Samsung Netbook Games List (N-Series)
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This list covers games for the Atom N270/N280 based Samsung NC10, NC20, N110, N120, N130, N140 and N310 netbook range. These netbooks have very similar capabilities so the below chart should give you a good idea whether a game may or may not work. For the most reliable match look to see if someone has tested a specific game on your specific model.
- Check here for a working games list for the N510
- Check here for a working games list for the Atom N450 Based Netbooks (N210, N220, N150 and NB30)
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This list is created by a community of Samsung Netbook owners and should give you a good idea of what games can run, however please check carefully with your supplier before purchase - we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this list.
The Samsung Netbook Games List
Note: If there is no response for your netbook this means it is untested however if a game works on one it has a very good chance of working on the others.
| Game | NC10 | N110 | NC20 | N120 | N310 | N130 | N140 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1nsane - Racing Game | Yes | Get through GOG.COM | ||||||
| Age of Empires II The Conquerors | Yes | Yes | Plays smooth and well, with NC10 1024x768 graphics are squeezed, but no problems. With N110 I could set 1024x768 only with Astray+ v1.3.7 but it is unplayable due to slowish movements. 800x600 plays extremely well. | |||||
| Arcanum - Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Yes | Work Good, but have casual small lags. Use Hires Mod for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Arx Fatalis | Yes | Work good. | ||||||
| Audiosurf | Yes | Yes | Runs smoothly on low graphics and in fullscreen, Note this can be bought via Steam for £5.99 + | |||||
| Baldur's Gate | Yes | Yes | plays smoothly. Use Widescreen Mod for optimize screen resolution. | |||||
| Baldur's Gate 2 | Yes | Yes | plays smoothly; Easytutu (BG1 in BG2 engine) works too. Use Widescreen Mod for optimize screen resolution. | |||||
| Battle for Wesnoth | Yes | Use the --smallgui command line parameter. | ||||||
| Civilisation III | Yes | Check this post to get started. Note this can be bought via Steam for £2.99! | ||||||
| Command And Conquer: Tiberian Sun | Yes | Yes | Good smooth fps, no technical difficulties in gameplay. (800x600) | |||||
| Counter Strike: Condition Zero | Yes | Moderate Stutter problems occasionally during gameplay, works fine on steam (800x600) | ||||||
| Crazy Taxi | Yes | Playable at 640x480 in 16 bits with lowest settings and music off | ||||||
| Diablo II | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Dungeon Keeper II | Yes | Follow instructions here to set the resolution at 1024x600 | ||||||
| Elder Scrolls I - Arena | Yes | Work good with DosBox, Install with ArenaSetup | ||||||
| Elder Scrolls II - Daggerfall | Yes | Work good with DosBox, Install with DaggerfallSetup | ||||||
| Elder Scrolls III - Morrowind | Yes | plays smoothly | ||||||
| Fallout | Yes | Work Good. Use HiRes Patch for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Fallout 2 | Yes | Work Good. Use HiRes Patch for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Fallout Tactics | Yes | Work Good. | ||||||
| Football Manager 2010 | Yes | You will have to download a netbook skin here | ||||||
| Frozen Synapse | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Gothic | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Gohtic II | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Grand Theft Auto 1 | Yes | This game is now available for free from Rockstar Classics | ||||||
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | Yes | This game is now available for free from Rockstar Classics | ||||||
| Grand Theft Auto 3 | Yes | 20 - 30 fps at 1024 x 600 in 32 bit | ||||||
| Grand Theft Auto Vice City | Yes | 20 - 25 fps at 1024 x 600 in 16 bit | ||||||
| GzDoom | Yes | Doom, Doom II, Final Doom, Ultimate Doom, TNT & Plutonia run perfect at 1024x600 with all enhancements of the GzDoom Engine | ||||||
