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Best free games for your PC or laptop
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MarkBargain
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I thought I'd ask what people consider to be the best free game that can be legally and safely downloaded for the PC?
I think my top 3 (that I have seen so far) are:
1 - Super Mario 3 - Mario Forever (platform)
http://download.cnet.com/Super-Mario-3-Mario-Forever/3000-7433_4-10344976.html?!!!!!contentMain;contentBody
2 - TM Nations Forever (racing)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/trackmania-nations-forever.html
3 - Dirty Split (murder mystery adventure)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/dirty-split.html
As a bonus suggestion, out of nostalgia for the Spectrum and Amiga days I will add Dizzy and the Other Side: www.freepcgamers.com/search?q=dizzy.
I had some PS2 controllers laying around, so for £2 on Ebay I ought USB adaptors for them and they now work on my laptops.
I think my top 3 (that I have seen so far) are:
1 - Super Mario 3 - Mario Forever (platform)
http://download.cnet.com/Super-Mario-3-Mario-Forever/3000-7433_4-10344976.html?!!!!!contentMain;contentBody
2 - TM Nations Forever (racing)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/trackmania-nations-forever.html
3 - Dirty Split (murder mystery adventure)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/dirty-split.html
As a bonus suggestion, out of nostalgia for the Spectrum and Amiga days I will add Dizzy and the Other Side: www.freepcgamers.com/search?q=dizzy.
I had some PS2 controllers laying around, so for £2 on Ebay I ought USB adaptors for them and they now work on my laptops.

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Quite a few here .. but all are pretty easy, quick games .. and some daft ones too
Worth a quick look
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/0 -
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Steam has a number of free games:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851573
Team Fortess 2 is free to play this week. There is speculation that as it is unusual for a temporarily free game to be unavailable to buy that Valve is planning to make this permanent.0 -
MarkBargain wrote: »I thought I'd ask what people consider to be the best free game that can be legally and safely downloaded for the PC?
I think my top 3 (that I have seen so far) are:
1 - Super Mario 3 - Mario Forever (platform)
http://download.cnet.com/Super-Mario-3-Mario-Forever/3000-7433_4-10344976.html?!!!!!contentMain;contentBody
2 - TM Nations Forever (racing)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/trackmania-nations-forever.html
3 - Dirty Split (murder mystery adventure)
www.freepcgamers.com/2008/12/dirty-split.html
As a bonus suggestion, out of nostalgia for the Spectrum and Amiga days I will add Dizzy and the Other Side: www.freepcgamers.com/search?q=dizzy.
I had some PS2 controllers laying around, so for £2 on Ebay I ought USB adaptors for them and they now work on my laptops.You live..You learn.:)0 -
Rockstar classics http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/
GTA ,GTA2 and Wild metal country all free and full.
Don't forget open source games there's a large list here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_gamesIf at first you don't succeed, maybe bomb disposal isn't the best career choice.0 -
Interesting post for me as I am a gamer but never played on the net. What specs should my lap top have to enable these games? What are the usb's you got to convert your PS2 controller?
I played the games on my P6100 3GB laptop and i3 3GB laptop, but I think most of them would be fine with less powerful machines.
The PS2 to USB connectors sell for £2.25 delivered on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PS2-PS3-PC-USB-GAME-CONTROLLER-CONVERTER-ADAPTER-UK-/230621248903?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item35b218fd870 -
classic games can be played here
Lemmings-http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/37/Lemmings.html
street fighter(flash)- http://www.bigmoneyarcade.com/?action=playgame&gameid=249
resident evil - http://www.oyunlar1.com/online.php?flash=866
mortal kombat- http://tabmok99.mortalkombatonline.com/mkgames.html
plenty more games i know about on this site but forgot the link will post it later has over 100 games form the past on it"MSE Money saving challenges..8/12/13 3,500 saved so far :j" p.s if i been helpfully please leave me a thank you but seek official advice at all times from a pro0
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