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Posted November 13, 2013
Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
Posted November 15, 2013
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Cardian: Ah, the invention of saving... good times. I still have manuals full of passwords scribbled into them.
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Chevette: Ugh yes, I have those somewhere too. It was wonderful to have the save feature... until you accidentally reused that floppy for something else. (We learned the hard way to put tape over the write protect tab on the floppy.)
This reminds of a sad sad story. I had bought a new game (Syndicate!) for the Amiga 500 and, because I'm paranoid, I wanted to make a security copy of it, so that my original discs wouldn't get hurt. And somehow I did it the wrong way and I erased my new copy.... and there was much sadness.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chevette: Yes, because you've played it. So you are a TRUE PC gamer. Before Deus Ex we barely knew what gaming was.... (I am being silly of course, having played PC games since you had to use floppies and swap them multiple times in order to play anything... and you had to have another blank one to save your game... IF you could save it.)
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UncleOvid: Ah... Those were the days. Speaking of which--so we all know from Zork, right? Does anyone remember the Infogrames Adventure Pack (I think that's what it was called)? With, like, all the Zork games, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shadow Over Innsmouth and all? Would love to see GOG put those up.
Yes indeed. I have it somewhere in my boxes and boxes of games. Man that would be great to have on GOG... I don't think my 3.5 floppies still work.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chocobostew: I keep holding on to the hope that someday GOG manages to get past the legal and ownership hurdles required to get the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

I played the PC version at a friend's house years ago and loved how much better it was than the PS1 version. Especially the loading times.

Some day......Some day
I keep holding hope they will continue the series; and no, that multiplayer game does not count.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chevette: Yes, because you've played it. So you are a TRUE PC gamer. Before Deus Ex we barely knew what gaming was.... (I am being silly of course, having played PC games since you had to use floppies and swap them multiple times in order to play anything... and you had to have another blank one to save your game... IF you could save it.)
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UncleOvid: Ah... Those were the days. Speaking of which--so we all know from Zork, right? Does anyone remember the Infogrames Adventure Pack (I think that's what it was called)? With, like, all the Zork games, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shadow Over Innsmouth and all? Would love to see GOG put those up.
Ahhh... Infogrames! Memories. Right alongside Apogee (Commander Keen Forever!), Sierra (King's Quest and Outpost 2) and (to a lesser degree, Broderbund (LOVED the Dr. Brain series, especially Island of Dr. Brain).
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Kaitu
Posted November 15, 2013
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UncleOvid: Ah... Those were the days. Speaking of which--so we all know from Zork, right? Does anyone remember the Infogrames Adventure Pack (I think that's what it was called)? With, like, all the Zork games, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shadow Over Innsmouth and all? Would love to see GOG put those up.
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BoxOfSnoo: You mean Infocom.
I do. That's right.
Posted November 15, 2013
Has there been the "Last chance" for Alpha Centauri yet? Does anyone know?
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chocobostew: I keep holding on to the hope that someday GOG manages to get past the legal and ownership hurdles required to get the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

I played the PC version at a friend's house years ago and loved how much better it was than the PS1 version. Especially the loading times.

Some day......Some day
Is that what's holding things up?
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chevette: Yes, because you've played it. So you are a TRUE PC gamer. Before Deus Ex we barely knew what gaming was.... (I am being silly of course, having played PC games since you had to use floppies and swap them multiple times in order to play anything... and you had to have another blank one to save your game... IF you could save it.)
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UncleOvid: Ah... Those were the days. Speaking of which--so we all know from Zork, right? Does anyone remember the Infogrames Adventure Pack (I think that's what it was called)? With, like, all the Zork games, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shadow Over Innsmouth and all? Would love to see GOG put those up.
Pretty sure I have that around here somewhere...
Posted November 15, 2013
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Gunsik: how mouch don't starve costs in insomnia sale?
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deekaan: 4.99$
damn... and i missed freebie...
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chevette: Yes, because you've played it. So you are a TRUE PC gamer. Before Deus Ex we barely knew what gaming was.... (I am being silly of course, having played PC games since you had to use floppies and swap them multiple times in order to play anything... and you had to have another blank one to save your game... IF you could save it.)
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UncleOvid: Ah... Those were the days. Speaking of which--so we all know from Zork, right? Does anyone remember the Infogrames Adventure Pack (I think that's what it was called)? With, like, all the Zork games, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Shadow Over Innsmouth and all? Would love to see GOG put those up.
ohh I have a few Infocoms games. Leather goddes of Phoboes, i got so lucky I was able to grab that as a kid, guess my parents didn't pay attention to the tile or something ^_^
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Briareos262
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chocobostew: I keep holding on to the hope that someday GOG manages to get past the legal and ownership hurdles required to get the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

I played the PC version at a friend's house years ago and loved how much better it was than the PS1 version. Especially the loading times.

Some day......Some day
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Frostyfirefly: I keep holding hope they will continue the series; and no, that multiplayer game does not count.
There was a multiplayer game?
Posted November 15, 2013
Can anyone please post the list after Divinity: Dragon Commander? I hit the hay after that one.

Thanks very much in advance.
Posted November 15, 2013
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N0w3gg: I was a PC gamer before I played Deus Ex, and I'm still one now.
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Chevette: Yes, because you've played it. So you are a TRUE PC gamer. Before Deus Ex we barely knew what gaming was.... (I am being silly of course, having played PC games since you had to use floppies and swap them multiple times in order to play anything... and you had to have another blank one to save your game... IF you could save it.)
You're an ancient compared to me. I meant that I played every Half-Life and a hundred other games before even noticing Dues Ex. Dues Ex is good, but there are other games I like better that define me as a gamer way more.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chevette: Ugh yes, I have those somewhere too. It was wonderful to have the save feature... until you accidentally reused that floppy for something else. (We learned the hard way to put tape over the write protect tab on the floppy.)
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Cardian: This reminds of a sad sad story. I had bought a new game (Syndicate!) for the Amiga 500 and, because I'm paranoid, I wanted to make a security copy of it, so that my original discs wouldn't get hurt. And somehow I did it the wrong way and I erased my new copy.... and there was much sadness.
Oh no! I'd done that too with some other game at one point and I no longer remember what it was. Eventually the publishers started making the floppies with no notch in them so you couldn't accidentally overwrite the game. That was one of the best innovations ever.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Chocobostew: I keep holding on to the hope that someday GOG manages to get past the legal and ownership hurdles required to get the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

I played the PC version at a friend's house years ago and loved how much better it was than the PS1 version. Especially the loading times.

Some day......Some day
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HunterZ: Is that what's holding things up?
That's pretty much what holds everything up for the "good old games." Companies die, IPs go into limbo, nobody knows anything, it's a legal mess. It's really a miracle we have as many as we do here on GOG to be honest.
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