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it was my sister bday today so she got a new laptop and gave me hers so i have been lookin for a good PC game that this laptop can handle. This is all the info i have about it,
OS: Windows Vista, Home Premium
Model: HP Pavillion DV6000
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU T2450 @ 2.00GHz
Memory (RAM): 1.00GB
its not much but so far the top candidate is Half-Life 2, or System Shock 2, I was just wondering if you had any suggestions for me. oh and im looking for actiony type games, ive also been looking at strategy games like Order of War, Total Annihilation, Cossacks, American Conquest(can't find it) and Civilization.

Is this a joke?

With those specs Solitare maybe.

I'd like to know the graphics card too, but looking at your other stuff, the best you could do is Zoo Tycoon and Civilization III.

no its not a joke, but i'll admit that the specs are quite depressing. i have found a couple games though, Half-Life 2, Praetorians looks good, but these specs are really limiting.

Slayr wrote:no its not a joke, but i'll admit that the specs are quite depressing. i have found a couple games though, Half-Life 2, Praetorians looks good, but these specs are really limiting.

Try Half Life 1.

it can handle HL2 i checked with this site:http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri
i passed recommended reqs.

Name of graphics card would still help. Or heck, even your PC's model number, if you didn't build it yourself.

Graphics Card? : Intel(R) GMA 950

Go old school. System Shock 2 is a good start, since you mentioned it. Deus Ex. Fallout. That type of rockin' stuff from when an entire scene fit in 5000 polygons, instead of one character model (Alyx in HL2 is 8323 polygons)

In post edit!: Yeah... Intel integrated graphics... have fun with that!

HL2 is going to run like mud, your experience is going to be extremely gimped. The game really needs to be run at full as the scenery is a massive aspect of the experience, especially with such expansive open sections like the buggy run and the boat canal.

As suggested, I'd look at the older games. If you can get over the aged graphics, there are many that still play extremely well.


FPS
Deus Ex
System Shock 2
Half-Life 1
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Descent 3
Forsaken
Starsiege Tribes
Aliens Versus Predator
Duke Nukem 3D
Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds
Blood

Platform/Adventure
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Action/Adventure/Third Person
Max Payne
Thief: The Dark Project
Tomb Raider 1-3

RPG
Fallout 1+2
Diablo 1+2
Balders Gate 1+2
Neverwinter Nights
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
Freedom Force
Final Fantasy VII


RTS
Civilization III
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Quake, Quake III Arena
Descent II
Battlezone
Starcraft
Total Annihilation
Myth: The Fallen Lords

Strategy
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far
X-COM: UFO Defense
Darwinia

Combat Sim
FreeSpace 2
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Worms Armageddon

Simulators
The Sims
SimCity 3000

Adventure
Grim Fandango
Circle of Blood
Monkey Island 1+2
Little Big Adventure
Myst
Full Throttle
Shivers Two: Harvest of Souls
Outcast
Obsidian
Crusader: No Remorse
Time Commando

Sports Sims
NHL 98
FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer
Jack Nicklaus Online Golf Tour

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All of the above, if the type of game you enjoy, should do just fine if you don't mind aged graphics. Some of these games are better than most modern attempts.

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If you like card games like MtG et all, Urban Rivals might interest you. It's a lot more basic than MtG, but it's easy to pick up and lots of fun. Runs from a browser in flash too: Urban Rivals

i also want to get Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, classic game right there. Thanks for that massive list happy, but the issue is finding an old game thats compatible with Vista.

Slayr wrote:i also want to get Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, classic game right there. Thanks for that massive list happy, but the issue is finding an old game thats compatible with Vista.

I don't think there ever was a game, old as it was, unable to run on Vista. There's usually always a way.

Regardless, the list by atob is brilliant.

American Conquest seems to disagree with Vista, i borrowed it from my friend. :(
Edit: Just wondering if my comp could deal with Thief 2
266 MHz CPU, 48 MB RAM, 8 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 7.0, 250 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95
thief 1/2 look almost the same so its not gfraphics i just want to know if i can continue once i beat thief, maybe even thief 3?
1.5 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 9.0b, 3.0 GB available hard disk space, Windows XP (WIN)
EDIT(again): i was playing a demo for Thief: TDP and i think it would be a very good game if would work for more than 2 minutes.*
Edit: *Fixed

Should I go for it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
played demo for Thief: TDP, almost beat the first level and then got attacked by some guards that ended up killing me in the throne room that i needed to get to. took me 33 minutes and 48 seconds and then i had to starts over. :(

Yes. Also tales of monkey island for point and click fun.

Civilization (series) and Masters of Orion (Because seriously 4X games are awesome)

Slayr wrote:Graphics Card? : Intel(R) GMA 950

I used to be this guy. God, I feel for you.

Tremulous is a good time waster that can run on older computers.

There's always SkiFree.

987654321 wrote:There's always SkiFree.

I see your SkiFree and raise you a Hunt the Wumpus.

i tried to play a demo of Medieval 2: Total War, i met the requirements and it was all fine and dandy until i clicked play, and then it loaded but when the loading bar was full it stopped working. I've been searching for clues for for like an hour and i gave up because I'm hungry as shit and I was wondering if anyone else knew how to fix this.

Tsukatu wrote:

987654321 wrote:There's always SkiFree.

I see your SkiFree and raise you a Hunt the Wumpus.

How 'bout a nice game of robotfindskitten?
(If you don't know what it is:
sudo apt-get install robotfindskitten)

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Slayr wrote:Graphics Card? : Intel(R) GMA 950

I used to be this guy. God, I feel for you.

Tremulous is a good time waster that can run on older computers.

it would be a good time waster, if anybody still played.
PS: what is a use for the source code?

You played through cave story? If not get that. Now.

Also source code is the code for the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-065sIWE5Q0

I dunno, and use gamebooster or something?

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/serious_ ... _encounter

Yeah, that site is pretty sweet for shit computers.