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N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # 		Title Playability Notes Reviewed by/on, CVGS version
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Asteroids
(screenshot by "srsmac1") 		A Bug's Life 10 No problems encountered. SDT, 2/24/99, 1.1
A Bug's Life 10 Works perfectly EKS, 2/25/99, 1.1
A Bug's Life 8 Runs kind of slow DGT 2, 11/22/99, 1.1
Ace Combat 9 Runs perfectly. Occasional lock-up at menu - but unreproduceable and rare enough not to annoy. CH, 10/22/99, 1.2
Ace Combat 2 9 The text in the briefing maps occasionally get garbled (the bottom quarter of the characters is gone). SJC, 4/25/00, 1.2
Akuji The Heartless 4 Runs nicely up to a point, but always crashes eventually. MJWL, 10/24/99, 1.2
Alien Trilogy 9 Seemed a little dark? KBAX, 2/11/99, 1.1
Alundra 2 10 The loading screen looks strange? Dont know if it is supposed to be like that. HRH, 4/13/00, 1.2
Ape Escape (demo) 0 Locks up after warning about lack of dual-shock controller (which CVGS doesn't emulate anyways) CA, 7/3/99, 1.2
Arcade's Greatest Hits: Atari Collection 2 8 "Marble Madness" kinda slow. "Paperboy" pixellated. Other games OK... but MacMAME is better CA, 4/18/99, 1.2
Area 51 7 Except for cruddy mjpeg graphics compression, a great experience. TO, 3/7/99, 1.?
Armored Core 9 Noticably slower than on native PSX, but still very playable. MH, 7/12/99, 1.2
Armored Core 10 Fluid animation, even with many objects on screen GB, 2/4/99, 1.0
Asteroids 10 Excellent game SRS, 2/20/99, 1.1
Asteroids 10 CA, 1/9/99, 1.0
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Buster Bros. Collection
(screenshot by Ian Morris) 		Blast Radius 10 Flawless CH, 10/22/99, 1.2
Blast Chamber 10 KBAX, 2/11/99, 1.1
Bloody Roar 10 Music & SFX flawless, action fast and accurate. TD, 2/2/99, 1.0
Bottom of the Ninth '99 9 Runs nearly perfectly, but unable to save season data. Other data saves fine. JTH, 3/22/99, 1.2
Brave Fencer Musashi 9 No problems in 1.4 CA, 4/28/00, 1.4
Brave Fencer Musashi 10 That ass**** that said that it didn't work was dead wrong. HRH, 4/2/00, 1.2
Breath of Fire III 9 A few minor graphics problems. Nothing to make the game unplayable. MTS, 6/23/99, 1.2
Bushido Blade 10 Plays flawlessly MH, 7/12/99, 1.2
Bushido Blade 2 9 Works well, opening movie skips a bit HBJ, 7/21/99, 1.2
Bushido Blade 2 10 Good control and frame-rate. A little dark. Intro movie gets cut off. CA, 3/24/00, 1.2
Bushido Blade 2 10 Game runs very well, just as good as playstation version DP, 2/24/99, 1.1
Bust a Groove 10 Audio is perfect; so is playability. GB, 2/4/99, 1.0
Buster Bros. Collection 9 Plays every mode perfectly except tour mode (locked up after you get a painting) IM, 7/13/00, 1.4
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Chocobo Stallion
 Caesar's Palace 0 Does an endless loop of the "Start/Options" screen then to another screen inside the casino, then back to "Start/Options" KB, 6/17/00, 1.4
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 4 Plays fine, but can't restore saves (see possible workaround), and backgrounds disappear sometimes FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Centipede (demo) 10 No problems CA, 7/11/99, 1.2
Chocobo Racing 10 No problems CA, 9/5/99, 1.2
Chocobo Stallion (Japan) 9 "Feather" cursor missing on some yes-no dialogs. CA, 6/11/00, 1.4
Colin McRae 7 Sound is often altered and rarely gamepad doesn't respond for a few seconds. MR, 7/9/99, 1.2
Colin McRae Rally 6 Shifts in light and color sometimes, freezes 5 secs every 3 minutes. MC, 11/23/99, 1.?
Colony Wars: Vengeance 7 Mission screens have choppy audio and video. Big slowdowns when something large (frigate, battleship, etc.) explodes. CA, 5/10/99, 1.2
Colony Wars: Red Sun (demo) 7 Graphical glitches, planet below kept disappearing and popping in/out WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Contender 10 Not as smooth as on real PSX, but very close. FP, 1/27/99, 1.0
Contra: Legacy of War 10 Smooth gameplay, just like on a Playstation BH (2), 2/18/99, 1.1
CoolBoarders 2 8 Game speed seems to vary between faster than a Playstation to a bit slower randomly. FP, 2/6/99, 1.0
CoolBoarders 3 10 Colors are great. Control is great. Could really use a gamepad, some of the moves are hard to pull-off on a keyboard. DL, 4/2/99, 1.0
CoolBoarders 3 10 Runs great DGT 2, 11/22/99, 1.1
CoolBoarders 4 10 Runs perfectly. DMW, 11/5/99, 1.2
CoolBoarders 4 10 Works perfectly including startup movies and great sound. RG, 2/11/00, 1.2
Crash Bandicoot 9.9 Flawless, game froze once when exiting bonus stage (random crash, only happened once) MJ, 2/7/99, 1.0
Crash Bandicoot 2 10 No problems DGT 2, 11/22/99, 1.1
Crash Bandicoot Warped 10 It plays great SRS, 2/17/99, 1.1
Crash Team Racing 1 Game stays at "Sony Computer...Presents" screen while there's music/voices in the background. JGW, 10/30/99, 1.2
Critical Depth 10 Works great DJA, 2/24/99, 1.1
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 10 DJA, 2/24/99, 1.1
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Destruction Derby 2
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		Dance Dance Revolution (Japan) 0 Brings up a message in Japanese that can't be dismissed CA, 6/10/00, 1.4
Dark Forces 10 Runs perfectly. No flaws KV, 2/5/99, 1.0
Darkstalkers 3 9 Backgrounds disappear quite often FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Dead Or Alive 9 Occasional pauses, but never during gameplay. SMF, 2/26/99, 1.1
Descent Maximum 10 This is the same game as "Descent II", already available for Macintosh. CA, 1/9/99, 1.0
Destruction Derby 10 It's flawless - the frame rates are pretty good! JGW, 5/3/00, 1.4
Devil Dice (demo version) 7 Controls sometimes get "locked on" to one direction, requiring camera-spin to fix CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Dino Crisis 10 Works flawlessly. High FPS throughout the game. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
Dino Crisis 1 Not playable; it pauses at the "this game contains explicit violence and gore" screen JGW, 9/26/99, 1.2
