Recommended Links

Note: Check out our affiliates for more gaming-related sites :)

Game Vendors/Sources

• Ye Olde Infocom Shoppe - THE place to find rare, out-of-print adventure and RPG games for PC and non-PC computers.
• Classic Software Outlet - specializes in stocking rare, out-of-print titles. You'll find many rare gems here such as Microprose's Axis & Allies... but be prepared to pay a hefty sum ;) They also DO ship overseas despite what the order form says; just e-mail to ask for international shipping quote.
• CD-ROM Access - has a lot of older games for sale at excellent prices. They always get out-of-print titles from liquidators, so it's a great place to check for older CD-ROM titles.
• Replay Media- sells many out-of-print PC games (new and used) at reasonable prices. On-line ordering, too :)
• Centsible Software - has LOTS of floppy classics, including most on my site. Now with on-line ordering!
• alt.games.abandonware - THE newsgroup to post requests for out-of-print oldies... you'll be surprised at how *fast* people respond to your requests :)
• comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.marketplace - with hundreds of posts daily, someone's bound to have what you're looking for

Abandonware/classic gaming Sites

The following are our favorite freeware/abandonware sites. Check out our Affiliates List for more great sites that we host :)

	Site Name	Highlights
	Liberated Games	excellent site "dedicated to cataloging all full commercial games that have been liberated and made free in playable form to the public" (official blurb)
	Abandonia	great design and oldie reviews; frequently updated
	BSOD Gaming	nice design and comprehensive reviews of abandonware and freeware games
	The Thing	comprehensive reviews of PC, NES, and Atari 2600 abandonware
	Computer Emuzone	another excellent abandonware site, focused on Spanish games of all systems
	FreeOldies.com	a great abandonware-only games index site
	Abandongames.com	another great abandonware-only games index site
	RetroSpec	home of THE best Spectrum remakes
	ReplacementDocs	a large and growing archive of game manuals
	The Good Old Days	excellent collection of PC games & applications, all with mind-bogglingly long reviews
	Lon Matero's Apogee Page	definitive fan page about Apogee games
	Superultraclassics 2	one word: Starflight (and a few great games besides)
	The Abandonware Ring	links to lots of "abandonware" sites

Games Help/Info

• Dot Eaters - Classic Video Game History - hands own THE BEST site we have ever seen about the history of computer games. A must visit!
• The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers - The most comprehensive info site
• MobyGames - One of the most complete database of oldies reviews on the web
• Game Developers Index at GameSages contains the most exhaustive info of game companies
• CD Access also maintains the excellent Best of the Best page, which contains CGW's Top 150 Games of All Time List, PC Gamer's Top 50 list, and much more!
• Need manuals/instructions for the games? Try Project 64 - the best manual resource on the Internet
• The Oldskool PC - everything you'd want to know about how to run old games on that shiny new Pentium II
• The Adventure Games List - information on almost every adventure game ever released!
• Brass Lantern - an excellent news/information site about interactive fiction and adventure genres. Be sure to check out its comprehensive Links section!
• While we're on the subject, check out the Interactive Fiction newgroup, rec.games.int-fiction
• Stuck? Try The Spoiler Centre - huge amount of walkthroughs, hints, FAQs, and more
• Jacob Gunness' incredible Old Adventures Solution site is a must-visit for adventure gamers.
• Experiencing bugs? Download the patch from The Patches Scroll
• Want some saved games for your favorite games to replay certain spots? Savegames.net is the place to be!

Game Reviews

• SCHMUPS - amazing site dedicated to shooters of all ages
• The Quandary - an *excellent* on-line magazine that reviews a LOT of lesser-known games
• GOTCHA! - a great site dedicated to oldies, including reviews and information for collectors -- look at Hugh's game closet and drool ;)
• Just Adventure - often features reviews of lesser-known games and oldies. Although they tend to overrate games, they give excellent descriptions of plot and puzzles
• The Computer Show- WWW edition of popular TV show features many reviews of computer oldies, as well as walkthroughs and cheats
• Game Bytes Archive - this is Game Domain Review's ancestor-- many reviews of old (pre-1996) games and an ftp archive of all the previous issues

Non-PC Games

• C64.com - one of the best Commodore 64 sites, featuring thousands of games and an excellent search engine
• Spectrum Adventurer - the best source for Sinclair Spectrum emulators and games for PC, featuring many Spectrum interactive fiction titles
• Lazarus - the biggest site for Amiga disk images and emulators - down :(
• II Emulator Resource Guide - the best guide regarding where to download Apple II disk images and emulators for PC
• Basilisk - The best Macintosh emulator for the PC, bar none. And it's absolutely free!
• Le Grenier du Mac - Le site des antiquites Macintosh
• Macintosh Conservatory - Classic Macintosh Software

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