I love this game.... The sounds of start up, the select sounds.... takes me back to 1997 just outta high school in my new apartment, out on my own... and putting well over 100 hrs into this game.... LOVED that time in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!! playing FFVII so much fun!
Agreed. From the music to the sound effects to the FMVs to the colors and character images on the menu screen....the first time that I played this game for myself (on PC), in those first minutes of gameplay, I had the feeling that this game exemplified every ideal that I had of a great JRPG. I still prefer the sound effects and look of the PS1 magic and limit breaks, over the Remake/Rebirth versions.
It's truly amazing we can reminisce over such a unique and shared experience from what feels like a lifetime ago :) Thanks for connecting :) appreciate you always
agreed. today i played diablo for the first time in almost 30 years. even if its not the same on a modern computer, when the music and the animations. just the isometric view and the point and click navigation happened, i could remember exactly where i was. what time of year it was, what music i listened to. the friends i hanged out with, when i used to play it. funny how old video games makes me remember things i didnt know was saved in the old hard drive 😂
Thank you very much for the video, my friend! Today I'm almost 50 years old and for me the 90s were the best. I spent many hours on this game (I still play it today). Good luck with your videos and greetings from Brazil!
still a better experience than FF7 remake and even better to play a complete version of a bad port, than wait 10yrs for 3 parts to complete development. god knows gaming has turned into a godless money milking machine
This brings back a lot of memories! I also played FFVII on PC due to not having a PS1 at the time. I still get shivers remembering how epic it was when the main theme started playing while installing the game (especially after waiting months to be able to play the game after seeing it on the PS1 at a friend's house). Thanks for uploading this video!
All the memories... and credit where it's due, this introduced the Best Final Fantasy to those who were unfortunate to not have the privilege to start gaming with consoles.
Love the setup man! I started gaming back in the time when PCs were like this although I never had one so nice. Now I am a Network and Systems Administroator. I always tell people that it's because I grew up during this time when computer technology was always changing and building and understanding PC hardware and software was a vital part of being a gamer. I'd love to set up a retro rig even if were just to wow people when they come over. I still have a bunch of game boxes and CD-ROMs from the late 90s and early 2000s. Also reminds me of the early YT days before capture cards and recording software when we would watch videos of people playing games on their monitor/tv. Like people seriously used to just use a digital camcorder and record their screen haha now we have much better video recorders that even this video is outstanding quality.
I just love this :) I certainly wanted to capture the spirit of the old days in new fun ways. Blending an interest in videography, editing, retro tech and gaming in general. Tinkering with an old machine is just my idea of paradise.
@@retroshowcase Well like I said I dig the style. I might just watch some of these to unwind haha. Also I just have to say I love your framing. It's top notch.
Holy crap, this took me back! I still remember as a kid in Christmas in 1998, I didn't know anything about this game but I randomly picked this pc version as a present from Best Buy. This took me back to my very first time playing it. The only thing missing is the install process 😂
@@retroshowcase I am a pretty critical person, so I mean it when I say I think you are doing everything right. The no commentary is my favorite part. So great to relax to. My one suggestion is more of a request. I would like to see Gameboy color and GBA games. I understand there can be some limitations, but that's your job to figure out! ;) Anyway keep up the great work, I will stay tuned.
Man I remember playing this on the family rig. It barely met requirements, but we had an actual supported Yamaha sound card and it sounded amazing. I still prefer it to the sound blaster version.
@@retroshowcase ooo wow. i wonder what the next one will be. cant wait. Raven just out of curiosity if you have ever heard of a game called disciples sacred lands? im not asking because of the video. it just kinda came to me as i was replying cause you work with older computers and stuff and no matter who i ask its as if no one has heard of the game. anyways thanks. Raven
I remember now, this game is the reason I first got a summer job...washed dishes and threw out the garbage daily for a month at a local restaurant, and then I convinced my dad to help me buy a riva TNT and soundblaster. Good times
@@retroshowcase Yeah, this was clearly the way they wanted the midi music to be heard. It's as close to that PS1 sound chip that we were going to get on PC. Talk about authenticity!
It's a huge upgrade from the resolution you get with Playstation and it pays off big time in the battle scenes where everything's 3D. I preferred this version for that reason.
Wow, I remember in 1997 being 12 and being so enchanted by this game. The whole experience of FF7 was fresh and it felt like an amazing book I couldn't put down.
I literally subbed to the channel because of this video ! Lol I too love FF7. Once I finish Diablo 2 on live stream, I'll definitely be switching back over to finish FF7 on stream .. I absolutely dig the old school PC!
