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Sooooo, i feel like gaming!

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uni-corn
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I want to DL a new PC game for my laptop to play, but i do not know what to get....

Any recommendations? And just an FYI, i am not a huge fan of RTS's.

Oh, and my computer is not that fast, so it might have to be a semi shitty game
Mar 16 2009 5:42PM
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panojibber
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combat arms is fun and free, and you shouldn't need much power to run it.
Mar 16 2009 5:44PM
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Mr.Panda
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Counterstrike Source, Half-Life 2, Portal, the Half Life 2 episodes #1 and #2, and Day of Defeat.
Mar 16 2009 5:44PM
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uni-corn
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I would get about 4 FPS on most of those games
Mar 16 2009 5:45PM
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Nicholas.
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see if you can find delta force 2 anywhere, most comps can run it and its super fun.
Mar 16 2009 5:48PM
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Mr.Panda
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oh damn...  so i wasnt much help then was i?
Mar 16 2009 5:49PM
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uni-corn
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It was a very solid post though. I like those games!


But as an fyi to you guys, i like fantasy shit too. I used to be a WoWer
Mar 16 2009 5:52PM
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Mr.Panda
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wait, your comp can run WoW but not any of those games?  you sure you cant run Counterstrike Source?  cause my computer can run that at very minimal settings but it has issues with WoW.
Mar 16 2009 5:53PM
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uni-corn
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I was at a constant 11-15 FPS in the wild with few people around. I could barely go into the cities without lagging out haha.

Or maybe i am underestimating my laptop!
Mar 16 2009 5:57PM
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Loges
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obviously you should play gnarshmallow.
Mar 16 2009 5:59PM
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uni-corn
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That gets boring after about 2 runs.... I need a point to the game i am playing
Mar 16 2009 6:00PM
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Mr.Panda
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well, im curious, how old is your laptop?  cause it sounds like your settings might be kinda screwed up.  just tell me the age and leave out the random techy stuff cause i can get a pretty good gauge of off age.
Mar 16 2009 6:00PM
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uni-corn
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Bought summer of 07
Mar 16 2009 6:05PM
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Billek
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Try torrenting fate 2.
Mar 16 2009 6:06PM
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BootySpunk.
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WoW...Can play on most shitty comps at low setting. But by the time you installed all the patches and what not it would prolly be Wednesday.
Mar 16 2009 6:07PM
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uni-corn
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I already have WoW on here and i keep it patched and up to date in case i feel like playing it again
Mar 16 2009 6:09PM
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Deletedtoday
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make puzzels in your mind them mess them up and do them over again
Mar 16 2009 6:16PM
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BootySpunk.
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Word. Go on http://www.kongregate.com/ and play epic flash games. That's what I do when I am bored.
Mar 16 2009 6:38PM
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uni-corn
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I have been playing the same game for 5 hours!

thanks sooooo much!
Mar 16 2009 11:45PM
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hartig
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wait, your comp from summer of 07 can't play half-life 2? what the hell is it? hl2's requirements are like nothing
Mar 16 2009 11:52PM
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BootySpunk.
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Which game? I played Sonny for a good week when it came out
Mar 17 2009 7:56AM
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doritos
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Yeah, that seems pretty bad to me too... you may wanna have someone who knows what they're doing reformat your shit and speed it up, because even the shittiest laptop bought Summer 07 should be able to do HL2 at the lowest settings. The latop I bought for $350 new last summer can, and that's pretty fucking low tech.

As a sidenote, you should uninstall WoW. I struggled with that crack rock for a little over two years and let me tell you, nothing feels better than knowing you have absolutely no desire to play that shithole of a game ever again.
Mar 17 2009 8:43AM
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8ONE657
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umm well fallout 3:the pitt  just came out as downloadable content for xbox and it looks amazing.

correct me if i'm wrong: but i think you can get it for pc too!

Mar 17 2009 10:32AM
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hartig
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yeah.. but he just said that he couldn't play half life, what makes you think he can play a more demanding game? :p
Mar 17 2009 10:35AM
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.KYLE.
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Sim city 4, or roller coaster tycoon... they never get old. and they both work on weak computers.
Mar 17 2009 10:37AM
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hartig
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oh god i hate sim city
Mar 17 2009 10:39AM
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8ONE657
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didn't seee that one. thanks asssshole. are you thread stalking me or something? gahh i cannot fucking wait to play the pitt!!!

Mar 17 2009 10:39AM
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hartig
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maybe i am..
Mar 17 2009 10:48AM
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Mar 17 2009 10:49AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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dawn of war 2 is an RTS but the single player game has RPG elements to it.... its a very enjoyable game... and multiplayer rox.

