Odd dune 2k runs fine for me. Emperor runs fine on win 7 64 bit as well.

Yes, those are some of the games I always think "Why aren't these on GOG already"

The others being the old (A)D&D games, Lucasarts games, and Microprose games (since this is a demanding thread...where's my X-COM and older Civs, Gog!!)

I toast to you all who want good old games to come here that, unfortunately, will probably never come due to rights' issues. *holds up water bottle*

Yesterday I re-played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, an excellent, very fun game. It's relatively short, but very awesome, even for being ~15 years old. Unfortunately, given how much crazy legal hoopla GOG would have to go through to bring these here, it's not going to happen. (You've got boarding companies, record companies, skateboarder names, all kinds of logos, etc. etc. blah blah blah)

Maybe you would be satisfied with this one?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207210/?snr=1_7_15__13

Ah yes, well, that looks neat. I haven't played it because my computer is almost a decade old, but I might get it eventually. Of course, would prefer a GOG'd version, but I'm guessing Steam's DRM was a requirement for the game's release.

Ah.. Dune 2, my very first RTS and my favourite tank in the game:
http://dune2k.com/Images/Duniverse/Games/DuneII/special/devast.gif

Ah.. the memories: Damn you Sandworms, stop eating my Harvesters and Devastators!!

I wouldn't jump to the conclusion he was an asshole simply because he told Iron Maiden to get lost when they wanted to name a song, "Dune". Maybe he had a good reason. Maybe Iron Maiden offered him nothing in return. Frank Herbert spent his entire life on the Dune universe after all. It would be very unfair to Frank for other people to use his material to become more famous, more respected, more rich, without offering him, something valuable in return.

No, I looked it up. He refused because they were a metal band, and he was quite vocal about that.

I just looked it up too. So he refused because of his beliefs. He didn't like rock bands. Does that make him an asshole? One can say, that makes him a not normal person or someone who has poor taste in music but an asshole? I can't see why, you think he is an asshole. Just because you strongly dislike or hate some things, doesn't mean you are an asshole. A lot of people here dislike or hate Justin Bieber. Does that mean they are assholes? No. The real asshole was one of the guys from Iron Maiden who called Frank Herbert "a bit of a cunt" for threatening to sue Iron Maiden if they named their Dune inspired song, "Dune". I'm not pissed off or anything like that because it's not a big deal if some people see Frank Herbert as an asshole, I'm just in the mood for some debating. :)

I really miss games set in the Dune universe. It offers so much potential especially in the RTS genre, I played Emperor Battle for Dune to death when I was a child, it had some really amazing concepts and units.

A new Dune RTS would be really great, not just a remake. With a good singleplayer campaign, like in Emperor. The campaign was quite brilliant, more dynamic and interactive instead of a list of missions that you have to play through. Also the fact that you could choose which allies you wanted was neat and how the different factions affected eachother.

Dune is really forgotten these days.

Unfortunately Dune is really forgotten these days. And I don't know why? Have people's tastes become so bad, the Dune universe is no longer appealing in their eyes?

I always liked the intricate politics in Dune and the otherworldy setting. Dune has not been in the medias nearly a decade, so it's kind of forgotten.

You know Blind Guardian actually made a song about Dune do you ? Guess you've to be a more suitable band than Maiden for that. *Waves the troll flag to start another heavy metal argument :p*

So many good memories (I love the Dune universe). Dune 2 was THE game which got me hooked to the RTS genre for ever. And what to say of the artwork and the inmersion of the first Dune, by Cryo Interactive? (aww, those magical dawns and sunsets, that great OST...) The way they portrayed Chani was the reason I always name my RPG female characters after her. ;)

And Emperor: Battle for Dune was a worthy game by itself, too. :)

The other two games related to the franchise I know are Dune 2000 and Frank Herbert's Dune, but I hadn't the chance to play them at the time. :(