http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 9 - Free games for the weekdays - Civilization I & II en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:30:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45463 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:25 +0000 Ashraf 45463@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hello gonwk =)</p> <p>Whiterabbit,<br /> Okay I will do that. I am not a frequent on these forums so do not know the rules. My bad for posting my email. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45442 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:03:54 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 45442@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Sorry about the wrong link. Sommetimes I forget to copy a link so the previous one gets posted. I didn't realize what I'd done. Thanks for posting the correct one Wizard of Oz.</p> <p>Thanks for the kind words. I enjoy doing it. To be honest, since starting the thread just over two months ago I've found quite a few old favorites that I'd bought then scrapped years ago because I'd not got the know how create an emulator. I threw away so many pre windows and PC games. Now I'll be able to replay some that I really miss. I've yet to post details of two of them so wont mention any names. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45440 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:56:07 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 45440@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I've not bought Red alert 3 yet, but intend to just as soon as I've got Fallout 3 out of my system. I just received the latest COD: World at War this morning as well (I always ge them a few days before release due to pre-ordering them). The C&#38;C franchise is an excellent strategy game. I've got all the early ones (I'll be posting all the free ones in a few weeks for the free games project even though both have been mentioned before) up to Tiberium Wars (the original one). I'll let you know when I purchase it and would then gladly accept your offer. Thank you.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Stephen </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45438 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:50:04 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 45438@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ashraf, you need to contact the Administrators via the Private Messaging system. (see below your name at the top of the page) to ask them to pass on your Email. I'm intrigued???</p> <p>regards</p> <p>Stephen </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45423 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:41:31 +0000 Ashraf 45423@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Whiterabbit, do you have an e-mail I can contact you at?</p> <p>I, as much as others, really appreciate the help you give out on video games, and I have a proposal for you if you want to discuss it. It might make your job a bit easier, it may not depending on what you think.</p> <p>I know you will not want to give out your email on a public forum, so if you want, just shoot me an email at *email removed by moderator*</p> <p>No obligations, money back guarantee. Call, erm email, now! =D</p> <p>Ashraf </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45422 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:38:00 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 45422@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Whiterabbit,</p> <p>I was wondering if you've purchased Red Alert 3. They sent a free map to the beta testers, and I was going to offer you a copy of it if you so inclined. The map is free to distribute to friends and family, so I thought I might as well share the wealth with someone who has shared so much already.</p> <p>AH </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45421 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:18:48 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 45421@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>No problem Ornithos, I'm glad to have lent a helping hand.</p> <p>AH </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45416 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:02:49 +0000 ornithos 45416@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi wizzard_of_ozz2004,</p> <p>Thanks for your link; that did the trick and I've now successfully downloaded Civ II!</p> <p>I agree with your views on Whiterabbit; he's certainly led me to many interesting games and has provided a lot of valuable information.</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>SB </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45415 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:29:13 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 45415@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>First off, I am a new member but have long visited the forums here at gotd. I have been very grateful for Whiterabbit's wonderful insights into new giveaways and his great job of rounding up free games for us all. Though you don't give your lengthy reviews like you used to, you make it alot easier for us to decide on a game by giving us all the information one person could want. That is the reason why all of us appreciate you so much. You've dedicated your free-time to helping us be better informed.</p> <p>Now as for you ornithos, Whiterabbit meant to link here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/old-games/civilization-2.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/old-games/civilization-2.php</a></p> <p>Thanks again Whiterabbit,<br /> AH </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45414 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:06:10 +0000 ornithos 45414@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Stephen,</p> <p>Like yourself I'm a big fan of the original Civilization game, so it was with great interest that I read in your post about Civ II being available as a free download. I never managed to play this game at the time.</p> <p>However, when I followed your Download Link:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29</a></p> <p>it took me to a Wikipedia page about the Civ boardgame and I could not find a link there to the actual Civ II download.</p> <p>I probably just missing the obvious here, but can you please point me in the right direction?</p> <p>Many thanks and best regards,</p> <p>SB</p> <p>(btw, congrats on your newly attained Games Guru status; a worthy epithet, if ever there was one!) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45359 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:01:43 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 45359@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Call to Power II has now been claimed, so only Alpha Centauri is available for free. