What PC Games do you own?

[MarioVsDK]

Ive been seeing alot of these collection threads on this forum. So I thought I would start my own. Does what it says on the tin, what PC games do YOU own? It can include any form of games, steam, hard copys, whatever.

Ill start.

Steam:
Half Life
Half Life: Blue Shift
Half Life: Opposing Forces
Half Life 2
Half Life 2: Episode 1
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Half Life 2: The Lost Coast
Half Life 2: Deathmatch
Team Fortress Classic
Team Fortress 2
Portal
Counter-Strike: Source
Day Of Defeat: Source
Garry's Mod

Hard Copys:
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout 3
Fallout 3: Operation Annchorage
Fallout 3: The Pitt
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Fallout Tactics
Deus Ex
LEGO Batman
Oblivion
Oblivion: The Shivering Isles
Worms United
Worms 2
Nuclear Strike
Sims + All Expansions
Sims 2 + Most Expansions
Sims 3
Black & White
Black & White 2
The Movies
The Movies: Stunt Expansion Pack
LEGO Island
LEGO Island 2: The Bricksters Revenge
LEGO Racer
LEGO Racer 2
Age Of Mythology
Age Of Empires
Age Of Empires II
Pirates of the Caribbean
Fate Of The Dragon
Comand and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Dark Messiah: Might And Magic
Lord Of The Rings: Battle For Middle-earth II
Monopoly
Theme Park
Theme Park World
Theme Hospital
Chess Titans (Free with Vista)

And thats it... unless you count mine sweep =P

[Spore]

Team Fortress 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Left 4 Dead
Garry's Mod
Bioshock
Braid
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Commander Keen Complete Pack
Counter-Strike: Source
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Dark Messiah Might and Magic
Darwinia
Doom 2
Doom 3
Doom 3:Resurrection of Evil
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics
Fallout 3
Far Cry
Farcry 2
Final Doom
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Hexen
Hexen 2
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
I-Fluid
Killing Floor
Lugaru
Master Levels of Doom
Multiwinia
Opposing Force
Peggle Deluxe
Penumbra Black Plague
Portal
Quake
Quake 2
Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
Quake 2: Ground Zero
Quake 2: The Reckoning
Quake 3 Arena
Quake 3 Team Arena
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Sam and Max Season 1 Episodes 1-4
Serious Sam: Second Encounter
Serious Sam II
The Ship
Spear of Destiny
Star Craft Broodwar
Team Fortress Classic
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 3
Ultimate Doom
Wolfenstein 3D
Zeno Clash
Black & White
Black & White: Creature Isle
Black & White 2
Spore
The Movies
Unreal Tournament 2003
Battlefield 1942
Thief II
Unreal Gold
Max Payne
Descent: Freespace The Great War
Gish
Penumbra: Haptix
Deus Ex

And some other things

Edit: Minesweeper

More edit: Descent 3
Sims
Sims 2

[KeeperBvK]

My prediction: This thread's going to get LONG.

My collection: Not listed anywhere else on the net (in a comprehensive list), so I'll have to type in all games manually for which I definitely lack the time at the moment, but it'll come...and oh boy, will it come.

[Joxe]

Installed:

Dungeon Keeper Gold
EVE Online
World of Warcraft (+expansions)
Mirror's Edge
Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Diablo
Diablo 2 + LoD
WarCraft 3 + TFT
StarCraft + BW
Sega Rally
Half-Life
Half-Life 2 + Ep. 1 & 2
Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead
Trackmania Nations
GarrysMod
Braid
Trine
Beyond Good & Evil
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Dungeon Keeper 2
Portal

Laying around:
Tomb Raider 2-5
Formula 1 '97
Star Wars: KotOR
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (bleh)
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Unreal Tournament 2004

Probably have some more old games somewhere, but these are the ones I remember.

[Shortay]

Only a few, not much of a PC gamer to say the least:

James Bond 007: Nightfire
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Portal
Strong Bad Episode 4 - Dangeresque 3
Team Fortress 2

[evildevil97]

Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate II
(plus they're respective expansion packs)

...That'd be it.

[Tides of Chaos]

This thread is going to be insanely long. But anyways, here goes:
Steam:
Audiosurf
Peggle Deluxe
Team Fortress 2
Commander Keen Complete Pack
Garry's Mod
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Left 4 Dead
Peggle Extreme
Portal
Sam & Max Season One
Sam & Max Season Two
World of Goo

Regular CD's and stuff:
Age of Empires II: Gold Edition
Age of Mythology
Age of Empires III: Gold Edition
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Guild Wars
Guild Wars: Nightfall
Oregon Trail 5
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars: Empire At War
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
Rise of Nations Gold
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time-Twister
SimCity 4 Deluxe
The Sims 1: Mega Deluxe (Polish)
Chessmaster 9000
The Oregon Trail
Lemmings
Dogz
Lego Racers
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2nd Edition
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Sports Edition
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiago?
G-NOME
Carmen Sandiago's Great Chase Through Time

I think that's basically it, unless I include my old children's games too (like Jumpstart and Spy Fox)

EDIT: I just have a question. Is this thread going to be made into a list like the other collection threads? I thought so at first but you made no mention of it nor any rules so I'm not sure now.

