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Game Vendors/Sources

Shop at Chips & Bits, our most favorite on-line game store:

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• 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 :)

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!