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Veki
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 Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 07:52 Post subject: GOG (Good Old Games) on line store |
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| Quote: | When it launches in September, CD Projekt's Good Old Games will offer cheap, DRM-free digital downloads of long-lost old-school PC titles like Fallout, Fallout 2, Jagged Alliance 2, Sacrifice, Descent 1-3 and Kingpin: Life of Crime, among others.
Priced at either $5.99 or $9.99, these aren't straight re-releases. CD Projekt has done work to ensure that each game is now compatible with Windows XP and Vista, going so far as to create a custom installer for each game. A closed public beta demonstrating this is set to go live on August 1, with the site currently accepting applications.
The company is even removing DRM from titles that featured copy protection upon their initial release. It's already got the support of publishers Interplay and Codemasters, with the company hoping to eventually expand its catalog to include classic titles from others, such as EA and LucasArts.
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Link : http://www.gog.com/en/intro
This is great. Win XP and Vista compatibility, 10 $ max, no DRM;  
Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
Commisssioner Pravin Lal
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 08:10 Post subject: |
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yay
when lametap came along, i wished it wouldn't be a subscriber service so i could actually play some of the old games they have.. this is even better with the drm-free bit
funny seeing freespace2 there though, it being legally distributed for free online
i hope they include even older stuff in there aswell
stuff like terminator futureshock and syndicate wars and such that normally require a ridiculous effort with dosbox et al to get working
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 11:25 Post subject: |
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r they going to use cracks and dosbox? 
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Veki
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 12:51 Post subject: |
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fucking awesome. I love cd projeckt. I'll def buy kingpin, game was fucking hard. Would be awesome if they took the time and did texture updates for the games as well.
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 12:54 Post subject: |
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oeh that would be sweet indeed.
like they did with duke nukem High def pack
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 13:22 Post subject: |
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Also gothic1 has one. Ah Gothic, what a great game that was (after like 10 patches).
I'll definately sign up a couple email adresses to see if I can get into the beta.
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 20:27 Post subject: |
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While I like the idea I don't see it working out to well for them. I'm sure most of us long time PC gamers have already played all of the games listed. Besides we most likely own them too. sadly it seems the new wave of PC gamers are all graphics whores and most would never even play the classics.
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 21:47 Post subject: |
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | | While I like the idea I don't see it working out to well for them. I'm sure most of us long time PC gamers have already played all of the games listed. Besides we most likely own them too. sadly it seems the new wave of PC gamers are all graphics whores and most would never even play the classics. |
I occasionally do, im playing star craft atm. would be neat if they coded in new resolutions |
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| Posted: Fri, 11th Jul 2008 21:55 Post subject: |
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I just began recently with Diablo 2 again.
and it still rocks
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Big_Gun
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 00:35 Post subject: |
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | | While I like the idea I don't see it working out to well for them. I'm sure most of us long time PC gamers have already played all of the games listed. Besides we most likely own them too. sadly it seems the new wave of PC gamers are all graphics whores and most would never even play the classics. |
The key for me will be what they make compatible for XP and vista. . .
I can't wait, personally, to see what they offer.
If they can get Magic The Gathering: Shandalar running without all the hoops... I would be one happy mofo.
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 03:57 Post subject: |
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| Big_Gun wrote: | | NuclearShadow wrote: | | While I like the idea I don't see it working out to well for them. I'm sure most of us long time PC gamers have already played all of the games listed. Besides we most likely own them too. sadly it seems the new wave of PC gamers are all graphics whores and most would never even play the classics. |
The key for me will be what they make compatible for XP and vista. . .
I can't wait, personally, to see what they offer.
If they can get Magic The Gathering: Shandalar running without all the hoops... I would be one happy mofo. |
Having that oldies work on newer OS's and hardware is nice and all but you shouldn't have to repurchase the same game again just to get that benefit.
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SuTuRa
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 04:51 Post subject: |
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| SuTuRa wrote: | What about Good New Games??
It´s a good initiative, but that´s not what pc gamers need.
We buy machines that cost thousands of euros, and all we want is to make some use of it...
It´s not being a graphics whore as people call it, it´s not wanting to live in the past... |
I find a REALLY good newer game to be way more fun than the classics. They're more developed and have generally more work and thought put into them. Granted a game like Diablo 2, Starcraft, Counterstrike is a lot of fun, they're fairly basic in their design, and though that can be a positive, I agree with you. Good new games; PLEASE. |
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 09:53 Post subject: |
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ok, at least make a fair comparison
thief, fallout, rainbow six(raven shield), xcom
those are all old and all unsurpassed in their genre
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 10:11 Post subject: |
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jagged alliance 2 and lost vikings
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 11:01 Post subject: |
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| shole wrote: | ok, at least make a fair comparison
thief, fallout, rainbow six(raven shield), xcom
those are all old and all unsurpassed in their genre |
Well, they are surpassed in their genre, there just haven't been exact remakes of the games.
Half Life 2, COD4 are both Better FPS
Fallout - There haven't been any better RPGS?
Thief - No better action RPGs?
