26th February 2013, 11:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 26th February 2013, 11:44 AM by Dark Jaguar.)
I played these as a kid, in shareware. Now they are freeware, so enjoy! http://www.adeptsoftware.com/classics/
Here's Conquests of Camelot and Conquests of the Longbow, now freeware. http://www.christymarx.com/writing/camelot.htm http://www.christymarx.com/writing/robin.htm
A fun puzzle game called Boppin' http://jenniverse.com/boppin%20main.html also freeware.
Al Lowe's web site has a collection of the games he made released as freeware, like The Black Cauldron (yes, based on the movie) http://www.allowe.com/More/download.htm
3DRealms has a listing of most of their works while under the company name Apogee. Some of them are freeware, and some are for purchase. The store is selling them at a price competitive with Steam and GOG. http://www.3drealms.com/
Operation Inner Space, no freeware here I'm afraid, just a shareware edition and a full version for purchase. http://www.sdispace.com/inspace.htm
I'm still trying to round out my classic DOS collection with full versions. Software Creations Ltd went defunct years ago, so I can't find anyone offering Hexxagon for sale. The shareware is still out there, and a bunch of flash versions of the game, but flash is fleeting. I'm also looking for One Must Fall 2097. Supposedly it was released as freeware some time ago, but it is hard to find as well on any official channels. It was an early Epic Megagames game, and I'm also looking for a number of their games, if anyone has some leads.
I'll add more links as I find or remember them. Fortunately, a lot of games are still available in one form or another. Most of them are cheap, but Operation: Inner Space is still being sold full price. Supposedly it still works on Windows 7. It was a very fun "open ended" overhead space shooter that used your file structure and icon files to generate levels. Unfortunately, the company that owns it now does everything but make games, and they seem set on just keeping those rights and listing that game on their site for the original asking price, even charging extra for addon packs. Maybe someday I'll cough up the cash, but really I hope GOG is willing to convince them they'll make more money putting it there and charging far less.
Here's Conquests of Camelot and Conquests of the Longbow, now freeware. http://www.christymarx.com/writing/camelot.htm http://www.christymarx.com/writing/robin.htm
A fun puzzle game called Boppin' http://jenniverse.com/boppin%20main.html also freeware.
Al Lowe's web site has a collection of the games he made released as freeware, like The Black Cauldron (yes, based on the movie) http://www.allowe.com/More/download.htm
3DRealms has a listing of most of their works while under the company name Apogee. Some of them are freeware, and some are for purchase. The store is selling them at a price competitive with Steam and GOG. http://www.3drealms.com/
Operation Inner Space, no freeware here I'm afraid, just a shareware edition and a full version for purchase. http://www.sdispace.com/inspace.htm
I'm still trying to round out my classic DOS collection with full versions. Software Creations Ltd went defunct years ago, so I can't find anyone offering Hexxagon for sale. The shareware is still out there, and a bunch of flash versions of the game, but flash is fleeting. I'm also looking for One Must Fall 2097. Supposedly it was released as freeware some time ago, but it is hard to find as well on any official channels. It was an early Epic Megagames game, and I'm also looking for a number of their games, if anyone has some leads.
I'll add more links as I find or remember them. Fortunately, a lot of games are still available in one form or another. Most of them are cheap, but Operation: Inner Space is still being sold full price. Supposedly it still works on Windows 7. It was a very fun "open ended" overhead space shooter that used your file structure and icon files to generate levels. Unfortunately, the company that owns it now does everything but make games, and they seem set on just keeping those rights and listing that game on their site for the original asking price, even charging extra for addon packs. Maybe someday I'll cough up the cash, but really I hope GOG is willing to convince them they'll make more money putting it there and charging far less.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)