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Posted August 21, 2015
We're casting True Resurrection on Eye of the Beholder and twelve more D&D GoldBox classics.

You are sitting in a tavern. The mighty Wizards of the Coast bestow upon you their greatest treasures: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - long lost relics of an RPG renaissance that changed the face of gaming forever. Today, one of the forgotten grails of gaming history is within your grasp, should you travel to a magical, DRM-free realm known as GOG.com

Eye of the Beholder, Pool of Radiance, Menzoberranzan - the list of groundbreaking RPG classics goes on. We set out on the quest for Forgotten Realms: The Archives a long time ago, and though it was a perilous journey - after years of searching, huge help from our friends at Hasbro and Wizards of The Coast, as well as months of technical work - we get to be freaking excited to sit here and say:
Forgotten Realms: The Archives are available now, DRM-free on GOG.com





The Archives are a set of thirteen D&D GoldBox classics packaged across three collections:
--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One</span> features Eye of the Beholder I, II, and III. It's the three and only, the gold-standard in classic RPG dungeon crawling.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two</span> features more gameplay hours and secrets than we could ever count - with Pool of Radiance, Hillsfar, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Pools of Darkness, Secret of the Silver Blades, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and D&D: Unlimited Adventures.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three</span> features near-infinite replay value and and an important chunk of RPG history with Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan.





We are now home to precisely 20 years of digital D&D RPG history - from Pool of Radiance (1988) to Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (2008). You can also complete your personal collection with all the remaining D&D titles on sale at up to 80% off in our early D&D Weekend Promo! Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights - they're all here, so head straight to the promo page, or read more about it.






Stream watch:

We'll be featuring lots of D&D classics at Twitch.tv/GOGcom - follow us to not miss 'em or read on for the full Dungeon-and-Dragon-filled schedule below!

THURSDAY, August 20th:
2pm GMT / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT / 7am PDT: Pool of Radiance with Classicor
4pm GMT / 6pm CEST / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT: Eye of the Beholder II with MegapiemanPHD
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Eye of the Beholder with Outstar
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Menzoberranzan with Classicor

FRIDAY, August 21st:
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Curse of the Azure Bonds with Piranjade

SUNDAY, August 23rd:
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Dungeon Hack with Classicor
Posted August 22, 2015
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stryx: Also and on a side note: This is not a digital premiere. When the games were released back in the day on floppy disks, they did exist on said disks in digital form as well. Computer games were always digital. This is a digital distribution premiere. ;-)
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dtgreene: Actually, if you're going to be pedantic like that, GOG did not cast True Resurrection because that spell did not exist in 2nd edition or any of the games based on it.
That's true, but they did not neccessarily need to use a spell from the games that they wanted to resurrect to resurrect them. They're not all from the 2nd edition (still my favourite, btw) anyway. They just needed a resurrection spell that provided them with the necessary results.
Posted August 22, 2015
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Leroux: Thanks for the feedback!
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MaGo72: btw Leroux, thanks for the link to endless hours of rpg gaming.
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DoctorPirx: And to be even more pedantic, the Gold Box games are based on the 1st edition rules not the 2nd. ;)
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MaGo72: I think the 2nd edition rules are the Baldur's Gate, Plansecape, Icewind Dale games.

Hmm is Dark Sun based on the first ruleset as well? It was released with the reprint of the 2nd edition if I remember it right?
This I do not know. Never played Dark Sun. But, to be honest, the differences between 1st and 2nd edition are rather small anyway. ;)
Posted August 22, 2015
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xwormwood: Doesn't work if you chose a single game from a compilation.
Try my link and see where that will end!
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GR00T: *edit* Ah, I went further. Yeah, I see the issue now. It's running you in circles. Follow Grargar's advice, then. Apologies.
Long standing, known by GOG bug, item 014. Applies to removed games, unbundled games, not for sale kickstarter editions, etc.

To find the correct links you can go to https://www.gog.com/support and search (Forgotten) for what it's called on the game page.
Post edited August 22, 2015 by Gydion
Posted August 22, 2015
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MaGo72: btw Leroux, thanks for the link to endless hours of rpg gaming.

I think the 2nd edition rules are the Baldur's Gate, Plansecape, Icewind Dale games.

