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Posted October 28, 2014
Confirmed.

The day has finally come and the holy grail of classic gaming has arrived on GOG.com. Welcome, Lucasfilm games! You are among friends, here! We're proud to announce our team-up with ©Disney Interactive that allows for the DRM-free release of 20+ classic titles from the cult-classic developer. We know you waited long for this moment, so we want to reunite you with those golden oldies with as little delay as possible. Today, to start with a bang, we are releasing a selection of 6 acclaimed titles from Lucasfilm's most famous gaming franchises, so that the Lucasfilm/Disney catalog on GOG.com is made impressive from day one. Here are the great titles you can get right away:

<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: X-Wing Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: TIE Fighter Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Sam &amp; Max Hit the Road (Windows + Mac + Linux!) - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
The Secret of Monkey Island&trade;: Special Edition
Indiana Jones&reg; and the Fate of Atlantis&trade; (Windows + Mac + Linux!)
<i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: Knights of the Old Republic

Note that numerous Lucas titles, including 3 from the launch lineup (Star Wars®: X-Wing Special Edition, Star Wars®: TIE Fighter Special Edition, Sam & Max Hit the Road), are available digitally for the first time ever, ready to play with no fuss on modern operating systems. With more fantastic titles headed for our Lucasfilm/Disney catalog, you can expect to see Lucasfilm games popping up frequently on GOG.com in the coming months.

(C) & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. STAR WARS, INDIANA JONES, SAM & MAX, MONKEY ISLAND and all characters, names, and related properties are trademarks of & (C) Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates.
Posted October 31, 2014
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hoovergog: i hope they can get star wars battlegrounds!!!!!!! i have been waiting years to play it
I owned and played it when it was new... it's kind of a resknned Command and Conquer game (the older ones, like the original C&C, or Covert Ops).

Units are a bit bland and maps feel uninspired. Still for the nostalgia, it's good to have it in your collection - just warning you not to get your hopes too high for an epic game.
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Licurg: Yay ! :D But where's Rogue Squadron ?
For some reason, the very cheesy "rebel assult II; the hidden empire" is on my wish list.. It's a bad game with BAD FMV and acting.. but I just.. have this nostalgia for it...
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metaljah: Today will be a day long remembered.
You have seen the release of x-wing, you will soon see the release of b-wing
Post edited October 31, 2014 by xenxander
Posted October 31, 2014
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gbaz69: Wait, why are two games $12.50? ... so that 20% off can make them the normal $9.99 SILLY~~~ (thumbs down to those titles that are $12.50)
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PaterAlf: Well, it's probably because they are DRM-free and flat priced. $12.50 is more or less the exact same price most Europeans have to buy for these games on Steam.

Another question: I just want to buy one of the space shooters by now. Which one should I pick: X-Wing or Tie-Fighter?
If my memory serves me right from the 90's, you need a joystick to play Tie Fighter, and you can at least play X-Wing with keybindings on the keyboard..

So that may sway your choice.
Posted October 31, 2014
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grimgroove: This is disastrous news.
The HD release is all fine and well, but I chiefly want to play the original.
But isn't Double Fine already in some partnership with GOG? MAybe they don't want to release the orginal version out of fear it will hurt sales of te HD version?
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stg83: As Laserschwert said the Remastered version of Grim Fandango will include the original version as well which you can toggle back and forth similar to the Monkey Island Special Edition. Therefore, it would be redundant to release the original version right now.
Do the Special Editions run on old machines, if one ONLY plays the classic variant of the games and NEVER changes to the newly? I doubt that. So at least I wouldn't find it redundant to release the originals too (to a lower price than the 'specials' of course).

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agogfan: Now luke here GOG, I've gotta han it to you for adding another leia of games. Yoda man!
;-)P
Post edited October 31, 2014 by gamefood
Posted October 31, 2014
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gandalfnho: Really hope GOG's contract doesn't include only adventures and Star Wars titles, Outlaws is probably the more known of these other ones, but is nice to see people remembering games like Afterlife and Secret Weapons of Luftwaffe too
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cal74: I'd love that. I was too young when I first bought Secret Weapons of Luftwaffe (combined with a limited knowledge of English) and I was really bad at it but I've got fond memories nevertheless. So, it would be good to be able to try it once again.
Secret Weapons of Luftwaffe,was the most fun I ever had with any flying game. Simple controls (mouse) made it much more enjoyable to me. Yet every plane flew different.
Posted October 31, 2014
OK, now that I got paid, I was finally able to show my gratitude and support of GOG and Disney by buying Indiana Jones and Sam & Max (not because they are the cheapest of the bunch, but because, in all honesty, the Star Wars games don't interest me all that much and I'd rather have access to the original version of Monkey Island than to this special edition).

Just trying to show Disney they can trust us GOG users, we're not a bunch of thieves and pirates and we do buy their awesome games legally, if we're given the chance and if companies treat us with respect and like the citizens and individuals we are.

