Okay if you’re like a good buddy of mine who just ‘upgraded’ to a Pentium III 660 MHz (*chuckle*), you’re probably looking for some old classic PC games to play on your dinosaur of a rig and let me tell ya, there are plenty out there. The best part about these relics is some of them are now being officially released as freeware such as the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert which you can
download for free here.
As for me, I do have a computer powerful enough to run all the new stuff but I still immensely enjoy the oldie-moldies in the way of computer video games and most particularly Diablo II (which still has a huge following).
Some of the really old classics, such as X-Com UFO Defense, will have to be run in
DOSBox to run properly on new rigs. I’ll learn ya up on all this shortly. In the meantime, check out this
new mission I wrote up from scratch for Red Alert 1.
Happy gaming!
Here is the classic (and quintessential) PC game that literally defines the RPG genre and is officially the best selling computer role playing game of all time. Diablo II picks up where Diablo I left off and adds better graphics and deeper gameplay. Addictive as all hell, this game has an entire online cult orbiting around it which buys and sells in-game magic items for real money (much to the chagrin of Battle.net) as well as droves of diehard fans bragging to have the best Diablo II character builds. If you haven't heard about this game then you should perhaps quit the nether regions of space in which you've been hanging out, return to planet Earth and check this out...
Multiplayer Mode (And The Almighty Battle.net)
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Diablo 2 also has a multiplayer mode although I can't comment too much on it because I haven't played enough of it to become any kind of real expert. You should be advised at the very least that [...]
Here's a mission I wrote up for Red Alert 1 (by the way, Red Alert 1 has now been declared as freeware). The mission is called 'Jackpot' and it's a Soviet vs. Soviet production mission —meaning you get to build a base— and I would love to get your feedback on this. This page also has a couple of video walkthroughs which cover the first twenty minutes or so of the mission to give you a better idea of what this mod is all about. This mission itself is a no-brainer to install and run. Full step-by-step instructions are provided. Check it out!...
First of all, it seems from the numerous comments on my Youtube page featuring a walkthrough of Jackpot, my Red Alert mission mod, that many are unaware that the old, original Red Alert 1 is now officially freeware. So it bears repeating that you can now download and install Red Alert 1 completely free of charge. This page will show you where to get the download and secondly will show you exactly how to install it so that it will run it on Windows XP (runs fine on XP)...
Here is what the video game Red Alert used to look like back in its heyday before it got slightly overcooked with all that co-commander razzamatazz you see in Red Alert 3, the latest offering in this franchise. This page will give you a complete overview of the original title that turned Command & Conquer into a gamer's household phrase as well as provide links to strategy guides and whatnot...