Mike's Window : Games

A blast from the past..

Mike Hall — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:47:53 GMT

Those of you who remember this.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro .. might also remember this character. His name was Repton, a lizard who had a propensity for wanting to gather jewels. All you had to do was to carefully guide him through a maze...(read more)

After a bad day..

Mike Hall — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:48:34 GMT

.. essentially any day which ends with the letters ‘….day’, what better than to fire up Halo in a trainer and just shoot everything to pieces. This is what I have used as a stress reliever since the game first appeared in 2001/2002. Windows XP handled...(read more)

Ultimate Extras..

Mike Hall — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:18:52 GMT

The promised 'extras' were not a good reason to purchase Vista Ultimate. We have until now received some dreamscenes (oh my) and Texas Hold'em (yeehaw, NOT). It couldn't have been much worse, but nobody in their right mind would have bought...(read more)

'Why games don't play so well' Update..

Mike Hall — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:50:00 GMT

Since writing the first part, I have reloaded Halo for PC, Combat Flight Simulator 3 and Fable Lost Chapters. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the DirectX 9 'pack' has improved the way the games play now. I can set detail in each game...(read more)

Why some games may not play too well..

Mike Hall — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:05:00 GMT

When I first started to use Vista, I was surprised at what would run. Virtually everything I had was ok, games included. However, while games in general would run, some didn't run particularly well. The high end games like Fable, CFS3, Halo and Age...(read more)