I <3 what nobody else wants

[featherynscale]

Random trawl of the internet today yielded this site, which maintains a directory of underrated video games, many of which freeware, shareware, or abandonware available for download. They are also kind enough to point out where one can buy those games that are still for sale.

How many of my favorite games of all time make the list of 'underrated'? Most of them. I <3 what nobody else wants. *sigh*

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[infintysquared.livejournal.com]

Yep. I've been a fan of House Of The Underdogs for years. I trawl it for games I grew up with, and the occasional new find.

HotU has really helped convince me on the ethics of a respectful Abandonware stance. They're one of the most responsible abandonware sites out there, and they do keep alive some of the greatest games from computer history that would otherwise be lost to time.

In a similar vein is Quest Studios. The guy there has done a lot of work to preserve the faboo music from the old Sierra adventure games, with the full consent (and outright aid in some cases) of Sierra On-Line.
Back in the day I sent 'em a couple midi tracks of my own remixes of Quest for Glory themes, though it looks like they've since lost the files in a server update. I dunno if I'll worry about sending 'em back... They're from many years ago when I was first starting to seriously compose, and they sound waaaayyy amateurish to my ears now.