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  #61  
Old 01-23-2008
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I don't really understand this list. Do you mean games that onboard graphics cards can run, or just 8600GT and below? Because games like F.E.A.R. still struggle with my old 7300GS
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  #62  
Old 01-24-2008
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I don't really understand this list. Do you mean games that onboard graphics cards can run, or just 8600GT and below? Because games like F.E.A.R. still struggle with my old 7300GS
Do you have the settings maxed out or something?

I could get F.E.A.R. running steady set at about med on my old comp and it had;
1GB Ram
ATI X200 (integrated)
and some P4 2.8Ghz i think

What are you other specs?
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  #63  
Old 01-24-2008
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Athlon X2 4400+
2GB Ram
250GB HDD
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  #64  
Old 01-24-2008
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ah... well you should be running it fine
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  #65  
Old 01-24-2008
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Originally Posted by azzn3rd
I don't really understand this list. Do you mean games that onboard graphics cards can run, or just 8600GT and below? Because games like F.E.A.R. still struggle with my old 7300GS
Read it more carefully. Also read about the specs I have stated that the games will run on. FEAR has an option in the Graphics settings where you can force DX8 shaders. Also, you can turn Pixel Doubling on. This drastically increases performance on weaker cards like yours.
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  #66  
Old 02-04-2008
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Nox, War Wind, War Wind 2, Carnivores 1,2, and Cityscope.

Cityscope is a Carnivores game, by the way...

They all are pretty old and run GREAT, just maybe a very easy compatability mode with nox. Must be set to compatibility mode.
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  #67  
Old 02-04-2008
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Thanks mopar man. I just updated the list.
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  #68  
Old 02-04-2008
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Open TTD (That's Transport Tycoon Deluxe) I can run it on my dad gum washing machine it's that simple.

[COLOR="Red"]edit by LNCPapa - Remember that we have young people surfing these forums also[/COLOR]

Last edited by LNCPapa; 02-04-2008 at 02:34 PM..
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  #69  
Old 02-06-2008
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Rise of nations, Medal of honor, Grand theft auto all parts of the series. you can always download emulators to play games from n64, ps1-2, dreamcast, and other consoles on the pc. Most of the old classics like 007 goldeneye, zelda, and super smash brothers. you can download the actual roms at dgemu.com for free but you get a certain amount of points by responding in their forum. The more points you get more the games you can download.
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  #70  
Old 02-06-2008
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GTA for PS one is my fav throw back
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  #71  
Old 02-08-2008
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F.E.A.R. has a lot of tweaking options, so there should be some way to make it run well on many computers.

And I'd say Star Wars Republic Commando.
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  #72  
Old 02-09-2008
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No small makers?

You don't have any games from small shareware game makers. One of my particular favorites is Spiderweb Software. Amost all of these games can be run on an extremely basic system. The games these peple offer are Geneforges 1-4, Avernum 1-5, Nethergate: Ressurection, and lots of older games. There is also plenty of other small-tme game makers out there, besides the one I named...
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  #73  
Old 02-09-2008
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Geneforge and Avernum are already there. If you have any other additions, let me know and I'll add them there.
And thanks for that one snacks, I'd forgotten about it.
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  #74  
Old 02-09-2008
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As I have mentioned before, Rage3k, very cool list .

Please digg: http://www.digg.com/pc_games/Great_g...ardware_to_run
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  #75  
Old 02-09-2008
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Thanks Mr. Julio. I really appreciate it.
On a side note, I can't seem to join Digg. Does anyone know why?
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  #76  
Old 02-10-2008
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lol @ Fable; even my 8800GTS has problems with it (@ 8x FSAA, 1680x1050)

I doubt that Fable plays well on anything less than a 6600; I know it kinda sucked on my ol' Asus EN6600 @ 1024x768

as for my contribution I would say Gun Metal is a very fun game

Last edited by Captain828; 02-10-2008 at 09:37 AM..
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  #77  
Old 02-10-2008
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Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader, Argamegtron (Free, fun)
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  #78  
Old 02-10-2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain828
I doubt that Fable plays well on anything less than a 6600
Look here. FYI, my dad's PC has a 1.7GHz Williamette CPU, 1GB of DDR RAM and a 256MB DDR 6600, which plays Fable perfectly at 1024x768 with 2x AA and everything else maxed out. You probably have some other issues.
@Canadian, thanks for the contribution!
And last but not the least, thanks again to Mr. Julio for putting this on the front page, and to all the TS people who've contributed. It wouldn't have been possible without your help and support. Hope this thread continues to help more people.
The list seems to have been messed up, and I can't fix it! What happened?!

Last edited by Rage_3K_Moiz; 02-10-2008 at 01:54 PM..
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  #79  
Old 02-10-2008
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Nice list, still can use a couple of key games, roller coaster tycoon 1 + expansions, roller coaster tycoon 2 + expansions, not roller coaster tycoon 3 due to the fact that they ruined it and it won't run on the specs, need for speed 2 and the hot pursuit lot, frogger, trackmania sunrise ans united. Thats all for now, great list.
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  #80  
Old 02-11-2008
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Hrm.. How about listing the games one per line. I do realise that that the current arrangement may be "cool" and "warezlike", but it's a real pain to go through this giant blob of gibberish when you are not looking for anything specific that the find function could show.
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