Excellent demonstration of the PC FF7 experience from back in the day. The game was good on PC (except for the chocobo races, keyboard controls were so confusing xD)
Awesome, I had this on PC growing up. I wish I could find it. I remember there was a thing that you could put on the numpad on your keyboard that told you the controls. I know some people really like the midi in this version, I sure didnt haha!
I really love the background setup once the lights were shut off. It reminds me of the nights i was on my old machine during weekends playing games or just messing around game files trying to figure out how they work and what I can find. I used to look for hidden images or wallpapers in discs like that Yuffie background you got there. This was pre internet, didn't get connected till 09.
Nunca jugué un FF pero ver esa transición del tren en movimiento mezclado con los personajes poligonales en pleno juego fue algo que no me esperaba y que quedó muy bien
man this was pretty much the first way i played ff7. was blown away at everything despite it being 4 years old already at the time. the packaging was so sick too . take me back.
Thank you for taking me back to my Pentiun days with a RivaTNT, where games were made complete, not selling it in pieces, full of bugs or half the shit we get now. I used to love seeing it install, can you make another video where you install it from scratch and where we can the installation process.. sure moss those days. And I’ll take this version over the convoluted mess Enix gave us on the remake Btw.
Haha I believe I did do that for a previous video - my future videos will be more complete that way, especially if I own the game physically - I'd love to show the box, contents, installation, launch and long gameplay. I regret not recording my initial setup of this game, but it actually took me like 2 days to get configured correctly lol! Appreciate you - as people express interest in the content - I will work harder to create something really special.
Celeron 800mhz 128sd ram 8mb onboard gpu later Upgrade to pci 64mb ati radeon + 256sdram Games: Diablo Diablo2 Age of empires 2 Counter strike Might of magic heroes 3 And all i forget N64 Zelda ocarina of time ❤
I saved up my pocket money and bought this for our family PC. It would always crash at exactly 18:50 - when the scene cuts from pre-rendered to FMV. So I played the start of this game over and over and over again. I could never fix that crash, and it made me really sad that I couldn't progress the plot. Then one day, dad brought home a PS1 with a copy of final fantasy 7 - my life was forever changed. Thanks dad.
This brings back memories. In 1998, I didn't have a PlayStation. So, I bought the Eidos port of FFVII from a Japanese import shop. But my English skills were very poor (and still are). I played the game while translating all the messages in my head.😅 Now I can buy the Japanese version on Steam, but... can't buy the memories of that time.
1:17 , I expected the machine to freeze for like 10 seconds before launching the game, but that's actually a really fast startup considering it's a pentium 4 , most likely on an old HDD
@@retroshowcase yeah i agree. I have a a few crts, a 13inch aiwa crt, a 20inch samsung and my crown jewel is a 1979 tensai crt. finding the games these days is hard, but i have my hopes up i will get that collection dream one day
I remember my parents went out and bought a PC from CompUSA,had a P2 @333 used to play Age of Empires,Heros of might and magic 3 and JP Trespasser. That was my games in 98 along with my PlayStation/N64 plenty of great game...minus Trespasser the memories.
This is how I first played FFVII. I grew up with Nintendo consoles and didn't get a PlayStation until 2000 for FF9. The controls were ATROCIOUS because you use the number pad lol. But this game changed my life forever. I had never heard of FF until I attended a new school and a bunch of kids were talking about it. Until then I had only played platformers and sports games and now FF is my favorite series of all-time. I still have the original box, discs, everything that I got back then. So many memories in front of that PC with this game.
I had a Gravis GamePad Pro on my PC that I used to play this game originally. I still have it and that PC too. It was basically a PC version of the first PlayStation controller with all 10 buttons. The D-pad kinda sucked, but you made do.
That’s a really nice monitor! I have a Multiscan E230 that I got for free, but I wish I would love to have a bigger (and better) model! Nothing against my lovely E230, but it is pretty entrylevel.
This is the version I played back in the day. My CD ROM drive was on the fritz, so the animated backdrops in some of the cutscenes were completely out of sync with the polygonal models on top. I once lend the game out to a friend of a friend, who was a bad sort. He was the type to steal and do drugs, but I thought “if he just plays this, it will change his entire life”. I don’t think he actually played it, but when I got it back the case was sorta smashed.
Man I might have this on pc game somewhere I have to find it. love the background stuff awesome pc win 98 computer running very smoothly. I love alien Lava Lamp that is very awesome.
