Looking for 'PC' game recommendations... Some minor requirements.

Lone Signal · April 6th, 2008, 01:26 PM

I need a game that is... hilarious. Or has choices that leads to hilarity. Whether it's trying to be hilarious or not is irrelevent. Playability only needs to be mediocre.

And it needs to be playable on PC... by some means.

And preferably something that doesn't require intense controlling for success. That is to say, something that is not very, very hard.

It can be Japanese, if it can be easily obtained in the US, whether offline or on.

Thanks guys!

The Million Dollar Prons · April 6th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Day of the Tentacle?

germanturkey · April 6th, 2008, 01:28 PM

Giant Citizen Kabuto

tenshi_a · April 6th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Take a look through this thread:
http://animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=208528

You definitely need to look through some of the old point-and-click adventures like Monkey Island, and some of the sim-management games like Theme Hospital.

I'd also like to add "StarTopia", because of the sarcastic narrator, and because it's a great game. Copies of it are super-cheap on ebay, as well (at least, they are in the UK, under the "Sold Out" label).

Raziel_MGS · April 6th, 2008, 02:03 PM

how about sam and max, friggin awesome series

**Gibb** · April 6th, 2008, 08:05 PM

Yeah read the thread tenshi linked, since I posted in that thread.

Quick answers:

No One Lives Forever
Giants

cris · April 6th, 2008, 08:16 PM

Old school Leisure Suit Larry?

Levon · April 6th, 2008, 09:45 PM

Anachronox, its very hilarious. One of my favorite PC games, very underrated RPG.

This is what it says on the box:
"Minimum system requirements include a Pentium II 266, 64 MB of RAM, and a sense of humor"

ryucross · April 7th, 2008, 03:36 AM

Psychonauts and most any Lucasarts games from the 90s that aren't Star Wars.

Lone Signal · April 7th, 2008, 05:35 AM

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

But man I can't find a lot of those old games anywhere. I guess I'll try shuffling through some download sources.

tenshi_a · April 7th, 2008, 05:55 AM

You might find some of them cheap 2nd hand on ebay.

If you want to play the point-and-click adventures, check out SCUMM to run them on whatever platform you like. A few games like "Beneath A Steel Sky" have been released as freeware.

The Sam And Max games have been collected, compiled and rereleased recently, and new episodes added - there's a free episode released by the makers.

If you want to play any old 1980s Infocom plain-text-based adventures, you can play a lot of them online by visiting this site. A few of them are pretty funny. I found a CD-Rom of some of the games in a specifically-named comedy collection released by Activision on ebay, released about a decade ago.

Other than that, I guess you need to go to google and search for the games, combined with the word "abandonware" and "download"....

Oh and I just googled and discovered that apparently Psychonauts has been released as a free download on "Gametap" until Dec 2008. But I don't know what Gametap is.

Fobb · April 7th, 2008, 06:56 AM

Find an N64 emu, and get the "Conkers Bad Fur Day" Rom

333jeffery · April 7th, 2008, 03:32 PM

"Armed and Dangerous" is a LucasArts game from a few years ago that should meet your needs. It's got plenty of humor, and pretty simple gameplay. I haven't looked for it in stores, so I don't know how easy it will be to find, though. Hope this helps....

GreatNekoKoneko · April 7th, 2008, 03:41 PM

...FALLOUT 2?

i agree with No One Lives Forever.

April 6th, 2008, 01:26 PM	#1
Lone Signal 勝ち組 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 619	Looking for 'PC' game recommendations... Some minor requirements. I need a game that is... hilarious. Or has choices that leads to hilarity. Whether it's trying to be hilarious or not is irrelevent. Playability only needs to be mediocre. And it needs to be playable on PC... by some means. And preferably something that doesn't require intense controlling for success. That is to say, something that is not very, very hard. It can be Japanese, if it can be easily obtained in the US, whether offline or on. Thanks guys! __________________ 死語が多いって言われるよ、でもそんなの関係ねぇ！

April 6th, 2008, 01:28 PM	#3
germanturkey Sheryl wins by default Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Penfield NY Posts: 2,939	Giant Citizen Kabuto __________________ *ARIA* Watch this show and you will die happy. Everything else is second place.

