if you had the choice of .....

Zardon · Mar 27, 2006, 10:54 PM

a handful of games preinstalled on your computer (theoretically of course), what would they be?

id pick

mafia
oblivion
GTA san andreas
splinter cell chaos theory
Swat 4 (with addon)
Farcry

some of my all time favourite games....... what would you guys pick?

Ogimos · Mar 27, 2006, 11:01 PM

None of the above listed games.

Zardon · Mar 27, 2006, 11:04 PM

did I leave out barbie's dress up?

ok, anyone with a brain care to make a post in this thread ?

Dyre Straits · Mar 27, 2006, 11:18 PM

As much as I loved Mafia, for some reason I haven't revisited it since finishing it. Probably just too many other good and decent games have come along since then.

Oblivion, of course, would be on the list for me.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory I've played again and again, so yes, that's another one.
FLATOUT! would have to be on the list.
Sid Meier's PIRATES! would probably wrap up my 'have to have' list.

Maybe I'll think of more later on.....I'm involved with car repair at the moment.

Zardon · Mar 27, 2006, 11:22 PM

some good titles there - I never really got into flatout but I know you rate it highly, ill have to check that one out again sometime.

Dark Lord · Mar 27, 2006, 11:26 PM

oblivion
HL2
Farcry
Need for speed Most wanted
San Andreas
and, Dawn of War/Winter Assault.

pr0digal jenius · Mar 27, 2006, 11:45 PM

Chaos Theory for sure [Sam I Am]

And not to go completely retro here, but Soldier of Fortune 2

And I'm gunna hafta agree that flatout was a damned good title as well, good for ceaseless hours of enjoyment on the mini-games alone.

what else...I dunno...possibly Hitman 2?

SFOSOK · Mar 27, 2006, 11:52 PM

Hitman Blood Money will be out soon, so I'd say look for that. Oblivion is at the top of my list as I've only slept a couple times since I got it.

SOF 2 is good but I think 20$ is still a bit too much for such and old game.

Mine:
Hitman Codename 47
Hitman Silent Assasin
Hitman Contracts (though its kinda sucks)
SOF2
Oblivion
C&C first decade
Splinter Cell CT
Farcry
Solitare
Starcraft
Morrowind
KOTOR

Sargentwhitey · Mar 27, 2006, 11:54 PM

Half Life 2
UT2004
NFSMW
FEAR
Duke 3D

BWX · Mar 27, 2006, 11:58 PM

FarCry
Quake 4
HL2
Call of Duty 2
Richard Burns Rally
rFactor

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 27, 2006, 11:58 PM

Unreal Tournament 2004
Planetside (in case I wanna start playing again)
Sam & Max
Day of the Tentacle

Just take the first two if I'm not allowed to pick oldies.

Yousaif · Mar 28, 2006, 12:00 AM

I'm gonna go retro.

If I can be assured that all of these games work flawlessly on the machine (half of 'em won't run on XP and at least one won't run on 98)

Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising... DOS game orginally came on 14 floppies
Masters of Orion 1 and 2
Starcraft
Emperor of Dune
Caesar III

I'm sure I'll think of more, but those are a good start.

SFOSOK · Mar 28, 2006, 12:39 AM

Really, was it on the huge floppies? I never knew that, I only played it the first one when it was out on cd.

Yousaif · Mar 28, 2006, 01:19 AM

14 3 1/2" floppies. At least that's what I remember, though it may not have been a legitimate copy. 'Twas a long time ago.

niceguyrichy · Mar 28, 2006, 01:30 AM

CS:S

Farcry

colin mcrae 4

Tie Fighter (i will never get bored of that game

)

Dawn of War

and that barbie thing sounds great Z

Dyre Straits · Mar 28, 2006, 01:32 AM

Yes, I'd have to agree tha Far Cry should be added. I need to actually play it some more as I don't recall trying it since upgrading to my X800 XL. Could be interesting.

riles9262 · Mar 28, 2006, 02:31 AM

Here's a bunch i'll always keep around:

oblivion
ut2004
far cry
baldurs gate 2 + expansion
planescape: torment
kotor 2 (quite a bit better than the first imo)

cheese_thief · Mar 28, 2006, 03:44 AM

Quake 4
QuakeWorld
SC Chaos Theory, just SvM, don't get Starforce that way

Oblivion

SFOSOK · Mar 28, 2006, 03:49 AM

U know wut, I'm goin to get every game that has starforce in it and put them on my computer to show that it does not hinder anything.

Lowfat · Mar 28, 2006, 06:56 AM

unreal 2K4, oblivion, and Knights of the Old Republic 1

Zardon · Mar 28, 2006, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Yes, I'd have to agree tha Far Cry should be added. I need to actually play it some more as I don't recall trying it since upgrading to my X800 XL. Could be interesting.

