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Stepping into the world of SNEG's classics is like embarking on a nostalgic journey, where memories of childhood gaming sessions come flooding back; but not only, as it is also a chance for the younger generation to explore what some of us once loved.

Let’s see what incredible retro adventures we’ll embark on next, soon on GOG!

CyClones
It’s a classic first-person shooter, first released in 1994. The gameplay takes place at the end of the 20th century, a time marked by devastating wars and widespread pollution that caused severe damage to numerous countries across the globe. Eventually, an intriguing revelation was discovered – an alien invasion, during which a significant portion of the invaders were actually clones created from samples of human tissue. These clones were genetically manipulated and subsequently augmented with cybernetic enhancements. As a player, you’ll assume control of the HAVOC unit, and be entrusted with a series of missions by the Earth government; with an objective to confront and repel the alien invaders and their clone servants.

Take No Prisoners
It’s a timeless top-down shooter, first released in 1997. The game unfolds in the city of San Antonio, Texas, portraying a post-apocalyptic world set in the near future. You'll assume the role of Slade, a skilled mercenary enlisted by Martech Industries, Inc. to undertake a crucial mission. Your objective will be to to retrieve a precious crystal located within the Dome, a fortified structure situated at the heart of the desolate city. This Dome acts as a shield, protecting its inhabitants from the devastating radiation that plagues the rest of the planet. To accomplish this task, you'll have to navigate through the chaotic streets of San Antonio, engaging in intense battles against a formidable coalition comprising military, civilian, and security forces!

Warbreeds
It's a real-time strategy game that takes place in a distant galaxy, where the Yedda, a humanoid amphibian species, has tragically become extinct as a result of famine, disease, and internal conflicts. As a consequence, the four former servitor races of the Yedda are now locked in a fierce battle for supremacy over their planet. You’ll get a fascinating opportunity to fully customize their warriors, equipping them with a wide array of weapons that offer an astonishing number of over 35,000 unique combinations.

Necrodome
It’s a first-person vehicular shooter that provides thrilling arena-based car combat, immersive driving, and the unique feature of being able to disembark from the vehicle and engage in ground-based battles. When on foot, you’ll be armed with a powerful tribarrel shotgun, enabling you to deliver devastating firepower to the enemies. Additionally, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to hijack damaged opponents, seizing control of their vehicles and turning the tide of battle in your favor. This combination of vehicular and on-foot combat mechanics adds depth and versatility to the gameplay, allowing you to experience intense action from multiple perspectives!

All that and even more, soon on GOG!
I found some gameplay from Cyclones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX8QcfpKdOE
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OPlays: Oh, and Take no Prisoners. Is there any hope, that eventually MageSlayer and Heretic II would come to GOG too?
In case of Heretic II it would depend on if the fine folks at SNEG could do what others have failed at so far: Untangle the messy rights situation where both Raven resp. Activision and id resp. Bethesda have claims on it.
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Swedrami: I doubt SNEG could convince Raven to port Black Crypt to DOS more than 30 years later, but that'd be something.
The guy who programmed the original was porting it to OpenGL and windows a while back, but after ID and raven got merged into Bethesda with Activision, it disappeared. The windows demo is still floating around places.
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OPlays: Oh, and Take no Prisoners. Is there any hope, that eventually MageSlayer and Heretic II would come to GOG too?
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Swedrami: In case of Heretic II it would depend on if the fine folks at SNEG could do what others have failed at so far: Untangle the messy rights situation where both Raven resp. Activision and id resp. Bethesda have claims on it.
Microsoft, who owns Bethesda, is currently trying to buy Activision. Any chance of Heretic II showing up depends on that.
Guys, thanks for the info on Heretic II. DIdn't know, that it is such a complicated situation.
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Swedrami: I doubt SNEG could convince Raven to port Black Crypt to DOS more than 30 years later, but that'd be something.
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pjpsyco: The guy who programmed the original was porting it to OpenGL and windows a while back, but after ID and raven got merged into Bethesda with Activision, it disappeared. The windows demo is still floating around places.
Cheers, wasn't aware of that.
Well, with the promise of
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GOG.com: All that and even more, soon on GOG!
it might still happen then after all.