[LinkFanatic]

I never really got into the PC game market, per se. Had a stint of a month playing one of those free MMORPG's called La Tale, but lost interest pretty quick. Other than that, these are all I have (counting my wife's):

Mine: Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe

Wife: Diner Dash 1 and 2, all the CSI games, and Cake Mania 2

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Are you going to tally the collections and individual lists like the other threads do?

So far my only game is Sango Fighter (freeware). I had a few more but I got rid of them.

[Joxe]

Just a question, what is it that you don't like about PC gaming? I often see people say "I'm not into PC gaming" but never stating the reason why

[LinkFanatic]

Originally Posted by Joxe

Just a question, what is it that you don't like about PC gaming? I often see people say "I'm not into PC gaming" but never stating the reason why

For me, when I got my first computer in 1999, I was planning on playing games with it. However, I got so used to the way consoles had made it simpler, I stuck to those. I chose to upgrade my consoles every 4 to 5 years as opposed to upgrading my computer every 6 months to play the most up-to-date games. More reasons:
1. My computer is in my bedroom and I would have to sit in an uncomfortable chair and my consoles are in the living room where I can play on big screen sitting in my recliner
2. No worries of viruses or incompatiblity issues or other crap from a PC

There are more, just can't recall all of them. Of course, these are just my personal preferences and doesn't mean I think PC gaming sucks or anything....just not my cup of tea.

[evildevil97]

I don't know if that was an open question, but since I'm no PC gamer either, I wish to answer for myself as well: Almost every time I begin a game, I cant finish it because my computer gets infected with something, or starts to slow down to the point it's unplayable. And it's not even a bad computer!

[Spore]

Originally Posted by LinkFanatic

For me, when I got my first computer in 1999, I was planning on playing games with it. However, I got so used to the way consoles had made it simpler, I stuck to those. I chose to upgrade my consoles every 4 to 5 years as opposed to upgrading my computer every 6 months to play the most up-to-date games. More reasons:
1. My computer is in my bedroom and I would have to sit in an uncomfortable chair and my consoles are in the living room where I can play on big screen sitting in my recliner
2. No worries of viruses or incompatiblity issues or other crap from a PC

Can people stop saying the whole upgrade every six months thing? System requirements for games are going to remain quite stagnant for the next couple years for the majority of games.

1. I'm just going to post this link on HTPC's for being so well written.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366437
Beautiful.

2. Can't get around that.

@Evildevil: Yes, I don't think that's your computer, but your browsing habits. Do you visit shifty places without any antivirus to speak of?

Anyway, I think we ought to have somebody compile one of those fancy big lists on a new thread.

[Joxe]

Response:

1. The chair was the most expensive part when I bought my gamer system last year, sit comfortable and spend money on the ergonomic parts

2. Is it just me that avoid viruses? I've had computers since 1997 (at the age of and broadband computers since 2002 (at the age of 13) and I've not had any virus even once, I don't even use a anti-virus program since it's just eating resources and blocking things it shouldn't with its firewall and except a spy-ware or two I've never encountered a virus on my computer or suffered from slow-downs except those that come with Vista.

When playing consoles I just miss all the stuff I can do on the PC, I'm kind of a multitasker that does loads of things at once:
Play a game
Skype
Music
Alt-Tab browsing internet
Watching TV

While as on a console I can:
Play a game

Even though I agree that some games work better on console I would say that the PC wins with a million miles overall. Thanks for sharing your reasons though

[Kanti 3000]

I'm not much of a PC gamer either, mostly because my current PC can't run many games, and buying a new PC isn't economicaly feasable at this time. Another big factor though is that the PC just doesn't have many games in alot of genres I like.

Anyways, here's my list:
Sam and Max Season 1
Command and Conquer
Halo
Homeworld
Knytt Stories
Solitaire
Minesweeper

and that's all!

[theUndead_feature]

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
Amber: Journey's Beyond
Blood
Doom
Doom II
Final Doom
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition
Earthworm Jim
The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead 2
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
Quake

Overall I don't like PC gaming. Computers are for Word, Photoshop, Internet, and Doom. All the perks that are said to come with this genre are perks I don't care about.

