Classics for free

[EugeneE3RD]

Well, the FTP server of Back2roots is also dead which means that we lost a great deal of Amiga software. The webmaster of Eager which used to be located at http://eager.back2roots.org/ has moved the site to http://eager.orgfree.com/ . Even the webmaster of Eager doesn't know why Back2roots is dead.

On the other hand, we also have World Of Classics which contains legal downloads of Amiga games/apps & it is located at http://www.marksplace.f9.co.uk/ , I know about this site for a long time but never mentioned it since we had BTTR, but since BTTR is dead, I am mentioning this site.

The FTP server of BTTR is accessable at ftp://129.241.210.40/ , you have to use the IP address since the DNS no longer works.

According to the forum post at http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=21994 , there was a message from Bobic (one of the people who worked on BTTR) about why it is gone.

I like to mention that site called Games That Weren't C64 which is located at http://www.gtw64.co.uk/ . This site deals with games which were supposed to be released for C64 but never were. This site contains demos, previews & in some games, the full unreleased game (with permission from the copyright authors).

I would also like to mention the site called Amiga Games That Weren't which is located at http://agtw.abime.net/ . This site deals with games which were supposed to be released for Amiga but never were. This site contains demos, previews & in some games, the full unreleased game (with permission from the copyright authors).

Last but not least, I like to mention that site called PC Games That Weren't which is located at http://pcgtw.retro-net.de/ . This site deals with games which were supposed to be released for PC but never were. This site contains demos, previews & in some games, the full unreleased game (with permission from the copyright authors).

[EugeneE3RD]

Ah, so they still have the file on their server.. I was afraid Metropolis Software had discontinued offering the game.

I can't, however, find a way to this file from their homepage.. am I just blind?

--Eino

Well, I'm going thru some of my old posts & unfortuntely, Metropolis Software has now removed Teen Agent from their server so http://www.metropolis-software.com/downloa...een-english.exe is no longer avaliable.

[EugeneE3RD]

The website called The Unofficial DND Home Page which is located at http://members.tripod.com/~rancourt/default.htm deals with the old game called DND which was developed by Daniel Lawrence during the 1970's. DND is a game with ascii graphics & it is a dungeon crawl which predates Rogue by almost 10 yrs. The game DND comes from Dungeons & Dragons because this is the game which DND takes its inspiration from. The above site contains downloads of DND & the variants with permission from the copyright authors so the above page is legal. Download the games from the above page to play a classic game.

Sanctuary Software Studio released their old DOS shareware game called BACKLASH for free download. BACKLASH is a space combat game featuring rasterized 3D models and real-time simulation. This software was originally shareware then it went commerical & the company has now re-released the game for free download. You can get the game from http://www.sancsoft.com/galSoftware.asp .

[EugeneE3RD]

3D Realms has done it again. They have released another one of their shareware prog's for free download. This time, they released the The Wolfenstein 3D Super Upgrades which was once sold as shareware by Apogee. The Wolfenstein 3D Super Upgrades is a boatload of extra levels for Wolf (over 800), a level editor, and a random level generator. The full registered version of Wolfenstein 3D is required to run this add-on. You can download this add-on from http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/05/the_a..._legacy_20.html (near bottom of page).

[EugeneE3RD]

Well, I have no new info to add but I got hooked up to broadband (one-way cable) yesterday & it is great. I was finally able to get some of the large games in this thread such as the Marathon games & Labyrinth of Time.

Now over this weekend, I will get onEscapee & Fish Fillets.

[EugeneE3RD]

About 2 yrs. ago, I posted in this thread about the shareware game called Inner Worlds which was re-released as freeware by the original authors but the authors removed the game from their server. I posted this at:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=65246&st=210

Well, the full version of Inner Worlds was posted at Dosgames so you can also download Inner Worlds from http://www.dosgames.com/g_side3.php .

[EugeneE3RD]

I forgot to mention this. The author of Cadenza Software released his old Atari ST progs for free download. Most are business apps/utilities but there is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe on his site. You can get the prog's from http://www.ataritoday.com/extra/index.htm .

[XavierHyde]

Well, I'm going thru some of my old posts & unfortuntely, Metropolis Software has now removed Teen Agent from their server so http://www.metropolis-software.com/downloa...een-english.exe is no longer avaliable.

However, it's still available over at FilePlanet, so I guess that means it's still freeware...

[EugeneE3RD]

However, it's still available over at FilePlanet, so I guess that means it's still freeware...

Well, it's good to know that there is still a site to download this game other than Gamehippo. I still have the game on my HDD so I don't need to download it but it's great to know that there are still sites which has this game for download.

[evktalo]

I tired to contact Metropolis Software some time ago but unfortunately I got no answer back.

--Eino

[grid001]

I dont know if 3d Realms' Rise of the Triad has become freeware or not?

I remember when it 1st came out, it was revolutionary!

Still had to reduce the screensize to play on my 486 33hz, 16MB Ram, 16MB ram video card :p

aaah good ol' gibs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Triad

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/index.html

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/originalspec.html

[zachstruck]

I dont know if 3d Realms' Rise of the Triad has become freeware or not?

