Oh snaps free games!?

[Suh Dude]

Yes and it's no longer or is supported by the company which is called Abandonware.

Here's a list of games that are free for everyone. It's still to see Tribes as the best games yet and it's also free in that list.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6464_7-6300449-1.html?tag=cnetfd.ld

More in this site:

http://www.abandonia.com/index2.php

Yes they're legal.

 

[SailorAlea]

Abandonware is considered "almost legal." But not quite. Unless the developer/publisher/copyright owner has deliberately given up their rights, they hold the rights for (I believe) 80 years.

"Freeware" is a different story.

 

[tolore]

hmm off one of those site they have http://www.liberatedgames.org/

and on liberatedgames.org they have quake 3 anyone know if A. its true that its lega and B. if its legal how do you get the liberated games one to work because i coudln't figure it out

 

[Vagabond]

there are only 3 games that i know are Legal to download Lure of the Temptris and Beneath a Steel Sky (both downloadable from the company site both made early 90's by Revolution Software),elderscrolls Arena since it's a free download on their offical site. there is one more but i am not sure if it realy is but the EULA for it states you can give it away free not going to say it name since i am not sure if it is legal. but the other 3 games are. and to the above poster Quake 3 is not freeware, its not legal to download it i belive.

 

[tolore]

triebs and tribes 2 and gta1 and gta 2 are all free and official.

Bah i was hoping it was true for quake 3, i don't care at all about the actual game but theres some really cool looking mods out for it.

 

[Sicron]

The download it provides for Quake 3 (as far as I understand) is the demo, and the source code. So it doesn't provide the actual game I think.

 

[Arthos]

One game that is unfortunately, NOT considered official Abandonware, that I'd like to see become so soon, is System Shock 2.


Anyone remember THAT little gem?

 

[Adaptus]

One game that is unfortunately, NOT considered official Abandonware, that I'd like to see become so soon, is System Shock 2.


Anyone remember THAT little gem?

:3 We even still have the game on disc lying around somewhere.

I quite liked it, except for those zombie-like whateverthe****theyares creeping up on you out of nowhere.

I thought the graphics were good for its time, and the fairly deep character development was nice too. :3