good games for laptops/netbooks?

Joebob · 5 Jun 2011 at 08:44

I need a game (or two/three) to play on my laptop or even netbook.

Needs to be able to run on older machines (Eeepc900) and also be easy to control uing keyboard and mouse pad.

Don't mind old classics as well as anything recent which will run.

Suggestions?

jp_bl_68 · 5 Jun 2011 at 08:50

Fallout 1 & 2? The combat is turn based so you don't need to worry about being too slow with the mouse.

Joebob · 5 Jun 2011 at 09:50

turn based games have never really been my cup of tea... I might give em a go though!

Any more?

rgritchie · 5 Jun 2011 at 11:54

Check out Good Old Games, there'll be a lot there you'll like

Netguy · 5 Jun 2011 at 12:00

Terraria

Ravenger · 5 Jun 2011 at 16:53

Peggle.
Freedom Force works well too.

Blue160 · 5 Jun 2011 at 17:22

Braid
Eets
Doom

gareth170 · 5 Jun 2011 at 17:26

SEGA Mega Drive Classics
sonic games

XiS111 · 5 Jun 2011 at 17:27

Torchlight

Pighardia · 5 Jun 2011 at 17:30

Baldur's Gate
Diablo 2
Fallout 1+2
Red Alert 2 (any of the C+C's)
Football managers

Don't know how KOTOR will run with a trackpad, but it's not very demanding, so i'd give that a go.

I play quite a few games on my lapyop. Currently playing through Morrowind.

unwashed potato! · 5 Jun 2011 at 17:32

star was clone campaigns! nothing else you need tbh one of my favourite games to play especially if you can get friend to play with.

also not sure if lotr rise of witch king series will play on your machine but also fun game.

Crixus00 · 5 Jun 2011 at 18:29

I'm hoping Frozen Synapse will run on my netbook.

stooeh · 5 Jun 2011 at 18:48

XCOM

Skyboat · 5 Jun 2011 at 18:56

Sins of a Solar Empire
Starcraft 1

marc1024 · 5 Jun 2011 at 19:16

minecraft on v low settings and FPS increase mod like optifog/optimine

Posty · 5 Jun 2011 at 19:53

sim city 3000

BigAndy87 · 5 Jun 2011 at 20:18

plants vs zombies maybe, not sure how demanding it would be, but fun and help pass the hours

Podmonkey · 5 Jun 2011 at 20:32

Abes oddysee?

FoxEye · 5 Jun 2011 at 23:27

I think some of the suggestions here would be close to impossible to play with a mousePAD, as the OP asked.

Don't think I'd be able to play C&C, Doom or Diablo on a pad.

Confused Stu · 5 Jun 2011 at 23:36

+1 to Plants vs Zombies for some solo action. Definitely playable on a trackpad.

Also, if you can get a few mates together with laptops, Armagetron Advanced can be a lot of fun to quickly set up and run. Freeware too, which always helps:
http://www.armagetronad.net/

Whenever the family gets together we end up with kids dotted all round the house playing this against each other on anything that can find (PCs, laptops, HTPC).

EDIT: Oh, and Worms. Every time I go to my local Game they've got copies of a double pack (Worms 2 & Armageddon maybe?) for £4.99. Definitely worth getting.