I simply refuse to believe no-one has mentioned <a href='http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=116' target='_blank'>Betrayal at Krondor</a> yet. BaK is the best computer RPG ever (yes, Fallout and other such things included) and it's free nowadays. The music is beautiful, the plot captivating and the whole thing works beautifully constantly rewarding the player with hidden items, small quests and colourful descriptions of items and places. If you haven't played this gem, it's high time you gave it a spin.
<!--QuoteBegin--eggmac+Apr 12 2003, 07:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eggmac @ Apr 12 2003, 07:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> x-com really sucks! It is full with bugs and makes no fun at all! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Works fine on my 486-DX. Your computer must suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Not free, but demos available for those who like a challenge:
<a href='http://www.esimgames.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.esimgames.com/</a> Steel Beasts. Will show you just how easily a M1 Abrams gets shredded by OPFOR when you're the tank commander instead of someone qualified to do it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
2 tactical games. What they have in common with the game above is that they're _quite_ difficult <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <a href='http://www.battlefront.com/products/tacops4/tacops4.html' target='_blank'>http://www.battlefront.com/products/tacops...s4/tacops4.html</a> <a href='http://www.shrapnelgames.com/prosim/bct_commander/' target='_blank'>http://www.shrapnelgames.com/prosim/bct_commander/</a>
Never played either Civilization, so I can't vouch for them... but I preferred X-Com over Transport Tycoon. TT got really monotonous after a while, X-Com had more variety. Plus, I'm a sucker for researching things. I even liked Outpost because of the massive tech tree.
And Betrayal at Krondor is free now? That was one of those many games that came out when I had no money, I'll have to check it out. I even bought a slow old PC so I could play all these games, since XP is finicky.
/me eyes his old PC Gamer Classic Games Collection CD...
Yes, that's Monse getting pwned <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> See, he picks good games, cause I can still beat him!
<!--QuoteBegin--eggmac+Apr 12 2003, 05:23 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eggmac @ Apr 12 2003, 05:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No OpenGL support, but the Win95 version might actually work on WinXp. I am not sure (as I have only ME which SUXX!!) whether the problems will be only due to memory (which may be solved) or whether there are major incompability problems... Have you tried it? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I wouldn't mind the non-openGL version.... if it were free. Is Tie Fighter free yet?
<i><b>Edit:</b> Also, if you're REALLY cool (read:old) then you enjoy a good game of M.U.L.E. I've got the c64 version, but I'm unsure of its legality. There other versions out there, couple good ones for the amiga i hear, but the ones I've tried just aren't the same. I'd serve up some links but I haven't really found a good M.U.L.E. clone for the PC yet. Well actually, theres Space Horse, which costs money but I believe they have a demo... <a href='http://www.shrapnelgames.com/gilligames/Space_HoRSE/' target='_blank'>Yup, here it is</a>. Unfortunately you're gonna want 4 players (at one computer) to really get the goods from this game. So simple, so fun.</i>
ShockehIf a packet drops on the web and nobody's near to see it...Join Date: 2002-11-19Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
edited April 2003
<a href='http://www.jaj22.demon.co.uk/' target='_blank'>What's that you say? Frontier : First Encounters free? *Yoink!*</a>
Muah ha.
Oh, and I won't go into Emulation, because it'd take TOO LONG. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
BUT, if you do, get....
Joust, Exile, R-Type, Walker (Amiga version), Elite, Elite+, Every game Capcom released ever, Phantasy Star I, II, & III, Final Fantasy III, (The rest just copied ideas from III anyway), Wonder Boy III, Shining Force, Zool, Sensible Soccer, Jaguar XJ220, (And listen to the A-Team baby!), And the Best RPG ever.....
<b><span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Secret of Mana! </span></span></b>
I could go on for an hour, so I'll stop now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Hah, my roommates play Secret of Mana religiously. Its disturbing... Looks like a good game, though I have trouble getting excited about 8 bit games =D
KenichiThis is not a pie.Join Date: 2002-11-01Member: 2941Members, NS1 Playtester
rawr i will own you all at samurai! Challenge me sometime <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> im in irc as usual.
<!--QuoteBegin--eggmac+--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eggmac)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->x-com really sucks! It is full with bugs and makes no fun at all!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You are SOOOO lucky im not an admin or you could have considered yourself permbanned... hehe And if ANYONE ! I repeat ANYONE ! EVER says Monkey Island 1, 2 OR 3 is even SLIGHTLY bad I'll ***** your ****** with a ******* in ********* ! ! ! Uuhm... OK Back on track
<a href='http://www.classic-trash.com/' target='_blank'>Classic Trash</a> Has just about every old game that I can remember. Some are not allowed for free download, but those that are are marked in green, so far as I can see, it's all legit, but if it aint just edit out the link and no harm done <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Monkey islands 1 and 2 were pwn, but 3 was just so far off base it put me off for eternity, it was TOO cartoony, nope, I think I'll stick with my pixels thanks...
