M25 Racer on new PCs (XP, Win7, Win8, Win8.1)

If you have a copy of M25 Racer (the original UK name for London Racer) and it doesn't work on newer (XP and above) PCs, then go here to read how to fix it:

http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41812

 

Just a quick post to say thanks for making all of these threads for these old games. Will definitely come in handy one day.

 

I'm doing more over on VOGONS as I fix things (or ask for help!) so keep an eye over there too

 

Some notes about how to get this running smoothly, especially if you have a >60hz monitor:


Run settings.exe in the game folder, and turn OFF "WaitVbl"
Make the M25 Racer.exe shortcut to have Windows XP compatibility (otherwise no music when racing) and "Run in 640 x 480", if you don't want the menu to be tiny!


I tried the various approaches to improve framerate using an alternative DDRAW.dll, but the game often crashes at the start of a race, so better to not use that.