Free old PC games to download

[ghostangelofcky]

I was wondering if anyone could tell a spot to download old PC games like King's Quest or Simcity,

thanks for the help

[mr_pollock]

I was wondering if anyone could tell a spot to download old PC games like King's Quest or Simcity,

thanks for the help

Try http://www.the-underdogs.org/index.php

Not sure if they have it. If not, I'm not sure!

[njiska]

If you're looking for Abandonware then look no further then The Home of the Underdogs (http://www.the-underdogs.org/).

[ghostangelofcky]

Thanks, I'll sneak a peak ;)

[s1lence]

Kings quest and sim city offical versions are still considered licensed wares so underdogs doesnt have them.

http://www.agdinteractive.com/KQ1.php

They remade King's Quest into a better version of the same game.

[petewhitley]

Abandonia (http://www.abandonia.com/index2.php) has a nice collection as well. And I thought I just read that Sierra got an injunction against the Kings Quest remake (something about an upcoming anthology). However that site still has the download ...

[roushimsx]

If you want to skim a little closer to the realm of legality, you can legally get the Amiga versions of pretty much all of Sierra's games from Back2Roots.org (http://www.back2roots.org/).

Downside is that they're the Amiga versions, so you'll either need to do some ninjawork to get them working in the freeware/open source engines or you'll need to grab yourself some kickstart roms and get WinUAE up and running.

Upside is that the games are both legal and better than their PC-DOS counterparts, with the exception of King's Quest V and VI (where the PC-CDROM versions were better).

[SoulBlazer]

Not very long ago the Maxis/EA website (ONE of those sites!) had the original SimCity for a FREE download. To promote SimCity 4, I believe. They may still have it up.

And I checked, the Tierra remake of King's Quest 1 and 2 is still active.

[Saabmeister]

the underdogs fuckin rocjsfhggdf

[Richter]

their Alone ion the Dark Mac version downloads are broken

[Cauterize]

#oldgames (or maybe #oldgamez) on Efnet on IRC is the best bet you have!
Pretty much and PC Game you ever played is on there!

[The Great Dane]

Geez, it's been a while since anyone has posted in this topic :) I was wondering if any of you guys have seen a place to legally download the originally Oregon Trail, either the completely original one or a remake of the original, and one that will work on Win XP.

[roushimsx]

Geez, it's been a while since anyone has posted in this topic :) I was wondering if any of you guys have seen a place to legally download the originally Oregon Trail, either the completely original one or a remake of the original, and one that will work on Win XP.

If you didn't say legal then I would have offered to make some images of this 3 cd Oregon Trail 4th Edition (1999) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JLNL/102-4778469-5426566?v=glance&n=229534) that I picked up for $3 at the thrift store :)

Sadly, all reviews indicate that it sucks balls, but hey...it was $3!

[cyberfluxor]

I have the Oregon Trail on floppy disc, it's the official DOS release from the 80's. I could zip it up and send it to you, don't think there's much to be made from the original at all really, especially the floppy version. Or you can google around for a bit to find a download of it, but most of the on-line downloads are newer than mine so if you want real oldschool let me know.

[The Great Dane]

I have the Oregon Trail on floppy disc, it's the official DOS release from the 80's. I could zip it up and send it to you, don't think there's much to be made from the original at all really, especially the floppy version. Or you can google around for a bit to find a download of it, but most of the on-line downloads are newer than mine so if you want real oldschool let me know.

Yeah, that would be great if you don't mind. The original one is what I am looking for. Thanks. Would I be able to play it with Windows XP?

[Jorpho]

Not very long ago the Maxis/EA website (ONE of those sites!) had the original SimCity for a FREE download. To promote SimCity 4, I believe. They may still have it up.

FYI, that was an online-only Java version, and it was originally out to promote SimCity 3000.


I was wondering if any of you guys have seen a place to legally download the originally Oregon Trail, either the completely original one or a remake of the original, and one that will work on Win XP.

"Legally"? There is no "legally". Copyrights take a very, very long time to expire, and companies do not generally release such things as freeware.

Anyway, Home of the Underdogs does indeed have a version of The Oregon Trail which ought to work fine under XP if you use DOSBox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net), but you are probably better off playing the emulated Apple II version at Virtual Apple (http://www.virtualapple.org/). (It runs inside your browser, so there's no complex setup involved!)

[NE146]

Heres the Oregon Trail image for the Apple II: http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/roms/otrail.zip

Then for an emulator personally I recommend APPLEWIN (http://applewin.berlios.de/) <-(click) It's so hassle free, it's great. Really

The browser thing is ok (just play the game here if you want to go that route: http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html ) but I prefer to have it running full screen and in green monochrome LOL (using the handy dandy button on the right) So it's AppleWin for me :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/b2stoys/oregon.jpg

[The Great Dane]

Thanks a lot for the help, guys. I ended up checking out the one that you play at the website, and it worked great. Thanks again.

[Jorpho]

Gah, Underdogs is reeling. Hopefully this is but a temporary outage.

