Good Old Games
September 5, 2008
As many of you know, I’m a bit of a retro gamer. From my humble beginnings on the Atari 2600 (thanks Mom and Dad), to typing basic code out of magazines into our TI-99/4A, to my beloved Commodore 64, to… well, you get the idea. I’ve been gaming for awhile, and I still love all those old games.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned to my friend Justin that I was sort of interested in going back and playing the original Fallout game, in prep for this fall’s Fallout 3 release. Somehow I missed it first time around, although it looks like just my type of game. I mentioned that they had it on GameTap, and he reminded me that GameTap was a subscription service. I’m not big on leasing games. I’d rather spend my money to own something.
I looked briefly into buying an old PC copy. Amazon has collection copies still for sale, and I’m sure I could find it some place used for cheaper. But I read it had a lot of reported issues with Windows XP, and I didn’t want to hassle with that. One of the reasons I got more interested in console gaming over PC gaming is because console games come on a cart or disc (still for the most part), and you can play them anytime so long as you have the console. PC games often don’t carry over to newer PC hardware. Some famous ones like Ultima VII are completely rewritten by hardcore fans to play on modern systems. So I gave up on the idea. Then I heard about GOG.com.
GOG.com (which stands for Good Old Games) is a service coming soon where you can buy old games for $5.99 or $9.99. Buy as in own. Download and backup to a CD. Install as many times as you want, DRM-free. Compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP. Plus extra content like walkthroughs and mp3′s. And lo and behold, they show Fallout and Fallout 2 among their titles.
Their beta starts September 8th, but anyone who signs up before Sunday September 7 at midnight (EDT) will receive a beta access key, as well as a bonus code to get one free Interplay game from their catalog for free. Nice. Check out GOG.com and sign up with me!
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