Site for Old Games
Hi all, just wanted to share this. I found a site on the net that has an excellent collection of older games. These are games that have either been released as freeware or are now released to the public as free domain games.
Hi all, just wanted to share this. I found a site on the net that has an excellent collection of older games. These are games that have either been released as freeware or are now released to the public as free domain games. There are some games on the site(newer ones) that can be purchased, so I believe the site is legit.(At least there was no mention of W***Z or anything of that sort, Anyway I have found a lot of great older games(now freeware) like Betrayal at Krondor, Eye of the Beholder and such; older games for sure but even though the graphics suffered back then the story lines seemed more indepth. One thing about the site is that they do not allow more than one download at a time, if you try to you will be banned for and hour or so. Check it out and let me know what you think......Old gamers Rule!!!..hehe..
http://www.theunderdogs.org
http://www.theunderdogs.org
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I was able to get one of my all time favourite games, Skyroads, from that site. Thanks for the link, retro gaming 0wnz me so I might browse that site a bit more and download some other games that look interesting.
There are many sites collecting old classic games. Search engine:
http://www.freeoldies.com/
http://21ct.gooddays.org/links.html (Return to Zork)
http://www.abandonrom.com/ba/games.asp?list=main (System shock)
http://www.classic-trash.com/gamelist.php (Syndicate)
http://www.ggc.u-net.com/rpg.htm (Gamers's Heritage RPG)
http://www.gooddays.org/pc.shtml (Gunship 2000)
http://www.freeoldies.com/
http://21ct.gooddays.org/links.html (Return to Zork)
http://www.abandonrom.com/ba/games.asp?list=main (System shock)
http://www.classic-trash.com/gamelist.php (Syndicate)
http://www.ggc.u-net.com/rpg.htm (Gamers's Heritage RPG)
http://www.gooddays.org/pc.shtml (Gunship 2000)
I think you've stumbled upon the "Abandonware" scene, which along with MAME is a great way to waste some time.
Much of the stuff is technically w_r_z, but the abandonware guys usually have a code of honor to only post stuff that's off the market. For example, you can still buy Ultima and Zork games, so you probably won't find them on these sites.
These sites have been up for a few years and nobody seems very interested in shutting them down. Most focus on games, but there's others with old DOS productivity apps and so on.
Much of the stuff is technically w_r_z, but the abandonware guys usually have a code of honor to only post stuff that's off the market. For example, you can still buy Ultima and Zork games, so you probably won't find them on these sites.
These sites have been up for a few years and nobody seems very interested in shutting them down. Most focus on games, but there's others with old DOS productivity apps and so on.
