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MC3
April 22nd, 2002, 11:27
Hey I've tried a whole slew of different plug-ins and I can't seem to fix one minor thing. Mario's face is all black as well as princess toadstool's hair. Also, half of Mario's body is black during gameplay. Is there anything I can do or is it my video card? Here's my specs:

PIII 800 MHz
256 MB RAM
8MB ATI RAGE Mobility (It's a laptop)

I think right now I'm using Jabo's D3D 6 1.4, but I've also been using D3D 7, and just about every other one I can get my hands on. . . thanks for any help.
Slougi
April 22nd, 2002, 12:22
Try checking "Change blending mode if invalid for video card" in the plugins options.
MC3
April 22nd, 2002, 12:36
I've tried that with all the plug-ins and it doesn't do anything. . .one thing I've noticed is that I can see some red in mario's hat and some of the color in his eyes when I use the D3D 7 and D3D 6 1.3 plug-ins. It appears as if the black is "covering" the actual color. Kinda strange. . .
Ogy
April 22nd, 2002, 16:32
Try corn.

i think it was developed on that card but not sure
Doomulation
April 22nd, 2002, 16:58
Sadly, to say the truth, it's your video card.
If it doesn't work with Corn, then you probably have to live with it or get a new video card.
Ogy
April 22nd, 2002, 19:47
hmmm... i'm not sure if i was correct... here is what he wrote a long time ago:


Now, here it is Corn 0.01. Well, I think it should be called a ATI-RagePro-work-around version. Because in order to make mario look properly on ragepro, I had to use unusual (sometimes even incorrect) methods to implement some combine modes such as the river water and mario's hat. After I upgrade my video card, I may no longer use those incorrect methods, although they works for mario. That means, you probably will not be able to see transparent water on a ragepro with later releases.
Ketil
April 22nd, 2002, 20:45
From the PJGamefaq
Why is Mario's head black?
Your graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements (or you have a graphics card driver problem). The solution of course is to get a better graphics card...

Download the PJGamefaq here (http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?threadid=2586&highlight=pjgamefaq)
MC3
April 23rd, 2002, 01:00
Ahh well, thanks for your help everyone!
F-3582
April 23rd, 2002, 01:31
Originally posted by Ogy
hmmm... i'm not sure if i was correct[/i]
Well...Shall I post a sreenshot of Corn running on our school-PCs? I tell you, Corn is not playable on a ATI Rage!!!