Dino Crisis (PAL) 0 Doesn't advance beyond opening content warning screen. LD, 6/28/00, 1.4
Discworld 10 Plays better than on a playstation. Graphics are great, sound is rich and full. CT, 2/17/99, 1.1
Discworld II 5 Plays fine but you can't save; makes this complex role-laying game a fruitless endevour. CT, 2/17/99, 1.1
Dragon Ball GT 9 The Game freezes sometimes before a battle begins. SGC, 12/30/99, 1.2
Driver 7 Crashes every 1-6 games between retries, plays great otherwise AFC, 6/4/00, 1.4
Driver 9 Besides the CD-ROM always spinning down, the game plays great and looks awesome. VO, 8/19/99, 1.2
Driver 9 There's minor pauses during gameplay when CD is being read JGW, 9/1/99, 1.2
Driver 9 Runs fine, until car is facing West. Darn lens flare slows the emulator down noticeably - but still definitely playable. CH, 10/22/99, 1.2
Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home 1 You just get nothing but a black screen and no sound. JGW, 1/26/00, 1.2
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Ehrgeiz 		Eagle One 9 Mission briefing audio is in English and French at same time?? Playability very good. MJ (2), 2/19/00, 1.2
Ehrgeiz 5 No glitches, but too slow to defend effectively or use fancy combos. "Brand New Quest" mode is particularly choppy. CA, 7/3/99, 1.2
Einhander 10 Extremely high frame rate! Runs and saves perfectly, but image gallery shows black screens (irrelevant for gameplay). CVP, 11/23/99, 1.2
Einhander 5 Smooth until a lot of bullets come on screen. Kinda makes for a futile endeavor against bosses. FP, 2/6/99, 1.0
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Fear Effect
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		Fear Effect 10 It plays flawlessly JGW, 5/4/00, 1.4
FIFA 99 8 Occassionally drops frames and strange stuff at the bottom of the screen, but plays great. JI, 5/6/99, 1.1
Final Fantasy Anthology 5 Gameplay/FMV is flawless, but you can't load a FF6 game saved to the memory card (save does work on the FF5 disc) CA, 12/30/99, 1.2
Final Fantasy Tactics 10 Saves are finally reliable in 1.4 (but not in previous CVGS versions) CA, 4/28/00, 1.4
Final Fantasy Tactics 6 Works well, but battles, audio, and FMV can be choppy. Minor graphics glitches, particularly with dialogue. Some sounds not heard correctly. JP, 11/17/99, 1.2
Final Fantasy VII 9.8 Faster and better on 1.4 than on 1.2, fixes music, menu sounds, and battle cursor. Many battle sounds are missing, frameskip on resolution switch. TTB, 5/7/00, 1.4
Final Fantasy VII 9 Graphics now seem flawless, but some sounds no longer play BG, 4/28/00, 1.4
Final Fantasy VII 10 The game runs absolutely flawlessly under CVGS 1.2 on my system. KM, 4/11/99, 1.2
Final Fantasy VII 4 Graphics go bad in about half hour at start and more often as game progresses, no cursor in battles. DCO, 11/27/99, 1.2
Final Fantasy VII 2 DO NOT PLAY. After about 5 minutes all the colors get reversed and the wording dissapears. DT, 2/28/99, 1.1
Final Fantasy VIII 5 Battle menus appear but pointers on them don't. Pointers to targets do work. Choppy audio in prelude and world map. CA, 9/11/99, 1.4
Final Fantasy VIII 3 Battle pointer and menu invisible. Freezes in some battles. JP, 11/17/99, 1.2
Final Fantasy IX (Japan) 0 Can't start a game from any disc (gets stuck in black), although starting from discs 2-4 at least produces a title screen. CA, 7/18/00, 1.4
Frogger 10 Works flawlessly! MO, 8/8/99, 1.2
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Galerians
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		Galerians 9 It plays great! There's minor pauses while CD is loading after spin-down. JGW, 4/2/00, 1.2
Gex 2 (demo version) 7 No dialog, sound effects muted CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Gex 3D Enter the Gecko 10 Plays amazingly smoothly. Graphic quality is slightly grainy but no frame skips. JSH, 2/14/99, 1.?
Gex 3D Enter the Gecko 9 Really smooth, no glitches TW, 3/22/99, 1.?
Goal Storm 10 A very nice soccer game which runs great DG, 2/10/99, 1.0
Gran Turismo 5 Skips many frames when racing against other cars. Smoother with single car on screen. JTH, 3/22/99, 1.2
Gran Turismo 9 Skips frames when playing in two player mode. Smooth in one player mode, but not as smooth as a real PSX. AB, 1/8/00, 1.2
Gran Turismo 10 Flawless performance. GB, 1/23/99, 1.0
Gran Turismo 10 The game ran great; no errors in gameplay or control. DL, 1/23/99, 1.0
Gran Turismo 2 10 All glitches from 1.2 are fixed in 1.4; no problems. TTB, 5/7/00, 1.4
Gran Turismo 2 10 1.4 fixes the only outstanding bug, in which all the cars looked like they were covered in plastic shrinkwrap! GB (2), 4/28/00, 1.4
Gran Turismo 2 9 It plays great! There's a VERY minor graphical glitch that surrounds the cars during races JGW, 12/20/99, 1.2
Gran Turismo 2 9 All functions worked great; very playable; graphics don't look that good though BCC, 12/28/99, 1.2
Grand Theft Auto 10 Runs great, crashed once when paused for over 10 min JF2, 11/21/99, 1.2
Grandia 9 Some high level spells cause big frame skips. Version 1.4 fixes sprite edge problems. LND, 5/23/00, 1.4
Grandia 9 Title screen looks weird; some sprites don't appear; big magic is a little slow with bad 3d card. YM, 4/07/00, 1.2
Grind Session 1 No music during gameplay, only can play the first level b/c it pauses at the loading screen that appears after each level. SHO, 7/5/00, 1.4
Gunship 10 Flawless, extremely smooth. Occasional psychedelic colors during FMV. MX, 12/1/99, 1.2
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Hydro Thunder 		Hot Shots Golf 0 Unplayable. "Player select" screen only responds to "triangle" to go back 1 configuration screen -- can't select a player to play with to start a game. BEF, 2/9/99, 1.1
Hydro Thunder 8 Wildly variable frame-rates, worse at the beginning of a race yet quite smooth later on. Controls and sound are good. CA1, 4/28/00, 1.4
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International Track & Field 2000
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		Independence Day 10 Played excellent SRS, 2/9/99, 1.?
