Star OSNews Asks: What Old Software Do You Still Use?
Linked by Kroc Camen on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 12:16 UTC
OSNews, Generic OSes Software moves on at a break-neck pace these days--version numbers clock up ever quicker as vendors try to market their apps as the latest and greatest. Software generally ages badly, falling into a state of looking grossly out of date, lacking new functionality that we've come to depend upon as well as compatibility problems. Dear OSNews readers, what old software (5+ years) do you still use, why, and what problems do you come across in sticking with it? Read More for my own contribution to the list
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Still have the old games
by vikramsharma on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 13:03 UTC
vikramsharma
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2005-07-06

I am still playing Unreal Tournament (1999 edition), Unreal Tournament 2003, Quake3 ,Max Payne 1&2, Soldier of Fortune II.

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RE: Still have the old games
by raffraffraff on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 13:50 in reply to "Still have the old games"
raffraffraff Member since:
2009-04-02

Mostly old Windows applications or games that I still use occasionally. I run these Windows through Wine:

- Half-Life
- DVD Decrypter
- MP3Gain GUI
- MP3DirectCut
- BeSweet.exe
- MP4box.exe
- Exact Audio Copy + NeroAACEnc.exe

And I use these oldies natively in Linux:

- Quake 3
- Amarok 1.4.10 (not that old, but EOL)

Edited 2009-06-22 13:57 UTC

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korpenkraxar Member since:
2005-09-10

+1 for Quake 3

Btw, do NES roms count? ;-)

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RE: Still have the old games
by friday on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 17:45 in reply to "Still have the old games"
friday Member since:
2008-07-08

Carmageddon!
Richard Burns Rally
And Grand Prix Legends.

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RE[2]: Still have the old games
by suryad on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 18:09 in reply to "RE: Still have the old games"
suryad Member since:
2005-07-09

Carmageddon rocked! And so did the soundtrack!

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vikramsharma Member since:
2005-07-06

Forgot to mention Doom3, Age of Empires 1&2, Age of Mythology, Medal of Honor, Battlefield 1942, The Need for Speed series (awesome games imho). I still have the Nintendo console (the one with Mario Brothers, Galaxy and Battle Stations, anyone remember that)

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RE: Still have the old games
by biffuz on Tue 23rd Jun 2009 07:46 in reply to "Still have the old games"
biffuz Member since:
2006-03-27

As for games, I still enjoy SimCity 2000 (1993, first game I bought with my own money). But I prefer SimCity 4 nowadays.
But in my hearth, nothing will replace Monkey Island and the other wonderful LucasArts adventures :-) Not even the remakes recently announced.

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