I understand your point, but there are lots of originals as well in recent times that will be considered classics in a few years. Of course, right now retro is the new trendy. |
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Big_Gun
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 14:45 Post subject: |
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | | Big_Gun wrote: | | NuclearShadow wrote: | | While I like the idea I don't see it working out to well for them. I'm sure most of us long time PC gamers have already played all of the games listed. Besides we most likely own them too. sadly it seems the new wave of PC gamers are all graphics whores and most would never even play the classics. |
The key for me will be what they make compatible for XP and vista. . .
I can't wait, personally, to see what they offer.
If they can get Magic The Gathering: Shandalar running without all the hoops... I would be one happy mofo. |
Having that oldies work on newer OS's and hardware is nice and all but you shouldn't have to repurchase the same game again just to get that benefit. |
True. . . but some of us didn't find those games until it was too late (Shandalar being one of those in my case).
I still think it is a great idea. For people that don't, you don't have to purchase the stuff from them.
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Big_Gun
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 14:49 Post subject: |
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| Phluxed wrote: | | shole wrote: | ok, at least make a fair comparison
thief, fallout, rainbow six(raven shield), xcom
those are all old and all unsurpassed in their genre |
Well, they are surpassed in their genre, there just haven't been exact remakes of the games.
Half Life 2, COD4 are both Better FPS
Fallout - There haven't been any better RPGS?
Thief - No better action RPGs?
I understand your point, but there are lots of originals as well in recent times that will be considered classics in a few years. Of course, right now retro is the new trendy. |
I agree with COD 4 and halflife 2.
Disagree with the rest. And I don't thief was an action RPG personally. . . don't really know what category it falls under.
No better RPG's than Fallout series, Bauldurs Gate series, or Planescape Torment.
Lets not forget Deus Ex, Syndicate Wars, Populous, Powermonger, System Shock, etc etc. But, Deus Ex still runs even on Vista so that one really doesnt count.
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 15:41 Post subject: |
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Ahh great news, here's to hoping Messiah will be included, can't get it to work on XP, the 2mb patch always complains about insufficient disk space ...
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 21:24 Post subject: |
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| Phluxed wrote: | Well, they are surpassed in their genre, there just haven't been exact remakes of the games.
Half Life 2, COD4 are both Better FPS
Fallout - There haven't been any better RPGS?
Thief - No better action RPGs?
I understand your point, but there are lots of originals as well in recent times that will be considered classics in a few years. Of course, right now retro is the new trendy. |
erm
none of those are even in the same genre
halflife and call of doody are linear corridore shooters
rainbow six, up till raven shield, were indepth tactical simulators with emphasis on the player seriously planning his approach and executing his plan with surgical accuracy
raven shield is still the last one that even attempted anything like that
thief was neither action nor rpg
it was a nonlinear first person stealth game
splinter cell is of no comparison as it's linear and revealing yourself is encouraged (and often forced)
and fallout1/2 is still the last properly written rpg i've seen
there's some 'ok' ones, but nothing so great to warrant a replay
i can't even remember the last one i got so invested in that i actually finished
fallout 2 i replayed last summer and still enjoyed it thoroughly, having yet another completely different gaming experience - i can't see any bethesda product doing that
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| Posted: Sat, 12th Jul 2008 22:46 Post subject: |
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you gotta pay , and paying isn't exactly suitable for pirates like me
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MannyK
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| Posted: Sun, 13th Jul 2008 00:39 Post subject: |
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| FireMaster wrote: | | you gotta pay , and paying isn't exactly suitable for pirates like me |
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| Posted: Sun, 13th Jul 2008 01:13 Post subject: |
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Can't wait for Sacrifice to be re-released. Are they just going to make these games compatible with XP/Vista, or will they also be fixing/tweaking/patching things?
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| Posted: Sun, 13th Jul 2008 05:27 Post subject: |
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I hope they aren't just going to use tweaks found by others and such to make these games work on XP and Vista. That would be really dirty.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Sun, 13th Jul 2008 05:31 Post subject: |
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| shole wrote: | | Phluxed wrote: | Well, they are surpassed in their genre, there just haven't been exact remakes of the games.
Half Life 2, COD4 are both Better FPS
Fallout - There haven't been any better RPGS?
Thief - No better action RPGs?
I understand your point, but there are lots of originals as well in recent times that will be considered classics in a few years. Of course, right now retro is the new trendy. |
erm
none of those are even in the same genre
halflife and call of doody are linear corridore shooters
rainbow six, up till raven shield, were indepth tactical simulators with emphasis on the player seriously planning his approach and executing his plan with surgical accuracy
raven shield is still the last one that even attempted anything like that
thief was neither action nor rpg
it was a nonlinear first person stealth game
splinter cell is of no comparison as it's linear and revealing yourself is encouraged (and often forced)
and fallout1/2 is still the last properly written rpg i've seen
there's some 'ok' ones, but nothing so great to warrant a replay
i can't even remember the last one i got so invested in that i actually finished
fallout 2 i replayed last summer and still enjoyed it thoroughly, having yet another completely different gaming experience - i can't see any bethesda product doing that |
erm, when speaking of genre, games don't get to have their own every time they are released, thats the point of a genre. Rainbow Six was an FPS in terms of genre. |
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