Good games 4 a p450MHz

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 01:37 PM

I game my czech girlfriend my old p2 450MHz.
And now i am looking for good games what still can run on that machine for her.
Any one have some suggestions?

**MIG-31** · Dec 7, 2003, 01:49 PM

original max payne.

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 01:50 PM

lol, i got a kinda weird girlfriend, if a game gets to "real" like max payne, she gets scared

I was more thinking bout things like need for speed and half-life and so on

**MIG-31** · Dec 7, 2003, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Saint_K
lol, i got a kinda weird girlfriend, if a game gets to "real" like max payne, she gets scared I was more thinking bout things like need for speed and half-life and so on

just how can a load of polygons and textures get to real.........lol!!!!

be avoiding s,o.f 2 then.

legacy of kain soul reaver not bad.

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 02:04 PM

well, as i said, i got a weird girlfriend

She got scared from the part in the railway station where the trail of blood is when they moved a body away lol....

swimtech · Dec 7, 2003, 04:13 PM

A lot of games still for sale will run on that machine Saint K, but it would be most helpful to know what kind of video card and how much ram is in the machine.

Could you come back with that information?

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 04:15 PM

A hercules prophet 64MB sdram vid. card, and 256MB of sdram

swimtech · Dec 7, 2003, 04:17 PM

Running Win98 no doubt?

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 04:27 PM

xp

Judas · Dec 7, 2003, 04:28 PM

.....What games does she like?

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 04:30 PM

well, about everything

She play's cs on my pc, but she like racing games, fps and so on

Jeff · Dec 7, 2003, 04:32 PM

Unreal Tournament would probably play ok on it.

Need for Speed 3 and 4 would be all right too.

swimtech · Dec 7, 2003, 04:33 PM

I believe that's a Geforce2 GTS class card - nice for its day. If so, then just about any DirectX 7 game will run nicely at lower (800x600) resolutions. Also, any game using OpenGL released at about the same time (Serious Sam, Quake 2 type from about 2 years ago) will run well too.

If she gets scared easily, Serious Sam (my preference in first person shooter - if she likes those on occasion) can be configured in Hippie mode - you shoot the bad monsters (the Kleer skeleton creatures that come at you can be kinda scary - they jump at you and surprise you) and flowers gush out of their bodies - its hilarious.

Gamespot I believe rates the games on a scale from one to ten, with lots of customer input so you can expect the ratings to be fairly accurate. Ask her what kind of game she likes (the Sims comes to mind as well, Civilization II or III, The Need for Speed series - all of good quality) and check there for the ratings.

Happy gaming!

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 04:33 PM

Yeah, already have a copy of need 4 speed for her. Really think UT will run on it ?

swimtech · Dec 7, 2003, 04:37 PM

The original UT should run well, UT 2003 probably won't except at the lowest resolution and color depth with that processor and video card.

Saint_K · Dec 7, 2003, 04:43 PM

Well, its hard for her what kind of games she likes, cause its her first "real" computer, she had a p1 90MHz before so never really played games. Now i build this old pc for her from left over parts cause she is czech and cant afford a pc cause there to expensive there. She played cs and need for speed when she was here a few times, thats what she did like... So i'm kinda just looking for good titles and will give them to her so she can play it and decide what games she does like

Markius · Dec 8, 2003, 01:57 AM

what about tetris worlds?

my gf likes that game.....

ExitiosuS · Dec 8, 2003, 02:15 AM

lol. Tetris Worlds... I think Tetris would scare my girlfriend away. :P
She hates me when I'm on the computer, and she hates being on one... She's one of THOSE types. LOL
But uh... you can throw Starcraft at her. :P
Andddddd.......... hm... for a 450mhz... lol, tough one.

Get ahold of a SNES Emulator and get her a lot of SNES games. ... lol

@/2ct!< · Dec 8, 2003, 03:10 AM

How about some of the Star Wars flight sims like xwing alliance or tie fighter..?

Saint_K · Dec 8, 2003, 06:22 AM

thats not a bad idea, still got a joystick left here

And the SNES emulator is a good idea too, tnx

~~Optimummind~~ · Dec 8, 2003, 06:27 AM

Starcraft will run well on her computer. Same for Warcraft 2. They are still fun to play despite its relatively average graphics.

Speaking of emulators, you can also download for her ZSNES, Gens, and Mame32.

mainman · Dec 8, 2003, 06:49 AM

HalfLife, Quake. These should run just fine bud.

**MIG-31** · Dec 8, 2003, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mainman
HalfLife, Quake. These should run just fine bud.

quake won't run on xp.

mainman · Dec 8, 2003, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnybravo
quake won't run on xp.

Yep your right, sorry.

Dyre Straits · Dec 8, 2003, 07:06 AM

Does she like adventure games?

The Longest Journey,

Syberia

Deep Space Nine: The Fallen (if she likes Star Trek, that is. I know a LOT of women who have played this game and LOVE it!)

Does she like mystery? The Tex Murphy series is excellent ... if you can still find them.

