I've tested MM1 (not MM2 yet, that's the next project**) with a handful of machines (as indicated by how I got so many multiplayer cars in one screenshot all by myself lol). Results are as follows:
ThinkPad T21, Pentium 3 900MHz, 512MB RAM, S3 SavageIX video, WinXP
Native res - yes 1024x768
Glitches/artifacts - no
Plays smoothly - a little sluggish
Toughbook CF-51 and Dell Inspiron 630m (equipped identically), Pentium M 2.1GHz, 2GB RAM, Intel 915 video, Win7
Native res - no, max 640x480
Glitches/artifacts - no
Plays smoothly - yes
Toughbook CF-52, Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, Intel 965 video, Win7
Native res - yes 1280x800
Glitches/artifacts - yes
Plays smoothly - yes
Acer Aspire 5000, Turion 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, SiS M760GX video, WinXP
Native res - yes 1280x800
Glitches/artifacts - no
Plays smoothly - better than the T21 but sometimes laggy
ThinkPad W520, i7-2760QM, 16GB RAM, Intel HD3000/Nvidia Quadro 2000M, Win7
Using Intel GPU, glitches/artifacts severely
Using Nvidia GPU,
Native res - no, max 1280x1024
Glitches/artifacts - no
Plays smoothly - yes
W520 with Win10 behaves similarly except for massive framerate reductions. I had to install DirectPlay under legacy in Add/Remove Windows features...it will run but it tops out at like 3FPS. Not even exaggerating. It's really strange.
**edit
MM2 is not liking these drivers I guess:
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Woah, that's quite a classic fleet you have there. That test video brings back some good memories! "More tea, vicar?"
That whole gaming era of the mid-late '90s/very early 2000s, when 3D engines were coming into their own, might be my favorite time for gaming. Mostly because I had a LOT of fun with the new (at the time) online capabilities of playing with friends and not having to be in the same room. Games like Ultima Online, Starcraft, Midtown Madness, Unreal Tournament, Age of Empires, etc....
good times, good times.