Good Old Game's Afoot! (August 28, 2008)

Bandit LOAF · 08-27-2008, 17:00

Move over GameTap (what, they already did?) - there's a new challenger: Good Old Games is preparing to launch this month with a plan to sell classic PC games via online distribution. No word on anything great, yet -- the splash image at their site suggests the usual assortment of almost-public-domain bargains (FreeSpace, FreeSpace 2, etc.) Still, there's always hope. Videogamer says it best: "One series which I think would be a particularly great addition to the collection is the Wing Commander series (just me then?) - so please get to it chaps!" Hear, hear!

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Original update published on August 28, 2008

st3lt3k · 08-31-2008, 07:36

It would seem that Wing Commander is at least being considered. From an interview with Good Old Games' VP of PR and Marketing Tom Ohle:

Quote:

GC: Are there any games that you, specifically, would like to see added to the GOG lineup?

TO: My own personal wishlist has a lot of the old LucasArts adventure games. I played a lot of LucasArts games in general when I was younger; Tie Fighter, X-Wing, things like that. EA’s got a lot of great stuff in their back catalog, like Wing Commander. I think the list is pretty huge. Sierra’s old adventure games. Thief, System Shock, there’s tons of games we could potentially get that I think a lot of people would love to play again.

GC: Are there any under negotiation at this point?

TO: Yeah. We’re negotiating with another three or four publishers at this point. Nothing I can really talk about yet, but hopefully, before the end of the beta, we’ll have another two publishers on board. We want to launch with three or four more publishers, and between 70-100 games.

GameCyte Interview with Tom Ohle, July 10, 2008

Captain Obvious · 09-01-2008, 08:32

Nice, I was hoping to see something like this pop up.

Max Gene · 09-20-2008, 07:03

I actually just got my beta key a couple days ago and logged into the site. Everything costs a mere six bucks, from what I see. So far we've got everything Freespace and Descent, Fallout 1, 2, and tactics, Shattered Steel... and that's just the ones I've heard of. If anyone wants to know if X game is already in, I can check...

Mekt-Hakkikt · 09-20-2008, 09:20

Cool, that's much more to my liking than a subscription based thing. I hope it will be available in Germany as well.

ELTEE · 09-20-2008, 10:43

Dumb question - the idea behind something like this is that the games will work on a modern system, right?

So, say I download 'their' version of Descent - will I need to do a DosBox setup to play, or should it be good to go out of the box?

Max Gene · 09-20-2008, 11:33

The site says they'll all be made compatible with XP and Vista, so the worst scenario you're looking at is one where they supply a pre-made dosbox config that takes care of everything for you similar to how certain games were released via Steam.

Andrewas · 09-21-2008, 03:23

If anyone's signed up for the beta but not yet checked it out, do so today. Until the 22nd, you get a free interplay game with your first purchase.

Blaster · 09-21-2008, 11:44

Do they have demos for at least some of the games that you can download? Demos always seem to give me a better idea of what a game is like that videos and descriptions.

Max Gene · 09-21-2008, 14:03

Nope. If you need a demo, search one out- they used to be more common. Sometimes even shareware episodes...

08-27-2008, 17:00	#1
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,956	Good Old Game's Afoot! (August 28, 2008) Move over GameTap (what, they already did?) - there's a new challenger: Good Old Games is preparing to launch this month with a plan to sell classic PC games via online distribution. No word on anything great, yet -- the splash image at their site suggests the usual assortment of almost-public-domain bargains (FreeSpace, FreeSpace 2, etc.) Still, there's always hope. Videogamer says it best: "One series which I think would be a particularly great addition to the collection is the Wing Commander series (just me then?) - so please get to it chaps!" Hear, hear! -- Original update published on August 28, 2008

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Mekt-Hakkikt Mpanty's bane Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 4,664	Cool, that's much more to my liking than a subscription based thing. I hope it will be available in Germany as well. __________________ "Khasra! I have heard enough of Khasra!" For the Glory of Sivar!

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ELTEE Major Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Waltham, MA Posts: 651	Dumb question - the idea behind something like this is that the games will work on a modern system, right? So, say I download 'their' version of Descent - will I need to do a DosBox setup to play, or should it be good to go out of the box? __________________ To be a good soldier, you must love the Army. To be a good officer, you must be willing to sacrifice that which you love...Killer Angels

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Blaster 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Definitely not sneaking up behind you...so don’t look. Posts: 123	Do they have demos for at least some of the games that you can download? Demos always seem to give me a better idea of what a game is like that videos and descriptions. __________________ With my tongue I offer fealty. With my claws I unsheathe victory. With my mane bowed I lie down. And offer up my life for honor.

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09-01-2008, 08:32	#3
Captain Obvious Cadet Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12	Nice, I was hoping to see something like this pop up.

09-20-2008, 07:03	#4
Max Gene Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 416	I actually just got my beta key a couple days ago and logged into the site. Everything costs a mere six bucks, from what I see. So far we've got everything Freespace and Descent, Fallout 1, 2, and tactics, Shattered Steel... and that's just the ones I've heard of. If anyone wants to know if X game is already in, I can check...

09-20-2008, 11:33	#7
Max Gene Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 416	The site says they'll all be made compatible with XP and Vista, so the worst scenario you're looking at is one where they supply a pre-made dosbox config that takes care of everything for you similar to how certain games were released via Steam.

09-21-2008, 03:23	#8
Andrewas 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 78	If anyone's signed up for the beta but not yet checked it out, do so today. Until the 22nd, you get a free interplay game with your first purchase.

09-21-2008, 14:03	#10
Max Gene Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 416	Nope. If you need a demo, search one out- they used to be more common. Sometimes even shareware episodes...