Damn I forgot that one myself. id have to add that to my list.

topbob · Mar 28, 2006, 08:45 AM

My selection of games I play is limited right now
World of wowcraft (yes still addicted to it)
Team Fortress Classic
Oblivion

-and im good to go

digerati · Mar 28, 2006, 08:49 AM

You know, this is an interesting thought. I wonder why so called gaming machines don't come pre-installed with popular games? Hmmm

Anyways.
Oblivion
Chrono Trigger
Grandia 2
Half Life 2
Far Cry
Duke Nukem 3D (Dated or not, some of the best fun ever)
Chronicles of Riddick

Al_Vampyre · Mar 28, 2006, 08:50 AM

Civilization IV
Half Life 2
FarCry
Oblivion
Fallout 1&2

Oh and Barbie dress up...sports illustrated edtn!!!

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 28, 2006, 03:18 PM

Ooh ooh I wanna add fallout 1 and 2 to my list!

Sandok · Mar 28, 2006, 03:42 PM

Way too many to even start making a list...

niceguyrichy · Mar 28, 2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

Way too many to even start making a list...

list! list! list! list! list!.....

Vikingod · Mar 28, 2006, 07:00 PM

Oblivion
Guild Wars
Sid M's Pirates
A decent Chess game
Oblivion
SC:CT
Black and White 2
Oblivion
Ogre Battle
Dungeon Keeper (1 and 2)
COD2

... and the Barbie games (really though, my daughter is a big fan)

Sandok · Mar 28, 2006, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

list! list! list! list! list!.....

Hmmm okay here are the few games I consider just perfect and that I lost my life on:

Counter Strike (1.5 or Source)
Half Life + Expans
Half Life 2
Far Cry
Kotor + 2
Max Payne 2
Starcraft
Guild Wars
Need for Speed Most Wanted/Porsche Unleashed
UT2004
Star Wars TIE FIGHTER

Ground Control + Expand
Ground Control II
Homeworld 2
IL2 Sturmovik
Red Alert + 2 + expands
CC Generals
Jedi Knights (all) + Dark Forces
Rebel Assault + 2
Prince of Persias
CMR 2 + 5
Tomb Raider 1 + 3
and many more I don't remeber... these are teh games I fell in LOVE with!

EDIT: My memory is coming back! How can I forget:

Final Fantasy 7 and 8!!!

Zardon · Mar 28, 2006, 07:42 PM

How could I forget the original tomb raider, I can stlil remember playing it on my 3dfx while my mates struggled to get their powervr support working.

25 fps at 640x480, ah the memories !

(where you even born then sandok?? - you cant expect me to believe you played that when it was released !)

Mar 27, 2006, 10:54 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	if you had the choice of ..... a handful of games preinstalled on your computer (theoretically of course), what would they be? id pick mafia oblivion GTA san andreas splinter cell chaos theory Swat 4 (with addon) Farcry some of my all time favourite games....... what would you guys pick?

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SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Hitman Blood Money will be out soon, so I'd say look for that. Oblivion is at the top of my list as I've only slept a couple times since I got it. SOF 2 is good but I think 20$ is still a bit too much for such and old game. Mine: Hitman Codename 47 Hitman Silent Assasin Hitman Contracts (though its kinda sucks) SOF2 Oblivion C&C first decade Splinter Cell CT Farcry Solitare Starcraft Morrowind KOTOR __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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Mar 27, 2006, 11:01 PM	#2
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Mar 27, 2006, 11:04 PM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	did I leave out barbie's dress up? ok, anyone with a brain care to make a post in this thread ?

Mar 27, 2006, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	some good titles there - I never really got into flatout but I know you rate it highly, ill have to check that one out again sometime.

Mar 27, 2006, 11:45 PM	#7
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Chaos Theory for sure [Sam I Am] And not to go completely retro here, but Soldier of Fortune 2 And I'm gunna hafta agree that flatout was a damned good title as well, good for ceaseless hours of enjoyment on the mini-games alone. what else...I dunno...possibly Hitman 2?

Mar 27, 2006, 11:58 PM	#11
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Unreal Tournament 2004 Planetside (in case I wanna start playing again) Sam & Max Day of the Tentacle Just take the first two if I'm not allowed to pick oldies. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

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Mar 28, 2006, 02:31 AM	#17
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Here's a bunch i'll always keep around: oblivion ut2004 far cry baldurs gate 2 + expansion planescape: torment kotor 2 (quite a bit better than the first imo) __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

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Mar 28, 2006, 03:49 AM	#19
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	U know wut, I'm goin to get every game that has starforce in it and put them on my computer to show that it does not hinder anything. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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Mar 28, 2006, 08:49 AM	#23
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,779 Rep Power: 0	You know, this is an interesting thought. I wonder why so called gaming machines don't come pre-installed with popular games? Hmmm Anyways. Oblivion Chrono Trigger Grandia 2 Half Life 2 Far Cry Duke Nukem 3D (Dated or not, some of the best fun ever) Chronicles of Riddick

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YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Ooh ooh I wanna add fallout 1 and 2 to my list! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Mar 28, 2006, 03:42 PM	#26
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Way too many to even start making a list...

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Mar 28, 2006, 07:42 PM	Thread Starter #30
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	How could I forget the original tomb raider, I can stlil remember playing it on my 3dfx while my mates struggled to get their powervr support working. 25 fps at 640x480, ah the memories ! (where you even born then sandok?? - you cant expect me to believe you played that when it was released !)