legal game downloading sites?

JediRanger · May 7th, 2006

Does anybody use these and are they any good or worth it? For example unlimited game downloads.

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YouzANitch · May 7th, 2006

if your talking about roms and iso's the sites are illegal, no matter what youvebeen told.

The only legal roms are public domain and those are few and cruddy kind of games if not homebrews anyways.

**Cid Highwind** · May 7th, 2006

He asked for places to legally download games, I think he is aware that roms and isos are considered warez thus illegal

Didn't fileplanet have some sort of download service? Direct2drive is what comes up in my mind.

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YouzANitch · May 7th, 2006

Oh you mean like those little pc games we used to play, thatd and good demos. Heh happpuppy, which has gone to hell, game spot for demos. Im pretty sure fileplanet has some.

And if ur into the all time superghetto windows games theres a million on download.com just select ur os and genre and search.

**Cid Highwind** · May 7th, 2006

*sigh*

No, maybe this is what he has been looking for.

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YouzANitch · May 7th, 2006

Oh snap thats the best thing since buying software online!

Ghale0n · May 8th, 2006

If your talking pc games theres alot of em here

http://www.the-underdogs.info/

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JediRanger · May 8th, 2006

yeah I'm looking for older games, like gabriel knight, escape from monkey island and space quest etc....

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RZetlin · May 8th, 2006

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Originally Posted by JediRanger

yeah I'm looking for older games, like gabriel knight, escape from monkey island and space quest etc....

These games you have mentioned in your list is still licensed by the game studios.

Eventhough these games are very old, asking for a place to download these games is illegal.

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**Cid Highwind** · May 8th, 2006

Well once again he's looking for legit ways to download them

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industrian · May 8th, 2006

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Originally Posted by JediRanger

yeah I'm looking for older games, like gabriel knight, escape from monkey island and space quest etc....

Try abandonware, like Ghale0n said. But be advised, there's a whole FREAKING gray area around that legally.

As for your original post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by JediRanger

Does anybody use these and are they any good or worth it? For example unlimited game downloads.

Companies like the one Cid mentioned are starting to spring up. The more that technology increases (as in: faster internet connections, etc) then the more you will see companies using online distribution systems. Why? Well look at it logistically. In a few years time when companies like EA are safe in the knowledge that over 80% of all gamers can access games at high speeds, then you will see game downloads/streaming systems becoming more available.

Until then, you've always got Steam.

MaZa · May 9th, 2006

AFAIK underdogs is legal place without much greyness. They share games they have permissions on or maker doesnt give a sht. And those games they do not have permissions they point where you can buy it.

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**Cid Highwind** · May 9th, 2006

Even if the maker doesn't give a **** you still do not have the right to distribute his copyrighted work freely. It's illegal until the developer has officially given permission. If this is the case with all their games, it's fine, but if it's not, it's not even a gray area, it's simply illegal.

But like you said MaZa, they also have games that link to shareware versions or demos.

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MaZa · May 9th, 2006

It depends what you mean with grey area. For me Grey is where morals and sanity collides with laws and stupidites it might contain, both stepping on each others toes. Some are basically illegal in book when studied from § to §, but is it really sane to do that and what is the gain for both original developer and the one who wants to help future generations can get their hands on old dead classics? You are most likely quite aware of questions behind unlicensed fansubbed anime too but thats different subject...

I do not know if underdogs have direct permission from all developers, i havent asked, but piracy is definetly NOT something they are aiming at and therefore they have my moral support, partially.

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**Cid Highwind** · May 9th, 2006

Well I was just trying to explain it from an objective pov, but I think I don't need to explain that. From a realistic pov I share your opinion.

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MaZa · May 9th, 2006

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Well I was just trying to explain it from an objective pov, but I think I don't need to explain that. From a realistic pov I share your opinion.

No worries, i understood what you meant. I just gave realistic pov to oppose your objective pov in case someone was interested.

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JediRanger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 69	legal game downloading sites? Does anybody use these and are they any good or worth it? For example unlimited game downloads. __________________ :duel:

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May 7th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
YouzANitch Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jeffersonville Posts: 23	if your talking about roms and iso's the sites are illegal, no matter what youvebeen told. The only legal roms are public domain and those are few and cruddy kind of games if not homebrews anyways.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	He asked for places to legally download games, I think he is aware that roms and isos are considered warez thus illegal Didn't fileplanet have some sort of download service? Direct2drive is what comes up in my mind. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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YouzANitch Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jeffersonville Posts: 23	Oh you mean like those little pc games we used to play, thatd and good demos. Heh happpuppy, which has gone to hell, game spot for demos. Im pretty sure fileplanet has some. And if ur into the all time superghetto windows games theres a million on download.com just select ur os and genre and search.

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	sigh No, maybe this is what he has been looking for. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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YouzANitch Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jeffersonville Posts: 23	Oh snap thats the best thing since buying software online!

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Ghale0n No Prayer For The Dying Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 248	If your talking pc games theres alot of em here http://www.the-underdogs.info/ __________________ *R.I.P Steve Irwin, you were an inspiration to us all*

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JediRanger Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 69	yeah I'm looking for older games, like gabriel knight, escape from monkey island and space quest etc.... __________________ :duel:

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	Well once again he's looking for legit ways to download them __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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MaZa !!!METAL UNCLE!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,951	AFAIK underdogs is legal place without much greyness. They share games they have permissions on or maker doesnt give a sht. And those games they do not have permissions they point where you can buy it. __________________ Athlon XP 2600+ Barton, 1GB 333mhz DDR RAM, NVidia 6800GT, 2x160GB HD + gainward 3d glasses :fart:

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	Even if the maker doesn't give a **** you still do not have the right to distribute his copyrighted work freely. It's illegal until the developer has officially given permission. If this is the case with all their games, it's fine, but if it's not, it's not even a gray area, it's simply illegal. But like you said MaZa, they also have games that link to shareware versions or demos. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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MaZa !!!METAL UNCLE!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,951	It depends what you mean with grey area. For me Grey is where morals and sanity collides with laws and stupidites it might contain, both stepping on each others toes. Some are basically illegal in book when studied from § to §, but is it really sane to do that and what is the gain for both original developer and the one who wants to help future generations can get their hands on old dead classics? You are most likely quite aware of questions behind unlicensed fansubbed anime too but thats different subject... I do not know if underdogs have direct permission from all developers, i havent asked, but piracy is definetly NOT something they are aiming at and therefore they have my moral support, partially. __________________ Athlon XP 2600+ Barton, 1GB 333mhz DDR RAM, NVidia 6800GT, 2x160GB HD + gainward 3d glasses :fart:

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	Well I was just trying to explain it from an objective pov, but I think I don't need to explain that. From a realistic pov I share your opinion. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*