to do in order to connect my Xbox to Xbox Live through my laptop? I can connect them physically, but I also have a wireless adapter (if it's possible to create a bridge using the ...
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Can't play Civilization 5 with friends
This is extremely frustrating, and has been an issue for the past month. I cannot play Civilization V over the internet with any of my friends. Whenever I try to play a game with my girlfriend, it ...
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How can I run GOG's Empire Earth on my Windows 7 x64 system?
I recently purchased Empire Earth Gold Edition from GOG.com. Unfortunately, I've yet to be able to actually play it.
System Specs:
Make/Model - HP EliteBook 8530p
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 ...
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What IP addresses does StarCraft 2 connect to?
Is there a published list somewhere of all the IPs of servers Starcraft 2 would need to connect to? I can only open my outgoing ports to certain IPs or to ranges of them, so for now I'm stuck with ...
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How do you add more players in WWE Raw Total Edition?
I have downloaded a mod for WWE Raw Total Edition. It has lots of images of WWE's superstars and arenas, but I don't know how to use them. How can I add them to the game? Is there any tool by which we ...
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With an AMD card, can I force V-Sync only for Rage?
So, Rage recently got unlocked for EU territories, and the first thing I noticed once I started playing is an awful lot of screen tearing.
I heard that forcing V-Sync (since sadly there's no option ...
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I get an error message every time I try to install Portal 2 via Steam
When trying to start Portal 2 Steam starts completing the installation, aborts after a few percents and then gives the error message
Incomplete installation of Portal 2 (10)
I've verified the ...
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Graphic noise in Wii games - Skyward Sword most recently
I've noticed some graphic noise during a number of Wii games. A bit in Wii Fit, New Super Mario Bros., and most recently Skyward Sword. I don't play often enough to bother me but the amount of time ...
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Is there a way to hook my Super Nintendo to my 2 year old Vizio TV?
I bought my Vizio TV 2 years ago and I just got my Super Nintendo from my parents' house. I tried hooking it up to both of the TVs I have and neither of them even recognized that I had it hooked up. ...
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What do Error Status Report codes mean on the Xbox 360?
If you've had any networking problems on the 360, done a network test then pressed Y for detailed status, you've seen a dialog like this (this one's not mine; thanks google image search):
What do ...
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Borderlands 2 crashing on startup
I've been experiencing a crash on startup with my copy of Borderlands 2 through Steam. It all started when I had to forcibly restart my computer while Borderlands 2 was open (note: the restart was ...
