Games for 386 monochrome laptop?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:57 am
I've got an intel 386 laptop with an VGA video card, but with a monochrome screen. I have 2048KB RAM, which of the games can i play on my computer?
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:45 am
Depends if you have a soundblaster compatible sound chip in the laptop. Playing games in B&W with little or no sound support doesnt sound like fun to me.
Hi
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:12 pm
Dangerous dave
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 3:36 pm
the windows lunar lander is good.
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:22 pm
There was an old strategy game I used to play years ago on my 286/16...
It was called "The Ancient Art of War". I will run in CGA or Monochrome mode (with a Hercules MCGA emulator). I have no clue where the game might be acquired, but this is what it looks like:
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Wardrich, et.al.;
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Also, if you're into RPG, look for The Ultimate Wizardry Archives. The first 4 Wizardry games should play on your system. The Wizardry Series (by SirTech Software) was the inspiration for every modern D&D type RPG there is. Here's a fanpage for the original Wizardry:
Wizardry: PGOTMO Fan Page!
It was called "The Ancient Art of War". I will run in CGA or Monochrome mode (with a Hercules MCGA emulator). I have no clue where the game might be acquired, but this is what it looks like:
[Edited for content, not by author.]
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Wardrich, et.al.;
I would appreciate it if Moderators would not change or add to the content of my posts. If you wish to add something to what I've posted, do so in a reply. If I post something inappropriate, feel free to delete the entire post, or delete the inappropriate portion and mark it as above.
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Also, if you're into RPG, look for The Ultimate Wizardry Archives. The first 4 Wizardry games should play on your system. The Wizardry Series (by SirTech Software) was the inspiration for every modern D&D type RPG there is. Here's a fanpage for the original Wizardry:
Wizardry: PGOTMO Fan Page!
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:58 am
The Ancient Art of War link is abandonware, with a direct download link 
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.Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 7:12 pm
I did not post a direct download link. The legal questions regarding the content of the Home of the Underdogs website is thier problem, not mine.frogboy_90 wrote:The Ancient Art of War link is abandonware, with a direct download link.
At any rate, I will not make the mistake of posting a link to any part of the Home of the Underdogs website on this board again, so you need not be concerned about that anymore.
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:11 pm
ZZT!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:04 pm
Haha, no, I once met a person with a laptop like that. (Well, slightly slower) Needless to say, even some of the higher-end, engine-loaded zzt games (Chrono Wars X, Mercenary, Rhygar 3, etc.) ran slowly on it. 
Actually, I'd like to try and run Doom 3 or Half-Life 2 (not to be released until this November) on that computer for 3 reasons: A. the challenge of even getting it installed, B. to redefine "lag", C. to watch what happens when one of those old laptops explodes.
Actually, I'd like to try and run Doom 3 or Half-Life 2 (not to be released until this November) on that computer for 3 reasons: A. the challenge of even getting it installed, B. to redefine "lag", C. to watch what happens when one of those old laptops explodes.