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Mystery Screensaver Windows 98 32: Why It's Still One of the Best Screensavers Ever Made



Thank you for the screensavers, the lattice and 3d maze works good in windows 10 more than likely because of opengl that is how i found the web site. Opengl works better for windows 10 as far as i can see.


There is a version that does work properly on Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10. It is the version that shipped with Windows NT 4.0. I believe Windows 95 version 2 had that same version? But for whatever reason, the ones from 98, 2000, and Millennium do not load the textures properly. I posted a link to it on this video. To this day I still use this screensaver. It's my favorite.




Mystery Screensaver Windows 98 32



Very cool! Takes me back to my first computer back in the 90s. Acer 56kb RAM and 4 mb hard drive running Windows 95. Dial up modem. I can almost still hear the screeching sound when it was connecting! I quickly taught myself to bypass the Acer browser and functions and use Windows directly. I played with screen savers all the time. Back then they were needed to "save your screen" life. I wish I could find the old Budweiser Frogs screensaver again- that was my favorite, but trademark laws have made it unavailable.


Honestly, great screensaver, reminds me of my childhood, before I personally scrapped our old Windows, er, was it 97 or 98, I can't remember, but either way I personally scrapped it when we got our Windows XP, so, yay! Only one problem persists, the wall texture is constantly swapped in and out with the roof texture, so much so that the roof texture is more common on the walls than the actual wall texture. Oh well, still fun, and hoping for an update that will fix that little glitch. Anyways, gotta go, Rockatoa, Brickticks out!


I'm still having the texture glitch problem even after disabling Fullscreen. I'm on Windows 10 with two monitors. I also thought I remembered there being a speed setting on the original screensaver. It moves very fast and it would be nice if I could slow it down a bit.


Cornell University's Maze in a Box, a project to create 3D graphics using the Atmel Mega32 microcontroller, used the 3D Maze screensaver as inspiration.[2] In 2017, independent video game developer Cahoots Malone made Screensaver Subterfuge, a video game based on the screensaver created using assets from the original ssmaze.scr file.[3]


Writing for Bustle, Jessica Blankenship was unable to recall anything that was as "mesmerizing, alluring, frustrating, and exquisite" as getting lost in the 3D Maze screensaver.[6] Slate's Jacob Brogan called the screensaver a "harried, first-person rush through a brick-walled labyrinth" likening it to an "intelligence at work" and went on to compare watching it to watching one's grandparents play Wolfenstein 3D "while sitting in silence as they haplessly mashed the keypad".[7]


The Pipes screensaver in Windows 95 (OSR2 onwards), 98, ME, NT 4.0 and 2000 will occasionally insert a Utah teapot as a joint between pipes when the screensaver is configured to draw multiple, traditional-style pipes with mixed joint types and a solid texture.[11] Windows 2000 and Windows XP have an undocumented texture in the Pipes screensaver (sspipes. scr) that makes the pipes red and white, similar to candy canes.[12]


An Easter egg that displays the names of all the volcanoes in the United States can be found in the 3D Text screensaver on all versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows XP by setting the text to display to "Volcano".[13] In Windows NT 3.5, setting the text to "I love NT" shows the names of the developers. "Rock" and "Beer" lists bands and breweries, respectively.[14] In Windows NT 4.0, the phrase to view the developer credits was changed to "not evil". Setting the text to "I love NT" will instead simply display "good?".[15]


