{"id":68312,"date":"2014-09-13T13:31:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T11:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=68312"},"modified":"2014-09-13T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T14:20:28","slug":"classic-pc-games-that-went-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/68312-classic-pc-games-that-went-free","title":{"rendered":"Classic PC games that went free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What if I told you that you can download and play classic PC games for free, and it was all legal? No, this is not a pitch for a new Verimark product.<\/p>\n<p>I am not talking about free-to-play with in-app purchases, either &#8211; I mean full versions of PC games that gave you hours of enjoyment back in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the choice titles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Command &amp; Conquer: Red Alert<\/h3>\n<p>Set in an alternative world\u00a0where the Cold War has been going on for a while, mega structures\u00a0have been created, and weapons technology is super advanced, Red Alert was the game that got most of us into the RTS genre.<\/p>\n<p>With its simple gameplay and controls, plus the ability to train blood-thirsty Alsatians, Red Alert is perfect for a bit of &#8220;I can&#8217;t sleep and need something to do&#8221; gaming. Be warned, it is showing its age.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/redalert1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxVIREh915A?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall<\/h3>\n<p>It might not be the best looking Elder Scrolls game out there, but it is a classic (and it&#8217;s free). The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall was the second installment of the franchise we revere today, and was originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elderscrolls.com\/daggerfall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yxERV5cvks?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Command &amp; Conquer: Tiberian Sun<\/h3>\n<p>Another Command and Conquer that went free, Tiberian Sun saw you battling over land, sea, and air for the precious green and blue crystals. NOD&#8217;s artillery and lasers, or GDI&#8217;s mech-walkers and disc-throwers &#8211; who will you choose?<\/p>\n<p>Try rope a friend in, the multiplayer LANs were always fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fileplanet.com\/210105\/210000\/fileinfo\/Command-&amp;-Conquer:-Tiberian-Sun-(Full-Game)\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YnJlb-Zorz8?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ground Control<\/h3>\n<p>Ground Control is an epic combination of RTS gameplay and third-person views, letting you take on your enemies without the need for base building and resource gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on unit management with a point and click style of gameplay, Ground Control lets you take command of a regiment of troops and destroy those who stand before you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fileplanet.com\/156136\/150000\/fileinfo\/Ground-Control-%5BFree-Game%5D\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXJ1WBkpqT8?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Wolfenstein 3D<\/h3>\n<p>You can open your web browser right now and boot up a game of Wolfenstein 3D, gratis. This is thanks to id Software releasing a free, web-based version of the classic FPS in celebration of its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>It might not come on floppy discs, but it still feels old school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3d.wolfenstein.com\/game_EU.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Get it free\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C00n4rDUMNo?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">S.W.I.N.E<\/h3>\n<p>S.W.I.N.E, as the name suggests, is a game about pigs. But not just any pigs, RTS pigs who crave glory&#8230; and not to be turned into bacon.<\/p>\n<p>The was made free in 2005 in celebration of the Christmas holidays, and has been available to gamers since.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamershell.com\/pc\/swine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sjueIHBBQWk?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Know of any free, classic PC games? 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Full PC games, all legal, and they won&#8217;t cost you a cent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":68604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[7594,21,6136],"class_list":["post-68312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-free-games","tag-headline","tag-pc-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68606,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68312\/revisions\/68606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}