It's so good to see how active even this forum is, after all these years. Sixteen since Fallout came out, well over half my life. My family received a promotional demo in a cardboard display case, in a silver envelope sent from an unknown source... when I was nine years old O.o We didn't even have a computer yet!

I've been in love ever since, fascinated by the promotional artwork and later enthralled by the gameplay of the Scrapheap demo, for all its simplicity.

It's been good to see Fallout's cult popularity turn into genuine, well-known respect in the years since, and at this point to see so many people still playing it, helping others get it working, and enjoying it. Pity about Fallout 3, but at least it kept up awareness, and led to New Vegas =)

I can only hope the ongoing availability of Fallout influences the game designers of the future to go back to depth, quality writing, atmosphere and freedom of choice in gameplay.

Thank you, once again, GoG, for contributing to keeping Fallout alive and accessible.

I've been thinking the same thing. Most of the games I've bought on GoG have very low traffic forums but this one has been reinvigorated with discussion and questions. That means people are playing these games. Some of us are coming back to it, others are discovering them for the first time. Heartwarming is just the right word to describe it.

It kind of feels like coming to a funeral wake for a popular gentleman or lady and realise that he or she had tons of awesome friends and family that now get together for the first time. The Fallout license is far removed from these original great games but it still manages to make old friends happy and excited to share memories with people who just got into the family.

I've even noticed a surge in traffic on other Fallout sites (like No Mutants Allowed). I think the license transition story brought Fallout to the attention of many people who decided they ought to try Fallout now, since nobody knows exactly when or in what form the games are going to be available again.

That's the just the beauty of digital distribution and the dedication of PC gamers. Easily accessible classic games given some TLC to make them playable/more enjoyable on modern systems is what we needed for years, and we are finally getting it.

Digital distribution has created a real meritocracy and democracy and has given PC gamers what they want, and really shown off the power and the depth of the this market. You won't find more dedicated, knowledgeable, hardcore gamers than people who remember writing DOS commands to play games 20 years ago. People love to spend money on things they are passionate about, and we are all extremely passionate about PC gaming and what sites like GOG offer.

20 years? Pfft. 34 years here. My family got a TRS-80 Model III for Christmas 1979. Games came in three types: text-based, ASCII graphics, or graphics with 1/8" pixels. The days when game loading instructions included a suggestion to go fix yourself a sandwich, because it took a while to transfer 16k from a cassette tape.

And there were people who were old hands at it by the time I got started.

Hmm, I wonder if there is any place I can download the 1979 version of Temple of Apshai?

Ha! I had an Apple II version of that game. I recall enjoying it.