Post Promotions for Absolutely Free Games!

-I had heard that Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are free from gog.com today!  I checked the web site and they are free for 14 more hours. EDIT: I also got 7 other free games for joining today!
-I can't remember if it was The IGN Games e-newsletter, Gamespot e-newsletter, or both that I was subscribed to where they had a free game download each month. You read that right, Gamespot, not Gamestop.
-Return to Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is now freeware on the internet.
-Fileplanet.com, fileshack, download.com, and http://www.3drealms.com/downloads.html have free game downloads.  Some games have to be emulated with http://www.dosbox.com/ , http://scummvm.org/ , or another emulator from http://www.zophar.net/pc.html.
-This will be the thread where you can post promotions for absolutely free games!  No illegal copy-protected games, please.

BTW;
Fallout lore videos, explains their lore. They do the same for Skyrim, it's great.

For now, Shadow Warrior Classic is free to play on steampowered:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Reboot-Steam-Rise-of-the-Triad-Shadow-Warrior-Apogee,22831.html
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238070/

If any of you are reading this, please send me your new Wolfenstein 3D mod links at stathmk by wolf3d.darkbb.com or diehardwolfers.areyep.com private message or exchange emails by private message and I want to start updating wolfensteingoodies.com again by February 1st.

“The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection” is currently free to download on Origin: http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/the-sims-2-ultimate-collection-is-currently-free-to-download-on-origin.html/  You must download before July 31 at 12 pm Central Time.

I just got sims 2 for free. I have the Sims 1 complete as an ISO along with the Sims 2 as complete ISO files. I now have a legal copy of the sims 2.

For a limited time, Bejeweled 3 is absolutely free in the "On the House" section on Origin.com.

For a limited time, Dragon Age Origins is absolutely free in the "On the House" section on Origin.com.

Download Firefox from download.com or https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/?utm_source=firefox-com&utm_medium=referral and play it today.  There’s a free Voxatron browser game for today only on the Firefox startup page.  It’s a promotion for [url=https://www.humblebundle.com/?asmjs_bundle&utm_source=Firefox&utm_medium=Snippet1b&utm_campaign=Humble Mozilla Bundle]https://www.humblebundle.com/?asmjs_bundle&utm_source=Firefox&utm_medium=Snippet1b&utm_campaign=Humble%20Mozilla%20Bundle[/url]

There's another free game on Origin.  I think that it's Sci-Fi and called Crusader: No Remorse.  I've posted here for Origin enough and I don't want Origin monopolizing this thread.  Download Origin and watch for free games yourself.  I think I'll post only for other game companies' free games from now on.

Some new entries:
 
- http://pbskids.org/ has free games for your younger sibling, niece, nephew, or grandchild.
- http://www.sproutonline.com/ has free juvenile games for your kids.
- McDonald’s Happy Meals have advertising and links to free online game apps.
- World of Tanks is a free multiplayer game at http://worldoftanks.com/ .
- Lego games are at http://www.lego.com/en-us/games & http://cartoonnetwork.com/LEGO-game-creator .  A 2-year print subscription to Lego Club magazine is free in the mail from http://www.lego.com/en-US/club .  The Lego Connect game app is apparently free in the app store, but you need Apple or Android devices.  I don’t have Apple or Android devices.

Free David Bowie game: Omikron: The Nomad Soul [PC Download]
 
David Bowie died from cancer this month.  I remember him from watching Labyrinth ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/ ).
 
This is a message from Facebook:
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Square Enix
 
In memoriam to David Bowie's legacy, we are giving away free digital download copies of his videogame, Omikron: The Nomad Soul.
 
http://bit.ly/se_omikron
 
Enter coupon code "omikron" at checkout to receive your free copy. Let's all replay this game and celebrate his music!
 
Offer expires: 01/22/2016
While supplies last.
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Thread: http://diehardwolfers.areyep.com/viewtopic.php?p=97320#97320

I would like to apologize for announcing Omikron: The Nomad Soul if you can't create a Square Enix account.  They won't let me create an account for some reason.  Is it a glitch?

