Final Fantasy 8 [PC]

fiveaces · August 4th, 2005

Hey, after much googling I've resorted to forum posting.

I really need to run this game in a window [as opposed to full screen].. I've looked around for a console mode to try to find out if this option is available with no joy what-so-ever.

Is anyone able to tell me how to run the game in a window ?

I'd also like to know if there's a console mode.. and if there is I'd like someone to maybe post a url with instructions on how to activate it and a list of commands for it.

Thanks in advance.

-5a

**Yeloazndevil** · August 4th, 2005

http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=3974

use FF8w

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fiveaces · August 4th, 2005

Thanks fellas

I have a problem tho.. the site with the window patch seems to contain a broken link [or bad php coding]

Does anyone have the window patch locally ?

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fiveaces · August 4th, 2005

Managed to hunt down a copy of FF8w.

Here's a link for anyone else that wants it:
:bounce:

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FF8w.zip (15.8 KB, 926 views)

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Last edited by fiveaces; August 4th, 2005 at 10:11. Reason: dupe links

ready2rumbelX · August 5th, 2005

Thanks for the link.

I was reading through this section of the forum, and I saw this topic. I am going to be getting FF8 on PC in a short time, so I am going update the game properly. Sometimes, I like playing in Window mode if I have additional things to do on my PC e.g Burn, Encode etc..

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schraube · August 8th, 2005

Funny thing about FF8pc is i couldn´t play it on my current pc anymore without massive graphical clitches.
So i have to resort to emulating the psx version.
I think this should be legal - if it were not.
An interesting point: What right does the consumer have here?
Console games can be played after after dozens of years if there´s no hardware defect. This is obviously not at all the case with PC games. Question is: what span of time are you guaranteed that the game works? I guess there´s no guarantee lie that at all which in a way is a shame. I guess the manufacturers know very well why they don´t entitle you a certain amount of time that you can run the game.

Somehow absurdly comic that just a few years after release pc games can´t be played properly on their on (albeit updated) platform - if at all.

**hushypushy** · August 8th, 2005

yeah, kind of ironic. i remember reading about it, people keeping their old DOS PCs so they didnt have to throw out their old games that ran on DOS. the irony that we've come all this way but now we cant play those games from back in the day.

another reason why PC gaming is BS, in my opinion. enjoy it now, because you wont be able to in the future...

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**Cid Highwind** · August 8th, 2005

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

yeah, kind of ironic. i remember reading about it, people keeping their old DOS PCs so they didnt have to throw out their old games that ran on DOS. the irony that we've come all this way but now we cant play those games from back in the day.

another reason why PC gaming is BS, in my opinion. enjoy it now, because you wont be able to in the future...

I tried to make that clear to my parents and teachers when they were talking about my future, somehow I think there was a misunderstanding

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**n_w95482** · August 9th, 2005

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yeah, kind of ironic. i remember reading about it, people keeping their old DOS PCs so they didnt have to throw out their old games that ran on DOS.

Like me

.

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**Cid Highwind** · August 9th, 2005

Well I never had a dos computer in the first place but I do know I'm never going to throw away my old one, and especially not the SB16, cause that was one of the best cards for dos games AFAIK

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**hushypushy** · August 9th, 2005

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Originally Posted by n_w95482

Like me

.

exactly

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**Yeloazndevil** · August 10th, 2005

well I have a dos pc,but I can't use it cuz a dead psu and no ram

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navilink · August 15th, 2005

does the Final Fantasy 8 (PC) version has better graphic than if emulated with emulator?

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**Yeloazndevil** · August 17th, 2005

only thing thats good about ff8pc is that it filters the 2d backgrounds. Other than that just stick to ff8 psx.

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**hushypushy** · August 17th, 2005

i'd say stick to the FF8 PSX no matter what, FF8 PC sucks

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Vanit · August 17th, 2005

FF8 sucks period :P.

Seriously though... nah... I really don't like FF8.

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**Cid Highwind** · August 17th, 2005

They redid the movies in 640x480 and they looked beautifull as far as I can remember. That alone would be a reason for me to play the pc version. But next time I will also do something with the sound and everything .

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psicomaniaco · August 19th, 2005

The PC version is not that great. Yeah, they redid the movies, and since they use the Bink compression its quite great. But the game don't look better than the emulated PSX version. I mean, the max resolution on the PC version is 640x480, and antialiasing don't work. The only good thing here is that the textures don't shake like on the psx version.

The worst thing about the PC version is that they did a crappy job with the musics. They sound even worse than the PC version of FF7.

I don't recomend the pc version at all. Its better to take your time configuring EPSXE. You'll get nicer graphics and sound, and you can use save states.

BTW, I have both versions, so what I say is true!!!

