Freeware PC games thread (/w screenshots)

May 22nd, 2003, 17:43

Over the past...time, I've encountered quite a bunch of pretty cool PC freeware games, so I thought it would be a cool idea to make a thread about them.

This is the idea of the thread: you post a screenshot of a PC freeware game you found (and think is cool) + (if possible) a download link. When posting links, make sure you dont run into illegal stuff. So watch out, there are certain abandonware sites out there that have lots of freeware but also illegal material. Usually if you post a link directly to the author's site, that would be the best I guess....

May 22nd, 2003, 17:45

I'll start.

this is a shot of Giana Worlds, a Giana Sisters remake (which is a Mario clone from the C64/Amiga). Allthough the remake does lack a few things, it does have completely new levels, and improved gfx and music.

http://www.rbi.informatik.uni-frankf...ianaWorlds.htm

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Kid A · May 22nd, 2003, 18:25

Hmmm... I used to have some of these games on a CD... maybe I'll search for it and post some scrrens

Mad · May 22nd, 2003, 22:59

Well, theres Soldat!!
just google "soldat".
cant post screens right now, im on college

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May 23rd, 2003, 06:49

Quote:

Originally posted by Mad
Well, theres Soldat!!
just google "soldat".
cant post screens right now, im on college

http://www.soldat.prv.pl/

^that one?

May 23rd, 2003, 06:53

TechnoSylph

japanese freeware shmup; there are lots of those, and I personally like this one a lot. (controls: arrows, z,x)

site: http://www.nona.dti.ne.jp/~kbz/soft02.htm - japanese, but easy enough to find your way; btw they have some other stuff on their site too

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**DarkAurora** · May 23rd, 2003, 07:07

Has Sam & Max: Hit the Road been released as Freeware yet? It's older than GTA and GTA was released as freeware.

**Kane** · May 23rd, 2003, 07:11

Lucasarts recenty re-released Sam 'N' Max and DOTT as a dual pack. Just because it's old doesn't mean it automaticaly becomes freeware. Very few companies do that. Admittedly there is abandonware, but that relies on companies not caring rather than them specificaly stating that they can distribute it.

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**DarkAurora** · May 23rd, 2003, 07:17

What DOTT?

Samor, are you running XP? I have XP Pro and I can't get this game working even if I run it in 98 or 95 compability modes.

May 23rd, 2003, 07:22

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Originally posted by DarkAurora
What DOTT?

Day of the tentacle

Quote:

Samor, are you running XP? I have XP Pro and I can't get this game working even if I run it in 98 or 95 compability modes.

yes, I'm running XP pro...you mean technosylph doesnt work for you?
odd..

**DarkAurora** · May 23rd, 2003, 07:55

I see some stuff in the txt manual that came with v2. Am I supposed to write anything with v2.exe in run?

May 23rd, 2003, 08:12

no, nothing.

May 23rd, 2003, 08:46

another shmup: Cho Ren Sha 68k

actually this is a windows port from an X68000 (lets say that it's the japanese equivalent for the amiga) game. Very fast paced but it's not just throwing superbombs; bullets ought to be dodged

controls are the same as in technosylph

site:
http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/ch68/ch68.html (again japanese, but the download links are easy to find)

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psicomaniaco · May 25th, 2003, 15:52

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkAurora
What DOTT?

DOTT was one of the best Lucas Arts games. Successor of Maniac Mansion and way better thn Sam n' Max! Its about time travels. (well, kinda!)

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psicomaniaco · May 25th, 2003, 16:08

I have a VERY old DOS freeware game here. Its old but fun. And u can put .MOD musics on it (I used Crusader: No regret musics!).

The name of the game is C-DOGS (Its the sequel of Cyberdogs).
U can get it here http://www.orcsoftware.com/~ronny/index.html .

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Eface · May 26th, 2003, 08:33

cyberdogs was SOOOOOOO cool

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**DarkAurora** · May 26th, 2003, 08:43

Quote:

Originally posted by psicomaniaco

DOTT was one of the best Lucas Arts games. Successor of Maniac Mansion and way better thn Sam n' Max! Its about time travels. (well, kinda!)

Better than Sam 'n Max? I will definetly have to check this out. Hopefully EB Games will have the re-release.

psicomaniaco · May 26th, 2003, 14:07

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkAurora

Better than Sam 'n Max? I will definetly have to check this out. Hopefully EB Games will have the re-release.

Yup! I bought the original cd version of DOTT for R$ 20 (Its 'bout U$ 8). I finished it 15 times. Really great game!!!!!

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Boltzmann · May 26th, 2003, 14:21

Greetings,

You've finished the game on your own Psicomaniaco?? Because I couldn't do it alone, I had to search for a walkthrough on the internet... Of course I was 13-14 when I played the game, so it was a lot more difficult... The puzzles were downright insane

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May 26th, 2003, 16:12

There's a game called Dink Smallwood (yes, that does sound funny, and was completely intentional by the creators

). It's a fun rpg'ish zelda type game. Doesn't take more than a few hours to beat, and the humor in the game is pretty damn funny. I recommend going through it to you all.

