Whats a good game to play on my laptop during study hall?
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Plants Vs. Zombies works pretty well for that sort of situation, and is a lot of fun. And as JohnnyDelRay said, FPS games have a long enough history that you should be able to find one you can run. I pretty frequently play FPS's on break in my night classes, even hopping online for a round or two if the break is long enough.
Emulators would be a safe bet, if it weren't for the fact that you're almost required to pirate the games to have anything to run on them -- I guess if you legally have some DOS games, Dosbox counts as an emulator. The latest version has been reworked to actually play nice with the Windows 7 version of Aero, so there's that.
Fallout 1+2 will run on pretty much any computer made in the last 15 years, and KoTOR is old enough that most laptops can run it. Mine maxes every setting but the anti-aliasing out quite nicely, and it's hardly a gaming laptop. The Civilization series is also a pretty safe bet -- and it's been running for so long that, regardless of your computer's capabilities, there should be a Civ game for you. You could also try an Elder Scrolls game, if you want. If you can't run Oblivion, Morrowind should fit the bill, and Daggerfall is legally free now, not to mention one of the best games of all time. Betrayal at Krondor is another great DOS era RPG that was released as legal freeware.
Finally, if you're into 4x games, Anacreon [http://www.neurohack.com/anacreon/] is one of the oldest, and one of the best. The source of the DOS version is still being maintained, and I'm pretty sure the current free version is actually a 32 bit compile that works just fine on modern versions of Windows -- it certainly worked in XP, with no need for Dosbox or VDM sound. There's also a remake available on the same site, with better graphics but less detailed gameplay.
Emulators would be a safe bet, if it weren't for the fact that you're almost required to pirate the games to have anything to run on them -- I guess if you legally have some DOS games, Dosbox counts as an emulator. The latest version has been reworked to actually play nice with the Windows 7 version of Aero, so there's that.
Fallout 1+2 will run on pretty much any computer made in the last 15 years, and KoTOR is old enough that most laptops can run it. Mine maxes every setting but the anti-aliasing out quite nicely, and it's hardly a gaming laptop. The Civilization series is also a pretty safe bet -- and it's been running for so long that, regardless of your computer's capabilities, there should be a Civ game for you. You could also try an Elder Scrolls game, if you want. If you can't run Oblivion, Morrowind should fit the bill, and Daggerfall is legally free now, not to mention one of the best games of all time. Betrayal at Krondor is another great DOS era RPG that was released as legal freeware.
Finally, if you're into 4x games, Anacreon [http://www.neurohack.com/anacreon/] is one of the oldest, and one of the best. The source of the DOS version is still being maintained, and I'm pretty sure the current free version is actually a 32 bit compile that works just fine on modern versions of Windows -- it certainly worked in XP, with no need for Dosbox or VDM sound. There's also a remake available on the same site, with better graphics but less detailed gameplay.
I tend to agree. There are plenty of types of courses where there is no need to study for any length. Some majors are built largely upon a collection of such courses.MaxPowers666 said:
I would think it quite difficult for one to pass even an introductory computer science course without ever once resorting to work outside of class for example, even if that work was relegated to finishing programming assignments.
Can you download anything onto your laptop outside of class for use while in class? If so, play MUGEN. It will get you chicks.
How 'crappy' is your laptop?
Plants vs. Zombies (FOR THE WIN!)
Old Civilization games.
Red Alert 2
The Orange Box.
Plants vs. Zombies (FOR THE WIN!)
Old Civilization games.
Red Alert 2
The Orange Box.
I got a Bachelors in computer networking, lots of terms to remember. You don't have to remember 4 months of notes because there's a test probably about once a month, so it's more like a month of notes. You have the final that can cover the whole semester but you should have the points with other tests and homework to be able to blow the final anyways and still get a C or B for the course. Plus, pretty much every professor (even the tough ones) that I've ever had will give you hints in some form on what they feel are important so you make sure you focus on that as you review you notes before the final. Plus, from the previous tests in the class, you should know what to expect the final to be like. Lastly, here's a pro-tip, any test that lets you use a calculator for something (it's more than just math classes), type in some of the things you have the most trouble with into your graphic calculator and use the tools to their fullest ability if you get my drift. In high school, I made programs in Algebra II to do problems that take a lot of work to do in and I would finish the problem in mere seconds. I asked the teacher if I could use it on the test, and he said it was alright because I understood how to do the problem since I coded the program myself. This one test that took the whole period to do took me 5 minutes to do and half my class had their jaws on the floor as I turned in my test as they were still on the first problem, the other half was using my programs.MaxPowers666 said:
The first day of class, look over the syllabus and see how your final grade is determined. Make sure you ace the stuff that is easy to do like most homework is easy to get perfect scores on. Use your strengths to pad your grade so you don't have to overachieve on what you're not good at. You should be able to put together a system to easily pass the course.
Notch did a terrible job with coding, the game requires a very robust CPU to run it, its not GPU intensive like a proper game.Sn1P3r M98 said:
As for suggestions, Fallout 2 with the unofficial patch, or get an emulator for GBA and DS games.
some kind of 4x game.
Ascendancy is my favorite. Freeware now so I know your laptop can run it. Needs DOSbox to run. Just be sure and get the AI patch because the normal AI is missing several chromosomes.
Heroes of Might and Magic II and III are also always on my crappy 800mhz laptop. My friend and I would spend hours sitting in lecture playing with the hotseat function.
Ascendancy is my favorite. Freeware now so I know your laptop can run it. Needs DOSbox to run. Just be sure and get the AI patch because the normal AI is missing several chromosomes.
Heroes of Might and Magic II and III are also always on my crappy 800mhz laptop. My friend and I would spend hours sitting in lecture playing with the hotseat function.
Wow, you know your shit. I also was going to suggest PvZ, but you took it a far step forward.Owyn_Merrilin said:
A few other games I play on my not-so-crappy-laptop-but-pretend-it-is-so-I-only-play-old/low-impact-games-on-it would be Deus Ex, that Magic the Gathering game on Steam, Doom using Skulltag and Total Annihilation. I've also installed several fun indie Steam games like Shatter, Braid, Galcon Fusion, Altitude, Osmos, and Max and the Magic Marker.
