Good games where time based input isn't required?

ewgf

I'm looking for games that can be played on a tablet (7" galaxy Tab 2), and since I hate touch screen controls (I just can't get used to them), I want to avoid games where timing is important (i.e. most games, sadly), and just play games user input isn't too critically timed.

The games can be in any suitable format (Android, Flash/Java (assuming the tablet uses Java or Flash, come to think of it?), emulated) I don't care, just games where you can take your time entering your choice. Games under SCUMM are great (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, etc), as are emulated Spectrum games like PSION Scrabble, Chaos, most adventures, Infection, etc), but games like the Android version of Carmageddon, Spectrum games like Skooldaze, Dynamite Dan 2, etc are out unless I can adjust to using touch screen input in real time.

Any game suggestions, please?

GreenCard

I've been playing a really good, fairly old school turn-based RPG on iOS lately called Undercroft. As it's turn-based, you can take your time (at least as far as I've gotten into it). It's free too, which is nice. :smile:

Felix

Two Spectrum games that work great on a tablet are Ossuary and Intergalatic Space Rescue, by Cyningstan. I also enjoyed the browser game Fruit Salad.

Bermondsey Bob

I'd say the SCUMM games are an obvious choice (as have been mentioned). If you get a keyboard attachment then Speccy games are a great choice as you just use the keyboard for controlls (Marvin works great with my tab and keyboard). The Play store is full of those "hidden object" games, but those are boring IMO.

Those tile matching games are good for passing the time and are easy to control. I also have a decent Solitare game that's great for passing the time.

Being on dialysis, I'm always looking for decent games that are easy to control with one hand the other is tied up with dialysis needles)

dm_boozefreek

Get yerself one of these and timing won't be an issue :D

slenkar

For Speccy

Rebelstar
LaserSquad
Lords of Chaos
Viking Raiders

for Dosbox

Fallout and X-Com

Rebelstar without a cause

Game Dev Story and Lords of Midnight.

Dave_C

Chaos - The Battle of Wizards

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chaos.app#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY2hhb3MuYXBwIl0.

ccowley

The Room - My Favourite Android game of all time I think.
Cogs - if you like puzzles and steampunk styling
Scrabble - Very good implementation (obviously not as good as Psion's version :) )
Dizzy, Prince of The Yolkfolk - May be a bit boring if you've completed it on the speccy.
Twisty - Infocom/Z-Machine Adventure Game Interpreter

Then you've got the SCUMMVM games that Bermondsey Bob mentioned.

Vampyre

There's a decent Scrabble game on Android Marketplace https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lulo.scrabble.classicwords&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sdWxvLnNjcmFiYmxlLmNsYXNzaWN3b3JkcyJd which is a far, far, far superior version to the official one EA released recently.

It's single-player against the computer too rather than the EA one that's multiplayer only.

dm_boozefreek

ccowley wrote: »

The Room - My Favourite Android game of all time I think.

I might have to get this myself? It looks right up my street.

...Let's see? Yup also available for i-Phone.

ccowley

Vampyre wrote: »

There's a decent Scrabble game on Android Marketplace https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lulo.scrabble.classicwords&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sdWxvLnNjcmFiYmxlLmNsYXNzaWN3b3JkcyJd which is a far, far, far superior version to the official one EA released recently.

Cheers. I'll have look at that.

gazj82

Battle for Wesnoth is a good turn based game. Pc version is free!

JerzyBulovski

Doomdark's Revenge? Possibly my all time favourite Speccy game. I think there might be an Android version (or was) complete with auto mapper.

Rebelstar without a cause

JerzyBulovski wrote: »

Doomdark's Revenge? Possibly my all time favourite Speccy game. I think there might be an Android version (or was) complete with auto mapper.

I don't think that's out yet but Lords of Midnight is and is excellent!

Daren

How about the Forest of Doom, based on the classic Fighting Fantasy book by Ian Livingstone? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.tinmangames.fightingfantasy.forestofdoom&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImF1LmNvbS50aW5tYW5nYW1lcy5maWdodGluZ2ZhbnRhc3kuZm9yZXN0b2Zkb29tIl0.

More Fighting Fantasy games coming soon!

GreenCard

Daren wrote: »

How about the Forest of Doom, based on the classic Fighting Fantasy book by Ian Livingstone? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.tinmangames.fightingfantasy.forestofdoom&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImF1LmNvbS50aW5tYW5nYW1lcy5maWdodGluZ2ZhbnRhc3kuZm9yZXN0b2Zkb29tIl0.

More Fighting Fantasy games coming soon!

There are already a couple more available; Blood Of The Zombies and House Of Hell.

ewgf

Some great suggestions here, thanks. I'd also add Detective Chess, a .SWF game from http://bindweed.com/webgames/detectivechess/detectivechess.htm (to save the game to your hard drive, copy and past the URL ( http://bindweed.com/webgames/detectivechess/detectivechess.htm ) into the box at http://file2hd.com/ and download the detectivechess.swf file (it's currently at http://games.mochiads.com/c/g/detective-chess/detectivechess.swf but that might change).

It's very simple to play, you just have to work out where the pieces go on the board - as long as you know the basics of Chess then you can play this game. The only problem was that my tablet wouldn't play it as for some reason flash doesn't play on Android versions as late as 4.1.1 due to support being dropped (I thought Flash was supposed to be universal), but I managed to find a page via google ( http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-10-1/604836-unable-play-flash-iplayer-videos.html ) where the advice given was

1/(NEW)Download the file. Apk of Flash Player version 11.1-111115012: http://d-h.st/wPd

2/(26/08 NEW)Download the file flash_player version 11.1.115.17 : http://d-h.st/7Ds

And the Tab notice came up saying that I wasn't allowed to download from non android market. So I went to settings and changed the settings to allow that to happen and adobe flash player was installed. Once the flash was installed, I went back to set it back to the default setting which was to block downloads from non android market.

The flash player is still working and no effect whatsoever on the tab so far.

I did the above, then downloaded an SWF player and everything worked OK, so if you want to play Detective Chess or any other flash/.SWF stuff, the hopefully the above method will work for you.

dm_boozefreek wrote: »

Get yerself one of these and timing won't be an issue :D

What's that called, or where is it from, please? Searching by image isn't something google.com excels at...

Bermondsey Bob wrote: »

I'd say the SCUMM games are an obvious choice (as have been mentioned). If you get a keyboard attachment then Speccy games are a great choice as you just use the keyboard for controlls (Marvin works great with my tab and keyboard).

Which keyboard would you recommend for the tablet, please?

thehive

ewgf wrote: »

What's that called, or where is it from, please? Searching by image isn't something google.com excels at...

You can find it here ewgf;

http://www.nyko.com/products/?platform=Android

ewgf

thehive wrote: »

You can find it here ewgf;

http://www.nyko.com/products/?platform=Android

Thanks, mate.