i built my first gaming pc in 2004, athlon xp 2500+, 512mb ddr333, 80gb ATA, radeon 9600xt. GTA SA, doom 3, far cry, half life 2, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Toca race driver 2. great year.
In 2004 I was 30 years old, had a P4 2.6c@3.0GHz, a Geforce 6800GS soft modded to GT and oh the fun I had with Warhammer 40k, Far Cry, Fable, UT 2004, HL2... really a golden age of PC gaming.
Thanks for letting me feel young for once. I was in high school. I read so many comments from people who think 2015 is retro and GTX 750ti their first ever video card so it’s good to know I’m not the oldest person in this hobby. And yes it was the golden age. I built my first gaming PC in 2003. Before that it was just moms office PC which only played 2D games like Red Alert and Diablo 2.
@@wertywerrtyson5529 you're only as old as you feel! My first gaming PC was a P3 550MHz with a pair of Voodoo2 12MB in SLI way back in 1998. Before that I had a 486 DX2 for DOS games, and before that the wonderful Sinclair Spectrum!
In 2004 i was 7 but i played a lot with my uncle ps2. That year i played Underground 2, gta san andreas, Toca Race Driver 2, Burnout 3 takedown, Driver 3 and some of the best games ever (for my own taste) but that were only ps2 exclusives as Destruction Derby Arenas, Gran Turismo 4 and Sly 2. Since now i have a lot of retro pcs and even the old ps2 i want to play Spliter cell Pandora Tomorrow, the suffering and hitman contracts. 2004 and 2005 were the best years. 2005 we got Most Wanted and Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition
im glad that i discovered your channel bro. 2000s gaming content always make my day. sims 2 and underground 2 are the ones i liked most btw. (actually i wish i had been able to play wow back then but it was expensive for me😢😂)
Textures being low in Doom 3? From what I remember it was one of the most demanding games for VRAM. To enable Ultra you had to have 512MB I think which was massive amounts of VRAM then. I had 128MB in my 9800Pro.
It was demanding, and it required 512 of VRAM because at the highest settings the textures were uncompressed, but the textures were still low resolution.
@@MidnightGeek99 Voodoo 3 and all that jazz. Suppose I was 14 years old and with the matrix coming out the next year. It would be the last period of childlike magic for me. 🙏
I'm currently play testing Doom 3: Golden Edition, a mod I made a few years back, but I only now got a period accurate PC running Windows 2000 (I just preferred it over XP) with a Geforce 6600 and a Pentium D (Disable one core and it becomes a pentium 4, there's no difference, so still period appropriate). And... man, even with a 6600, it runs fairly well, and that was the most demanding game from 2004. HL2 and FarCry ran even better. Remember when PC games were highly optimized, cutting edge, new and exciting? Those were the days. I would say 2007 or 2011 was the last time we had such an amazing year for PC gaming. (sigh)
@MidnightGeek99 that is correct. Why did I say Doom 4? 😅 The reason why I liked 2011 is because of Portal 2, Mass Effect 2, Rayman Origins, Sonic Generations (probably the last time we got a good 3D sonic game), and Rage. Yep, I love that game, even with its mediocre reception... just like Doom 3.
I think KOTOR II technically came out in '05 for PC, but it still counts. I would also recommend Thief: Deadly Shadows, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Pirates! for '04.
99 for me bcouse of. Nocturne. Outcast. tomb raider 4. system shock 2 . residen evil 3. freespace 2. 2000 to 2001 max payne. hitman. nfs porcshe. alien vs predator 2. dino crisis 2.proejt igi. the thing that 2004 was best bcouse of fps games. 99 to 2001 not jsut pc exlusive fps games all genres.
i built my first gaming pc in 2004, athlon xp 2500+, 512mb ddr333, 80gb ATA, radeon 9600xt. GTA SA, doom 3, far cry, half life 2, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Toca race driver 2. great year.
The years around 2004 were indeed very nice.
Indeed!
In 2004 I was 30 years old, had a P4 2.6c@3.0GHz, a Geforce 6800GS soft modded to GT and oh the fun I had with Warhammer 40k, Far Cry, Fable, UT 2004, HL2... really a golden age of PC gaming.
Thanks for letting me feel young for once. I was in high school. I read so many comments from people who think 2015 is retro and GTX 750ti their first ever video card so it’s good to know I’m not the oldest person in this hobby. And yes it was the golden age. I built my first gaming PC in 2003. Before that it was just moms office PC which only played 2D games like Red Alert and Diablo 2.
@@wertywerrtyson5529 you're only as old as you feel! My first gaming PC was a P3 550MHz with a pair of Voodoo2 12MB in SLI way back in 1998. Before that I had a 486 DX2 for DOS games, and before that the wonderful Sinclair Spectrum!
Yes indeed! Also, 6800 GS in 2005 was amazing, I had a 6600 back then.
That's a wholesome list of games, brings back my childhood. Cheers mate!
Thank you, cheers! :)
I still can’t believe they removed the drag racing from underground 2
They...did?
RTW and Half Life 2 are what I remember 2004 for. 2002 was great for Jedi Outcast alone.
Yes, I will make a video about 2002 also :)
In 2004 i was 7 but i played a lot with my uncle ps2.
That year i played Underground 2, gta san andreas, Toca Race Driver 2, Burnout 3 takedown, Driver 3 and some of the best games ever (for my own taste) but that were only ps2 exclusives as Destruction Derby Arenas, Gran Turismo 4 and Sly 2.