Here's a couple of screenshots from their website.

http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink1.jpg
http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink2.jpg
http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink3.jpg

Their link for downloading it seems to be down, but through their forums, they have provided other links.

http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~dink/di...on=File&ID=216

I just tested the game (haven't run it since i switched to XP a long while ago), and it seems to run quite fast. However there seems to be a patch that is supposed to fix it.

http://www.rtsoft.com/dink/dink_107_upgrade_beta3.exe

If not, I'm sure there will be a sollution on their forums.

http://www.rtsoft.lunarpages.com/htb...gi?;act=SF;f=3

Have fun, the game is worth it. ^_^

May 22nd, 2003, 17:43	#1
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	Freeware PC games thread (/w screenshots) Over the past...time, I've encountered quite a bunch of pretty cool PC freeware games, so I thought it would be a cool idea to make a thread about them. This is the idea of the thread: you post a screenshot of a PC freeware game you found (and think is cool) + (if possible) a download link. When posting links, make sure you dont run into illegal stuff. So watch out, there are certain abandonware sites out there that have lots of freeware but also illegal material. Usually if you post a link directly to the author's site, that would be the best I guess....

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May 22nd, 2003, 18:25	#3
Kid A ~ Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,638	Hmmm... I used to have some of these games on a CD... maybe I'll search for it and post some scrrens

May 22nd, 2003, 22:59	#4
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 3,986	Well, theres Soldat!! just google "soldat". cant post screens right now, im on college __________________ Main PC:Win 7 SP1 PRO X64 - Asus P5G41C-M LX - Intel Q6600@2.4Ghz - OCZ 2x 2GB DDR2 1000Mhz - Sapphire Vapor-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 - 19" LCD SyncMaster T190 - Samsung SATA II HD322HJ 320GB HTPC:Acer Aspire AR1600 - Windows 7 PRO X86 - Atom 230@1.6Ghz - 3GB DDR2 800Mhz - Nvidia ION LE - SATA II WD 160GB + Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 3.0 Notebook:Dell Inspiron 14R - Windows 7 SP1 PRO X64 - Intel Core i5 2410M@2.3Ghz - 8GB DDR3@1333Mhz - Intel HD 3000 - WDC SATA II 640GB + WD Scorpio Blue 320GB USB 3.0 CASE

May 23rd, 2003, 07:07	#7
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,741	Has Sam & Max: Hit the Road been released as Freeware yet? It's older than GTA and GTA was released as freeware.

May 23rd, 2003, 07:11	#8
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	Lucasarts recenty re-released Sam 'N' Max and DOTT as a dual pack. Just because it's old doesn't mean it automaticaly becomes freeware. Very few companies do that. Admittedly there is abandonware, but that relies on companies not caring rather than them specificaly stating that they can distribute it. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

May 23rd, 2003, 07:17	#9
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,741	What DOTT? Samor, are you running XP? I have XP Pro and I can't get this game working even if I run it in 98 or 95 compability modes.

May 23rd, 2003, 07:55	#11
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,741	I see some stuff in the txt manual that came with v2. Am I supposed to write anything with v2.exe in run?

May 23rd, 2003, 08:12	#12
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	no, nothing.

May 26th, 2003, 08:33	#16
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Boltzmann Retired Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jundiaí - São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 8,875	Greetings, You've finished the game on your own Psicomaniaco?? Because I couldn't do it alone, I had to search for a walkthrough on the internet... Of course I was 13-14 when I played the game, so it was a lot more difficult... The puzzles were downright insane Live long and prosper. __________________ "Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream." - Wallace Stevens Me on Twitter

May 26th, 2003, 16:12	#20
Modem Guest Posts: n/a	There's a game called Dink Smallwood (yes, that does sound funny, and was completely intentional by the creators ). It's a fun rpg'ish zelda type game. Doesn't take more than a few hours to beat, and the humor in the game is pretty damn funny. I recommend going through it to you all. Here's a couple of screenshots from their website. http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink1.jpg http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink2.jpg http://www.rtsoft.com/graphics/screenshots/dink3.jpg Their link for downloading it seems to be down, but through their forums, they have provided other links. http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~dink/di...on=File&ID=216 I just tested the game (haven't run it since i switched to XP a long while ago), and it seems to run quite fast. However there seems to be a patch that is supposed to fix it. http://www.rtsoft.com/dink/dink_107_upgrade_beta3.exe If not, I'm sure there will be a sollution on their forums. http://www.rtsoft.lunarpages.com/htb...gi?;act=SF;f=3 Have fun, the game is worth it. ^_^