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dukenukem · August 19th, 2005

You do now there are mods to replace the sound files for ff8pc version and they sound tons better,i used it back in da dayz and sound was way better too bad max res is only 640x480

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**Yeloazndevil** · August 19th, 2005

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Originally Posted by dukenukem

You do now there are mods to replace the sound files for ff8pc version and they sound tons better,i used it back in da dayz and sound was way better too bad max res is only 640x480

.

its not mods, its soundfonts

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August 4th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
fiveaces Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: uk Posts: 3	Final Fantasy 8 [PC] Hey, after much googling I've resorted to forum posting. I really need to run this game in a window [as opposed to full screen].. I've looked around for a console mode to try to find out if this option is available with no joy what-so-ever. Is anyone able to tell me how to run the game in a window ? I'd also like to know if there's a console mode.. and if there is I'd like someone to maybe post a url with instructions on how to activate it and a list of commands for it. Thanks in advance. -5a

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dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,778	You do now there are mods to replace the sound files for ff8pc version and they sound tons better,i used it back in da dayz and sound was way better too bad max res is only 640x480. __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader. laptop=hp pavilion dv51099nr core2 duot 5800,500gb wd 5400rpm hdd,512mb nvidia9600gt mobile gfxcard,15.4 inch 1280x800 screen,8x dvd burner.

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August 4th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,373	http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=3974 use FF8w __________________

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fiveaces Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: uk Posts: 3	Thanks fellas I have a problem tho.. the site with the window patch seems to contain a broken link [or bad php coding] Does anyone have the window patch locally ? __________________ -5a

August 5th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,699	Thanks for the link. I was reading through this section of the forum, and I saw this topic. I am going to be getting FF8 on PC in a short time, so I am going update the game properly. Sometimes, I like playing in Window mode if I have additional things to do on my PC e.g Burn, Encode etc.. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N

August 8th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
schraube Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: alemania Posts: 54	Funny thing about FF8pc is i couldn´t play it on my current pc anymore without massive graphical clitches. So i have to resort to emulating the psx version. I think this should be legal - if it were not. An interesting point: What right does the consumer have here? Console games can be played after after dozens of years if there´s no hardware defect. This is obviously not at all the case with PC games. Question is: what span of time are you guaranteed that the game works? I guess there´s no guarantee lie that at all which in a way is a shame. I guess the manufacturers know very well why they don´t entitle you a certain amount of time that you can run the game. Somehow absurdly comic that just a few years after release pc games can´t be played properly on their on (albeit updated) platform - if at all.

August 8th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	yeah, kind of ironic. i remember reading about it, people keeping their old DOS PCs so they didnt have to throw out their old games that ran on DOS. the irony that we've come all this way but now we cant play those games from back in the day. another reason why PC gaming is BS, in my opinion. enjoy it now, because you wont be able to in the future... __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,458	Well I never had a dos computer in the first place but I do know I'm never going to throw away my old one, and especially not the SB16, cause that was one of the best cards for dos games AFAIK __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,373	well I have a dos pc,but I can't use it cuz a dead psu and no ram __________________

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navilink Ohana means family... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jalur Gemilang Posts: 353	does the Final Fantasy 8 (PC) version has better graphic than if emulated with emulator? __________________ AMD Athlon Thunderbird 900Mhz, 192MB SDRAM PC133, 64MB GeForce4 MX440SE, DirectX9.0c, Detonator 45.23, Creative Vibra 128, Win98SE :: N64 Emulation Setup :: EMULATOR: Project64 1.6 :: GRAPHIC: Jabo D3D6 1.5 & D3D7 1.4 :: SOUND: Jabo DirectSound 1.5 :: CONTROL: N-Rage Direct-Input8 V2 1.83a :: Playstation Emulation Setup :: EMULATOR: ePSXe 1.6.0 :: GRAPHIC: Pete's D3D Driver 1.7.6 :: SOUND: Eternal SPU Plugin 1.41 :: CDROM: ePSXe CDR ASPI core 1.5.2

August 17th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,373	only thing thats good about ff8pc is that it filters the 2d backgrounds. Other than that just stick to ff8 psx. __________________

August 17th, 2005	#15 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	i'd say stick to the FF8 PSX no matter what, FF8 PC sucks __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,761	FF8 sucks period :P. Seriously though... nah... I really don't like FF8. __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,458	They redid the movies in 640x480 and they looked beautifull as far as I can remember. That alone would be a reason for me to play the pc version. But next time I will also do something with the sound and everything . __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

August 19th, 2005	#18 (permalink)
psicomaniaco Eh?? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I'm ashamed to say... Posts: 1,645	The PC version is not that great. Yeah, they redid the movies, and since they use the Bink compression its quite great. But the game don't look better than the emulated PSX version. I mean, the max resolution on the PC version is 640x480, and antialiasing don't work. The only good thing here is that the textures don't shake like on the psx version. The worst thing about the PC version is that they did a crappy job with the musics. They sound even worse than the PC version of FF7. I don't recomend the pc version at all. Its better to take your time configuring EPSXE. You'll get nicer graphics and sound, and you can use save states. BTW, I have both versions, so what I say is true!!! __________________ Goals: -Buy a new video Card; Buy F.E.A.R; Beat NOLF 1 and 2; Buy cat food.