If you go to http://www.makewarnotlove.com/, & scroll down to "Previous Content," then there’s Streets of Rage II, Binary Domain, & Condemned: Criminal Origins for a limited time.  If you click, enter your email address, confirm it, & wait less than 24 hours, then you’ll get the Steam keys.

According to the online IGN E3 2016 broadcast from Sunday, the first level of The Doom Reboot is now free as a demo.  It’s free only this week:
https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/12/doom-first-level-demo/

First download Steam.  Then go to http://store.steampowered.com/app/379720/ .  Next to where it says, “Buy Doom,” click “Download Demo.”

Free 3DS Demo For 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Now Available:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/02/02/sega-bringing-over-7th-dragon-iii-code-vfd-on-3ds.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/06/28/free-3ds-demo-for-7th-dragon-iii-code-vfd-now-available.aspx

It would seem as if dragons invaded Earth at Japan & you have to form teams to fight them.  From watching the video, this seems to be a version of the game with English text, but not voices translated to English.

From The Bethesda Email Newsletter:

Play Skyrim Special Edition for FREE on Xbox One and PC

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning new detail. If you haven't already experienced its snowy splendor, now is your chance!

From now through Monday, April 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can journey for free in Skyrim Special Edition on the Xbox One. PC players also have the opportunity to play free through April 16th on Steam. If you choose to purchase Skyrim Special Edition during the Free Weekend, your save data will carry over, PLUS you'll get savings of up to 50% off the game, containing the core game and all three add-ons – Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn, in addition to select free and discounted Creation Club releases. Skyrim Special Edition will also be in the Deals with Xbox Live Gold program for 50% off through April 23rd, with matching discounts on Steam and PlayStation 4 for all users.

EDIT: The fixed link is here.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Unreal, Unreal Gold is free for a short time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13250/Unreal_Gold/

It will still be free for less than 2 days on Gog: https://www.gog.com/news/unreal_20th_anniversary_unreal_gold_free_for_48h along with discounts for other Unreal games on Gog.

Somebody on The Doom Repository linked to The DirectX 10 renderer to relive memories: http://kentie.net/article/d3d10drv/  .  Somebody else posted that The S3TC texture pack and the HD skins mod are also good things to have along with the 227i patch.

I need to post more tomorrow.

Unreal is 47 missions, I believe.  I’ve never completed it.  I think that Unreal: Return to Na Pali takes place on Na Pali, a space alien moon with water, jungles, and reptilians.

Jill of The Jungle Trilogy is free today: https://www.gog.com/game/jill_of_the_jungle_the_complete_trilogy

The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind:
https://www.pcgamer.com/morrowind-is-free-for-the-day-to-mark-the-elder-scrolls-25th-anniversary/

For less than 36 hours, this Obduction game made by the makers of Riven and Myst is free: https://www.gog.com/game/obduction

stathmk wrote:For less than 36 hours, this Obduction game made by the makers of Riven and Myst is free: https://www.gog.com/game/obduction

Nice!

Was always a fan of Riven, and someone I know told me about this game a while ago but I had never gotten around to trying it.

Thanks for letting us know Matt!

Zombie_Plan wrote:

stathmk wrote:For less than 36 hours, this Obduction game made by the makers of Riven and Myst is free: https://www.gog.com/game/obduction

Nice!

Was always a fan of Riven, and someone I know told me about this game a while ago but I had never gotten around to trying it.

Thanks for letting us know Matt!

You're welcome!

Chip's Challenge 1 on Steam is free for a little while:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/Chips_Challenge_1/
Something about it reminds me of Windows Entertainment Pack Games and Apogee's Paganitzu.  I believe I played Chip's Challenge in 1997 or 1998.

I have seen this before. So many great small games from this era.

Thomas wrote:I have seen this before. So many great small games from this era.

Agreed!  I believe that in the 1990s that I couldn't make it past the last level of Chip's Challenge.

Lol in the 1990's I managed to get stuck in DOOM E1L3 and never advanced until later. Wolf 3D is another thing; played the WL1 for sometime before discovering E1L10 even existed! Lol.