[noobers]

Spore
Team Fortress 2
Half-Life 2
HL2: Episode 1
HL2: Episode 2
Portal
Garry's Mod
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Half-Life: Source
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
AudioSurf
Plants Vs Zombies
Braid
Borderlands
Lucidity
Mirror's Edge
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Zeno Clash
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

[Joxe]

So you've only bought Orange Box and Spore? You should really look into the loads of other games that exist

[evildevil97]

Originally Posted by Spore

@Evildevil: Yes, I don't think that's your computer, but your browsing habits. Do you visit shifty places without any antivirus to speak of?

Last time, it was because I updated my anitvirus. It made everything go far too slowly. All in all, it was likely because I accidentally had more than one antivirus program running concurrently. Started eating at the memory. Thanks for assuming, though. Believe it or not, I'm not a complete idiot.

[Spore]

Originally Posted by evildevil97

Last time, it was because I updated my anitvirus. It made everything go far too slowly. All in all, it was likely because I accidentally had more than one antivirus program running concurrently. Started eating at the memory. Thanks for assuming, though. Believe it or not, I'm not a complete idiot.

Sorry for assuming. It's just when you say you get infected with something so regularly... Maybe you should look into one of these light antivirus programs and stick with it.
http://djitz.com/2009/02/14/lightest...s-2009-review/
I just don't really know how some people are such virus magnets.

[evildevil97]

Thanks. I've had better luck recently since SpySweeper added Antivirus to its normal protection, though, so I'll be sticking with that for awhile. Generally speaking though, I do stick with my reasoning for not being a PC gamer. There's always a risk factor of losing the savefile. (And making copies wont work since the only game I play is heavily modded.)

[Spore]

Originally Posted by evildevil97

There's always a risk factor of losing the savefile.

I wasn't aware that consoles didn't have that problem.

[evildevil97]

Originally Posted by Spore

I wasn't aware that consoles didn't have that problem.

In my experiences, I find that the risk is much higher on the PC, at the very least. I bought a used PS1 a few years ago, and plugged in my old memory cards, and I was surprised to see my data survived almost a decade in storage. Obviously battery saves like SNES games are a bit different, but it only ever effected me in two games - Super Punch-Out and Super Mario RPG. Both of which are now on VC, so that problem has dissipated.

[Spore]

Originally Posted by evildevil97

In my experiences, I find that the risk is much higher on the PC, at the very least. I bought a used PS1 a few years ago, and plugged in my old memory cards, and I was surprised to see my data survived almost a decade in storage. Obviously battery saves like SNES games are a bit different, but it only ever effected me in two games - Super Punch-Out and Super Mario RPG. Both of which are now on VC, so that problem has dissipated.

You're still acting like it is impossible to lose a memory card or break a console. Just back up saves to USB drives, CD's, online storage, external harddrives, SD cards etc.

[Yossarian]

Steam
Penumbra Collector's Set (Overture/Black Plague/Requiem)
Loom

PC
Day of the Tentacle / Sam and Max: Hit the Road

I'm new to this PC gaming lark, is there a simple way to find out the spec of my machine so I can pick games that I can play?

[Tides of Chaos]

Originally Posted by Yossarian

I'm new to this PC gaming lark, is there a simple way to find out the spec of my machine so I can pick games that I can play?

Well, what OS are you using? If it's Windows XP, go to Start, Control Panel, and then System. You should have some, if not most, of what you need there.

[Yossarian]

Originally Posted by Tides of Chaos

Well, what OS are you using? If it's Windows XP, go to Start, Control Panel, and then System. You should have some, if not most, of what you need there.

Thanks Tides. I can get most of the memory info from there but how about my graphics card? I'm using XP.

[Spore]

Originally Posted by Yossarian

Thanks Tides. I can get most of the memory info from there but how about my graphics card? I'm using XP.

This free, trustworthy tool will give oyu a list of every spec of your computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Also, thank you for buying the Penumbras. Those deserve some more attention. A lot more actually.

[evildevil97]

Originally Posted by Spore

You're still acting like it is impossible to lose a memory card or break a console. Just back up saves to USB drives, CD's, online storage, external harddrives, SD cards etc.

.....For some reason, that didn't really occur to me. Granted, I would have no idea how to back up a save off an SNES cartridge or PS1 memory card. I don't believe I was acting like it's impossible to lose console saves, though. In my experiences, I've had worse luck with PC saves. And I can only honestly judge things through my own experiences.

[Joxe]

On the PC it's at least your own fault if you lose a save, you make that choice

[evildevil97]

....How so? As I've already said, the only PC game I play is heavily modified, so backing up a save is almost impossible. It's as much as my fault as it would be for letting a console overheat, or by not replacing old batteries in SNES or Game Boy cartridges.

[Yossarian]

Originally Posted by Spore

This free, trustworthy tool will give oyu a list of every spec of your computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Also, thank you for buying the Penumbras. Those deserve some more attention. A lot more actually.

Thank you! I'll try that when I get home.

