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    games for windows 98! jog your memories!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Captain Razer, Dec 29, 2011.

  1. Captain Razer

    Captain Razer Notebook Evangelist

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    although I lived in the era of 90's, I never had the chance to try out many games except for NFS3 and midtown madness 1&2! I know that many exciting games awaits me on ebay and amazon, so I would be appreciated if you lead me to some of your best titles :eek:
     
    Captain Razer, Dec 29, 2011
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  2. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    NFS1-5 (the best NFSs), Carmageddon 2, Cossacks, Diablo 2 + add-on, Half-Life, Mafia, GTA3. I'm sure I'm still missing a lot, but unfortunately that's all I can remember.
     
    killkenny1, Dec 29, 2011
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  3. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    Oregon Trail
     
    ton247, Dec 29, 2011
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  4. kevmanw4301

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    Older than Win98, but Commander Keen!
     
    kevmanw4301, Dec 29, 2011
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  5. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Panzer General II, Grand Prix Racing 2 are some of my favorites from that time.
     
    Rodster, Dec 29, 2011
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  6. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Lots of good memories.

    The original Sim City.
    Cornel Checkers
    Command and Conquer
    Jedi Outcast
    Cartoon Maker
    Intruder
    JSF
    Wing Commander
    Railroad Tycoon
    Airport Tycoon
    Mall Tycoon
     
    Metamorphical, Dec 29, 2011
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  7. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Need for Speed III
    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit I
    Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
    Sim City 2000 Deluxe
    Flight Simulator 98
    Rollercoaster Tycoon I and II
     
    Star Forge, Dec 29, 2011
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  8. Baka

    Baka (・ω・)

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    Heroes of Might and Magic 3 ._.

    Red Alert 2 and Yuri's revenge ._.
     
    Baka, Dec 29, 2011
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  9. Geekz

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    Wing commander series III/IV specifically
    Myth 1 and 2
    Diablo 1-2
    Jagged Alliance 2
    Xwing vs tie fighter
    duke nukem 3d lol
    f22 lightning
    command and conquer / red alert
    dune2
     
    Geekz, Dec 29, 2011
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  10. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    The games suggested are nice but I will make one addition which I am pretty sure everybody will agree to

    COMMANDOS
     
    maxheap, Dec 29, 2011
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  11. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Monster Truck Madness 2, Rodent's Revenge, Asteroids, Tetris
    (Never had a dedicated Video card until 2010)
     
    JOSEA, Dec 29, 2011
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  12. TomTom2007

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    Dude, StarCraft!

    Nuke spammed the hell out of enemy AIs... oh the memories...
     
    TomTom2007, Dec 29, 2011
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  13. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    I have half these games on disk... It probably my cheapest hobby :rolleyes:
     
    whitrzac, Dec 29, 2011
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  14. Audi4ever

    Audi4ever Notebook Evangelist

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    Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

    One of the best sims ever, still play it
     
    Audi4ever, Dec 29, 2011
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  15. Audi4ever

    Audi4ever Notebook Evangelist

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    Then i had my 486 dx or lx, dont remebmer, syndicate was a very good game
     
    Audi4ever, Dec 29, 2011
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  16. InfectedSonic

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    not too sure they were win 98 era but
    dungeon keeper
    die by the sword
    Zork (heh maybe even older then win 98 but i really enjoyed em)
    nocturne (i know not many people liked it)
    fallout
    The devil inside
    quake
    ...
    i cant remember any more...
     
    InfectedSonic, Dec 29, 2011
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  17. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    All I can say is, go through GOG.com's catalog and grab the games while they're on sale!
     
    Prydeless, Dec 29, 2011
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  18. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    US Navy Fighters, Mech Warrior 2, Descent 2, NFS Porsche Unleashed, Starcraft, I'm sure I can think of a few more later.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 29, 2011
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  19. Falco152

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    Is this this ok ... I'm thinking about games that can run on Win 98

    Freespace 1/2
    Mechwarrior 3 (4 .... not that great)
    Mechcommander
    Rainbow 6 / Rogue Spear
     
    Falco152, Dec 29, 2011
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  20. key001

    key001 Notebook Evangelist

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    The Longest Journey
     
    key001, Dec 29, 2011
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  21. Geekz

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    ooo mech commander how could i have forgotten that one lol.

    win 98, pretty sure it was the era of Pentium 100/120's - Pentium III's lol (because I had win95 on a pentium 100 playing diablo 1 before).
     
    Geekz, Dec 30, 2011
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  22. N1L

    N1L Notebook Guru

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    I was using 98 even when XP came out. I was around 6 years old, these are the games I used to play most frequently:

    NFS II SE
    F22 Raptor
    GTA 2 and 3
    Fifa 98
    Pitfall
    Sega Daytona
    Virtual Cop
    House of the Death
     
    N1L, Dec 30, 2011
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  23. djboz

    djboz Notebook Consultant

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    Damn this period was a haze of drunkeness! :p

    I do remember playing..

