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LeperousDust
26-10-2009, 18:04
What old school games should i be getting my hands on for some unadulterated netbook fun?

Thinking along the lines of:
Sim City
Civ
Settlers
Diablo
Broken Sword
Popcap Arcarde (thanks Dee!) for peggle

What other small oldschool games capable of being netbook driven should i waste my time on? :)
leowyatt
26-10-2009, 18:08
quarantine :D
the tycoon games?
Streeteh
26-10-2009, 18:43
I play Baldur's Gate on mine.
Kitten
26-10-2009, 18:51
Theme hospital/park!

Bookworm :D
divine
26-10-2009, 19:07
Caesar III
Dymetrie
26-10-2009, 19:17
Mine runs Eve Online :D
Flibster
26-10-2009, 19:34
Knights of the Old Republic?
loki
26-10-2009, 21:02
DEFCON
Davey_Pitch
26-10-2009, 21:14
Uplink, with the Onlink mod :)
Zirax
26-10-2009, 21:17
Theme hospital/park!

Good call!

What about Fusion (megadrive emulator) and tonnes of games?
Likewise win UAE for amiga stuff.

Hook both of them up with a wireless pad for the megadrive and an old school joystick for the amiga :D
Jingo
26-10-2009, 22:02
Uplink, with the Onlink mod :)

Hahahaha YES! :D

I used to love playing this on the train and other public places and think I was a super cool James Bondy Computer Hacker Spook!

Tip: For added effect, when you notice someone watching you, stare at them in a shocked manner, then swiftly pack up your gear and run to another place! ;D
LeperousDust
27-10-2009, 04:15
Loooooove uplink back in the day, never heard of onlink? Sounds interesting, these are all great ideas though guys cheers. Hopefully my little gma500 graphics can cope!
Aboobie
27-10-2009, 08:50
Heroes of Might & Magic IV (IV was the last one I played). Truly awesome game and will run a treat.
Wyrdo
28-10-2009, 10:34
Torchlight! Came out yesterday and even has a 'Netbook mode' :)
Rich_L
28-10-2009, 12:00
Diablo 2 works absolutely fine, was brilliant doing boss runs on the train on the way into work, lol!

Dawn of War runs ok if you have the settings on low and is great fun.

Deus Ex runs great and (of course) is an awesome game :)

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If you go to www.msiwind.net I think there's a thread on peoples' gaming experiences on the Wind which will be v. much the same :)
LeperousDust
28-10-2009, 13:18
Wow i keep forgetting how old Deus Ex is, shocking it runs on a netbook and yet it such an amazing game...
Rich_L
28-10-2009, 13:30
Yeah I rocked out a bunch of the 'classics' when I got my Advent a year or so ago, proper nostalgia and the best thing is that because it's only a teeny screen even the crappy resolutions look fine :-)

Oh and Planescape Torment runs beautifully too and is awesome!

Here's some more suggestions :p

Alpha Centauri
Dungeon Siege
Max Payne (:D)
C&C (a bunch of them)
Warcraft 3
Starcraft
Total Annihilation
Dungeon Keeper 2
Daz
28-10-2009, 14:17
Red Alert would be a cracking thing to have on the netbook. Defo worth a go!
Joe 90
28-10-2009, 14:46
Theme Hospital and Red Alert 2!
NokkonWud
28-10-2009, 14:58
World of Goo?
LeperousDust
28-10-2009, 15:24
World of Goo?

Tried that since i bought it the other day for next to nothing, but there are strange graphical issues, although i havent tried it again since i've installed windows 7 and the new intel drivers. That might have fixed everything :)
Briggykins
28-10-2009, 15:29
Timely article I just came across: 17 Games to Play on a Netbook (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=217216). I think there are better suggestions in this thread tho.
Davey_Pitch
28-10-2009, 19:19
Oooh, how about X-Com Apocalypse? Was an absolutely awesome game when it was released back in 1997, and if you can get it to run in Win 7 it'll certainly play well on the netbook.
Streeteh
28-10-2009, 19:34
Good recommendation and also it'll certainly run as it's been released on Steam. I bought it as a weekend offer for £1.50, bargain! It's now £3 however, oooo big money.