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A subreddit for discussion of video games & software no longer officially sold. Be sure to read the rules and the wiki before posting.

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Where to play Split/Second

0 Comments
2024/11/03
07:09 UTC

3

Is it worth getting Spider-Man Web of shadows on PC?

5 Comments
2024/11/03
01:52 UTC

1

I'm surprised angry birds isn't on abandonedwear website because they are pretty old games.

Where can I find angry Bird games anyway for PC.

1 Comment
2024/11/03
01:38 UTC

0

Game Request: WWE2K19

It is no longer to purchase on any digital stores due to publisher and right issues. It can be bought physically but my PS5 is digital and even then most likely no DLC. Is there anyway to get this emulated or anything of that sort?

0 Comments
2024/11/02
17:23 UTC

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The Need For Speed Abandonware Collection

Welcome to the Need For Speed Abandonware Collection.

This page will be updated as more and more NFS games become abandonware.

1994 - 2000:

The Need for Speed: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-need-for-speed-38h

Need for Speed II: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-ii-a49

Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-iii-hot-pursuit-a4b

Need for Speed High Stakes: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-high-stakes-bgf

Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-porsche-unleashed-bg9

2002 - 2005:

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-2-dna

Need for Speed Underground: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-underground-bgh

Need for Speed Underground 2: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-underground-2-ega

Need for Speed Most Wanted: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-most-wanted-i4m

2006 - 2010:

Need for Speed Carbon: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon-ign

Need for Speed ProStreet: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-prostreet-m4l

Need for Speed Undercover: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/need-for-speed-undercover-qhx

Need for Speed Shift: https://steamrip.com/need-for-speed-shift-free-download-3y/ (THIS IS NOT ON A MARKETPLACE ANYMORE, DO NOT TAKE DOWN THIS POST)

Thats all for now! Thanks for using my post.

- Eli

12 Comments
2024/11/01
23:45 UTC

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Where to download Horde 2: the Citadel (English ver.)?

As titled.

Thanks in advance

2 Comments
2024/11/01
19:06 UTC

1

crash on race in NR2003

the NR2003 Reddit did fuckall to help. no patches, redownloads, d3d deletions, no DEP turnoffs, NOTHING works.

0 Comments
2024/10/31
09:17 UTC

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Grand Prix Legends - worthy successor?

I thought Grand Prix Legends was more fun than modern (at the time) F1 games. Has anyone seen a worthy successor?

1 Comment
2024/10/30
15:04 UTC

3

Where to download Joe Smoker?

Hello,

I am a Spanish guy who just loves anything that comes by: a rock group ive seen on thrift shops, movies people barely watch… and I’ve come across a very unknown game called Joe Smoker (Not to confuse with the recent game Joe Blunt - Up in Smoke).

From what I saw, the game is from Italy, 2006.

My main problem? I haven’t seen the game anywhere: few eBay listings, all from Italy, websites that don’t exist… but nothing on IArxhive or MyAbandonware.

If anyone has this game, I’d love to see it.

3 Comments
2024/10/30
14:23 UTC

1

Where to play Cryostasis developed by Action Forms

I'm looking to play cryostasis but I cant find it anywhere, can I have some pointers :D

2 Comments
2024/10/30
13:49 UTC

1

Help, Everytime i try to run NFS The Run i keep getting this. How can I fix this?

4 Comments
2024/10/29
22:25 UTC

3

The search for the "Vikings II" manual.

Hi !

I'm looking for the manual for the 1994 game "Vikings II" (no, it's not "The Lost Vikings II").
Mostly because I want to know how to send my armies across the seas.
Google hasn't been much help so far :(

Does anyone have this or an idea where I can find it?

3 Comments
2024/10/28
17:00 UTC

1

Spongebob the movie game ps2

Looking g for either the ps2 , xbox or a gamecube version of the game not the pc port

1 Comment
2024/10/28
09:19 UTC

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[Request] Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 15

Does anyone have an iso file or disc file for Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 15 Deluxe? Currently, the internet archive has the editor's edition as a cue/bin, however, I would like the regular edition as an iso file. Internet archive also only offers the standard edition. However, the standard edition doesn't offer the Media Center Features. Such as Custom Lesson Designer, Video Viewer, Ergonomic Checklist, and Practice Area

0 Comments
2024/10/28
00:20 UTC

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DBGL Screenshot

0 Comments
2024/10/27
18:50 UTC

0

Art Master Pro

So i have this paying program that my dad has loved and used for many years but it only runs on windows xp. He used to have a windows xp machine but it died. I have an original windows xp machine i like to game on. Which I've installed it on and we have the original disc and serial key. But the problem is it only gives you 10 uses for it unless you activate it. Now yes i could emulate it over and over but that's such a hassle. The business has been completely out of business for many years. It does have a offline phone activation but they have to do that their end. Basically the serial key when i put it in wants to activate it online but on their servers which obviously we can't do because they're not online anymore. Any ideas would be really appreciated as my dad really loves this program. Happy to send anyone pictures. I've looked online for cracks and not found anything.

