Slaughter Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Hmm, Fileplanet offer the Collectors Edition of UFO:Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defence) for download here. If they do I guess that means it is finally "official abandonware". That should mean we can as well, right? The one they offer include f0dders fix and the un-official strategy guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I'd wait until we hear any official word from the current owners (Whomever they are), or perhaps even e-mail the Fileplanet administrators and inquire about it first. Mind you, I'm all for the idea of having the game released into the public domain (or rather, I'm all for the source code to be released into the public domain), but it pays to be cautious and check before jumping to any conclusions. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Indeed, we should check with Fileplanet and try Atari as well, but if we get no joy from Atari then we'll just have to bravely go ahead with Fileplanet's response. This could mean good things for TFTD too as it was released the year after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoMik Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 is there any PUBLIC 'place' where I could download this legend (I haven't paid for games after S^3 and I'm not going to start again because this)? KoMik (who open his small thin wallet only for exelent games and maybe for exelent bl*wjobs... oops ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I don't recall having to pay for anything from fileplanet - just sign up for their free account. I think they might have two - one's paid and jumps all the queues, and one's free but you do have to queue at busy periods. I think that's right but I'm at work and unable to check! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoMik Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Thanks Pete... And I'm sorry about my 'negative' post but I have become bit worry about that all games seems to become so fast finished 'massproducts' (and those cost a LOT). I still believe that someones makes games with love and honor. (...and about that 'bj'... actually I'm not ready to pay from anything what doesn't happens in the name of love) I go back and and check that beloved legend what I have missed somehow (in formerlife...) btw... in my posts means I'm not serious... just a stupid little KoMik-human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I'll try to contact Fileplanet and Atari. @KoMik: You can register for free at Fileplanet. You have to wait a while in the public queue, but for a game like UFO it's well worth it! They have named the UFO executable wrongly however, so what you should do is this: After you download, rename UFO.EXE to UFO Defense.exe. Then double click the loader file (ldr_something.exe), and it will start properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Bob Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 What does this mean in regards to Terror from the Deep? For a long while, people have been mistaken that it too is abandonware. (It still exists on some sites that claim to be lawful.) Is it only a matter of time before that would go too? It would be ridiculous not to... Apocalypse, doubtlessly, still has a ways to go in my belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Well this is what I'm wondering. If UFO turns out to be fine to release, then surely TFTD will not be far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Shouldn't take long with TFTD. I sent an e-mail to Atari. They will probably not reply though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 TFTD came about a year after UFO. APOC came in 1997, so if it took 12 years for UFO to came out (if UFO came out 1993), then APOC might come out in 2009... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zager Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 TFTD came about a year after UFO. APOC came in 1997, so if it took 12 years for UFO to came out (if UFO came out 1993), then APOC might come out in 2009... Well, dates don't really have anything to do with it. It's entirely up to the owners. Legally, I believe, it takes something like eighty years for something to enter the public domain without the permission of the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maugan Ra Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 You can also get it from this site: *link removed* [Edit by Zombie: removed link.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernel Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 E-mail one of the PC games mags like PC Gamer... they usualy have contacts within the various publishers they may be able to ask. You'll probably be able to get a better responce from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 I think this is the same version that was on the PC Gamer coverdisc July 2000, Classic Games Collection Volume One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomMunky Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 I actually had that issue, and played the game for like a mission before I got fed up with the graphics. I guess I should give it another shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Indeed you should! Greatest game in history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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