Intelligent Qube (demo version) 9 Vocals in help section get cut off CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
International Track and Field 2000 10 It's flawless! JGW, 1/26/00, 1.2
ISS Millenium 9 Slight pausing occurs when commentary changes MJ (2), 2/19/00, 1.2
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Jade Cocoon 		Jade Cocoon (demo) 5 No text in battle menus (they still work, though) CA, 7/11/99, 1.2
Jeopardy! 10 No problems CA, 5/22/99, 1.2
Jersey Devil (demo version) 9 CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Jet Moto 10 A "tad" less smooth than on a Playstation, but very very playable. FP, 2/6/99, 1.0
Jet Moto 2 10 Absolutely perfect, no problems whatsoever JBY, 2/7/99, 1.0
Jet Moto 2 8 A bit sluggish compared to JetMoto 3 AFC, 6/3/00, 1.4
Jet Moto 3 9 Smooth play with occasional pauses AFC, 5/24/00, 1.4
Jet Moto 3 8 Works Ok. FPS could be a little higher. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
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Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed 		Kagero: Tecmo's Deception II 9 VERY nearly perfect. Only very minor, and occasional, sound glitches, otherwise equal to PSX in all aspects PJS, 3/29/99, 1.2
Klonoa (demo version) 8 Jumpy on sound efects, but very playable CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Knockout Kings 3 Skips and stutters; impossible to control. Sound is broken up. JS, 2/13/99, 1.1
Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed 8 Some sounds get "stuck". Choppier than Blitz CA, 6/3/00, 1.4
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The Legend of Dragoon 		Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 4 Raziel runs too fast making it very difficult to play; graphical glitches like tiles disappearing. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 6 The opening cinemas are flawless BUT there are significant graphics glitches during gameplay JGW, 9/26/99, 1.2
Legend of Dragoon, The (demo) 9 Everything's OK. CA, 5/27/00, 1.4
Legend of Legaia (demo) 1 Random lines stretching off-screen from doors; battle training with Tetsu goes into infinite camera arc. CA, 4/2/99, 1.2
Legend of Mana 0 Runs opening presentation, but ceases entirely after picking your starting point on the map. MC (2), 6/25/00, 1.4
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete 5 The game works fine, until a vital scene at the end of the first disc. Then, it crashes. GT, 11/27/99, 1.2
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete 10 You can only change CD's if you are using an OS older then 9 (had to go to my friends house to do it) HRH, 4/13/00, 1.2
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The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
 Madden NFL 98 9 Game was really good. I had no problems. JC2, 7/26/99, 1.2
Madden NFL 99 9.5 Minor artifacts at bottom of screen. BJY, 4/1/99, 1.2
Madden NFL 99 10 Plays flawlessly JGW, 5/18/99, 1.2
Madden NFL 99 9 CA, 1/9/99, 1.0
Madden NFL 2000 8 It's playable but it has a slow frame rate during game play JGW, 9/21/99, 1.2
Marvel Superheroes 7 Locks from time to time on data save FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter 9.5 Occasional graphic glitches that don't interfere with gameplay. JE, 1/6/00, 1.2
Medal of Honor 10 Cutscenes slightly choppy. Gameplay is perfect. CH (2), 1/16/00, 1.2
Medal of Honor 8 It's great but the FPS drop intermittently during game play. JGW, 1/26/00, 1.2
Mega Man 8 10 Runs flawlessy SGC, 12/30/99, 1.2
Mega Man 8 0 Would not load at all AA, 2/9/99, 1.?
Metal Gear Solid 9 The alert sound sometimes sticks and stays, requiring a reset. KBAX, 2/11/99, 1.1
Metal Gear Solid 8 Runs kind of slow DGT 2, 11/22/99, 1.1
Metal Gear Solid 10 Runs great. As smooth as a real Playstation. No flaws at all with graphics or sound. FB, 2/7/99, 1.?
