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[punch999]

red baron is on abandonia...........

[Timpsi]

Originally posted by punch999@Nov 25 2004, 01:09 AM
red baron is on abandonia...........

Yep, and it's even freeware since 1997 already.

The only flight games I ever bothered with were Airfix Dogfighter (liked the atmosphere and game design), and the excellent Their Finest Hour: Battle of Britain (the old Lucasfilm game).

I even bought the original of the latter one for a six pack of beer a couple years back just to have it once again.

[Ioncannon]

I tried long ago to upload Flight Sim 5 but the game works horribly both in dos-box and windows.

[The Niles]

I'm working on uploading MS- Flight Simulator 5. I have no problem with it in either DOSBox or Windows (ME) except that it is horribly slow in DOSBox but that is my computer.

[Maerlyn]

I never understood the praise Red Baron got, except that mabye for its time it was something special. Now days i find it too simple, boring and the graphics are terrible.

[cheesegrater]

Originally posted by Maerlyn@Nov 25 2004, 06:41 AM
I never understood the praise Red Baron got, except that mabye for its time it was something special. Now days i find it too simple, boring and the graphics are terrible.

Same here.

I really liked Su-27. There are two versions - one for DOS and one for windows - which works with sound on XP without VDM Sound. I want to play the game again, and I can't find the windows version. The windows version was on the site called "Classic Trash" but now the site is closed or something.

[Maerlyn]

Im looking at HOTU alot...some quality sims there, and though ive usually only played flight sims im taking a look at the sub ones too.

[Razer]

is simcopter Abandonware,cause its a good game 6 to 7 meg's big. and now the overview of simcopter, Basicly you're a freelance pilot traviling from city to city to get lots and lots of money , and dont forget the neat addition of being able to play cities you've created in simcity 2000. EDIT, actually its about 16 to 17 meg's big.typo

[mouse31e]

I know it's not available for download on HOTU and they have a buy it link so I think we'll have to assume its still available.

It's a shame cos I love the game!

[gabriel_br]

A game is not an abandonware just because its small. Actually, the copyright laws says that abandonware and things like 'download and delete after 24 hours' doesn't exist..

BUT, some software firms don't sell the game anymore and think its cool to turn it avaible for free. And yeah, thas cool.

However, the most companies don't do that. Like Maxis and so many others... Example: Eletronic Arts created a pack with some oldies, like Need For Speed 2 and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit.
This away, any download of this games is ilegal.

The abandonware thing need a better explanation, and of course, the opinion of game companies..

Here in Brazil doesn't exist any law for software piracy, but, the government uses U.S. laws... This gave us some ways of 'protection', because some things don't fit in our country..

Well, just blablabla LOL