dgVoodoo2
Ranked 2 of 3 graphics translation layers by recommenders
Free tool that wraps old DirectX games so they run and display better on modern Windows, often at higher resolution. It doesn't fix every game.
Free tool that wraps old DirectX games so they run and display better on modern Windows, often at higher resolution. It doesn't fix every game.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fixes old DirectX game issues
“most Windows issues is just slapping dgVoodoo or nGlide in and it's done anyway”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders” “Sometimes you also need something to fix old DirectX issues like dgvoodoo2.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Patching MechCommander's "left arm bug" for fun and profit” “Usually dgVoodoo handles most of the games fairly well.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Why Castrol Honda Superbike crashes on (most) modern systems” Handles most games fairly well
“most Windows issues is just slapping dgVoodoo or nGlide in and it's done anyway”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders” “Usually dgVoodoo handles most of the games fairly well.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Why Castrol Honda Superbike crashes on (most) modern systems”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Still has lots of issues
“Shims like dgVoodoo2 and dxwrapper help to a point But still have lots of issues.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Games Preservation Is Hard and Sometimes Involves Private Detectives”
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See all 3 graphics translation layers, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Sometimes you also need something to fix old DirectX issues like dgvoodoo2.”
“most Windows issues is just slapping dgVoodoo or nGlide in and it's done anyway”
“Usually dgVoodoo handles most of the games fairly well.”
“Shims like dgVoodoo2 and dxwrapper help to a point But still have lots of issues.”
“Compatibility shims like dgVoodoo make it easy to bump up the rendering resolution of a game”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.