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Games for a poverty-stricken gamer.

Postby Metcarfre » 15 Aug 2008, 20:23

Now, I'm a student. For those that don't know, this means I'm poor. Now I like video games, but can't afford a new system (and, more specifically, the TV to go with it).
Can anyone suggest some inexpensive, but fun, games for me?
Systems I own are:
Original Xbox (currently kinda grinding through Halo 2 on Legendary, also a bit of Fable).
And iBook G4 1.42 GHz
(also N64, SNES, NES, but that's neither here nor there).
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Oh yes, I like FPS, RTS, non-MMO RPGs.
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Postby Vaughn » 15 Aug 2008, 20:24

Psychonauts
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Postby CanCarter » 15 Aug 2008, 20:37

ummm counter strike is now 10 bucks, for the comp and it comes with counter strike, cs: condition zero, day of defeat, and 2 other bad games
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Postby Joystick Hero » 15 Aug 2008, 22:44

Vaughn wrote:Psychonauts


What he said. Seriously. Greatest game I've played in YEARS.
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Postby NintendoRev » 15 Aug 2008, 23:34

CanCarter wrote:ummm counter strike is now 10 bucks, for the comp and it comes with counter strike, cs: condition zero, day of defeat, and 2 other bad games
Yeah i dont think CS will play very well on his ibook =P plus counter strike isn't "fun" as much as it is "annoying hackfest filled with 10 year olds"
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Postby JoeNewberry » 15 Aug 2008, 23:36

The Thing for the XBox is probably in the bargain bin by now. It had some shoddy controls and insanely hard parts, but I enjoyed the story. If you happened to like the movie it's a nice follow-up.

Oh, Knights of the Old Republic is great and is around 10-15 dollars these days.
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Postby Corax » 16 Aug 2008, 00:23

Team Fortress 2 - 20$ - new content every 2 months 4 free
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Postby huddlehouseninja » 16 Aug 2008, 15:00

All I can say man is Pawn Shops. Pawn shops are the shit for finding old games.
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 16 Aug 2008, 16:02

Corax wrote:Team Fortress 2 - 20$ - new content every 2 months 4 free


While I would suggest the Orange Box, he has neither a gaming pc, Xbox 360 or a PS3.
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Postby Allen! » 16 Aug 2008, 17:28

You want a game for a poverty gamer?

STICK AND HOOP.
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Postby tak197 » 16 Aug 2008, 18:51

Allen! wrote:You want a game for a poverty gamer?

STICK AND HOOP.


He said he's poor, not from Harrington with Hayley Mills.

I will admit though, stick and hoop is fuckin hard. Makes Eternal Sonata look like a cakewalk.
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Postby zombine » 16 Aug 2008, 21:03

EA strategy collection
metal slug anthology
painkiller triple dose
mercenaries
psychonauts
fallout 1+2



oh, and this
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Postby Metcarfre » 16 Aug 2008, 22:42

You want a game for a poverty gamer?

STICK AND HOOP.


can i haz ur stik?
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Postby Scone » 19 Aug 2008, 22:11

You could give kkrieger a whirl. It certainly won't tax your machine. ;)

Also Worms -Anything-, I know that there is at least one Mac version.
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Postby JesterJ. » 20 Aug 2008, 21:13

Worms Armaggedon, baby! One of my all-time favorite games, and they probably have a Mac version. Get it. Love it.
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Postby Zombaholic » 20 Aug 2008, 21:44

A two thousand piece puzzle set solves boredom. I'm almost done mine!
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Postby DicyDax » 21 Aug 2008, 02:55

Legend OF Zelda.
HURR DURR!
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Postby DmitriW » 21 Aug 2008, 06:50

Joystick Hero wrote:
Vaughn wrote:Psychonauts


What he said. Seriously. Greatest game I've played in YEARS.


QFT.

Also, Toribash is a physics-based "fighting" game that I find fun.
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Postby Hakaryu » 21 Aug 2008, 06:58

The Suffering 1 and 2. Deus Ex:Invisible war. KOTOR. (fuck that KOTOR 2 shit) Jade Empire. Fable Lost chapters.
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Postby Metcarfre » 21 Aug 2008, 07:12

Remarkably, right now I'm playing the LA Kings on NHL 2K7. I think I will get KOTOR, but I'll just feel jealous when Force Unleashed comes out. Hmm...
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Postby JoeNewberry » 27 Aug 2008, 23:54

metcarfre wrote:Remarkably, right now I'm playing the LA Kings on NHL 2K7. I think I will get KOTOR, but I'll just feel jealous when Force Unleashed comes out. Hmm...


KoTOR is awesome. Since you have a light and dark course of actions, you get two games for the price of one because of the replay value. At least in theory. I always turn to the darkside at some point because it's more fun, and easy, to force choke and kill people to solve problems. I don't think that makes me a sociopath at all...
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Postby wilson_x1999 » 28 Aug 2008, 05:27

JoeNewberry wrote:
metcarfre wrote:Remarkably, right now I'm playing the LA Kings on NHL 2K7. I think I will get KOTOR, but I'll just feel jealous when Force Unleashed comes out. Hmm...


KoTOR is awesome. Since you have a light and dark course of actions, you get two games for the price of one because of the replay value. At least in theory. I always turn to the darkside at some point because it's more fun, and easy, to force choke and kill people to solve problems. I don't think that makes me a sociopath at all...


KOTOR is awesome, and you should get it, Force Unleashed's price will come down after a few months, so if you can wait, you'll get to play more Star Wars without paying so much

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