Eclectic Games Installed

Abe Sargent · 03-25-2006, 08:19 PM

I have a bunch of games installed that I play or am willing to play at a moment's notice, and I was wondering if this was normal or not. Here's my list:

RPG:

KOTOR
KOTOR II
Morrowind

Online:

Ultima Online
Star Chamber
Magic: The Gathering

Sim/Civ:

Civ IV
Colonize
SimCity 4
Master of Olympus - Zeus
Age of Wonders II
RCT
RCT 2
RCT 3
Tropico
Tropico 2
RRT 3
SimGolf
GalCiv

Text Sims:

FOF 2k4
FM 2k6
TPF
FBCB
New Star Soccer
The Political Machine

Sweeping European Epics:

Rome: TW
Medieval: TW
EU2
CK

Strategy:

X-Com: UFO Defense
X-Com: Tales from the Deep
Jagged Alliance 2
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
Evil Genius
Sid Meier's Pirates!
The Ur-Quan Masters (previously known as Star Control 2)

Simple Quick Play Games:

Magic Ball (A Breakout type game)
Mille Bornes
Mahjongg
Super Bounce Out
HeroQuest
Alchemy
Super Collapse II

I just deleted Heroes of Might and Magic IV in anticipation of V's release later this year, Warcraft III, and Half-Life 2. Is this an unusual number of games to have installed and ready to go, or is this just par for the course?

-Anxiety

ice4277 · 03-25-2006, 08:29 PM

Thats a lot more than I have installed, but I probably have a dozen or so games on my computer right now, and I've really only played one in the last six months, so I know where you are coming from.

MJ4H · 03-25-2006, 08:43 PM

I have more than just these installed, but these are the only ones I play often enough to have made a shortcut on my games tab of my blackbox wharf:

Screenshot of my games bar:

1. Bowl Bound College Football
2. JNes (NES emulator)
3. Civ IV
4. OOTP6
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 4
6. Project 64 (N64 emulator)
7. Fast Break College Basketball
8. FM 2005
9. Guilty Gear X
10. FPS FB Pro 98
11. Qindar Duplicate Scrabble
12. Sim City 3000
13. Total Control Basketball
14. Stella (Atari 2600 emulator)
15. ZSNES (SNES emulator)

Celeval · 03-25-2006, 09:19 PM

I usually have a dozen games or so installed, but I don't usually go into the three versions of the same one... Civ 3 goes when Civ 4 goes in, etc.

TroyF · 03-25-2006, 09:22 PM

I have a ton of games in my rotation and they very greatly. I have most of yours but also have the consoles and the PSP to add to the list.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-25-2006, 09:24 PM

I have lots of games installed on my PC, but the only one I've played in the past month has been Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006. I just installed Galactic Civilizations II, and I have Crusader Kings sitting here ready to be installed, but I just haven't gotten to it yet. I have too many games and not nearly enough time to play them all.

MIJB#19 · 03-25-2006, 09:27 PM

Quote:

HeroQuest

Now I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

TazFTW · 03-25-2006, 09:33 PM

I have the following installed;

BBCF
TCY
FOF2004
FOF4 (did not realize that I still have this installed)
WWSM 05
EHM 2005
OOTP 6.5
EWR 4.2

Armed and Dangerous
Battlefield 2
Beyond Good and Evil
Call of Duty 2
Civilization 4
Evil Genius
Freedom Force
Full Spectrum Warrior
Grand Theft Auto
GTA 3
GTA: Vice City
GTA: San Andreas
Grim Fandango
Half Life
Hearts of Iron 2
Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe
Indigo Prophecy
Madden 05
Manhunt
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Medieval Total War
NBA Live 06
Need for Speed Underground
No One Lives Forever 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Restaurant Empire
Rise of Nations Gold
Rollar Coaster Tycoon 3
Rome Total War
Sim City 4 Deluxe
The Movies
The Political Machine
The Sims 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tropico

JW · 03-25-2006, 10:34 PM

Modern Warfare Simulations

Armored Task Force
Brigade Combat Team
Decisive Action
TACOPS4

Other Wargames

TOAW-COW
Gettysburg

Text Sports Sims

OOTP 6.5
TCY
FOF2004
FBCB

Most recently I've played FBCB, ATF, and BCT (BCT is an older version of AFT but has some scenarios I like that ATF doesn't have).

Abe Sargent · 10-04-2010, 02:26 PM

4 years later, my games have changed around a lot, but with a new computer, I'm now sitting on 42 in my games folder, an additional 24 in my small games and hidden objects folder.

lordscarlet · 10-04-2010, 02:34 PM

I don't have a console system and I have no games installed on my computer.

