To do - Check notes

1. Follow resources to get more links. See if some of these resources can be permanent references so I don’t have to maintain big lists.
2. Follow up with dead links, see if the project moved. If not found, check archive.org for reference at least.
3. Test DOS-only items under DOSBOX DOSEMU VMWare etc whatever.
4. Test Windows-only items under Wine VMWare etc / whatever.

Resources

• http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/List_of_commercial_games_released_as_freeware
• http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/08/12/15/1933218.shtml Slashdot thread: Great games to put on a free PC?
• http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
• http://www.reloaded.org/ Abandonia Reloaded
• http://www.mobygames.com Moby Games
• http://retrograde.trustno1.org/ Retrograde Station
• http://www.atariage.com/ AtariAge
• http://www.defunctgames.com/ Defunct Games
• http://www.arcade-museum.com/ The International Arcade Museum - Antique Coin-Operated Machines
• http://www.klov.com
  • The Killer List of Videogame - the authoritative database on coin-operated video-games
• http://www.remakes.org/ Retro Remakes -- Remade games
• http://www.ggdb.com/ The Great Game Database -- Arcade games.
• http://www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/index.htm The Dot Eaters - Videogame History 101
• http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/more-lightweight-diversions/ more lightweight diversions - has some interesting references.
• http://www.hotud.org/
• http://homeoftheunderdogs.net
• http://www.gog.com Good Old Gaming - has classic games for sale! DRM-Free!!

• http://www.abandonwarering.com/
• http://www.aplaces.net/

Begin with a quick review of each item.

Later, find proper resources (check with the oldschool databases) and, only if necessary, follow up with an in-depth review.

Contact the database guys and let them know my intentions. Ask for a link and some hype. Check their site for any reference stuff to use (classic/popular/high-rated freeware)

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