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Tell me what it means (lemm.ee)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That's correct. The reason it was there is that some games were written assuming a specific processor speed. When faster processors came out, the games ran too fast. The turbo button let you play older games on your new computer.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    I remember playing a port of centipede that used text mode graphics - on the original 8086 it was playable, but on my dad's 386, you'd start the game and immediately lose because the centipede had already reached the bottom in like 1/10th second.

    "Text mode graphics" would probably confuse a lot of the younger folks all by itself...

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