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Best Freeware Games?
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Can anyone suggest some good freeware games...not shareware games that die after so many uses. thanks all.
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The best freeware games are undoubtedly emulators - for the SNES, Genesis etc. You can download ROMS (ie from www.emulationstation.com). Of course you have to legally own a copy first, so only d/l ROMS of all those old SNES games you've got in the attic.
(ahem, yeah right).
I've also been playing a lot of OIDS at the moment - a classic mac game from the early 90s. It's not freeware, but it doesn't expire like some shareware games. Try it and you might like it enough to pay for it - I'm considering registering something I've never done for any shareware (bite me, I'm a poor student).
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Although the OS 9 version, running in Classic, is better than the OS X version...
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If you're into RPG at all and are willing to let go of your shareware hatred, try any of the Avernum games from http://www.spidweb.com/ . You get to play to a particular barrier in the game and it won't let you do anything outside the beginning area til you've paid your $25, but I've found I get at least 10 hours out of the free part of Avernum 3 and another 100 out of the rest of the game. It's an excellent, involved rpg, with graphics that have no chance of impressing you but don't leave everything to imagination like some rpgs i've played.
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There is also abandonware - try http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=games
Almost all of these games require classic and some may require older systems, system emulators or throttles. Some only work in B&W... so a little extra effort may be required to get them to work. However, in their day, most of these games were sold commercially. They may be showing their age but still provide decent gaming or nostalgia at least.
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If you have access to PC try GameHippo for thousands of free games. Also try Retro Remakes for tons of remakes of cool classic games.
If you just have access to a Mac, some of the games at Retro Remakes also have OS X binaries. One example being the remake of Head Over Heels, a great classic game.
Have fun!
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Originally posted by nredman:
Can anyone suggest some good freeware games...not shareware games that die after so many uses. thanks all.
Not to be self-serving... but I just released Tetrinet Aqua.
It's a free (and open source) native Cocoa OSX re-write of the windows/linux game Tetrinet.
Check it out:
www.g7software.net
For info on the game (and commands to use to list/join games) check out:
www.tetrinet.org
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Alex
G7 Software: home Tetrinet Aqua
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