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions 9 Gameplay is great! There's a tiny pause when a mission is completed JGW, 10/24/99, 1.2
Medievil 9.5 Audio is not smooth; operates great otherwise. BH, 2/22/99, 1.1
Medievil 10 Perfect. Smooth animation, saves worked well. Great game too. SDT, 2/23/99, 1.1
Micro Machines V3 7 Some levels run too slow, time trial doesn't work. MG, 6/26/99, 1.2
Military Madness 10 Great speed, flawless memory card saves (even with customized maps). JGA, 8/5/99, 1.2
Misadventures of Tron Bonne, The 1 Very choppy. Slow, distorted music. Freezes just before Teisel encounters Glyde (about 5 minutes in) CA, 5/27/00, 1.4
MLB 2000 9 Works Ok. Minor pauses every now and then. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
Monster Rancher 5 Cloning monsters off of audio CD's does not work, combat controls wonky THR, 10/20/99, 1.2
Mortal Kombat Trilogy 10 Plays flawlessly JGW, 5/18/99, 1.2
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NBA Live 2000
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		N20 10 Ran perfectly WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Nagano Winter Olympics '98 9 Some graphic glitches in skiing, but better sound and control than on a real PSX CA, 1/16/99, 1.0
Namco Museum Vol. 1 10 CA, 1/9/99, 1.0
Namco Museum Vol. 3 9 Plays perfectly, but program runs faster than on PSX making some games difficult. DMM, 6/23/00, 1.4
Namco Museum Vol. 4 8 Runs all 4 games. "Assault" stretches screen horizontally, but can be played full-screen in "rotate 90 degrees" mode without problems. CVP, 11/23/99, 1.2
Nascar '99 8.5 Plays fine. Drops frames when the wall is hit (which I did frequently). GW, 9/24/99, 1.1
NBA In The Zone 99 9 Plays great. Pauses every now and then for 1 second to access CD ROM. CVP, 5/18/00, 1.4
NBA Live 98 9 There's minor pauses during gameplay when CD is being read JGW, 5/18/99, 1.2
NBA Live 99 3 Works flawlessly for a few minutes, then crashes the emulator. CVP, 5/18/00, 1.4
NBA Live 99 5 Randomly hangs during season play. BJY, 4/1/99, 1.2
NBA Live 99 9.9 Game plays fantastic and virtually flawless except for minor slow down while CD-ROM slows down RLS, 2/26/99, 1.1
NBA Live 2000 8 It's great but it has a slow frame rate during game play. JGW, 11/19/99, 1.2
NCAA Football '98 10 Gameplay is 100%. Not one frame was skipped or one second lost. DL, 1/23/99, 1.0
NCAA Football '99 10 Game worked flawlessly, even when video is exported to a TV JB, 6/19/99, 1.2
NCAA Football '99 9 Announcer hard to hear and bands are VERY loud. But play is flawless. RUF, 2/23/99, 1.1
Need For Speed 9 Slight color shifts (especially tail lights), small artifacts on roads. Gameplay 100% RS, 2/17/99, 1.1
Need For Speed II 9 A few pixel drop outs and skipped frames but otherwise has really smooth game play. JF, 2/11/99, 1.1
Need For Speed III 10 Totally smooth even with split screen multi-player DW, 7/23/00, 1.4
Need For Speed III 6 The game pauses every 2-3 seconds during gameplay -- very frustrating. SP, 2/19/99, 1.0
Need For Speed III 7 Great playability, occasional stuttered sound playback. SDT, 2/24/99, 1.1
Need For Speed: High Stakes 7 All but one track (Canada) has slow frame-rate during race JGW, 4/29/99, 1.2
Next Tetris, The 9 Minor graphic glitches in option screens CA, 7/3/99, 1.2
NFL Blitz 9 Lost a step in emulation. CA, 4/18/99, 1.2
NFL Blitz 9 Works almost perfectly, but occasionally drops frame rate to un-playable. PG, 7/11/99, 1.2
NFL Blitz 2000 9 Plays Perfectly. Just little screws like not closing all the way when slamming shut the loading screen. VT, 9/22/99, 1.2
NHL Face-Off '98 9 Game plays extremely well and smooth except for minor flutters on start-up screen and CD-ROM slow downs. RLS, 2/26/99, 1.1
NHL 98 9 Playable in 1.1 -- too many frame-drops in 1.0. DGT, 2/23/99, 1.1
NHL 98 1 Too many frame-drops. Can't play DGT 2, 11/23/99, 1.1
NHL 99 9 There's minor pauses during gameplay when CD is being read. JGW, 5/18/99, 1.2
NHL 99 0 Froze every time I scored a goal. gameplay was not smooth. MV, 2/6/99, 1.0
NHL 99 0 Crashes computer at end of first period DC, 6/10/00, 1.4
NHL 2000 7 It's playable but it has a slow frame rate during game play. JGW, 11/7/99, 1.2
Norse by Norse West 9 Some sounds do not play, some sounds become looped. TD, 2/2/99, 1.0
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Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey
(screenshot by Daniel Shimmyo) 		Oddworld 2: Abe's Exoddus 10 Occasional graphics glitches. MV, 2/6/99, 1.0
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey 10 Plays smoothly with great sound. Some minor graphics glitches. DS, 2/5/99, 1.0
Omega Boost (demo) 8 Played fine WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
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Pro Pinball: Big Race USA 		PaRappa the Rapper (demo version) 5 Music seems to be slightly ahead of the game, making it very hard to hit beats CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Pac-Man World 9 Excellent motion and sound w/minor slowing when invincible. CCW, 1/17/00, 1.2
Pac-Man World 9 Slightly degraded motion and sound. CCW (2), 1/17/00, 1.2
Parasite Eve 10 Graphics and musics run without any problem, and now both memory card slots work. AW, 2/1/99, 1.1
Parasite Eve 6 There is no way to load the Second Disc on a 2 Disc game, leaving for an unhappy mid-way ending. PB (2), 7/2/00, 1.?
Pitfall 3D 7 Play is a little slow and not as smooth as on PSX. Save/restore does not work. Joystick a must. JD, 2/23/99, 1.1
Pocket Fighter 9 It used to lock up at a certain level but it appears to be random. SHO, 7/5/00, 1.4
Porsche Challenge 10 No problems, perfect performance. SDT, 2/23/99, 1.1
Pro Pinball: Big Race USA 3 Ball is not completely erased as it moves, eventually filling the screen with half-drawn pinballs. CA, 8/10/00, 1.4
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Rockman Dash 2 		R-Type Delta 10 No faults whatsoever. MJ2, 10/26/99, 1.2
Racing Simulation 2 7 Slow, corrupt sound. PB, 6/9/00, 1.4
Rage Racer 6 Graphics are choppy, many lost frames. Interface is a guess. EA, 2/25/99, 1.1
Rayman 10 This runs flawlessly! Smooth sound and graphics, I found no problems at all CAL, 3/29/99, 1.2
Rally Cross 2 10 Runs perfectly, saves season and high scores. RT, 2/4/99, 1.0
Rampage World Tour 10 Smooth gameplay, just like on a Playstation BH (2), 2/18/99, 1.1
RC Stunt Copter 10 Best with analog stitcks but works with gamepad MP, 9/11/99, 1.0
