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<r>For $499 I can build a nice slightly lower-medium tier gaming computer with 4gb RAM, 500gb hard drive, quad core processor and etc... I could install win7 for games and Linux beside it; In addition to editing Linux to make it do whatever I wanted.My point is that for the same price as the iPad, I ...

Shingen wrote:
I can live without the extra graphics. Up-to-date video cards are freakin' expensive!
One of the few good reasons to own a console. :lol:Controls are horrible though...

<t>One of my friends more or less recently got me into Mass Effect. I'm on my first playthough in the second one with an imported character. After saving the one whole world in a lot of the other games I've played, I find it refreshing to save the entire galaxy's assorted collection of civilized ...

Mozilla needs a to make a phone. I can just see it all starting again.

<t>I remember playing the directors cut of one on my brother's PS1. After finding the first Zombie after the right turn, I remember my death being agonisingly slow because the control scheme was horrible. The series never interested me after that (except the time I watched my brother kill the giant ...

Does X3 have a cockpit? 3rd person views kind of kill the immersion for me.

I remember hearing (or reading) something about the X series having the accursed copy protection.Does it still ruin cd drives, or do newer copies even have it anymore?Would it be okay to get it from Steam?

<r>1. When you think of space, what is the first thing you think of?A beautiful field of stars and a planet or two. 2. When you think about space games, what is the first thing you think of?The I-War 2 hud, cockpit and a planet with stars....? <E>:lol:</E> In actual gameplay, I think of trading and ...

Closed doors are like walls in their own right.

Anyway, I hate waiting for it. It feels like it's right around the corner, yet so very far away.

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Geraldine wrote:<br/>
Well, er...yes you did Rith and well done for picking one of the greatest games ever made <E>:)</E> . However, when you get a bunch of "seasoned" gamers together, it's difficult to stop those great gaming memories flooding back. <E>:oops:</E> Still, I hope you can see ...

I'm planning to get it for the XBox. I hope it's still going to be sold as an indie game.

Freelancer 2From what I've heard, Microsoft ate Digital Anvil, so it wouldn't be easy for it to be made now.I was going to say Huxley, but it still seems to be shambling around. http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1116725p1.html

Sorry I haven't checked this in a while. I thought I remembered saying that I had bought System Shock Two.

That's how fads work. The mainstream has a short attention span and the general interest will shift from one genre to another and back again. Or am I overlooking something?

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PINBACK wrote:<br/>
golden oldie Medal of Honor Allied Assault should work.<br/>
He's not really into war FPS's. <br/>
Geraldine wrote:<br/>
How about Hostile Waters?<br/>
Wow that looks awesome... I'll try to get it for his birthday.I ordered him System Shock 2.Thanks for the suggestions ...

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de5me7 wrote:<br/>
it depends on what he considers a doom clone but the following might fit the bill and should work on 64bit graphicsAliens Vs predator Gold (2000) Deus X (2000) (some limited rpg elements)Unreal tournament Gold (late 1990s)Halflife + Opposing forces expansion (1999)Thief ...

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de5me7 wrote:<br/>
with the rig youve described all he would need to do is put in a graphics card/extra ram and he'd be able to play anything up til 2004, and a fair selection upto 2007. Ive ran stalker games on a 1.6ghz with 1gig ram and a 512card.get another 512 stick of ram, or even a ...

Looks interesting. I'm waiting for my handle to be approved.

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Darkone wrote:<br/>
What about Return to Castle Wolfenstien or Hidden and Dangerous I or II (believe I is free now). You could try the SW Dark Forces or the Star Trek Elite Force I or II.<br/>
I forgot to mention that we own the Dark Forces 2, and he's played it so much that he's memorized ...