Battle Nexus on PC -- SLOW!

*Wes* · 03-26-2007, 05:52 AM

So after finishing the new game, I decided to pick up one of the older titles for comparison and found TMNT 2: Battle Nexus for the PC for $4.99 at Software Etc. Installed it and fired up the game... and bloody heck this is some slooooooow stuff! Like, so slow that playing through a single level left me with a monster headache that plagued me for the next few hours.

So my question is this: has anyone else encountered a similar problem with this (or other games), and if so, is there a fix? My laptop has more than twice the recommended capabilities for running the game (and the new game plays just fine even with a 1920 x 1200 screen resolution), so that's not the issue. Any help will be appreciated!

Time Mistress · 03-28-2007, 08:33 PM

Battle Nexus always played fine on my old PC. I couldn't even get Mutant Melee to load on it though. Wish I still had Battle Nexus now so I had something TMNT to play while I decide whether or not to get the new movie game.

**GK Punk** · 03-28-2007, 08:50 PM

Have you updated your video card drivers? I noticed sometimes if I try using older drivers some games just won't run.

*Wes* · 03-28-2007, 10:26 PM

Michi: Yeah, I thought that might be it, but according to Dell and nVidia I've got the latest drivers -- apparently there hasn't been an update for my card since last summer. But seeing as how Battle Nexus is like three years old (and seeing as how the new game runs fine), one would think it would work okay...

TMistress: If you're thinking about getting the PC version, it's on sale for $25 at Best Buy this week! I definitely don't think it's worth the $40 and $50 that they're asking for the console versions, but $25 is a pretty good deal.

*Wes* · 04-28-2007, 10:32 PM

Hurray! I got it working -- just thought I'd give the heads up to folks in case they encounter similar problems with older games (I was having the same problem with Batman Vengeance). Apparently it was super slow because I have dynamic switching enabled for my CPU speed in order to conserve power, but -- for whatever reason -- the computer wasn't automatically bumping up the speed in keeping with the requirements of the game. (It apparently does this for my newer games and certain other programs, so I dunno what the deal was there.) Manually setting the CPU speed to maximum performance fixes the problem -- then I just set it back to dynamic when I finish playing.

Anyway, I'm enjoying the game so far, but bloody hell it would be frustrating if I weren't cheating with this trainer.

03-26-2007, 05:52 AM	#1
Wes Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A very scary place. With crayons! Posts: 1,607	Battle Nexus on PC -- SLOW! So after finishing the new game, I decided to pick up one of the older titles for comparison and found TMNT 2: Battle Nexus for the PC for $4.99 at Software Etc. Installed it and fired up the game... and bloody heck this is some slooooooow stuff! Like, so slow that playing through a single level left me with a monster headache that plagued me for the next few hours. So my question is this: has anyone else encountered a similar problem with this (or other games), and if so, is there a fix? My laptop has more than twice the recommended capabilities for running the game (and the new game plays just fine even with a 1920 x 1200 screen resolution), so that's not the issue. Any help will be appreciated! __________________ * Scary-Crayon * Wesoteric * Chew your gum properly, ok? Aaand... Technodrome buy/sell/trade thread here!

03-28-2007, 08:33 PM	#2
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Battle Nexus always played fine on my old PC. I couldn't even get Mutant Melee to load on it though. Wish I still had Battle Nexus now so I had something TMNT to play while I decide whether or not to get the new movie game. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

03-28-2007, 10:26 PM	#4
Wes Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A very scary place. With crayons! Posts: 1,607	Michi: Yeah, I thought that might be it, but according to Dell and nVidia I've got the latest drivers -- apparently there hasn't been an update for my card since last summer. But seeing as how Battle Nexus is like three years old (and seeing as how the new game runs fine), one would think it would work okay... TMistress: If you're thinking about getting the PC version, it's on sale for $25 at Best Buy this week! I definitely don't think it's worth the $40 and $50 that they're asking for the console versions, but $25 is a pretty good deal. __________________ * Scary-Crayon * Wesoteric * Chew your gum properly, ok? Aaand... Technodrome buy/sell/trade thread here!

04-28-2007, 10:32 PM	#5
Wes Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A very scary place. With crayons! Posts: 1,607	Battle Nexus = PLAYABLE! Hurray! I got it working -- just thought I'd give the heads up to folks in case they encounter similar problems with older games (I was having the same problem with Batman Vengeance). Apparently it was super slow because I have dynamic switching enabled for my CPU speed in order to conserve power, but -- for whatever reason -- the computer wasn't automatically bumping up the speed in keeping with the requirements of the game. (It apparently does this for my newer games and certain other programs, so I dunno what the deal was there.) Manually setting the CPU speed to maximum performance fixes the problem -- then I just set it back to dynamic when I finish playing. Anyway, I'm enjoying the game so far, but bloody hell it would be frustrating if I weren't cheating with this trainer. __________________ * Scary-Crayon * Wesoteric * Chew your gum properly, ok? Aaand... Technodrome buy/sell/trade thread here!

03-28-2007, 08:50 PM	#3
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Have you updated your video card drivers? I noticed sometimes if I try using older drivers some games just won't run.