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Offline IPAndrews

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What old games are worth buying
I have an old system (PII 500 + GF2 MX) and it seems that many of the games that were written when this was an average system have started to hit the UK stores as budget titles. By budget I mean 5ukp & 4ukp a shot. I'd like to know which of these are worth buying? Should I for instance be picking up the likes of Homeworld and Star Trek Armada? What are the best budget titles out there at the moment?
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What old games are worth buying
Total Annihilation.  The full set.

 

Offline aldo_14

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Sam & Max (very old, granted - but genius).  A Worms game.

 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos and Baldur's Gate.
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Offline Havock

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take a look i'd say, lotsa choice there, just do some surfing, check marks and don't be afraid to try something new.

 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Originally posted by ChronoReverse
Total Annihilation.  The full set.


:nod:

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Any pre-Renegade C&C game
HardWar

 
What old games are worth buying
There's loads that I'd recommend, but most of them are all DOS-based and I haven't seen a DOS game in UK stores for years.

You might want to try

System Shock 2
Definitely TA, as ChronoReverse suggested (still the best RTS today)
The Baldur's Gate series if you're a RPG fan
TIE Fighter (not sure if you can get this outside a collectors pack)
Master of Orion
Fallout 1 and 2

 

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What old games are worth buying
Hostile Waters. There's even a thread about it hereabouts :)
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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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What old games are worth buying
Sudden Strike
Klingon Academy
Starcraft
Quake?

 
What old games are worth buying
Oh yes here's a really old one that I love and hate: X-Com (and X-Com2 Terror from the Deep)

 

Offline Martinus

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[color=66ff00]Homeworld is possibly the most beautiful gaming experience I've ever had. Well worth getting IMHO. :nod:

Got hostile waters the other day too as well as Shogun total war, delta force 2 and I-war 2. Goth them all for 11 quid which is pretty darn cheap if I do say so myself. :)
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Offline Liberator

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What old games are worth buying
Planescape: Torment
ANY C&C up to and including Renegade, which is a blast online.
Diablo
ST:V Elite Force
Homeworld
HW: Cataclysm
Dark Reign Series
Quake Series
Unreal & UT

Make sure you patch Torment, there's a nasty slowdown bug that shows up randomly.
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What old games are worth buying
Thief: The Dark Project
Thief II: The Metal Age
Wing Commander: Prophecy
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Arkanoid :nervous:

Ok now seriously... for that system... I'd say StarCraft and BW (it isn't a PC if it hasn't got these two) and maybe Neverwinter...

PS:
I thought PII were only up to 450MHz...
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Offline Rictor

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What old games are worth buying
Monkey Island 3
Worms
Deus Ex

 

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What old games are worth buying
Planescape: Torment
Master of Orion 1 or 2
Thief 1 or 2
Deus Ex 1
Homeworld
X-Com
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What old games are worth buying
sim city 3000 :D
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What old games are worth buying
Descent 3 (or earlier)
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Offline Grey Wolf

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Originally posted by Ghostavo
PS:
I thought PII were only up to 450MHz...
They are. Probably forgot the third I. P1/MMX up to 233, P2 to 450, P3 to 1.13, P4 from there on.
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Offline Stealth

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What old games are worth buying
If you can get it to run, then "Descent 3".  i only started playing it (actually PLAYING it...) about 2-3 weeks ago, and it's awesome!