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 Virtua Tennis - (c) Empire Interactive / Sega
 Strangelite Readme File 08/02/02
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Contents
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1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
2. Known Issues / Workarounds
3. Graphics Card compatibility
4. Gameplay Comments


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1. Minimum / Recommended System Specs
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Minimum PC Spec:

PII 450MHz / AMD Athlon/Duron 500MHz / Celeron 600MHz
64MB RAM
DirectX 8 Compatible 3D graphics accelerator with at least 16MB RAM
DirectX 8 compatible Sound Card
Keyboard


Recommended PC Spec:

PIII/AMD Athlon 800MHz
128MB RAM
DirectX 8 Compatible 3D graphics accelerator with at least 32MB RAM
DirectX 8 compatible Sound Card
4x Game Pads for 4-player multiplayer


Special Note to Windows XP users:
If you are running Windows XP, it is required that you have at least
128MB of on board memory.


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2. Known Issues / Workarounds
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Riva TNT family:
Please run the TNT shortcut from the Start Menu to enable TNT support

Keyboard problems:
On some older keyboards, certain combinations of keys do not function
correctly when pressed simultaneously. If you find that the controls
are not functioning as you expect, try redefining the controls to
another set, or use a joypad or joystick.

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3. Graphics Card compatibility
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The following cards are NOT supported:

Voodoo Banshee
Matrox G200
Rage Mobility
Riva 128

Some video cards may have problems with Windows XP. 
NOTE: Always ensure you have the very latest drivers installed for your
card and operating system.

Other problems include:-
Radeon VE  - The Sky on the French court may be un-textured.
Radeon SDR, Radeon DDR - Some of the clouds on the Swedish court may be
un-textured.



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4. Gameplay Comments
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Caching:
On some lower spec machines, you may encounter "jerky" performance
during the first few seconds of gameplay. This is because your machine
has to cache important files to achieve smoother framerates. Slower
machines take longer to cache files then faster machines. Performance
will automatically improve when the files have been cached.

Virtual Memory (SWAP FILE):
Always ensure you have AT LEAST 200MB of free space left on your Hard
Drive. Virtual memory is created on your Hard Drive when you play
Virtua Tennis. If you do not have enough disk space please free up
enough space by deleting any unwanted files otherwise this will cause
major performance problems and the game may even crash.

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