supremespleen Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Battle Chess rocked. also, lots of freeware here http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I still have the original CD version of Battle Chess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zup Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 It's not exactly "freeware," but it's free and the games are fun: http://rinkworks.com has some awesome adventure games and two RPGS, all played online, no downloading necessary. They also have some classic games, like hangman and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatdown Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 The original Savage is free to promote the sequel apparantly. It's an interesting concept. http://www.s2games.com/savage/ Speaking of free retail games, I was more than suprised to find out recently that the multiplayer version of F.E.A.R. was free. Maybe I'm just slow. http://www.joinfear.com/main Penumbra is a somewhat Silent Hill-ish game I had found by total accident one day. Only played around with it for about 5 minutes, but it seemed fun enough and has an unusually well done physics engine about it for a free game. http://frictionalgames.com/penumbra Free FPS with single/multiplayer with an open source engine and level editor. That should be enough right? http://strlen.com/sauerbraten Personally I think these guys take themselves a bit too seriously, but I heard the games were fun and free so it's probably worth a look or two. http://www1.skillground.com/sg/index.do Lots of fun games on this page, but The Cleaner is the one you're looking for. You shoot shit and it falls over. I might check out that ninja looking game too. http://www.darthlupi.com/?page_id=4 Finally, a free version of one of my favorite point and click adventures of all time. Play though Maniac Mansion and you'll appreicate my avatar that much more. http://www.gamershell.com/download_5988.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayirot Akago Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Legend of Shadow's pretty neat. Nothing like chopping up hordes of ninjas in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Finally, a free version of one of my favorite point and click adventures of all time. Play though Maniac Mansion and you'll appreicate my avatar that much more.http://www.gamershell.com/download_5988.shtml Um, what avatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citris Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I might check out that ninja looking game too. Download it. I'm having so much fun right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatdown Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Um, what avatar? It's not there anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Betrayal At Krondor Back in 1993, when D&D games appeared frequently on the old IBM computers, this game was released. A number of years later, Sierra On-Line, Inc. released the game was freeware to promote its sequel. Despite the praise for it, it kind of got buried and forgotten by the consumers back in the day. But, I figured I'd dig it up for this thread. So if you still like those old school D&D games, and feel like playing one that's got a lot to offer, here ya go. Note: You'll need DOSBox to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstable Hamster Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Thanks for showing me that FEAR combat, beatdown, I didn't know they had a multi player version for free. The Cleaner is pretty dang fun, too. Also bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabe Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I'll take responsibility for posting more amazing DOS games: http://www.dosgames.com/dl.php?filename=ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/share/1keen.zip Commander Keen: Marooned on Mars Side-scroller of goodness. http://www.dosgames.com/dl.php?filename=ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/share/4keen.zip Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle Even better than the first! http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/66 One Must Fall 2097 Great fighter game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Handheld Remakes Now now, before you get all excited thinking about GameBoy remakes or anything of the sort, this is stuff that predates the old gray brick. These are handheld remakes that go further back... like, Nintendo Game and Watch back. All the remakes in here are ones of the old LCD screen type, where all the images were pre-drawn and "lit up" when they needed to be shown. The game play was simple, the graphics were funky, and the sound basic bleeps and bloops. But boy were these things fun. My personal favorite, is the Dungeons and Dragons handheld, which I still own to this day (and yes, it still works ). So if you'd like to see what school kids (and some adults) were playing in the late 70s and early 80s, hop on over and give them a whirl. If you're old enough, it may just bring back some memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Game Giveaway of the Day has a pretty fun one up. Alien Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hm, looks like a 2.5D version of Area 51. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Maaaan, this game gets intense. A screen of me surrounded, buggers on both sides and me with 9HP. I made it outta there by luring a few in at a time and grenading the crap outta 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Zero Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Speaking of free retail games, I was more than suprised to find out recently that the multiplayer version of F.E.A.R. was free. Maybe I'm just slow.http://www.joinfear.com/main This is amazing. First thing I'm taking care of when I get home. I'm also quite ashamed I didn't know of this earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/ I have to say, that was a slightly unfortunate choice for a domain name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDY v-150 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 NCSoft just recently released their brand new MMORPG dungeon runners. Haven't given it a shot myself, but been meaning too, looks like just enough of a rip off to be good fun. http://www.dungeonrunners.com/ Do these count fine, or is it not "free enough"? =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 NCSoft just recently