The only games I play are on my iphone in short moments of time where I have nothing else to do.

chesapeake · 10-04-2010, 03:14 PM

You have 66 games loaded...how frequently do you bounce from game to game?

I had a full hard drive crash earlier this year, so a lot of what I had evaporated in an instant. The only 'old' games I have reloaded and spent any time with are Railroad Tycoon 3 and Pirates. Neither accounted for more than a handful of hours. I have such a limited amount of time to game -- 2 hours on a really good night -- that the Next Big Thing has generally come out by the time I get bored with the last Really Big Thing. It doesn't leave me a whole lot of time to revisit my old collection.

I do find myself thinking about them from time to time...generally when you start a dynasty up with a game I used to enjoy.

03-25-2006, 08:43 PM	#3
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I have more than just these installed, but these are the only ones I play often enough to have made a shortcut on my games tab of my blackbox wharf: Screenshot of my games bar: 1. Bowl Bound College Football 2. JNes (NES emulator) 3. Civ IV 4. OOTP6 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 6. Project 64 (N64 emulator) 7. Fast Break College Basketball 8. FM 2005 9. Guilty Gear X 10. FPS FB Pro 98 11. Qindar Duplicate Scrabble 12. Sim City 3000 13. Total Control Basketball 14. Stella (Atari 2600 emulator) 15. ZSNES (SNES emulator) Last edited by MJ4H : 03-25-2006 at 08:43 PM.

03-25-2006, 09:24 PM	#6
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I have lots of games installed on my PC, but the only one I've played in the past month has been Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006. I just installed Galactic Civilizations II, and I have Crusader Kings sitting here ready to be installed, but I just haven't gotten to it yet. I have too many games and not nearly enough time to play them all. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. Last edited by Pumpy Tudors : 03-25-2006 at 09:24 PM.

03-25-2006, 09:33 PM	#8
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	I have the following installed; BBCF TCY FOF2004 FOF4 (did not realize that I still have this installed) WWSM 05 EHM 2005 OOTP 6.5 EWR 4.2 Armed and Dangerous Battlefield 2 Beyond Good and Evil Call of Duty 2 Civilization 4 Evil Genius Freedom Force Full Spectrum Warrior Grand Theft Auto GTA 3 GTA: Vice City GTA: San Andreas Grim Fandango Half Life Hearts of Iron 2 Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe Indigo Prophecy Madden 05 Manhunt Max Payne Max Payne 2 Medieval Total War NBA Live 06 Need for Speed Underground No One Lives Forever 2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Restaurant Empire Rise of Nations Gold Rollar Coaster Tycoon 3 Rome Total War Sim City 4 Deluxe The Movies The Political Machine The Sims 2 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Tropico __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

10-04-2010, 02:26 PM	#10
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	4 years later, my games have changed around a lot, but with a new computer, I'm now sitting on 42 in my games folder, an additional 24 in my small games and hidden objects folder. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

10-04-2010, 02:34 PM	#11
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I don't have a console system and I have no games installed on my computer. The only games I play are on my iphone in short moments of time where I have nothing else to do. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

03-25-2006, 08:29 PM	#2
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Thats a lot more than I have installed, but I probably have a dozen or so games on my computer right now, and I've really only played one in the last six months, so I know where you are coming from.

03-25-2006, 09:19 PM	#4
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	I usually have a dozen games or so installed, but I don't usually go into the three versions of the same one... Civ 3 goes when Civ 4 goes in, etc.

03-25-2006, 09:22 PM	#5
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I have a ton of games in my rotation and they very greatly. I have most of yours but also have the consoles and the PSP to add to the list.

03-25-2006, 10:34 PM	#9
JW College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Monroe, LA, USA	Modern Warfare Simulations Armored Task Force Brigade Combat Team Decisive Action TACOPS4 Other Wargames TOAW-COW Gettysburg Text Sports Sims OOTP 6.5 TCY FOF2004 FBCB Most recently I've played FBCB, ATF, and BCT (BCT is an older version of AFT but has some scenarios I like that ATF doesn't have).

10-04-2010, 03:14 PM	#12
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	You have 66 games loaded...how frequently do you bounce from game to game? I had a full hard drive crash earlier this year, so a lot of what I had evaporated in an instant. The only 'old' games I have reloaded and spent any time with are Railroad Tycoon 3 and Pirates. Neither accounted for more than a handful of hours. I have such a limited amount of time to game -- 2 hours on a really good night -- that the Next Big Thing has generally come out by the time I get bored with the last Really Big Thing. It doesn't leave me a whole lot of time to revisit my old collection. I do find myself thinking about them from time to time...generally when you start a dynasty up with a game I used to enjoy.

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