best free game of all time...KQIX ;D
as an oracle, i would know ;P
Hahaha Kimmie! <3
I'll also add King's Quest 1+ and 2+ to that list(http://www.agdinteractive.com). 8)
OBTW the KQIX project can be found at www.kq9.org ;) :suffer:
Hmm.
Great commerical games that have become freeware:
Star Control 2 (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/)
Awesome, awesome game. Manages to combine adventure, space shooter, strategy, RPG, serious story-telling, and wacky humor all into one package. Best soundtrack ever, too.
Beneath a Steel Sky (http://www.scummvm.com/downloads.php#extras)
A British cyberpunk adventure game. Not the best adventure ever, but a good, solid game, nice plot and lots of kooky, dry British humor.
(Note: I recommend downloading the SCUMMVM emulator itself as well, since BASS on its own *really* does not work well under any brand of Windows.)
Stuff that originated as freeware:
Scorched Earth (http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/)
OK, this is technically shareware, but the unregistered version is completely playable.
The premise is simple... you get a little tank. You buy weapons and shields for your tank. You then activate your defenses, choose your power and firing angle, and let fly with one shot each turn to try and hit your opponent. The graphics are simple, too. And yet, it's addictingly fun.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Keep trying! When I wanted to download it, they were using some script that would randomly forward your request to one of their mirrors. Eventually you'll find a link that works. :)
Truth is, I have a slight problem remembering which games are free and which are not... I wonder why :P
fave kq game...well it would be number 2...only because it was the first one i played on <3 and then it would be kq7 <3
lol, kq7 wasn't free! It was like $60 when I got it. XB
I was looking for freewares when I found another fan "remake" I knew nothing about (http://www.agagames.com/temp/InstallLSL2pc.exe). That's my favourite LSL game... I should really read adventure games news more often :P
Yonkey -
Feel free to remove the link if you consider this abandonware. They regard it as a fan-made remake :-\
Hmm, if it's a remake being intentionally distributed for free by the authors, then I don't see any problems with linking to it. It probably would fall under the same category as KQ1+. 8)
Quote from: Storm on May 20, 2004, 09:28:20 AMI was looking for freewares when I found another fan "remake" I knew nothing about (http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4786). That's my favourite LSL game... I should really read adventure games news more often :P
Can't use the link right now (heavy traffic supposedly) but is that the LSL2 p&c-game?
The link works fine now 8)
And yes, it's a Point & Click remake with the rest of the game staying the same 8)
Quote from: Storm on May 24, 2004, 08:42:36 AMAnd yes, it's a Point & Click remake with the rest of the game staying the same 8)
IIRC, there was a link to that game in an Inventory Issue (don't remember which one). Come to think of it, I've still not unzipped Issue 15! :o
Anyway, I've already finished that LSL2-remake, been a long time since I played LSL2 and I'm not quite sure it'll run on XP Home (the remake
does.
Use DOSbox. It makes most,if not all, DOS games/programs work in XP/Linux/9x/ME/2000/NT/etc.
Quote from: Storm on May 24, 2004, 08:42:36 AM
The link works fine now 8)
And yes, it's a Point & Click remake with the rest of the game staying the same 8)
Actually, now that I'm playing it, it's not exactly the same... I don't remember The Cranberries songs playing in the original's barbershops ;)
Louisiana Night I'm affraid you are not allowed to post links to other (flash or shockwave)games ..sorry!!
...hmmm, it has been said before though (multiple times iirc)
still, nice of you to share... but don't post links on this forum please!!
thank you!! ;-D
Okay, time to remove a few more links I've posted.
Here's a fun game.
Google Fight (http://www.googlefight.com/)
lol, in the hall of fame:
poland vs holland (aka the netherlands, or not ; )
yay!! who is gonna win?? ;-D
For anyone here that likes mmorpgs, but doesn't like the monthly fee. I haven't played it myself, but I plan on trying it.
Conquer Online (http://www.conqueronline.com/)
Here's a way to get any video game free(it's legal). Video game patents(in the US) become void after 75 years. So find a game you like, wait 75 years, and then find it again, heh.
I probably should have posted the link to all the Sega demos. Here are the Japanese PC demos. Including Crazy Taxi3, Typing of the Dead2004, and Sonic AdventureDX. Before somone asks, you can play TotD with an english keyboard(don't know about others). I don't know if all of them will work on a non-japanese OS, but many can.
