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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Zaghadka Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Unreal and Unreal Tournament.. free at last Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:20:37 -0600 Organization: E. Nygma & Sons, LLC Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <0ohhjjp8pfa3keejqclcs1qdpniga9e17e@4ax.com> Reply-To: zaghadka@hotmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:20:39 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="422d26e3ca1766fe0c20ddf2830d24a7"; logging-data="190930"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/Vtmpm8X/X2if7CbU3tfZpHz8x2184LW0=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:bsSA6JExzzp+mfGeTEJEUuxCf9w= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 3.3/32.846 Bytes: 2685 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 > > > > > >* >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 No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten