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    Any Good Old FIrst Person Shooters??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by johncolazabal, Jun 30, 2009.

  1. johncolazabal

    johncolazabal Notebook Geek

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    Do you guys know any old first-person shooters that are worth a try?? :D
     
    johncolazabal, Jun 30, 2009
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  2. TevashSzat

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    Counterstrike 1.6 is a must try as well as UT2004. Also, look up the Quake series, Battlefield 1942, theres a ton...

    It really depends on your definition of "old" 10 years? 5? 2+?
     
    TevashSzat, Jun 30, 2009
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  3. GamingACU

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    Duke Nukem 3d...oldie but a goodie, lol.

    Plus it has strippers.
     
    GamingACU, Jun 30, 2009
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  4. Athinu

    Athinu Notebook Consultant

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    redneck rampage ofc I mean really ;)
     
    Athinu, Jun 30, 2009
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  5. dancom96

    dancom96 Notebook Consultant

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    Half-life and Half-life 2!
     
    dancom96, Jun 30, 2009
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  6. neilnat

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    I am not a fan of FPS, but I thoroughly enjoyed Half-Life and Battlefield 1942
     
    neilnat, Jun 30, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i second Duke Nukem

    and Half life series
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 30, 2009
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  8. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Deus Ex isn't a pure FPS, but it's a fantastic game.
     
    crash, Jun 30, 2009
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  9. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Medal of Honor is a great old game. The original Call of Duty is a lot of fun too.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jun 30, 2009
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  10. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    does it have to be old or just run well on lower end hardware?

    i put in my vote for battlefield heroes, although its technically brand new.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 30, 2009
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    Jedi Knight II:Jedi Outcast.
     
    bigepilot, Jun 30, 2009
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  12. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    System Shock
    System Shock 2

    Superior answers in this post.
     
    Kevin, Jun 30, 2009
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  13. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Good game. I've played it for many many hours :)
     
    crash, Jun 30, 2009
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    Medal of Honor Allied Assault. One of the best FPS on the pc, period.
     
    naticus, Jun 30, 2009
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  15. IWantMyMTV

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    Old
    Prey
    Doom 3
    Quake 4
    Half-Life 2

    Older
    Another vote for Jedi Outcast (or Academy)
    No One Lives Forever 1 and 2
    Painkiller
    Star Trek - Elite Force 1 and 2
    Star Wars - Republic Commando
    Undying

    Oldest
    Dark Forces
    Another vote for Duke Nukem 3D (or Shadow Warrior, if you can find it)
    Terminator: Future Shock
     
    IWantMyMTV, Jun 30, 2009
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  16. JohnnyFlash

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    Return to Castle Wolfenstein
    Star Trek Elite Force
    Chaser
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jun 30, 2009
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  17. Pommie

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    +1 I'd forgotten about Jedi Outcast, bloody great game. Loved the lightsabre battles with the jedi disciples.

    Half Life
    System Shock 2
    Doom1 & 2

    IwantmyMTV, out of interest, how was Terminator: Futureshock? I never got it too work, this was years ago though. Was really annoyed as it looked quite good for the time.
     
    Pommie, Jun 30, 2009
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  18. IWantMyMTV

    IWantMyMTV Notebook Evangelist

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    For its time, the game was incredible...

    The full motion video briefings were cheesy, but I think it was probably the most technically brilliant FPS of its time...true 3D environment with mouselook well before Quake...one of my most vivid gaming memories was standing over a wide shaft, infiltrating the Skynet base when enemies began rising up toward me as I looked down...commonplace these days, but at the time, it was incredible...

    On top of that, you could actually use vehicles...a truck with a gun mounted in the back and an HK...I don't remember another FPS of that era having player usable vehicles...

    The atmosphere of the game was very moody and limited ammo and lots of radiation areas made the atmosphere tense for a 1995 game...not scary, just tense...and the limited capabilities of the game engine (this is prior to 3D accelerator cards) still managed to convey a post-apocalyptic city environment very well...there's one level where you're driving your truck under an interstate exchange with overpasses all falling apart...

    And I have it running fine under DosBox on the machine in my signature...
     
    IWantMyMTV, Jun 30, 2009
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  19. JohnWhoTwo

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    If you haven't run through "Prey",

    Big Lots (at least in my area) has it for $6.00.

    Definitely worth 6 bucks even if it is from 2006.

    Otherwise, I'm agreeing with the Half-Life 2 folks.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Jun 30, 2009
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  20. ibmt41

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    Call of duty 2 (1 also good)
     
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  21. Kevin

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    I cried back in '95, when my dad wouldn't buy Futureshock. I think our CPU wasn't good enough, and he was completely against upgrading for video games. I'm pretty sure I played System Shock at 15 frames per second.
     
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  22. Pommie

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    Ahhh thats what I thought. Was really pissed off when it wouldn't work. Couldn't finish the installation from what I can remember. Thanks for the thoughts!
     
    Pommie, Jun 30, 2009
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  23. IWantMyMTV

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    Good call...I loved that game...great weapons...the final boss...Lord Demon Goth Vampire, or whatever his name was, didn't impress me that much...but the half-mechanical beastie at the V2 rocket lab (?) was a ton of fun...

    Couple of others for the Older category...

    MDK2
    Serious Sam
    Aliens vs Predator 2

    I believe you can pick up MDK2 (and the first one) from gog.com for cheap...

    My wife cried when I bought the game...not quite as much as she cried when I bought my (um, I mean our) first PC...
     
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  24. IWantMyMTV

    IWantMyMTV Notebook Evangelist

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    There's a decent guide in the forums on dosbox.com...lots of people had trouble with it...I guess I lucked out...but DOS-based, text driven installations with memory managers and SoundBlaster settings are what I grew up on...just had to learn the DosBox commands for creating virtual HDDs and CD-ROM drives...
     
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  25. Walshman

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    What about Timeshift? That wasn't too bad (2007).
     
    Walshman, Jul 1, 2009
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  26. Snowm0bile

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    counterstrike
     
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