Good Old Games celebrates one year anniversary

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 2nd September 2009
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Good Old Games celebrates one year anniversary

Good Old Games has now been offering low-price, high-quality, DRM-free PC titles for an entire year.

Good Old Games is celebrating it's one year anniversary today, having launched in September 2008 with just two publishers and some 40 games on sale in it's virtual storefront - and they've announced a special deal to help commemorate the event.

Since September 2008 the site has grown to include almost 30 publishers and offer nearly 140 classic PC titles, all of which are available for a low price and come with no DRM or malware included. It's just the old games, tweaked to run on all modern operation systems, but otherwise exactly as you remember them.

To celebrate the continued success of the company, GOG is now offering a Buy One Get One Free offer on all Interplay titles, which will run until September 7th and includes the early Fallout series - meaning you could grab Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 for less than the cost of a sandwich. If you haven't played them yet then we highly recommend them.

“Looking back at the first year, I think we can say it's been a really successful time for us – we’ve added lots of great publishing partners and amazing games. But we couldn't have achieved any of that success without our fans, who support us in so many ways. We decided to say thank you to our fans and run this promo,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com.

Good Old Games has gone from strength to strength in the last year and now offers a bunch of awesome games, from Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition and Rise of the Triad to Beyond a Steel Sky and Fallout Tactics. Check out the available catalogue at the official site and then let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Quote Zurechial 2nd September 2009, 16:11
Just picked up Freespace, Freespace 2, Descent 1 & 2 and Descent 3 all for $11.98 in that Promo.
Can't complain about that. :)

I'm glad to see GOG still going and I support it whenever I can, but I really wish they'd stop adding so much forgettable crap to their catalogue (no-name arcade titles, chessmaster clones, pointless retro-casual games) and focus on sticking to their namesake of GOOD games, which I always took to mean 'classics'.

Regardless, there are some real gems in their catalogue too and usually at better prices than Steam offers (especially to us Europeans).
The way they conduct themselves is refreshing too, whoever handles their PR seems to do a pretty good job.
Quote DragunovHUN 2nd September 2009, 16:15
Yaaay! Way to go GOG!
Quote Rapp 2nd September 2009, 16:19
is there website down?? I can't seem to get on it
Quote Tyrmot 2nd September 2009, 16:26
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Originally Posted by Rapp
is there website down?? I can't seem to get on it

Seems that everyone's trying to get on all at once! They just sent round the promo email to members as well
Quote DragunovHUN 2nd September 2009, 16:26
Yeah, i time out too when i try to get on gog.com. Hopefully it's just overloaded.
Quote Rapp 2nd September 2009, 16:31
lol everyone trying to get all their classic games again, will have to try again later
Quote sear 2nd September 2009, 17:00
Good Old Games is awesome, and while Steam's convenience is nice, it's also great to get the bonuses they provide while also ensuring compatibility and total lack of DRM. If I ever have the choice in getting a game digitally, it's GOG all the way.
Quote BioSniper 2nd September 2009, 17:27
Ah nice, I've bought from there before and BOGOF on games means I now have some cash burning a hole in my pocket :P
Quote bowman 2nd September 2009, 17:52
I love GOG.
Quote l3v1ck 2nd September 2009, 17:53
I was disappointed with my purchase of Descent 1 & 2 from them. The mouse was nowhere near sensitive enough, even with the setting maxed out. I don't know if that was the game fault or just the way DOS games handle either USB or IR mice.
Either way the game was unplayable.
Quote SMIFFYDUDE 2nd September 2009, 21:04
I often wonder if PC gamers would prefer to buy graphically updated versions of old games rather than sequels which turn out to be let downs.
Quote fac51 2nd September 2009, 21:49
Bought a couple of games from them since launch, speedy downloads, no DRM = all good.
Quote FooAtari 2nd September 2009, 23:24
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Originally Posted by l3v1ck
I was disappointed with my purchase of Descent 1 & 2 from them. The mouse was nowhere near sensitive enough, even with the setting maxed out. I don't know if that was the game fault or just the way DOS games handle either USB or IR mice.
Either way the game was unplayable.

You want to get one of the source port engines, such as DXX Rebirth

Supports OpenGL, high resolutions and adds a bunch of features. A far better option than running through Dosbox as the GoG version does. I have not noticed any control issues using either mouse or joystick.

You just install the engine and copy the required files from the GoG Descent install to the engine folder. ;)

There is also D2 XXL. As I understand it, while Rebirth keeps the gameplay the same as the original, D2 XXL attempt to improve it.
Quote Tris 3rd September 2009, 08:31
this finally encouraged to take the plunge and sign up to the site to buy a few games. Now to find the time to actually play them....
Quote l3v1ck 3rd September 2009, 08:33
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Originally Posted by FooAtari
You want to get one of the source port engines, such as DXX Rebirth

Supports OpenGL, high resolutions and adds a bunch of features. A far better option than running through Dosbox as the GoG version does. I have not noticed any control issues using either mouse or joystick.

You just install the engine and copy the required files from the GoG Descent install to the engine folder. ;)

There is also D2 XXL. As I understand it, while Rebirth keeps the gameplay the same as the original, D2 XXL attempt to improve it.
Thanks for the links.
Quote Gunsmith 3rd September 2009, 13:11
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Originally Posted by SMIFFYDUDE
I often wonder if PC gamers would prefer to buy graphically updated versions of old games rather than sequels which turn out to be let downs.

who wouldnt? id rather play a DX10 system shock 2 then the pap that was bioshock
Quote SwiftDestiny101 3rd September 2009, 17:21
My god why did I not know about this website! Earth 2150, I've not played that since I owned a GeForce 3 Ti :D
Quote DragunovHUN 3rd September 2009, 19:03
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Originally Posted by SwiftDestiny101
My god why did I not know about this website! Earth 2150, I've not played that since I owned a GeForce 3 Ti :D

I didn't think i'd find another Earth fan on bit-tech.
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