If you enjoyed WC3 online, then you will love dawn of war 2.

Fallout 3 is a sick game for PC too.
Mar 17 2009 11:15AM
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Billek
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post the specs of your shitty laptop up.
Mar 17 2009 11:30AM
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uni-corn
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To all inquiring:

My laptop is not as shitty as i though it was, i have been underestimating it.

Here are the specs:

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And I already have a 360
Mar 17 2009 4:37PM
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no_steeze
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haha i just went through this as well, i have an xbox with like 15 games yet i felt the need for some fun games for my new macbook
i god cod 2 which is super fun, sim city 4, age of empires 2, and sixtyforce
Mar 17 2009 4:53PM
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Swaggermager
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full tilts will show you the way
Mar 17 2009 4:56PM
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8ONE657
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the new pro? gah i love mine. sims 3 comes out sooon
supposed to be incredible.
Mar 17 2009 5:05PM
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no_steeze
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no just the regular macbook, i'm too poor for the pro and i have a monitor, i just slapped 4gb of ram in my macbook

i was addicted to sims 1 and 2 so i can imagine i'll get caught up in 3 also
Mar 17 2009 5:11PM
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Billek
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Your processor is really underpowered for source games (HL2 CS:S TF2) so all of those are ruled out.  You don't have much ram for vista either, and I can't imagine your integrated video would work too well.

You could look up Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, which is a mad fun WWII shooter with a TON of mods.  One of the best mods for W:ET is True Combat Elite, which is very similar to COD4. 
-THIS GAME IS  GUARANTEED TO WORK ACCEPTABLY ON YOUR SETUP... so look em up.

Mar 17 2009 8:04PM
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hartig
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sims is sooooooooo gay
sorry, i had to say it
Mar 17 2009 8:08PM
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Balto
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MySpace ImGears Comments


Mar 17 2009 8:10PM
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Balto
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FAIL

well it was a pic of runescape
Mar 17 2009 8:11PM
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doritos
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Seriously? I meat the ET recommendation is spot on, that game is dope shit, but he can DEFINITELY run HL2 and CS:S with that setup. I don't know if he has a video card, but I ran it with 1.7GHZ, 1GB RAM and a shitty 128MB video card on all Medium settings when it came out. Sure it was on XP, but contrary to popular belief Vista is not a system hog. At the very least you can pull it off on low settings, without a hitch. But you can do better...

1. Go to your Start Menu and in that little Search bar thing, type "msconfig" and press Enter.
2. Hit Disable All. Maybe keep AVG if you really think you need virus protection. The rest can go.
3. Apply, Exit, Restart.

Your computer will be at least twice as fast, and then it will DEFINITELY be able to run most of the games listed here.

Mar 17 2009 8:11PM
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doritos
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Sorry, forgot to mention that when you open up MSConfig, you have to go to the "Start Up" tab. My B.
Mar 17 2009 8:13PM
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hartig
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+k dude, really detailed post

and yeah, HL2 and CS:S ran on my shitty ass desktop a couple years ago.. at medium settings at that. it was the lowest model dell and it had a integrated video card too
Mar 17 2009 8:16PM
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Commonwealth
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my brain is overloaded by all the geekyness in this thread! gahhh!
Mar 17 2009 8:20PM
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uni-corn
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What am i disabling? And how can i enable it if i want it back?
Mar 17 2009 8:20PM
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Peter.
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if he is going to play ET, he is gonna have to cap the fps at like 43, and avoid servers of like 20 or more people.

ET is a CPU based graphics game, and i don't know how well it is going to run on a 1.8 ghz processor

Mar 17 2009 8:47PM
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AlexGaynor
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line rider 2. if youre tech savvy you can dl it and play it off any browser. i dont remember how but i have it on a flash drive. YAY
Mar 17 2009 8:54PM
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DirtyDan
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http://quakelive.com
Mar 17 2009 9:08PM
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Peter.
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completely forgot about this

Mar 17 2009 9:16PM
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BootySpunk.
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I love you!

Homo!
Mar 17 2009 10:03PM
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doritos
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You're disabling the programs that start up with your computer. There's a ton of shit you probably don't even know about that set itself to start up... Spyware, shit you installed, etc. Anything you really want to be on at all times you can leave checked (you can USUALLY figure out what's what), but not a single box in there needs to be checked for your shit to work.

Who would've guessed... all that nerd knowledge I accumulated early in high school before I discovered much more satisfying distractions is actually useful every so often.
Mar 18 2009 1:58PM
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