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Blizzard is starting giving away some classic games for free.

The first game is from 1994, with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Vikings]Lost Vikings and Rock n'roll racing rumored to be following soon.

If you have a Battle.net account you can now download Blackthorne by going to the Download Game Clients section on your account page. On the bottom of the Download Page there is now a section called Classic Games, and Blackthorne is there.

If you are from other parts than US it may not be active yet, but this is resolved by logging into your account at us.battle.net instead.
Post edited November 01, 2013 by amok
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amok: Blizzard is starting giving away some classic games for free.

The first game is from 1994, with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Vikings]Lost Vikings and Rock n'roll racing following soon.

If you have a Battle.net account you can now download Blackthorne by going to the Download Game Clients section on your account page. On the bottom of the Download Page there is now a section called Classic Games, and Blackthorne is there.

If you are from other parts than US it may not be active yet, but this is resolved by logging into your account at us.battle.net instead.
YOU ROCK!

Shit, I hope I can find my battlenet password.
Post edited November 01, 2013 by tinyE
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amok: Blizzard is starting giving away some classic games for free.

The first game is from 1994, with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Vikings]Lost Vikings and Rock n'roll racing following soon.

If you have a Battle.net account you can now download Blackthorne by going to the Download Game Clients section on your account page. On the bottom of the Download Page there is now a section called Classic Games, and Blackthorne is there.

If you are from other parts than US it may not be active yet, but this is resolved by logging into your account at us.battle.net instead.
Oh was there an offical announcement stating they are giving away for free LV and RnRR in the future?
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amok: Blizzard is starting giving away some classic games for free.

The first game is from 1994, with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Vikings]Lost Vikings and Rock n'roll racing following soon.

If you have a Battle.net account you can now download Blackthorne by going to the Download Game Clients section on your account page. On the bottom of the Download Page there is now a section called Classic Games, and Blackthorne is there.

If you are from other parts than US it may not be active yet, but this is resolved by logging into your account at us.battle.net instead.
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gbaz69: Oh was there an offical announcement stating they are giving away for free LV and RnRR in the future?
(umm.... I'l quickly change the op to rumored and no one will notice. Yeah, that will work.)

ehemm... no idea what you are talking about....
Thanks for the heads-up, amok. Here's a direct (U.S.) link to the classic games webpage:
https://us.battle.net/account/download/?show=classic
Wah, Windows only. I'll download the file anyway.
Post edited November 01, 2013 by SCPM
Now this is how you port a classic to run on modern systems!

The game runs like a dream on my 64 bit W8, and it plays looks and sounds exactly like the original. As far as I can see, it is also completely DRM free.
No need to log into battle.net either, nice.
Well, I LOVE Blackthorne... much more than the original Prince of Persia (which I like too, just not as much ;p).
That's really nice.

Rock n' Roll Racing was ever released for PC?
Wow, that's a damn good game to giveaway for free, not that I'm complaining.
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Stooner: Well, I LOVE Blackthorne... much more than the original Prince of Persia (which I like too, just not as much ;p).
That's really nice.

Rock n' Roll Racing was ever released for PC?
NO, but it is rumored to be following as those three games as they all where released by Blizzard under the same Blizzard Classic Arcade splash page before, when hey got ported to GBA.

I am mostly keeping up my hopes for a release of Lost Vikings.
So, who else saw the thread title and thought "not another newb asking for Diablo on GOG"?
Good lookin' out. :) Game plays fine on Win 7 x64.
Ditto on Blackthorne working great here on Win7, though Lost Vikings is what I really want. Sure I could pick up a ROM but that just seems so dishonest.
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Stooner: Well, I LOVE Blackthorne... much more than the original Prince of Persia (which I like too, just not as much ;p).
That's really nice.

Rock n' Roll Racing was ever released for PC?
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amok: NO, but it is rumored to be following as those three games as they all where released by Blizzard under the same Blizzard Classic Arcade splash page before, when hey got ported to GBA.

I am mostly keeping up my hopes for a release of Lost Vikings.
Nice!
Yeah, me too... and I would also like The Lost Vikings 2, if it's not asking too much...
blackthrone was awesome, thou the controls were took time and no room for mistakes, so much time i wasted trying to beat the game and each level just got harder, until the final boss, who was easy as cake