Ready To Rumble Boxing 9 Perfect, except graphics seemed a little blocky and the title movie had a glitch or two. RG, 3/20/00, 1.2
Resident Evil 0 Won't even start-up. GG, 2/4/99, 1.0
Resident Evil: Director's Cut 10 Perfect!! JMB, 3/18/99, 1.2
Resident Evil: Director's Cut 10 Works great, no problems WP, 2/22/99, 1.1
Resident Evil 2 0 Immediate crash at start of gameplay and forced to reboot. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 2 8 Once you try to enter the police department the screen turns black and the music keeps on playing; you can't do anything after that. JMB, 3/18/99, 1.2
Resident Evil 2 (PAL) 10 This game runs perfect from the beginning to the end. DS (2), 5/28/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 2 - Dual Shock Edition 9 CVGS 1.4 fixes Police Station freeze - there's minor frame skipping during cutscenes JGW, 5/3/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 0 immediate crash at start of gameplay and forced to reboot WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 10 Works flawlessly. High FPS throughout the game. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 10 Just Like Playstation! AFC, 6/4/00, 1.4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 9 It plays great, but there's minor track skipping during cut-scenes. JGW, 11/13/99, 1.2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1 Game loads and gives subject warning, but after the Capcom emblem is flashed on-screen the computer crashes (HARD). DMM, 11/18/99, 1.2
Ridge Racer Type 4 5 Game plays flawlessly, however it freezes up during saving process JGW, 5/9/99, 1.2
Ridge Racer Type 4 8 Freezes on save, cannot start game with memory card you attempted to save to. MJ2, 10/11/99, 1.2
Rival Schools: United By Fate 6 Still too slow in 1.4; frame rate is low (esp with lots of FX) and control is unresponsive CA, 4/28/00, 1.4
Road Rash 10 Works very smoothly with lots of ram JDP, 7/27/99, 1.2
Road Rash 3D 6 Gameplay extremely framed...kinda like lag in a net game... [probably] due to my machine not being even close to CVGS spec. DH, 2/9/99, 1.1
Road Rash 3D 8 Excellent playabiltiy, except that game froze twice during Championship race. SDT, 2/24/99, 1.1
Rockman Dash 2 (Japan) 2 Keeps getting "stuck" -- music and animation continue, but next scene doesn't load and controls do nothing. CA, 8/1/00, 1.4
Roll Away 1 Unplayable. Random colored lines in every direction instead of coins, fruits and other objects. Horribly slow. CA, 4/28/00, 1.4
Rollcage 10 As fast as a real PlayStation. When game is paused, not all text shows up on pause screen. CH, 4/7/99, 1.2
Rollcage 6.5 Slows down on the turns and the music compatibility is horrendous. Everything works; memory card support good, but slow. TS, 12/26/99, 1.2
Rollcage Stage 2 (demo) 7 Played fine, slightly jumpy. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI 10 Runs like a dream. ELC, 5/30/00, 1.2
Rugrats: Search for Reptar 9.5 Video slightly jerky. I didn't like the game, but it's for the kids anyway. GW,10/19/99, 1.2
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Spider-Man
 SaGa Frontier 6 Saving on slot 2 works but erases right after you save until you put it on slot 1. Graphic problems with characters in automatic zooms. RC, 2/21/99, 1.1
SaGa Frontier 2 10 HRH, 4/13/00, 1.2
San Francisco Rush 8 Very smooth animation. May actually be faster than on a real PSX (in a bad way) CA, 2/6/99, 1.1
Silent Hill 7 Works much better, white rectangles around characters are gone!. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Silent Hill 5 Intro runs flawlessly, graphic translation poor, playability weak with problem. CAL, 3/22/99, 1.2
Silent Hill 5 Plays well, but graphics suck comparatively. MCR, 3/25/99, 1.2
Silent Hill 9 White square surrounds all character/creature sprites during foggy parts of game JGW, 4/11/99, 1.2
Sled Storm 6 Low frame-rate (about 5 fps), esp. on camera moves in replay. Bad control. Saves always fail with "insufficient free blocks" CA, 11/21/99, 1.2
Small Soldiers 10 Everything runs perfectly, just like on the real thing HBJ, 3/22/99, 1.2
Soul Blade 5 Slower than Tekken 2 FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Soul Blade 7 Slighty sluggish, distortion on sound on main menu. Otherwise well playable. GB, 1/23/99, 1.0
South Park 9 A few stray pixels in status displays and near stationary objects CA, 9/26/99, 1.2
South Park Rally 8 the game ran perfectly but sometimes CD audio would not play or out of sync with the game. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Speed Punks (demo) 4 Terrible frame-rate and audio problems. Virtually uncontrollable. CA, 5/27/00, 1.4
Spider-Man (demo) 10 Runs great! CA, 5/27/00, 1.4
Sports Car GT 9 Opening options screen breaks up but usable RW, 7/3/99, 1.2
Spyro the Dragon 10 Played great SRS, 2/6/99, 1.1
Spyro the Dragon 10 Runs flawlessly. MV, 2/6/99, 1.0
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage 9 Flawless, except for temorary loss of audio near end of the introductory animation. JJB, 1/8/00, 1.2
Star Ocean: The Second Story 4 Fades to black and freezes after battle with Gargoyles in Cross Cave. SK, 9/5/99, 1.2
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi 10 Runs perfectly. MR, 3/6/99, 1.1
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi 8 Animations are a little jumpy. Game plays well. KV, 2/6/99, 1.0
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 10 Graphics are not as good as the Playstation's but then again they never are. SCC, 10/3/99, 1.2
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 10 Everything works fine SP2, 9/27/99, 1.1
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles 10 Works fine. SJC, 4/25/00, 1.2
Street Fighter Collection 2 0 Refuses to go further than Character Select on ANY game FP, 2/6/99, 1.0
Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha 8 No bugs, but a lot less smooth than on a real PSX. FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Street Fighter Alpha 3 10 Game plays flawlessly - sound is sharp! JGW, 5/13/99, 1.2
Suikoden 10 Perfect -- memory card works fine LND, 5/23/00, 1.4
Suikoden 2 Game is flawless during play, but unable to load saved games or save more than one game per memory card. CD, 3/8/99, 1.1
Suikoden 2 5 Emulates fine except you cant save and load games at all ACK, 11/24/95 (?!), 1.2
Suikoden 2 9.9 Everything works except sometimes the opera song during big battle doesn't play. YM, 4/7/00, 1.2
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 10 Runs real well; speed is good too BUC, 4/3/99, 1.2