released their brand new MMORPG dungeon runners. Haven't given it a shot myself, but been meaning too, looks like just enough of a rip off to be good fun.http://www.dungeonrunners.com/ Do these count fine, or is it not "free enough"? =P I played it for quite a bit in the 'closed beta.' It is quite fun for about a week. It is a very funny game, and it admits that it is a grindfest with no other purpose but to get better weapons.In short, hilarious and fun, but not for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dennis Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 NCSoft just recently released their brand new MMORPG dungeon runners. Haven't given it a shot myself, but been meaning too, looks like just enough of a rip off to be good fun.http://www.dungeonrunners.com/ Do these count fine, or is it not "free enough"? =P It is pretty fun! I'm addicted to it. I can see where -eventually- it would get dull, seeing as how the storyline is minimal if humorous. I haven't reached that point yet, though, and it's great for casual players. And the full member's version being like $4.99/mo makes it affordable enough to just play sometimes (I find myself wanting to cram in gametime with other MMOs, just to get my moneys' worth!) You don't need to shell out the cash to play it though, it's playable for free. The best items are accessible to full members only, but you'll probably be bored of it before you ever really need the best items Alien Shooter was fuckin' PISSING me off. It's fun, mind you. It's just that the lack of accuracy and the no-clip on the grenades and rockets made every shot too much of a hit-or-miss scenario for the amounts of enemies I had to kill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hurrican Remember the "Turrican" series for the C64, Amiga, Genesis and SNES (among others)? Well, here's a new remake/inspired game that uses that series as a base. It's taken a good few years for this game to be made, and looking at the graphics, you'll see way. A lot of time was put into this game, to update the tunes and graphics, while keeping that familiar gameplay style... and it shows. The graphics are "Euro style", the music is good, the controls are on the money, and there are all sorts of familiar faces to be seen and blowed up real good. It's quite well done, and worth the 40MB download to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 Blazing Wings Here's a quicky bump. This is a remake of an Amiga shmup called Wings of Death. The graphics and remakes of the music still have an Amiga feel to them, and with four different beasts to change into, it's got some gameplay to it. It's not going to change your life with it's presence, but it's worth a play or two... if for no other reason, to hear the Engrish version of "Energy"... which sounds remarkably like "Kenny G.". Note: To have music, you'll need to download the remixes on that page. After you've extracted the game, create a folder called "Musics" inside the game's folder, and put the tunes in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumM Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 www.eventide.com Rubies of Eventide. Very cool free MMORPG. Well made. Certain skills aren't implemented (About two or three out of 51). Good community, so you get pretty much instant help with the /h help channel. They have a general server (phoenix), a roleplaying server (fireopals) and a completely PvP server (halberd). There's a cool language feature. You can set the language to speak in, and your words come out translated to that language, except to people who have a sufficient level in it. You start off fluent in two languages depending on your race. One is always Praxic (English). Anyway, it's just generally cool. You have day, night, weather, seasons and all that stuff, and there are big monsters to kill of course. And the three staple classes are there too; ranger, mage and warrior. Four if you count non-combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 www.eventide.comRubies of Eventide. Very cool free MMORPG. Well made. Certain skills aren't implemented (About two or three out of 51). Good community, so you get pretty much instant help with the /h help channel. They have a general server (phoenix), a roleplaying server (fireopals) and a completely PvP server (halberd). There's a cool language feature. You can set the language to speak in, and your words come out translated to that language, except to people who have a sufficient level in it. You start off fluent in two languages depending on your race. One is always Praxic (English). Anyway, it's just generally cool. You have day, night, weather, seasons and all that stuff, and there are big monsters to kill of course. And the three staple classes are there too; ranger, mage and warrior. Four if you count non-combat. Does it get boring, and is the story interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Mogura 2 Feel like something a little different for your shmuping needs? well, give this game a try. Filled with bizarre creatures, this game may be odd, but it's simple and fun. The graphics are 2D sprites, with gameplay that involves a fire button (z), a shield button (x) and a mega shot ©. You collect strawberries to build up your mega shot reserves, watermelons to odd options ala Gradius, and grapes to up your shot power. Your "ship" looks like a freakish cross between a fish and a mole, and the enemies range from birds, to huge headed... things. The music's a bit repetitive, but it's not bad, and the graphics, though pixelated, are stylish. The controls and hitbox size are good, and the while the first stage is a breeze, the challenge grows as you get further in. I'm not sure how many levels there are total, but I know there's at least four. You also get a choice of "ship" types that offer different firing options. So give it a whirl. It's odd, but fun. Note: The game doesn't make running it easy. To do so, follow these instructions... - Once you unzip the game, go into the folder, and rename the largest executable file "mogura2.exe", and the largest cca file to "mogura2.cca". - Rename the smaller executable file to "config.exe", and the smaller cca file to "config.cca". - Right click on the two executables, select "Properties", and put them under "Windows 95" compatibility mode. It should run just fine on Windows XP then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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