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    Talking I never noticed Blizzard opened these classics up as freebies - Something alien, something lost, and something rockin fast

    https://us.battle.net/account/download/

    Blackthorne (with legit Windows install)
    Lost Vikings (with legit Windows/DOS Box install)
    Rock n Roll Racing (with legit Windows exe, seems to be some custom zsnes install/executable stand alone)

    Three of their mighty earlier 90s gems all right up there for the pickings. Have fun.

    I've downloaded them, will install in a bit and these to me are true keepers for my backup stick drive.

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    Thanks for the Link! I have the PS1 and original DOS versions of Lost Vikings which works in DOS Box. The Freeware version runs just fine in Windows 7, a Gamepad can be used with a Keyboard Uitility program such as Joy2Key.
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    I had known about that.
    Yes, Rock 'n Roll Racing is a ZSNES mod because the game was never released on PC (and from what I heard, it was modified to remove the licensed music from the original).

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    Oooh I hope not on RnR Racing, that's a deal breaker big time.

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    Blackthorne apparently uses a custom version of DOSBox. (Doesn't the same apply to The Lost Vikings?)
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    Stuff came up I really haven't installed Blackthorne yet. I did look at the zips on the other two, and yes Lost Vikings has its own EXE and there is a dosbox.conf file so it's a custom build, and the other RnR Racing is an exe too being a custom zsnes build. It wouldn't surprise me if Blackthorne was like Lost Vikings as i don't recall it ever hitting windows, but it seems odd having that installer and being so lazy on the others.

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    Maybe I'll finally finish Blackthorne after all these years. Thanks for the heads up!

    BTW, installed and runs fine on Win8.

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    Good to know, odds are if it loves 8 10 is good too.

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