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.
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