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Note: Check out our affiliates for more gaming-related sites :)
Game Vendors/Sources
Shop at Chips & Bits, our most favorite on-line game store:
- Ye Olde Infocom Shoppe
- THE place to find rare, out-of-print adventure and RPG games for PC and non-PC computers.
- Classic Software Outlet - specializes in stocking rare, out-of-print titles. You'll find many rare gems here such as Microprose's Axis & Allies... but be prepared to pay a hefty sum ;) They also DO ship overseas despite what the order form says; just e-mail to ask for international shipping quote.
- CD-ROM Access - has a lot of older
games for sale at excellent prices. They always get out-of-print titles from liquidators, so it's a great place to check for older CD-ROM titles.
- Replay Media- sells many out-of-print
PC games (new and used) at reasonable prices. On-line ordering, too
:)
- Centsible Software -
has LOTS of floppy classics, including most on my site. Now with on-line
ordering!
- alt.games.abandonware
- THE newsgroup to post requests for out-of-print oldies... you'll be surprised
at how *fast* people respond to your requests :)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.marketplace
- with hundreds of posts daily, someone's bound to have what you're
looking for
Abandonware/classic gaming Sites
The following are our favorite freeware/abandonware sites. Check out our Affiliates List for more great sites that we host :)
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Liberated Games |
excellent site "dedicated to cataloging all full commercial games that have been liberated and made free in playable form to the public" (official blurb) |
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Abandonia |
great design and oldie reviews; frequently updated |
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BSOD Gaming |
nice design and comprehensive reviews of abandonware and freeware games |
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The Thing |
comprehensive reviews of PC, NES, and Atari 2600 abandonware |
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Computer Emuzone |
another excellent abandonware site, focused on Spanish games of all systems |
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FreeOldies.com |
a great abandonware-only games index site |
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Abandongames.com |
another great abandonware-only games index site |
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RetroSpec |
home of THE best
Spectrum remakes |
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ReplacementDocs |
a large and growing archive of game manuals |
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The
Good Old Days |
excellent collection
of PC games & applications, all with mind-bogglingly long reviews |
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Lon
Matero's Apogee Page |
definitive fan page
about Apogee games |
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Superultraclassics
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one word: Starflight
(and a few great games besides) |
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The Abandonware Ring |
links to lots of
"abandonware" sites |
Games Help/Info
Game Reviews
- SCHMUPS - amazing
site dedicated to shooters of all ages
- The Quandary - an *excellent* on-line
magazine that reviews a LOT of lesser-known games
- GOTCHA! - a great site dedicated to
oldies, including reviews and information for collectors -- look at
Hugh's game closet and drool ;)
- Just Adventure - often
features reviews of lesser-known games and oldies. Although they tend
to overrate games, they give excellent descriptions of plot and puzzles
- The
Computer Show- WWW edition of popular TV show features many reviews
of computer oldies, as well as walkthroughs and cheats
- Game Bytes Archive
- this is Game Domain Review's ancestor-- many reviews of old (pre-1996)
games and an ftp archive of all the previous issues
Non-PC Games
- C64.com
- one of the best Commodore 64 sites, featuring thousands of games and an excellent search engine
- Spectrum Adventurer
- the best source for Sinclair Spectrum emulators and games for PC, featuring many Spectrum interactive fiction titles
- Lazarus - the biggest
site for Amiga disk images and emulators - down :(
- II Emulator
Resource Guide - the best guide regarding where to download Apple
II disk images and emulators for PC
- Basilisk - The best Macintosh emulator for the PC, bar none. And it's absolutely free!
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