Exprimí al máximo esta joya a lo largo de 1998 en su versión PC Windows 95 usando una flamante 3dfx Voodoo 2 recién comprada. Fue una experiencia inmersiva inolvidable. Nunca le he dedicado tantas horas a un videojuego. Se me llegaron a hundir las teclas del gamepad que estrené con el juego y tuve que comprar uno nuevo. Lo ideal para disfrutar de la música del gran Nobuo es usar la emulación incorporada por software del sintetizador Yamaha XG para el que están pensados los archivos MIDI que vienen con esta versión del juego (o bien usar un XG real como hago yo). Aunque cuando salió PlayStation 2 en el 2000 soñaba con que sacaran un remake, con el tiempo fui cambiando de opinión. Odio los remakes y el de Final Fantasy VII no es una excepción. Lo videojuegos deben respetarse sin alterar su forma original, con sus virtudes y sus carencias.
Yup! Because PC at the time didn't have a midi standard :) so you got whatever your aoundcard could produce. However if you har a Yahmaha soundcard you were golden
@@retroshowcase After entering 2000, I personally feel that the integrated sound card chip on the PC motherboard is also very good and there is no need to buy a separate sound card. （Even more so now）
This game would crash on me constantly even though every other game I was playing at the time did not. There were also game breaking bugs that caused things not to work and get you stuck in an area not being able to progress. Sound was an entire day figuring out installing patches and drivers so you'd have sound and music not one or the other. I was playing Quake, Half-Life, Unreal, with no issues.
FFVII Was a big deal on the PC because cross-platform games like this were pretty new - I don't even think GTA3 was out yet. All the AAA games porting to pc was so amazing... but problematic for sure. Squaresoft was paving the way for the future haha but it came with lots of bumps for sure!
I bet you could run emulators pretty well with these specs back then. This is cool to see, though. I've actually never really played FF7. I just watched my brothers play it when we got the PS1 (mini in 2000). Super late to get it but we'd gotten the Sega Saturn in '96 and N64 in '98. Being relatively poor with 4 siblings, I don't blame my mother for thinking we didn't need one haha.
By pentium 4 times there were definitely some emulators possible but you wouldn't get the great resolution the game provides and if you had the right soundcard the awesome midi ost!
@@retroshowcase Yeah this MIDI driver sounds pretty good, the chanting is good. I had a Soundblaster Live 16 which was pretty good, at least compared to the default Microsoft GS wavetable synth
The version of Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynth this port came with was specially customized with sound fonts designed to mimic the original synth the PS1 version used. It never sounded quite right, but it was so much worse with a Creative sound bank.
I dont think it kept anyone from buying and enjoying it if they didnt have a PS1. I never had a PS1, for example. I wasn't impressed with the graphics at the time, but would play at friends' houses without complaint.
The old FF7 version that had 3dfx support was the best version i think (graphically) I haven't played much of the steam one, but i'll check it out one day and get back into it. I've been playing through ff4 ds remake and just recently started to target the "tails". Just got the adamant armor
This is how I played the game back in the day. Waited for the PC version to come out because FF7 was the only game on Playstation I was interested, and there were a ton of games I liked on N64 so it never felt worth it to get a PS1 just for FF7. In my opinion people give the PC version too much criticism, for one it has MUCH better video quality than the PS1 version since it's being displayed on a CRT PC monitor. For me this will always be the best way to play the game, don't care what anyone says.
Yes at 640x480 with proper sound setup it was a beautiful way to play. PC gaming back then was a little obscure - It wouldn't have been until Diablo and Starcraft that people really took notice!
I love this game.... The sounds of start up, the select sounds.... takes me back to 1997 just outta high school in my new apartment, out on my own... and putting well over 100 hrs into this game.... LOVED that time in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!! playing FFVII so much fun!
I love this response, thank you so much for your enthusiasm!
Agreed. From the music to the sound effects to the FMVs to the colors and character images on the menu screen....the first time that I played this game for myself (on PC), in those first minutes of gameplay, I had the feeling that this game exemplified every ideal that I had of a great JRPG.
I still prefer the sound effects and look of the PS1 magic and limit breaks, over the Remake/Rebirth versions.
This came out when I was in Gr. 12. I didn't get to playing it until around 2000 though.
good lord, i also used these wallpapers on win98 back in the days! its as authentic, as my memories can get, thanks a lot for this feeling, Retro!
It's truly amazing we can reminisce over such a unique and shared experience from what feels like a lifetime ago :)
Thanks for connecting :) appreciate you always
I am using those images in my PC, rigHT now... ^^u
Fun fact - back in the dial-up days, my PC's wallpaper was the image of Aerith looking at the Highwind. Makes a great wallpaper.
