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The Netbook Gamer

MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

So I got a netbook, my gaming rig blew up about a year ago.  I've been playing Starcraft on this beast and I'm downloading Ragnarok Online on it right now.  Any other ideas of what I could play?  It's an intel intgretated chip, it's soooo bad.  I can run Quake live but that game is trash.  Does anyone have any ideas of what I could play?

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  • mrcalhoumrcalhou Member UncommonPosts: 1,444

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  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722

    Originally posted by Macksum

    So I got a netbook, my gaming rig blew up about a year ago.  I've been playing Starcraft on this beast and I'm downloading Ragnarok Online on it right now.  Any other ideas of what I could play?  It's an intel intgretated chip, it's soooo bad.  I can run Quake live but that game is trash.  Does anyone have any ideas of what I could play?

    i wouldnt play on a netbook at all (netbook, not notebook)... tho if i decide to play on a netbook id play things like ragnarok, secret of the solstice, myth angels... all 2D games ragnarok style plus snes/GBA roms with emulators :)





  • MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

    I couldn't even get Counter Strike 1.6, San Andreas or Morrowind to run on it so I really doubt I could get WoW or GW to run on it..  Although that'd be awesome if it could.

  • MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

    Is SoS better than iRO, do more people play? I've played iRO in the past but can't seem to get into it.  I'm going to give it another try since I'm kind of limited.

  • astoriaastoria Member UncommonPosts: 1,677

    You should try GW. I will run well on complete crap. Partly because it is so instanced.

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  • ScrimMalteseScrimMaltese Member Posts: 469

    Torchlight is a pretty recent game that was made specifically to be able to run on a Netbook. 

     

    It's a dungeon crawler, alot like Diablo 2.

  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722

    Originally posted by Macksum

    Is SoS better than iRO, do more people play? I've played iRO in the past but can't seem to get into it.  I'm going to give it another try since I'm kind of limited.

    i stoped playing SoS but theres plenty of ppl, dunno if theres more than RO tho but its very similar gameplay





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    Farmville.

  • HarabeckHarabeck Member Posts: 616

    Originally posted by Macksum

    I couldn't even get Counter Strike 1.6, San Andreas or Morrowind to run on it so I really doubt I could get WoW or GW to run on it..  Although that'd be awesome if it could.

    I've run WoW on crappy school computer lab computers with integrated graphics. The other games you mention are actually quite a bit more intensive than Wow, you should give it a shot.

  • SuperXero89SuperXero89 Member UncommonPosts: 2,551

    Ultima Online should work.

    Some version of Evequest might work (you figure out what I mean by that), as the current code is shoddy to say the least. Stepping foot inside the guild hall nearly makes my computer explode.

  • MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

    This top rated game on the multiplayer section of Kongregate, Transformice is AMAZING.

  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035

    GuildWars should run easily.  Shaiya also should do fine.  I play these two all the time with no problems.

     

    Last Chaos does okay on mine... but not great.  In town it slows down pretty badly.

     

    ROM and Allods really need more power to play well.


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  • psyclumpsyclum Member Posts: 792

    netbook should run any game that is at least 5 years old.  all netbooks i've seen are installed with xp and has at least 1 gig of ram which is fairly standard machine back in the day... 

  • PainbringerPainbringer Member Posts: 63

    Maplestory will run on anything that has at least 1GHz speed (smoothly at 1.6GHz) and 4GB of free hard drive space.

  • MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

    Does Guild Wars have a free trial?

  • WhitebladeWhiteblade Member Posts: 10

    Originally posted by Macksum

    Does Guild Wars have a free trial?

    Yes. It ran on my old computer from 2001 so you should be fine on the netbook.

  • MacksumMacksum Member Posts: 49

    Any other suggestions guys?

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  • nickman1993nickman1993 Member Posts: 287

    Runescape.... not the greatest.... you could play it though.

    I would recommend UO or GW or any 2d ftp mmo

  • IcegotenIcegoten Member UncommonPosts: 138

    Maplestory

  • CastillleCastillle Member UncommonPosts: 2,679
    Id say dungeon keeper 2... But as always pls pls pls be careful of heat!!! Its a netbook and there is very little air flow in there! You can tell if something bad is happening when it randomly turns off! That means leave it off and let it cool off! Not turn it back on and play >_<

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  • yokam888yokam888 Member Posts: 87

    what are the specs of your netbook?

     

    guildwars and lotro runs on my netbook with decent frame rates (lowest graphic settings)

    gta san andreas also runs smoothly

     

    i have a msi wind u100 with intel atom n270 1.6ghz, 2gb ram

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