Yep, the first of the Zork games.

One can hope, though i'd expect a countdown timer if a new publisher is coming.

It is tricky to say that, since Zork I was only sold as part of the Anthology of first few games. The same happened with Ultima I which is part of the first 3 games bundle. They are really for novelty purposes only and for collecting, in my view at least. There is no way GOG would have ever tried to sell either of those as standalone.

I'll have whatever TET was smoking.

I'm going with Maelstrom. Perimeter was added to GOG roughly 6 months ago (my feed reader doesn't keep records for quite that long, but it was added shortly before ones that I know were in November), and Maelstrom takes place in 2050. Perimeter was developed by K-D Labs, Maelstrom by KD Vision -- which appears to be the same company with a new name.

OK, but still...
Subwar 2050 (1993) vs Hunt.. (1987) - I place my bet on Subwar. Additionally Subwar got better scores on press reviews.

I can't point to a specific game (I don't know that many old games) but the "6 months ago" hint may be a nod to the (then approaching) mayan end-of-the-world prophecy? Alternatively, maybe some scientific development from last october may be tied to one of the mentioned 2050 games.

Edit: Now that I think about it, I'd go with Hunt for Red October too.

That is a very nice guess to the riddle. Although I think it was well known that the Mayan event was suppose to be 12/12 so going 6 months back it doesn't fit. It falls either on Novermber or October, depending on how you count back the months. I wish someone here would be good with riddles, since this stuff is never straightforward.

So far the only real guesses are Subwar 2050, Hunt for Red October or Maelstrom. I am guessing Shadowrun, but I was told that was quite unlikely. I also don't see HfRO to be likely at all. I think Silent Hunter series was the cream of the crop in that area. I sure miss SSI.

Need more scifi games. Getting mighty sick of the fantasy junk.

Yes, I know that but I thought of it not referencing the actual "event" but the common references to it that were so common months before the date set by the mayans. It was a pretty common topic of conversation 6 months ago and that's what I meant to communicate (but I obviously failed).

But if I were correct "6 months" doesn't hold more meaning than 5 or 7 months would, so I think HfRO is a better guess.

If that's correct, that might mean that the game is (post) apocalyptic?

Ah that's the word I was trying to remember. Yes that was my original guess.

Hoping for some mind-blowing stuff soon! :) So for the DOS versions on here that have superior Amiga versions, do you recommend buying the DOS versions on GOG and then, erm, "acquiring" the Amiga versions and just playing those, suggesting that you have the money and are willing to legally purchase a game but will not play an inferior experience? Or just not buying it as a way to say, "Hey GOG, you can have my money when you make a deal for an Amiga emulator." Thoughts?

Good question. I would recommend the Amiga versions for all the games here where it applies, it just looks and plays a little better. It may just be rose-tinted glasses, but I always feel that the DOS versions are just a little drab and grey, and tends to be a little bit slower.

I do not think GOG will ever have an Amiga Emulator, the mess with the kickstarters are just too much to be sorted out. Some amiga games are still sold, but the majority is not. Others have become freeware and can be legally downloaded.

All this considered - if you do not have an experience with the games on Amiga from before, I see no reason why not buy the DOS versions from here, as you would not know the difference anyway and will just enjoy the game as it is. However, if you do have the experience I would say buy the game from here for safekeeping. Get Amiga Forever and get the adf files from where ever you can. if it makes any sense.

I only ever had the DOS version of Subwar 2050. I have to be honest and say I never knew about an Amiga version (even though I had one). Surely the Amiga version would have struggled with the 3d environment - remember Frontier Elite on Amiga... it was a slideshow as far as FPS was concerned! I'm old, so go easy on me ;)