Cronos, I saw that a while ago. Check out their FAQ. Abandonware, while it may be abandoned, is still copyright protected, therefore still making it illegal to download. It's somewhat of a grey area for many: since the company that sells it has either dropped it or gone out of business, the original developer would receive nothing from that purchase.
Darklands is by far the best microprose game ever. It's also the best game ever that never got a sequel.
My first RPG, the first game I played for over 24 hours without a break, and the game I spent the longest playing without completing, by far! It's not freeware though, but I own it legally <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Dink Smallwood is a great freeware game, and you can download extra modules too, so the fun never stops (unless you get quickly tired of toilet humour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )
If you're into emulation, any of the FF games are gold, as are the entire metroid series (although metroid 1 feels crude after the others).
could you review the games that you listed in this thread? (indie games) you already got the samurai one but I wanna see reviews for Lawnmower, etc. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Works fine on my 486-DX. Your computer must suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
<a href='http://www.esimgames.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.esimgames.com/</a> Steel Beasts. Will show you just how easily a M1 Abrams gets shredded by OPFOR when you're the tank commander instead of someone qualified to do it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
2 tactical games. What they have in common with the game above is that they're _quite_ difficult <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
<a href='http://www.battlefront.com/products/tacops4/tacops4.html' target='_blank'>http://www.battlefront.com/products/tacops...s4/tacops4.html</a>
<a href='http://www.shrapnelgames.com/prosim/bct_commander/' target='_blank'>http://www.shrapnelgames.com/prosim/bct_commander/</a>
X-Com was the best game Microprose ever made.
X-Com was the best game Microprose ever made. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
EXCUSE ME?!?!
Civ, Rairoad tycoon, Civ2, Transport Tycoon... just to mention a few!
And Betrayal at Krondor is free now? That was one of those many games that came out when I had no money, I'll have to check it out. I even bought a slow old PC so I could play all these games, since XP is finicky.
/me eyes his old PC Gamer Classic Games Collection CD...
Yes, that's Monse getting pwned <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> See, he picks good games, cause I can still beat him!
I wouldn't mind the non-openGL version.... if it were free. Is Tie Fighter free yet?
<i><b>Edit:</b> Also, if you're REALLY cool (read:old) then you enjoy a good game of M.U.L.E. I've got the c64 version, but I'm unsure of its legality. There other versions out there, couple good ones for the amiga i hear, but the ones I've tried just aren't the same. I'd serve up some links but I haven't really found a good M.U.L.E. clone for the PC yet. Well actually, theres Space Horse, which costs money but I believe they have a demo... <a href='http://www.shrapnelgames.com/gilligames/Space_HoRSE/' target='_blank'>Yup, here it is</a>. Unfortunately you're gonna want 4 players (at one computer) to really get the goods from this game. So simple, so fun.</i>
Muah ha.
Oh, and I won't go into Emulation, because it'd take TOO LONG. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
BUT, if you do, get....
Joust, Exile, R-Type, Walker (Amiga version), Elite, Elite+, Every game Capcom released ever, Phantasy Star I, II, & III, Final Fantasy III, (The rest just copied ideas from III anyway), Wonder Boy III, Shining Force, Zool, Sensible Soccer, Jaguar XJ220, (And listen to the A-Team baby!), And the Best RPG ever.....
<b><span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Secret of Mana! </span></span></b>
I could go on for an hour, so I'll stop now <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
You are SOOOO lucky im not an admin or you could have considered yourself permbanned...
hehe
And if ANYONE ! I repeat ANYONE ! EVER says Monkey Island 1, 2 OR 3 is even SLIGHTLY bad I'll ***** your ****** with a ******* in ********* ! ! !
Uuhm...
OK
Back on track
<!--QuoteBegin--Shockwave+--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shockwave)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Walker (Amiga version)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That rules <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
{Edit}
Monkey islands 1 and 2 were pwn, but 3 was just so far off base it put me off for eternity, it was TOO cartoony, nope, I think I'll stick with my pixels thanks...
Anyway, you cant kill that which you cannot understand...
/phases quietly out of this dimension...
My first RPG, the first game I played for over 24 hours without a break, and the game I spent the longest playing without completing, by far! It's not freeware though, but I own it legally <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Dink Smallwood is a great freeware game, and you can download extra modules too, so the fun never stops (unless you get quickly tired of toilet humour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )
If you're into emulation, any of the FF games are gold, as are the entire metroid series (although metroid 1 feels crude after the others).
you already got the samurai one but I wanna see reviews for Lawnmower, etc. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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