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dyce   06-18-2006 at 07:38:53 AM

im looking for some games that would be fun on LAN and isnt to large. 100mb is to large. it should be ideal for a usb drive. my main intent is to be able to play with someone at school or a library.

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dyce   06-20-2006 at 04:18:48 AM
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anyone? list some games (doesnt have to be freeware) that would run on most computers/

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andopolis   06-21-2006 at 02:09:31 PM
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you could try hitting free oldies or Freeloader.
you might need a dos emulator or something if you pick out a REALLY old game...

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Human1   06-21-2006 at 07:57:14 PM
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one of our favorites at lan parties is scorched 3d. Fun game
Also wolfenstein is a free multiplayer game, search for it.

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andopolis   06-22-2006 at 02:09:43 PM
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actually, if anyone reading this knows of a good DOS emu, link me up, I fancy playing C&C...
:D

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you should try TASpring. looks pretty decent. I'm not sure if it works without the TA disks, but i think it does. it's just that to play it legally you need the disks...

TA Spring
TA Spring on Wikipedia

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Betamaster   07-04-2006 at 12:09:47 PM
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im looking for some games that would be fun on LAN and isnt to large. 100mb is to large. it should be ideal for a usb drive. my main intent is to be able to play with someone at school or a library.



Ah, been there and done that. I would recommend the demo's of Worms Armageddon or Worms World Party. The shareware version of Pocket Tanks from BlitWise is ok, but the deluxe version is better and there are free weapon expansion packs you can download. Grand Theft Auto 2 is also a great LAN game, and you can download it for free. My mates also enjoyed playing a little racing game from Hewlett-Packard (I doubt you knew they made games!), but I can't find the link for that any more.

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lcdguy   07-04-2006 at 06:14:18 PM
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download tremulous. it's free and is alot of fun.

play as the marines, and get the lucifer cannon :D

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FeareX   07-05-2006 at 05:24:15 PM
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To bad 100mb is your limit. (cant you share your files very fast on a lan, wich is faster then a usb stick?). Because if the limit was bigger you could try wolfenstein: enemy territory, its free and fun :D

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andopolis   07-12-2006 at 04:22:57 PM
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Is that the Gloom(Q2mod) rip-off?

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sojrner   07-12-2006 at 11:43:54 PM
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why not just play c&c w/o an emulator? I have the win95 version that runs fine in compatability mode in winXP. (look in the properties of the installer/launcher and make sure compatability is set to win 95 or 98)

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CompTIA_Rep   07-13-2006 at 10:16:32 PM
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Also, they announced that Decent Free Space 1&2 are now freeware. Great games for mulitplayer, and awesome single player too. you can download them from a few places but I forogot where.

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Flakes   07-20-2006 at 12:50:20 AM
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you can play Doom(the original) over a network you can now get it for free, from www.download.com, also check out some games on there you might find a few that meet your needs.

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Mortifix   07-22-2006 at 09:28:47 AM
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there was this game I played I forgot what it was called. Its like Dragon ball Z characters and you fight people over LAN. It was pretty awesome.

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THATOTHERPERSON   12-15-2008 at 04:40:58 AM
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You Gotta hit up that Little Fighter 2 or Counter Strike 2D

But what we do at my school is play halo CE from Download.com

mine is 77 MB i think the download is 177... But either way it fit on our accounts and now virtually everyone at my school has a copy

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Anonymous   05-15-2009 at 11:27:58 AM
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Hi,

look at this Site, its a big collection with LAN games but its in german, the english version is not yet completly translated. Network Games Collection

but im working on it and hope you find a nice game in my list! :hello:

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rewindlabs   05-15-2009 at 11:43:25 AM
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Both of the previous posters...i must congratulate you on some seriously nice necro posting...

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djc604   05-16-2009 at 10:33:28 PM
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Check OpenArena. Its a good mulitplayer first person shooter, which has Lan. Sort of like Unreal tournament 2. Really fun and fast paced game.
Will work on any hardware IMHO.
Although, it is more than 100mbs, it's worth checking out.


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reckoner655   05-19-2009 at 06:22:58 AM
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The best free lan games

1.Armagetron http://www.armagetronad.net/
2.Pocket tanks http://www.blitwise.com/ptanks.html (PTANKS IS FREE BUT YOU CAN GET MORE LEVELS FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST.

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MysticBob   05-23-2009 at 05:01:32 PM
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dyce wrote :

anyone? list some games (doesnt have to be freeware) that would run on most computers/



Check this site out. It has lists of games and the hardware required to play them?
http://www.SurreyGaming.co.uk

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Anonymous   09-16-2009 at 01:50:35 PM
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thank u for the hints!


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