Author Topic: Laptop Gaming (Read 2246 times)

TheChad_Aust · « **on:** August 31, 2007, 04:23:42 am »

Hi all,

I was recently given an oldish Laptop and need some games to play. Currently Soldat isn't working (see here: http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=19556.0) and all I've got to play is a game called Shadow Armada. Any suggestions of (preferably free) easy to run games would be appreciated.

Thanks

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:47:32 am »

Get your specs, also laptop gaming is like using a butter knife to chop down a tree.

Smegma · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:57:04 am »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on August 31, 2007, 07:47:32 am

Get your specs, also laptop gaming is like using a butter knife to chop down a tree.

Thats what makes it more fun.

TheChad_Aust · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2007, 08:09:58 am »

1 Ghz Intel Processor (

)
256 Mb RAM
Integrated Graphics

I think I liked it better before I read those stats :/ It seems to run exceedingly well for something that bad.
It runs Soldat fine, so anything like that would be great.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2007, 08:12:47 am »

All I did was get some of my really really old games (Simant from 95, Roller Coaster Tycoon, The Sims) for a 7 year old laptop.

andrelie · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2007, 08:17:41 am »

Oblivion... easy... your FPS wont be like 1...

Dascoo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2007, 09:52:03 am »

How much memory is allocated to you intergrated graphics card?

Lord Frunkamunch · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2007, 10:25:53 am »

Cave Story and GTA2 are some nice free games. Liero's cool too.

...

Or did you mean multiplayer stuff like Soldat?

s.donahue · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2007, 10:26:50 am »

Battle for Wesnoth, if you're into turn based strategy games.

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2007, 01:10:19 pm »

My $1k somethin' laptop is such a pussy; it can't even run BFV right. I'm stuck with the 2D games atm.

Scorpian · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2007, 03:42:51 pm »

Original Half-Life
Original Half-Life mods
Black Shades
SimCity 3/4
Rollercoaster Tycoons
The Sims

Also: Home of the Underdogs, abandonware games

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2007, 04:08:22 pm »

abandonware is illegal. remove the site.

Scorpian · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2007, 04:25:07 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on August 31, 2007, 04:08:22 pm

abandonware is illegal. remove the site.

You're more of an idiot than I thought you were.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2007, 04:41:25 pm »

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But isn't abandonware illegal?

Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive revenues from these games since they have stopped selling them (and any revenues from retailers that still sell them were gained a long time ago, at the time of sales), it is illegal to distribute them so long as copyright holders have not released them into the public domain, and 95 years after the games' release have not elapsed.

From their own FAQ.

You're more of an idiot then I thought you were.

blackdevil0742 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2007, 04:43:52 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on August 31, 2007, 04:41:25 pm

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But isn't abandonware illegal?

Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive revenues from these games since they have stopped selling them (and any revenues from retailers that still sell them were gained a long time ago, at the time of sales), it is illegal to distribute them so long as copyright holders have not released them into the public domain, and 95 years after the games' release have not elapsed.
From their own FAQ.

You're more of an idiot then I thought you were.

QFT

Was about to write something like that. The games there haven't been confirmed by the companies to be allowed to be distributed.

Scorpian · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2007, 06:54:59 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on August 31, 2007, 04:41:25 pm

Quote

But isn't abandonware illegal?

Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive revenues from these games since they have stopped selling them (and any revenues from retailers that still sell them were gained a long time ago, at the time of sales), it is illegal to distribute them so long as copyright holders have not released them into the public domain, and 95 years after the games' release have not elapsed.
From their own FAQ.

You're more of an idiot then I thought you were.

Uhhh

xtishereb · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:10:45 pm »

Home of the Underdogs is not exclusively abandonware. They also cover indie games and those which have been legally released into the public domain. Proof: Soldat.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:14:18 pm »

Yeah well torrent finders and p2p client aren't exclusively illegal, but since some of them have some illegal content they aren't accepted on these forums.

SO THERE.

Dr. Zombi3 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:38:22 pm »

I play games on a normal comp and a laptop. i wanna keep them even so i can get used to play soldat on both of them

Sticky · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2007, 07:55:14 pm »

Pretty much any roguelike

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Author Topic: Laptop Gaming (Read 2246 times)