| Half Life (classic) | Yes | Yes | Runs fine although not at native resolution. Only the classic version however (non Source). Obtained via Steam | |||||
| Hitman I | Yes | Get it to work with this the help of this post | ||||||
| Hitman II | Yes | Get it to work with this the help of this post | ||||||
| Icewind Dale | Yes | Run good. Use Widescreen Mod for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Icewind Dale II | Yes | Run good. Use Widescreen Mod for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Lego Batman | Yes | One level doesn't load correctly. See 16 March post here for solution. Get it through Steam. | ||||||
| Lego Star Wars (Original Trilogy) | Yes | Following install of genuine version; you'll need to find modified .exe file, if you want it to run without checking for a disk each time. | ||||||
| Max Payne | Yes | Runs OK at 800 x 600 15 fps + | ||||||
| Micro Machines 4 | Yes | Yes | Runs very smoothly on full graphics at 1024 x 600 + | |||||
| Neverwinter Nights | Yes | Playable (fps 25+) at 800x600 with 16MB textures and "Miles fast 2D positional audio". Multiplayer playable but not advised. | ||||||
| Nexus - The Jupiter Incident | Yes | Install the 1.01 patch, find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mithis\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident in the registry and set Display_Height to 600 | ||||||
| Planescape Torment | Yes | Work Good. Use Widescreen Mod for optimize screen resolution. | ||||||
| Quake | Yes | Yes | Win Quake or GL Quake run perfectly | |||||
| Quake II | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Quake III Arena | Yes | Yes | runs at 1024 x 600 perfectly | |||||
| Rally Championship 2000 | Yes | runs at 800 x 600 perfectly. Also hooked up by VGA toSamsung 580 series 46 inch full hd at full hd worked awesome. | ||||||
| Rome: Total War | Yes | Good FPS. Graphics optimized for speed and miles fast 2d positional audio. Make sure to set your ingame resolution to that of your desktop (or the other way around). Otherwise your mousespeed will be awefully slow. | ||||||
| Second Life | No | Installs and does run but it's far too slow to be acceptably usable on the NC10 | ||||||
| Spore | Yes | Runs at playable speeds at lower graphics options | ||||||
| Star Wars: Jedi Outcast 2 | Yes | Runs at 15 - 25 fps | ||||||
| Theme Park World / Sim Theme Park | Yes | Perfect on 800x600 with highest graphics quality but needs the 2.0 Patch / XP & Vista Fix / No-CD Fix. Get the XP & Vista Fix plus 2.0 Patch here: [1] Google for CD-fix I won´t supply it here | ||||||
| Thief : The Dark Project | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Thing, The | Yes | Perfect at 800x600x32 | ||||||
| Tomb Raider II | Yes | Read a NC10 review here | ||||||
| Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 | Yes | Perfect at 800x600x32 with full details | ||||||
| Total Annihilation + Expansions | Yes | Runs at 1024x600 | ||||||
| The Ur-Quan Masters | Yes | Runs fine at 640x480 with no scaler | ||||||
| Unreal Tournament 1999 | Yes | 1024 x 600 highly playable | ||||||
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Yes | See it in action. Playable but only on smaller 'death match' maps. | ||||||
| Warhammer 40000 Final Liberation | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Warhammer 40000 Rites of war | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| Warhammer Blood Omen | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| World of Goo | Yes | Review of WoG running on the NC10 | ||||||
| Wormux | Yes | Work Good | ||||||
| World of Warcraft | Yes | (800 x 600) semi playable | ||||||
| X2: The Threat (demo) | Yes | Mouse on start menu is slow and lags, keyboard can be used instead. Ingame framerate is very playable. | ||||||
| X3: Reunion | Yes | Mouse on start menu lags badly. Combat training was playable, but a fresh start lagged bad enough for me not wanting to play. Preferences may differ though. |
Other Game Resources
Specific model resources
- Samsung NC10 Games
- Samsung NC20 Games
- Samsung N110 Games
- Samsung N120 Games
- Samsung N310 Games
- Samsung N510 Games
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