As in, free games for you to download right now.) I won’t rehash the stuff that Matt Peckham has recently discussed, but Wikipedia has a pretty solid collection of links to classic games–spanning from the early days to more recent times–that are now public domain. (These classic freebies are just the tip of the iceberg. I like to call this the Bernie Madoff Maneuver. In no time you’ll be able to sneak out of town with an unearned fortune. Of course, maybe I liked it because it was the first game where I figured out a cheat code: Borrow money from a loan shark and then pay back more than you owe. Taipan: Another game that taught me the ways of capitalism, Taipan had you ferrying goods between ports for profit. You take your ship across the galaxy fighting space pirates (as your ship gets blasted, you have to reconnect circuits to get it running again) and hauling cargo, and you fight off muggers in the streets of alien worlds. Way before Grand Theft Auto went on a vehicular rampage or Elite took off into orbit, Sundog was a great space-trading action adventure. Sundog–The Frozen Legacy: To me, this game felt like the spiritual grandpappy of open-world games. Get the ambulance to the other side to win. Shoot down the enemy, send in paratroopers, and march your forces across the battlefield. Me? I liked Rescue Raiders, because it was a brilliant mashup of the two. Others liked the Ancient Art of War, a game often credited as the first real-time strategy title. Rescue Raiders: Some people liked Choplifter, a game where you airlifted civilians out. Granted, you can play Oregon Trail on Facebook these days, but it’s still nice to see the game in its original form. Oregon Trail and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego: I know, it’s crazy, but someone was able to make educational games that were actually fun at one point.
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