Man. Seeing FFVII being played like this just hits different. Like looking at the past in real time. Awesome.
Preserving these experiences and sharing them is a lot of fun and hopefully brings back some nice memories!
agreed. today i played diablo for the first time in almost 30 years. even if its not the same on a modern computer, when the music and the animations. just the isometric view and the point and click navigation happened, i could remember exactly where i was. what time of year it was, what music i listened to. the friends i hanged out with, when i used to play it. funny how old video games makes me remember things i didnt know was saved in the old hard drive 😂
Thank you very much for the video, my friend! Today I'm almost 50 years old and for me the 90s were the best. I spent many hours on this game (I still play it today). Good luck with your videos and greetings from Brazil!
Greetings from Canada! Glad you enjoyed!
The greatest way to play the worst port of the greatest game ever
This is poetry!
Gold! 😄
What a mouthful 😊
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still a better experience than FF7 remake and even better to play a complete version of a bad port, than wait 10yrs for 3 parts to complete development. god knows gaming has turned into a godless money milking machine
This brings back a lot of memories! I also played FFVII on PC due to not having a PS1 at the time. I still get shivers remembering how epic it was when the main theme started playing while installing the game (especially after waiting months to be able to play the game after seeing it on the PS1 at a friend's house). Thanks for uploading this video!
The intro video still hits me hard TBH === They really nailed it!
Nostalgia hit me like a brick when I saw Winamp and Unreal Gold. Thanks for sharing!
Apologies for your injuries... I really whipped the llamas ass :) haha
These old PCs were really something else. Nothing will ever get better than this
Haha It really was a lot of fun at the time exploring this new tech and living through all the gaming advancements!
Man I love the instruments chosen by the sound card. Music sounds great
Yah, I am on the hunt for a Yahmaha soundcard so I can hear it at it's fullest!
@@retroshowcase If you want to hear it at it's fullest you can get the original synth Uematsu used and run it through there. Yamaha S-YXG70
All the memories... and credit where it's due, this introduced the Best Final Fantasy to those who were unfortunate to not have the privilege to start gaming with consoles.
You got it - PC gamers were finally getting titles and that was a BIG DEAL!
honestly i myself consider it a privilege to have grown up with a decent win 98 gaming rig compared to a ps1!
I grew up with consoles, the exciting thing was getting my first PC that played games. Half-Life 1 was my gaming console from 1999-2004ish.
This is lovely and a cosy set up. I was surprised by the music as different sounding to the PS1. But lovely. Thank you for sharing.
It's really nice!
Ooooooof - the nostalgia from the EIDOS logo alone... god those were soooo good days. Thanks for sharing!!!
Happy to! Gald you enjoyed! More to come!
Loved the video, was anyone else distracted by the jellyfish?
They are rowdy!
@@retroshowcaseI love your jellyfish 😃
I want this. There's something more relaxing about playing it on old hardware, in the same way I played it over 25 years ago
It's hard to describe, but there is a different feeling for sure!
Love the setup man! I started gaming back in the time when PCs were like this although I never had one so nice. Now I am a Network and Systems Administroator. I always tell people that it's because I grew up during this time when computer technology was always changing and building and understanding PC hardware and software was a vital part of being a gamer. I'd love to set up a retro rig even if were just to wow people when they come over. I still have a bunch of game boxes and CD-ROMs from the late 90s and early 2000s.
Also reminds me of the early YT days before capture cards and recording software when we would watch videos of people playing games on their monitor/tv. Like people seriously used to just use a digital camcorder and record their screen haha now we have much better video recorders that even this video is outstanding quality.
I just love this :) I certainly wanted to capture the spirit of the old days in new fun ways. Blending an interest in videography, editing, retro tech and gaming in general.
Tinkering with an old machine is just my idea of paradise.
@@retroshowcase Well like I said I dig the style. I might just watch some of these to unwind haha. Also I just have to say I love your framing. It's top notch.
Holy crap, this took me back! I still remember as a kid in Christmas in 1998, I didn't know anything about this game but I randomly picked this pc version as a present from Best Buy. This took me back to my very first time playing it. The only thing missing is the install process 😂
I normally film that haha glad you enjoyed!
These videos are awesome! Thanks for making them.
Thank you so much for this! Super appreciate it and always open to suggestions to help you enjoy more!
Hello, I wanted to tell you that I watch all of your videos and enjoy them very much!
That is so freaking nice, thank you! Is there anything else I can do to keep you watching more? Always open to suggestions!
