Video Game Thread

[LordKOTL]

On a 686 I was able to play WC1 & WC2 fine--they had programs out ther on the i-net or BBS's that throttled the CPU.



Now, just use DOSBOX. I got eerything up to and including Privateer II/WC4 to work on it. Prophecy can work under Windows itsellf but you'll want a Glide Wrapper.

 

[~rabid platypus~]

Here you go fellas. 350+ games from Good Old Games. You can download all or any individuals. Just install and play, no copy protection!



http://tehparadox.com/forum/f43/good-old-games-collection-more-than-350-games-4003081/

 

[TSD]

I loved the Wing Commander games, but I didn't have my own PC so I had to play on my brother-in-law's machine. He upgraded from a 286 to 386 though (or was it 386 to 486??) and after that it was unplayable, just too fast to react to anything.

Yeah that used to happen, because the speed was linked to the frames per second, and the frames were limited by what your machine can put out. I remember I had a PS1 emulator that had that problem and it needed to be patched to manage the fps. the games were moving at warp speed.

 

[MassHavoc]

Here you go fellas. 350+ games from Good Old Games. You can download all or any individuals. Just install and play, no copy protection!



http://tehparadox.co...-games-4003081/

Does it use a interface like dosbox or is it all built into the install files? I'm not even sure I'm smart enough to download those files, I'd love to play fallout and fallout 2, too bad the computer is in the bedroom now.

 

[supraman]

Does it use a interface like dosbox or is it all built into the install files? I'm not even sure I'm smart enough to download those files, I'd love to play fallout and fallout 2, too bad the computer is in the bedroom now.

Built right into the install files, runs right from windows. you click install. When done you click play

 

[MassHavoc]

Built right into the install files, runs right from windows

that is fucking sweet... I want to get a flat little tiny gaming system that I can put out here in the living room and hook up to my tv so that you don't really see it but it has power enough to play all the games. would be nice if I could find a case that was aestically pleasing so I didn't have to hide it the wife is a little nuts about pretty.

 

[Ymono37]

that is fucking sweet... I want to get a flat little tiny gaming system that I can put out here in the living room and hook up to my tv so that you don't really see it but it has power enough to play all the games. would be nice if I could find a case that was aestically pleasing so I didn't have to hide it the wife is a little nuts about pretty.

Just withold sex until she caves, duh.

 

[supraman]

Just withold sex until she caves, duh.

Just threaten to throw all the useless throw pillows into the street.

 

[TSD]

that is fucking sweet... I want to get a flat little tiny gaming system that I can put out here in the living room and hook up to my tv so that you don't really see it but it has power enough to play all the games. would be nice if I could find a case that was aestically pleasing so I didn't have to hide it the wife is a little nuts about pretty.

There are plenty of "media" PC cases available that look pretty much like a Stereo reciever or blu-ray player. Its just finding a Manufacturer that builds PC's with them, if you dont build yourself. Just a couple examples.

 

[Bringmepie]

Does it use a interface like dosbox or is it all built into the install files? I'm not even sure I'm smart enough to download those files, I'd love to play fallout and fallout 2, too bad the computer is in the bedroom now.

There's just too many jokes to be made at your expense with an opening like that.

 

[supraman]

There's just too many jokes to be made at your expense with an opening like that.

Yeah and usually those jokes are made at my expense

 

[MassHavoc]

Yeah and usually those jokes are made at my expense

HHAH





TSD some of those are pretty sweet... I can build the computer myself I just need to know what parts are adequate enough to use without busting the bank. Right now I have a reciever in the entertainment stand that I never use, if I replaced it with a media center I could still used that as a stereo with the right sound card. I could also finally have something to upload all my music into. My get rich quick idea which none of you can still would be to have a scanner that you just scan the upc of a CD and it acknowledges that you own the thing and then gives you access to it online so you don't have to download it or burn it in or antyhign like that. Just a big cloud system like google would have all CDs in it and if your account scans a UPC book they add it to your playable music instantly.

 

[MassHavoc]

So who wants to do this for me. I want a sweet media center that I can run everything with. Gaming, music, video and stuff, hell if it was good enough I'd like it to substitute my sat. but I watch too much sports.

 

[LordKOTL]

There are plenty of "media" PC cases available that look pretty much like a Stereo reciever or blu-ray player. Its just finding a Manufacturer that builds PC's with them, if you dont build yourself. Just a couple examples.

Same HTPC case I have...except it's the black front bezel and uses a blue LED/LCD display, not a VFD dispaly. I recommend a hybrid since the black looks great but the blue LED is very dim.



Or, just build it via a nanoATX board and plop the thing in a gutted console casing. I know some guy managed to do that with Zsnes and a gutted Super nintendo box...Plus it had just about ever rom ever made for it.

 

[MassHavoc]

I'd rather good sleek Media case than old school gaming case.

 

[Tater]

Built right into the install files, runs right from windows. you click install. When done you click play

My wife won this at work: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-P3113TSYXAR

I can build a P.C. from scratch, but I'm a total noob with Wifi, Android, I-anything...

Will that run these games?

Op systems is a Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich

 

[LordKOTL]

I'd rather good sleek Media case than old school gaming case.

Then I'd recomment the one I quoted. It's fairly quiet, unobtrusive, looks like a piece of AV equipment, and the case does have enough room to fit a decent-sized video card into it.



The one my brother has, though, looks like an old-fashioned radio, it's much larger

 

[TSD]

Assassins creed shit on sale for cheap on steam.



$45.00 for AC1, AC2, AC:Brotherhood deluxe edition, AC: Revelations Gold edition.



thats a pretty damn good deal for the entire series thus far.

 

[Bringmepie]

My wife won this at work: http://www.samsung.c.../GT-P3113TSYXAR

I can build a P.C. from scratch, but I'm a total noob with Wifi, Android, I-anything...

Will that run these games?

Op systems is a Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich

I have no idea whether or not you could.. but would you want to play a game designed for keyboard/mouse input on something like a tablet?

 

[~rabid platypus~]

I have no idea whether or not you could.. but would you want to play a game designed for keyboard/mouse input on something like a tablet?

No that tablet won't run those computer games. Not enough video memory.



Pie, you can always get a bluetooth mouse/keyboard to use with tablets. But then why not just get a computer....