So I got my Good Old Games beta access code. Here’s a look at what’s currently (or soon to be) available.
1NSANE $9.99
COLIN MCRAE RALLY 2005 SOON
CONQUEST OF THE NEW WORLD $5.99
DESCENT + DESCENT 2 $5.99
DESCENT 3 + EXPANSION $5.99
DIE BY THE SWORD + EXPANSION $5.99
EARTHWORM JIM 3D $5.99
EVOLVA $5.99
F/A-18E SUPER HORNET $5.99
FALLOUT $5.99
FALLOUT 2 $5.99
FALLOUT TACTICS $5.99
FREESPACE + EXPANSION $5.99
FREESPACE 2 $5.99
GIANTS: CITIZEN KABUTO $5.99
HOSTILE WATERS: ANTAEUS RISING $5.99
INVICTUS: IN THE SHADOW OF OLYMPUS $5.99
JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: UNFINISHED BUSINESS $5.99
KINGPIN: LIFE OF CRIME $5.99
LIONHEART: LEGACY OF THE CRUSADER $5.99
M.A.X. + M.A.X. 2 $5.99
MDK $5.99
MDK 2 $5.99
MESSIAH $5.99
OPERATION FLASHPOINT GOTY SOON
ORIGINAL WAR $5.99
PERIMETER $9.99
REDNECK RAMPAGE COLLECTION SOON
SACRIFICE $5.99
SHATTERED STEEL $5.99
SHOGO: MOBILE ARMOR DIVISION $5.99
SOLDIERS: HEROES OF WORLD WAR II SOON
STONEKEEP SOON
Not a bad start I guess – and all at reasonable prices, similar to the oldies on Steam. However it’s all from two publishers: Codemasters and Interplay. Here’s hoping they get a few more to sign up – in a Q&A they stated “we had some very productive meetings with publishers” but no names have come up so far. Lucasarts would be the holy grail for many of us.
Of that list, I actually already own several of the one’s I’d wan to play. Am keen on Giants and Shogo, tho. Will almost certainly get Operation Flashpoint, even though I once owned the game and sold it cos it drove me up the wall. Yeah, I’m a sucker for punishment. Fallout tempts me, but I’m absolutely not touching another RPG (other than warcrack) until I’m done with Baldur’s Gate.
As a sidenote, I’d heard the Freespace games had gotten quite hard to find in recent years (I’m lucky enough to own original copies a friend gave me), so I’m especially glad to see it there.
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Oh, DAMMIT!
I JUST bought Shogo off Ebay. Literally, just came in the mail. That would have been a fine test.
Most of the interesting ones (including Freespace 1 & 2) I already have physical copies of. Maybe the Redneck Rampage pack… sarcastic yeehaw.
Thanks for the update!
September 10, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
There are some good ones in there, although annoyingly I’ve also got physical copies of most of the ones I’d want.
There’s a buy-one-get-one free deal on for beta testers, but honestly not sure what I’ll go for out of that lot.
I’m most tempted by Codies’ most recent racing titles, but not sure if that represents some form of heresy.
[EDIT: You missed off TOCA Race Driver 3 BTW…it’s also under ‘coming soon’. Looks like all the Codies games are in the $9.99 bracket]
September 10, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
I have the original Redneck Rampage but never bought the expansion, I’ll probably buy it from GOG once I finally get my damned credit card!
I also bought the budget fallout collection some time ago but the first part always seems to crash, maybe the GOG version doesn’t have this problem…
September 12, 2008 @ 10:31 am