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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
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shadowbaneaxe: Neither of those games looks appealing at all if you ask me, so it's no surprise they took so long to sell.
I somehow can't process a sentence that combines "FEZ" and "not appealing". So what were you saying?
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cjc7: Yes, and let us not forget those who quickly thought to make the 5 star ratings , very heroic individuals, a great effort on their parts. I still am laughing about those ratings. :)
Just saw that.... LOL....
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CorranHorn: Why are some games that only where on disks the size of a CD?
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Cardian: Which ones are you talking about? Some games had floppy releases and were later rereleased with voice over or other additions.
I really need to catch up with this thread before I reply to stuff - I'm unintentionally echoing things people have already said. It's like a time machine... time machine... time machine...
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CorranHorn:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/jack-keane-2-the-fire-within
metacritic but it gives a good over view

fake ratings have pushed the gog rating of it to 4 1/2 stars
Post edited November 17, 2013 by ahab
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ahab: So depressing
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cjc7: Yes, and let us not forget those who quickly thought to make the 5 star ratings , very heroic individuals, a great effort on their parts. I still am laughing about those ratings. :)
Those are probably what saved us from The Third Coming.
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Cardian: Which ones are you talking about? Some games had floppy releases and were later rereleased with voice over or other additions.
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zlep: I really need to catch up with this thread before I reply to stuff - I'm unintentionally echoing things people have already said. It's like a time machine... time machine... time machine...
One of Usssssss.
I completely missed the WC games back in the 90s. I picked up Privateer b/c it is said to be like my all-time favourite old school game - Elite!
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CorranHorn: Yes I double checked this at the time, can´t remember which titles but there where some. This damn insomnia sale (they couldn´t have chosen a better name for it) makes it hard for me to remember the name of those games.
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Suloyapla: See, this why I call it the InZombia sale.
One of us, One of us!
Kill the pig!
Drink its' blood!
Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!
Haha, great book.
Done my share... Bought a Privateer copy :)
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SpiderFighter: Thanks to both of you! I appreciate the input. I'd much rather hear what a GOGger has to say about a game, than to read an old review.
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techknight1337: You're welcome, though I actually haven't played them yet. I completely missed the WC series when it first came out. I recently picked up a joystick again, so I'm going back to them.
Same here. I had friends who were really into flight sims (and submarine and space sims) when they came out, but I was too busy working on my BBS and playing Wolfenstein 3D (and other FPSes). GOG has given me a chance to discover what they were all raving about back in the day.
Post edited November 17, 2013 by SpiderFighter
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Shendue:
People base whether to tell people about a site based on one promo? fuck me

You would think it would be for the work they put in to making old games work on new systems...should of known it's down to the sales
Post edited November 17, 2013 by ahab
Has anyone else played Tachyon the Fringe? That is one heck of a space combat game.
For anyone wondering, this is the official GOG.com pronounciation for Wing Commander: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaNgCTncLk#t=30s
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cjc7: Yes, and let us not forget those who quickly thought to make the 5 star ratings , very heroic individuals, a great effort on their parts. I still am laughing about those ratings. :)
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Cardian: Those are probably what saved us from The Third Coming.
And the fact that it was only 25 copies the third time around.
I nearly had a heart attack when I saw HIM come onto the front page.
Post edited November 17, 2013 by Faenwulf
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shadowbaneaxe: Neither of those games looks appealing at all if you ask me, so it's no surprise they took so long to sell.
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mudd1: I somehow can't process a sentence that combines "FEZ" and "not appealing". So what were you saying?
Fez seems too weird. Capiche? ;)