Classic Games - XP/Vista Compatible - NO DRM!!

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Read this, and know that this is what the interweb is all about!

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53535

I've signed up for the beta, and I'm hoping like heck I get in.

 

[klay]

Consider me signed up for the beta!

 

[Sexy Beast]

Thats convienient, I no longer have to Torrent those hard to get classics.

 

[Frank Booth]

Some one is getting the idea that DRM is bad for business and for the consumer.

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Thats convienient, I no longer have to Torrent those hard to get classics.

This is better than torrent or Dosbox. These developers have gotten access to the original source, and have made whatever changes are necessary to make then run properly in XP/Vista. I'm pumped beyond belief.

This is to gaming what Amiestreet is to music.

 

[NinjaFluff]

Ohh, now that's nice... I've still got my Fallout 2 disc somewhere, as well as Freespace 1 and 2. If you all haven't played the Freespace games, I HIGHLY suggest you do so. Excellent space sims!

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Fallout is one of those franchises that totally cuts into my "sunshine and exercise" time. This is a great way to spend a little time right before the release of Fallout 3 (and the inevitable fading of my suntan into a pasty and unhealthy hue).

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Here's more info. There's some good stuff in this interview.

http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=914

 

[WhiteSoxFan5622]

This looks sweet! I Signed up to the beta...hope i get in!

 

[Shutter]

Sounds neat. But wasn't Freespace 2 released as Open Source already when Volition got bought up but left the IP with their old publisher?

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Sounds neat. But wasn't Freespace 2 released as Open Source already when Volition got bought up but left the IP with their old publisher?

Source code for the engine, but not the maps. That's just like what ID software does with all their stuff. They release the engine open source, but not the maps, textures, etc.

oh, and to add on to that ... one of the things mentioned in that interview is that things like code improvements, patches, etc. are likely to get included in games to make them as polished as possible. So, the Freespace2 code improvements made by the community are likely going to be applied to the version that gets released.

It's win-win!

 

[Hellblazer]

Awesome! I'll leave the beta alone though, grab some sweet games when it goes live.

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Awesome! I'll leave the beta alone though, grab some sweet games when it goes live.

Nice thing about joining the beta is that you get at least one free game. Sure, it's only six bucks, but free is free.

 

[Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.]

I wonder if system shock will show up on their site...

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Right now it's just a couple of companies, but I'm hoping that (if they're successful), more companies will start putting their back catalogs online, and we'll once again get access to games like System Shock and the like.

 

[-V-]

*Wants MK3 Trilogy*

 

[pillar]

i signed up as well. i cant wait 2 see their selection of titles.