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I just (re-)discovered GOG.com. I used it some back in '09 when I only played games on a laptop (console emulation + some some downloaded PC games).

Wow. Holy crap. Akalabeth and Ultima IV for free. Might and Magic 1-6 for 10 bucks?! Indie games like Pier Solar, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Escape Goat... Mothereffing FALCOM GAMES. Printable artwork!!!!!!!!

noise was right, I think I am falling under the spell of PC gaming. This site is going to kill my wallet.
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:I just (re-)discovered GOG.com. I used it some back in '09 when I only played games on a laptop (console emulation + some some downloaded PC games).

Wow. Holy crap. Akalabeth and Ultima IV for free. Might and Magic 1-6 for 10 bucks?! Indie games like Pier Solar, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Escape Goat... Mothereffing FALCOM GAMES. Printable artwork!!!!!!!!

noise was right, I think I am falling under the spell of PC gaming. This site is going to kill my wallet.
Whoa there, little doggie. I suggest you hold up and wait for a sale. Why buy Might and Magic 1-6 for under $10 when you could get the entire series for that price? Keep an eye out and don't shoot early. I have picked up quite a few games that way for even less than they already charge.
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:I just (re-)discovered GOG.com. I used it some back in '09 when I only played games on a laptop (console emulation + some some downloaded PC games).

Wow. Holy crap. Akalabeth and Ultima IV for free. Might and Magic 1-6 for 10 bucks?! Indie games like Pier Solar, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Escape Goat... Mothereffing FALCOM GAMES. Printable artwork!!!!!!!!

noise was right, I think I am falling under the spell of PC gaming. This site is going to kill my wallet.
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:I just (re-)discovered GOG.com. I used it some back in '09 when I only played games on a laptop (console emulation + some some downloaded PC games).

Wow. Holy crap. Akalabeth and Ultima IV for free. Might and Magic 1-6 for 10 bucks?! Indie games like Pier Solar, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Escape Goat... Mothereffing FALCOM GAMES. Printable artwork!!!!!!!!

noise was right, I think I am falling under the spell of PC gaming. This site is going to kill my wallet.
Hold on a minute. We've been talking about all those Ys games on GOG (AFAIK in the GOG Deal thread) and possibly elsewhere, and you just rediscovered it today??????
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I'll second the "wait for sales" thing. GOG has so much awesome stuff on it that you can build up a mighty backlog in a single sale and still have a full wishlist.
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I've been in this mood lately to just replay games I already know I love instead of playing the variety of games I haven't touched just sitting around. I feel guilty about this because I also have quite the backlog. (Not one of you here have that problem right?)
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ExedExes wrote:
BoneSnapDeez wrote:I just (re-)discovered GOG.com. I used it some back in '09 when I only played games on a laptop (console emulation + some some downloaded PC games).

Wow. Holy crap. Akalabeth and Ultima IV for free. Might and Magic 1-6 for 10 bucks?! Indie games like Pier Solar, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Escape Goat... Mothereffing FALCOM GAMES. Printable artwork!!!!!!!!

noise was right, I think I am falling under the spell of PC gaming. This site is going to kill my wallet.
Hold on a minute. We've been talking about all those Ys games on GOG (AFAIK in the GOG Deal thread) and possibly elsewhere, and you just rediscovered it today??????
:lol:

In the back of my mind I probably knew about 'em. I surely knew they were on Steam. I have been importing physical PC releases of Falcom games, but what a pain all the installing/patching is.

I typically ignore digital games (to my own detriment, I know) but the fact that I can create physical DVD-ROMs w/ cover art of GOG titles is incredibly alluring. 'Course that's a huge undertaking and not something I'll do any time soon...
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RyaNtheSlayA wrote:I also have quite the backlog. (Not one of you here have that problem right?)
Just call it a "library" and not a "backlog" and it helps with the shakes.
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Exhuminator wrote:
The limits of the 2D side-scrolling on the SNES made them make one of the best 3D platformers.
I also agree with you that limitations can inspire creativity as well. Sometimes less gives birth to more.

This is the core of my arguement
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With this launch lineup, no one wonder PSX destroyed the competition. This is probably the best lineup for a first time competitor in the console world, maybe the best first 3 years of any console.

I wonder what Sony did to get so much support, FF VII was a psx exclusive!
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