Windows Vista compatibility with the Rayman games...

[Reese Riverson]

Those who want to get Windows Vista, but yet don't know if they can run some of their old games on Windows Vista, well, I've tested a couple of Rayman games on the system, here is a list of games which will run.

Rayman: Works, with Pok2's 2000/XP patch

Rayman Gold: Untested

Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Tested, will work on Windows Vista. (Tested on Vista RC1)
Rayman 2 Failed to work on Vista, the Vista full release.

Rayman 3: Demo was tested, game did not even open.
Rayman 3 - Works

RRR: Works

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I will be testing Rayman and Rayman Gold as soon as I find the case.

As for Rayman 3, I would like to know if there are any trial version to download and try, is so please let me know. This including Rayman Arena for the PC.

[timoo]

2D Rayman games would require Windows Vista to include MS-DOS to work, which it won't.

[Phoenixan]

And wait until reaching through Rayman 2 from beginning to end before declaring a success. On Windows XP, Rayman 2 works all the way from start until... the Tomb of the Ancients; however, there is a patch for that on Windows XP.

As for Rayman 3, you should test in both 16-bit and 32-bit texture modes just so that you can test the shaders for DirectX 9.0L again, since you've been having problems with some DirectX programs.

[timoo]

I have never had any problem playing Rayman 2 under WinXP, and I don't remember I had downloaded any patches

[Reese Riverson]

Have you beaton the game yet, Timoo?

[L.M. Murphy]

Thought I'd mention that if DOSBox works under Vista, then so will Rayman 1

[Reese Riverson]

Rayman 3 demo.... did nothing... I set it up... game wouldn't open.

[Hunchman801]

Are you talking about the pirate head glitch, Hoodcom?

[Reese Riverson]

Are you talking about the pirate head glitch, Hoodcom?

I never heard of the Pirate Head glitch before, can you tell me what it is?

[Phoenixan]

On Windows XP, after beating the Tomb of the Ancients, you see this screen with a pirate head and next to it, it says, "No disk found. Please insert the Rayman 2 CD."

[abhinav]

Hmm no problems here at all. I'm at the crow's nest right now...trying R2 on my joypad no problems at all.

[Hunchman801]

In the French version, the Pirate head appears at the very beginning of the Whale Bay.

[The Knocker]

I tested Rayman 2 on Windows Vista, but it doesnt work for me.

[Hunchman801]

That's weird, what error message did you get?

[Reese Riverson]

I tested Rayman 2 on Windows Vista Release Canadite one. Not Beta 1 or 2.

I have not tested it on the final build of Vista either. Which is RTM version.

[Hunchman801]

I'll download another version and test Rayman 2

[Reese Riverson]

Right now I am unable to do any testing... seeing I am not running Vista anymore after it messed up.

[Hunchman801]

I will download it as soon as I have time

[Reese Riverson]

Can your computer handle Vista?

[Hunchman801]

Well, why couldn't it? It's not old at all ^^