@@retroshowcase I am a pretty critical person, so I mean it when I say I think you are doing everything right. The no commentary is my favorite part. So great to relax to. My one suggestion is more of a request. I would like to see Gameboy color and GBA games. I understand there can be some limitations, but that's your job to figure out! ;) Anyway keep up the great work, I will stay tuned.
Muita saudade desse tempo que, não volta mais, simplicidade inexplicável.....🎮🎮🎮
Cheers!
Keep the old feels coming, bud. Great vid to relax to.
Thanks so much!!! Have a really nice one coming next week :)
Man I remember playing this on the family rig. It barely met requirements, but we had an actual supported Yamaha sound card and it sounded amazing. I still prefer it to the sound blaster version.
Haha so many variations! The Yahmaha was the way to go... it was the intended format!
that is so cool. thanks for setting it up and making this video. Raven
It's my pleasure! New vid coming in 2 days!
@@retroshowcase ooo wow. i wonder what the next one will be. cant wait. Raven
just out of curiosity if you have ever heard of a game called disciples sacred lands? im not asking because of the video. it just kinda came to me as i was replying cause you work with older computers and stuff and no matter who i ask its as if no one has heard of the game. anyways thanks. Raven
I’ll have to play this and the remake soon, playing rebirth right now, good upload, God bless. 🙏.
Cheers! Enjoy this wonderful world!
Really wanted to hear "Fight On" with this sound card. Still a fascinating watch.
Maybe I can record it for yah next time I'm on the 98 rig
@@retroshowcase ahh thank you
I remember now, this game is the reason I first got a summer job...washed dishes and threw out the garbage daily for a month at a local restaurant, and then I convinced my dad to help me buy a riva TNT and soundblaster. Good times
Worth every hour and penny!
Bro even used a Yamaha Midi card. Perfect.
It does sound really good, I am actually using the Yahmaha midi software cranked to the max. Closest you can get!
@@retroshowcase Yeah, this was clearly the way they wanted the midi music to be heard. It's as close to that PS1 sound chip that we were going to get on PC. Talk about authenticity!
The 3D models are rendered at 480p, but the pre-rendered scenery is upscaled from 240p to 480p.
Those were the early days of console to PC ports.
Haha pre-rendered backgrounds are my love.
Yes. In SNES era, I think most of the ports were made from PC to console.
It's a huge upgrade from the resolution you get with Playstation and it pays off big time in the battle scenes where everything's 3D. I preferred this version for that reason.
@@graalcloud
That and the music sounding different depending on what soundcard you had, due to its use of MIDI.
@@darksoulzfreak All I know is it sounded pretty awesome to me at the time
Oh sweet sweet midi music!!! 😍😍😍
haha For us PC gamers it is really nice :)
Cool jelly fish...also that startup jingle hits the feels...i remember going on my dad computer in secret and searching up pron lol
Scrambling to turn the volume down before anyone hears lol - those were the days!
Hey brother, I just found your channel. Great stuff thank you so much.
Thanks man! Glad you liked it and much much much more to come!
Wow, I remember in 1997 being 12 and being so enchanted by this game. The whole experience of FF7 was fresh and it felt like an amazing book I couldn't put down.
2025 and I am still enchanted but this game... It really is special!
Berret: Don't you hear the voice? cloud: can you hear them? barrett: yes!
cloud: then go to the doctor.
AMAZING!
I admire your love for machines.
Thank you :) they are perfect!
I literally subbed to the channel because of this video ! Lol I too love FF7. Once I finish Diablo 2 on live stream, I'll definitely be switching back over to finish FF7 on stream ..
I absolutely dig the old school PC!
Love it man, thanks for subbing hope you enjoy the content!
Excellent demonstration of the PC FF7 experience from back in the day. The game was good on PC (except for the chocobo races, keyboard controls were so confusing xD)
Yes it was great on PC!
Awesome, I had this on PC growing up. I wish I could find it. I remember there was a thing that you could put on the numpad on your keyboard that told you the controls. I know some people really like the midi in this version, I sure didnt haha!
A lot of games came with those.
I really love the background setup once the lights were shut off. It reminds me of the nights i was on my old machine during weekends playing games or just messing around game files trying to figure out how they work and what I can find. I used to look for hidden images or wallpapers in discs like that Yuffie background you got there. This was pre internet, didn't get connected till 09.
That is exactly what I was going for! Those fun nights data mining whay we had!
Just saw total annihilation on the background and a wave of forgotten memories rushed in lol such a fun game
Yah I was playing it a bit before this recording! So fun!
