AbandonWare

[syzygy]

AbandonWare Directory

A seemingly endless list of downloadable and fully operational old-skool titles. Enjoy.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Whoa there are a ton of non-abandonware games there.

Thanks though

 

[DaveSimmons]

www.GameTap.com is the legal way to get many of these. Alpha Centauri will be added soon, X-Com was just added.

 

[Skunkwourk]

wow, they have Sam n Max Hit the Road

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Eghck
wow, they have Sam n Max Hit the Road

yep the new one, I don't see the old one listed . They also have Planescape: Torment.

I'd join, but I still have my CDs for PS:T, Baldur's Gate, X-Com, etc. so I can just install them instead.

 

[Scooby Doo]

Meh, gametap isn't very impressive at all.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I am not sure about some of those games being open to the public.........

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Scooby Doo
Meh, gametap isn't very impressive at all.

It is if you want to (legally) play old games like Heroes of Might & Magic 1-4, Jagged Alliance 2, Might & Magic, Freespace 2, etc.

If you're too cool for old school, then yes it's only mehriffic.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Thanks!
I've been looking for the second Quake add-on!

 

[CPA]

Space Hulk! Holy memories, Batman!

 

[Cabages]

I recomend Shadow Warrior to anyone.

And that is one hell of a long list.

 

[CP5670]

There is some excellent stuff in there. :thumbsup:

 

[Hadsus]

How well does this stuff work in an XP environment. I was interested in Sam and Max and then saw it was 1993......do you have to mess around with some utilities and chit to get it to work?

 

[nismotigerwvu]

dosbox ftw

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Arctic Dreams. Crystal Caves. Commander Keen. Wonderful stuff. I remember buying these games as shareware on 5.25" floppy disks.

 

[Balt]

Star Trek Judgment Rites (1993)(Interplay)

OH SNAP!! I remember playing this one on a computer that had a 250mb HD.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Raptor didn't work. I so wanted to play that game. I've thought about trying to find it and buy it, but I can't ever find it anywhere.

 

[Bateluer]

Leisure Suit Larry! Woot!

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I am not sure about most of those games being open to the public.........

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Noema

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I am not sure about most of those games being open to the public.........

Definitely not all are. C+C RA is there

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: Noema

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I am not sure about most of those games being open to the public.........

Definitely not all are. C+C RA is there

Pretty much every major game from 1985 to 1996 is there.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Cabages
I recomend Shadow Warrior to anyone.

I do too, but it is not abandonware.

BTW, I played it last night (technically 5am this morning). Was a blast with 3 person multiplayer on a few old DOS machines I purposely set up for oldschool gaming.

 

[Scooby Doo]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Scooby Doo
Meh, gametap isn't very impressive at all.

It is if you want to (legally) play old games like Heroes of Might & Magic 1-4, Jagged Alliance 2, Might & Magic, Freespace 2, etc.

If you're too cool for old school, then yes it's only mehriffic.

Dosbox.... gametap without all the unnecessary junk.

 

[xgsound]

Originally posted by: Hadsus
How well does this stuff work in an XP environment. I was interested in Sam and Max and then saw it was 1993......do you have to mess around with some utilities and chit to get it to work?

The SCUMM front end from http://www.scummvm.org/ plays all of the Lucas Arts games on XP that used the SCUMM engine including Sam n Max Hit the Road, Day of Atlantis , and the Monkey Island series.


Jim