Since now i have a lot of retro pcs and even the old ps2 i want to play Spliter cell Pandora Tomorrow, the suffering and hitman contracts.
2004 and 2005 were the best years.
2005 we got Most Wanted and Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition
I will do a video about 2005...and another about 2002, and 1999, and 1998 :)
Aah, good old DirectX 9.0c
Yes, DX8 + DX9 was peak gaming :D
for sure!!
I miss 2004 and 2005 soo much......
Yeah...I know the feeling!
I loved Battlefield Vietnam with fortunate son playing from helicopters it was crazy. But this is a nice list.
It's on the list, but at the end, I did not play a lot of BF games.
@@MidnightGeek99 You can't play everything.
Ahh to play this all amazing games the Athlon 64x2 3800+ Manchester socket 939 was amazing with geforce 6600GT.
Indeed, 2004 was a very good year for hardware also :)
im glad that i discovered your channel bro. 2000s gaming content always make my day.
sims 2 and underground 2 are the ones i liked most btw. (actually i wish i had been able to play wow back then but it was expensive for me😢😂)
2000s gaming is awesome :D
Nice video!
Thank you!
It was the best year for sure. My all-time favorite is Far Cry. However, you failed to mention GTA:SA.
San Andreas was released in 2005, for PC.
Textures being low in Doom 3? From what I remember it was one of the most demanding games for VRAM. To enable Ultra you had to have 512MB I think which was massive amounts of VRAM then. I had 128MB in my 9800Pro.
It was demanding, and it required 512 of VRAM because at the highest settings the textures were uncompressed, but the textures were still low resolution.
Nfs U2 still holds up till this date...
It does, I will do a review about it also.
Legendary games. Mid 00s are the best in all meanings
Yes, I agree!
98, Unreal and Half-life... My best year.
(And Zelda Ocarina for console also that year).
😊
1998 was an amazing year, yeah, and if taken overall (PC + consoles), maybe the best.
@@MidnightGeek99 Voodoo 3 and all that jazz.
Suppose I was 14 years old and with the matrix coming out the next year. It would be the last period of childlike magic for me.
🙏
You forgot Chronicles of Riddick, which had graphics like doom but with better textures and lower requirements.
Nope, it's not forgotten, it's at the end :)
@@MidnightGeek99 Doom3 had BFG, Riddick had screwdriver
Great video mate, cheers!
Thank you :)
Just finished work. Going to listen while on way home 👍
Have fun!
Nice suprise, watching now, thanks
Awesome :D
심즈 2는 정말 문명처럼 재미있게 즐겼던 게임중의 하나인데, 최적화가 좋지 않아서 많이 아쉬운 게임인 것 같습니다. 언더그라운드2는 도시 배경이 네온으로 참 예뻐서 도로를 달리는 맛이 좋았던 것 같구요. 오늘도 영상도 잘보고 좋아요 누르고 갑니다 :D
네, 심즈 2는 그다지 최적화되지 않았고 항상 성능이 낮았지만 게임은 정말 훌륭했습니다. 감사합니다 :)
@@MidnightGeek99 Your Korean is getting better and better with every day. ;-)
I forgot just how many epic titles came out in 2004! Great year to be a gamer with our Athlon 64s 😀
Yes, 2004 was a great year for hardware also, Athlon64, GeForce 6000, Radeon X00...
I'm currently play testing Doom 3: Golden Edition, a mod I made a few years back, but I only now got a period accurate PC running Windows 2000 (I just preferred it over XP) with a Geforce 6600 and a Pentium D (Disable one core and it becomes a pentium 4, there's no difference, so still period appropriate). And... man, even with a 6600, it runs fairly well, and that was the most demanding game from 2004. HL2 and FarCry ran even better.
Remember when PC games were highly optimized, cutting edge, new and exciting? Those were the days. I would say 2007 or 2011 was the last time we had such an amazing year for PC gaming. (sigh)
I don't know about 2011, but yeah, 2007 was great!
Also, are you referring to Doom 3: Golden Edition?
@MidnightGeek99 that is correct. Why did I say Doom 4? 😅
The reason why I liked 2011 is because of Portal 2, Mass Effect 2, Rayman Origins, Sonic Generations (probably the last time we got a good 3D sonic game), and Rage. Yep, I love that game, even with its mediocre reception... just like Doom 3.
I think KOTOR II technically came out in '05 for PC, but it still counts.
I would also recommend Thief: Deadly Shadows, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Pirates! for '04.
Wow, I got tricked, did not know that :O
-2004 we play best games ever.
-2024 problem with connection to verification server please pay more money or check your internet connection.
:))) This is a correct assessment!
19:47 wrong footage bro =)
Finally, someone noticed, thank you :D
99 for me bcouse of. Nocturne. Outcast. tomb raider 4. system shock 2 . residen evil 3. freespace 2. 2000 to 2001 max payne. hitman. nfs porcshe. alien vs predator 2. dino crisis 2.proejt igi. the thing that 2004 was best bcouse of fps games. 99 to 2001 not jsut pc exlusive fps games all genres.
1998 was an amazing year, 1999, 2001 also...there's a reason I'm sticking with 1998-2006 gaming, for the most part.
@@MidnightGeek99 the reason stick until 2006 bcoıse after that need new hardware mostly. and after 2009 end of tradable stand alone pc games.
WHERE THE FUCK IS HALO 2????!
To be honest i would have probably chosen WoW over Halo, but i did not have a usefull PC around so i became a Halo-Dude
Halo 2 appeared in 2007 on PC :)