Thanks a whole lot, GOG and Disney, and let's keep this partnership flourishing!

Happy gaming, everyone!

[EDIT} typo.
Post edited October 31, 2014 by groze
Posted October 31, 2014
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hoovergog: i hope they can get star wars battlegrounds!!!!!!! i have been waiting years to play it
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xenxander: I owned and played it when it was new... it's kind of a resknned Command and Conquer game (the older ones, like the original C&C, or Covert Ops).

Units are a bit bland and maps feel uninspired. Still for the nostalgia, it's good to have it in your collection - just warning you not to get your hopes too high for an epic game.
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Licurg: Yay ! :D But where's Rogue Squadron ?
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xenxander: For some reason, the very cheesy "rebel assult II; the hidden empire" is on my wish list.. It's a bad game with BAD FMV and acting.. but I just.. have this nostalgia for it...
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metaljah: Today will be a day long remembered.
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xenxander: You have seen the release of x-wing, you will soon see the release of b-wing
Did I miss something? B-Wing is included in the X-Wing package "Includes STAR WARS™: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM and all Tour of Duty expansions: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing in both - 1994 (DOS) and 1998 (Windows) versions!"
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groze: OK, now that I got paid, I was finally able to show my gratitude and support of GOG and Disney by buying Indiana Jones and Sam & Max (not because they are the cheapest of the bunch, but because, in all honesty, the Star Wars games don't interest me all that much and I'd rather have access to the original version of Monkey Island than to this special edition).

Just trying to show Disney they can trust us GOG users, we're not a bunch of thieves and pirates and we do buy their awesome games legally, if we're given the chance and if companies treat us with respect and like the citizens and individuals we are.

Thanks a whole lot, GOG and Disney, and let's keep this partnership flourishing!

Happy gaming, everyone!

[EDIT} typo.
Did you know that the original Monkey Island is in the Special edition (you can switch between them) And as for thieves and pirates I am one !!!! call me Guybrush :-)
Post edited October 31, 2014 by Daishi5571
Posted October 31, 2014
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Post edited November 02, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted October 31, 2014
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Klumpen0815: The next publisher will be Blizzard, throwing their old games at us (The Lost Vikings 1+2, Warcraft 1+2, Diablo+Hellfire, Starcraft: Broodwar, etc...). ;)
My bets are hedged between Take 2 and ZeniMax. (I know, I know, ZeniMax loves their DRM ... BUT...)
Posted October 31, 2014
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Barry_Woodward: :snip:
That's service! :)
But you could add the former ranks and how much they climbed since your last posting/counting :)
Posted October 31, 2014
Thank you gog. Lucas arts omg. My wallet is not safe. The memories of playing these classics.
Posted October 31, 2014
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hoovergog: i hope they can get star wars battlegrounds!!!!!!! i have been waiting years to play it
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xenxander: I owned and played it when it was new... it's kind of a resknned Command and Conquer game (the older ones, like the original C&C, or Covert Ops).

Units are a bit bland and maps feel uninspired. Still for the nostalgia, it's good to have it in your collection - just warning you not to get your hopes too high for an epic game.
Actually, I believe it is a re-skinned Age of Empires 2 game. Even the PC Gamer review at the time said as much. You could put the two games and their unit and building lists side-by-side and pretty much get a one-to-one match.

That being said, I would not mind replacing my physical copies with digital ones here. C'mon LucasArts - bring those boys here (along with Empires at War and its expansion)!
Posted October 31, 2014
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xenxander: I owned and played it when it was new... it's kind of a resknned Command and Conquer game (the older ones, like the original C&C, or Covert Ops).

Units are a bit bland and maps feel uninspired. Still for the nostalgia, it's good to have it in your collection - just warning you not to get your hopes too high for an epic game.
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jackster79: Actually, I believe it is a re-skinned Age of Empires 2 game. Even the PC Gamer review at the time said as much. You could put the two games and their unit and building lists side-by-side and pretty much get a one-to-one match.

That being said, I would not mind replacing my physical copies with digital ones here. C'mon LucasArts - bring those boys here (along with Empires at War and its expansion)!
Ah, right AoE2! I couldn't recall that name, but yeah I played 'The conquerors' a lot while underway (navy). It was one of the few games we had the -no cd- code for, that we could install on the shop compuer (because our LPO -leading petty officer) liked the game xD )
Posted October 31, 2014
Congrats GOG, great signing.
Posted November 01, 2014
HOLY SHIT.

How the hell did the legal team pull this off?
Posted November 01, 2014
I also hope to get both the Galactic Battlegrounds games as well as X-Wing Alliance (with wide screen and mouse support). Oh, and X-Wing vs Tie Fighter!
Post edited November 01, 2014 by ElizLestrad
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