0 Comments
2024/10/26
08:46 UTC

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Old Honda Motorbike Simulator Software

Mid 2000s Honda developed a Motorbike Simulator software: Honda Riding Simulator. Anyone have this software? (Or similar)
https://youtu.be/r4rprA8m9rI

https://preview.redd.it/60l5tenc90xd1.jpg?width=902&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39b3231a34298f4bec418e9759fa354dec9442ca

0 Comments
2024/10/26
01:40 UTC

1

Dream Chronicles

I just was wondering if anyone knew of a place where I could get the first three games cracked without the timer?

0 Comments
2024/10/25
22:13 UTC

3

Highway Hunter 1994 - All Sound Tracks

0 Comments
2024/10/25
11:20 UTC

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How do I solve this?

I wanted to play the 2009 Wolfenstein reboot, I ended up downloading it in abandonware and followed all the instructions on how to install the game correctly. In the end, this keeps appearing and I haven't seen any response.

2 Comments
2024/10/25
05:30 UTC

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Help fixing the resolution in the "Nocturne" (1999) Abandonware version?

I found a childhood favorite game "Nocturne" on Abandonware, and per the comments I found a guide on Github from SilentGamers that made the game work, incredibly enough. I am over the moon, I thought I would never be able to play it again. The mouse control for the guns is perfect when set to the right sensitivity.

I am not ungrateful, but I notice the game video setting is compressed vertically, the player and everyone else has wide heads.

Is there any way to make the game use 1920x1080 with everything to scale? How do I change de facto resolution when the ingame video resolution setting in "Options" is not to be set to anything other than 640x480, for things to work?

I have look at PCGamingWiki's page for the game and it mentions a patch called DDrawCompat, which is now up to 0.5.4. Can I somehow increase the resolution to correct scale using this?

Edit: I finally got everything to work, HD play with black bars on the sides (so the image doesn't stretch).

Just install the base game from Abandonware, install the Second Patch and drag and drop Ddrawcompat's .dll file into the main folder and overwrite the old ddraw, and everything should work. Mouse aim guns (full 4.00 sensitivity on x and y axes was best for me), all buttons re-editable (jump on spacebar, strafe on A and D, use items with E.

I'm in disgusting slimy bat burn hell heaven. Mmmm.

8 Comments
2024/10/24
17:13 UTC

5

Microsoft Virtual PC serial number?

I'm in the process of putting Microsoft Virtual PC 6.1 (for mac) on an iMac with Mac OS X 10.2.8, and the setup requires me to enter a serial number to unlock everything. How do I get one?

4 Comments
2024/10/23
17:26 UTC

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Does anyone have a working link to download Desktop Toys (1995, Win 3.1)? Archive.org is still down :(

Would love a copy for a Uni project I'm working on, but the only two links I can find are here. One is a dead google drive link, and the other is the archive.org link. Would love some help!

1 Comment
2024/10/23
05:48 UTC

2

Best way to move a game from an old iPod Touch to a modern emulator or device?

There are a few games from around 2010 that I used to love playing on my old iPod Touch. They're no longer on the app store, but they still exist on my iPod.

What would be the best way to extract these games and play them on something more modern, like a current iPhone or an iPod touch emulator?

1 Comment
2024/10/22
18:07 UTC

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[REQUEST] Pre-installed versions of Conflict: Desert Storm II, Vietnam and Global Storm

Can someone upload pre-installed versions of Conflict: Desert Storm II, Vietnam and Global Storm insted of using crack-free ISOs?

0 Comments
2024/10/22
09:03 UTC

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Help running arkanoid on Mac from gamesnostalgia

I downloaded arkanoid from gamesnostalgia over the summer, gave it my best try and couldn’t get past what looks like a permission error. Anyone have any ideas? I used keka app to unzip per the readme, System is running Ventura 13.3 on a MacBook Air. My programming knowhow is limited to following instructions. I know how to terminal a teensy bit from old school IRC in the 90s.

0 Comments
2024/10/21
01:57 UTC

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Need help getting Pandora's Box (1999) to play on Windows 11

I saw a post about this, but it's a few years old, so I thought I'd try my hand at a new post.

I have a Windows 11 laptop with an external disc drive, and I have the game disc. Every time I try to play it, I get a dialogue box from Program Compatibility Assistant that says "This app can't run because it causes security or performance issues on Windows. A new version may be available. Check with your software provider for an updated version that runs on this version of Windows." I've tried running the game in compatibility mode as administrator in multiple different ways, I've even disabled Program Compatibility Assistant. No matter what I do, the dialogue box pops up.

2 Comments
2024/10/19
14:43 UTC

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