Posted August 26, 2016
Welcome to GOG ! :-)
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Feel the beat!
Registered: Apr 2011
From Canada
dtgreene
vaccines work she/her
Registered: Jan 2010
From United States
Posted August 26, 2016
Personally, I think this site could use more ancient games, like those from the early 1980's or earlier. Those games could use more love, especially since a majority of the site's userbase likely wasn't even alive when some of those games were made.
Where's Pong? Rogue? How about other early RPGs that aren't Ultima, Alakabeth, or Might and Magic? (I note that Wizardry 1-5 are missing, and Wizardry 6-8 aren't what I am calling "ancient" here.)
(Also, it's unlikely at this point, but it would be nice to have the original Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star here; more people should be exposed to early JRPGs, which are very different from more recent ones.)
Where's Pong? Rogue? How about other early RPGs that aren't Ultima, Alakabeth, or Might and Magic? (I note that Wizardry 1-5 are missing, and Wizardry 6-8 aren't what I am calling "ancient" here.)
(Also, it's unlikely at this point, but it would be nice to have the original Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star here; more people should be exposed to early JRPGs, which are very different from more recent ones.)
nightcraw1er.488
Want some Wang!
Registered: Apr 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted August 26, 2016
Where's Pong? Rogue? How about other early RPGs that aren't Ultima, Alakabeth, or Might and Magic? (I note that Wizardry 1-5 are missing, and Wizardry 6-8 aren't what I am calling "ancient" here.)
(Also, it's unlikely at this point, but it would be nice to have the original Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star here; more people should be exposed to early JRPGs, which are very different from more recent ones.)
JMich
A Horrible Human Person. If you need me, chat.
Registered: Apr 2011
From Greece
Posted August 26, 2016
armedready
Not so new anymore
Registered: Dec 2013
From United Kingdom
Posted August 26, 2016
Welcome to gog take your shoe's off & relex. Judas get our new member a tea or coffee ;)
nightcraw1er.488
Want some Wang!
Registered: Apr 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted August 26, 2016
Maybe Public Domain isn't the right word, but the above is an example. And yes, your probably right, the severely broken copyright laws probably do protect US ownership of everything since the dawn of time.
JMich
A Horrible Human Person. If you need me, chat.
Registered: Apr 2011
From Greece
Posted August 26, 2016
Library. Not Public Domain. You can find a ton of books published in the last decade in your local library, that doesn't mean said books are in the Public Domain.
Public Domain does not only mean you can freely distribute it, it also allows you to adapt and/or modify said item to your heart's content. So if your local theater wishes to do a performance of Hamlet, they don't have to pay any royalties (public domain), while if they want to do a performance of Hogfather they'll have to ask permission from Rhianna Pratchett (current copyright holder).
Public Domain does not only mean you can freely distribute it, it also allows you to adapt and/or modify said item to your heart's content. So if your local theater wishes to do a performance of Hamlet, they don't have to pay any royalties (public domain), while if they want to do a performance of Hogfather they'll have to ask permission from Rhianna Pratchett (current copyright holder).