E: archive.org gave me some options which I need to test, but for now I’m calling it SOLVED, thanks!

I know I’m not meant to ask for a specific title, but it’s the second in the series where you age up your empire wink wink…
Looking for the HD edition in English, so far I just keep getting Russian versions, if I risk downloading at all, since most the sites that are coming up in my search look dodgy af…

Miku Luna \ she/it
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Not sure if this has what you’re looking for, but check out the r/Roms Megathread https://r-roms.github.io/

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Doesn’t look like it, but might come in handy if I find anything in the archives that gives me trouble, thanks!

Joe Bidet
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archive.org has a flourish of ROMsets for old machines!

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I’ll give it a look, thanks!

Hiru
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@JoeBidet

@DessertStorms

There’s even a a Python API to download files as you please, even more convenient than torrenting

meseek #2982
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They have a flourish of everything. Fastest torrents I’ve ever seen.

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You could always run it in a sandbox if you’re not sure.

Unpopular opinion: for executables, I purchase everything. It’s no longer worth it to me to risk a ransomeware attack. The game you’re looking for is $20 on steam which certainly isn’t free, but worth it imo.

I agree. I’ve stopped pirating games on PC as well because the risk is simply no longer worth it. I can afford games and can pay for the ones I need on PC. They’re also not as overpriced as console games.

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I really have no interest in using steam.
There’s a reason I asked in this specific community.

An admirable sentiment.

The fact that a game is Steam-only is good enough reason to pirate it.

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Yeah, the other day I’d gone to play another older game I had already pirated and played loads, but not for a while, and it suddenly wouldn’t run without steam. Like tf? So I deleted it and pirated an updated copy that runs fine lol

I refuse to use these kinds of 3rd party services, I just want a copy of the game that I know is safe on my machine.

E: speaking of which - I’ve just been testing the games I downloaded off the back of this post, and one is now stuck looking for steam subscriptions before it will run, on to the next!

I do wonder how pirated games can somehow stop working after a while. I’m guessing there’s some sort of anti-piracy thing that hasn’t quite been fully removed. I had this experience with one game which was known to have Denuvo; a newer crack fixed it.

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Fair enough! Not trying to guilt or pass judgement.

Have you used windows sandbox before? I’ve used it with success back when I used cracked executables.

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I appreciate it.
And no, I’ve not used the sandbox before, I generally just scan the file for viruses and hope for the best (terrible practice, I know, but I so rarely download anything), but I would be happy to try it out, problem is all the versions I’ve downloaded so far have been in Russian (even when selecting English), so even if I do test them in the sandbox, I still don’t know what any of the UI is saying lol

Windows sandbox? What is that? Like a VM?

A VM that is cut off from the rest of the computer so that malware cannot pass to your computer.

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GazelleGames

Depending on the age, myabandonware and a guy named Vimm who has a lair are solid places.

Just one DL at a time from the latter, but it’s worth it. Also it’s not that bad of a hassle, go from small to large games and it’s over in no time.

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Unfortunately myabandonware just links back to steam and Vimm only has the PS version, but thanks!

@iheartneopets@lemm.ee
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Try fitgirl; read all the features/directions. For other older games, gog-games is a places I like to browse.

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If you’re wanting to go down the emulation route for older console games vimm.net is where it’s at

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Have you tried cs.rin.ru?

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