need an older PC game to waste some time

[gorcorps]

I'm burnt out on Diablo 2, but want something else to waste some random time on. I need something oldish because my laptop isn't great. I've played Titan Quest, well enough of it anyway. I've never played any Baldur's Gate or NWN games, but I'm not sure if I want any text heavy games. I wanted to try KOTORII but can't find it cheap enough anywhere, and my buddy had severe problems getting his to run so I'm not sure I even want to try. Suggestions? Maybe I should load up some emulators and try some of those... I've never finished a Castlevania game.

 

[Thump553]

Basically the same situation. I'm swapping between Fate and Sacred Gold now. Fate's a nice simple Diablo dungeon crawl clone, Sacred a bit more complicated but a huge playing field. Both have the advantage (to me) of working on ancient machines and being dirt cheap (check Amazon).

Cavaet-Fate comes with an instruction sheet that says it may not work on some laptop's integrated video-download the free trial first.

 

[Zenoth]

Have you played KOTOR 1? It's just been released on Steam for $10.

The system requirements are as follows:

Windows XP or Windows Vista
Intel Pentium 3 1Ghz or AMD Athlon 1GHz
256 RAM
32 MB with Hardware T&L
Directx 9.0b or better
3.5 GB
Directx 9.0b compatible

If not, perhaps Rome: Total War?

It doesn't need a powerful system:

Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
1.0 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
2.9 GB HDD space
8x CD-ROM drive
64 MB DirectX 9.0b compatible Video Card
DirectX 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card

Also, I forgot (how could I), you could take a look at the games available at www.GoG.com, they have a superb collection of old games which have all been tweaked to some extent by the GoG coders team to make them 100% compatible with both Windows XP and Vista, since many of them were never meant for those OS'es back then.

 

[gorcorps]

Yeah I've played KOTOR1, which is why I want to play KOTOR2. I'll check out some of the total war games, as I know a few friends have had a good time with those. I also think I'm gonna try Freespace 2 out, as I've always enjoyed space sims for the most part. I just hope the aged graphics won't turn me off too much.

 

[wrangler]

I'mpretty sure that there are mods that update the graphics on Freespace 2. There is still quite a comunity on that game last time I looked.

Freelancer?

 

[Via]

Gothic

If it hooks you it'll end up in your hall of fame.

 

[JoshGuru7]

www.gog.com has the Lords of the Realm Royal pack for $6. Highly recommended game and the old interface isn't really a drawback like it is for most games of that era. After that I'd recommend the Total War series.

 

[TheKub]

Divine Divinity

 

[Cheesetogo]

Originally posted by: wrangler
I'mpretty sure that there are mods that update the graphics on Freespace 2. There is still quite a comunity on that game last time I looked.

Freelancer?

Soooo much fun...

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo

Originally posted by: wrangler
I'mpretty sure that there are mods that update the graphics on Freespace 2. There is still quite a comunity on that game last time I looked.

Freelancer?

Soooo much fun...

Hell yea, Freelancer!

 

[Check]

Fallout and Fallout 2 if you haven't played those.
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey and Oddworld: Abe's Exodus are on Steam. Don't know what you need for a system but they were PS1 games, so I would assume they would run on your computer.

 

[DaveSimmons]

GoG has their 2-for-1 sale for a few more hours: Fallout 1-2-Tactics, Descent 1-3, Freespace 1-2, Shogo: MAD, ... all 2 for $6

 

[Caecus Veritas]

syndicate
ultima 7
icewind dale 1&2 (a lot less text, more battles than BG)
might & magic series
homeworld
Civ 1 if you havent played it!
Jagged Alliance

 

[rumpleforeskin]

Second Sight,

I only played it a few months back, and although the game is pretty old now (2005) it is still very enjoyable. The combat can be a bit awkward but the storyline certainly makes up for it. you should be able to find it at a bargain price too

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/588/588656p1.html

 

[marmasatt]

What about mindless running around games like the GTA series or Just Cause or something?

 

[Craig234]

Here.

Rogue.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: TheStu

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo

Originally posted by: wrangler
I'mpretty sure that there are mods that update the graphics on Freespace 2. There is still quite a comunity on that game last time I looked.

Freelancer?

Soooo much fun...

Hell yea, Freelancer!

This is perfect, thanks!

 

[kalrith]

Have you played Warcraft 3? The game itself is pretty good, and there's still an active online community with the custom games, which I think are better than the game itself. If you want to play online, you'll probably need The Frozen Throne expansion pack, because there aren't too many people playing the base game online.

Edit: I play Warcraft 3 on my wife's 5yo laptop, and it plays just fine with some of the graphics dumbed down.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: kalrith
Have you played Warcraft 3? The game itself is pretty good, and there's still an active online community with the custom games, which I think are better than the game itself. If you want to play online, you'll probably need The Frozen Throne expansion pack, because there aren't too many people playing the base game online.

Edit: I play Warcraft 3 on my wife's 5yo laptop, and it plays just fine with some of the graphics dumbed down.

++++++++ warcraft3.