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lordcloudx wrote:I don't know if they can be considered freeware or not but there are some great anime-style games available for download from the underdogs

My favorites would be:
Queen of Hearts 98
VG Custom
VG Max
Valkyrie Fight Tag and Valkyrie Fight
g-darius
popful mail
raystorm
raycrisis

and of course the shooters listed on shoothecore
one of my favorites is Twin Seeds DX

They are called abandonwares instead, since the maker either stops getting money from it(Publishing it, selling it etc) or they are disbanded. You can regard them as freewares, however, if one group decides to take the copyright, then they are no longer considered abandonware.

Well, abandonware is really a euphemism for pirated software that's no longer in wide circulation. With regards to copyrights and ownership, the statuses are generally no different than those of the latest games (The Underdogs hosts games that're not protected by ESA, although they also comply with the wishes of other publishers who complain).

Therefore, abandonware is no closer to freeware than a newly downloaded copy of Heroes of Might & Magic V. However, some people will argue that there're fewer ethical issues associated with it (provided that players buy the games when and if they're reprinted or ported to modern platforms). Others argue that it is better to propagate these games than to allow them to fade into obscurity. In that way, gaming history can be preserved even if it's through piracy.

GLACIER wrote: Therefore, abandonware is no closer to freeware than a newly downloaded copy of Heroes of Might & Magic V.

While I'm not familiar with copyright legislation, I do know that abandonware is sometimes as much as encouraged py publishers... although by doing that, I suppose it's no longer considered abandonware. With that said, here are a few great games that fit the bill.


One Must Fall 2097 - A great old PC fighter, if you've never heard of it. I loved it as a kid.

Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

As for other free games, these two links should keep you occupied until, like, forever.

http://freeloader.1up.com/
http://cgw.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3137482[/url]

Bumping because I'm a huge lover of freeware games. <3

http://www.remar.se/daniel/games.php a few good games here (especially Iji)
http://kylepulver.com/view.php?id=12 Bonesaw
http://www.create-games.com/download.asp?id=5939 Lyle in cube sector
http://www.1up.com/news/free-game-8bit-killer 8 bit killer
http://www.derekyu.com/games.html A few good games here too (especially Eternal Daughter)
http://www.konjak.org/ and a few good ones here too (especially noitu love and Chalk)