Good games for an old laptop?

Question

I'm looking for some good games to run on my old laptop to kill a lot of time (5-6 hours at times).
It's all I've got at the moment and I'm trying to make the best out of what I have and getting tired of crappy flash games.
Specs:
Dell Latitude E5400
Win XP SP3 v2002
Intel Pentium 4 2.16 GHz
980 MB RAM (odd number no?)
On board GFX (not as horrible as I'd expect)

Most recent game I've run is COD:Modern Warfare (Couldn't handle World at War)
I do run World of Warcraft but its gotten REALLY dull.
Genres:
FPS (love sniping)
RPG (more action the better)
Open World games are always fun to see but gameplay/story has to be there too.

Thx for any input.

Answer 1

Wow, that doesn't sound like old :) Don't listen to the people who WONT come up with the money to buy you a new laptop! You can play a TON of games in your laptop!



Your RAM is more than acceptable! Listen, I just installed Zork Grand Inquisitor in my husband's Acer laptop that runs at 2.1Ghz. I also installed DosBox and many DOS games, also you can try Gameboy and N64 emulators with some games. I put them there since we have both consoles, all the games that we own are also on the PC :) I'm also planning to install an SNES emulator with the games we own. Can't get rid of the console they're too much fun! :D



But down to the basics, go to a site like MobyGames and look up games you can run in DOSBOX. The one I mentioned above doesn't even need DOSBOX just a lot of patience to install, I'm giving you a link to the Zork Library they have a step by step install guide, they are moving their content now but check later. You can also run Zork Nemesis according to their guide :)



The DOSBOX games I've played:



The Infernal Tome - see walkthrough link below!

Creature Shock

Return To Zork

Breakfree - see download link below!



I hope this helps!!! Good luck and your laptop is not old!!!!

Answer 2

theres counter strike that just never seems to die

warrock is a fun mmofps that has very low system req

soldiers front is the same



but if your looking more for single player, torchlight is great fun

portal will run on your computer

half life 2 will run on very low settings

Answer 3

Get StarCraft and If you can the Second one... both are amazing

Answer 4

don't pay for new games, pay for the better laptop :-)

well, i suggest eMachines brand, their machines are monsters with low prices.



-Great! now you can play a TON of...DOS games on your computer. Feel free to explore the world of...Black-and-White game!!!