Comments on: 165 Classic Retro PC Games for Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-203008 Paul Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:56:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-203008 Unlikely, popular games like Wolfenstein and Doom were on the list and they are widely known as abandonware. Regardless, the confusing nature of what is and what isn't abandonware is enough to pull the link. Wikipedia details some of the confusion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware#Abandoning_software Unlikely, popular games like Wolfenstein and Doom were on the list and they are widely known as abandonware. Regardless, the confusing nature of what is and what isn’t abandonware is enough to pull the link.

Wikipedia details some of the confusion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware#Abandoning_software

]]> By: Zedd http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202978 Zedd Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:55:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202978 Hooray for piracy! Hooray for piracy!

]]> By: MrBazUK http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202908 MrBazUK Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:22:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202908 Uploading to DropBox... Uploading to DropBox…

]]> By: MrBazUK http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202904 MrBazUK Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:07:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202904 That didn't take them long. Rapidshare? That didn’t take them long. Rapidshare?

]]> By: John Dsonice http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202885 John Dsonice Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:53:33 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202885 The link on Google Docs does not work. The link on Google Docs does not work.

]]> By: John http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202878 John Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202878 Good News MrBazUK. Anyways mate, thanks for this nice collection. Good News MrBazUK. Anyways mate, thanks for this nice collection.

]]> By: MrBazUK http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202832 MrBazUK Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:58:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202832 Currently uploading the collection to Google Docs. It will be much faster to download from here. Expect link to be tweeted later. @MrBazUK Currently uploading the collection to Google Docs. It will be much faster to download from here.

Expect link to be tweeted later.

@MrBazUK

]]> By: MrBazUK http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202826 MrBazUK Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:10:46 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202826 Sorry guys, links removed until I can find an anonymous server to upload them to. Please follow me on Twitter @MrBazUK for notification of where they appear. Hope most of you got what you wanted form the list anyway. :-) Sorry guys, links removed until I can find an anonymous server to upload them to. Please follow me on Twitter @MrBazUK for notification of where they appear.

Hope most of you got what you wanted form the list anyway. :-)

]]> By: Outlander http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202802 Outlander Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:49:04 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202802 I feel like it needs pointed out that while it's unlikely that the copyright holders on a number of the games listed would bother persuing legal action, claims by 'abandonware' sites that the games are both abandonware and legal to download are untrue. I feel like it needs pointed out that while it’s unlikely that the copyright holders on a number of the games listed would bother persuing legal action, claims by ‘abandonware’ sites that the games are both abandonware and legal to download are untrue.

]]> By: Matthew http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202666 Matthew Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:54:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202666 Actually, just wanted to also say a huge thanks to the posters of these games - Definitely appreciated. Actually, just wanted to also say a huge thanks to the posters of these games – Definitely appreciated.

]]> By: Matthew http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202664 Matthew Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:50:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202664 Agreed; if they were all in one giant archive that would be amazing. I'm getting little or no download speed right now. Agreed; if they were all in one giant archive that would be amazing. I’m getting little or no download speed right now.

]]> By: John http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202661 John Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:47:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202661 Just use the Firefox Addon "DownloadEmAll" ;) Just use the Firefox Addon “DownloadEmAll” ;)

]]> By: John http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202659 John Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:36:11 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202659 A bundle would be really nice! A bundle would be really nice!

]]> By: MrBazUK http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202656 MrBazUK Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:22:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202656 The server (on crappy host) is being hit pretty bad at the moment. Its had over 1,000 visits in the past 2 hours. Just try again later. The server (on crappy host) is being hit pretty bad at the moment. Its had over 1,000 visits in the past 2 hours. Just try again later.

]]> By: grumpster http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/165-classic-retro-pc-games-for-mac-os-x/#comment-202644 grumpster Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:11:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17196#comment-202644 Very slow downloads, anyone got a bundle from a fast source? Very slow downloads, anyone got a bundle from a fast source?

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