Sega Game Demos (http://www.sega.co.jp/pc/trial_list.html)
After looking around a bit, I found out the difference between version A and B(SonicDX). I also decided that most of the people here, either wouldn't care about the demo, or wouldn't play the japanese version. Here's an english site.
English SonicDX (http://www.gamershell.com/news_BSonicAdventureDXBEnglis.shtml)
Out of Order (http://www.gamehippo.com/category/best_title_30.shtml)
I don't know much about it. It got a 10/10 rating from this site. It has poor sound. They say it is funny.
P.S. I'm going to try to post just one a week. I'm taking up too much of the thread anyways.
Okay, I didn't manage to make it a week(or even 3 days).
Mentioned to me, by Karmashock (this is only a demo)
A fun game, think Asteroids, plus a strategy game. (http://www.moonpod.com/)
Mentioned to me, by Ethics
Fun little game (http://www.gameshade.com/dex/YMM/Jumper.zip)
Savage Demo(I play it often, so if anyone will tell me when they're logging on, I'll try to be logged in at that time.)
Savage Demo (http://www.s2games.com/savage/)
I was hoping that Star Control 3 was free. Sadly, I couldn't find it for download. :(
AFAIK, only Star Control 2 is freeware, not SC1 or SC3.
Peace & Luv, Liz
I remember when I heard Star Control 4 was being made, but it never came out. :'(
Well you need to spend all your free time in making sure that Star Control 4 does come out. :> ;D ;-D
BTW, KQ1+ and KQ2+ were awesome. I played and beat them both. I was especially impressed how AGD added so much to KQ2 without taking away from the storyline. I am so ready for the new QFG2 that AGD will release by the end of 2004. My guess for KQ9 is it should be released by 2007. This is only a wild guess since I am not part of the team. :> LOL !!!
QuoteWell you need to spend all your free time in making sure that Star Control 4 does come out. :>
It was supposed to be finished before the year 2000.
Hideout (http://hideout.cjb.net/)
In the games section of the site, there are a few games(all betas). They are all using the Nutty engine.
You forgot Americas Army which has been out for a while. :o. Tribes2 just got released.
RTCW: Enemy Territory ROCKS!!! ;D 8) :P :D ;) :)
*notes with some satisfaction that LN revived a thread* ;D
Do we mean games that are free now? or games that were made as freeware?
Free now:
-Lands of Lore
-Lands of Lore 2
Freeware:
-KQ2+
-Commander Keen :P
Games that are legally free(as in, not abandonware). :P
*waits for someone to post game links*
WARNING=NO FLASH/SHOCKWAVE GAMES :evil:
...are we allowed to place links to abandonware?? (cuz 'underdogs' is sort of an abandonwaresite... :-\) :S
Sorrrry, im not sure what 'abandonware' is? ???
abandonware is software that is 'abandoned' by it's publisher and no longer supported, but is still protected by the copyright
I honestly cant think of many freeware games. Umm... Tetris? ???
Blockfall (http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensions/#blockfall)
Blockfall=freeware Tetris-clone for Firefox(will not work with Internet Explorer)
OMFG! Is Lands of Lore Free now?!
Where can I get it!?!?! :o
I loved playing that game!
No abandonware. :evil:
lol!! Daniel is getting ebil!! ;-D
He became ebil the moment he changed his avatar. Ebil Gambit... ::)
It's not just LN being ebil... it's the forum rules :scholar:
The underdog was already mentioned in this abandonware discussion (http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=687) ;)
I linked to the underdog once :o but it was for a fan remake, not abandonware :-\
*Goes to remove the link*
of course it's the forum rule :P
the underdogsite doesn't contain all abandonware, it also has freeware :D
Yeah, but the site still gives out abandonware, and therefore is forbidden :(
I changed link on my post to a different link to the game 8)
I just re-read that thread. :P I'll clarify the rule since a few people have asked me. Freeware is ok for this thread, and by freeware I mean games that were created for free and were always intended to be free. Abandonware is not ok, and by that I mean games that were created for profit and were always inteded to be for profit (yet someone decided to label them as free and distribute them).
If a freeware game appears on an abandonware site, that's fine with me if that link goes to the direct game. But if the site contains both freeware and illegal games, then it's obviously not ok and the post that links to that site will be deleted.
and now back to posting freeware games. :D :P
Quote from: Yonkey on October 13, 2004, 05:42:43 PMAbandonware is not ok, and by that I mean games that were created for profit and were always inteded to be for profit (yet someone decided to label them as free and distribute them).
