The Coop Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Much like the last Nice Work thread, the previous Freeware thread got the axe only a short week after being made. But, since Off Topic is here, it's time to avenge the premature death of "Freeware V", and continue. So let's get back to sharing those great freeware games and programs... The Ur-Quan Masters This little game, is basically Star Control II. Toys for Bob, who made SC II, released the source code for the 3DO version of the game, and a group of fans began working on porting it to the PC, since the PC versions' code had been lost. Right now, the game is basically complete. All the graphics, voice, music, sound effects and gameplay are intact. It's also huge at 300MB. But trust me, it's worth it. These guys did a great job of bringing an old classic back to life again. Doom Absolution This is a total conversion for Doom II. Basically, it's Doom 64 for the PC. These guys did one hell of a job bringing it over, right down to the last secret. The graphics, the sounds, the music, it's all right on the money. You do need to own the full version of Doom II to play it though (you need the WAD file). Castlevania Quest and Dracula's Shadow These are two homebrewed Castlevania games by Archimedes & Soleiyu. I kid you not when I say these games look and play like they were taken from some forgotten vault of Konami games. The graphics are straight out of the NES, and the gameplay is too. The music is actually a bit better than what the NES could do (some samples that were used are beyond the NES' capabilities), and each game is put together very professionally. If you loved the NES games, you need to get these. Typhoon 2001 Remember Tempest 2000 for the Jaguar? Here's a "remake" of it, though the intent is to simply recapture what made that Jaguar game so fun. The trippy graphics and such all seem to be intact thus far, and thankfully, the author upped the difficulty over previous releases. So go grab it, and see what the handful of Jaguar owners got to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFu Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Never really played much of this game, but it's kinda interesting... KNYTT http://knytt.ni2.se/ You like look for you UFO pieces and stuffs. here is an image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Duper Sombrero Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Cave story! http://www.gameflaws.com/cavestory/ Yes, I know, everyone knows about it. I don't care. Also www.gamehippo.com is a good place to find good freeware games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Just moved this to Comm because it's a game related thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garian Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Never really played much of this game, but it's kinda interesting...KNYTT http://knytt.ni2.se/ You like look for you UFO pieces and stuffs. here is an image http://knytt.ni2.se/screenshots/shot3.png first time going through knytt is definitely a challenge, but once you figure out where everything is (or if you find the few hidden areas), its actually fairly quick. what i love about the game, though, is nifflas' music and atmosphere engine, he definitely poured alot of himself into it. (also he's a really cool guy to talk to!) i'm looking forward to his next game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Open Office Microsoft Word costs a nice chunk of change to use, doesn't it? That's a lot of cash to fork out to be able to type up your paper for college, or whatever else you'd do. But there's hope. Open Office is a freeware program that gives you many features... too many to try and list. But if you need a free, "fully-featured office suite", here ya go. It's quite good. It's available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, and a few others OSes. Be warned though, it's pretty big at 93MB to 121MB (depending on the one you need). The Elder Scrolls: Arena Here's a nifty bit of old gaming. Bethesda made their old DOS game freely available on their website. Since it's a DOS game, running it on modern systems it pretty tough. So unless you have an old version of DOS on your PC, you'll need this next bit of freeware... DOSBox So, how many remember those classic PC games of old? Wing Commander, Doom, the many Dungeons & Dragons games... stuff that not all got to play, but a good number may remember. Well, here's a chance to play them again. DOSBox is a DOS emulator. By that I mean, it creates a DOS environment for running older programs that require a DOS environment. It's a quite good, and depending on your PC, can run some of the more demanding DOS games well. For a little help on how to get DOSBox set up, head over here for a guide I put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orithil Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Umm...HOTU (www.the-underdogs.info) has TONS of abandonware/freeware archived on their site. I guess so far my favorite is a more recent title. Sanitarium. It's there, so are tons of other gems, you guys should check it if you didn't already know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Open OfficeMicrosoft Word costs a nice chunk of change to use, doesn't it? That's a lot of cash to fork out to be able to type up your paper for college, or whatever else you'd do. But there's hope. Open Office is a freeware program that gives you many features... too many to try and list. But if you need a free, "fully-featured office suite", here ya go. It's quite good. It's available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, and a few others OSes. Be warned though, it's pretty big at 93MB to 121MB (depending on the one you need). 