Hi I'm bobo from England, just introducing myself as I think its just the polite thing to do.

I need a game, dos or win based, either is fine. But I need something to fill my time, as I keep going out, spending all my money and drinking far far too much and I need something addictive to keep me in.

I do like a good RPG, but more importantly a game with a good story, something you can get into and enjoy, and something that doesnt take 2 minutes to complete. Some of my favorite games so you get an idea of my likes:

Mechcommander 1+2 (strategy games, a bit like C+C style but more action)
Zelda- a link to the past (on the snes, best game ever)
Ultima IV on the master system, a huge game for such a simple console
and there are more, but those are the main ones.

Hopefully this is a nice forum to new members, too many forums arent, but any help on a good game would be much appreciated

Cool, theres a whole load of games that you´ll probably like then, mate.

Also try Abandonia Reloaded at www.reloaded.org - that´s got good freeware games on it (and is technically more legal than here).

Oh yeah, welcome to the forum. I hope you like it.

Welcome Bobobaxta.
I would advice you to browse around and try out the various games on the site. Some might surprise you, and it'll broaden your horizons :ok:

Oh, and be sure to follow Prejudice's advice. :)

Thanks mate, got any personal favorites that I should know about?

You could try Wizardry VII or World of Xeen, both downloadable here on Abandonia. Or did you want an advice on any game on the market ? In which case i would suggest Baldur's Gate 2 (fantasy) or Fallout 1&2 (post-nuclear) or Knights of the old republic (aka Kotor, Star Wars universe).

If you want a good story, how about Beneath a Steel Sky?

Edit: Scratch that, I missed the RPG bit.

UFO : Enemy Unknown is possibly my favourite game ever (actually basing my GCSE Graphic Products on it), I recommend that.

Most of the RPGs are good too, Blade Of Destiny is excellent.

Jagged Alliance is good too.

And by the way, if you´re using XP then I recommend that you get DOSBox and D-Fend ASAP.

Yeah UFO's the best game ever, but the guy asked for RPG.

Last night I spend the evening downloading win98 drivers and making an image on a 9gb harddrive, as I have had endless problems with dosbox.

@ A J Raffles, RPG isnt critical, I like to feel in a character, or be in a story, I like to be closer to aN RPG than a first person shoot em up (unless of course its goldeneye)

How actiony are those RPG's? I find sometimes they can sometimes get boring if lacking.

Is everyone this friendly? I would be shocked if there wasnt a forum loud mouth

There are some, they just aren't up and running right now, different time zones you know. :D