April 6th, 2008, 01:42 PM	#4
tenshi_a The beginning of a fantastic story! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cave of Monsters, England Posts: 8,674	Take a look through this thread: http://animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=208528 You definitely need to look through some of the old point-and-click adventures like Monkey Island, and some of the sim-management games like Theme Hospital. I'd also like to add "StarTopia", because of the sarcastic narrator, and because it's a great game. Copies of it are super-cheap on ebay, as well (at least, they are in the UK, under the "Sold Out" label). __________________ "We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing." Blog! \| 360voice blog! \| Gaming network tags \| Current Avatar \| Visit Tenshire Seiyuu database! <-- not just anime roles, lots more videogame data than ANN Last edited by tenshi_a; April 6th, 2008 at 01:46 PM.

April 6th, 2008, 02:03 PM	#5
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April 6th, 2008, 08:05 PM	#6
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April 6th, 2008, 08:16 PM	#7
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April 6th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#8
Levon There can be only one! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Animenation Posts: 11,478	Anachronox, its very hilarious. One of my favorite PC games, very underrated RPG. This is what it says on the box: "Minimum system requirements include a Pentium II 266, 64 MB of RAM, and a sense of humor" __________________ MyAnimeList Avatar: Keroro (Sgt. Frog) "Ask not what Gundam can do for you – ask what you can do for Gundam." - Keroro

April 7th, 2008, 03:36 AM	#9
ryucross Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 320	Psychonauts and most any Lucasarts games from the 90s that aren't Star Wars.

April 7th, 2008, 05:35 AM	#10
Lone Signal 勝ち組 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 619	Thanks for the suggestions guys. But man I can't find a lot of those old games anywhere. I guess I'll try shuffling through some download sources. __________________ 死語が多いって言われるよ、でもそんなの関係ねぇ！

April 7th, 2008, 05:55 AM	#11
tenshi_a The beginning of a fantastic story! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cave of Monsters, England Posts: 8,674	You might find some of them cheap 2nd hand on ebay. If you want to play the point-and-click adventures, check out SCUMM to run them on whatever platform you like. A few games like "Beneath A Steel Sky" have been released as freeware. The Sam And Max games have been collected, compiled and rereleased recently, and new episodes added - there's a free episode released by the makers. If you want to play any old 1980s Infocom plain-text-based adventures, you can play a lot of them online by visiting this site. A few of them are pretty funny. I found a CD-Rom of some of the games in a specifically-named comedy collection released by Activision on ebay, released about a decade ago. Other than that, I guess you need to go to google and search for the games, combined with the word "abandonware" and "download".... Oh and I just googled and discovered that apparently Psychonauts has been released as a free download on "Gametap" until Dec 2008. But I don't know what Gametap is. __________________ "We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing." Blog! \| 360voice blog! \| Gaming network tags \| Current Avatar \| Visit Tenshire Seiyuu database! <-- not just anime roles, lots more videogame data than ANN Last edited by tenshi_a; April 7th, 2008 at 06:12 AM.

April 7th, 2008, 06:56 AM	#12
Fobb The High Score Jacker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,461	Find an N64 emu, and get the "Conkers Bad Fur Day" Rom __________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6

April 7th, 2008, 03:32 PM	#13
333jeffery The Devil's Paintbrush Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.. Posts: 1,423	"Armed and Dangerous" is a LucasArts game from a few years ago that should meet your needs. It's got plenty of humor, and pretty simple gameplay. I haven't looked for it in stores, so I don't know how easy it will be to find, though. Hope this helps.... __________________ "The only ship I've sailed is a partnership"--HMS Pinafore "He who made kittens put snakes in the grass"--Jethro Tull "Bathed in the light of a video screen, my own face I've never seen"--TerrorVision "I'm young enough to look at, but far too old to see"--BOC "I will not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand"--Jerusalem

April 7th, 2008, 03:41 PM	#14
GreatNekoKoneko The Coolest Fat Cat returns Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,654	...FALLOUT 2? i agree with No One Lives Forever. __________________ ...avatar courtesy of Levon... If you're on Rizon, stop by and lurk at #ANationDivided see you there. The Wink Face Equals Truth