Legal retro games downloads

Rusko187 · 26 Jan 2012 at 12:42

Hi Guys,

Is anyone aware of any legal method of downloading retro games? I know Steam have some Mega Drive games but not all. I'm talking the likes of Road Rash, NES games etc.

Thanks in advance.

d_brennen · 26 Jan 2012 at 12:45

Wii market? Buy an old console on the bay, the games are a pittance?

Kosmiche · 26 Jan 2012 at 13:06

http://www.abandonia.com/

Legal retro abandonware games

Antar Bolaeisk · 26 Jan 2012 at 13:08

gog.com

They've quite a catalogue built up now and all DRM free.

Kosmiche · 26 Jan 2012 at 13:34

Oh forgot to add, everything on abandonia.com is FREE

GlacierMint · 26 Jan 2012 at 14:13

Eames said:
http://www.abandonia.com/

Legal retro abandonware games

Not legal. Grey area, i.e. no-one yet prosecuted but even site owners say it's technically illegal. See their own Forum Discussion.

GOG if you want to be legal.

d_brennen · 26 Jan 2012 at 14:48

GOG are PC though, without a real Nintendo console all downloaded SNES etc games will be illegal. IMO pirating a 15-20 year old game is somewhat more justifiable

Rusko187 · 27 Jan 2012 at 12:19

I went down the route of buying a NES but it broke not long after purchase.. bad times! Really and truthfully I just want the ability to play these fantastic games again.

They don't make them like they used to. I mean Road Rash was badass and Monkey Island as well?! Classics.

Zero Pope · 27 Jan 2012 at 16:50

Rusko187 said:
I mean Road Rash was badass and Monkey Island as well?!

Monkey Island

Rusko187 · 27 Jan 2012 at 18:06

Zero Pope said:
Monkey Island

Oh yeah I've got Monkey Island.. I was just getting all emotional talking about retro games! Used to play it so much when I was a kid.

shanestatham · 27 Jan 2012 at 18:08

I honestly feel downloading a rom for a 20 year old game isnt going to decimate the gaming industry.

Narj · 27 Jan 2012 at 18:12

shanestatham said:
I honestly feel downloading a rom for a 20 year old game isnt going to decimate the gaming industry.

Thing is the likes of Sega are re-releasing many of the older titles so you can understand that they wouldn't be very happy with it.

I simply had to throw out my Amstrad CPC and all the games when moving house as it was causing so much clutter; it which broke my heart.

I'd debate whether me using an emu for those would be a bad thing seeing as I'd spent a fortune on hundreds of those games and owned them.

dangermouse425 · 27 Jan 2012 at 18:56

Rusko187 said:
Oh yeah I've got Monkey Island.. I was just getting all emotional talking about retro games! Used to play it so much when I was a kid.

I was so happy when the released Monkey Island on Steam with redone graphics. There was the hotkey button you could use to swap back to the old school ones. Ah, nostalgia!

Rusko187 · 27 Jan 2012 at 19:41

dangermouse425 said:
I was so happy when the released Monkey Island on Steam with redone graphics. There was the hotkey button you could use to swap back to the old school ones. Ah, nostalgia!

I think I played it entirely on the old graphics first time round.. Might have a blast on it tonight to reminisce.