Hmm is Dark Sun based on the first ruleset as well? It was released with the reprint of the 2nd edition if I remember it right?
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DoctorPirx: This I do not know. Never played Dark Sun. But, to be honest, the differences between 1st and 2nd edition are rather small anyway. ;)
I never played the DnD 1st, my pen and paper career started with the 2nd edition :).
Posted August 22, 2015
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MaGo72: btw Leroux, thanks for the link to endless hours of rpg gaming.

I think the 2nd edition rules are the Baldur's Gate, Plansecape, Icewind Dale games.

Hmm is Dark Sun based on the first ruleset as well? It was released with the reprint of the 2nd edition if I remember it right?
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DoctorPirx: This I do not know. Never played Dark Sun. But, to be honest, the differences between 1st and 2nd edition are rather small anyway. ;)
Dark Sun, Spelljammer, the Ravenloft demi-plane setting, and All Quadim were all AD&D 2nd Edition. I want GOG to resurrect them for me.
Posted August 22, 2015
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Grargar: There are.

Collection One
Collection Two
Collection Three
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xwormwood: Well, now try to ask a question on this page
http://www.gog.com/support/pool_of_radiance
and tell me how well that worked out for you.

But thanks for the other links, much appreciated.
http://www.gog.com/support/contact/technical_issues_with_games/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two

Just let us know in the email which game from Collection 2 you are having problems with in the message field :)
Posted August 22, 2015
Is there any hope of the lack of music in Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds been fixed? there has been no response so far.

GOG just needs to use an earlier version of each game, to restore the original introduction music.
Posted August 22, 2015
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Kirben: Is there any hope of the lack of music in Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds been fixed? there has been no response so far.

GOG just needs to use an earlier version of each game, to restore the original introduction music.
Tell me all about it via PM?

We're more than happy to get the MIDI music going and all that :)
Posted August 22, 2015
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Kirben: Is there any hope of the lack of music in Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds been fixed? there has been no response so far.

GOG just needs to use an earlier version of each game, to restore the original introduction music.
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JudasIscariot: Tell me all about it via PM?

We're more than happy to get the MIDI music going and all that :)
PM with details sent, only PC Speaker and Tandy music were available in this case.
Posted August 22, 2015
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DoctorPirx: This I do not know. Never played Dark Sun. But, to be honest, the differences between 1st and 2nd edition are rather small anyway. ;)
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MaGo72: I never played the DnD 1st, my pen and paper career started with the 2nd edition :).
So did mine. However, there's an "remake" of the old 1st edition rules from 2008 named "OSRIC" (Old School Reference And Index Compilation), which is quite useful to decypher the inner workings of Gold Box games.
http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/
Post edited August 22, 2015 by DoctorPirx
Posted August 22, 2015
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groze: So, this was "the big thing" you've been hinting at?! GOG, you seriously have to learn not to hype people's expectations too much like you tend to do, I was left hoping the NOLF games, or something high on the Community Wishlist was going to be released today, not yet another collection of Tolkienesque turn-based dungeon crawlers for "old school people" (i.e. guys who are really bad at anything that involves action and can only excel at these slow things).

More power to those who have been waiting for this, I guess... though we'd all welcome Konami bringing their games here more than this overhyped announcement.
I know I am supposed to just ignore this as if it is just typical trollism but seriously kiddo, use your brain a little. I do not like real time games for many reasons but the ones relevant here are: 1) You cannot really call a real time game a 'roleplaying game' Doesn't work because it ties your CHARACTER'S progress to the PLAYER'S reflexes and coordination. Why should my Conan-like barbarian character be only as slow/fast or accurate/inaccurate as I am?! Does not make sense. 2) I have always preferred relaxing games where the challenge in more mental as opposed to the button-mashing, spastic 'frag everything!' twitch games.

When I want to play a real time game I will load up Duke Nuken 3D or Shadow Warrior or an older arcade game. I don't want that crap ruining my RPGs though.

And finally, the first collection offered as well as the third, are real time games (with 'roleplaying elements' tacked on).
I don't post in forums for "Hatoful Boyfriend' because I know I have zero interest in such a game. You should follow my lead, rather than coming to a thread about games you don't like just to post your dislike and insult those who do like them.

One you are old enough to have your own credit or debit card childish behavior will become a problem for you eventually.
Posted August 22, 2015
First off: Thank you GOG for finally getting these collections here! My hat's off to you and all involved in making this happen!

Insta-bought all three sets. Been wanting legit copies for a long time.