Nunca jugué un FF pero ver esa transición del tren en movimiento mezclado con los personajes poligonales en pleno juego fue algo que no me esperaba y que quedó muy bien
It's so nice!
No matter how many times I watch the FF7 intro, I get the goosebumps... And the midi music doesn't sound as bad as I remembered actually
Probably because I set it up correctly with the Yahmaha software cranked to max settings... It makes a HUGE difference.
It actually sounds great 😊
@@retroshowcase I owned this game in 1998 and I don't remember ever having any issues with the audio. I think my PC had an audio card though.
Can't beat the feel of tech back then. Nice work man! Btw, what is that jellyfish thing? It's pretty cool.
Just some random thing I found at a store lol
this game never die
I hope not!
man this was pretty much the first way i played ff7. was blown away at everything despite it being 4 years old already at the time. the packaging was so sick too . take me back.
I'm already back :) and agree the package is so cool
Thank you for taking me back to my Pentiun days with a RivaTNT, where games were made complete, not selling it in pieces, full of bugs or half the shit we get now. I used to love seeing it install, can you make another video where you install it from scratch and where we can the installation process.. sure moss those days. And I’ll take this version over the convoluted mess Enix gave us on the remake Btw.
Haha I believe I did do that for a previous video - my future videos will be more complete that way, especially if I own the game physically - I'd love to show the box, contents, installation, launch and long gameplay.
I regret not recording my initial setup of this game, but it actually took me like 2 days to get configured correctly lol! Appreciate you - as people express interest in the content - I will work harder to create something really special.
The memories! ❤
Only the best!
I never had a Playstation, but I did buy the PC port when it came out. Yeah, my parents didn't see me for a couple of weeks...
Haha kids around the world vanished for a few weeks and obsessed for 20+ years!
This is how I first played it. Had the big triangle 🔺️ box that opened. Music haunts me still 😂
Hah! I love the music once it's setup correctly!
Celeron 800mhz 128sd ram 8mb onboard gpu later Upgrade to pci 64mb ati radeon + 256sdram
Games:
Diablo
Diablo2
Age of empires 2
Counter strike
Might of magic heroes 3
And all i forget
N64
Zelda ocarina of time ❤
Amazing!
That PC version became the basis of every port of Final Fantasy VII since then.
It's crazy and true!
I saved up my pocket money and bought this for our family PC. It would always crash at exactly 18:50 - when the scene cuts from pre-rendered to FMV. So I played the start of this game over and over and over again. I could never fix that crash, and it made me really sad that I couldn't progress the plot.
Then one day, dad brought home a PS1 with a copy of final fantasy 7 - my life was forever changed. Thanks dad.
That is actually the entire game - JKJK!
The sound is so good ;)
Not bad eh!
I remember Win95 and then 98, that startup screen was rather nostalgic.
It's nice!
takes me back to 1997
its like Yesterday the theme was perfect
Cheers, glad you enjoyed!
This brings back memories. In 1998, I didn't have a PlayStation.
So, I bought the Eidos port of FFVII from a Japanese import shop.
But my English skills were very poor (and still are). I played the game while translating all the messages in my head.😅
Now I can buy the Japanese version on Steam, but... can't buy the memories of that time.
Terrific memories! Happy you enjoyed!
top !!!
Cheers!
This is sick.
Thank you!
Whichever version I had of this port, it always started me off with the max amount of zenny, and gave me all materia, fully mastered.
Damn!
OMG. THANKYOU!! got my sub. haha. i feel so old now.
Not old! Wise!
1:17 , I expected the machine to freeze for like 10 seconds before launching the game, but that's actually a really fast startup considering it's a pentium 4 , most likely on an old HDD
Hahah It is a well optimized machine and it is loading from an IDE to SD adapter :) Which helps with stability a lot!
The way it was meant to! God bless! Finally a purist not singing the praises of emulators. Authentic content is always prime! The rest is small fry!
Haha I am lucky to have saved these over the years... but it's not easy to do nowadays.
@@retroshowcase yeah i agree. I have a a few crts, a 13inch aiwa crt, a 20inch samsung and my crown jewel is a 1979 tensai crt. finding the games these days is hard, but i have my hopes up i will get that collection dream one day
I remember my parents went out and bought a PC from CompUSA,had a P2 @333 used to play Age of Empires,Heros of might and magic 3 and JP Trespasser. That was my games in 98 along with my PlayStation/N64 plenty of great game...minus Trespasser the memories.