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Swedrami: In case of Heretic II it would depend on if the fine folks at SNEG could do what others have failed at so far: Untangle the messy rights situation where both Raven resp. Activision and id resp. Bethesda have claims on it.
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Falci: Microsoft, who owns Bethesda, is currently trying to buy Activision. Any chance of Heretic II showing up depends on that.
That might simplify things indeed.
IF the acquisition actually is allowed to go through.


Speaking of titles/series that are looong overdue for a GoG re-release:
Dungeon Master
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OPlays: I found some gameplay from Cyclones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX8QcfpKdOE
Dos Madness | Cyclones (PC CD Version)(1994) The FPS game that gave you WASD controls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U0egQsgz2o
Post edited June 12, 2023 by I feel so tired
Never got to play Warbreeds. Nice to see it coming here.
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OPlays: I found some gameplay from Cyclones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX8QcfpKdOE
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I feel so tired: Dos Madness | Cyclones (PC CD Version)(1994) The FPS game that gave you WASD controls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U0egQsgz2o
no, it was probably Dark Castle from 1986 that first used WASD and mouse for controlls (though Half-LIfe was the first game that had it set as default controls)
Nice. I was browsing through some old gaming mags the other day and I stumbled upon WarBreeds. I remember playing a demo of it back in the day but I never managed to get a hold of the full version. I wishlisted it and I'll buy it as soon as it becomes available.
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SCPM: Nice, I was looking forward to CyClones and Take No Prisoners way back in the day but never picked them up. :) Curious what games the "even more" will refer to.
I would bet on those:

"Mageslayer"
https://www.mobygames.com/game/3103/mageslayer/

"ShadowCaster" (Origin...)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/550/shadowcaster/

I would hope for:

"Machine Hunter"
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6925/machine-hunter/

"Project Paradise"
https://www.mobygames.com/game/5607/project-paradise/

"Guts & Garters in DNA Danger" (Ocean Software...)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/31185/guts-n-garters-in-dna-danger/

"CyberMage - Darklight Awakening" (Origin...)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/791/cybermage-darklight-awakening/

"Flesh Feast"
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1858/flesh-feast/

All quite trashy, but I would welcome all of them. :)
Raven Software games? Did SNEG buy these from Activision, or did the rights likely revert to other people (more interested in re-releases) years ago? It's interesting to see SNEG apparently have more luck getting old games here from big publishers than GOG has recently, unless after Warwind (or whatever GOG's last-published game was) GOG perhaps didn't want to shoulder the task of liscensing/buying the rights to and publishing games any more.

Similar questions for Warbreeds / Red Orb Entertainment

In any case of course, it's very cool to see these show up. :)
CyClones and Necrodome! Hopefully ShadowCaster is coming up next.

I also really wish that Raven would have finished their Black Crypt PC port they started.
Post edited June 12, 2023 by Jalister
Yes so many good titles. Take no prisoners was one I thought I'd never see the re-light of the re-day but here it is, almost 1/4 of a century later! yay sneg and gog!!!
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tfishell: Raven Software games? Did SNEG buy these from Activision, or did the rights likely revert to other people (more interested in re-releases) years ago? It's interesting to see SNEG apparently have more luck getting old games here from big publishers than GOG has recently, unless after Warwind (or whatever GOG's last-published game was) GOG perhaps didn't want to shoulder the task of liscensing/buying the rights to and publishing games any more.

Similar questions for Warbreeds / Red Orb Entertainment

In any case of course, it's very cool to see these show up. :)
Considering that the original publishers of the upcoming games (Mindscape, Red Orb Entertainment, and SSI) were all consolidated under a single company (The Learning Company), the most likely answer is that SNEG snagged the rights from the same source that GOG snagged the SSI DND games. The Gores Technology Group, inheritor of the Learning Company:
https://www.pcgamer.com/how-gog-rescued-13-forgotten-realms-games-from-licensing-hell/

As to why GOG stopped? Perhaps the GOG-exclusivity was not very profitable and they wanted to release on Steam, but not under the GOG label. Perhaps that's why Oleg Klapovskiy (negotiator for the DND games) parted ways with GOG to found SNEG.
Post edited June 13, 2023 by Grargar