OK, linux has released a list of games with or without scource code, that the manufacturers have freed from their tyranny. so these games can be downloaded for free, completely legally because they have the creator's permission. the site is called http://www.liberatedgames.com/gamelisting.php

So can you play this game in Windows or not?

AWESOME!! for win as well right?

when you go to download it, it tells you the requirements, which the one I was looking at requires windows so I am sure they all do.

What Xen asked... What specs, operating system(s) are these games compatible with? Linux only?

Yup, they work under Windows. I've downloaded Battle of Britain and Grand Theft Auto - they work fine. Nice one, armageddon. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Awesome, i loved grand theft auto

I am DL GTA now. [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks.

no prob, props actually go to my uncle for emailing me the link

Not all the games are for download, but I do want the source code for alot of them, thanks armageddon [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Damn, I was hoping Rise Of The Triad was for download :(

Freespace 2!? Ground Control!? AvP!?
<font size=5>Duke Nukem 3D!?</font> [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Bejeses, this link rockses! Thanks armageddon, thanks a million!

Unfortunantly you cant actually download the games, only their source code.
But I have wanted a few of the older games for a while.

like i said, props go to my uncle

How did your uncle find this?
Finally i have the homeworld source!!!!

i dont know, he sends me some new link every week or so, this one i got a couple of weeks ago

im curious though.. im just a gamer and not a programer.. what can you do with a source code?

With the proper tools, you can make major modifications to the game, far more advanced than a normal mod, and then re-compile it to be something different.

i can't figure out how to dl marathon2

With the proper tools, you can make major modifications to the game, far more advanced than a normal mod, and then re-compile it to be something different. </font>[/QUOTE]<span style="color: lightblue">You shouldn't be so ambiguous, Jarrad. [img]tongue.gif[/img] For the record, the "proper tools" for making changes include a text editor, and a compiler. A text editor is simple: notepad will do. Well, except that it sucks - it has a very minimal feature set, and looks ugly. Context is good for Windows; on Linux, I recomend console vim (comes standard with most distros now).
A compiler is the tricky one. If the game is written well, any compiler that handles the language it is written in will do. Problem is, most games aren't - especially these older ones. Many will say which compiler to use in their documentation. If they don't, gcc comes standard with every Linux distro (just about), and Borland's C++ Builder is a good one for Windows. Other than that, Google is a wondeful tool. [img]smile.gif[/img]

EDIT: Mac users will be able to do these things aswell, and even be able to run some of the games without emulation. bim and gcc should be available for Mac OS X (if they're not included standard) since it's Unix-based, I'm not sure what users of OS 9.x would use, though.

[ 10-22-2004, 04:08 AM: Message edited by: LennonCook ]

Woohoo, I see some good things to download. Nice find! :D

Downloading some...