Am I to believe that the FastVoodoo2 drivers are for the Voodoo2, and the AmigaMerlin drivers are for my (soon to be purchased) Voodoo5 5500 ??  ???

Am I onto a winner here by any chance? :P

Also, are these the best drivers to be using?

I really don't know as I haven't used the cards in a few years.  There are so many flying around, but these 2 names have come up on the list more than others.

I am using WinXP, so am I using the best stuff here?

Answers on a post card please!

Yup, your research is correct: -

FastVoodoo2 - For V2 cards... :)

Amigamerlin 3.0 - for Voodoo 4500, 5500 and 6000... :)

They are usually the best drivers to use, I swear by them myself! ;D

Although your milage may vary with Amigamerlin 3.0 and some of the newer games out there (some people have had 'glitches'). ::)

Seem to work fine for me though! :P

Fastvoodoo2 drivers really kick A$$! ;)

'Nuff said! 8)

So if the "mileage" is too much, what do you suggest??

This WickedGL thingy (that I know nothing about)?

Err...like you said, you "don't know" about Wicked GL... :P

So here goes! ;D

It's basically an OpenGL 'miniport' replacement for Quake style games (and other Open GL games too) that was made by Wicked Systems (it's not being worked on anymore now though!) ;)

However, this only replaces the Open GL miniport files to improve performance in OpenGL games... ::)

You'll still need a 'proper' set of drivers... ;)

Best advice is: - go with what you KNOW is good first, if that doesn't work, then try something else! :P

There are LOTS of drivers to choose from in the 3Dfx archive, so take yer' pick! :D

Good luck! 8)

There are some compatibility hints for games over on www.voodooalert.de
Its in german, but with some help of an online translator it should be ok...