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Pioneer the post-apocalyptic open world.

Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic, a post-apocalyptic open world full of awe and danger, as imagined in a 1988 RPG, is available for only $5.99 on GOG.com

They say that ever since the nuclear holocaust, America is no longer a place for heroes. They say, that it is no longer the land of the free. Know, that they've been lying to you. In the atomic wasteland of the year 2087, there is still room for bravery, justice, and order. There are men and women standing guard to what is left of civilized society, facing villains, mutants, bandits, and monsters on daily basis. When everyone else just gave up, they roam the ruins of our nation's sinful past, and do the impossible to bring law to the badlands. They are the Desert Rangers, and this is their story.

Back in 1988 Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic (or just Wasteland back then) took the fresh memory of living in constant fear during the Cold War, reached for the aesthetics of the Mad Max movies, added solid cRPG mechanics, and offered gamers an experience that would soon inspire a whole gaming sub-genre. Long before Mr. Ron Perlman announced to the world that "war never changes" in the iconic opening sequence to Fallout, the post-apocalyptic grim future was a vision already present and persistent in the minds of gamers. That was mostly because of Wasteland. The open-ended free-roam gameplay, paired with incredibly rich and suggestive setting made a lasting impression on everyone who dared to visit the nuclear desert. With challenging difficulty level and great variety of NPCs, quests, and locations, this fantastic title is still a blast to play!

Do you remember playing this title, or maybe you'd like to see how the gaming post-apo craze has begun? Pick the slightly updated version of Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic, for only $5.99, on GOG.com.
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JudasIscariot: Well, TET might also be playing Battle Worlds Kronos since he did back that one :) (I don't know if he backed Wasteland/Torment, please don't ask :) )

I survived, thank you for asking btw :)
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tfishell: Ha ha, fair enough. If he has any free time in-between playing Battle Worlds you might see if, y'know, he could squeeze in a few seconds to bring the peace pipe to both Hasbro and Ubisoft, and bring us lowly peasants an SSi D&D game or two. ;)
All I can say is we're doing what we can but some things just take time, you know :)
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tfishell: Ha ha, fair enough. If he has any free time in-between playing Battle Worlds you might see if, y'know, he could squeeze in a few seconds to bring the peace pipe to both Hasbro and Ubisoft, and bring us lowly peasants an SSi D&D game or two. ;)
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JudasIscariot: All I can say is we're doing what we can but some things just take time, you know :)
I understand (the classic "legal and licensing issues"), but couldn't resist bringing it up, sorry. ;) (It's probably frustrating to hear us yammer on about legal-limbo games like these.) Hopefully having the Infinity Engine games here, and being able to wave those sales numbers around, will affect something eventually. But in my opinion, saving the Fallout games should be top priority.

Anyway, don't let me keep you from doing more important "bluetext" stuff. ;) This spin-off release thread conversation might look weird to anybody else, lol.
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JudasIscariot: All I can say is we're doing what we can but some things just take time, you know :)
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tfishell: I understand (the classic "legal and licensing issues"), but couldn't resist bringing it up, sorry. ;) (It's probably frustrating to hear us yammer on about legal-limbo games like these.) Hopefully having the Infinity Engine games here, and being able to wave those sales numbers around, will affect something eventually. But in my opinion, saving the Fallout games should be top priority.

Anyway, don't let me keep you from doing more important "bluetext" stuff. ;) This spin-off release thread conversation might look weird to anybody else, lol.
Please, I am at home now waiting to see if I will be playing Blood Bowl tonight :)
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JudasIscariot: Please, I am at home now waiting to see if I will be playing Blood Bowl tonight :)
So as tfishell said, doing "bluetext" stuff. You do play games for a living, right? ;)
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JudasIscariot: Please, I am at home now waiting to see if I will be playing Blood Bowl tonight :)
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Bowl_(1995_video_game)]The 1995 classic?[/url] Excellent choice. ;)
(I guess it is technically 8pm in Poland, isn't it? It's only 2pm where my unemployed self is.)
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JudasIscariot: Please, I am at home now waiting to see if I will be playing Blood Bowl tonight :)
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JMich: So as tfishell said, doing "bluetext" stuff. You do play games for a living, right? ;)
I play games for fun as I would make for a horrible tester :)
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JudasIscariot: Please, I am at home now waiting to see if I will be playing Blood Bowl tonight :)
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tfishell: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Bowl_(1995_video_game)]The 1995 classic?[/url] Excellent choice. ;)
(I guess it is technically 8pm in Poland, isn't it? It's only 2pm where my unemployed self is.)
Weeellll, it's the slightly "updated" version :P
Post edited November 12, 2013 by JudasIscariot
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JudasIscariot: Off doing blue text stuffs? :D
I bet they are working on elaborate plan how to rob this place ? :-)
Post edited November 12, 2013 by tburger
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JudasIscariot: Off doing blue text stuffs? :D
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tburger: I bet they are working on elaborate plan how to rob this place ? :-)
Ahh Mocagh.org :)

