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General discussionInternet Archive makes thousands of DOS games free - including Master of Orion.(134 posts)(134 posts)
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Posted January 06, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/01/05/you-can-now-play-nearly-2400-ms-dos-video-games-in-your-browser/

What's going on here, then? MoO game is still being sold here, so who's doing naughty things, if any?

And Ultima I.
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Ultima_I_-_The_First_Age_of_Darkness_1986

and cannon fodder 2.
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Cannon_Fodder_2_1994

and wasteland.
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Wasteland_1988
Post edited January 06, 2015 by Lone3wolf
Posted January 06, 2015
"Abandonware"
Posted January 06, 2015
Anarchy!
Posted January 06, 2015
Sounds shady.
Posted January 06, 2015
I can't say the same for the others, but if I recall correctly from the store page here on GOG, isn't the version of Wasteland that they're selling a re-release? The one on IA is likely the original (which I've heard works a lot better in DOSBox than the rerelease here, but that's another story...)
Posted January 06, 2015
There is no way they have legal permission to release all of those games. I support their preservation of old webpages, but this has gone too far, especially when some of these games are available for sale here on GOG!

And it's also misleading of the Washington Post not to mention legal issues surrounding this release.
Posted January 06, 2015
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ecamber: There is no way they have legal permission to release all of those games. I support their preservation of old webpages, but this has gone too far, especially when some of these games are available for sale here on GOG!

And it's also misleading of the Washington Post not to mention legal issues surrounding this release.
Cannon Fodder 2 seems to have been added 2 weeks ago and is even available for direct download (not merely browser emulation), even if it's still sold by GOG. That's piracy, no matter how you cut it.
Posted January 06, 2015
Yeah, that's so weird. Why did Washington post promote this?
Posted January 06, 2015
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ecamber: There is no way they have legal permission to release all of those games. I support their preservation of old webpages, but this has gone too far, especially when some of these games are available for sale here on GOG!

And it's also misleading of the Washington Post not to mention legal issues surrounding this release.
That's my understanding of it, too. I had a quick look through IA and couldn't see any disclaimer other than usual BS about "respecting copyright".... :\
Posted January 06, 2015
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advancedhero: Yeah, that's so weird. Why did Washington post promote this?
It can only happen in America:-)
Posted January 06, 2015
Legality issues aside, I kinda got a kick outta playing some Wolfenstein 3D or Heretic in my browser. Pretty bad performance, though, at times, so there's room for improvement.
Posted January 06, 2015
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Nergal01: Legality issues aside, I kinda got a kick outta playing some Wolfenstein 3D or Heretic in my browser. Pretty bad performance, though, at times, so there's room for improvement.
I got Wolf3D with my "Return To" disc. It has NOT aged well. :P
Posted January 06, 2015
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Nergal01: Legality issues aside, I kinda got a kick outta playing some Wolfenstein 3D or Heretic in my browser. Pretty bad performance, though, at times, so there's room for improvement.
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tinyE: I got Wolf3D with my "Return To" disc. It has NOT aged well. :P
nor has robert smith of the cure ;p
http://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/81724
Posted January 06, 2015
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Grargar: Cannon Fodder 2 seems to have been added 2 weeks ago and is even available for direct download (not merely browser emulation), even if it's still sold by GOG. That's piracy, no matter how you cut it.
Yeah. I feel bad about it because I recently donated to IA because I really like the "wayback machine" part of their site.

But I just sent them an email telling them if this is the way they operate, I will no longer be donating. We'll see what their response is. They'll probably just ignore it.
Posted January 06, 2015
This feels wrong, i mean i get what they are doing but this is not like some forgotten freeware or an old version before it went paid. These are games that developers put blood sweat and tears into.

I cant believe the Washington Post was so cavalier on this piece.
Post edited January 06, 2015 by Starkrun
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