How do I view the *.888 files that are created when I take screenshots in the 3D Enhanced versions?
Unlike the DOS & Pentium/Win95 versions that dump screen images as *.GIF files, the 3D Enhanced versions use a rather strange *.888 file format. Though there is a way to of view *.888 files [kind of…], I generally recommend that you avoid using the command “Ctrl+P” for taking screenshots. For whatever reason, it appears that Activision either did not finish the screenshot feature or did not think it was important. In most of the PC versions you can use the Printscreen key then copy and paste into a paint program. Better yet, download Hypersnap from Hyperionics, which is an excellent screenshot utility. Unfortunately, the 3Dfx Voodoo version will not work with Hypersnap, because it uses a very early version of Glide and will require a 3Dfx specific screen utility. I recommend good ‘ole Snap3Dfx which is available from many download sites (the Snap3Dfx Homepage is gone). Just do a search for “Snap3Dfx.” The most recent version is v1.2 If for some reason you still really want to try to
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