A whileago, I made a shortlistofgamesthatranwellonlowandsystemssincepickingupthesupercheapeBaymachine.
I wantedtoexpandonthatlist a littlebit, giventhatoverthepastcoupleofdays I'vebeenpushingthisoldDaletoitslimitindifferentwayswith a Pentiumfour, IntelonboardGM a 9 10 graphics, onegigofRAMandWindows X p.
ThisPCsharesitsspecswith a lotofagingofficeandhomecomputers.
I believethistitlealsohashadanXboxoneExmakeoverrecently.
Butfor a truenostalgicexperience, firingitupontheoldPentiumfurnaceisdefinitelystill a greatwaytoplay.
Howcould I makesuch a list, though, withoutmentioningGrandTheftAuto, whetherit's GTthree, ViceCityorSanAndreas, thepreHDtrilogyformearestillamongthebest, withViceCitybeingrightupthere, thoughpersonally, I havetosay I preferrockstarsninetiesrecreationofftheWestCoast.
Evenso, allthreegameswillrunoneventheweakesthardware, includingCeleron, D's andPentiumFours, aswellasOldAMdeathlonsViceCitiesintheoneightiesOpenWorldmaynotlookatitsbestonoldersystems, butdon't letthatdistractyoufromwhatistruly a masterpiece.
Andnowwecometo 1/2 life I'vementionedbeforehowHalfLifetwoalsorunswellonthelowendhardware.
Butthefirstintheseriesiswellworth a playtohisGordonFreeman.
Youhavetodealwiththeaftermath, oftenexperimentgonewrongbymakingyourwayoutof a nowruinedresearchfacility.
ItalsorunsoneventhemostpotatoreofPCsstickingwiththe F.
B s genre, andnextupit's theoriginalHalogame.
ThisstartedoutwasanXboxlaunchtitlebackin 2001 andwasreleasedforPC a coupleofyearslater.
Haloissomething I hadn't playedupuntil a coupleofdaysagowhen I wastryingtofindmoregamesforthesystem, especiallyconsideringas a kid, I was a PlayStationfan.
Thisis a littlemoredemandingthanmostothergamesonthislist, butturningeverythingwaydownmeanitwillrunwithitleast 30 framespersecondalmostallofthetimeon a Pentiumfour, Anintegratedgraphicsystemnextup.
I'vementionedthisonebefore, but I alwayshavetorecommendMafiawhenitcomestolowendsystems.
Ifyou'veplayedMafiatoorMafiathreeandenjoyedthem, then I'm certainyou'lllikethisone.
Andifyouhaven't perhapsbecauseofhardwarelimitations, thenthisis a greatonesthatgoforasnotonlyisitlowspecPCfriendly, but I thinkit's oneofthemostfungames I'veeverplayed.
YouplayisTommyAngelo, a taxidriverwhogetsmixedupwiththemob.
Asidefromthat, thisgametells a greatstory, andit's onethatcanbeexperiencedonmostolderPecesNow.
I justhadtoinclude a racinggametosomewhereandneedforspeedontheground.
Struckmeisthemostobviousagain, justlikeHey, youknow, it's a littlemoreintensiveonoldermachines, but I wasabletoaverage 28 framespersecondwitheverythingturneddown.
Theframeratewilllikelybemorethandoublein a soloraceordriftcourse.
But I wantedtoshowyoutheworstcasescenarioperformance, asitwerenextupitssystemshocktoWouldyoubelievemeif I toldyouthis.
Releasedin 1999 thisonetakesplacein a cyber, punkinspiredfutureaboard a starship.
Tome, thisgamelooksandfeelswayaheadofitstime, anditseems a lotofreviewersbackthenagreed, leadingto a spiritualsuccessor, a littlegameknownasbioshocktoreleasein 2000 andseven.
Thisisoneofthosegamesthat I wonderedwhetherornottobuyitforages, despiteitsnowlowlowprice, andendedupmakingmeregretnotdoingso 10 yearsago.
Thepenultimatetitleontoday's lististoMorita.
Three.
Either 12 orthreewillrungreatonOldPeces, butthisisoneofmyfavorites, thankstothevariedingamelocations, includingIndia, SouthPacific, London, AntarcticaandNevada.
JustlikeotherTombRaidergames, thisonegivesyou a nicecombinationofcombatandadventure.
Theonething I willsayisthatthecontrolsmightdriveyoucrazyatfirstifyouhaven't playedanoldLaraCroftgamebefore.
Finally, it's fallouttoyoumightthinkanoldpointingClickRPJews a littleboringbytoday's standards, and I'llbehonest.
I didatfirst, butit's oneofthosegamesthatjustplaysonyourmindinbetweensessions, andyoujustwanttogetbackintoitassoonasyoucanforsomemore.
Exploringthesequelalsooffers a lotmoreintermsofcontenttotheoriginal, Soifyou'restuckbetweeneitheroneortwo, thisoneisbetterInmyopinion, though, I hatetosaythatsomeonewholikestomakesure I alwaysdothingsin a relativelysensibleorder.