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May 14th, 2008, 09:48 AM
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 Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:37 PM Location: Southern Finland Age: 24 Posts: 1,041
Car: None :/ Rep Power: 22  |  Recommendations for laptop trip games needed As the thread title says I'm looking for something to play on train / bus trips etc. on my laptop. It's a reasonably modern computer but with low-end hardware so it ain't gonna work with anything that demands a proper gaming machine. I also don't have a mouse which hurts. I have a PS2 style gamepad, though. Something like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater / Tony Hawk's Underground or older Need For Speeds or old Super Mario games on emulators could work but since I've already played those I'd rather go for something new. So, chuck in your ideas. |
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May 14th, 2008, 10:12 AM
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 Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: 03:36 PM Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,011
Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43   | Fifa, NBA Live, NHL...should definitely work.
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May 14th, 2008, 10:17 AM
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 Joined: Jun 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:42 PM Location: Wales, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,010
Car: 205 1.9 GTI Rep Power: 23  | I'd just get a gameboy emulator or something and loads of roms. Gaming easts laptop batteries so simple games are best.
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May 14th, 2008, 10:20 AM
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| Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:37 PM Location: Southern Finland Age: 24 Posts: 1,041
Car: None :/ Rep Power: 22 | I don't really like FIFA / NHL etc. single player games. Will definitely get one of those for a trip I'll be making with a mate later in the summer, though, but since I'm not a fan of motor-less sports they are quite boring when playing alone. Battery life is not an issue for most of the time since in trains (that I normally use) I usually get a seat with power connector. Apart from that emulators are something I've thought of but again there are about gazillion games and for the ones I have not played myself I have no idea what is good and what isn't. Last edited by Hazardous; May 14th, 2008 at 10:27 AM.. |
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May 14th, 2008, 10:55 AM
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 Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: 11:37 AM Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 3,194
Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 45 | any arcade racing game is fun and doable with keys/joypad. Might I suggest Trackmania? you can scale down the graphics if you've got a crap PC. Don't come complaining to me if you miss your trainstation by a few hours though? |
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May 14th, 2008, 11:13 AM
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| Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:37 PM Location: Southern Finland Age: 24 Posts: 1,041
Car: None :/ Rep Power: 22 | Funny you should mention Trackmania, it's my 'safe bet' in case I don't find anything more interesting  |
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May 14th, 2008, 12:36 PM
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 Joined: Sep 7th, 2006 Last Online: 06:49 PM Location: Manresa (Barcelona) Age: 23 Posts: 894
Car: 2008 Ford Focus 1.6 Ti-VCT Rep Power: 14  | Haha!!  The first game that came to my mind when reading your thread title was Trackmania too. Although I recommend Trackmania Sunrise. Nobody mentions it but I really think it's the most beautiful of them all and doesn't need a great PC to run. You can even download for free Trackmania Sunrise Extreme if you like.
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May 14th, 2008, 05:23 PM
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| Previously known as ssnapier  Joined: May 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 06:35 PM Location: Fort Detrick, Maryland Posts: 1,373
Car: RS2'd 95 Audi S-6 '06 Jetta TDI Rep Power: 24   | I have TM Nations, Sunrise and United, and I like Sunrise quite a lot... the tracks are lots of fun and just the trainer stuff can keep you entertained for hours!
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May 14th, 2008, 05:26 PM
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 Joined: Feb 17th, 2007 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 23 Posts: 82
Car: '02 Civic Si Rep Power: 0  | what about SkiFree
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May 14th, 2008, 07:13 PM
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| Joined: Jun 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:42 PM Location: Wales, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,010
Car: 205 1.9 GTI Rep Power: 23 | ^^ Best suggestion ever
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May 14th, 2008, 07:25 PM
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 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 05:55 PM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662
Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53 | Another arcade racing game you may want to get is Test Drive Unlimited, if you don't already have it.
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May 14th, 2008, 09:12 PM
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| Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: 05:37 PM Location: Southern Finland Age: 24 Posts: 1,041
Car: None :/ Rep Power: 22 | I'm afraid TDU is way too heavy for my laptop. |
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May 14th, 2008, 09:15 PM
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| Joined: May 13th, 2008 Last Online: July 24th, 2008 Posts: 40
Rep Power: 4 | There's always the older sim games. I recall spending countless hours on those. Sim Tower, Sim Pirates, etc. |
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May 14th, 2008, 10:51 PM
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| Cigar Smoking Man  Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 02:04 AM Location: A-Town, Illinois. Age: 33 Posts: 5,115
Car: MY07 G11 WRX-TR WRB. Rep Power: 91 | MeDal Of Honor: Frontline. My computer is circa 2004, and I can play it with every graphic option cranked up.
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May 15th, 2008, 01:00 AM
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 Joined: Mar 27th, 2005 Last Online: 12:59 PM Location: Boston, MA Age: 25 Posts: 2,693
Car: None; later rather than sooner Rep Power: 82 | DOS emulator+sidescroller. Commander Keen, Duke Nukem 1 and 2, Crystal Caves, etc. Or strategy games: Civ, Age of Empires, etc. |
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May 15th, 2008, 01:05 AM
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| Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 05:55 PM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662
Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53 | Sid Meier's Pirates is a sweet game.
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May 15th, 2008, 01:26 AM
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Car: None any more, my brother pranged it a bit... Rep Power: 18 | |
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May 15th, 2008, 02:41 AM
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 Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 05:53 PM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,372
Rep Power: 54 | Peggle. I could spend hours on Peggle.
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May 15th, 2008, 02:48 AM
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| Lazy Head Dude  Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 10:01 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086
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May 15th, 2008, 03:30 AM
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| D:  Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 12:08 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,503
Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 49 | civilization 2 the end
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