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Ironically P.o.d. didn't really use MMX at all except for Dolby Surround decoding[1]. [1]https://retromediahub.com/index.php/Pod:_Planet_of_Death https://retro

• Nition 1mo ago
  Your link says that Dolby Surround is one feature that won't work at all without MMX on, but doesn't go so far as to say that it's the only feature that's enhanced with MMX (it uses phrasing like "MMX‑dependent features such as Dolby Surround"). I'm not saying you're wrong, but your link doesn't confirm your statement either. Doesn't look like there's any conclusive info out there, so probably someone needs to actually decompile it and look for MMX opcodes.
  • easyThrowaway 29d ago
    I remember one of the original developers explaining in a blog post that MMX support came right before the original release and was added just for Dolby Surround, unfortunately can't find it anywhere. The remaining references available regarding this factoid are incredibly ancient, too: - https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc/c/MRFVtFryiqU/m/-KhH9DX5dpAJ https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc/c/MRF... - https://www.mobygames.com/game/644/pod/user-review/2384353/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/644/pod/user-review/2384353/ No idea if any additional support was added in one of the subsequent releases.