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    What are some good road racing games that my system can support?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by JWBlue, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. JWBlue

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    I have a Vostro 1500 with the following specs:

    > T5470 Core 2 Duo processor

    > 2 GB memory

    > 120 G 5400RPM hard drive

    > Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 graphics card

    What are some of the better road racing (not track) games that my system can support? Are the Test Drive games any good?

    I know I can't get the latest and the greatest because of my video card.

    KLA
     
    JWBlue, Oct 18, 2007
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    Jayjubear, Oct 18, 2007
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    Thanks....I think that site only tests for the latest games. I might need one a few years old.

    KLA
     
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    Midtown Madness 2....
     
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    need for speed: most wanted maybe??? (not sure if it'll run tho :p)

    but not track games huh...... :confused: GTA: vice city :p
     
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    Midtown Madness looks good. If it says that it supports ME/95/98...will it work on XP Home?

    KLA
     
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    All you need is one game!!! rFactor !!!! There are a million mods for the games, off road, gokarts, open wheelers, you name it

    http://www.rfactorcentral.com/
     
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    yeah it will, both Mid-Town Madness and Mid-Town Madness 2 will run on XP, tested them a long time ago.

    But they are way too old, NFS: Most Wanted is definitely a good choice, also check out Colin McRae Rally series, off road driving is awesome.

    Free racing games like: Track Mania Nations, BMW M3 Chanllenge, both have online play.
     
    TomTom2007, Oct 18, 2007
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    mudpuppy193 Notebook Guru

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    I'll put in another vote for the Need for Speed games. Test drive games are ok but I am not sure if your machine can run Test Drive Unlimited. I used to have fun with Midtown Madness (1) on my old windows 98 machine but I couldn't get it to run on this machine with Vista..
     
    mudpuppy193, Oct 18, 2007
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