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[jigglet]

C&C Generals.

 

[MrA]

Not PC exclusive, try Exhumed

To be fair it's a subatantially different game

Another oddball space bunnies must die

 

[Vae_Victis]

Lords of Magic
Unreal 1
Croc 1 & 2

If you're looking specifically for games that are notorious for having issues running on modern PCs and you probably would not be able to run on a more modern system, I'd vouch for Blade of Darkness and Asghan the Dragon Slayer, even though they might be a bit more complicated to get (and still there is no 100% guarantee they will run well or at all, welcome to late 90s / early 2000 PC gaming).

 

[Digity]

 

[Futaleufu]

That PC should be good enough to play Serious Sam, both First and Second Encounters. Serious Sam 2 probably runs if you put everything on low.

 

[VolticArchangel]

Ah, the GeForce 4 MX440. Good old AGP interface and it's final years.

You should be able to run the first gen modern shooters like Doom 3, Halo CE, Half-Life 2, BF1942, CoD 2 etc, at 30 fps and classic shooters like UT and Quake 3 Arena comfortably at or above 90 fps, just keep your resolution below 800 x 600, or drop even lower wherever you need them, but that monitor looks like it's a 640 x 480 60hz display, so you should be fine.

Try even older games like Hexen, Heretic, Blade Runner etc from the GOG Store and Deus Ex, System Shock 1 & 2, Max Payne, Serious Sam etc, from Steam assuming you'd prefer Steam over GOG and want all your library there like most people.

 

[AGRacing]

Did you ever play Descent : Freespace or Freespace 2 ??

 

[TheKratos]

But can you run Crysis?

 

[The Pleasure]

Quake III Arena?

You don't have to play it online to have fun.

Lol what? Is this you with quake?

 

[Three]

If I remember correctly the graphical game for that card that came with it at the time was some game called Evolva. Not a very good game mind.
Edit: nope that came with my Geforce 2 it seems.

 

[Spukc]

Sim city
Civ
Roller coaster tycoon
Pinball fantasies
Duke nukem 3D
Half life 1 and all the expansions
Need for speed underground 2
UT 2004
Red alert 2
Diablo 2

 

[Kupfer]

N.O.L.F.
N.O.L.F. 2

 

[IDKFA]

Not sure if it will run, but if you like RTS games, then I'd certainly go for Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War and the fantastic Dark Crusade add on.

Also, speaking of RTS games that will absolutely run on this rig, I'd also go for Total Annihilation. Honestly, it's one of the best RTS games ever made.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Is this a gateway?

Could this thing run WoW?

 

[existensmaximum]

Morrowind!

 

[SkylineRKR]

4MX should run games like Soldier of Fortune, Max Payne, Shogo, Midtown Madness, Half Life, Unreal tournament, Deus Ex etc.

 

[Pippelipeikko]

Severance: Blade of Darkness.

 

[kittoo]

Tomb raider 5: Chronicles

 

[jigglet]

Ok here’s some more:

Red Alert 2

Lemmings Revolution

Simcity 3000

 

[haxan7]

Lol what? Is this you with quake?

Back then it was. I only had 56k internet

 

[noise36]

Dune 2

 

[VanEs]

I'm also interested in old FMV games that don't suck, i know they exist

Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within​

 

[deriks]

Doom 3
Half Life 2
Far Cry
Psychonauts
Star Wars: Republic Comando
Battlefield 2
Splinter Cell
F.E.A.R.

 

[The Pleasure]

Back then it was. I only had 56k internet

I banged quake 3 arena on a 56k modem. 400 ms? It's a good day! Almost no lag!

 

[catvonpee]

 

[Tg89]

Diablo II of course. Greatest game of all time.

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

Cheah

We out cheah

 

[catvonpee]

I was thinking about this quite a bit today. How about Heroes of Might and Magic 2?

 

[Drew1440]

Best thing to do is dual boot Windows 98/Me and XP, since hardware from 2002 will have native drivers for both (98 lost support in 2006), and changes are if you have issues running an older game in XP, 98 or ME will be able to handle it

 

[cireza]

I would play Unreal Tournament on this. Either the first one, or try 2003.

Hexen 2 also.

Might & Magic series.

 

[Urban]

Red Faction <3

 

[Gp1]

I was thinking about this quite a bit today. How about Heroes of Might and Magic 3?

 

[sircaw]

arx Fatalis was pretty great back in the day,

Loved games like Hexen, kingpin, Shogo Mobile Armor Division and total annihilation.

 

[amigastar]

The GOAT. It will also destroy your PC.

THE most underrated RPG at least outside of Europe.
Also check out Thief 1 and 2

 

[Irobot82]

Gabriel Knight is a good point and click adventure game.

 

[Yerd]

Interstate 76
Diablo 1
Warcraft 2
Descent 2 and 3
Crusader: No Remorse
Moto Racer
Die by the Sword
Fade to Black
Duke Nukem 3D
Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Dungeon Keeper
Baldur's Gate
Icewind Dale
Curse of the Monkey Island
Grim Fandango


I had to go look at my CD tower in the closet packed with 90s era games, still packed and taped up from a move. Complete with some dried up cat puke on the corner of a couple CDs from 15yrs ago.

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

Bumping for more suggestions

 

[dwish]

Worst gpu ever that gf4 mx. I used to have it when I was young. Was so mad wc3 only went to a black screen when started due to lack of shader hardware

 

[amigastar]

Well if you want more suggestions, how about Incubation? Played it back in the day and was pretty good. It's a tactical game roundbased.


Anyway i can't wait for the year 2041 when people will have old PC's from these days and ask for classic games, lol.

 

[Patrick S.]

Strike Commander had FMV. Dunno if Top Gun has a PC version.

 

[scoobidoo112]

 

[Lux R7]

heroes of might & magic III

 

[xpresstuning]

There are so many i wouldn't even know where to start. For starters, Heroes of Might & Magic III: Complete Edition. I have always installed that game on any desktop i purchased ever since its release, and that's because it's one of the greatest games ever made and is eternally playable.

 

[amigastar]

heroes of might & magic III

I would say that OP should visit GOG anyway for some nice games.