Older game support on newer cards

[Mynzaboxer]

I'm getting ready to upgrade my system from motherboard, chipset to video card. I currently have the Voodoo3AGP video card and can still run some of the older 3D games on them. I'm considering upgrading the card to possibly a Radeon 64mg, a Geforce2 or 3. After reading a number of articles and posts I'm still unclear as to whether or not these newer cards will play some of the older 3dfx & GL Glide games as well( I'd hate to just toss the older Tombraider games.) Can someone shed some light? Thanks

 

[Compellor]

As long as the games have either D3D or OpenGL support, there shouldn't be a problem. There may be issues with certain DirectX versions, but most older games should work under DirectX 8.

 

[Rand]

You should be able to run most any of the older DirectX and OpenGL games fine.
The only games that may pose a difficulty are any older games that are GLide only, in which case you'll either have to run them in software mode or rely upon a Glide Wrapper.