netbook gaming?

Ninja Please! · 25 Sep 2009 at 15:58

looking to game online on my netbook. What games will not need a cd drive?

Vonhelmet · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:01

Lock lockety lock.

Ninja Please! · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:02

Kearney_1988 · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:06

buy an external cd drive?

uv · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:07

counterstrike doesn't need a crack - it runs via Steam.

Apart from that, it would be against forum rules to even suggest were to look for game protection circumvention.

knowledge123 · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:09

iirc, an Unreal 2k4 patch removed the need for a cd

Important Update: As of the 3204 Patch onwards, UT2004 no longer checks for the presence of your game CD in the drive. That effectively means the game now has a "built-in" No-CD patch, which means you don't need to download and install any other No-CD patches, executables or cracks from anywhere else.

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Ninja Please! · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:10

uv said:
counterstrike doesn't need a crack - it runs via Steam.

Apart from that, it would be against forum rules to even suggest were to look for game protection circumvention.

I figured thanks. I reworded my first post then, and Thanks for the CS suggestion.

Ninja Please! · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:15

So aren't all games I download from steam going to work without a cd-rom? sorry if that is indeed a stupid question. I am not quite awake, It's still early where I am at. And yes, I have never used steam before.

would counter strike condition zero run okay on a netbook you think? or just stick with the original? and do people still play it online?

manic111 · 25 Sep 2009 at 16:19

Ninja Please! said:
So aren't all games I download from steam going to work without a cd-rom? sorry if that is indeed a stupid question. I am not quite awake, It's still early where I am at. And yes, I have never used steam before.

would counter strike condition zero run okay on a netbook you think? or just stick with the original? and do people still play it online?

Yes they do.

And start using it, it's great!

FrenchTart · 25 Sep 2009 at 17:30

There's a big netbook games thread on here somewhere too - do a search and you will prob find lots of useful info

Dazboots · 25 Sep 2009 at 17:35

Man wont be easy playing games online with a netbook.

[timko] · 25 Sep 2009 at 17:35

On a slightly related note, the following list is for games that work on the original Eee PC (and it's not necessarily about need/not needing CD hence slightly related)...

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/list:games

That particular notebook only had a screen res of 800 x 480 which is lower than modern netbooks but if it works there then chances are it should work on more recent higher res netbooks.

Ninja Please! · 25 Sep 2009 at 18:32

Bumping so I don't have to start a new thread but,...

What is the best counterstrike game for a netbook in terms of running smooth but still having plenty of people to play with online?

Nevermind... thanks for the link timko. exactly what I needed.