There are 8 more Rugrats-related software now on the market. (All pictures 1999-2002 Viacom.) Rugrats Mystery Adventures (Mattel) SRP: US$29.99 Solve 10 mysteries involving the Rugrats gang by playing games to earn a chance to guess. Play any of 6 games in 2 venues, Home Heaven or the park, and pay off the informants with Reptar Bars to solve the case. Minimum Requirements: IBM-compatibles Windows 95 or 98 133 Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor 16MB RAM 25MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom 640 x 480 display with 256 colors Windows-compatible video & sound card Macintoshes Power PC System 7.5 150 Mhz. Power PC Coprocessor 16MB RAM (9.5MB free) 25MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom 640 x 480 display with 256 colors To see the ad for the Rugrats Mystery Adventures from the November 1999 Nickelodeon Magazine, click here. (1999, Viacom.) Left: Détectives, the French version of Rugrats Mystery Adventures. (From France 2; 1999, Viacom.) Nick-O- Matic Design Factory (Mattel) SRP: US$34.99 Make your own stationery, birthday kits, cards, tattoos, paper airplanes, decals and a bunch of other stuff, featuring characters from 8 Nicktoons, including Rugrats. Special papers included. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95 or 98): Windows 95 or 98 100 Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) 90MB Hard Drive Space 2x CD-Rom 800 x 600 display with 256 colors Works on any Windows-supported printer "Online Cards" require a modem and an internet account Nick Click Digital Camera & CD-Rom Outfit (Mattel) SRP: US$79.99 Take pictures of yourself and your friends using the enclosed digital camera, and picture yourself with the Nicktoons. Activities include makeovers, games, movies and printing activities. Unlike its more expensive counterparts, this is not a serious digital camera, as it only has enough memory for 6 pictures when disconnected from your computer; you have to have it connected to your computer for unlimited exposures. The Nick Click camera can also be used with Totally Angelica Boredom Busters (see below). Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95 or 98): Windows 95 or 98 100 Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) 13MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom XVGA 800 x 600 display with 256 colors Sound Blaster-compatible sound card Available serial (COM) port (has plug for the 9-pin port; can also be used with a 25-pin port with adaptor, sold separately) Brain Bender (Mattel) SRP: US$34.99 Hundreds of games & puzzles to enjoy, all featuring Rugrats and 7 other Nicktoons. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95 or 98): Windows 95 or 98 133 Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) 80MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom 640 x 480 display with 256 colors Windows-compatible video & sound card E-mail feature requires a modem and an internet account (Left: From a Brain Bender ad in the December 1999 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine; 1999, Viacom.) Rugrats Play Disc Availabe only from Gateway This play disc contains games, graphics, icons, screensavers and other stuff for the Rugrats Astro computer from Gateway (also sold separately as part of an accessory package). Works on most newer PCs with Windows 95 and up. (Left: From eBay; 2000, Viacom.) Totally Angelica Boredom Busters (Mattel) SRP: US$34.99 3 games and 3 activities are the centerpiece of the first Rugrats CD-Rom designed exclusively for girls, where Angelica tries to stay busy while the babysitter's here. Activities include dressing up Angelica in various costumes, and having Angelica star in her own music video. You can also use the Nick Click camera (see above) for Angelica's journal. Extra costumes and other stuff can be downloaded from Mattel Media's website. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95, 98 or 2000): Windows 95, 98 or 2000 166Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor (233Mhz recommended) 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) 100MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom (8x Recommended) 640 x 480 display with 256 colors 16-bit Windows-compatible video & sound card Internet features requires a modem and an internet account (Left: 2000, Viacom.) Rugrats In Paris CD-Rom (Mattel) SRP: US$29.99 This CD-Rom, for Windows 95 & 98 only, features 5 games to play, all featuring voices and scenes from the new Rugrats In Paris film. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95 & 98; may or may not work with Windows 2000 or Windows Me): Windows 95 or 98 166Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor (233Mhz recommended) 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) 100MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom (8x Recommended) 16-bit Windows-compatible video & sound card; 2MB video RAM minimum (Left: 2000, Viacom.) For more details, see this press release. (Left: British version of the Rugrats In Paris PC game, released in Europe by THQ. Packaging is different from the US version. Also, text on the package is in English and Spanish, with inside instructions in English, Spanish and Italian. From eBay; 2001, Viacom.) Nicktoons Racing (first released by Hasbro Interactive, later reissued by Infogrames) SRP: US$29.99 Race around the racetrack with your favorite Nicktoon characters. Choose from 12 tracks and 12 cars, along with any of your favorite characters from Rugrats, plus Thornberrys, CatDog, SpongeBob, Hey Arnold, Angry Beavers, Real Monsters and Ren & Stimpy. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95 & 98; may or may not work with Windows 2000 or Windows Me): Windows 95 or 98 166Mhz. Pentium Coprocessor 32MB RAM 50MB Hard Drive Space 4x CD-Rom 16-bit Windows-compatible video & sound card; 2MB SVGA video RAM minimum Direct-X 7.0 or higher Nicktoons Nicktunes (Infogrames) SRP: US$39.99 Sing along with characters of Rugrats, Rocket Power, Thornberrys, Arnold and SpongeBob -- sing Karaoke style -- by yourself or with the Nicktoons -- to any of the 12 classic songs, rewritten for the Nicktoons. You can even make your own songs, and change your voice. Special microphone included. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95, 98 & Me; may or may not work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP): Windows 95, 98 or Me Pentium II 233 MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 80 MB Hard Drive Space 8X Speed CD Rom 2 MB Windows-compatible video & sound card w/gameport DirectX version 8.0a (included) or higher Rugrats: All Growed Up (THQ) SRP: US$29.99 The first computer game to feature the tweenage Rugrats, loosely based on the All Growed Up episode. From THQ's web site: The babies have been sucked into Dr. Spooky's time machine and are now 10 years older. After the initial excitement wears off, the Rugrats almost-teens must search through the Dr. Spooky's castle to find the blueprints and parts and build an un-time machine to get back home. Minimum Requirements (available only for Windows 95, 98 & Me; may or may not work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP): Windows 95, 98 or Me Pentium II 233 MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 80 MB Hard Drive Space 8X Speed CD Rom 2 MB Windows-compatible video & sound card w/gameport DirectX version 8.0a (included) or higher Nickelodeon Party Blast (Infogrames)


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