Free Games & Demos

by **MrFlibble** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:10 pm

Recently I've stumbled upon a very cute Mario-esque DOS shareware platform game on a retro software FTP site:

Jasper's Journeys
Developer: John White
Publisher: PabaGames
License type: Shareware
Release date: 1997
Versions: 1.0, 1.1
Download v1.0: JASPER1.ZIP
Download v1.1: JASPER11.ZIP

Screenshots:

What's more, the developer, John White, is still active. He's got his own studio, Lexaloffle Games, and has created an updated version of the game for Windows, Mac and Linux (with high-res graphics). The three-level demo is available here.

by **MrFlibble** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:50 am

Just stumbled upon an apparently very obscure DOS first-person action/adventure game from 2000 made by a German programmer Florian Born that is called Desperabis. According to the game's home page (archived copy), the full game was released as freeware on December 17, 2000. I have not yet found any information regarding its distribution prior to that date (i.e. whether it was free or sold). Info on the game is rather scarce, but it does feature some decent graphics, judging by screenshots.

The full version can be downloaded here: DESPERA2.EXE

by **dotkel50** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:19 pm

Some freebies mentioned here ...
http://www.howtogeek.com/124460/the-best-websites-for-downloading-and-playing-classic-and-new-text-adventure-games/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=160912

by **gumby** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:03 am

Excellent collection of text adventure sites!

by **MrFlibble** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:27 pm

Here's a neat site dedicated to free gaming alternatives:
Free alternative games

by **MrFlibble** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:19 am

I think I haven't mentioned these two websites yet (although I fancy they are pretty well known):
Retro Remakes
Freeware Database - Retro Remakes

by **Tawmis** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:59 am

Elder Scrolls: Arena for free. (and legal!)

by **AndreaDraco** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:07 am

Bethesda also released Daggerfall for free.

by **Tawmis** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:12 pm

AndreaDraco wrote:Bethesda also released Daggerfall for free.

Nice! I will have to get this when I get home!

by **MrFlibble** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:09 pm

Tawmis wrote:Elder Scrolls: Arena for free. (and legal!)

AndreaDraco wrote:Bethesda also released Daggerfall for free.

Heh, I thought everyone knew that so didn't bring this up

Nevertheless, I also mentioned it here:

MrFlibble wrote:Legends of Valour
The Elder Scrolls: Arena L
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall L

by **MrFlibble** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:20 am

Iron Seed
This rather unusual sci-fi strategy game that had originally been released as shareware can be found at the official website of the original developers, who are now working on a remake:
Iron Seed Downloads and Manual
Latest game patches

Theseus - Return of the Hero
A follow-up of Alien Shooter with a different protagonist, and running on the same engine. The game was released for free by Sigma Team at some point, and is available from their website:
Download Theseus - Return of the Hero

by **MrFlibble** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:08 pm

The original full DOS version of Amulets & Armor has been released as a free download this Sunday, and is available from the new official website:
http://amuletsandarmor.com/download.htm

by **MrFlibble** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:22 pm

Some original demo files are still available from archived copies of developer/publisher websites preserved by the Wayback Machine:

Beaucomm Interactive

Bitmap Brothers