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Posted March 21, 2014
Classic games on the cheap, with over 20 great titles for only $1.79 each!

Bargain bins. For a classic gaming fan shopping rarely gets more awesome and exciting. A large pile of slightly dusty boxes hiding true gaming treasures and tons of nostalgia, complete with low prices to guarantee no buyers regret--that's a welcome sight in any gaming store. Although digital, we're not much different. We have our [url=http://www.gog.com/promo/team17_blue_moon_red_owl_merge_games_weekend_promo_210314]bargain bin as well! Today, we put it up for you, so you can feel that treasure hunter's rush in the comfort of your homes. What's in it? Classics, of course! Worms, Commandos, Creatures, Superfrog, Realms of the Haunting, and more, more, more. All for the low, low price of $1.79 a game (with one little exception).

You know you want to, so come and sift through our virtual bargain bin for some wonderful gaming memories and classic discoveries, for only $1.79 each (with one little exception), until Tuesday, March 25, at 4:59AM GMT.
Posted March 23, 2014
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JudasIscariot: AFAIK there were probably legal reasons why we don't have the U.S. voices. I say AFAIK because the game was way before my time as a GOG employee :)
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tfishell: Could you at least double-check when you get a chance, please? :) EDIT: Actually I guess it'd be obvious, as GOG does try to bring all they can (extra languages, bonus content) and they probably knew many people wanted the U.S. voices.

EDIT2: Says here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normality_%28video_game%29#Versions - Interplay owns the rights to the U.S. version (unless that changed hands at some point). It'd definitely be nice if they'd be willing to allow the Corey Feldman version to be downloadable, if GOG were willing to pay a one-time fee or something for that. (Heck, I'd be willing to email Interplay myself, but I'm sure official GOG staff would have more sway.)
Considering someone else has the rights to publish the game, I doubt Interplay would be willing to give what they have to a group who is essentially competing with them. I wonder if Interplay or Blue Moon Red Owl would be willing to buy/sell certain rights for the game so that we could see it here with both voice casts... this issue seems pretty unlikely to sort out, but It'd be nice to see this issue worked out sometime in the future.
Posted March 23, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Hmmmm, that looks like a tangled web of legalese from my untrained-in-law perspective and so I doubt we'll be seeing the U.S. voices here in the future. Sorry :(
Just because I'm wondering and you're here now: Are legal reasons also the reason for the not having the Windows version of Phantasmagoria 2?
Posted March 23, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Hmmmm, that looks like a tangled web of legalese from my untrained-in-law perspective and so I doubt we'll be seeing the U.S. voices here in the future. Sorry :(
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Kakihara: Just because I'm wondering and you're here now: Are legal reasons also the reason for the not having the Windows version of Phantasmagoria 2?
Usually if we don't have the Windows version, it means that we couldn't get it to work due to technical issues beyond our control :(
Posted March 23, 2014
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Kakihara: Just because I'm wondering and you're here now: Are legal reasons also the reason for the not having the Windows version of Phantasmagoria 2?
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JudasIscariot: Usually if we don't have the Windows version, it means that we couldn't get it to work due to technical issues beyond our control :(
When it comes to issues like that, do people still try to get it working even after it releases? The unofficial Carmageddon 1 Win95 patch works wonders on my computer setup (far better than the original DOS release on offer which lagged a ton on my computer for some reason).

I was also wondering because I have a CD copy of SimCity2000 and the Win95 version works right out of the box on my Win7 64-bit PC (after adding the proper registry entry) - whereas currently the GOG version of SimCity2000 is the DOS version.
Posted March 23, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Usually if we don't have the Windows version, it means that we couldn't get it to work due to technical issues beyond our control :(
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FlamingFirewire: When it comes to issues like that, do people still try to get it working even after it releases? The unofficial Carmageddon 1 Win95 patch works wonders on my computer setup (far better than the original DOS release on offer which lagged a ton on my computer for some reason).

I was also wondering because I have a CD copy of SimCity2000 and the Win95 version works right out of the box on my Win7 64-bit PC (after adding the proper registry entry) - whereas currently the GOG version of SimCity2000 is the DOS version.
It depends on the issue that plagues a particular game.

It may work just fine for you but can you guarantee that it will work on the machines of 2,000,000 other people? (2,000,000 is the number that was used in a statement about the unique hits per month )
Post edited March 23, 2014 by JudasIscariot
Posted March 23, 2014
Many thanks, a nice selection!
Posted March 23, 2014
I might buy one of the "Worms" games, thus I ask: If I only want to get one to occasionally play, which should it be? I suppose I should also ask if they're all that great, at least for the price, at all.
Posted March 23, 2014
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AnimalMother117: I might buy one of the "Worms" games, thus I ask: If I only want to get one to occasionally play, which should it be? I suppose I should also ask if they're all that great, at least for the price, at all.
Worms 2 is my favorite, it has the gameplay of the first with much better graphics.
Forts is an entirely new type of gameplay, not as fun IMO.
Posted March 23, 2014
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AnimalMother117: I might buy one of the "Worms" games, thus I ask: If I only want to get one to occasionally play, which should it be? I suppose I should also ask if they're all that great, at least for the price, at all.
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donsanderson: Worms 2 is my favorite, it has the gameplay of the first with much better graphics.
Forts is an entirely new type of gameplay, not as fun IMO.
Thanks man, I'll probably go with that one. I was leaning towards that one anyway, but was unsure if there's some sort of benefit to playing the first one anyway.
Posted March 24, 2014
Ok, I've bought 7 titles, but I'm still undecided about Soulbringer.
Does anyone love or hate it? Why?

Also, is Theme Park better than RollerCoaster Tycoon titles?
Post edited March 24, 2014 by phaolo
Posted March 24, 2014
Dont see much love for Slipstream or Incoming+ Incoming Forces? Both worth it?
Come to think of it, are Creatures games that bad?
Post edited March 24, 2014 by Niggles
Posted March 24, 2014
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Niggles:
Incoming was stupid fun, the controls were awful, but once you got used to it it was great.

Incoming Forces seems to have music issues and everything skips around so I haven't had the chance to play it. Support said to update video drivers... but I've read bad things about the latest AMD drivers and GOG games and don't feel too comfortable trying it. I really want to play it though.
Posted March 25, 2014
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Kakihara: Just because I'm wondering and you're here now: Are legal reasons also the reason for the not having the Windows version of Phantasmagoria 2?
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JudasIscariot: Usually if we don't have the Windows version, it means that we couldn't get it to work due to technical issues beyond our control :(
Thanks for the response. Hot damn, that's a bummer...
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