Abandonware Gold Mine
There are some games you never get bored off. Although they might be old, 2D or even in 16 colors, you just can’t stop playing. Well I’m talking about a specific category of games, the one common-users decided to classify as abandonware. “Abandon” for “abandoned” and “ware” for “software” – duh !, these are not games that have lost their family or something, they’re just old games, let’s say everything up to 1995.
You can get most of the old games on the net for free, or by paying a symbolic tribute (not exceeding $10). Here’s a nice site you should visit: The-Underdogs.org
This site, also know as HOTU (Home of The Underdogs) has been online for I don’t know how many years, it’s managed by a private fellow in Bosnia I think and the list of games they provide doesn’t stop expanding. I got from the site several games I used to play on my first computer, which I’ve lost obviously due to lack of data space back then (the PC had a 700 Mb hard disk).
The site is very well designed and is regularly updated. They also have a “Wanted List” where the wanted games are listed, a community forum, and provide several game tools such as manuals, solutions and so on…
My all-time favorite abandonware: Street Rod, Pizza Tycoon, Transport Tycoon Deluxe
