{"id":67399,"date":"2024-11-15T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=deb7ba66241e3811aa1122872cadf7a5"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:05:01","slug":"two-early-unreal-games-are-now-permanently-free-via-the-internet-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=67399","title":{"rendered":"Two early Unreal games are now permanently free via the Internet Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n

Article note: Neat. Unreal is good but distinctly of-its-time (If you want to feel historical progression, there's a real clear Marathon-Unreal then Half Life and Halo split out sequence). \nUT99 is ...just timelessly fucking fabulous, I play some every now and then because it the pinnacle Arena Shooter. Always preferred it to Quake, feels better than the sequels, etc.<\/div>

The Internet Archive is one of the very best things on the web, so it's great that the repository is up and running again<\/ins><\/a> after recent DDoS attacks. It hosts more than old versions of web pages, though. It hosts a trove of video (I'm forever thankful to whoever uploaded the wonderful Lucha Underground<\/em> in its entirety), software, text, audio recordings and games<\/ins><\/a> as well. There have been two notable additions on the latter front in the form of Unreal <\/em>and Unreal Tournament<\/em>, seemingly with the blessing of Epic Games<\/ins><\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can now freely download disc images of the arena shooters from the Internet Archive via direct links for Unreal<\/ins><\/em><\/a> and Unreal Tournament<\/ins><\/em><\/a>. Alternatively, as Game Developer<\/em><\/a> points out, the site OldUnreal offers installers for Unreal<\/ins><\/em><\/a> and UT<\/ins><\/em><\/a>, both of which pull the disc images from the Internet Archive and include the latest community-created patches.<\/p>\n<\/span>

The installers are Windows-only for now, but the OldUnreal team is working on Linux and macOS versions. You'll also need to put in a little extra effort<\/ins><\/a> to get online with the games and savor their true multiplayer flavors. Heck, you might still even be able to join an Unreal clan<\/ins><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Epic delisted the Unreal games from Steam and shut down their servers<\/ins><\/a> quite some time ago, so this is a nice boost for game preservation. It comes on the heels of GOG introducing a new label for older titles that the platform is maintaining for current hardware<\/ins><\/a>. Unreal <\/em>was one of the first PC games I played as a kid, so it's neat to learn that it will be available in perpetuity through the Internet Archive.<\/p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/pc\/two-early-unreal-games-are-now-permanently-free-via-the-internet-archive-190501047.html?src=rss","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Internet Archive is one of the very best things on the web, so it’s great that the repository is…<\/p>\n

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