Games that excel on HP 2133...

[txa1265]

@hip mini, interesting results re NWN. Others have posted great results using it, maybe the extra 400MHz on the CPU helps out?

I really need to spend some more time looking at that one with my 1.6GHz / Vista setup

[hip mini]

Not sure why nwn acts badly for my configuration... might be Vista/drivers and might be 400 mhz and probably both.

I do have latest video drivers, vista basic sp1, and i tried several nwn optimizations... although i think maybe not 16 bit desktop.

Could some XP user please try out this tech demo to see how it runs in XP? :
http://www.garagegames.com/pg/demo.php?id=111

It looks absolutely amazing but very slow on my setup... if XP is any better it would make a good demo app to show off graphics.

Also i found Warsow runs great on my machine... its a free shooter based on q3 engine with cell shading... you can run bots and run graphics widescreen (edit cfg file), and graphics options maxed. This is another good demo application because its a completely free game with alot of configurability.

[txa1265]

Just another addition:

The recently released Fate: Undiscovered Realms game (family friendly dungeon crawler) runs great.

[antdavison]

Return to Castle Wolfenstein runs great @ 1280 x 768, fov is modifiable for widescreen gaming, other similar quake3 engined games should be the same, similarly for Unreal2 engined games

check out

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...Games_List_-_A

for more widescreen capable games, and how to optimize them for playback on widescreen

[Technocrat]

Guild Wars MMORPG game is playable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfCvxeLLOJo (video of Guild Wars on HP 2133 at youtube)

Tried on HP 2133 with 2GB RAM, 1.2Ghz, 120GB HDD, Windows Vista Basic.

settings and options tried mentioned below -

1024x768 only playable resolution, if you try to use another resolution it will just flicker back to 1024x768, can be played fullscreen or windowed.

Can change the interface to all small, normal, large or larger, no problem
though the standard normal is just fine (enlarging the interface makes for easier reading of the ingame chat)

Graphics Settings (tested with default settings(its plays fine) and highest possible)
terrain quality tested: high
reflections tested: All
texture quality: high
shadow quality: high
shader quality: high
anti-aliasing: none
refresh rate: default or 60 Hz

Visual Quality - low, medium or high ok
sound quality is good ran it at medium/middle

enabled - vertical sync
enabled - post-process effects
enabled - best texture filtering

its tested on wired and wireless internet, the game would be better on faster wired internet connections, of course.

[amb9800]

Anyone get Halo PC running on their Mini-Note?

I have a 1.6/2GB/120GB 7200rpm/Vista model, and I worked to no end trying to get the game up at 640x480, and even in DX7 mode, where it looks like 1980s graphics, I can't manage 15 fps.

I picked up a couple Acer Aspire Ones (for $249 each), which have an Atom 1.6 / Intel GMA950 graphics, and was blown away. Intel's graphics setup is pretty crappy, but it's worlds better than Via's Chrome 9 HC. The Aspire One can handle Halo at 1024x768, WMV HD video at 720p, etc., which my Mini-Note couldn't dream of handling.

Mini-Note's no fun. Fine for work stuff on the go or in class, but afterwards, I can't play movies or games (post-1997)- heck, this can't even play low-quality YouTube videos or high bit-rate MP3 songs smoothly...

[luvit]

ZORK -- text adventure

mm k. i play cga version of king's quest II, also.

[gregw]

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy runs well.

800 x 600 setting..

[stefcep]

Project 64, Nintedo 64 emulator runs games in a window 800x600x32 bit, any higher and sound can get choppy, and full screen in 800x600, but sound is a little choppy.

Winuae, Amiga emulator runs all games I have tried in 800x600 with sound, and runs AmigaOS in 1280x 768 32 bit faster than any real Amiga

[zbrown0529]

I use VirtuaNES, 1964, Gens32 and SNES9x for my emulator needs.

I also play quake and quake 2

for my explorer game I play Riven

Im not in to MMORPGs really but I hear final fantasy and WoW work

Mono is also fun for some time killing