Abandonware source...

Hi,

I am a game programmer. I would love to port all those old & beloved
abandonware games to the new OSes around (linux, and windows (98/
2K)).

Can any of you let me know who do I get in touch with to get the
source code of the abandoware games. It will be far easier to port it
than to start from scratch.

Perhaps they will be willing to release the source under the GPL like Quake 2.

Regards,
Mridul.

mridul_p@hotmail.com (Mridul) wrote in message news:<652361f.0307240004.48f8bbbd@posting.google.c om>...
> I am a game programmer. I would love to port all those old & beloved
> abandonware games to the new OSes around (linux, and windows (98/
> 2K)).

I'd love to do the same! :^) I'd also like to port some old abondoned
board games (e.g. Talisman, Up Front) to the PC. The problem is
finding the time. :^( I wonder if there is a _commercial_ market for
such games? Seeing how many piles of money PopCap makes on their
games (Bejeweled, BookWorm), makes me think there is...?

"gappy" <fake@email.com> wrote in message news:<3f210628$0$46010$65c69314@mercury.nildram.ne t>...
> im planning on remaking (copying) theme park..
>
> its gonna be the same angle but in 3d (no rotate).
>
> i think they ruined it when they made it 3d because they MADE it 3d instead
> of just having it 3d.

Um, I don't quite understand that sentence. They made it 3D because
they made it 3D instead of having it 3D?

What's amazing is that I actually understood him!

Tony

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> "gappy" <fake@email.com> wrote in message
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> > im planning on remaking (copying) theme park..
> >
> > its gonna be the same angle but in 3d (no rotate).
> >
> > i think they ruined it when they made it 3d because they MADE it 3d
instead
> > of just having it 3d.
>
> Um, I don't quite understand that sentence. They made it 3D because
> they made it 3D instead of having it 3D?

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> What's amazing is that I actually understood him!
>
> Tony
>
> "Frecklefoot" <chris@bucketobits.com> wrote in message
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> > "gappy" <fake@email.com> wrote in message
> news:<3f210628$0$46010$65c69314@mercury.nildram.ne t>...
> > > im planning on remaking (copying) theme park..
> > >
> > > its gonna be the same angle but in 3d (no rotate).
> > >
> > > i think they ruined it when they made it 3d because they MADE it 3d
> instead
> > > of just having it 3d.
> >
> > Um, I don't quite understand that sentence. They made it 3D because
> > they made it 3D instead of having it 3D?
>
>

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> "Tony Di Croce" <iaretony@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > What's amazing is that I actually understood him!
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> > Tony
> >
> > "Frecklefoot" <chris@bucketobits.com> wrote in message
> > news:dfd57bb5.0307250517.7d8d4c84@posting.google.c om...
> > > "gappy" <fake@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:<3f210628$0$46010$65c69314@mercury.nildram.ne t>...
> > > > im planning on remaking (copying) theme park..
> > > >
> > > > its gonna be the same angle but in 3d (no rotate).
> > > >
> > > > i think they ruined it when they made it 3d because they MADE it 3d
> > instead
> > > > of just having it 3d.
> > >
> > > Um, I don't quite understand that sentence. They made it 3D because
> > > they made it 3D instead of having it 3D?
> >
> >
>
>

"Poison64" <poison64@poczta.onet.DEL.pl> wrote in message
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They should never make anything 3D instead of just having it 3D... That is
like, totally a bummer...

Actually, kidding aside... I totally agree... It's like when FMV first came
out, every game had to have HOURS of craptacular video... It's like the
programmers of these games are so proud of their new 3D skills that they
just have to show em off with way too much camera work...

You know what game is good because it "just haves it 3D" is Warcraft 3. The
3D here is not an issue. In fact, you could implement nearly the exact same
gameplay in 2D... Damn, Blizzard makes some fine games...

I have a friend who is a serious SUPER hardcore gamer, and he complains
about blizzards games... He always complains that X game already has that
feature, or Y game has 10 times the complexity... But I think he's missing
what Blizzard is really good at... Taking a simple gameplay idea and
refining it sharper than anyone has ever done... Thus, their games are
accessable to newbies, and still intruiging for the veterans....

Tony

"Tony Di Croce" <iaretony@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Actually, kidding aside... I totally agree... It's like when FMV first
came
> out, every game had to have HOURS of craptacular video... It's like the
> programmers of these games are so proud of their new 3D skills that they
> just have to show em off with way too much camera work...
>
> You know what game is good because it "just haves it 3D" is Warcraft 3.
The
> 3D here is not an issue. In fact, you could implement nearly the exact
same
> gameplay in 2D... Damn, Blizzard makes some fine games...


That's what I've always thought. 2D games in 3d.

Obviously some games are better suited to full 3d, such as driving games -
but then again when it was all 2D the car games were either from above (like
gta3) or the same 'behind' angle (you know, those ones where the road used
to bend and sprites came at you)..

No, I think some games really do need to take advantage of 3D. I'm just
complaining about the ones that don't, but DO!

Tony

> Obviously some games are better suited to full 3d, such as driving games -
> but then again when it was all 2D the car games were either from above
(like
> gta3) or the same 'behind' angle (you know, those ones where the road used
> to bend and sprites came at you)..
>
>