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Creating a computer filled with Old Awesome
Sheepman
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So I recently got a macbook for college that can dualboot. I installed windows. The computer has a cheap intergrated X1300 chip, that can't do... modern that well, so I decided to scour the world for the best old games.
So far I've collected:
So my question is twofold: What widescreen/graphic update/etc mods are out there for these games, and what great games am I missing?
So far I've collected:
- Tie Fighter
- Deus Ex
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Pirates!
- Carmeggedon
- Planetscape: Torment
- Syndicate (has not stood the test of time...)
- Shadow Watch
- Ultima Underworld - The Stygian Abyss (can't get to run)
- Fallout 1 and 2
So my question is twofold: What widescreen/graphic update/etc mods are out there for these games, and what great games am I missing?
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It should run fine...
Just ignore everything in the first post. Or don't. Maybe there are some good games there.
They're going into open beta soon, but for 5-10 bucks a game, you'll get to download full non-drm games of classic yore, like Fallout 1 & 2, Sacrifice, Shogo and more.
I would also recommend any of Stardock's games (Galactic Civilizations 2 & expansions, Sins of a Solar Empire) as they run excellently on low-end specs.
And in this instance, Gal is code for addiction.
Immense periods of time I have sunk into that game and I dont regret any.
At PAX I got Brad Wardell (Creator of Gal Civ & CEO of Stardock) to sign my box. It was great.
galciv: galatic civilization 1?
It makes Torment look spectacular.
Also I think there is a mod for Deus Ex that ups the resolution on the textures or something but I don't think it makes a huge difference.
Also, check out System Shock 2, X-COM UFO Defense (on Steam, very cheap). Also on Steam are Abe's Oddysee and Exodus which are pretty sweet.
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According to that thread, recently necrobumped, unless I missed it, you still haven't played Deus Ex.
WHAT THE FUCK, MAN.
edit - and I came in here expecting this thread to be about old hardware. Celeron 300A@450 with SLI Voodoo2s, bitches.
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Shadow Warrior if you enjoyed Duke 3d, there both pretty awesome. Also get Blood from monolith which is another old fps. Mechwarrior series
Any game in which you can decapitate a zombie with a pitchfork and then kick its severed head around like a soccer ball while it sprays blood rates as Awesome out of ten.
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But if not, it'll surely handle the older Unreal games.
Well it depends on how old school you want to go but here is a few I think still provide great fun.
Day of the Tentacle
Wing Commander II, III and IV
Elder Scrolls Arena
Dungeon Keeper
Civilization (WinCiv - get that version. It let's you view the whole world)
Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed (Porsche 2000). The last good Need for Speed.
Scorched Earth (2 or more players else it's pointless)
The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (Very old school text adventure)
Railroad Tycoon
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And one of these puppies:
The Voodoo5 6000, SO BIG IT REQUIRED A NEW PAGE.
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I kept them with the intention of keeping some solid older machines around for retro gaming, but they're not in a part of the house I like to spend time in, so they've pretty much gone to waste.
That is one of my all-time favorite games. Online play in its time was the best, and was the only game you could pick up a lightsaber and slash some dudes.
Make it into a dedicated server for an old game - with the iD Super Pack being on sale, there's a lot of us going back through the classics.
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Sadly since we are the only two people who like that game, I doubt there has been any kind of fan or dev support.