3D Realms Anthology (PC)

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3D Realms has returned five years after shutting its doors in May 2007.

To celebrate its relaunch, the studio has assembled a 3D Realms Anthology consisting of 32 classic games along with a "re-rockestrated soundtrack". This bundle will ordinarily sell for $39.99, but is half off at $19.99 for the next 48 hours. More on that later.

This new and improved 3D Realms includes original founder Scott Miller along with new additions like CEO Mike Nielsen and vice president Frederik Schreiber, CEO of Interceptor Entertainment.

3D Realms is mostly known for the Duke Nukem series, which it left in shambles when Gearbox purchased the rights to Duke Nukem Forever, a game it released. But 3D Realms also published Wolfenstein 3D and produced Max Payne and Descent - whose developer Parallax Software later spawned Saints Row studio Volition.

As for the 3D Realms Anthology, it contains the following titles and can be purchased DRM-free at the studio's official site.

Arctic Adventure
Bio Menace
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons
Math Rescue
Monster Bash
Mystic Towers
Paganitzu
Monuments of Mars
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
Crystal Caves
Death Rally
Alien Carnage
Hocus Pocus
Major Stryker
Blake Stone: Planet Strike
Realms of Chaos
Pharaoh's Tomb
Word Rescue
Secret Agent
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Terminal Velocity
Wacky Wheels
Stargunner
Shadow Warrior
Wolfenstein 3D
Rise of the Triad: Dark War
Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem 2
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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In for Blake Stone!!!

Looks like a bundle of crap.

But I've bought so many on GOG already!

I remember one of the Blake Stone games being neat and would consider playing those but I'd be better off just buying 'em on GOG. I don't think I want to actually put time into anything else in here, but it would be super nostalgic to poke through.

I love a lot of these games, especially the platformers. Terminal Velocity was pretty cool too. Of course a lot this stuff is already available and it's likely just Dosbox packaging.

Soundtrack could be interesting though.

I have the majority of the decent stuff on here.

Is it 1999 again already? I had as much as I wanted to play of most of this shit on a shareware CD.

I have a few of these, partially due to a few of these games (Alien Carnage, Bio Menace, Monuments of Mars, Major Stryker, and Stargunner) were available for free on 3D Realm's site. I also snagged Duke Nukem 3D for free due to a deal at GoG. I also bought Wolfenstien 3D and the Commander Keen games on Steam.

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

Is it 1999 again already?

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In before the artist formerly known as Prince.

I think he's known as Prince again.

Oh man, I used to love Terminal Velocity.
This bundle should be called the Egghead Software Shareware Spindle collection.

I kinda want to play Monster Bash all of a sudden.

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Originally Posted by Chux

This bundle should be called the Egghead Software Shareware Spindle collection.

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100% Virus Free!

Have you guy played Raptor: Call of the Shadows? That might be my favorite, old Apogee game. It seems to try to ape Raiden's style, but it throws in an upgrade shop with some really fum options. You're basically an unstoppable tank at the end, though.

Yeah after the first couple levels when you're upgraded it's piss easy.

The thing I worry about is performance. I have Raptor from something (GOG?) and it doesn't run well. I think it's a newer version, though, which added the not working.

Apogee's own Stargunner (which is actually free and has been for a long time) runs great (and I really liked this one back in the day). So I am interested...

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Have you guy played Raptor: Call of the Shadows? That might be my favorite, old Apogee game. It seems to try to ape Raiden's style, but it throws in an upgrade shop with some really fum options. You're basically an unstoppable tank at the end, though.

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It's one of the better Raiden knock offs! Sort of a Raiden x UN Squadron. I liked how the default machine gun looked.

Is that the one with the autoturrets that can play the game for you?

Now someone put up Tyrian so I can experience more parts of my childhood that likely shouldn't be revisited.

You mean this and for Free?
http://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000

I wasn't actually planning on spending money on it, so I guess free covers that pretty well.