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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Unreal and Unreal Tournament.. free at last
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:20:37 -0600
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:33:01 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 

>
>Archive.org is -sadly- often a haven for pirated games. It's just way
>to easy to find titles --either complete CDs ready for burning, or
>already set up in click-to-play emulation-- on the site.
>
>But "Unreal" and "Unreal Tournament" are not amongst these. Oh sure,
>you can find them on the site easily enough... but they aren't there
>illegitimately. In fact, Epic has given Archive.org their blessing to
>host those games,* and for people to download and play them.
>
>    [For reasons nobody understands, Epic no longer sells 
>     these games... anywhere. They've been delisted from 
>     digital services for years.]
>
>So if you don't own a copy of the game (or do but can't find your
>discs), then head on over to Archive.org and grab the ISOs. The
>original "Unreal" is a bit rough in the playing, but "Unreal
>Tournament" is still as fun as it was back in 1999.
>
>Here are the links to make things a bit easier. Beware the warcow!
>https://archive.org/download/gt-unreal-1998/Unreal.iso
>https://archive.org/download/ut-goty/UT_GOTY_CD1.iso
>
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>*
>https://www.resetera.com/threads/epic-games-gives-the-thumbs-up-to-archive-org-copies-of-unreal-gold-and-unreal-tournament-goty-free-to-download-for-all.1035414/

Man, I had forgotten how long it takes to dl a CD at 1 Mbps. I remember
when I thought T1 was the shit. Heck, I remember 768 kbps SDSL being an
incredible step up.

At least UT came down at about 5 mbps.

-- 
Zag

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