Bubba69 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'm installing half-life right now(hopefully it runs OKAY). I don't know what I can really play because all I have is some shitty built in intel graphics card. I can't play anything that is very graphics intensive, and preferrably runs in WINE. Any suggestions? Do you think diablo or starcraft would work on this old machine? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 dammit, can somebody move this to general banter? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Aphex Twin Brothers, the PC port of the Sega Genesis classic, is a good start. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide boris's signature Hide all signatures Fred McGriff said: i would have launched my penis out of an RPG cannon and fucked her remotely from my car Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Morrowind Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Calx Sherbet Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 a new computer Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Goddamnit get some Doom rocking Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 On 7/30/2009 at 8:57 AM, Capsaicin said: Morrowind If Half Life 1 only works OK, morrowind will NEVER IN HELL run. Sorry brah, but tis true. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide sneaksta303's signature Hide all signatures The Dark Tower Cycle Pplz ep The Swarm H.P. Sneakstep's Educational Tours Vol. 1 Branch Acidian - Acid's Done Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 starcraft will work, diablo1 will work, d2 maybe not. you running a linux box? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Free GTA1/2 are worth playing on any computer. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) Oh man. Get yourself a copy of DOSBox ( http://www.dosbox.com/ ) and then check out a few abandonware sites, play some good old classics from the 80s and 90s! Home of the Underdogs ( http://www.hotud.org/ ) is a really great and recently-resurrected source for old games, some will run in Windows but most of them will need DOSBox. Almost all of them will run on your decrepit old computer! The DOS Museum (http://www.dosmuseum.com) is a smaller, DOS-only resource, but it's got some great obscure classics on there nevertheless. Of course, if it's Diablo you like, I recommend the (not quite but nearly) original hack-and-slash RPG, Nethack ( http://www.nethack.org/ ). It's been in continuous development since 1985 (like me), still updated today. Randomly-generated dungeons, loads of character races and classes, and more depth and replayability than any Diablo clone. And its graphics are created entirely using ASCII characters, so the system requirements are negligable. The graphics take a bit of getting used to, but give it a chance - it's very rewarding and incredibly addictive. I've been trying to beat it for longer than I can remember. Edited July 30, 2009 by Iain C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Ad- Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I installed morrowind yesterday and it runs horribly. Really jerky and slow to move around the game screen, and having to click on dialogue choices with the mouse pointer is a real chore. Is this just the way the game goes down? It gave me a headache after an hour of play. Ive got 3gig of ram and a dual core processor so I can't imagine it's that. Maybe the game doesn't like Vista? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest assegai Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Myst, Starcraft, Doom, Deus Ex, Half Life, Powerslide, WIpeout XL Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 On 7/30/2009 at 7:13 PM, assegai said: Myst Has to be the most over-rated game of the 90s. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 grim fandango fallout Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) On 7/30/2009 at 7:25 PM, zaphod said: grim fandango fallout Grim Fandango is very hard to run on Vista, so I've heard. You can get Fallout for $6 at gog.com though - definitely recommended! Edited July 30, 2009 by Iain C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorjamb Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 On 7/30/2009 at 7:19 PM, Iain C said: On 7/30/2009 at 7:13 PM, assegai said: Myst Has to be the most over-rated game of the 90s. you are incorrect sir Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide doorjamb's signature Hide all signatures minipoops Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnjoyableFog Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Quake, The Daedalus Encounter, Full Throttle, Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, The Incredible Machine 2, Hexen 2, Blood, Clive Barker's Undying Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) On 7/30/2009 at 7:33 PM, doorjamb said: On 7/30/2009 at 7:19 PM, Iain C said: On 7/30/2009 at 7:13 PM, assegai said: Myst Has to be the most over-rated game of the 90s. you are incorrect sir No, I am correct. Weak CG graphics, confusing navigation, illogical puzzles, and what story? Play something by LucasArts instead. Edited to add that I don't care about graphics particularly, I play textmode games; but when you compare it to LucasArts games of the same era, it's clear to see which has aged better. Edited July 30, 2009 by Iain C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 is he running vista? it works fine in xp, i know that much. very worth getting. also pick up jedi knight, although if you have trouble running half life maybe scale back to dark forces. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest csl Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Fallout 1 and 2! From GOG.com. Absolutely essential games. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lands end road Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Although it might be somewhat hard to find, Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II was super fun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight:_Dark_Forces_II Grim Fandango is worth playing too. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) Just reading this thread and posting has made me notalgic for great adventure games of years past. They weren't all made by LucasArts - I bet a lot of WATMMers would enjoy Westwood's somewhat late 1997 adaptation of Blade Runner (http://en.wikipedia....997_video_game)). You don't play Deckard, but a new Blade Runner operating at the same time, with an all-new plot. Despite that, it deals with the same themes of the film, uses a lot of the same locations, characters, and even features the beautiful soundtrack. The writing and acting is all of a high standard, and it even explores some of the themes from PK Dick's original novel in more depth than the film. It's amazingly atmospheric and definitely in the top ten adventure games ever released. No idea why it's not better-known or more highly-regarded... and it has 13 different endings! I've got this on four(!) CDs somewhere and now I have to dig it out and play it! Edited July 30, 2009 by Iain C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 yeah that was pretty good. pick up age of empires 2. probably the best bang for your buck and should run fine on an older machine. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeQYcJWNBz Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Deus Ex has been pointed out, but i want to point Deus Ex out again because... well, it's Deus Ex! Deus Ex btw Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ominous Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Total Annihilation! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47749-older-good-pc-games-that-i-should-play/#findComment-1093340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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