Syphon Filter 10 1.4 solves the long pause after a failed mission, making the game run flawlessly. IRC, 4/28/00, 1.4
Syphon Filter 5 CVGS freezes when you die or go to the objectives menu. JMB, 3/18/99, 1.2
Syphon Filter 9 Long pause after you die, but game continues. VT, 3/29/99, 1.2
Syphon Filter 9 Runs and looks great. Under VGS 1.2, the game may appear to crash when the character dies; it's just an unusually long load time! 1.0 (but not 1.2) crashes on objectives screen. AQN, 3/29/99, 1.2
Syphon Filter 10 1.2 fixes all previous problems. After dying, wait one minute for checkpoint to load. KC, 4/6/99, 1.2
Syphon Filter 2 9 Screen blanked out once exiting to the desktop (escape) and going back to the game before the "take out the F-22" mission. SJC, 4/25/00, 1.2
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Threads of Fate
 Tactics Ogre 8 A lil bit of slowdown, but this is a slow-paced game anyway RS (2), 1/4/00, 1.2
Tales of Destiny 9 Voice dialog jumps in battles RS (2), 1/4/00, 1.2
Tarzan 10 Plays great! I liked it very much. RO, 8/9/99, 1.2
Tekken 10 Plays flawless. Great original fighting game. Graphics are better with more than 6 VRAM. TMB, 10/22/99, 1.2
Tekken 2 10 Runs perfectly. Even smoother than Tekken 3 CVP, 11/23/99, 1.1
Tekken 2 6 Very very very slow FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Tekken 2 8 Pretty smooth but a little slower than a real PS. DS, 2/5/99, 1.0
Tekken 3 7 It works pretty well except the graphics are annoyingly pixelated JGW, 5/3/00, 1.4
Tekken 3 10 All aspects work perfectly. Real PSX-like graphics. HBJ, 3/12/99, 1.2
Tekken 3 5 Sometimes too choppy. Sort of playable. DS, 2/5/99, 1.0
Ten Pin Alley 10 Plays flawlessly JGW, 5/18/99, 1.2
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins 10 Music sometimes stutters everything else worked fine DMW, 4/11/99, 1.2
Test Drive 4 0 Memory Error crash after intro movie. TD, 2/2/99, 1.0
Test Drive 4 9 Game runs great, audio sounds only ok. DG, 3/3/99, 1.0
Test Drive 5 10 Prefer CVGS over PSX, more of screen is viewable. DMM, 6/23/00, 1.4
Test Drive: Off Road 8 Runs fine, but framerate a bit low HBJ, 7/21/99, 1.2
Thousand Arms 0 Crashes 10 sec into a new games RS (2), 1/4/00, 1.2
Threads of Fate (demo) 7 Music very choppy in some cut-scenes. Occasional slow-down. CA, 6/8/00, 1.4
Time Crisis 10 It is VERY difficult without a gun! KBAX, 2/11/99, 1.1
Tiny Tank (demo) 10 No problems CA, 7/11/99, 1.2
TNN Motor Sports: Hardcore 4x4 10 Run's silky smooth! Sound and graphics excellent CAL, 3/29/99, 1.2
TOCA Championship Racing 7 Game runs terrifically, but interface is very buggy. No crashes though. EA, 2/20/99, 1.1
Tomb Raider 8.5 Play every bit as smooth as the Playstation, graphics slightly gauzy and less crisp than the Playstation. Start button problem on Gravis GamePad Pro. TO, 2/25/99, 1.1
Tomb Raider II 10 Runs very smooth -- equal to the PlayStation. MLB, 3/9/99, 1.1
Tomb Raider III 9 Can't get music to play AFC, 6/4/00, 1.4
Tomb Raider III 10 Music + graphics are fine like on a real ps FS, 8/9/99, 1.2
Tomb Raider III 10 Hours of play and no glitches yet. TD, 2/2/99, 1.0
Tomb Raider III 10 The sound is great; no problems at all. A little less than 100% in game speed. DL, 4/2/99, 1.0
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (PAL) 9 Excelllent recreation of PSX version. LD, 6/28/00, 1.4
Tomba (demo) 7 Really low frame-rate, jumpy CA, 1/23/99, 1.0
Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return (demo) 8 Choppy animation CA, 11/21/99, 1.2
Tommi Makinen Rally 9 Low-res in the lighting effects, some "clipping errors" in the tunnels on the first level BH, 2/1/99, 1.0
Tomorrow Never Dies 9 It's great except for moderate frame rates JGW, 4/25/00, 1.2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 8 Choppy on large levels, somewhat blocky graphics DT, 6/30/00, 1.4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 10 Runs perfectly DMW, 11/5/99, 1.2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 9 Awesome! Runs and saves perfectly. Very slight slowdowns on extremely complex levels (barely noticeable). CVP, 11/18/99, 1.2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 10 Played choppy on my 300 G3... but not on my brother's iMac DV ASAJ, 11/19/99, 1.2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PAL) 3 The frame rate is so poor, it's unplayable DMM, 6/4/00, 1.4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (demo) 10 Works fine. Good frame-rate. CA, 5/27/00, 1.4
Tokyo Highway Battle 10 Perfect performance. Even ran fine on a 7600/120 upgraded to a G3. GB, 1/22/99, 1.0
Toy Story 2 7 It plays fine but the FPS drop when you destroy an enemy or get a tip JGW, 1/26/00, 1.2
Trap Gunner 10 Runs perfectly JE, 1/6/00, 1.2
Triple Play 97 8 Pretty smooth, freezes when trying to make custom players. JDP, 7/27/99, 1.2
Triple Play 2000 9 Plays perfectly, but sometimes freezes after you hit a home run. JI, 5/6/99, 1.1
Twisted Metal 10 Silky smooth. Option loading a little slow but gameplay is perfect. GG, 2/3/99, 1.0
Twisted Metal II 9 Game music doesn't play under Mac OS 9, but works on 8.6 (problem with audio CD tracks?) TTB, 5/7/00, 1.4
Twisted Metal II 9.9 Incredibly smooth game play; slight discoloring when switching from a video to still at startup. GRG, 4/9/99, 1.2
Twisted Metal III 9 Fast loads, no skipped frames, or blurred text, but sounds dampen randomly during gameplay DL, 2/5/99, 1.0
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The Unholy War
(screenshot by Rex Flight) 		Ultimate 8-Ball (demo) 10 No problems CA, 7/11/99, 1.2
Um Jammer Lammy (demo) 0 Freezes on "Loading..." but music continues CA, 11/21/99, 1.2
Unholy War, The 10 Equal to playstation in all respects RF, 7/31/99, 1.2
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Vagrant Story 		V-Rally 9 Good speed and graphics. 2 player mode is unusable. The player 2 window only shows part of the scene. JWG, 5/14/99, 1.2
V-Rally 9 Some clipping errors in the stone walls, and some see-through buildings, but it is cool BH, 2/1/99, 1.0
Vagrant Story 8 Graphics are very blocky on better monitors, footstep sounds turn into semi-generic "beeps". SWR, 6/8/00, 1.4
Vagrant Story 8 Footsteps sound beepy, sounds like Breakout or Pong. CA, 6/8/00, 1.4
Vagrant Story 10 HRH, 4/13/00, 1.2
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Wipeout 3
(screenshot by "Cristian") 		Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat 10 Very smooth, everything ran fine CL, 2/4/99, 1.?
