hi im new to the magical world of pc gaming so i know just about jack didly, i just got the fallout 3 oblivion double pack and downloaded fallout 3, but when i go to play it it says "failed to initialize renderer hardware T&L required but not supported by adapter."
something tells me it means i need to get a new computer, because mines six years outdated.

Unlike consoles, PCs are made by far more manufacturers than just one, and differ greatly from one model to another. The one you have wasn't designed to run games on. That's what the warning label on the game box was about.