Electron Hut: Kyle Bedell’s Blog

I’ve found that over the course of my videogaming history (which, as some of my older readers may chuckle at, has not been that long), I keep coming back to a lot of the older titles in my library. It seems that I’m not alone in my preferences; a new start-up company called Good Old Games has taken to selling old Interplay (that means Black Isle Studios folks, which means games like Fallout!) and Codemasters titles for $5.99 a pop. No DRM, all sorts of cool extras, infinite redownloads, and an extremely snazzy account interface (pictured below):

(or, just look at the native resolution version)

I’m especially fond of the small extras (the complete soundtrack, the high-res wallpapers, etc.) that come with most of the titles on the service. Plus, the installers are all nicely repackaged and the games have been modified to support XP and Vista (where applicable). I’m extremely satisfied with my purchasing experience! All in all, GOG is a worthy entrant into the field! The site is in beta right now, but you’re likely to get an access key pretty quickly if you sign up on the front page of the site. Enjoy your semi-retro gaming!