Good Old Games

loki · 08-10-2008, 11:05

Good Old Games

Just in case you may have missed a classic PC game from a few years ago. I signed up to the Beta this morning and got access to the front end. The premise is you can buy some old games that are either discontinued or abandonware for a small fee and it's all DRM free. Best of all, if you run Vista then they have been tested and guaranteed to run flawlessley. I have been listening to some gaming podcasts and the feedback has been nothing short of spectacular. Download speeds are pretty fast and the support is responsive and knowledegable.

Games are priced around between $2.99 - $10.00. Some of the games include Colin MCrae 2005, Fallout Series, MDK and they claim to have a load more titles coming such as Baldurs Gate and Diablo series. The plus side for me is that it's a direct download link for games so there is no resource hogging browser like Game Spy.

As it's still in Beta they must have some kind of IP check to log into the "Your Account" Section as I can't access it from work. I'll report further once I have downloaded a few old time classics. Great for installing on the lappy for when your working away

Edit:

List of Games
Full list of games so far

1nsane (3)
Colin McRae Rally 2005 (4)
Conquest of the New World (3)
Descent Series (41)
Die by the Sword (13)
Earthworm Jim Series (4)
Evolva (3)
F/A-18E Super Hornet (3)
Fallout Series (129)
Freespace Series (46)
Giants: Citizen Kabuto (27)
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising (8)
I.G.I. 2: Covert Strike (4)
Invictus (3)
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (12)
Kingdom: The Far Reaches (1)
Kingpin: Life of Crime (11)
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (7)
M.A.X. Series (4)
MDK Series (18)
Messiah (11)
Operation Flashpoint (6)
Original War (7)
Perimeter (7)
Redneck Rampage Collection (32)
Sacrifice (18)
Second Sight (2)
Shattered Steel (7)
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (19)
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II (4)
Stonekeep (25)
Toca Race Driver 3 (2)

Jingo · 08-10-2008, 11:38

Seems interesting

please let us know what your experiences are like!

What are the bracketted numbers following the game titles please??

NokkonWud · 08-10-2008, 11:45

MDK was a great game. Such good memories of that.

loki · 08-10-2008, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

What are the bracketted numbers following the game titles please??

I don't honestly know

Flibster · 08-10-2008, 15:10

Been a member for a few weeks now I suppose. Currently playing my way through Freespace 2

The service rocks as far as I am concerned. Cheap prices and the games work on XP and Vista. Manuals and other useful things are also available to download.

All it needs is a few more games.

Belmit · 08-10-2008, 15:40

If they put Thief on there I may be tempted to dust my PC off again. It doesn't run well on modern PCs IIRC. Hmm, they do have Kingpin though...

Jingo · 09-10-2008, 08:56

Oh Thief... now that would be oh so a dealbreaker!

Davey_Pitch · 09-10-2008, 09:45

I've still got Kingpin somewhere, always kept it as I meant to go back one day and finish it, still never got round to it yet.

NokkonWud · 09-10-2008, 11:39

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I've still got Kingpin somewhere, always kept it as I meant to go back one day and finish it, still never got round to it yet.

Hah, same here. Always loved that game but never completed it.

Pumpkinstew · 09-10-2008, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibster

Been a member for a few weeks now I suppose. Currently playing my way through Freespace 2

Bloody good game that was. Completed it twice and then monkeyed about with the mission editor for a good 6 months after that.

I might be tempted by Fallout 2 again as I have Fallout 3 on pre-order.

Something like Archamedes Dynasty I'd be interested in. Or Azraels Tear.
Or a non-bugged version of Privateer 2. That one crashed so often I gave up despite it being ace.

08-10-2008, 11:05	#1
loki Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 871	Good Old Games Good Old Games Just in case you may have missed a classic PC game from a few years ago. I signed up to the Beta this morning and got access to the front end. The premise is you can buy some old games that are either discontinued or abandonware for a small fee and it's all DRM free. Best of all, if you run Vista then they have been tested and guaranteed to run flawlessley. I have been listening to some gaming podcasts and the feedback has been nothing short of spectacular. Download speeds are pretty fast and the support is responsive and knowledegable. Games are priced around between $2.99 - $10.00. Some of the games include Colin MCrae 2005, Fallout Series, MDK and they claim to have a load more titles coming such as Baldurs Gate and Diablo series. The plus side for me is that it's a direct download link for games so there is no resource hogging browser like Game Spy. As it's still in Beta they must have some kind of IP check to log into the "Your Account" Section as I can't access it from work. I'll report further once I have downloaded a few old time classics. Great for installing on the lappy for when your working away Edit: List of Games Full list of games so far 1nsane (3) Colin McRae Rally 2005 (4) Conquest of the New World (3) Descent Series (41) Die by the Sword (13) Earthworm Jim Series (4) Evolva (3) F/A-18E Super Hornet (3) Fallout Series (129) Freespace Series (46) Giants: Citizen Kabuto (27) Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising (8) I.G.I. 2: Covert Strike (4) Invictus (3) Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (12) Kingdom: The Far Reaches (1) Kingpin: Life of Crime (11) Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (7) M.A.X. Series (4) MDK Series (18) Messiah (11) Operation Flashpoint (6) Original War (7) Perimeter (7) Redneck Rampage Collection (32) Sacrifice (18) Second Sight (2) Shattered Steel (7) Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (19) Soldiers: Heroes of World War II (4) Stonekeep (25) Toca Race Driver 3 (2) __________________ PC & Console LAN 9th-11th July Last edited by loki; 08-10-2008 at 11:13.

08-10-2008, 11:38	#2
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	Seems interesting please let us know what your experiences are like! What are the bracketted numbers following the game titles please?? __________________

08-10-2008, 11:45	#3
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	MDK was a great game. Such good memories of that. __________________

08-10-2008, 15:10	#5
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Been a member for a few weeks now I suppose. Currently playing my way through Freespace 2 The service rocks as far as I am concerned. Cheap prices and the games work on XP and Vista. Manuals and other useful things are also available to download. All it needs is a few more games. __________________

08-10-2008, 15:40	#6
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	If they put Thief on there I may be tempted to dust my PC off again. It doesn't run well on modern PCs IIRC. Hmm, they do have Kingpin though... __________________

09-10-2008, 08:56	#7
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	Oh Thief... now that would be oh so a dealbreaker! __________________

09-10-2008, 09:45	#8
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	I've still got Kingpin somewhere, always kept it as I meant to go back one day and finish it, still never got round to it yet. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.