On an unrelated somewhat off-topic note:

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LiquidOxygen80: Oh god, if they bring that one, please tell them to make sure it's patched. It, much like another game with Myth in the title, would delete your hard drive if you attempted to uninstall it unpatched. I had hard copies of both games. :|
If I may ask, what is the name of that other "Myth" game? I recently came into a disc version of some compilation that includes Myth: The Fallen Lords and its sequel and wanted to check if that one was it...

(edited for grammar, additions, and stuff)
Post edited August 22, 2015 by jackster79
Posted August 22, 2015
Well done, GOG! Glad to see these games here.
Posted August 22, 2015
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GOG.com: We're casting True Resurrection on Eye of the Beholder and twelve more D&D GoldBox classics.

You are sitting in a tavern. The mighty Wizards of the Coast bestow upon you their greatest treasures: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - long lost relics of an RPG renaissance that changed the face of gaming forever. Today, one of the forgotten grails of gaming history is within your grasp, should you travel to a magical, DRM-free realm known as GOG.com

Eye of the Beholder, Pool of Radiance, Menzoberranzan - the list of groundbreaking RPG classics goes on. We set out on the quest for Forgotten Realms: The Archives a long time ago, and though it was a perilous journey - after years of searching, huge help from our friends at Hasbro and Wizards of The Coast, as well as months of technical work - we get to be freaking excited to sit here and say:
Forgotten Realms: The Archives are available now, DRM-free on GOG.com

The Archives are a set of thirteen D&D GoldBox classics packaged across three collections:
--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One</span> features Eye of the Beholder I, II, and III. It's the three and only, the gold-standard in classic RPG dungeon crawling.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two</span> features more gameplay hours and secrets than we could ever count - with Pool of Radiance, Hillsfar, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Pools of Darkness, Secret of the Silver Blades, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and D&D: Unlimited Adventures.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three</span> features near-infinite replay value and and an important chunk of RPG history with Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan.

We are now home to precisely 20 years of digital D&D RPG history - from Pool of Radiance (1988) to Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (2008). You can also complete your personal collection with all the remaining D&D titles on sale at up to 80% off in our early D&D Weekend Promo! Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights - they're all here, so head straight to the promo page, or read more about it.

Stream watch:

We'll be featuring lots of D&D classics at Twitch.tv/GOGcom - follow us to not miss 'em or read on for the full Dungeon-and-Dragon-filled schedule below!

THURSDAY, August 20th:
2pm GMT / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT / 7am PDT: Pool of Radiance with Classicor
4pm GMT / 6pm CEST / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT: Eye of the Beholder II with MegapiemanPHD
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Eye of the Beholder with Outstar
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Menzoberranzan with Classicor

FRIDAY, August 21st:
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Curse of the Azure Bonds with Piranjade

SUNDAY, August 23rd:
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Dungeon Hack with Classicor
Finally, legal copies of (most of) the "Gold Box" games that I can download, even to computers without built-in CD-ROM/DVD drives (instead of hunting up my 15-year-old Gamefest CD-ROM)! Now, if only GOG.com could also get the Dragonlance trilogy of "Gold Box" games, then I could finally retire my 20-year-old Wizardworks CD-ROM. (And if you guys could also get the 2 Buck Rogers games which used the Gold Box engine, I'd finally have a playable legal copy for the first time since we stopped buying computers with floppy drives! (Yes, the "Archives Collection 2" covered all of the D&D titles I was interested in.)
A quick question: are the Gold Box titles set up so that one still has to look up things on the codewheels/Adventurer's Journal every so often, or has that been hacked? (I've saved my original clue books from back in the day, and have printouts of the other stuff, but of course would appreciate minimizing having to look up stuff.)
Posted August 22, 2015
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jackster79: First off: Thank you GOG for finally getting these collections here! My hat's off to you and all involved in making this happen!

Insta-bought all three sets. Been wanting legit copies for a long time.

On an unrelated somewhat off-topic note:

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LiquidOxygen80: Oh god, if they bring that one, please tell them to make sure it's patched. It, much like another game with Myth in the title, would delete your hard drive if you attempted to uninstall it unpatched. I had hard copies of both games. :|
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jackster79: If I may ask, what is the name of that other "Myth" game? I recently came into a disc version of some compilation that includes Myth: The Fallen Lords and its sequel and wanted to check if that one was it...

(edited for grammar, additions, and stuff)
Yeah, it was the third Myth game. Wolf's Age, I believe? I can't remember the entirety of it, but it involved uninstallation and hard drive shenanigans.
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