Note: You may not need the version I have listed...it is just what has worked for me!
This listing is only for reference to see WHAT games run, not to find hardware/configuration problems...
Unless specifically stated, I did nothing (except ensure updated drivers and/or patches at the time of testing) to get these games to work. Even if you have the exact same hardware as I do, it does not mean that the software package will work for you! Update all of your drivers and get the latest patch for your software. I could have used many other tweaks, but I will not list them nor E-Mail information on supporting these type of configurations.
If you wish for me to help you out a particular game, please contact the publisher/developer tech support department of the particular software you are having problems with. Also, I no longer have Windows 2000 installed on any "gaming" system. As a result, this page is no longer maintained, but kept for archival purposes.
| Game | Version | Works? | Problems? |
| Age of Empires 2 | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Alpha Centauri | v4.0 | Yes | None found |
| Baldur's Gate/TSC | 1.3.5512 | Yes | None found |
| Blade Runner | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Darkstone | 1.05 | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2 |
| Decent 3 | v1.3.1 | Yes | Glide only...works with v1.3.1 patch but not retail build |
| Diablo | 1.08 | Yes | None found |
| Diablo | 1.01 | Yes | None found |
| Dirt Track Racing | v1.02d | Yes | Works with GeForce2 or Glide |
| Final Fantasy 8 | Retail | Yes | None Found (TNT2 or Geforce2 tested) |
| Halflife | 1.0.1.5 | Yes | Glide only tested |
| Heroes of Might and Magic 3 | v1.2 | Yes | None found |
| Homeworld | v1.04 | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2! Detects Glide/Open GL but will not switch modes. |
| Kings Quest MOE | v1.3 | Yes | Glide only tested |
| MDK 2 | v1.0 | Yes | None found |
| MechWarrior 3 | v1.1 | Yes | Software Mode only. D3D displayed but after starting game, computer hard locks when rendered terrain/Mech appears. Glide Options not displayed |
| Might and Magic 6 | v1.1 | Yes | None found |
| Might and Magic 7 | v1.1 | Yes | Software Mode Only. No Glide Options displayed. D3D displayed but will not start up game. |
| Monopoly (Westwood/Hasbro) | Retail | No | Problems first found when trying to install "WinG" and then it would still not play... |
| Nascar 2000 | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Need for Speed 3 | Retail | Nope | Won't install! Dialog pop up "Sorry...works only in Win 95/98" (Fixed with Service Pack 2) |
| NHL 2000 | Retail | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2! |
| NOX | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Planescape Torment | 1.9 | Yes | None found |
| Powerslide | v1.05 | Nope | Crashes to desktop. |
| Pro Pinball Timeshock! | v1.07 | Yes | No USB Gamepad support |
| Quake(GL) | v.97 | Yes | None found |
| Quake 2 | v3.20 | Yes | Glide only tested |
| Quake 3 | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Rage of Mages 2 | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Revenant | v1.11e | Yes | Barely...Game runs slower than death and Music does not turn off... |
| Re-Volt | v1.10 | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2! |
| Shogo | v2.2 | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2!. Glide NOT detected. 3D Sound should be set to "Emulate Microsoft Direct3D Sound" for the Live to work. |
| SimCity 3000 | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Starcraft/Broodwar | v1.07 | Yes | None found |
| TA Kingdoms | v2.0BD | Yes | D3d Detected and works using TNT2 or GeForce2!. Detects Gllide 3.x as being present but doesn't work! |
| The Sims | Retail | Yes | None found. TAKE NOTE: Others have E-Mailed me and said that the Sims does not work on Win2k or WinXP. I have not found any problems, but that is not to say that you may not. EA also does not officially "support" Win2k or WinXP, so do not expect any help from them. Good luck. |
| Tiberian Sun | v1.07a | Yes | None found |
| Tzar | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Ultima 9 | v1.18 | Yes | Glide only tested |
| Ultima Online | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Unreal | v2.25f | Yes | Glide only tested |
| Viper Racing | v1.1 | Nope | Installs but when trying to play, dialog box states "Viper Racing will not run under Win NT" |
| Warcraft 2 | Retail | Nope | No Sound is detected due to Win2k Live Drivers @ port B800/IRQ 9 |
| Warcraft 2 Battle.net | Retail | Yes | None found |
| Wheel of Fortune | Retail | No | Problem with the AVI files playing in game...it reports a error with "Indeo 5.0" even though the compression files are installed. Did not try to "disable" videos in game. |
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