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I always wanted a gaming laptop, so I got myself a Thinkpad t60.

What are the best PC games to play on a 4:3 monitor?

>> No.2337347

4:3 monitors are better for Goldsrc, Unreal Engine 1, and Quake 2 engine games than widescreens since these engines are all vert-. By going widescreen, you actually lose vertical FOV.

>> No.2337378

Old thinkpads are good for playing /vr/ era PC games, but have trouble pushing the kind of framerates you need for real mlg pro skills.

You've got a monitor that'll run 800x600@200hz, right?

>> No.2337383
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>>2337347
Quake2 has an FOV command though, but multiplayer servers can disable it. I believe gloom disables it by default, what with how some of the alien units have an unusual FOV as part of what they are.

Oh yeah, and that's what you use for sniper macros!

>> No.2337557

>>2337347
It's disgusting that the retail version of Half-Life was hor+ but the Steam version is -vert.

>> No.2338192

>>2337324
The good diablos.
The good Sim Cities.

>> No.2338924

>>2337324
Unreal
Unreal Tournament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPy1XKq0Dog
Quake 1, 2, 3
Need for Speed 1, 2, 3, High Stakes
Gex 1, 2, 3
Rayman 1, 2
Blood 1, 2
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Re-Volt
The Wheel of Time
Dr. Brain: Action Reaction (game is rare but if you are interested I could upload an ISO)
Nerf Arena Blast
G-Police
Heretic 1, 2
Hexen 1, 2
Doom 1, 2
Starcraft
Age of Empires 1, 2

>> No.2338932

>>2338924
Not OP, but I'd appreciate that upload.

Also, OP, try Freelancer and see if it works.

>> No.2339005

>>2338932
I'm working on the upload. I can't find the game anywhere but there is a dead torrent on TPB. It's a first person 3D puzzle game that runs on the Unreal engine.

>> No.2339018

>>2339005
Sounds cool, I remember playing Castle of Dr. Brain a while back and would like to see where the series ended up. Description you gave sounds neato.

>> No.2339037

>>2338932
Holy fuck, Freelancer on anything but 4:3 is a nightmare.

>> No.2339083

>>2339037
I know it. I'm just saying hardware-wise. I dunno much about T60 but I guess it should run FL if it runs Q3. And it's a good game too.

>> No.2339084

>>2339018
>>2338932
https://mega.co.nz/#!DdBhiBBQ

Enjoy! You will need some kind of iso mounting because there is a CD check and no crack I can think of.

>> No.2341190

>>2337324
nice setup

>> No.2341521

>>2338924
Do you have Dr. Brain: IQ Adventure too?

That game was childhood. I played it at cousin's and at school all the time.

>> No.2341539

>>2337324
Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Hexen, Heretic, Blood, Duke Nukem, Quake 1, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Warcraft 1, Warcraft 2, Diablo 1, Diablo 2, Zoombinis: Logical Journey, Alpha Centauri, Age of Empires 1, Age of Empires 2, Starcraft, Civilization 2, Civilization 3.

>> No.2341564

>>2337324
>4:3 monitor?
Pretty much every single /vr/ PC game, and even the majority of non /vr/ games.
Most games work perfectly fine at 4:3, games that fuck up displaying it or somehow benefit from it more are rarer even today, but it's becoming more common. Especially with the indie markets.

>> No.2341573

>>2339084
>https://mega.co.nz/#!DdBhiBBQ

what's the decryption key?

>> No.2341578

>>2341564
Random thought: I hate platformers designed for 16:9 or other wide displays. Shit looks ugly as all hell.