140 MB for me, but it beats having to buy another copy of MS Office for me (I'm on a Macbook now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Process Explorer Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. If you want more info on a process it will open up a Google inquiry on it. It also works a lot better than CTRL+ALT+DELETE at closing programs. For moar gool utilities check out the Windows Sysinternals main page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargem Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hrm...well, here is what comes to mind. First off, there is the Battle for Wesnoth, which just recently got updated to version v1.2.1. Judging from the screenshots, it is an turn-based strategy game in a fantasy anime setting. Might be worth checking out some time. http://www.wesnoth.org/ Now for a game I have played and enjoyed: The New Satan Sam, which is a 2D platformer game. Developed by the guy who made Titan Omega Revelations, which is an fairly good side-scrolling Shoot'em up. All in all, both games play quite nicely and feel fairly professional when everything is considered. With time, the developer of those games might make the next Cave Story someday, I hope. http://satansam.co.uk/games.htm Next up is an roguelike game that is in development, Gearhead 2. Based upon the premise of being basically a mecha oriented anime roguelike, the Gearhead series of games are fairly decent. However, the second iteration is still far from being completed, but it seems to hold much potential for making the gameplay better when compared to the original Gearhead. http://gearhead.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.html Moving on, it is the Doomsday engine, which is apparantly an engine that expands upon the features and engines of Doom, Heretic, and Hexen. I am not sure how good this remade engine is, though it seems promising. http://www.doomsdayhq.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Torus Trooper (available for both Mac and Windows)is a pretty good one. Think Tempest meets F-Zero... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cloud - Collect and make clouds, relaxing and fun That looks so awesome. *downloads*EDIT: Wow. This is like what Miyazaki would make if he were a game designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Here's 101 free games: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3156339 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garian Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 clickbeat.... or is it beatclick?! tracker musicians aymes and surasshu have been working on this for a while (i just found out about it a week ago). someone on the forums already mentioned ocremixes! http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick basically its a beaty clicky game you only need a mouse with a left click for, circles will pop up with a target spinning, once it levels out you click on the circle! the scripting is fairly simple, but tedious enough. i think its fun, but we should get more scripts from the communities around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 T2002 How many remember the Turrican series? Better still, how many remember playing them on an actual Amiga? Well, here's your chance to relive a little bit of that. T2002 is, in essence, a remake of Turrican II. Using graphics and music straight from the Amiga and PC versions (with permission too), this game basically makes Turrican II playable on today's computers. What little I remember of the second Turrican game, this game seems like a very faithful recreation. It also features a few tweaks here and there. Very good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citris Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Torus Trooper (available for both Mac and Windows)is a pretty good one.Think Tempest meets F-Zero... I love this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Engage in Jabberwock Here's a funky little game that just went freeware by its author. Imagine "Zelda", a shmup, a little RPGing, and a large breasted character to use these traits in a series of battles, and you're getting an understanding of this little game. You work your way through various dungeons, battling various types of pumpkin-like enemies, and other assorted mechanical beasts, and you try and work your way to the boss. Along the way, you get health, some items to use, and different attacks as well. There are also very simple puzzles to be solved to get further into each area (basically, big spheres to shoot and flip over). There's not a lot of reading, so that's not an issue. The game's mostly action with its blasting and dodging, so there's little Japanese to worry about. It's gotten some good feedback over the years, so you just may have some fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gafwyn Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Stargem already mentioned it, but I have to reiterate: Battle for Wesnoth Available for Mac, Windows and Linux, Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game somewhat like Fire Emblem meets Ogre Battle meets Warsong. It's easy to learn, but is challenging and doesn't baby you like most commercial games do these days. Additionally, it's open-source under the GPL and has an easy to learn but powerful scripting language for building your own scenarios. Due to those two points, the amount of quality mod content is staggering. I've been playing it since 2004 and it just keeps getting better. I can't recommend it enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargem Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 There is another game I found that I think everyone who likes Zelda and Symphony of the Night should play. La-Mulana is basically set in the ruins of an ancient civilization, which is of course filled with death traps and puzzles. It does this very well and has distinct graphical style. The music is good in my opinion, and fortunately for American audiences there is an English patch for the game. However, I recommend playing with an gamepad, and an keyboard is required. Be sure to read the manual. Below are screenshots of the game, plus links. Game & Translation Patch http://agtp.romhack.net/lamulana.html MP3 Archive of in-game music http://naramura.kdn.ne.jp/msx3/g3project/music/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_D Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I still have at least half of the links from the old Freeware thread, if anyone is interested. It would take awhile to post them all, though, since there are almost two hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sega. Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Please do, GD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_D Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Here ya go. Have fun. DISCLAIMER: I haven't validated that all of these links work, or that the games included are any good, or that the websites are safe (aka no spyware/malware), or that all of the links are games. In fact, I make no claims whatsoever about anything included in this post. Abuse SDL Akalabetho1 Abuse Akuji akuji english translation Blip and Blop Kenta Cho's ABA games Beneath a Steel Sky mono Afterburner 3D Albatross 18 Armagetron Abandonia Reloaded axionquake atomicelbow Ancient Domains of Mystery Angband (and variants) seiklus Beatball blazing trails Battle for Wesnoth agdinteractive 5 Days a Stranger 7 Days a Skeptic Ben Jordan 1-5 BogoZone - Lyle in Cube Sector Bytonic Software Castlevania: the Legacy =-Cave Story-= Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers CHO_REN_SHA 68K Classic Doom for Doom 3 - Home Crimsonland official website Cube SourceForge Web Page DARK NEW WORLD DeliPlayer Homepage Die Slave - MegaGames freegames Doom Depot - Doom 64 TC - Download Download Beneath a Steel Sky @ Abandonia Reloaded Download White Chamber, The @ Abandonia Reloaded Dragon Wars Embodiement of Scarlet Devil - MegaGames freegames Every Extend - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com F-1 Spirit Remake Furcadia - Let your imagination soar! GameHippo.com : ACTION Games by Ville Mönkkönen GameStone - Gradius Home World - Downloads GearHead - Mechanical Fantasy Construction Kit GeneRally Ghosts 'n' Goblins GunZ The Duel: International Edition HeroQuest Hex-a-hop Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Humans 1, The Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Schiffbruch HT's Web Page http://agtp.romhack.net/doukutsu.html http://www.ysflight.com/ http://zara.verge-rpg.com/games.htm Imphenzia Games Infamous Adventures IRPinball JESPER KYD PRODUCTIONS Junkman Games konjak.org Latest ZDoom News Laxius Power Games Lemma Soft Little Fighter 2 Official Website LOADED Studio Main Page - www.digipen.edu Mark Sachs's Game Programming Portfolio Mechanical Valkyrja G-cube N : Puzzle-Platformer with Physics and Style Namikaze Project - Idinaloq Narbacular Drop NAVYFIELD Community Site News - EDuke32 News - Gaim News - Wing Commander - Privateer Gemini Gold NONSTER(Windows95/98/Me/ゲーム) NZ Lab Orbiter - A free space flight simulator PC shooters database Pekaro Software Penumbra - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com Project: Starfighter Random Thoughts ~ Home Red Alert: Archive - The best place for all your Red Alert needs. RogueSynapse rRootage Rumble Box Scorched 3D - A 3D Remake Of Scorched Earth Scramble - downloads srb2.org Straβe Neun [ GUN ARMS ] Studio Trophis - News SubSpaceDownloads.com - Free Online Multiplayer Action Game Super Mario War Super Mario XP - MegaGames freegames Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer T R E M U L O U S T4 Funeral Homepage The Daily Click The Elder Scrolls The GLtron Homepage The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator The Spirit Engine - Official Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_D Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 And, continued: The Trilogy Release The Ur-Quan Masters - News the-underdogs.org Vacant Ark(Windows95/98/Me/ゲーム) VLC media player - Overview War§ow - A Fast Paced First Person Shooter Game Welcome to Albatross18 Welcome to Cloud Werkema.com: Software: SpaceMonger WhosYourDaddy ~ Gaming Resource Center Windows Downloads Wing Commander CIC Wing Commander CIC Files WinSite: TRIUMPH! WAR 2099 xu4 - Ultima IV Zauron's Lair ダークヘルカンパニー ダウンロード -EndEffector- Thangorodrim - The Angband Page ToME: Troubles of Middle Earth Eternal Daughter PC Guitar Hero Clone GogglesBeta09 GalaxyMage Rubicon X Idinaloq Plasma Pong Hero Online Client Freeciv - Freeciv C-evo, Empire Building Game Owen Piette's wxSand Welcome to Flow in Games Scorched3D The official Soldat home page And some inclusive lists: XP Games 101 Free Games: The Best Free Games on the Web from 1UP.com 102 Free Games from 1UP.com Free Lunch Design - Free Downloadable Games For Your PC Exefind Concise Freeware - Best Freeware, Firefox Extensions, Online Services & Special Sites Top Drawer Downloads - MediaBlab.com - Software Downloads My Blitz Creations UtilityGeek SynergyMX Download Free Software List Dismount™ Games Freeloader: Free Games on the Web from 1UP.com reloaded Shoot the core! FOGDB Download Free Software List Freeware List Essential Free Software Acid-Play Download Freeware List Gratis gaming Freeware Home Vector GAMES If anybody can actually sift through all that, I'll be amazed. It should be enough to keep you busy, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sega. Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks man. Might take a while though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Giving this a bump after nearly a month. Battle Chess Now now, I know what some of you are thinking... "HEY! THAT'S STILL COPYRIGHTED!" Well, yes and no. The Windows version which everyone is more familiar with is still illegal to download. But this here DOS version isn't. Why? Because Interplay released it as freeware. Yes, it's the original version. It's not as colorful as the Windows version, and it doesn't have as many sound effects. But it is still the chess game where the pieces fight, the animations are still intact, and while the walking noises are gone, the battle effects are all still there. So if you wanna play a game of chess that's a little different, and you haven't taken on a "Fewer colors?! BLEH!" mentality, give it whirl. Note- You'll either need DOSBox to run it, or the program VDMSound. Just hit "Enter" three times after you start the game, and then hold down the right mouse button to be able to change the difficulty settings and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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