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Small file-size games?

Wonder BreadWonder Bread Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
What are some computer games that could fit on a thumbdrive and are good on LAN or singleplayer (since online play doesn't work on school computers) and preferably free. I've got a pretty good thumb drive, so I've got around 1.5 gigs of useable space

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  • saint2esaint2e Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Quake 2 is always good. I love that as a LAN game. Make sure you get Rocket Arena and CTF as well.

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  • CmdPromptCmdPrompt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Soldat is excellent, as are the various Liero clones.
    If roguelikes are your thing, then NetHack, ADOM, Incursion, etc. etc. are all small executables as well. Dwarf Fortress is another option if you're fine with ASCII games.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You could install Starcraft to your thumbdrive right? That would be pretty fun.

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  • SlickShughesSlickShughes Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Go classic. Doom. People used to install it on comp lab machines at my school all the time.

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  • Wonder BreadWonder Bread Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    You could install Starcraft to your thumbdrive right? That would be pretty fun.

    I like the way you think, sir. Like me.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Wonder Bread wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    You could install Starcraft to your thumbdrive right? That would be pretty fun.

    I like the way you think, sir. Like me.

    Just be sure to zerg rush the fuck out of your schoolmates.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    How restrictive is your network? Could you access stuff like FunOrb, InstantAction or Urban Dead?

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  • SceptreSceptre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned .kkrieger.

    Weighing in at 96kb, while it might not be the best for LAN gaming, it certainly deserves to be mentioned just for its sheer tininess.

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  • Wonder BreadWonder Bread Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I can't access quotes from Shakespeare!
    I think the net-censoring software they use was made by the 3rd Reich...

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is always a good choice, but it's multiplayer only. Very fun to play on a LAN.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    My USB thumb drive contains:

    N+
    Every Extend
    Master of Magic
    Master of Orion 2
    NetHack
    Typing of the Dead

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  • ddahcmaiddahcmai Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Mount & Blade
    Singleplayer only, but rip off your ear and scream into the bloody hole awesome.

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  • SilvoculousSilvoculous Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Doom, Doom 2, the Unreal Tournament GOTY demo, Halo demo, and definitely Soldat. If you can get a bunch of friends into it, there's no more exciting game.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Roguelikes!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike

    I love Nethack and IVAN, personally. IVAN is probably easier to get into but be warned that these are hard and frustrating games. I haven't even come close to beating either of them. Fortunately they are extremely replayable.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Basically any indie game will fit on a thumb drive.

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  • OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Feral wrote: »
    My USB thumb drive contains:

    N+
    Every Extend
    Master of Magic
    Master of Orion 2
    NetHack
    Typing of the Dead
    I have TotD on mine, but it's not free, and it's ridiculously finicky about latency (I can't get very far on a wireless network without desynchronizing). Still, I've put more hours into it (mostly singleplayer) than anything other than Freecell and Minesweeper.

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  • Wonder BreadWonder Bread Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Screw roguelikes.

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  • TrentusTrentus Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Stick Soldiers 2 FTW! Pity there's no netplay though.

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  • EtelmikEtelmik Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Man, I can't use WASD on Doom. Sad day.

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  • SilvoculousSilvoculous Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
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    Go towards the light.

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  • EtelmikEtelmik Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Good god, I remember when I came back to PC gaming and people were using mice and I thought "oh man, left doesn't turn me around, how the hell am I going to do this..."

    I can't unlearn what I have learned.

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