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free games

crunchland — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 07:50:34 -0800

free games ~ Rockstar Games gives you two of their classic games, Grand Theft Auto (the original) and Wild Metal, modified to run on modern machines. [note : download at your own risk, windows only executables]

By: riffola

riffola — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:02:34 -0800

Respect is everything. I love GTA. Thanks!

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:07:13 -0800

Rockstar rocks.

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:09:32 -0800

When they first announced they were giving away GTA, I gave them my details. Instead of a link to download the game, they sent me spam. And no link for the game (just to make that clear).

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:47:13 -0800

Dear Boss, Please go on vacation. Or at the very least be struck blind so as not to see me steal virtual cars. Yours, Robocop is bleeeding. (Now if only Postal would come out complete and free...)

By: jacobm

jacobm — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:53:42 -0800

Blue Stone: When they first announced they were giving away GTA, I gave them my details, and they gave me a link to download the game and no spam. Maybe they screwed up and sent all the download links to me and all the spam to you?

By: ph00dz

ph00dz — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:58:25 -0800

You can find GTA II for like $5 in the bargain bins at a variety of big box computer stores...

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:11:59 -0800

From the GTA download screen: * NOTE: The information you provide on this form may be collected even if you are not eligible to download the game. [emphasis mine] Guess they thought you were a contender, jacobm. (mumbles) ... I coulda bin a contender ...

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:31:35 -0800

Also ... File Planet will give you the first Ground Control (a cool and pretty tactical RTS game) for free if you're willing to wait in line for the download. Yay for free games!

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:39:04 -0800

Thanks!

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:43:43 -0800

The Elder Scrolls: Arena for free!

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:46:01 -0800

Thanks

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:49:24 -0800

Starsiege: Tribes and Tribes 2 (which is actually kinda recent news ...)

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:54:03 -0800

RTCW: Enemy Territory (which is definitely old news ...)

By: smackfu

smackfu — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 10:03:24 -0800

I didn't like GTA 2 nearly as much as GTA 1. BTW, GTA 1 is actually much more sadistic than GTA 3. You get bonus points for running people over, and the more people you run over in a row, the more points you get. Also, there are hare krishnas that all march together so you can run over the whole line at once and get huge points.

By: ralawrence

ralawrence — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 10:17:03 -0800

Use a throw-away address if you don't want to give them your details. I did.

By: whoshotwho

whoshotwho — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:16:24 -0800

I agree with smackfu - but I also enjoy the first GTA more than the newer ones because running away from the police is actually a challenge. In the newer games, you can just go to some obscure place in the map and the cops will never get you.

By: whatnotever

whatnotever — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:34:21 -0800

Betrayal at Krondor for free! Okay, so that one was released for free a while ago...

By: Keyser Soze

Keyser Soze — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:22:51 -0800

Everyone remembers the famous throwaway address? 742 evergreen terrace? Springfield, Oregon?

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:31:49 -0800

I always use 6969 Reciprocal Way, Fellatio, Indiana, 76969 But that's just me. Apparently.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:50:15 -0800

1600 pennsylvania avenue, washington, dc 20500. what's the address for wrigley field again?

By: Old Man Wilson

Old Man Wilson — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:35:24 -0800

1060 West Addison? That's Wrigley Field!

By: 12345

12345 — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:04:34 -0800

I. M. Jacks 537 Paper Street 19808, DE

By: quiet

quiet — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:36:53 -0800

One of the best games of all time Star Control 2 is free and OSS. Don't be confused, "The Ur-Quan Masters" is really the full and original SC2 with sound, music and voice.

By: SentientAI

SentientAI — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:11:16 -0800

Mmmm! But I still have my old copy of GTA and the London 1969 expansion on CD. Really. I've never heard of Wild Metal, so I'm looking forward to grabbing that one. Now I'm in search of Syndicate--which I don't have my original copy anymore.

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:16:41 -0800

Is there a good "abandonware" blog out there?