I just joined up today, was tempting to buy the good old game RCT. I do have the disc version but too lazy to look in storage and may have compatible issues with Win 7 64. I tried a few of them, with 1 hour trials, but the price scares me away 19.99 for a old game elsewhere.

Who decides what game is to be sold on GOG? is it the publisher or just some guy who builds abandon-ware and sells it at a little profit to support servers? I'm cautious to put CC order as I am not totally familiar with them. Is it the original creator or Atari approving it? Because Atari sells the RCT2 Triple Thrills 19.99

I just want to be sure the games are legit and would not have problems with Win 7 64.

Thanks!

All games in GoG are 100% legit, the distribution of all of them approved by all the rightholders, in RCT's case, Atari.

There are several reasons why many games aren't sold on GoG, mainly having to do with the rights to the games and with the compatibility they might have with current OSes. In RCT2's case, it might just be on the queue for release though, since RCT was released only a few days ago.

Most games work perfectly on Windows 7/Vista, since the GoG team checks that and fixes compatibility issues when they arise (And keep the game from release if they can't be fixed). However, if you want to be 100% sure of that, you can always check out the forum to the game you're looking for, just in case there might be any threads there regarding it :)

Here's the link to the RCT forum:

http://www.gog.com/en/forum/rollercoaster_tycoon_deluxe/#1310644373

No, gog isn't a warez site. The games on here are here by deal with the IP rights holders.

I was explaining GoG to a friend and they came back with a very true statement... "its too good to be true". And honestly it does seem that way. It sounds like so many of the watch any movie ever for a one time payment kind of scam ;)

So I direct them to the official Witcher Game page: http://www.thewitcher.com/

Scroll all the way to the bottom and notice the GoG.com logo. Also, they have a thread about DRM that mentions the GoG version of their game. Its how I found out about the site. It made me feel comfortable that the developer was getting their money.

While at this very moment, no one can guarantee 100% complete for reals game compatibility with Win7 64bit, you'd be hard pressed to find those few that don't, and even then that can usually be solved with a simple workaround.

If you're interested in a game, and feel worried about compatibility issues, you'd best look into the game's corresponding forum if such issues exist. If not, you can probably be safe to assume the game will work just fine. About 95% of them do anyway.

1st welcome to gog and to the forums hope you have a lot of fun with these classics i do.

Gog does feel like its too good to be true but for once it is better than you can imagine. The ability to buy classic games which will work on a modern pc without the need for a degree in programming and at a fraction of the cost plus all the extras it is fantastic.

The gog staff are true gamers and passionate of their games and to their customers as well so you know you are well looked after.

I now have ammased 220 games on the site (god knows how ill ever play them all) and i will continue to collect them mostly for the fact that there is no DRM which is terrific considering the DRM's that get slapped onto just about everything these days.

Or direct them to the forums to see one of the most mature, respectful and generous communities (and staffers) I have ever dealt with on the internet. That's a pretty good indicator as well.