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[Sinke]

Solar Winds... I remember playing that thing almost nine years ago. But as far as I know it's one of Apogee's "We-won't-let-you-have-it-abandonware-cranks" games.

Anybody on the way to tell these guys few sentences?

[Tom Henrik]

Wasn't Solar Winds created by Epic MegaGames? And if that's the game it is still sold. It is definately not freeware.

[MasterGrazzt]

that game was cool

it was like a low rent star control

also the protagonist looked vaguely like tuvok

[DeathDude]

Yeah it's made by Epic Megagames, checked moby games so yeah definite no go.

[A. J. Raffles]

Moved to Favourites.

[Sinke]

Actually, I requested "Solar Winds" on AR, but nevermind  

Yeah, I know that Solar Winds are still being sold- but I was wondering if maybe , jsut maybe, somebody would call Apogee and ask them to release it from sales. I mean, how much money do they get from it?

As for Apogee- Epic, I think they were somehow connected at a time.

[A. J. Raffles]

I understood you perfectly, Sinke, but since this game clearly isn't freeware now and is unlikely to turn freeware anytime soon, there is not much point in keeping this in the requests forum, is there? Discussions about games you would like to be freeware belong in the favourites forum.

[Tom Henrik]

And it is Epic MegaGames that is still selling Solar Winds, not Apogee.

Had it been Apogee, then the game would probably be released as freeware at some time. Apogee isn't such a dark company like everyone seems to believe.

Apogee Freeware games:

• Adventure Fun Pack - 1989
  
• Beyond the Titanic - 1986
  
• Bio Menace - 1993
  
• Boppin' - 1992
  
• Extreme ROTT Level Pack (aka Extreme Rise of the Triad Level Pack) - 1994
  
• Major Stryker (aka Strike Force) - 1993
  
• Puzzle Fun Pack - 1989
  
• Stargunner - 1996
  
• Supernova - 1987
  
• The Thor Trilogy - 1990
  
• Trivia Whiz - 1990
  
• Word Whiz - 1990
  
• Xenophage: Alien BloodSport (aka Arena) - 1995

Freeware games by Epic MegaGames:

• Castle of the Winds (aka Castle of the Winds: A Question of Vengeance (aka Castle of the Winds: Lifthransir's Bane)) - 1993
  
• Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 - 1994
  
• Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 - 1995
  
• One Must Fall 2097 (aka OMF 2097) - 1994

So... had it been an Apogee game, chances are it would've been released as freeware, already. But seeing as it is fact not an Apogee game, but a game still sold by Epic MegaGames - it is probably going to stay sold for a long time to come.

And even if it hadn't been sold, Epic still doesn't like to make their games free for everybody. So, it is highly unlikely it would be made freeware at all.

[Sinke]

You are right, it is Epic Megagames. I don't know why I forgot that.

However, I found a site which sells Epic's games, some of them on your list signed as freeware. I don't know much about it.....

Epic classics

Well anyway, I hope one day I'll have SW on my laptop. They don't make them that way anymore....  

Edit by Tom:
Fixed your link for you. One "http://" is enough

Edited by Tom Henrik, 29 April 2006 - 05:24 PM.

[Tom Henrik]

It's true that EpicClassics sells some of the games listed above - like Castle of Winds. But the company has released them as freeware.

http://epicgames.com/EpicClassics.html

That's why.

Somewhere in a basement, there is a guy who sells these games - and since he isn't affiliated with Epic in any way, he keeps selling any copies of their games. Freeware or not

[BeefontheBone]

I get redirect to microsoft there - since when did they sell Epic games?

[Tom Henrik]

Here's the game Castle of the Winds (both episodes), directly downloadable from the creator's homepage:

http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/

[Sinke]

Imagine what kind of Dizzy you need to be to cash 25.00 $ for a game, only to find few days later it is downloadable freeware.

[Tom Henrik]

That's why there is this thing.

• If a game is sold - it links you to the store, with the item already highlighted.
  
• If the game is freeware - it links you to a download location (in most cases).
  
• If the game is either on AB or AR - it links you to the game page.
  
• If the game isn't any of the above - it links you to an infopage about the game so you can look at screenshots and read reviews. Most common is a link to MobyGames.

[Sinke]

My, didn't you do your job well!  

Everything you need is on this site, but computers.

Can you find me a girlfriend?