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[deathdr_87]

Well actually: a good idea for a company would be to release the old games as a free download from their website and then create new games in the same series or remakes of the old games and sell them. That way interest in a game is revived and then there is a good market to sell the games. Demonstrating a good market for a game is always good for the gamer. Heck they might make us pay for the games, but at least they'll be available. In that tone, sign the petition. (PS: I still believe old games should be available for free, but well. each to his own)

[Burger Meister]

Ooooo they made Seek & Destroy. Too bad $15 is way to much for that game. I'll just find it somehow and not pay a cent!

[Tom Henrik]

Epic Games

• Abandoned Games

• (9)
  • Adventures of Robbo, The
  • Ancients 1: Deathwatch
  • Brix
  • Highway Hunter
  • Jazz Jackrabbit 2
  • Super ZZT
  • Zargon
  • Zone 66
  • ZZT
• Freeware Games (4)
  • Castle of the Winds
  • Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare '94
  • Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare '95
  • One Must Fall 2097
• Sold Games (13)
  • Electro Man
  • Epic Pinball
  • Heartlight
  • Jazz Jackrabbit
  • Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM
  • Jill of the Jungle
  • Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground
  • Jill of the Jungle 3: Jil Saves the Prince
  • Kiloblaster
  • Overkill
  • Seek and Destroy
  • Solar Winds: Galaxy
  • Solar Winds: The Escape

There is no way that Epic will release their Sold games by a petition, due to the point above. People signing a petition shows how many wants the games, that are available for sale. After a while some of them will get so desperate that they will buy the games.

And there is no reason to make a petition about One Must Fall, as that is already freeware.

All in all, the only titles you can try to influence them to release are the games that go under the definition of abandonware. 9 games in total.

I don't want to sound like a pessimist, but Epic is a bad company to begin with. All of their games are available, either as AW, Freeware or Sold.

It would be much better to start a petition against companies like Bethesda, Eutechnyx and Team 17 - as they protect all of their games, regardless of age, status and whatnots. It doesn't matter that they don't sell or support their games, they actively fight sites that hosts their games, no matter what. So all of their games will in the end disappear entirely from the scene.