MyLeakyBucket Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I just need some quick help on what I need to do. I just bought GTA3 on my PC and it installed just fine, but when I try to load it it came up with the message "This game requires at least 12mb of video memory to run". What the hell does that mean? I only have two other games installed and my PC is a very nice modern machine with a buttload of features. Help me, I love this game! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 ::trying hard not to sound belittling while saying this:: Why don't you check and see if your video card has 12MB of video memory? Video memory is like RAM, not like hard drive space. Doesn't matter how many games you game installed, you either got enough, or you don't. If you claim your machine is decent and you don't have at least 12MB, I'll bet you have only 8MB. If you actually do have enough video memory (most video cards nowadays should have 16 or 32MB), they I don't know what the problem is, but I would suggest running it from DOS instead of Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted August 28, 2002 Author Share Posted August 28, 2002 I know that the video card is more powerful than 12mb, thats why I don't understand. How do I go about running something from DOS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 You may need to configure your video card or get a driver for it. When I first got my PC a friend loaned me Half-life, later I was telling him the graphics were cool, just a shame it pixellated when you went close to a surface....to which he asked 'is your video card even working?!' So it could be your vid card isn't set up right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted August 30, 2002 Author Share Posted August 30, 2002 Doesn't really make sense tho coz the graphics for Max Payne (which does work) are beautiful. Hmmmm, I'll take another look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 As I say, I thought the same thing but it's worth looking into. Let us know if you get it going, it'd be a crime (sorry, no pun intended, the word just gets pushed to the front of my brain) if you didn't get to play GTA3, I spent quite a while on it on PS2, cracking game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted August 31, 2002 Author Share Posted August 31, 2002 I'll let you know. Otherwise I'm gonna take it back and get Mafia in a week when it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take Me To Your Lizard Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Grand Theft Auto 3 rules! I bought a PS2 recently and it's become one of my fave games (though Metal Gear Solid 2 currently holds the top spot). MLB - we have to get a nice big TV for the house this year and have a few Playstation sessions. Though 5 women in the house might not take too kindly to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Mmm...Metal Gear Solid 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 GTA: Vice City out soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffytee Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 my leaky bucket.... see if you can instant message yahve. he's got the lowdown on all that pc video card mess. (can't believe it takes a 12mb video card to run) well - least we console guys can laugh it out to the pc guys..... WTF?!?!? I just upgraded my video card an hour ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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