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4224#post-45355 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:27:18 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 45355@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I almost bought the latest Civilization IV from my local store today, but decided I’d already got my weekly fix of games. It reminded me of the months of time I wasted playing the original, which you can now download for free. This is the game that started the whole strategy gaming phenomena.</p> <p>Because there have been several different versions of Civilization released since it was first released in the early 90’s it’s hard to bring up purely the original when doing an image search. The following link does show several images from the first edition. The graphics are dated as you would expect, but the game play that has basically remained the same throughout the whole series is there. If you’ve never played this empire building strategy game you haven’t lived. :)</p> <p>The game is free standing but it’s recommended that you play it via DOSBox. (Check back in the games discussion to the first few weeks of this project. I explained what DOSBox is. Though it’s not essential; it just enables the game to rum perfectly. Also when you first start the game it will ask you what type of display you have, I found choosing the second choice MCGA, then IBM sound (2) (very annoying sound though) and then mouse and keyboard (1), but I’d try different combinations to see which works best for you. I found some combo’s crashed the game. If you’re okay with using DOS box I’d suggest using that, but as already said, it’s not essential. </p> <p>I’ve not played this version for over a decade, yet when I installed it several weeks ago I found I was hooked again despite the old graphics and my massive library of games. This together with another game I’ll be posting here soon were amongst the first computer games I ever bought for the PC. </p> <p>There is a learning curve with respect to the game controls, but they are pretty much intuitive. The commands are laid out like a typical MS windows browser. If you’re like me and find learning a whole series of commands a bind, then don’t worry, it’s not that hard to pick up on the games controls; it’s certainly worth persevering especially as this game is a classic. </p> <p>All movements and commands can be accomplished using the mouse, but I found using a combination of mouse and keyboard shortcuts the most effective way of playing this game.</p> <p><strong>Images</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&#38;hl=en&#38;q=civilization+I&#38;btnG=Search+Images" rel="nofollow">http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&#38;hl=en&#38;q=civilization+I&#38;btnG=Search+Images</a> </p> <p><strong>Video</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w_28ZS3jcgA&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w_28ZS3jcgA&#38;feature=related</a></p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_LM0MEyTwH8&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_LM0MEyTwH8&#38;feature=related</a> </p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c3q7Vmhf8lo&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c3q7Vmhf8lo&#38;feature=related</a> </p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IAzAqnHkiZg&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IAzAqnHkiZg&#38;feature=related</a></p> <p><strong>More Information</strong>:</p> <p>Check out the Wiki for info on gameplay and other stuff about the game:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29#Game_Play" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29#Game_Play</a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29</a> </p> <p><strong>Download Link</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/old-games/civilization.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/old-games/civilization.php</a> </p> <p>======================================================================</p> <p><strong>Guess What!</strong></p> <p>Civilization 2 is also available for free. The second game is basically the same as the original but with improved graphics. You can download it from the same web site as the first:</p> <p><strong>Download Link</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_%28board_game%29</a> </p> <p><strong>Images</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&#38;q=civilization+2&#38;btnG=Search+Images&#38;gbv=2" rel="nofollow">http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&#38;q=civilization+2&#38;btnG=Search+Images&#38;gbv=2</a></p> <p><strong>Video</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QkAkM7WE1DA&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QkAkM7WE1DA&#38;feature=related</a> (<em>the grid that you can see is optional – I always found it best to keep the grid off</em>)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y47nxo_uvA&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y47nxo_uvA&#38;feature=related</a> </p> <p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S8JEa8rW_jQ&#38;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S8JEa8rW_jQ&#38;feature=related</a></p> <p>======================================================================</p> <p><strong><em>First come - first to get</em></strong>………..</p> <p>Following on from the success of the first Civilization, the developers decided to carry the story on from where it finished. That is the arrival of colonists to Alpha Centauri. One of the winning outcomes to the original was to complete the technology tree that enables you to be able to build a space ship to go to Alpha Centauri. So Alpha Centauri was developed and released a few years after the first game. Unfortunately, Alpha Centauri is not yet available for free, but I have the original CD which I bought years ago that I'd like to give to someone who really wants the game. I also have Call to Power II a revamped version of Civilization, that included the original game play but has much improved graphics over both Civilization I &#38; II; plus the addition of new units and animated sequences. I’m happy to give both of these games away for free to the first persons to contact me via Email. Please don’t ask for them in the thread itself. You’ll need to contact the administrators via the private message system (<em>see below your name at the top of this page</em>) and tell them I’m happy for them to release my Email. Quote this thread. I’ll give both to the same person if no one else requests the games by the end of November. If no one asks I'll let you know. </p>