Blast from the past - Windows XP - Free games/education stuff?

[CrippsCorner]

Hey so they were throwing out an XP laptop at work. I got my hands on it, restored the OS to a blank build, and plan on giving it to the kids to play around with/destroy. Thinking there might be some stuff I can chuck on there for my 4 & 6 year olds to use? Freeware/shareware websites etc? I'm a bit out of touch with it.

I must have my old games like Quake & Command and Conquer at my mums, going to have to find out what I have! Not really appropriate for the kids though.

They love playing around in Paint for now anyway

 

[Touring_Rob]

I f**king loved Sim Tower when I was 6-7, wonder if that was an XP game?

Negative, it was released in 1994... f**k me thats s**t. Was still brilliant though.

 

[Touring_Rob]

omg its as amazing as I remember:

SimTower | Play game online!

SimTower: The Vertical Empire is a construction and management simulation video game developed by OpenBook Co., Ltd. Play SimTower online in web browser!

playclassic.games

ie) its properly s**t but also fantastic

 

[Louis]

Limewire

 

[Sir_Dave]

BMW Standards Tools; by the time they are 10 they’ll be recoding FRM’s for £80 a pop and you wont need to work anymore.

 

[Jonnio]

I can remember hammering the airport one of these. Maybe you can find an older Windows version.

Buzzy the Knowledge Bug

www.humongous.com

 

[Martin_172]

I built a retro gaming machine for me and my daughter, we enjoy going up the town and buying games from CEX, loads of 90s and 2000s games for £1 on a half shelf at the back of the store!! loads of forgotten gems!

EDIT: As per the RC Car thread, there is probably a lot more time and money invested from my behalf than her...

 

[CrippsCorner]

omg its as amazing as I remember:

SimTower | Play game online!

SimTower: The Vertical Empire is a construction and management simulation video game developed by OpenBook Co., Ltd. Play SimTower online in web browser!

playclassic.games

ie) its properly s**t but also fantastic

What is this website!? Wow. Just searched for my all time favourite 16 bit game, Mega lo Mania, and now I'm ready to lose the rest of the evening...

 

[charltjr]

What is this website!? Wow. Just searched for my all time favourite 16 bit game, Mega lo Mania, and now I'm ready to lose the rest of the evening...

Wait…. What………

Oh s**t. That’s tomorrow gone then, luckily it’s going to be raining 😂

”We’re running out of elements!”

 

[hopgop1]

I remember playing Binman in primary school as a kid, had it installed on the school computers, don't remember it being educational, but it was strangely fun for a game about bin collecting. I'm sure that must be abandonware now that you can download somewhere.

 

[BoatNonce]

 

[Touring_Rob]

What is this website!? Wow. Just searched for my all time favourite 16 bit game, Mega lo Mania, and now I'm ready to lose the rest of the evening...

Its good isn't it, I lost 4 hours the other eve 🤦‍♂️

 

[Darren S]

OpenTTD would be a good one, but maybe a little too involved for kids?

OpenTTD | Home

www.openttd.org

 

[CrippsCorner]

Wait…. What………

Oh s**t. That’s tomorrow gone then, luckily it’s going to be raining 😂

”We’re running out of elements!”

Ha, quality, another fan. I do do random quotes from it still sometimes. Camp mode engaged: "No I don't think sooo"

Do you know the cheat code to get the space/flying game within it?

 

[charltjr]

Ha, quality, another fan. I do do random quotes from it still sometimes. Camp mode engaged: "No I don't think sooo"

Do you know the cheat code to get the space/flying game within it?

Ooooh…. I do not…. Please share.

That would be ergonomically terwiffic 😂

 

[CrippsCorner]

It's very basic but...

Mega Lo Mania/Hidden content - Sega Retro

segaretro.org

It just stuck with me as Jools was one of the game developers who worked on Cannon Fodder & Sensible Soccer as well... two other amazing games!