What about games originally made for profit, but later released as freeware?
Quote from: Yonkey on October 13, 2004, 05:42:43 PMIf a freeware game appears on an abandonware site, that's fine with me if that link goes to the direct game. But if the site contains both freeware and illegal games, then it's obviously not ok and the post that links to that site will be deleted.
Then linking directly to freeware games on The Underdog is ok? it contains both freeware and abandonware.
Quote from: Storm on October 13, 2004, 06:06:47 PM
What about games originally made for profit, but later released as freeware?
I can't think of any at the moment, but if they were released by the original company that designed the game, as freeware, then that's fine.
Quote from: Storm on October 13, 2004, 06:06:47 PM
Then linking directly to freeware games on The Underdog is ok? it contains both freeware and abandonware.
Correct. Links to specific freeware games are fine. But links or posts containing links to The Underdog itself are not. It's a fine line, which is more based on the content of the post rather than the link itself. So, if the only links you can find to a game belong to sites containing warez/porn/spyware, just discuss the game itself and forget the link. :P
Quote from: Yonkey on October 13, 2004, 06:12:55 PMIf the only links you can find to a game belong to sites containing warez/porn/spyware, just discuss the game itself and forget the link. :P
That actually happened to me :P
Betrayal at Krondor=retail game, that company made freeware(to advertise the sequel, which never became freeware)
GTA was made free by the company... ;)
Quote from: Louisiana Night on October 13, 2004, 06:44:35 PM
Betrayal at Krondor=retail game, that company made freeware(to advertise the sequel, which never became freeware)
Yeah, you've mentioned it before (http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=1195;start=msg46161#msg46161), but neglected to mention the company was Sierra (Dynamix) ;)
Another great free game (shareware) is Jill of the Jungle (http://www.pcgameworld.com/details.php/id/2867), a fun platform game from Epic Megagames, the company that created the Keen series 8)
This game and its two sequels are some of the very few platform games I ever finished, mostly thanks to the fact you can save your game anywhere :P
It was one of the games that came with our brand new SoundBlaster 2.0 card, and back then I thought its sound effects are amazing 8)
finally a game i know :-\ :P
Quote from: Jeysie on May 19, 2004, 10:11:23 AMScorched Earth (http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/)The premise is simple... you get a little tank. You buy weapons and shields for your tank. You then activate your defenses, choose your power and firing angle, and let fly with one shot each turn to try and hit your opponent. The graphics are simple, too. And yet, it's addictingly fun.
Pocket Tanks (http://www.blitwise.com/ptanks.html) is another shareware game - a sort of a remake of Scorched Earth. The concept is the same - tanks trying to blast each other using all sorts of fancy weapons.
The upside is that the graphics, sound and controls are much better, and that it has no problem running on Windows, even XP.
The downside - it's a lot less customizable than the original and has less features - playing with the physics and weather conditions is very limited, you can only have two player, etc. Also, you don't REALLY get to blast the other tank to oblivion - the tanks take no damage no matter what you throw at them, you just get a higher score for successful hits.
Scorched 3D (http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/) is another Scorched Earth remake, this time in 3D.
Unlike the other two, it's a freeware. I haven't checked it out myself, but it looks nice and has a multiplayer option (hear that, Jeysie?) ;)
Storm: W00t on a stick! I need to check that out then...
Peace & Luv, Liz
Quote from: Storm on October 14, 2004, 12:44:24 PM
Quote from: Louisiana Night on October 13, 2004, 06:44:35 PM
Betrayal at Krondor=retail game, that company made freeware(to advertise the sequel, which never became freeware)
Yeah, you've mentioned it before (http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=1195;start=msg46161#msg46161), but neglected to mention the company was Sierra (Dynamix) ;)
Thanks for telling me Storm. :)
*wonders how he managed to forget that detail* :P
Pingus v.6 (http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Pingus)
It's the opensource alternative to Lemmings(with a decent/unfinished storyline, for the game type). It also allows you to download/make new levels.
P.S. I've never tried the Windows port, but the Linux version runs fine(is stable).
If Erik could only see me now... ;P
multiplayer scrabble (http://www.nutty.ca/index.aspx?page=Games&id=Scrabble)
*reminds self to email Erik this link* :P
A 3D Sonic the Hedgehog fangame. (http://www.srb2.org)
Liquid War (http://www.ufoot.org/liquidwar/)
addictive. ;)