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Title: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Ghambit on January 06, 2015, 12:12:26 PM Behold!!!
https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2 Forgive if this is old news but, I'm not really sure how they're getting away with this, and really... I doubt it'll be up long, but enjoy? They've even got most of the old Sierra games on there. Note: I have not tested the in-browser EMU ever (it's still in beta btw), so dont flame if it doesn't actually work. It's free. I've paid $20 on gog for Starflight before and that barely works. My recommendations for must-plays: -All of the King's Quests -All of the Space Quests -All of the Police Quests -Starflight -F19 Stealth Fighter -Dune -Silent Service -MoM (of course) Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Falconeer on January 06, 2015, 12:26:38 PM It was posted in another thread but I definitely believe this deserves its own. With many, many reports from whatever you are all playing with it.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Ghambit on January 06, 2015, 12:41:22 PM Has the statute of limitations run out on most of these? I'm gonna assume 20yrs was the max and most of these titles are pre-1995.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Samwise on January 06, 2015, 01:10:09 PM Remember, copyright in the US always lasts just long enough to make sure Mickey is still covered by it.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Kail on January 06, 2015, 01:16:06 PM Has the statute of limitations run out on most of these? I'm gonna assume 20yrs was the max and most of these titles are pre-1995. No. This is definitely illegal. Lots of these programs are still for sale on other stores (Gog, for example). http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/302 Quote In the case of an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for hire, the copyright endures for a term of 95 years from the year of its first publication, or a term of 120 years from the year of its creation, whichever expires first. Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Ingmar on January 06, 2015, 01:27:08 PM Nothing I've tried plays very well in the browser. The mouse sync is pretty bad too.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: WayAbvPar on January 06, 2015, 01:27:23 PM I would recommend Darklands as well. I played it not a couple of years ago. It was a bit glitchy, but not terrible. I would LOVE to see that get remade with a modern UI/graphics. It was a fantastic game.
Not sure if it was on the list, but I still go back and play Wizard's Crown from the mid-80s. Basically just turn-based combat and loot, but it is fun. Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Ghambit on January 06, 2015, 01:41:09 PM Nothing I've tried plays very well in the browser. The mouse sync is pretty bad too. How the hell does the savegame function? Does it work? It's enough of a pita even under normal emulation. Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Yegolev on January 06, 2015, 02:17:59 PM This is basically a tech demo that will go on someone's resume, right?
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Torinak on January 06, 2015, 04:34:27 PM This is basically a tech demo that will go on someone's resume, right? Convert the Dosbox source to JavaScript (like they did with MAME), throw it into a browser, and enable ginormous amounts of copyright infringement? I'm sure that'll end well. Downloading an archive of 2500 games would only make one liable for up to $375 MILLION in penalties. And since some of these are still being sold, it seems pretty likely that the copyrights owners are still active... Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Torinak on January 06, 2015, 04:37:40 PM Has the statute of limitations run out on most of these? I'm gonna assume 20yrs was the max and most of these titles are pre-1995. No. This is definitely illegal. Lots of these programs are still for sale on other stores (Gog, for example). And they're really pretty cheap on Gog, too. Heck, I gladly paid full price ($30-50) for pretty much every game on the "must-play" list back in the day, and got my money's worth. Many still play fairly well in their Dosbox forms as purchased from Gog, or as re-installed from one's original disks (after borrowing a floppy drive from a museum :awesome_for_real:) Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Lucas on January 06, 2015, 05:29:58 PM Gawd, now this is some serious roleplaying game :grin:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Girlfriend_Construction_Set_1989 Yep, Radicalthon material :why_so_serious: Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: koro on January 06, 2015, 06:26:35 PM Gawd, now this is some serious roleplaying game :grin: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Girlfriend_Construction_Set_1989 Yep, Radicalthon material :why_so_serious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-uHacWQgc Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: bhodi on January 06, 2015, 07:02:00 PM No. This is definitely illegal. Lots of these programs are still for sale on other stores (Gog, for example). You're wrong, they claim a DCMA exception, it's totally legal (http://archive.org/about/dmca.php).Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Sky on January 06, 2015, 07:12:05 PM I still have my original disks for many of them, so I'd feel fine playing them.
I tried MoM and the mouse pointer ingame was about 2" north of the system mouse pointer, unplayable (couldn't access the bottom of the screen with the offset). Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Trippy on January 06, 2015, 07:25:00 PM No. This is definitely illegal. Lots of these programs are still for sale on other stores (Gog, for example). You're wrong, they claim a DCMA exception, it's totally legal (http://archive.org/about/dmca.php).Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: bhodi on January 06, 2015, 07:40:35 PM I guess we'll see! If it's up by this time next week, there wasn't a lawyer who'd take the case and get a temporary injunction.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Ghambit on January 06, 2015, 11:09:00 PM I think a lot of the stuff is already being taken down (or maybe tweaked as they find bugs). Cant find MoM nor a lot of the Sierra titles anymore.
Title: Re: Software Library: MS-DOS Games (2500 of em) Post by: Margalis on January 06, 2015, 11:21:41 PM It's illegal.
Archiving a work while circumventing the copy protection for archival purposes is not the same as throwing it up on a public website for anyone in the world to experience for free. Note that the IA says they submitted a comment. They didn't get a response to the comment! Nobody wrote them a letter telling them what they were doing was ok. The IA does this shit all the time, banking on the assumption that most of the IP holders won't put up a fight because it isn't worth their time. One of the guys who signed one of those DMCA comments is Simon Carless, who is the guy in charge of Gamasutra / GDC. So you have the guy in charge of a website for developers spearheading an effort to pirate mass quantities of games - lol. |