Good Old Games - The Geriatric Steam

Good Old Games

I just found this today, it's a new on-demand games service for really old games. Just a look at the games on offer on the teaser page are enough to stir loins, Fallout, Sacrifice, Giants, MDK.
All available and tweaked to run on modern operating systems, bundled along with a load of extra goodies, soundtracks, editors, etc, and all of them are dirt cheap.

The service is only in closed beta at the moment, but I'd be excited to see the range of titles it offers and how well tweaked they are for modern platforms, if they offer the fallout series with a high-res 1280x mode and enhanced graphics, or like, HDR for Giants, I'd be on it more than Sesfan over EVE.

 

Sweeeet!

 

I have my fingers crossed for this site to release every Lucasarts game from Maniac Mansion to Escape From Monkey Island. Just wishful thinking.

 

Those were my exact thoughts. I had been hoping just two days ago, that the Lucasarts site would have done something similar.

 

How *old* do they mean though? There were some GREAT games out in the '80's that you can't find now.

 

I hope they get all the Epic and Apogee classics.

 

You can still buy several Apogee classics at 3DRealms. Some are even Freeware nowadays.

 

I hope Unreal 1 is up there. I really want to play that again.

 

Any more recent news?

 

The website suggests that the service will go live this month, but I don't think there's an exact date.

 

ok, this is awesome. there's five games on the front picture that i'd buy.

:snoopy

 

I know someone who signed up for the closed beta. I'll ask him about it.

 

Early Access Beta is Coming! Beware.

On Monday, September 8, anyone who signed up for the GOG.com beta will start receiving access keys to the site.

We're saying goodbye to the press beta and gearing up for the next phase: Early Access Beta. Everyone who signs up at www.gog.com before Sunday September 7 at midnight (EDT), during the next week will receive an access key, which will allow them to dive into the GOG.com site. If you don't receive your access key on Monday, don't worry as we're sending them out in stages.

The Early Access Beta will offer all the main features of the site, including buying DRM-free games, joining the community and writing reviews. Apart from just getting access, everyone buys a game from GOG.com during the Early Access Beta will receive a bonus code to get one game from GOG.com?s Interplay catalogue for free! So what are you waiting for? If you haven?t signed up yet, be sure to enter your email address and get in on the action.

 

Signed up.

Though I already have every good Interplay game.

 

Mojo article from several months back...

http://www.mixnmojo.com/php/news/showfile.php?id=3002&category=advnews

 

Holy crap.

*faints*

 

No one is even mentioning the fact that these games will be completely DRM free. That is the most amazing part of this whole deal. I signed up about a month ago when I first heard about in on GFW Radio podcast. I spend $10 and get DRM free copies of Fallout 1&2 that actually runs on my Vista-64 system... I'm getting pumped just thinking about it.

Edit: Planescape:Torment... THIS MUST HAPPEN

 

The AD&D license would be the issue with that, I would think, if they have Interplay access already.

Edit: Althought BG2 and PT are on GameTap, so maybe they won't appear here.

 

Why is Collin McRae Rally 2005 in there? I thought it was meant to be old games.

 

They're supposed to send the e-mails out today but I haven't gotten anything yet.

I WANT DESCEEEEEEEEEENT!

 

Uhm, well it did score really high with most critics.

Maybe it should be more accurate, like Good, Old Games.

 

To be fair, games released in 2004 are old in modern terms.

 

This is apparently the beta game list;

1nsane
racing, arcade, off-road
474.3 MB

Colin McRae Rally 2005
Colin McRae Rally 2005
racing, arcade, rally
not rated yet
2.9 GB

Conquest of the New World
Conquest of the New World
strategy, turn-based, historical
75.5 MB

Descent + Descent 2
Descent + Descent 2
shooter, fpp, sci-fi
546.8 MB

Descent 3 + Expansion
Descent 3 + Expansion
shooter, fpp, sci-fi
797.5 MB

Die by the Sword + Expansion
Die by the Sword + Expansion
action, adventure, fantasy
482.2 MB

Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
action, adventure, platformer
136.3 MB

Evolva
Evolva
shooter, tpp, sci-fi
443.8 MB

F/A-18E Super Hornet
F/A-18E Super Hornet
simulation, combat, modern
281.1 MB

Fallout
Fallout
rpg, turn-based, sci-fi
505.4 MB

Fallout 2
Fallout 2
rpg, turn-based, sci-fi
579.6 MB

Fallout Tactics
Fallout Tactics
rpg, strategy, sci-fi
1.6 GB

Freespace + Expansion
Freespace + Expansion
simulation, combat, sci-fi
829 MB

Freespace 2
Freespace 2
simulation, combat, sci-fi
1.6 GB

Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
shooter, tpp, sci-fi
787.7 MB

Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
strategy, real-time, sci-fi
522.5 MB

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
rpg, strategy, historical
669 MB

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business
strategy, turn-based, tactical
407.8 MB

Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime
shooter, fpp, modern
337.1 MB

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
rpg, action, fantasy
699.4 MB

M.A.X. + M.A.X. 2
M.A.X. + M.A.X. 2
strategy, turn-based, sci-fi
613.4 MB

MDK
MDK
shooter, tpp, sci-fi
74 MB

MDK 2
MDK 2
shooter, tpp, sci-fi
219.4 MB

Messiah
Messiah
shooter, tpp, sci-fi
408.5 MB

Operation Flashpoint GOTY
Operation Flashpoint GOTY
shooter, fpp, modern
not rated yet
732.6 MB

Original War
Original War
strategy, real-time, sci-fi
978.3 MB

Perimeter
Perimeter
strategy, real-time, sci-fi
1.3 GB

Redneck Rampage Collection
Redneck Rampage Collection
shooter, fpp, modern
not rated yet
337.6 MB

Sacrifice
Sacrifice
strategy, action, fantasy
562.6 MB

Shattered Steel
Shattered Steel
action, fpp, sci-fi
474.9 MB

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
shooter, fpp, sci-fi
248.5 MB

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
strategy, real-time, tactical
not rated yet
1.4 GB

Stonekeep
Stonekeep
rpg, action, fantasy
not rated yet
425.4 MB

Toca Race Driver 3
Toca Race Driver 3
racing, simulation, touring
not rated yet
5.3 GB

 

pretty good collection of games, i gotta admit. i'd love freespace 2 and fallout 1/2. among others.

:snoopy

 

Definately getting Shogo, Perimeter, Kingpin and FreeSpace 2 when I can pull the cash together.

If Shogo is on there, it'd be nice to see some more old Monolith games like the Blood series and the No One Lives Forever (a personal favorite) games.