# My Army Men are dying!!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-army-men-are-dying/94505>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-army-men-are-dying/94505 "2001-11-21T00:45:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-army-men-are-dying/94505/1 "2001-11-21T00:45:40Z")

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I’m not a 1337 g4m0r or anything, but I scooped up the PC version of Army Men: World War a few days ago, after I saw it deeply discounted and remembered digging the original PS version awhile back.

The problem: When I’m playing the game (in either “Battle” or “Campaign” mode), the mouse cursor “sticks” as I try to move it around the screen.

I’m using a Logitech USB optical mouse on an KDS notebook (PIII 850). I’ll have to check my video card when I get home, but I believe it’s an ALi 8mb.

I installed it on my GF’s 400 mhz Celeron (with a ball mouse) and it works fine. Nearest I can figure, the USB mouse is sucking too much power for the video card to handle during game play.

I lost the PS2 adapter for the mouse… would running out and getting one solve my problem, or should I look for something else?

If it’s the video card, I’m screwed.

Your help is appreciated. This game is like crack.

Danke.

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-army-men-are-dying/94505/2 "2001-11-22T00:29:27Z")

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FWIW, the PS2 adapter did the trick.

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-army-men-are-dying/94505/3 "2001-11-22T00:42:29Z")

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Glad you solved the problem. I’ll close this now.  
Jill