Games that don't need to be installed?

[KoolDrew]

Can anybody recommend any good ones that will run on a Dell Optiplex GX270?

 

[Tremulant]

looking for something to play at work, huh?

MAME will run off a cd (I've done it before), but you won't be able to save.

 

[KoolDrew]

looking for something to play at work, huh?

School actually. I have all my projects done and there is nothing else to do, but browse anandtech.

 

[shortylickens]

Emulators for one.

Now when you say "not installed" do you mean copy to a hard drive without editing the registry? Or do you mean run directly off a CD?
Because you wont be able to make setting changes in Snes9X without the setting file being rewritten.

Also, a lot of the cheap games being put out by Reflexive Arcade (and others) across the internet are one big executable install file and dont need to mess with the registry.

And I have no clue what a Dell Umptyfvck XQG-444/?!# is. What kind of CPU and video card does it have?

 

[TGS]

City of Heroes, World of Warcraft? I think most MMO's have have a self contained folder that don't require external dlls or exes. I know I've completely deleted a OS partition and CoH worked. I've copied over just the WoW folders to a linux partition and was able to start the login portion. I would imagine if you could copy the folders to a DVD, you should be able to copy and play the games without installing.

 

[HN]

N - http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/n.html
(warning though - you might not get any work done )

 

[KoolDrew]

Now when you say "not installed" do you mean copy to a hard drive without editing the registry? Or do you mean run directly off a CD?

Either would be fine since I don't have priveledges to install most software. I can install some software to my documents, however. I have WinRAR and Opera installed. Many installations fail because I don't have the rights to do so, though.

And I have no clue what a Dell Umptyfvck XQG-444/?!# is. What kind of CPU and video card does it have?

P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM, onboard video (I think)