Thanks for that, you guys are great as always.
I haven't heard about this game but I'm pretty excited about it -- a fitting title for GOG. :)

Good game, but I never played it all the way through. To many other games nipping at my heels. The one thing I remember is that the rallies are very repetitious and it gets annoying, trying to strengthen your ties with your fellow man is pretty tough. Maybe that's why I stopped? It was either that or the game progressed to slowly for my taste.
I'm plainning on buying it again to support GOG. Thanks GOG! You da man!

For someone who has played Floor 13 (released by virgin-mastertronic back in 1991 or something), would you say this game is similar but with graphics?

Bad UI, many bugs and a steep learning curve. All these complaints were made for Gothic (and Gothic 2) and look the Gothic forum now (you'll mostly find praise there). This should be enough to prove that a flawed game can still be good.
And no, I never heard of it before. I wasn't really interested in PC gaming at this period (my computer could barely run anything that wasn't 3 years old at the time). The concept is nice, though.

OK, so maybe this game isn't everyone's cup of tea, but what game is? There have been many great games made since 1978, and their sales have always been limited by marketing and exposure, no matter how wonderful they might be. You can sing the praises of The Guild until the cows come home and I'll never be interested in it. Even so, I'm not going to complain about the game, nor am I going to whine about how GOG chose to re-publish game "X" instead of game "Y."
Frankly speaking, I don't expect everyone else to like the same things I do. I understand the concept of one man's garbage being another man's treasure. Look how many people thought "Death Rally" was crud, but I still enjoyed it immensely. GOG does an excellent job of obtaining titles we wish we could play once again, and they've got a great approach to business.
1) They put the customers first. Their efforts to meet customer demand are inspirational.
2) They put out quality products. That old CVGA game may still be in three colors, but it will run at least as well on your modern system as it did on the system it was designed for.
3) They are responsive. From forum posts to letters written in response to queries, GOG has always made me feel that they take whatever we have to say very seriously. I know I'm just one person, but the dedication of GOG's team makes me feel that they appreciate me.
As a typical male, I stick with a brand or company as long as it works for me. GOG goes above and beyond the bare essentials, however, and that has made me their loyal customer. I trust them to the point where I'm even willing to try games I passed on the first time around simply because GOG is selling them. The way I see it, it's worth the risk of a few bucks if GOG thinks the title has merit.
The main point I'm making (in a very roundabout way) is that there's no need to bash GOG because they didn't re-publish the game that *you* wanted. Let other people enjoy what you do not, and wait for the next title. My own experience has been that, sooner or later, a game I want to see will indeed make its appearance.
GOG has always "been there" for me, and I will continue to send them my hard-earned money.
-Khalaq

it would be awesome if you could post some tips for beginners on Republic's forum ;)

It's been happening to me on and off for a week or so now. Once you post something, just wait 30 seconds or so. The post should turn up within that time frame.

Same as bansama, here.

Death Rally is a fantastic game, and I really hope it'll make its way to GOG someday.

Yeah this probably files with many other games who can best be described as not mainstream popular, but that have attracted a loyal fanbase.
Death Rally would be great for example, I loved that game. Most of my friends thought it was profoundly boring and only played it for the (at the time) nice graphics and a small amount of gore.

Personally I could never forgive EDGE for their shameful treatment of the Sega Saturn. They showed no journalistic integrity and it was obvious they never even played the Saturn games they reviewed. If they were not on the Sony payroll then they certainly acted like it.

speaking about bad games
Can you guys bring us Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing?? Pretty please!!
I promise I will buy two copies at the release!!