Expansion: TV-Out Port HDMI USB Ports 3x USB Ports (2x USB 2.0 + 1x USB 2.0 Sleep and Charge) Bridge Media Adaptor SD Slot
Communication: LAN 10/100 Base TX Ethernet Wireless Communication 802.11(b/g/n) Integrated Bluetooth™ V2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)]
Mostly for use when traveling interstate/overseas. So I'm looking for some recommendations for some classics to wack on there to play with while away. Of course BW makes the cut, but let's hear your favourites as far as DOS games/Good old Games go I may dual boot XP so I can reliably play DOS based games.
Some of mine so far:
Fallout 1/2 BW Age of Empires 1 Baldur's Gate 1/2 Arcanum Icewind Dale Diablo 2 Commander Keen Duke Nukem 3D/Duke Nukem Major Stryker (Striker?) Duno Skunny Cart Descent Doom collection Heretic.
So, let's discuss! What classics do I need to revisit and play that I may not know about yet.
That's actually pretty decent specs for a netbook. You should be able to play a few newer indie games as well. Some games I've played on my netbook:
Torchlight (it has a "netbook" mode) Dungeons of Dredmor VVVVVV Plants vs Zombies World of Goo Half Life Quake 3 Unreal Tournament SC Warcraft 3 (especially for Ele TD)
EDIT: Also, just a general piece of advice. If your netbook has an additional RAM spot, buy another 1gb of memory. It massively improves performance for everything.
Thanks for the replies so far, I can't believe I didn't think of planescape. As far as the specs go I'm really happy, got a work deal for 425 dollars, which I'm pleased with (Few goodies in there too, bag etc)
I've got Torchlight, Dredmor, WoG, HL1, UT1 and WC3 (Most on Steam) So I'll wackk them on as well. World of Goo is amazing for sure! Keep em coming! I'll be maxed HDD before I know it! I'll have to put a 500 in
Broken Sword 1 + 2 are simply amazing. I've heard of a remastered version of the game, same graphics with higher res. But it's not like we're not used to 640 * 480 graphics here ;D
Rayman 1 is the best PC 2D platform game. Amazing atmosphere, music, graphics and gameplay.
With such specs, I would even remove win7 and use XP only :/
On September 02 2011 21:26 endy wrote: Broken Sword 1 + 2 are simply amazing. I've heard of a remastered version of the game, same graphics with higher res. But it's not like we're not used to 640 * 480 graphics here ;D
Rayman 1 is the best PC 2D platform game. Amazing atmosphere, music, graphics and gameplay.
With such specs, I would even remove win7 and use XP only :/
I've decided that's the plan, running a USB install now from an old box of mine (Pro License Key) Just hunting down the drivers while I wait.
On September 02 2011 21:26 endy wrote: Broken Sword 1 + 2 are simply amazing. I've heard of a remastered version of the game, same graphics with higher res. But it's not like we're not used to 640 * 480 graphics here ;D
Rayman 1 is the best PC 2D platform game. Amazing atmosphere, music, graphics and gameplay.
With such specs, I would even remove win7 and use XP only :/
I've decided that's the plan, running a USB install now from an old box of mine (Pro License Key) Just hunting down the drivers while I wait.
Really? My netbook had Win7, and it ran wonderfully as soon as I added a bit more RAM. It was also considerably weaker than your netbook, so I'm surprised yours is not running Win7 smoothly.
Age of Mythology (I still know almost every cheat in this game) Command and Conquer Tiberium sun (you might want to play the first one first but I grew up with this) Oregon Trail ah and I just had to google around to remind myself of the name of this but if you're going really old Lords of the Realm, that game was fun.
On September 02 2011 21:26 endy wrote: Broken Sword 1 + 2 are simply amazing. I've heard of a remastered version of the game, same graphics with higher res. But it's not like we're not used to 640 * 480 graphics here ;D
Rayman 1 is the best PC 2D platform game. Amazing atmosphere, music, graphics and gameplay.
With such specs, I would even remove win7 and use XP only :/
I've decided that's the plan, running a USB install now from an old box of mine (Pro License Key) Just hunting down the drivers while I wait.
Really? My netbook had Win7, and it ran wonderfully as soon as I added a bit more RAM. It was also considerably weaker than your netbook, so I'm surprised yours is not running Win7 smoothly.
It is running quite well, I'm just planning on playing a few old DOS games so I'll just run XP for the minute. I might put some more memory in it too down the track. I've kept the recovery partition intact and made some recovery disks, so can return as needed
Escape from Monkey Island and Day of the tenticle!
You'll have no problem running either of them and they're both very fun. I wouldn't try playing any FPS since it's a netbook, even if you have a mouse it can be very frustrating
On September 02 2011 23:19 FlaminGinjaNinja wrote: Escape from Monkey Island and Day of the tenticle!
You'll have no problem running either of them and they're both very fun. I wouldn't try playing any FPS since it's a netbook, even if you have a mouse it can be very frustrating
I was just about to suggest DOTT! All the old adventure games from LucasArts are good:
Sam and Max: Hit the Road Day of the Tentacle Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Star Wars: Rebel Assault I and II
Transport Tycoon Deluxe is a must, there's an amazing open source version with heaps of improvements over at www.openttd.org - visit at your own risk, you might lose hundreds of hours without realising it
Super Meat Boy and Bastion look like they'll run on that system. Those are my indie games of 2010 and 2011 respectively. They're both best played with a controller but Bastion is a bit friendlier to mouse and keyboard. If you want something slower and more strategic, I can't recommend Alpha Centauri more, especially now that it's on GoG. I don't know how they did it, but it runs on Win7 beautifully, and supports a pseudo borderless-windowed mode.
I'll also second the poster above me on openttd. A great implementation of a classic.
A game I aboslutely LOVED playing, multiplayer support and everything, it's called "Soldat" (meaning Soldier in a couple of different languages)..... but you will probably want to use a mouse though : /
Also, LIMBO, pretty new game for PC, but has been on Xbox360 for a few months. This game has higher than average gameplay, but an absolutely amazing atmosphere and feel, which makes it so worth it. The ending gave me chills too, it's pretty much a masterpiece.. dark, disturbing and freaky.. can highly recommend this title!!
Also, +1 for Super Meat Boy - highly addicting game. Although, it WILL drive you mad. But if you like the feeling of success at the end of the tunnel, then it's all worth it - COOL game
I recommend mechcommander 1, which were released for free by Microsoft several years ago. Personally I been feeling nostalgic and replaying mechcommander gold the past week.
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I may dual boot XP so I can reliably play DOS based games.