WCW Mayhem 9.5 Almost flawless. Occasional dropped frames during gameplay, but this is very minor. NW, 5/15/00, 1.4
WCW/NWO Thunder 3 Random lock ups when loading stages, and EXTREMELY SLOW. Battle Royal is unplayably slow. FP, 1/22/99, 1.0
Wild 9 7 Crashes at end of level 1 or when you hit ESC. CH (2), 2/7/00, 1.2
Williams' Arcade's Greatest Hits 10 CA, 1/9/99, 1.0
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom 0 Won't run CD 1 (ejects), so you can't start a game. Will play demos and intros on CD's 2-4. JF, 2/11/99, 1.1
Wipeout XL 9 Gameplay is great! There's a tiny pause when hit by missle/mine, very minor JGW, 10/5/99, 1.2
Wipeout XL 8 Every time your ship gets damaged the frame-rate gets choppy for about two seconds. GG, 2/2/99, 1.0
Wipeout 3 8 played fine with occasional slowdown. WP (2), 4/29/00, 1.4
Wipeout 3 10 Works flawlessly! Extremely high FPS throughout the game. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
Wipeout 3 10 No noticeable problems AVC, 6/4/00, 1.4
Wu Tang Shaolin Style 9 Works great. Some minor pauses every now and then. CVP, 5/27/00, 1.4
WWF Warzone 9 Runs perfectly. Has a few little tweaks, but otherwise great. Saves fine, frame rate better than on PSX, and moves are tons easier to pull off. PE, 2/8/99, 1.0
WWF Attitude 10 A little slower than a PSX. Otherwise, Perfect! VT, 9/22/99, 1.2
WWF Attitude 9.5 Runs faster on a G4 than on a Playstation. Graphics can get so fast game actually looks a bit funny. Announcements get messed up (hit pause to fix) TB, 3/1/00, 1.2
WWF SmackDown! 9.9 Plays awesome on CVGS. Game sometimes reboots during Royal Rumble. TB, 3/26/00, 1.2
WWF SmackDown! 10 Plays absolutely flawlessly on my system. PJS, 3/29/00, 1.2
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X-Men Mutant Academy
(screenshot by Justin Whittington) 		Xena: Warrior Princess (demo) 10 No worse than on a real PlayStation, for what it's worth CA, 7/3/99, 1.2
Xenogears 8 Sound effect glitches and occasional slowdown. Version 1.4 improves some special effects. LND, 5/23/00, 1.4
Xenogears 9 Much improved over 1.1 -- occasionally choppy CA, 3/16/99, 1.2
Xenogears 10 Everything runs flawlessly. DB, 7/14/99, 1.2
X-Men Mutant Academy 10 It's flawless - great frame rate! JGW (2), 7/15/00, 1.4
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter 9.5 Excellent except some frame rate slowdowns DP, 9/26/99, 1.2
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You Don't Know Jack 		You Don't Know Jack (demo) 10 No problems CA, 7/11/99, 1.2
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3Xtreme 		1Xtreme 9 It played great, awesome graphics, but sometimes, when loading courses, completely froze. PG, 4/24/99, 1.2
3Xtreme 10 Perfect! Just as good as on a Playstation. TMB, 10/18/99, 1.2

Reviewers' systems:

  • CA -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.6, 96MB RAM, 6MB VRAM.
  • FP -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.1, 96MB RAM, 2MB VRAM.
  • GB -- PowerBook G3 266, 8.5.1, 192MB RAM, 4MB VRAM
  • DL -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • BH -- G3/266 tower (at 3:2 cache ratio), 8.6 (dev. rel.),160 MB RAM, VRAM off, PAL
  • AW -- PowerBook G3 266, 8.5, 192 MB RAM (with RamDoubler 8.0.1, File mapping only), 4MB VRAM
  • GG -- Power Mac G3/300 (rev. 3), 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • TD -- Power Mac G3/333, 8.5.1, 288 MB RAM, ?? VRAM
  • RT -- Power Mac G3/315/210/1MB Rage II+, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CL -- Power Mac G3/233 (Rage Pro), 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • DS -- PowerBook G3/250, 8.5.1, 160MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • KV -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • MV -- Power Mac G3/233, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • SRS -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • JBY -- iMac, Rev/A , 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • MJ -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.1, 64 MB RAM, 5 MB VRAM
  • FB -- PowerBook G3/266, 8.?, 32 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • PE -- Power Mac G3/366, 8.5.1, 512 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • BEF -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.5.1, 96MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • AA -- Power Mac G3/233, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • DG -- iMac, rev B, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • KBAX -- iMac, rev 1, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • JF -- Blue Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • JSH -- G3/233 Desktop (Rage Pro), 8.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CT -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • BH (2) -- Blue Power Mac G3/350, 8.5.1, 256MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • SP -- PowerBook G3/300, 8.1, 192 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • EA -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • RC -- PowerBook G3/???, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • BH -- Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • WP -- Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 224 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • DGT -- Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • RUF -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.5, 32 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • DT -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM (Rage Orion)
  • SDT -- PowerBook G3/292, 8.5, 96 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • DJA -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • JD -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.5.1, 192 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • EKS -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • TO -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.?, 32 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • EA -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.1, 96 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • SMF -- Blue Power Mac G3/350, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • RLS -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.1, 128 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • SGC -- Blue Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • MR -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CD -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • MLB -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.?, 128 MB RAM, 6MB VRAM
  • JC -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • HBJ -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.1, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • JS -- Power Mac G3/233, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JMB -- Power Mac G3/233, 8.5, 64 MB RAM, 5 MB VRAM
  • TW -- iMac, Rev/?, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • JTH -- Powerbook G3/223, 8.5.1, 160 MB RAM, 2? MB VRAM
  • CAL -- Power Mac G3/???, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, 6 MB RAM
  • MCR -- iMac DS(?), 8.?, 192 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • VT -- iMac, Rev/C, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • AQN -- Powerbook G3/233 MHz, 8.5.1, 64 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • BJY -- Blue Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 192 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • BUC -- Blue Power Mac G3/300, 8.5.1, 128 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • KC -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CH -- IMac Rev/B, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JGW -- Power Mac G3/300, 8.6, 192 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • DMW -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.?, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB RAM