ExitiosuS · Dec 8, 2003, 07:08 AM

If she's into the RPG deal, you can always try Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics(I think this'll run) ... they were good, although you've got to be into that sort of turn-based style RPG to like it.

Saint_K · Dec 8, 2003, 11:44 AM

thanks alot all

I will try give her most games you toled, will see what she does like

Saint_K · Dec 8, 2003, 03:59 PM

And speaking about the games, if some one can help me with this lil problem, i might even be able to run even newer games on her pc.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...225#post255225

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Dec 7, 2003, 04:13 PM	#6
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	A lot of games still for sale will run on that machine Saint K, but it would be most helpful to know what kind of video card and how much ram is in the machine. Could you come back with that information? __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 7, 2003, 04:17 PM	#8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Running Win98 no doubt? __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 7, 2003, 04:32 PM	#12
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	Unreal Tournament would probably play ok on it. Need for Speed 3 and 4 would be all right too. __________________

Dec 7, 2003, 01:50 PM	Thread Starter #3
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	lol, i got a kinda weird girlfriend, if a game gets to "real" like max payne, she gets scared I was more thinking bout things like need for speed and half-life and so on

Dec 7, 2003, 02:04 PM	Thread Starter #5
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	well, as i said, i got a weird girlfriend She got scared from the part in the railway station where the trail of blood is when they moved a body away lol....

Dec 7, 2003, 04:15 PM	Thread Starter #7
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	A hercules prophet 64MB sdram vid. card, and 256MB of sdram

Dec 7, 2003, 04:27 PM	Thread Starter #9
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	xp

Dec 7, 2003, 04:30 PM	Thread Starter #11
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	well, about everything She play's cs on my pc, but she like racing games, fps and so on

Dec 7, 2003, 04:33 PM	#13
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	I believe that's a Geforce2 GTS class card - nice for its day. If so, then just about any DirectX 7 game will run nicely at lower (800x600) resolutions. Also, any game using OpenGL released at about the same time (Serious Sam, Quake 2 type from about 2 years ago) will run well too. If she gets scared easily, Serious Sam (my preference in first person shooter - if she likes those on occasion) can be configured in Hippie mode - you shoot the bad monsters (the Kleer skeleton creatures that come at you can be kinda scary - they jump at you and surprise you) and flowers gush out of their bodies - its hilarious. Gamespot I believe rates the games on a scale from one to ten, with lots of customer input so you can expect the ratings to be fairly accurate. Ask her what kind of game she likes (the Sims comes to mind as well, Civilization II or III, The Need for Speed series - all of good quality) and check there for the ratings. Happy gaming! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 7, 2003, 04:33 PM	Thread Starter #14
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, already have a copy of need 4 speed for her. Really think UT will run on it ?

Dec 7, 2003, 04:37 PM	#15
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	The original UT should run well, UT 2003 probably won't except at the lowest resolution and color depth with that processor and video card. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 7, 2003, 04:43 PM	Thread Starter #16
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	Well, its hard for her what kind of games she likes, cause its her first "real" computer, she had a p1 90MHz before so never really played games. Now i build this old pc for her from left over parts cause she is czech and cant afford a pc cause there to expensive there. She played cs and need for speed when she was here a few times, thats what she did like... So i'm kinda just looking for good titles and will give them to her so she can play it and decide what games she does like

Dec 8, 2003, 01:57 AM	#17
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	what about tetris worlds? my gf likes that game..... __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Dec 8, 2003, 02:15 AM	#18
ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	lol. Tetris Worlds... I think Tetris would scare my girlfriend away. :P She hates me when I'm on the computer, and she hates being on one... She's one of THOSE types. LOL But uh... you can throw Starcraft at her. :P Andddddd.......... hm... for a 450mhz... lol, tough one. Get ahold of a SNES Emulator and get her a lot of SNES games. ... lol

Dec 8, 2003, 03:10 AM	#19
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	How about some of the Star Wars flight sims like xwing alliance or tie fighter..? __________________

Dec 8, 2003, 06:22 AM	Thread Starter #20
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	thats not a bad idea, still got a joystick left here And the SNES emulator is a good idea too, tnx

Dec 8, 2003, 06:27 AM	#21
~~Optimummind~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Orange, California Posts: 632 Rep Power: 0	Starcraft will run well on her computer. Same for Warcraft 2. They are still fun to play despite its relatively average graphics. Speaking of emulators, you can also download for her ZSNES, Gens, and Mame32.

Dec 8, 2003, 06:49 AM	#22
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	HalfLife, Quake. These should run just fine bud. __________________

Dec 8, 2003, 07:08 AM	#26
ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	If she's into the RPG deal, you can always try Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics(I think this'll run) ... they were good, although you've got to be into that sort of turn-based style RPG to like it.

Dec 8, 2003, 11:44 AM	Thread Starter #27
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	thanks alot all I will try give her most games you toled, will see what she does like

Dec 8, 2003, 03:59 PM	Thread Starter #28
Saint_K InSaNe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Den haag, netherlands Posts: 836 Rep Power: 0	And speaking about the games, if some one can help me with this lil problem, i might even be able to run even newer games on her pc. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...225#post255225