Very nice folks, please visit their site as some of the Wasteland content was used with their permission :) To see which content it was, just look for the link that says "Thank you mocagh.org!" inside the archive :)
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tburger: I bet they are working on elaborate plan how to rob this place ? :-)
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JudasIscariot: Ahh Mocagh.org :)

Very nice folks, please visit their site as some of the Wasteland content was used with their permission :) To see which content it was, just look for the link that says "Thank you mocagh.org!" inside the archive :)
Actually that's how I found out about this place, you know ? :-)
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JudasIscariot: Ahh Mocagh.org :)

Very nice folks, please visit their site as some of the Wasteland content was used with their permission :) To see which content it was, just look for the link that says "Thank you mocagh.org!" inside the archive :)
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tburger: Actually that's how I found out about this place, you know ? :-)
And here I thought no one noticed the links :)
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deonast: Too time consuming to download all games via steam back them up and hope that you could run them if steam for some reason went away.
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ET3D: You don't have to hope. inXile has stated that the game is DRM free on Steam and will run without Steam in the background. (According to a KS2 backer who contacted them.) Downloading and backing it up shouldn't be much more of a hassle than downloading and backing a GOG installer.

The downside is that if you don't have access to one of the platforms then you can download the installer on GOG but can't download the game for that platform on Steam. On the other hand you can't download Linux at all on GOG.

So I'd say that if you're thinking you might move to a Mac then GOG is better, and if you're thinking you might move to Linux then Steam is the way to go. Of course if you're already on Linux then Steam is the only way to go.
I've actually got Windows main PC, Mac Laptop and I dabble with linux. I'd probably buy a copy on sale from steam anyway. Every bit that goes to devs is good in my book
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JudasIscariot: Off doing blue text stuffs? :D
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tburger: I bet they are working on elaborate plan how to rob place ? :-) <a href="http://www.gog.com/forum/general_archive/release_wasteland_1_the_original_classic/post112" class="link_arrow"></a></div> That looks super-cool. It looks like GOG has basically all of the bottom shelf covered - [url=http://mocagh.org/images/shelf12f.jpg]http://mocagh.org/images/shelf12f.jpg - but of course has quite a ways to go. http://mocagh.org/images/shelf12f.jpg

http://mocagh.org/images/shelf3.jpg has a huge number of Infocom classics, and I see Dungeon Master near the top there. (I was able to give Turnipslayerr a lead there, hopefully it will pay off.) I also recognize Gold Rush! there from my research time.

I also see a few Datasoft games on the top there - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasoft. Those have probably aged a bit too much, though.

http://mocagh.org/images/shelf2.jpg is a reminder to snag whatever good SSi DOS games you can that aren't legally entangled. I see Phantasie there. :) (although IAmSinistar did say the Amiga versions were significantly better looking - http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_search_for_game_rights_a_diaryesque_thread/post499)
Post edited November 12, 2013 by tfishell
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Kunovski: good people got this for free from Brian Fargo :)
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deonast: That they did, but are all of them good? If civilization broke down how many would show a desperate and unforgiving side ready to commit heinous acts.
*Zealously waves his credit card in the air, in disagreeing manner*
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Kunovski: good people got this for free from Brian Fargo :)
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deonast: That they did, but are all of them good? If civilization broke down how many would show a desperate and unforgiving side ready to commit heinous acts.
Breaks down? I've been committing heinous acts for years so as to be prepared. You don't think raiders and highwaymen just appear out of thin air do you?
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tburger: Actually that's how I found out about this place, you know ? :-)
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JudasIscariot: And here I thought no one noticed the links :)
I did too :)
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IAmSinistar: Nice to see this here, a true good old game as folks have said. Since it's debuting at full price I'll wishlist for now, since I suspect an Xmas sale is in the works. Not that that I think the base price is too much, but rather it's hard to justify adding to the backlog at the moment without the incentive of a discount.
Check your PM :)
Post edited November 12, 2013 by Tarhiel