The low graphics but good game thread (suggestions for older or smaller PCs)

How about Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2? That's assuming you can get them running. No luck so far here with 64-bit Win 7.

Plants vs. Zombies, is a great fun game, and useful for wasting time.

Diablo 2! I personally don't play it too often but its still a great game with low graphics. Warcraft 3 is another great game. Doesn't seem too demanding for a netbook.. but you MIGHT have problems. My friends laptop ran it fine and my sisters did too, but the frame rate did decrease when we destroying bases. SLUSHiNaToR

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Any computer from the last 5 years can run it, and it will give you literally hundreds of hours of gameplay for only $20

How about Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2? That's assuming you can get them running. No luck so far here with 64-bit Win 7.

jun_aka_pekto

Plants vs. Zombies, is a great fun game, and useful for wasting time.

sasdx

Deus Ex

Baldur's gate 1/2

Planescape Torment

Fallout 1 and 2

Diablo, Diablo 2

System Shock 2

Grim Fandango

Starcraft

Syndicate

half life should work. it works on my little laptop. i also recommend quake 2.

Star wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Acadamy.

Or Kotor.

Diablo1/2

Divine Divinity

Neverwinter Nights1

KOTOR

Half LIfe1

Morrowind
Deus Ex

Fallout1/2

Dune2

Age Of Empire series

Mafia

half life should work. it works on my little laptop. i also recommend quake 2.

skyyfox1

Hmm, so should I try and find an original disc for HL1? I may see if my friend has it, he seems to have plenty of old games.kodyoo

Magic Carpet

Lego Island

Pajama Sam: No need to hide when it's dark outside

Where in the world is Carman Sandiego

Freddi Fish: The case for the missing kelp seeds (Poor old grandma gruper)

Backyard Baseball

Oregan Trail

Chips Challenge

Hovercraft!! (awesom old free game lol)

Mech Warrior (any of em really)

Microsoft 3d movie maker

Age of empires

Sim city

Doom

Math Blaster: In search for spot ( hell yeah!)

These were the old games that made up my childhood :P

C&C red alert 3

alien shooter

fable: the lost chapter

code of honor 3: desperate measures

warhammer 40k: dawn of war

painkiller

swat 4

C&C red alert 3

alien shooter

fable: the lost chapter

code of honor 3: desperate measures

warhammer 40k: dawn of war

painkiller

swat 4

ionusX

lol, we had some different games on our lists there.

aight fine have it your way:

quake

shadow warrior

star wars: x-wing alliance (requires joystick)

dink smallwood

gta II

command & conquer tiberian sun + firestorm (freeware)

elder scrolls 2: daggerfall

warhammer 40k: space hulk (very ahrd to find requires 3/4 inch floppy drive)

Magic Carpet

Lego Island

Pajama Sam: No need to hide when it's dark outside

Where in the world is Carman Sandiego

Freddi Fish: The case for the missing kelp seeds (Poor old grandma gruper)

Backyard Baseball

Oregan Trail

Chips Challenge

Hovercraft!! (awesom old free game lol)

Mech Warrior (any of em really)

Microsoft 3d movie maker

Age of empires

Sim city

Doom

Math Blaster: In search for spot ( hell yeah!)

These were the old games that made up my childhood :P

Sparticus247

Cossacks European wars

[QUOTE="kodyoo"]Hmm, so should I try and find an original disc for HL1? I may see if my friend has it, he seems to have plenty of old games.James00715

Steam has the non-Source version too. These are the requirements for the original on Steam.

Minimum:500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended:800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Planescape: Torment

I don't know if the Paradox stuff (Hearts of Iron II, Crusader Kings etc.) will work or if you're into that kinda stuff, but if you are, thats couple hundred hours down the drain.

Also,

Patrician 3 (trading sim)

Sacred Gold (Diablo style hack and slash-my personal favorite)

Port Royale 2 (Caribbean trading sim and ship combat)

Knights of Honor (grand strategy cum RTS-think total war)

Depths of Peril (never tried it, but heard good things)

Torchlight supposedly has a netbook mode, but I've never tried it. Seems pretty intensive to me though.

Well, I guess I should narrow down what I am looking for.
I wouldn't mind FPS with good single player campaigns, whoever mentioned no one lives forever hit it dead on

I also like puzzle/shooter games.

Not really interested in RPGs or sim games, I just can't get into them. But thanks for the suggestions, If I change my mind i'll come back and check out the ones you mentioned

Well, I guess I should narrow down what I am looking for.
I wouldn't mind FPS with good single player campaigns, whoever mentioned no one lives forever hit it dead on

I also like puzzle/shooter games.

Not really interested in RPGs or sim games, I just can't get into them. But thanks for the suggestions, If I change my mind i'll come back and check out the ones you mentioned

kodyoo

I vote if you're going to recommend an old multiplayer game that it still has to have a considerable amount of players in the community or else the recommendation is useless. Anyhow, I vote Half life, Blue shift, Opposing Force, Counter strike 1.6.

I vote if you're going to recommend an old multiplayer game that it still has to have a considerable amount of players in the community or else the recommendation is useless. Anyhow, I vote Half life, Blue shift, Opposing Force, Counter strike 1.6.

-Origin-

Crysis...... :P I would try Shogun total war or Oni (since they haven't been mention yet)zerosaber456

Doom

Grab Doom and Doom 2, then a copy of ZDoom to enable higher resolutions, mouselook, jumping, crouching, and custom key-binding, then a free copy of Doom Builder 2 so that you can begin crafting your own experiences through vanilla mapping and even scripting.

If you can find MS Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far (1997), it works great in Windows 7. It's one of my all-time favorites.

If you can find MS Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far (1997), it works great in Windows 7. It's one of my all-time favorites.

jun_aka_pekto

oh man lol, i forgot about a bridge too far! I was bad at that game, always only had a tank or 2 survive and that was it

My ALL TIME FAVORITE: Carmageddon

Bought all the games. Wish they would remake them. Not "tweak" the gameplay. Just the graphics.

Magic Carpet

Lego Island

Pajama Sam: No need to hide when it's dark outside

Where in the world is Carman Sandiego

Freddi Fish: The case for the missing kelp seeds (Poor old grandma gruper)

Backyard Baseball

Oregan Trail

Chips Challenge

Hovercraft!! (awesom old free game lol)

Mech Warrior (any of em really)

Microsoft 3d movie maker

Age of empires

Sim city

Doom

Math Blaster: In search for spot ( hell yeah!)

These were the old games that made up my childhood :P

Sparticus247

O MY GOD I LOVE PAJAMA SAM :D :D :D

Very short game, but it is honestly up there as one of my favorite gmaes of all time.

I was just playing the 2nd one in XP virtual box last week. (No x64 support)