Love this! Thanks for sharing!
my dad never got me the pc version because we had the one for the ps1 heheheh this is awesome to see
It's like a whole other world! PC gaming was still pretty obscure for the time!
Im lovin that jelly fish thing
It's pretty cool eh!
Honestly the midi could sound so much worse. I never even knew there was a PC version of this in the 90s til recently. Good times.
The midi is fine if you take the time to set it up correctly and had a decent enough pc. It takes a lot of CPU to have it running at full speed
so nice and awesome to see one of the if not THE best game iv'e ever played on computer 🥰😊
btw the room decorations make it more cozy :)
Glad you enjoyed! More to come
Love this
Cheers!
This is how I first played FFVII. I grew up with Nintendo consoles and didn't get a PlayStation until 2000 for FF9. The controls were ATROCIOUS because you use the number pad lol. But this game changed my life forever. I had never heard of FF until I attended a new school and a bunch of kids were talking about it. Until then I had only played platformers and sports games and now FF is my favorite series of all-time. I still have the original box, discs, everything that I got back then. So many memories in front of that PC with this game.
Thanks for sharing :)
I had a Gravis GamePad Pro on my PC that I used to play this game originally. I still have it and that PC too. It was basically a PC version of the first PlayStation controller with all 10 buttons. The D-pad kinda sucked, but you made do.
Subscribed love this game and the nostalgia of seeing it on hardware of that era is great. Recommend Neverhood if you have not played that one.
I have it! Maybe the icon was on the desktop :)
@@retroshowcase So you do, didn't even notice sorry.
That’s a really nice monitor!
I have a Multiscan E230 that I got for free, but I wish I would love to have a bigger (and better) model!
Nothing against my lovely E230, but it is pretty entrylevel.
Every working CRT is a good CRT :)
This is the version I played back in the day. My CD ROM drive was on the fritz, so the animated backdrops in some of the cutscenes were completely out of sync with the polygonal models on top. I once lend the game out to a friend of a friend, who was a bad sort. He was the type to steal and do drugs, but I thought “if he just plays this, it will change his entire life”. I don’t think he actually played it, but when I got it back the case was sorta smashed.
Hahaha that's some 90s gaming hardcore storytelling!
click on the video to see how the game ran, stayed for nostalgia because the bombing run music is SOOOO GOOOOOODDD Edit: nice CRT btw
Thank you! Hope you enjoy all the content to come!
DAMN! this is how I played FF7 back in the day. Remmeber the big ass Boxes PC games used to come in?
I love the box!
Yeah this one's package was beautiful though. Like 4 cd's
Oh man the soundtrack was different for the pc version huh
Yup! It all depended on what type of soundcard you had and how you configured it!
Man I might have this on pc game somewhere I have to find it. love the background stuff awesome pc win 98 computer running very smoothly. I love alien Lava Lamp that is very awesome.
Hahaha glad you are enjoying the setup and don't let you 98 machine collect dust.
I remember trying all the different sound options and always ending up picking Yamaha Midi lol
Yamaha was the intended sound! You chose wisely!
why i'm crying...
Because you are happy!
Nostalgia,back then i'm playing ps1 game in my windows 98 pc using cvgs emulator
I did the same thing - what a time!
Exprimí al máximo esta joya a lo largo de 1998 en su versión PC Windows 95 usando una flamante 3dfx Voodoo 2 recién comprada. Fue una experiencia inmersiva inolvidable. Nunca le he dedicado tantas horas a un videojuego. Se me llegaron a hundir las teclas del gamepad que estrené con el juego y tuve que comprar uno nuevo. Lo ideal para disfrutar de la música del gran Nobuo es usar la emulación incorporada por software del sintetizador Yamaha XG para el que están pensados los archivos MIDI que vienen con esta versión del juego (o bien usar un XG real como hago yo).
Aunque cuando salió PlayStation 2 en el 2000 soñaba con que sacaran un remake, con el tiempo fui cambiando de opinión. Odio los remakes y el de Final Fantasy VII no es una excepción. Lo videojuegos deben respetarse sin alterar su forma original, con sus virtudes y sus carencias.
Cheers!
Never played this on PC but I actually like how the cloud and Tifa music scene sounds.
It took awhile to figure out the audio but once I found the Yahama software it came together. I like it a lot
The PC version's sound effects feel different from the PLAYSTATION version's sound effects...
Yup! Because PC at the time didn't have a midi standard :) so you got whatever your aoundcard could produce. However if you har a Yahmaha soundcard you were golden
@@retroshowcase After entering 2000, I personally feel that the integrated sound card chip on the PC motherboard is also very good and there is no need to buy a separate sound card. （Even more so now）
The hit of nostalgia from this. Damn..... 🚬
Enjoy my friend!
