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    Lost User
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    I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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      I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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      _Damian S_
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      I think I have an old copy of Wolfenstein 3-D on 5.25" floppy around here somewhere... you can have that if you like!! ;P

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        I think I have an old copy of Wolfenstein 3-D on 5.25" floppy around here somewhere... you can have that if you like!! ;P

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        _Damian S_ wrote:

        Wolfenstein 3-D

        Now that brings back some memories. I'd just finished a c programming course at TAFE when the source code was released and I spent hours pooring over it

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          I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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          parths
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          You can give Half-Life[^] a try. For a hard-core shoot-em-up, Quake 3 / Arena[^] is pretty good. My choice on any new computer would be Age of Empires[^], but that's not really what you want, is it? A couple more I can think of off the top of my head are Max Payne[^] and Prince of Persia[^].

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            I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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            Chris Losinger
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            for WWII games, Medal Of Honor Allied Assault was pretty good. i hear good things about the newer installations in the series, too. Half Life, even though it's not a historical game, is really good.

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              I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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              Miszou
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              I know you said you'd prefer a present/historical game rather than a fantasy world, but I'm going to mention Oblivion[^] anyway. :P If you push the graphics all the way up, it should give your machine a decent workout. And if you do what I did and use a bow with stealth, you can really get into the atmosphere of the game - creeping around corners, sniping Goblins in the back with poisoned arrows etc :cool: If you ever played Diablo, you might also like Titan Quest[^]. It's basically Diablo in 3D with knobs on and set in mythological times of legend. Yea, I'm completely ignoring your stated game preferences - I just thought I'd mention things that I would play. :laugh:


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              • L Lost User

                I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                Dan Bennett
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                Far Cry would do the job I reckon. Set in the present. Stuff blows up. Bad guys die in huge numbers :)

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                  I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                  Jim Crafton
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                  My God, I can't even believe no-ones mentioned it: Windows Solitaire, the Ultimate computer game!

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                    My God, I can't even believe no-ones mentioned it: Windows Solitaire, the Ultimate computer game!

                    ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                    code frog 0
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                    You dweeb!

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                      You dweeb!

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                      Dweeb! I'll see your dweeb and raise you a dork!

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                        Dweeb! I'll see your dweeb and raise you a dork!

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                        code frog 0
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                        I've got 2 boogers and some warm gummy bears and I *CALL*!!!

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                          I've got 2 boogers and some warm gummy bears and I *CALL*!!!

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                          Oh you rabid dog! I'll see your two boogers and warm gummy and I'm throwin' down 10 pieces of navel lint, three balls of earwax, and handful of dirty pocket crumbs! Oh, and I think I have a pair of 2's....

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                            My God, I can't even believe no-ones mentioned it: Windows Solitaire, the Ultimate computer game!

                            ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                            Jim Crafton wrote:

                            My God, I can't even believe no-ones mentioned it: Windows Solitaire, the Ultimate computer game!

                            :O You can run window's solitaire? I don't have the right pc requirements, your pc must be incredibly fast!, im pretty sure solitaire won't run on his pc specs either, but wouldn't hurt to give the ultimate computer game a try eh? :):-D:-D:-D:cool:

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                              I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                              Ravi Bhavnani
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                              If you wanna play a real (thinking) man's game, try the circa 1970's Collosal Cave Adventure[^]. :cool: See the Wikipedia article here[^]. /ravi

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                                I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                                what about harry potter series.. quite a involving game ..

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                                  I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                                  Todd Smith
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                                  Get HL2 orange box with Portal. You'll be amazed at how fun it is. You'll be hearing a lot about it pretty soon since it just came out. http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=package&SubId=469&cc=US[^]

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                                    Oh you rabid dog! I'll see your two boogers and warm gummy and I'm throwin' down 10 pieces of navel lint, three balls of earwax, and handful of dirty pocket crumbs! Oh, and I think I have a pair of 2's....

                                    ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                                    cds toecutter
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                                    Americas Army, free and realistic. ps, and i dont mean join the army :)

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                                      I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                                      darkelv
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                                      Call of Duty 2/3, though 2 is better than 3, or wait for Call of Duty 4:Modern Combat BioShock - this one actually more RPG than FPS, but with outstanding story line.

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                                        I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                                        kurt place
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                                        Buy the Orange Box from Steam. It has all the half life 2 games/stories and Team Fortress which is a team based multi player game. also it comes with a puzzle game called portal which is fun, funny and very mind bending in its use of 3d graphics.

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                                          I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)

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                                          Cem Usta
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                                          You must play Company of Heroes which is an WWII Realtime Strategy with good graphics and atmosphere. It's also has a new expansion.

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