The first system I had was a PIII-450mghz, 128mb, GeForec 2 MX 32mb, Win98. Blitz 2D ran without a problem. Don't know about 3D, as I didn't have it at the time.
My current system is an AthlonXP 1600 (1400mghz), 768mb RAM, GeForce4 Ti4800SE, SoundBlaster Audigy with WinXP Pro.
I agree with the comments that have been mentioned above by a few people. Us programmer types generally upgrade our systems more regularily than Joe Public does, so aim for a system that's a few years old. E.g, 450mghz, 64mb RAM, early GeForce/late Voodoo and Win95.
As also mentioned, a lot will depend on what you want in your game and how much you're prepared to compromise in order to get it to run on a lower spec machine. There's always the option of making extra details optional.
My current system is an AthlonXP 1600 (1400mghz), 768mb RAM, GeForce4 Ti4800SE, SoundBlaster Audigy with WinXP Pro.
I agree with the comments that have been mentioned above by a few people. Us programmer types generally upgrade our systems more regularily than Joe Public does, so aim for a system that's a few years old. E.g, 450mghz, 64mb RAM, early GeForce/late Voodoo and Win95.
As also mentioned, a lot will depend on what you want in your game and how much you're prepared to compromise in order to get it to run on a lower spec machine. There's always the option of making extra details optional.