I downloaded the demo of Penumbra Overture on your recommendation on an unrelated thread (scary games?) and enjoyed it. I liked the level of interaction and detail. I got killed(?) by the dog but I guess that's the point of the demo!

Both Steam and the official website are offering 50% discount on the whole series so it seemed rude not to get it!

[Yossarian]

Steam (SeveredJoke)
Plants Vs Zombies - Awesome

I tried to get Braid but as I couldn't even get the demo to work I wasn't going to risk it.

[RetroNL]

Originally Posted by evildevil97

I don't know if that was an open question, but since I'm no PC gamer either, I wish to answer for myself as well: Almost every time I begin a game, I cant finish it because my computer gets infected with something, or starts to slow down to the point it's unplayable. And it's not even a bad computer!

Get a decent Internet Protection kit like Norton/ Bit Defender or McAfee not those free things from the internet that promise you a lot.
Since I use the payed ones my computer is as clean as a crystal and works well.
Btw. If you dont want to waste too much money on those and also dont want to download one of those in a illegal way, just get a cheap OEM one they mainly put on new computers, they sell a lot on ebay for not too much and is the same one as retail version only without box (thats how I do it).

[Joxe]

Don't get a Anti-Virus program and stop being careless when browsing and you can play your games with better performance. Firefox + AdBlock + NoScript blocks the most. XP is also better than Vista unless you want DirectX 10 or the upcoming 11. If you're not that much of a gamer you can also Dual-Boot with some Linux Distribution and play the games trough Wine which ensures a virus free enviroment that on top of that also defragments itself thus keeping it clean and fast.

If you still want some kind of anti-virus I've heard good things about AVG Anti-Virus, maybe not as good (still not necessary) than others but it's free.

[Spore]

Originally Posted by Joxe

XP is also better than Vista unless you want DirectX 10 or the upcoming 11. If you're not that much of a gamer you can also Dual-Boot with some Linux Distribution and play the games trough Wine which ensures a virus free enviroment that on top of that also defragments itself thus keeping it clean and fast.

If you still want some kind of anti-virus I've heard good things about AVG Anti-Virus, maybe not as good (still not necessary) than others but it's free.

If you are going to be playing games, but also want Linux, it is best to dual-boot with your preferred version of Windows and using that for all your games. Jumping through the hurdles of WINE and occasionally lacking driver support to maybe get a game running at a reasonable pace isn't quite worth it. Linux can be good if you are great at getting viruses with Windows while browsing the net though. Also, Windows can automatically defragment itself too you know. Lastly, there really are some great, free, light anti-virus applications that do well like the one posted above this block of text. I know I'm not using Norton with my next build if I'm going to be using an anti-virus at all. Slow and intrusive.

[evildevil97]

Originally Posted by RetroNL

Get a decent Internet Protection kit like Norton/ Bit Defender or McAfee not those free things from the internet that promise you a lot.
Since I use the payed ones my computer is as clean as a crystal and works well.
Btw. If you dont want to waste too much money on those and also dont want to download one of those in a illegal way, just get a cheap OEM one they mainly put on new computers, they sell a lot on ebay for not too much and is the same one as retail version only without box (thats how I do it).

I've been blowing $50/year on protection as it is. People need to learn to stop assuming things. Webroot seems to be doing a lot better than Trend Micro has. I used to use Webroot for spyware protection and Trend Micro for virusses, but a more recent Webroot update added virus protection, and that's been working like a charm...

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

I was really close to picking up Warcraft II BattleNet Edition today for $0.99, but then I noticed it was the German edition (somehow—how did that get there?!).

Hmm...

Do the EU versions of PC games usually have language select options... or would it be all German?

[Mickeymac]

Does this include PCDL games? If not, then so far I only have The Orange Box, a game I greatly regret buying...

[Joxe]

Originally Posted by Spore

If you are going to be playing games, but also want Linux, it is best to dual-boot with your preferred version of Windows and using that for all your games. Jumping through the hurdles of WINE and occasionally lacking driver support to maybe get a game running at a reasonable pace isn't quite worth it. Linux can be good if you are great at getting viruses with Windows while browsing the net though. Also, Windows can automatically defragment itself too you know.

Yeah, Dual-Booting is probably the best way to have a safe "surfing" computer and a "gaming" computer at the same time, of course, you can manage quite well in XP or Vista without getting any viruses. I only suggested Linux due to people was complaining about viruses, it's rather impossible to make a OS-destroying virus in Linux. And Wine, some applications are considered "Platinum" in their AppDB which means it's just install and run as normal or make some tiny changes to the game, some are always unlucky though as you say, but hey, it's free

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

...

Do the EU versions of PC games usually have language select options... or would it be all German?

Just like console games, most games do have these options, but I would say that for a game this old it probably will be German text. This is a guess based on StarCraft which only have English as selectable language during its install, and it was released a bit after WC2.