# Computer Games for a very old computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 9, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008 "2009-02-09T04:09:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/21 "2009-02-11T16:45:41Z")

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Games so good I went out of my way to get emulators so I could still play them:

Centurion: Defender of Rome  
Castles II  
The Day of the Tentacle

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**Author:** ![Mr.Krebbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/22 "2009-02-11T18:39:43Z")

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Another old, non-linear RPG that is pretty cool is [Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerghan). It’s a Troika game so surprise, surprise: it’s a little buggy.

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**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/23 "2009-02-12T00:36:25Z")

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> [@Mr.Krebbs](#):
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> Another old, non-linear RPG that is pretty cool is [Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerghan). It’s a Troika game so surprise, surprise: it’s a little buggy.

yea but Troika was a great company. For those that don’t know, it was founded by three of the guys from the old Interplay. At interplay they were some of the main dudes behind such greats as Fallout

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**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/24 "2009-02-12T01:01:37Z")

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What do you need for Quake - Joystick? Mouse?

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**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/25 "2009-02-12T01:38:34Z")

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> [@BarnOwl](#):
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> What do you need for Quake - Joystick? Mouse?

I know people who use joysticks but the best control scheme is mouse and keyboard.

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**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-for-a-very-old-computer/485008/26 "2009-02-12T01:56:04Z")

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> [@Just\_Some\_Guy](#):
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> I know people who use joysticks but the best control scheme is mouse and keyboard.

Thanks!

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