okay, just tried that demo. It works fine, got a pretty steady 20-25 fps. However, the fps dropped to zero when the graphics weren't very pretty (i.e. wireframe). I'm wondering if this could be the cause of the computer not liking toribash (other than the fact it's ancient).

I give props to the designers trying to make this run on lower end systems, but I guess it just isn't my day. Maybe I should just wait for a nintendo DS version (hahaha..yeah right!)

Anyway, thanks for the help. Maybe I'll play you guys next year.