Thomas wrote:Lol in the 1990's I managed to get stuck in DOOM E1L3 and never advanced until later. Wolf 3D is another thing; played the WL1 for sometime before discovering E1L10 even existed! Lol.

I've completed Doom's episode 1 not including reaching the secret level accessed from level 3.  I also played Wolfenstein 3D awhile in 1992 and 1993 before I knew that the episode 1 secret level existed!

The playable preview of 3D Realms’ Graven is available until December 13 at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN/ .  I don’t know a lot about the game, but my first impression is that the spell book reminds me of Heretic, Hexen, or a Doom 2 mod that I think was called Aeons of Death.

I can’t even remember who told me that the Grand Theft Auto 1 and Grand Theft Auto 2 PC versions are now free at https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classics-free-download.phtml .

Go to the google.com home page today.  Click on the artwork to watch a Japanese-themed animation that's about 60 or 90 seconds.  Then you get to play a Japanese-themed game with English with resolution that reminds me of DOSBox or Scummvm.  They seem to have spent a lot of time on the music, animation, and game.

EDIT: I think it's called Champion Island.

Bethesda’s PC version of Dishonored 2 is free for a limited time through Amazon Prime.  I had read the article watched the 2-minute video: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/bethesda-dishonored-2-free-game/

You still get to try free game demos on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com.au/news-and-articles/try-games-for-free-on-nintendo-switch or https://www.imore.com/all-free-games-nintendo-switch

Until May 3, Wolfenstein: The New Order is free for Amazon Prime subscribers!
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/amazon-prime-members-get-one-of-the-best-shooters-ever-for-free-heres-how-to-claim

Prey 2017 is free to download until July 24, 2023 and play for Amazon Prime members.  This is Prey 2017, but not Prey 2006.  Prey 2 was cancelled.

Prey 2017 is from Bethesda Softworks and developed by Arkane Austin.  I'm mentioning it because you might like Wolfenstein games from Bethesda and other Bethesda games.

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/prey-is-free-to-download-and-play-now-472833-20230621

I think that in 1996, I had The Duke Nukem 3D CD-Rom for Christmas.  It included a little bit of 3D Realms advertising for Blood, the first Shadow Warrior, the first Prey, and I was a little confused about the story lines of these games.

I know of Fallout.  I knew a co-worker where she and her girlfriend burnt out the X-Box by playing so much Fallout 4!  On today’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson show, she interviewed a lady from Fallout Season 1 from Amazon Prime.  Season 1 has 8 episodes.  If you have Amazon Prime, then go to https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Season-1/dp/B0CN4HV16N , scroll down to “Visit Vault 33 NOW!  Explore the world of Fallout” and click Enter.  There’s videos with an interactive point-and-click interface that’s not Adobe Flash, but reminds me of Adobe Flash.  It’s free.
 
Some of you like Unreal.  Unreal Physics is free for now at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2837320/Unreal_Physics/
 
If you like ID Software and Bethesda, the 3-level Quake II RTX demo is free for now at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1089130/Quake_II_RTX/

Marathon

I've heard good things about the Marathon first person shooter games.  According to https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/steam-game-free-download-marathon-infinity/ , Classic Marathon Infinity is now free.  Then I went to Steam to check.  In the article, they didn't notice or didn't care to mention that the free Steam games include
-Classic Marathon
-Classic Marathon 2
-Classic Marathon 2 XBLA Graphics Pack
-Classic Marathon Infinity
-Classic Marathon Infinity - Coriolis Loop Netmap Pack

RetroArch

Also, this month was when I noticed https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=RetroArch on Steam.  RetroArch, RetroArch DOSBox Pure, and other RetroArch systems or DLC are now free.  Here are some disclaimers of mine:
-I haven't used RetroArch yet.
-Be careful downloading roms from people that you don't know or don't like.
-Roms might be illegal in your area.
-You may not download to sell roms.
-You may not charge people to watch you play roms.
-You might be banned for changing your IP address to make it seem like you're in a different country to download a region specific game.
-I highly discourage you from playing games where you gamble with real money.
-If I'm understanding this, you can only download roms from systems where the console isn't for sale in stores anymore.