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    good old games

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by 2shot, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. 2shot

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    as a long time console gamer i saw friends playing there pc games and waxing on about refresh this and 2 voodoo's that,well i am now a lappy owner which older game's could i play on a vista lappy with little problem.
     
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    Is CS considered "older" game to you? If yes, then that's still a great game and it works on Vista.
     
    tomchan1980, Sep 10, 2008
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    does starcraft work with vista? lol idk but i used to play that game alot
     
    robvya, Sep 10, 2008
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  4. Darbyjack

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    Doom!

    Just make sure you download the mod "Zdoom" to play it!
     
    Darbyjack, Sep 10, 2008
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  5. Johnny T

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    Age of Empires II! :D
     
    Johnny T, Sep 10, 2008
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    royk50 times being what they are

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    an age of empire II veteran myself but the AI on this.....
     
    royk50, Sep 10, 2008
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    Starcraft
    Deus Ex
    Commander Keen
    Age of Empire 2
    CS 1.6
    Battlefield 1942
    Beyond Good and Evil
    Space Quest and King's Quest games
    System Shock 2
    Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
    ......

    I'm not sure how old you are talking, and what type of laptop you have... but my old Toshiba with an Intel GMA950 ran the older games like CS and Deus Ex beautifully. Anything better than that will have no problem with any of those games
     
    Citizen86, Sep 10, 2008
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  8. mikhail_scosyrev

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    Duke Nukem 3D :D :D :D
     
    mikhail_scosyrev, Sep 10, 2008
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  9. shadowtails

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    Quest for glory 4.The best game a ihave played.Great music and very nice art work.
     
    shadowtails, Sep 10, 2008
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  10. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    minesweeper from windows 98 :p

    I loved playing midtown madness: chicago edition :D

    But I lost the disc :(
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 10, 2008
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  11. 2shot

    2shot Notebook Consultant

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    some one said what do i call old well windows 95 games and forward from there i guess.minesweeper we used to play that in the office back in 96 that and lan quake there was only 3 machine's but we had loads a fun,cor the heady days of p133 and 233 mmx the boss had the 233mhz :) :eek:
     
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    red alert 2, need for speed 3, age of empires 2, age of mythology, starcraft, diablo 2, warcraft 3 etc
     
    660hpv12, Sep 10, 2008
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  13. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Wing Commander IV (2 sided DVD version), Freelancer, Freespace 2. Gotta give the good space sims some love after all.
     
    Prydeless, Sep 10, 2008
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  14. GForce01

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    Can you get Counter Strike for Free??
     
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  15. Harper2.0

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    No, but it's only about $5-10
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 10, 2008
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  16. GForce01

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    cool where can i get it
     
    GForce01, Sep 10, 2008
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    Citizen86, Sep 10, 2008
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  18. GForce01

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    dont you have to get steam for that... cant i just get it in its own??
     
    GForce01, Sep 10, 2008
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  19. Harper2.0

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    Well in order to play you have to have steam installed with a steam account.
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 10, 2008
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  20. Citizen86

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    It's not that bad... I actually really enjoy steam... join steam... join the dark side :p
     
    Citizen86, Sep 10, 2008
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  21. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Age of Empires 2 and Fable: The Lost Chapters.

    Both are amazing games.
     
    Matt is Pro, Sep 10, 2008
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  22. robvya

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    WOLFENSTEIN 3D...OMG i used to play this game too much that i know where to go in like 20-30 second lol
     
    robvya, Sep 10, 2008
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  23. IWantMyMTV

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    Grab DosBox (free download but the team accepts donations) and a whole world opens up to you...I run it under XP, but I'm almost sure it's Vista compatible...

    Abuse
    Command and Conquer
    Star Wars: Dark Forces
    Full Throttle
    Master of Magic
    Master of Orion
    Syndicate
    Terra Nova
    Skynet
    MechWarrior 2
    Panzer General
    Warcraft
    X-Com
     
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  24. Citizen86

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    Hey, Dark Forces, now that was an awesome game! Jedi Knight was just as awesome, I played that game Multiplayer on Microsoft's the Zone for years!

    That reminds me... Sam n Max, Day of the Tentacle, those old Lucasarts games are awesome! Indiana Jones games.
     
    Citizen86, Sep 10, 2008
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    thx for posts i will break ebay try to get so many at one time :) . i found a copy of neverwinter night as a budget title but it does not work it support's 95,98 and xp and so when i put in drive i get a small white block in the middle of screen and thats as far as it get's i think i understand that its a compatibilty issue or the lack of any help plz and keep the list coming as these games will keep me going for years :D
     
    2shot, Sep 11, 2008
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    Jagged alliance 2

    Will keep you occupied for months :D
     
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    the X-com series... available now through Steam...
     
    zeve, Sep 11, 2008
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    i loved alleycat.....used to play that on my 386 :)

    managed to get it running on XP, the game moves faster on current hardware though, so it makes it more challenging
     
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    Tron 2.0
    Max Payne
    Half-life
    Kingpin
    Soul reaver
    Dreamfall
     
    xystus, Sep 11, 2008
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    Hexen II (wich I'm tryin' to play on Vista but can't)
    Quake I and II
    Monkey Island
    Day of the Tentacle
    Phantasmagoria
    Prince of Persia

    Wow. There are many.
     
    dotHack, Sep 19, 2008
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    Fallout I and II
    The Longest Journey
    Counter Strike
    winfight
     
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    Hexen, Heretic, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood
     
    Terror Kovenant, Sep 20, 2008
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    Warcraft Frozen Throne :) and CS
     
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    Transport Tycoon Deluxe

    but be sure to download OpenTTD
    major improvements in gameplay.
     
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  35. be77solo

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    The list above with Kingpin and MaxPayne, those two are GREAT! Was actually gonna put Kingpin on the list myself, great call!

    Also, System Shock2 as mentioned, And I thoroughly enjoyed the No One Lives Forever Series (1,2, Contract Jack).

    Manhunt is also now working on Vista, check that one out.

    FarCry should run well and is a blast

    Freespace is available free now and is a GREAT space sim.

    Darwinia is a fun game that's newer but doesn't have very high requirements

    And for incredibly fun racing, check out Flatout, the first should run great, and probably the 2nd as well.

    Good luck and enjoy! These are just some highlights I still play.
     
    be77solo, Sep 21, 2008
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  36. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    and as a side note, I would recommend ya check out Steam, as there's a WHOLE lot of goodness there, and a lot of it doesn't require much speed wise from a computer. Plus, way easier to get em there than hunt them down on ebay! Have fun!
     
    be77solo, Sep 21, 2008
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    It's not THAT old, but Escape from Butcher Bay is a sexy game that did not get the attention it deserved.
     
    Necromas, Sep 21, 2008
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    Oh man, where is the time that I played CS 1.5... :p
     
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  39. Johnny T

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    Yes! Those days were awesome hahahaha! I used to play LAN games of CS 1.5 at internet cafes...LOL
     
    Johnny T, Sep 21, 2008
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    Lol, I remember watching and playing cs at my friends their house, on a day I installed 1.5 on my pc (was a sucky packard bell with windows 98 on it) and it was unplayable xD
     
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    I've got a CD rack with about 90% of the games mentioned here and some. Now I've got the inkling to install one of them to play. But first up is going to be Westwood's classic Bladerunner. :)
     
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  42. Johnny T

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    Haha I played it with my 1st notebook which had 256mb ram, XP, P4 Celeron, SiS integrated GPU. :laugh: At the internet cafes they had P4 computers and 1GB ram :eek: and Geforce MX4...so amazing!
     
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