  • KM -- PowerBook G3/266, 8.5.1, 64MB RAM (w/VM), 4 MB VRAM
  • PG -- iMac, Rev/?, 8.1, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • JWG -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JB -- PowerBook G3/400/192, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • MTS -- iMac, Rev/C, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • MG -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.5.1, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • RW -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MR -- Power Mac G3/350, 8.6, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • MH -- Power Mac G3/300, 8.6, 128 MB RAM, ?? MB VRAM
  • DB -- Power Mac G3/333, 8.6, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JC2 -- Blue Power Mac G3/400, 8.?, 256 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • JDP1 -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.6, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • RF -- iMac, Rev/?, 8.?, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JGA -- Power Mac G3/266, 8.1, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MO -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.6, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • RO -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.?, 192 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • SK -- PowerBook G3/233, 8.6, 160 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MP -- PowerBook G3/333, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM; iMac, Rev/D, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • VT -- iMac, Rev/B, 8.6, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • GW -- PowerBook G3/233, 8.5.1, 96 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • DP -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • SP2 -- Bronze PowerBook G3/400, 8.6, 192 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MJ2 -- Powerbook G3/400, 8.6, 128 MB RAM, 8M B VRAM
  • TMB1 -- iMac Rev/C, 8.6, 96 RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • THR -- PowerMac G3/233, 8.6, ?? MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MJWL -- PowerMac G3/266 clocked up to 300Mhz, 8.6, 190 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • VO -- PowerMac G3/333, 8.5, ? MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • SCC -- iMac Rev/C, 8.5, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • DMW -- PowerBook G3/400, 9.0, 192 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • JP -- B/W G3 350, ?.?, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • DMM -- iMac Rev/B, 9.0, 160 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CVP -- BW G3/400, 8.6, 192 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • JF 2 -- iBook 300 MHz, 9.0, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • ASAJ -- iMac DV 400 MHz, 9.0, 192 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • DGT 2 -- iBook 300MHz, 9.0, 32 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • MC -- iMac Rev/D, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • DCO -- Beige PowerMac G3/266, ?.?, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • GT -- iMac DV 400 MHz, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MX -- PowerMac G3/233, 9.0, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • TS -- iMac Rev/?, ?.?, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • BCC -- iBook, 300 Mhz, 9.0, 160 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • RS (2) -- PowerBook G3/300, 8.6, 192 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • MCR (2) -- PowerMac G4/450, 9.0, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • JE -- iMac Rev/A, 8.1, 96 MB RAM, 1 MB VRAM
  • AB -- iMac, Rev/A, 8.5.1, 96MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JJB -- Beige G3/300, ?.?, 224 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • CH (2) -- iMac 350mhz, 9.0, 64 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • CCW -- iMac/Rev.B/sys8.5/96MB ram/6MB vram
  • CCW (2) -- iMac/DV, 8.6, 128 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • ACK -- PowerMac G4/450, 9.0, 256 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • RG -- Blue G3/450, 8.6, 64 MB RAM,16MB VRAM
  • TB -- Yikes G4/400, 9.0, 128 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • PJS -- G4/450, ?.?, 256 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • HRH -- PowerMac G3/266, 9.0, 160 MB RAM, 0 MB VRAM (?)
  • YM -- iMac 350MHZ, 9.0, 128 MB RAM, 1 MB VRAM (?)
  • SJC -- PowerMac G4/400, ?.?, 128 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • GB (2) -- Power Mac G4/500, ?.?, 512 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • IRC -- iBook 300 Mhz, 9.0, 160 MB ram, ? MB VRAM
  • BG -- Beige G3/300, ?.?, 128 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • NW -- PowerMac G4/400, 8.5, 256 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM
  • AFC -- iMac DV, 9.04, 192 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • DS (2) -- iMac Rev/A, 8.6 (German), 96 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM
  • ELC -- iMac Rev/b, 8.5, ?? MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • CLC -- PowerBook G3/500, 9.0.4, 256 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM
  • SWR -- iMac DV SE, ?.?, ? MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • DC -- Beige G3/300, ?.?, 192 MB RAM, 8 MB VRAM (XClaim VR)
  • DMM -- '99 Powerbook G3/333, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • MC (2) -- iMac Rev/D, 8.6, 96 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • KB -- Beige G3/333, ?.?, 192 MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM
  • LD -- iMac Rev/A (233), ?.?, 96 MB RAM, 6MB VRAM
  • JGW (2) -- G4/400, 9.0, 196 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM (AGP)
  • PB (2) -- PowerBook G3/??? FireWire, ?.?, 192 MB RAM, ? MB VRAM
  • SHO -- G4/450, ?.?,192 MB RAM ,16 MB VRAM
  • IM -- iMac Rev/B, 8.6, 64 MB RAM, 6 MB VRAM
  • JGW (2) -- G4/400 (AGP), 9.0, 196 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM (AGP)
  • DW -- PowerMac G4/400 (Sawtooth), 9.0.4, 384 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM

Reviewers' systems (G3 upgrades or below Connectix spec):

  • DH -- PowerCenter Pro 210 (604e system), 8.?, ?? MB RAM, 4 MB VRAM (Rage 2)
  • RS -- 7600/120 upgraded to G3/306 (1MB@153MHz), OS 8.5.1, 224MB RAM, Rage Pro w/8MB VRAM
  • GRG -- Power Mac 6500/275, 8.1, 96 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM VRAM
  • FS -- Power Mac 9500 + Sonnet G3/300, 8.?, 256 MB RAM, VillageTronic Picasso 540
  • LND -- 7500 with G3 245/123 upgrade card, 9.0.4, 112 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM Rage Orion
  • PB -- Umax G3 375/1MB, 9.0.4, 88 MB, 8 MB VRAM (VillageTronic MP 750)
CVGS error dialog

Reviewed systems that do not run CVGS at all

  • CCM -- PowerBook G3/250 with 12" screen (CVGS says it cannot find ATI hardware)
  • MW-- PowerCenter 132 (604/180)
  • BB -- PowerBook G3 with 12" screen (displays error message at right)
  • D -- Running non-English version of MacOS

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