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    Games for netbooks?

    Hey looking for some games to install on my netbook both old and new. Just got a Samsung NC10. Or maybe you have tips for running games better?
    Games that you can just jump in and out of at work would be great

    Some games I already have and thought of.

    8-16 bit emulators
    most pop-cap games.
    starcraft. need more like this.

    Any other suggestions?

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Quote Originally Posted by strikingdistres View Post
    most pop-cap games.
    Plants Vs Zombies works fine on my Samsung N130. It was a big help when I had to sit in a van for 90 minutes one time. After that time I still had over 60% battery, which I'm quite impressed by. Fun game, too.

    I don't think I've tried any other games.

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    i played a lot of Theme Hospital on my NC10 before it got smashed. that ran well

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Theme Hospital good one, ta! Plant's v Zombies is part of my pop-cap collection already and have played for hours

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Maybe try The Quest RPG (redshift) for the netbook..low res and no memory hog..old style but fun.

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    I have an asus eee, try fallout pack you can get if for betweeen £5-£10. Its fallout 1,2 and tactics. Turn based RPGs so no serious mouse movement or clicking needed.
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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Homeworld - absolute classic
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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    System Shock 2.

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    torchlight has a netbook mode

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Football Manager.

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    The games I have on the netbook are:

    Quake
    Quake 2 + addons
    Quake 3
    Doom
    Duke Nukem
    Half Life
    Plants vs Zombies
    Peggle
    All x-com games from steam
    Eve-Online (struggles but for the admin side of things and skills it does the job)
    Earthworm Jim 1+2 from gog.com
    World of Goo
    Torchlight (the netbook option actually workds quite well to )

    I think that's everything on the netbook at present xD You can get GTA 3 to install on them and run fine to

    All ran on a Samsung NC10 with 2GB memory

    Think I might dig out Messiah and Kingpin and see about getting them installed on the netbook to see how they work
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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Planescape: Torment.

    Absolute classic RPG from a vanilla install, but add all the community updates and patches for an even better experience.
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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Diablo II

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    monkey island series

    Grim Fandango

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    Re: Games for netbooks?

    Quote Originally Posted by abaxas View Post
    Diablo II
    This plus as many as you want!

    Given the succes I've had with it on low-end IGPs in the past Neverwinter Nights might be worth a shot too (ay lowish settings, obviously).

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