I use Prism File Converter. It's free, fast and easy to use. http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/

there's a sticky for suggestions- but even though a big-name, big-ticket company isn't likely to want to go for a giveaway, suggesting it gives a lot better chance of something similar but less known showing up than staying mute.

Aim high- you may miss your target, but at least you won't hit your foot!

isn't half-life valve/steam? Can't run steam behind most routers.

@Niloy u ask too much,mate.

Niloy, personally speaking, I prefer to do my raping, burning and pillaging in real time, but our local SWAT team snipers are getting way too darn accurate for my taste.

These little shockwave games are tame, probably nowhere big, bold and messy enough for you wild and crazy Crysis players; nevertheless, I find them to be entertaining time sucks. They're free and they're interactive, so for an old geezer who fondly remembers playing PacMan (standing in a corner of a grocery store at 2AM for an hour at a time for 25-cents/game), things like Miniclips are a satisfactory diversion.

I came across this first one years ago and still take delight with option #2 - Hostage Rescue scenario - there's something about dropping the bad guys from a stand-off position that appeals at a very visceral level. :-)
War on Terrorism: http://www.miniclip.com/games/war-on-terrorism/en/

Niloy, according to your expressed desire to burn and maim, this seems right up your alley (or main street, as the case may be).
Ant City: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/play/804/

Just found this one. For some reason, the missile guidance system doesn't like my computer, but it's still amusing.
Trech: http://www.miniclip.com/games/trech/en/

This 3-parter requires logic as well as a trigger finger.
Terrain: Chapter 1: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/92229

As some of you know, I've been looking for a fractal-based VR navigational "game"...
this little thing is incredibly primitive by comparison and proves my hand/eye coordination is hardwired differently than the up/down arrow keys.
3D Tunnel Game: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/play/799/

Sorry if this post should have been put on Bubby's newer Point & Click game thread... all these threads are confusing little old me, and FreewareFan has caused several of my Need2Download folders to burst. Cheers!

Read the offer carefully. Sometimes they make it look like your stats are a requirement for the download, but throughout the process there is no message stating that you won't get the goodies if you leave the entries blank.

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God, I need some sleep. G'night yall.

how come they require your name address and everything

They probably want to send someone around to blow up your letterbox.

Give them the address of that cranky old man who lives down the street (Who still won't return your football that went over the fence). He'll thank you for it - if he ever works out who gave out his address. Besides, everyone loves to receive mail - including old people who never leave the house.

Otherwise he will appreciate all of the junk mail advertising their latest gang fighting, car stealing bonanza and discounts on their bargain-bin back catalog.

Regards,
Bill Gates.

bowlby4
how come they require your name address and everything
ps. will Grand Theft Auto run on Vista
and I am willing to pay for a game but if it's free SWEET

You can get the free ones from several sites.

I posted about them together with lots of other free games in a previous post. Which you can read by following this link:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1990?replies=15

later guys, I need a Crysis fix.

Durned, you beat me to it, bowlby4.. But I have to agree with both of you, in that the GTA series seems to be the only ones that fulfill Niloy's requirements .

I've not played the two early ones for years. I may just dig them out of the cuboard to play them, lol. They aren't like the later cerions that are third or first personnviews, instead they are top down views, but you do get a sizeable city to explore. I bought my copies before they became free.

GTA and GTA2 are completely FREE. Old, but fun.

Grand Theft Auto
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html

Grand Theft Auto 2
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/index.html

The only one I have like that is Grand Theft Auto Vice City, although I think San Andreas is also of the same mould.

Pay, or free??

hi guys i am looking for a game that lets me move around and fight drive or steal cars shoot people or walk in a normal city any reccomendations

thx but I already got SWF & FLV player from GOTD sometime ago

here U go: Free .flv player
http://applian.com/flvplayer/?src=VideoDownloadPlay

BuBBy I downloaded Mediastore PlayFlv and it only playes audio no video

Their site might've gone down - you can get it from somewhere else:

PlayFLV http://www.mediastore.com/software/

This program installs and registers FLVSplitter by Gabest. It binds FLV files to Windows Media Player, enabling playback of FLV files by double-clicking them. The installer prompts to download and install ffdshow, required for movies in Flash 7 file format. An uninstaller is included in the package.

If all you want is the functionality to play FLV files in media player - this will give you "just the bare essentials" without installing all the extras you don't care about.

Some other options: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/how_to_play_flv_files.cfm

thx BuBBy but the link is not working i think or maybe its a prob with my connection

http://www.playflv.com

yes BuBBy I am trying to play the flv file with media player

Do you need to convert into a specific format for a certain purpose - or are you just trying to play the flv files in a media player (that doesn't currently recognise flv)?

Back on April 11, GOTD offered Videoget from Nuclear Coffee Software. It allows you to convert videos to various formats as you rip them from supported sites. (The list is at 200+ sites and growing.) It's one of the best giveaways I've seen here. Very easy to use. You can download a trial version from the Nuclear Coffee site or buy the thing for a measly 20 bucks. I don't get all gushy about a lot of giveaways, but this one was really worthwhile.

Nilroy,
I think the freeware SUPER video converter will do the job for you:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER_1

ok I downloaded some videos from utube and they are in .flv format and I was looking for a good video converter thx

please choose win32 binary release with zip file audiere-1.9.4 win32 922KB. extract and open "bin folder" copypaste audiere.dll to rip3 gamefolder overwriting the old one. gudluck!!

1.9.4
Win32 Binary Release
UNIX Source Release (.tar.gz)
Source Code Snapshot

which one did you download

Hello guys, I was able to play rip3 just yesterday 9.30.2007 philippine time by downloading audiere.dll version 1.9.4.0. I just followed the link and instructions provided by phil123 above. thanks a lot phil123!!But in addition please edit the config file via notepad found in the games directory by changing the video settings for resolution to 960x600. the drawback though, you have to perform the same config edit everytime you start rip3, for some reason upon exit the resolution is reset to 1024x768. For info, this is my pc specs which i consider average:
windows xp pro
video card 64mb only nvidia GEForce mx 4000
amd sempron 1.41ghz only
ram 640MB
directx version9

the forum was a big help for me, thank you!

by:
gracekimiguel

It just ran without me doing anything, if I did something I would tell you how to get it running

I downloaded 1.9.2 and extracted it but it gives me an error saying Entry Point not found