The MIDI quality is really good.
It really is and it sounds super nice in person!
I had a Yamaha sound card in my first pc and midi sounded amazing as well. Everything after sounded awful
This game would crash on me constantly even though every other game I was playing at the time did not. There were also game breaking bugs that caused things not to work and get you stuck in an area not being able to progress. Sound was an entire day figuring out installing patches and drivers so you'd have sound and music not one or the other. I was playing Quake, Half-Life, Unreal, with no issues.
FFVII Was a big deal on the PC because cross-platform games like this were pretty new - I don't even think GTA3 was out yet. All the AAA games porting to pc was so amazing... but problematic for sure. Squaresoft was paving the way for the future haha but it came with lots of bumps for sure!
So glad I never had any of these issues. This game just worked for me and the sound options all worked fine I remember.
Oh man. Take me for a walk down memory lane, why don't you. Wall papers, Win98 splash screen, FFVII on PC ...
It really is the total package! haha I figured we should have the whole experience.... in future videos I should show the troubleshooting lol
ah yes. new stuff to watch while working :D thanky you very much
Haha based on comments, I think I need to make longer videos lol
@@retroshowcase yeah at least one hour long ;D
Glad you enjoyed :)
I bet you could run emulators pretty well with these specs back then. This is cool to see, though. I've actually never really played FF7. I just watched my brothers play it when we got the PS1 (mini in 2000). Super late to get it but we'd gotten the Sega Saturn in '96 and N64 in '98. Being relatively poor with 4 siblings, I don't blame my mother for thinking we didn't need one haha.
By pentium 4 times there were definitely some emulators possible but you wouldn't get the great resolution the game provides and if you had the right soundcard the awesome midi ost!
@@retroshowcase Yeah this MIDI driver sounds pretty good, the chanting is good. I had a Soundblaster Live 16 which was pretty good, at least compared to the default Microsoft GS wavetable synth
oh I saw this on the ff7 sub-reddit the other day! so sick!!
Oh cool! Yah pretty nice eh!
Good god, that Yamaha MIDI sounds AMAZING... I've never heard the sounds so detailed.
Some people love it! Some hate it! Haha I think once set up correctly it sounds really nice!
The version of Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynth this port came with was specially customized with sound fonts designed to mimic the original synth the PS1 version used. It never sounded quite right, but it was so much worse with a Creative sound bank.
I don't mind it TBH :)
I dont think it kept anyone from buying and enjoying it if they didnt have a PS1. I never had a PS1, for example. I wasn't impressed with the graphics at the time, but would play at friends' houses without complaint.
As much as I love Remake and Rebirth, you’ve gotta always go back to the original
They are all amazing :)
Why not invest on a Yamaha MU80 (or MU2000) XG Tone Generator for the ultimate way to experience these? Some viewers may appreciate it. Great video.
Let me know if you have one to send me!
Damn the monitor has immaculate calibration
Cheers! It looks great eh!
Ahh this game on PC so good!
Literally the best!
The old FF7 version that had 3dfx support was the best version i think (graphically)
I haven't played much of the steam one, but i'll check it out one day and get back into it. I've been playing through ff4 ds remake and just recently started to target the "tails". Just got the adamant armor
I was surprised by how good it looks at 640x480
I think at that time, 1024*768 was standard, but it was polished. Some monitors were able to get up to 1200* something.
@ The game itself supports up to 640x480 :)
I still have the PC discs. I play this game off of Steam now, though. I still like the gameplay better than the remake.
Both are super fun! But I'll always go to the original!
I remember playing the demo cd that came with Tobal No1, as well as every other version of the game. Ffvi is just as epic.
Loved me some demo discs!
This is how I played the game back in the day. Waited for the PC version to come out because FF7 was the only game on Playstation I was interested, and there were a ton of games I liked on N64 so it never felt worth it to get a PS1 just for FF7. In my opinion people give the PC version too much criticism, for one it has MUCH better video quality than the PS1 version since it's being displayed on a CRT PC monitor. For me this will always be the best way to play the game, don't care what anyone says.
Yes at 640x480 with proper sound setup it was a beautiful way to play. PC gaming back then was a little obscure - It wouldn't have been until Diablo and Starcraft that people really took notice!
My PC must have sucked in '98. Cloud was always wobbly as hell when he was composited over a pre-rendered mov.
Not many people had great PCs at the time!
Pure Nostalgia
Only the purest!