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Just goes to show you, if you wait long enough, that game you never had a chance to play but have been eying for a decade will be given out for free... so now i

Just goes to show you, if you wait long enough, that game you never had a chance to play but have been eying for a decade will be given out for free... so now it can sit on your hard drive where you still won't have time to play it!! Now I just need wait for the OddWorld games to start coming out for free... any decade now...

yareally 13y ago
It's 3 dollars right now on gog during the sale, so it might as well be free. http://www.gog.com/game/oddworld_abes_oddysee http://www.gog.com/game/oddworld_abes_oddysee
- joshschreuder 13y ago
  Not in an age where people think twice about buying a 99c phone app.
  - EpicEng 13y ago
    Because 99% of $.99 phone apps are garbage and you know you'll download it, use it once, and never launch it again.
    - yareally 13y ago
      Exactly. How many 99 cent apps are going to be discussed as being classics here on HN in 10 years from now? That's the difference between a 99 cent app and a classic game that is on sale for 3 dollars. Unless something happens with the trend of mobile apps being mostly disposable "flavors of the month" no one is going to remember any sort of mobile game classics in 10 years. It also does not help that developers can pull and app and it vanishes (unless you're lucky and rooted your Android device or jailbroke your iPhone and pulled a copy of it) as well as the lack of backwards compatibility on mobile
- Natsu 13y ago
  Personally, I like to watch people play it more. For example: http://tasvideos.org/2375M.html http://tasvideos.org/2375M.html There's a maximum casualties run as well.
- smithzvk 13y ago
  Indeed, but there are odd economics at work here. How much do you pay for something that you might not use in the next 2 years, or ever? Do you assume it will drop in price? If it isn't already installed, will I ever actually bother when there are so many other distractions competing for my time? We live in a world crowded with entertainment opportunity and it is only getting more crowded with time. (by the way, GOG should pay you a commission for talking me into it)
  - yareally 13y ago
    > "(by the way, GOG should pay you a commission for talking me into it)" Haha, I wish, though GOG provides a service I'm thankful exists so I'm happy giving them a little boost every now and then when appropriate. They've always been good when I've had an issue with a game. I once changed my mind on a game I wanted and decided on getting something else (had not played or downloaded it yet). After dropping them an email, they were happy to switch it out for something else without an issue. Doing the same on Steam would have been like "pulling teeth" with their no refunds policy. I know they also have a new policy that if you can't get something to work and they can't either, they also refund you the money. I'm curious to if that applies to games run under WINE as well (I'm guessing it likely would with as flexible as they are). I used to have lots of classic games from the mid to late 90s and early 00s. I lost most unfortunately when my parents interpreted me leaving them at home when I moved out as no longer wanting them period. Since the advent of GOG, I've rebuilt most of my collection by waiting for them to go on sale. As far as prices for older games on there, they tend to stay pretty static for sale/non-sale prices I've noticed. Doubt it will go cheaper anytime soon. Even if it did, to me, a couple of bucks doesn't carry the "buyer's remorse" that spending 50 dollars on a game from Steam carries when it happens to go on sale the day after you get it.

yareally 13y ago

It's 3 dollars right now on gog during the sale, so it might as well be free. http://www.gog.com/game/oddworld_abes_oddysee http://www.gog.com/game/oddworld_abes_oddysee

joshschreuder 13y ago
Not in an age where people think twice about buying a 99c phone app.
- EpicEng 13y ago
  Because 99% of $.99 phone apps are garbage and you know you'll download it, use it once, and never launch it again.
  - yareally 13y ago
    Exactly. How many 99 cent apps are going to be discussed as being classics here on HN in 10 years from now? That's the difference between a 99 cent app and a classic game that is on sale for 3 dollars. Unless something happens with the trend of mobile apps being mostly disposable "flavors of the month" no one is going to remember any sort of mobile game classics in 10 years. It also does not help that developers can pull and app and it vanishes (unless you're lucky and rooted your Android device or jailbroke your iPhone and pulled a copy of it) as well as the lack of backwards compatibility on mobile
Natsu 13y ago
Personally, I like to watch people play it more. For example: http://tasvideos.org/2375M.html http://tasvideos.org/2375M.html There's a maximum casualties run as well.
smithzvk 13y ago
Indeed, but there are odd economics at work here. How much do you pay for something that you might not use in the next 2 years, or ever? Do you assume it will drop in price? If it isn't already installed, will I ever actually bother when there are so many other distractions competing for my time? We live in a world crowded with entertainment opportunity and it is only getting more crowded with time. (by the way, GOG should pay you a commission for talking me into it)
- yareally 13y ago
  > "(by the way, GOG should pay you a commission for talking me into it)" Haha, I wish, though GOG provides a service I'm thankful exists so I'm happy giving them a little boost every now and then when appropriate. They've always been good when I've had an issue with a game. I once changed my mind on a game I wanted and decided on getting something else (had not played or downloaded it yet). After dropping them an email, they were happy to switch it out for something else without an issue. Doing the same on Steam would have been like "pulling teeth" with their no refunds policy. I know they also have a new policy that if you can't get something to work and they can't either, they also refund you the money. I'm curious to if that applies to games run under WINE as well (I'm guessing it likely would with as flexible as they are). I used to have lots of classic games from the mid to late 90s and early 00s. I lost most unfortunately when my parents interpreted me leaving them at home when I moved out as no longer wanting them period. Since the advent of GOG, I've rebuilt most of my collection by waiting for them to go on sale. As far as prices for older games on there, they tend to stay pretty static for sale/non-sale prices I've noticed. Doubt it will go cheaper anytime soon. Even if it did, to me, a couple of bucks doesn't carry the "buyer's remorse" that spending 50 dollars on a game from Steam carries when it happens to go on sale the day after you get it.