I remember when it 1st came out, it was revolutionary!

Still had to reduce the screensize to play on my 486 33hz, 16MB Ram, 16MB ram video card :p

aaah good ol' gibs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Triad

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/index.html

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/originalspec.html

I remember Rise of the Triad! That game was awesome back in the day.

[EugeneE3RD]

I dont know if 3d Realms' Rise of the Triad has become freeware or not?

I remember when it 1st came out, it was revolutionary!

Still had to reduce the screensize to play on my 486 33hz, 16MB Ram, 16MB ram video card :p

aaah good ol' gibs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Triad

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/index.html

http://www.3drealms.com/rott/originalspec.html

Only the source code to Rise Of The Triad is freeware, the data files aren't freeware. So what this means is that you can download the source code to Rott & compile your own version, et al for free but you can't legally download the registered data files. To get the registered Rott game, you have to buy the game.

[EugeneE3RD]

I haven't been to active in the thread as much as I used to but while checking Aminet, I just saw that another former shareware/commerical game was re-released as freeware by the copyright owner.

The game is called Full version: Enemy - Tempest of Violence. According to the readme at Aminet, this is an action adventure written by Andr? Wuethrich, originally released in 1997. There are 2 versions on Aminet, one is the German version while the second version is the English version.

To thoses who don't know, you can access Aminet at http://www.aminet.net/ .

[Darran]

Oopps

[EugeneE3RD]

Well, today I just found out that another former commerical/shareware game has been re-released for free download but the copyright owner. The game is called ChromaticPuzzle & you can get it from http://tepui.cyna.net/chromaticpuzzle/ .

[XavierHyde]

Whether you're a fan of strategy games (of the realtime breed) or a run-off-the-mill FPS gamer, check this out:

"Savage - The Battle for Newerth" has been re-released for free! And this time, it's official! (Finally!) :p

Unfortunately only the Windows version is available at this time. There are also Linux and Mac versions but they are not currently linked on the download page so perhaps they're not officially freeware yet.

Enjoy!

Edited September 1, 2006 by cappuchok

[Slimy]

This is a great source for free games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_games :)

[Xell0s-]

rockstar classics

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/index.html

[XavierHyde]

This is a great source for free games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_games :)

A VERY nice list but most games on that list don't really qualify for this thread. Most of those games were free from the start, only a few are previously commercial/shareware games gone freeware (which is the topic of this thread).

rockstar classics

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/index.html

It's been mentioned a few times throughout this thread, and in fact was one of the main reasons this thread was even started in the first place. But thanks for reminding us. :)

[Xell0s-]

im a self confessed idiot :)

[XavierHyde]

In all fairness, Wikipedia does also have a page listing previously commercial/shareware games re-released as freeware.

However, the Wikipedia list is both incomplete (they lack several of Cinemaware's titles among other things) and somewhat inaccurate (MechCommander 1 and Gold is included on their list, but was actually never officially released as freeware the way it's sequel was. Apparently some fans just extrapolated that since MC2 was being released as open-source, MC1 was to be considered freeware as well - even though Microsoft never said so.).

[Lt-DavidW]

In all fairness, Wikipedia does also have a page listing previously commercial/shareware games re-released as freeware.

However, the Wikipedia list is both incomplete (they lack several of Cinemaware's titles among other things) and somewhat inaccurate...

Just an idea... but why don't you correct it if you know it is wrong?

[EugeneE3RD]

I like to mention that there is another game which has been re-released for free download by the original author. The author's name is Antti Kuukka & he released the full registered version of his shareware RPG game called Helherron for free download. You can download the game for Windows & Linux at http://www2.lut.fi/~akuukka/helherron/main.htm .

This game is a top-down RPG & is very similar to the Ultima & Nahlakh games.

[PGHammer]

I'm slowly making progress in my list of game makers I want to contact for this little 'project'.

If anyone can help me get working email contact info for any of the following companies, I'd be grateful. ;)

Microprose (featuring Micro Value / Micro Style / Spectrum Holobyte)

Mindscape (featuring Capstone / The Software Toolworks)

Ocean (bought by Infogrames)

Titus (featuring Palace)

Psygnosis

THQ (featuring Rainbow Arts / Softgold)

GT Interactive (featuring Renegade)

As far as I can understand from their reply, Magnetic Fields may provide links to downloads from their homepage soon if everything checks out with their former publisher Gremlin. Magnetic Fields are responsible for awesome racing series Lotus Turbo Challenge and Supercars. :cool:

I've mailed Sales Curve ([email protected]) too, to ask them about releasing Silkworm, SWIV and Rodland among others, as well as contacting Silmarils ([email protected]).

I've also contacted neo Software (now called Rockstar Vienna, part of Rockstar) to ask them if they're willing to release some of the neo Classics on their homepage. Their email is [email protected] if anyone else wants to get in touch with them.

Psygnosis was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) and is directly responsible for the WipeOut series (the first two of which were popular pack-in games with early PC 3D graphics cards) for the PC, original PlayStation and PS2.