[Necrosaro420]

Keep searching, there IS a copy of Oregon Trail out there that works great with XP. I use to have it, but cant think of which one it is atm =(

[Jorpho]

Yes, there are many different versions of The Oregon Trail. It is quite possibly one of the most enduring educational games ever produced, aside from the Carmen Sandiego series.

Unfortunately, the newer versions bear very little resemblance to the Apple II version of old.

[CaryMG]

NE146's recommendation's great !

Later!
:) :) :)

[cyberfluxor]

Yeah, that would be great if you don't mind. The original one is what I am looking for. Thanks. Would I be able to play it with Windows XP?
I'll check it out once I get home and I'll zip it up for you.

[NE146]

You can play it here using the online emulator.
Click this > Play "Oregon Trail" With The "Apple][ Computer" OnLine Emulator (http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html)

Why did you repeat the link I gave above? :P

[CaryMG]

Why did you repeat the link I gave above?

Oh man! lol

I don't read your message so I skip over it.
Sorry sorry for the mixup!

I'll fix my message right now!


Later!
:) :) :)

[BetaWolf47]

It's been a few years since the last post. I'm going to post what I know here:

Sorted by games, then distributor:
BC Kid (Bonk's Adventure), R-Type, and Katakis for Amiga - Factor 5
http://www.factor5.de/downloads.shtml

The Elder Scrolls: Arena and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfalll - Bethesda Soft
http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm

Command and Conquer - Multiple
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandconquerthefirstdecade/download_6178099.html

Command and Conquer: Red Alert - Multiple
<cannot find link>

Grand Theft Auto, Wild Metal Country, and Grand Theft Auto 2 - Rockstar Games
http://www.rockstargames.com/
(Click Downloads, then Rockstar Classics)

[ScourDX]

If you like fighting game, check out Vanguard Princess (http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/21152/Vanguard+Princess.html).

The game may not work without Japanese fonts. If you want to bypass it, you may want to check out this site (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=196624).

[Haoie]

Ah this is a nice old topic.

I'll add that Home of the Underdogs has since changed their web address. Or rather come under new ownership?

[Jorpho]

After many years of inactivity on the original creator's part, the webhost of the original Home of the Underdogs went bankrupt. Much of the old content was salvaged, but a lack of agreement on how to proceed with the reconstruction of the site means that there are now three or four new version of the site in independent operation. I think only one of them has a reasonable number of downloads, however.

[Ed Oscuro]

MechWarrior 4 is legally free now, maybe some of the other ones too:

http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/

[CMA Death Adder]

Super Fighter (aka Fatal Encounter) and Sango Fighter are now freeware.

Download Super Fighter from www.superfighter.net (http://www.superfighter.net/)
Download Sango Fighter from www.sangofighter.com (http://www.sangofighter.com/)

Enjoy!

[FamicomFreak]

Ah I remember playing shareware Sango Fighter.....those were so many good memories....sob sob..

[Rickstilwell1]

Google "Castle of the Winds" for a PC RPG that always has been and still is free. Random generated levels and a sequel!

[Haoie]

What's the best spawn of the Underdog?

I'm using Hotud.org at the moment.

[Steve1978]

Here is a site: http://www.classicdosgames.com/ They actually get permission from the original distributors to offer it, too.

http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/pp/b3f0c7f6bb763af1be91d9e74eabfeb199dc1f1f Has older PC games that have been converted to run on XP and Vista and plenty of goodies like avatars and PDF manuals are included. It isn't free but usually very cheap. I was able to get Mean Streets and Martian Memorandum (1991) together for a single price of 6 bucks, and it runs on my Vista with no problemlo! Also will run on XP.

[Jorpho]

Here is a site: http://www.classicdosgames.com/ They actually get permission from the original distributors to offer it, too.It most certainly is a very cool site, but much of the formerly-commercial stuff there can be found elsewhere (such as at liberatedgames.com ).

[ronclon]

Heres the Oregon Trail image for the Apple II: http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/roms/otrail.zip

Then for an emulator personally I recommend APPLEWIN (http://applewin.berlios.de/) <-(click) It's so hassle free, it's great. Really

The browser thing is ok (just play the game here if you want to go that route: http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html ) but I prefer to have it running full screen and in green monochrome LOL (using the handy dandy button on the right) So it's AppleWin for me :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/b2stoys/oregon.jpg

Awesome emulator. Never knew about it before. Thanks .

[thejackson5]

If you didn't say legal then I would have offered to make some images of this 3 cd Oregon Trail 4th Edition (1999) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JLNL/102-4778469-5426566?v=glance&n=229534) that I picked up for $3 at the thrift store :)

Sadly, all reviews indicate that it sucks balls, but hey...it was $3!

If you would do this, I would sooooooooo appreciate it. I've searched for hours and I can't find a 4th edition download ANYWHERE :/ I used to play it for hours and hours when I was a kid.

[Niku-Sama]

good luck, its a post from 2009