    Diable (1 and 2)
    Baldurs Gate (again 1 and 2)
    Screamer (was a good little racing game back in the day)
    Motorcycle Madness (loved this game, though maybe because I had a very early Microsoft gyroscoped gamepad)
    Final Fantasy VII - its a console port, but still a damn good game!

    Boz
     
    djboz, Dec 30, 2011
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  24. Tree_Burner

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    Starcraft.
    Diablo
    'nuff said.
     
    Tree_Burner, Dec 30, 2011
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  25. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    DARK FORCES 2 (also known as Jedi Knight)! Still one of the best games ever.
     
    hockeymass, Dec 30, 2011
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  26. Yotsuba

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    MechWarrior 2, 3, and 4
    Sim City 3000 Unlimited
    Unreal Tournament
    Red Alert
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 12, 2012
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  27. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Worms 2 - I love that game. Though I play a lot of DOS games on my Windows 98 machine back then, one of the last OS' that had pure DOS on.
     
    PatchySan, Jan 12, 2012
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  28. *Yawn*...God?

    *Yawn*...God? Notebook Guru

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    Raptor: Call of the Shadows
    Doom
    Chessmaster 4000
    SimCity 2000
     
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  29. ToddMcF2002

    ToddMcF2002 Notebook Geek

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    Great game! I never finished it and I regret that since it is no longer stable.

    Lets not forget Unreal. It raised the AI and overall graphics bar like no other in its day.
     
    ToddMcF2002, Jan 12, 2012
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  30. 1994F7PT

    1994F7PT Notebook Evangelist

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    Unreal Tournament was blummin awesome :)
     
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    pengy_666, Jan 12, 2012
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  32. IWantMyMTV

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    System Shock 2
    Deus Ex
    Thief/Thief 2
    Star Trek: Elite Force
    No One Lives Forever
    MDK/MDK2
    Vampire: The Masquerade

    NOX

    Icewind Dale
    Planescape: Torment
    Septerra Core

    Sanitarium
    Outcast
    Sacrifice

    Disciples
    Heroes of Might and Magic 3
    Alpha Centauri

    Caesar 3/Pharaoh/Zeus

    Operational Art of War
    Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

    F-22: Total Air War

    Homeworld
    X-Wing: Alliance
    Crimson Skies

    The biggest challenge is trying to get the 3dfx Glide stuff working with modern hardware (one day I'll figure out how that wrapper works...and my N64 emulator will be so much better off), or in the case of Thief and Crimson Skies, trying to get them to run in Direct3D with modern hardware. nVidia breaking compatibility with Crimson Skies circa 7000 series really irritated me...stupid power of 2.
     
    IWantMyMTV, Jan 12, 2012
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  33. Yotsuba

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    Crimson Skies as in the one that was also on Xbox?
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 19, 2012
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  34. muerteman

    muerteman Notebook Consultant

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    The original Crimson Sky's never came to xbox but the second one was on the Xbox

    Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
     
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  35. darxide_sorcerer

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    Dune II
    Dune 2000
    Homeworld
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Jan 19, 2012
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  36. assaultsuit

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    That remembers me I need to play AGAIN the original Dune. OMG, I love that game. Someone need to remake it someday. Also, GOG need that series on their catalog.
     
    assaultsuit, Jan 20, 2012
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  37. darxide_sorcerer

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    agreed. i spent hours and hours playing Dune II and Dune 2000. one of my all-time favorite game series.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Jan 20, 2012
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  38. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    Seriously? 4 pages and... no UFO (X-Com) mentioned?
     
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  39. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I can't remember the name, I was 5.

    It was a grid of blocks, and you had to move them around and squish the cats.

    It was on Windows 95.
     
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    Kevin Egregious

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    Mechcommander 1 and 2
    System shock 1 (the superior one, imo)
    Earthsiege 1 and 2

    Man, just listing these games makes me realize how more complex my gaming used to be.
     
    Kevin, Jan 20, 2012
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    Homeworld, one of the best win 98 era games i played, one of my all time favs for that matter, i was a die hard RTS fan at the time so here are others i played, some were more win 95 era though:

    C&C, the original
    C&C Tiberian Sun
    C&C Red Alert 2
    Starcraft 2
    Warcraft 2

    Other games i played to death on my win 98 PC:
    Diablo
    Diablo 2
    Rogue Squadron 3D
     
    tijo, Jan 20, 2012
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  42. baii

    baii Sone

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    No one mention any of the Strategy game by KOEI?

    信長の野望
    三國志
    大航海時代

    Memory.
     
    baii, Jan 21, 2012
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