GOG.com

[Gord]

Yeah, just look at this piece of garbage:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93102452

Couldn't agree more. Lucky for us all, that shit will never actually be finished.

Fixed for accuracy.

 

[Bruticis]

Damn it, I was fixing it!

 

[JudasIscariot]

Some indie stuff being crap is subjective, sure, I'll give you that. But if you look at Steam, especially the greenlight process, it's rapidly becoming a platform full of massive shovelware. I don't think anyone can look at the greenlight winners and not wonder just who in the hell voted for most of this garbage.

Yeah, just look at this piece of garbage:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93102452

Man, I wanted to make a sarcastic remark but I am too worried someone might take it the wrong way :D

 

[DalekFlay]

As I have often repeated elsewhere: we haven't stopped working on getting classics on our service but do keep in mind that there are lots of factors that prevent us from getting every known classic. Some of it is licensing issues especially the older the games are. Some are impossible to run in modern environments because they are 16-bit Windows games for which no one has built a working emulator along the lines of DOSBox, just to give an example.

tl;dr: we never stopped on getting the classics.

Yeah, I have always assumed if they didn't start selling indies there would just be a lot more weeks without new releases. It's not like they're ignoring a complete and ready to be released No One Lives Forever because Spelunky could be released instead.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

I thought DosBox emulated all Win9x content? Or is it that it requires a licensed build of these old versions of Windows to make it work, and most PCs are too slow to deliver acceptable performance?

 

[JudasIscariot]

I thought DosBox emulated all Win9x content? Or is it that it requires a licensed build of these old versions of Windows to make it work, and most PCs are too slow to deliver acceptable performance?

You can install an older copy of Windows in DOSBox, but you'll still need a valid license for it. If you're going to distribute a game in that fashion, then the end user will need a license for that Windows install...and a beefy computer. Not to mention you'll be emulating DOSBox with a Windows build on top of that, which opens up a whole new can of worms.

 

[tuluse]

You can install an older copy of Windows in DOSBox, but you'll still need a valid license for it. If you're going to distribute a game in that fashion, then the end user will need a license for that Windows install...and a beefy computer. Not to mention you'll be emulating DOSBox with a Windows build on top of that, which opens up a whole new can of worms.

Time for GoG to become Good Old OSes?

 

[Name]

Will GOG.com be able to distribute whatever games they want after a set number of years, like say 50? I think this works with books, does it apply to games?

 

[JudasIscariot]

Will GOG.com be able to distribute whatever games they want after a set number of years, like say 50? I think this works with books, does it apply to games?

I am not sure on that one as anything of a legal nature is WAY beyond my pay scale.

 

[tuluse]

Will GOG.com be able to distribute whatever games they want after a set number of years, like say 50? I think this works with books, does it apply to games?

Not in the US because Congress sold out to Disney, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act

Basically, they keep extending copy right so Disney never loses the rights to Mickey Mouse, so anything newer than Mickey Mouse will be owned forever.

 

[JudasIscariot]

You can install an older copy of Windows in DOSBox, but you'll still need a valid license for it. If you're going to distribute a game in that fashion, then the end user will need a license for that Windows install...and a beefy computer. Not to mention you'll be emulating DOSBox with a Windows build on top of that, which opens up a whole new can of worms.

Time for GoG to become Good Old OSes?

Ha! In my personal opinion, that sounds like a lot more trouble than it's worth. Again, just a personal opinion of mine.

 

[DalekFlay]

If Microsoft weren't assholes they would make Windows from 98 down freeware.

 

[Gord]

Hm, I wonder if one could use WINE as a means to provide old Windows games?

 

[JudasIscariot]

If Microsoft weren't assholes they would make Windows from 98 down freeware.

Want to know something funny? I was thinking of pitching an idea for the Mac games: why not use Sheepshaver to run old PowerPC-era Mac games like DOSBox? Well, turns out you need the original ROMs in order to do so, and ROMs are an even worse legal nightmare from what I can gather. Suffice to say that the idea was silently killed off

 

[JudasIscariot]

Hm, I wonder if one could use WINE as a means to provide old Windows games?

You mean WINE for Windows? I hope one day that it works because it sounds awesome...on paper for now :D.

http://wiki.winehq.org/WineOnWindows

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Will GOG.com be able to distribute whatever games they want after a set number of years, like say 50? I think this works with books, does it apply to games?

Not in the US because Congress sold out to Disney, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act

Basically, they keep extending copy right so Disney never loses the rights to Mickey Mouse, so anything newer than Mickey Mouse will be owned forever.

The rat is the reason we can't have nice things. There are out of print books I can't get a hold of via public domain sites like Project Gutenberg because of that damn copyright extension. Also, I want to see Citizen Kane for free onlne instead of shelling out $20 for the DVD. Same for some old music. Seriously, fuck Disney. Our politicians are the best money can buy.

 

[Metro]

After 20 years I'll come and take your house.

 

[DalekFlay]

After 20 years I'll come and take your house.

You are truly the master of insane analogies that don't prove shit.

Would you pirate... a car????

 

[Overboard]

Would you pirate... a car????

I know you're being facetious, but in all seriousness, a free car that doesn't deprive someone else of their car? Fuck year!

 

[Gord]

Only if I can download the gas as well...

And the fucking insurance, while we are at it.
Then let's put the CO2 into the trash and delete it.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Huh, never noticed the Lords of Midnight remake. Been meaning to play that game for a while, how's the new version?

 

[octavius]

If Microsoft weren't assholes they would make Windows from 98 down freeware.

That would be Microsoft actually being nice.
If they weren't assholes they would make Win 7 and 8 be able to run all old Win 16 and 32 bit programs.

 

[octavius]

Huh, never noticed the Lords of Midnight remake. Been meaning to play that game for a while, how's the new version?

Not different enough from the original for me to buy it. The Midnight Engine seems like a better choice for dinosaurs like me who haven't moved on to handhelds. But it should be worth it if you like playing games on your mobile phone.
Discussing the game on GOG and realizing how much strategy Mike Singleton managed to cram into 48 kilobytes almost made me play it again.

 

[Coyote]

Night of the Rabbit is 50 percent off. I haven't been a huge fan of the Daedalic games that I've played, and this one apparently has the context-dependent mouse, "one click for everything" gameplay that has helped ensure that the revival of the once-dead adventure genre is more of the "Animate Dead" variety than "Resurrection". Yet I'm still curious about this one. Anyone who has played it have any thoughts?

 

[Name]

Night of the Rabbit is 50 percent off. I haven't been a huge fan of the Daedalic games that I've played, and this one apparently has the context-dependent mouse, "one click for everything" gameplay that has helped ensure that the revival of the once-dead adventure genre is more of the "Animate Dead" variety than "Resurrection". Yet I'm still curious about this one. Anyone who has played it have any thoughts?

It has a fairy tale style setting, combining with one click gameplay, reminds me of KQ7.

Also they both feature animal townspeople.

Anyway this one is more serious in tone than say Deponia.

They are still rooting out bugs. I quit in the middle cause my character turns invisible when walking.

Bottom Line: If you like KQ7, you'll like this one. Probably.