GameTap Thursday: Fallout 2 added, Fallout becomes free to play
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Sep 25th 2008 at 3:00AM }
- Fallout 2 (Windows) - Save Arroyo by finding the Garden of Eden Creation Kit ... or don't. Whatever, it's your choice.
1. 2020 Super Baseball
2. 1942
3. 1943: The Battle of Midway
4. 1st Division Manager
5. 3 Count Bout
6. American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is
7. Art of Fighting
8. Astrosmash
9. Bagh Chal
10. Ball 7 Deluxe
11. Baseball Stars 2
12. Baseball Stars Professional
13. Battle of Europe
14. Bee 52
15. Black Tiger
16. Blast Miner
17. BloodRayne
18. Brian Lara Cricket 2007
19. Bubble Bobble
20. Buku Kakuro
21. Buku Sudoku
22. BurgerTime
23. Burnin' Rubber
24. Bust-A-Move
25. Bust-A-Move Again
26. Cannon Fodder
27. Capcom Sports Club
28. Captain Commando
29. Captain Dynamo
30. CJ in the USA
31. Cj's Elephant Antics
32. Colin McRae Rally 2005
33. Colony 7
34. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
35. Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
36. D.N.A.
37. Daikatana
38. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
39. Defender
40. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
41. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves GOLD
42. Dj Puff's Volcanic Capers
43. Dracula Twins
44. Elevator Action
45. Fallout
46. Fast Lanes Bowling
47. Fast Lanes Pinball
48. Fatal Fury
49. Final Fight
50. Five Card Deluxe
51. Flip Words 2
52. Football Frenzy
53. Futoshiki
54. Ghosts N' Goblins
55. Ghouls N' Ghosts
56. Grand Prix Simulator
57. Grell and Falla
58. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
59. Hitman: Codename 47
60. Ikari Warriors
61. Ingenious
62. Jewelcraft
63. Joust
64. Kamikaze
65. Karate Champ
66. King of the Monsters
67. King of the Monsters 2
68. Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
69. Knights of the Round
70. Lara Croft's Tomb Raider: Legend
71. Lazer Force
72. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
73. League Bowling
74. Liquid Kids
75. Little Puff in Dragonland
76. Lunar Rescue
77. Magical Drop III
78. Marine Park Empire
79. Mean Machine
80. Mega Man: The Power Battle
81. Mercs
82. Metal Slug
83. Metal Slug 2
84. Miami Chase
85. Mig-29 Soviet Fighter
86. Motocross
87. Morning's Wrath
88. Mr. Robot
89. Murray Mouse: Supercop
90. Mutation Nation
91. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
92. Neo Turf Masters
93. Olli & Lissa 3
94. Poltergeist
95. Pop-A-Tronic
96. Prehistoric Isle in 1930
97. Prince Clumsy
98. Pro Boxing Simulator
99. Pro Skateboard Simulator
100. Psychonauts
101. Puzzled
102. Qix
103. Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
104. Rally Cross Simulator
105. Rampage
106. Rastan
107. Real MYST
108. Restaurant Empire
109. Return of the Invaders
110. Robotron 2084
111. Rogue Trooper
112. Root Beer Tapper
113. Sam and Max Season One: Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die!
114. Samurai Showdown
115. Second Sight
116. Sensible Soccer
117. Sensible Soccer 2006
118. Shark! Shark!
119. Shock Troopers
120. Slightly Magic
121. Son Son
122. Space Invaders
123. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
124. Super Qix
125. Stuntman Seymour
126. Super Seymour
127. Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
128. Surakarta
129. Texas Hold' Em Poker
130. The King of Fighters 95
131. The King of Fighters 96
132. The Last Blade
133. The New Zealand Story
134. Thief: Deadly Shadows
135. Tilt
136. Tube-It
137. Twinkle Star Sprites
138. Vampire Savior: The Lord of the Vampire
139. Vulgus
140. Warlords Battlecry 3
141. X2: The Threat
142. Zoo Empire
143. Zoo Keeper
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FSK405K @ Sep 25th 2008 3:11AM
This GameTap thing sounds interesting. Do they REALLY mean free? Are there ads and other annoyances?
t_m @ Sep 25th 2008 6:13AM
You download the client. Sign in (or log in as guest, but then you can't access M rated games)
When you download games it shows you some video ads (but you can minimize them).
Each time you start a game it shows you a 30sec ish video ad.
It doesn't bother me at all. Others might be more sensitive. I wish they'd vary the ads a bit more though.
(NB: If you are outside the US then you might find you can't log in - which means M games aren't available).
Courtney @ Sep 25th 2008 3:30AM
I suggest that if you want to play any of the Fallout games, track down an old copy or sign up for the early access at gog.com (both 1 and 2 are available, I think for 5.99 each).
The problem with Fallout on Gametap is that they release the unpatched versions (for sure with Fallout 1, I assume it will be the same for 2). Both games had some pretty serious glitches and bugs on release. If you buy it somewhere, you get the official patches plus there are several fan made patches that fix even more bugs.
It continues to mystify me why Gametap releases retail versions of some games instead of releasing them with the official patches installed.
AwesomeTown @ Sep 25th 2008 7:51AM
I concur. I distinctly remember having to start Fallout 1 over again back in the day due to a bug.
Also, GOG.com is great, I downloaded a couple games and love what they are doing there. If you can get it there, do it.
SithLibrarian @ Sep 25th 2008 3:33PM
Second. Go with GOG.com!
Purple Haze @ Sep 25th 2008 4:10AM
When does this go live? I just checked then because I've heard so much about Fallout but never played it, but it isn't in the free games list yet.
Lorben @ Sep 25th 2008 8:19AM
The library usually gets updated at about 9am eastern time.
t_m @ Sep 25th 2008 6:11AM
Gah! I just (like 1 hour ago) bought this on GOG.COM.
Still, if you're right about the patching then i guess i'm still happy.. and i got another game free into the bargain.
But still.... :-(
t_m @ Sep 25th 2008 6:14AM
Except I just remembered I can't access M games on gametap cos i'm outside the US, so i couldn't have accessed it anyway.
:-)
Lorben @ Sep 25th 2008 8:22AM
You can access M games as long as you register for a Green (free) account. You can't register for a Gold account because you're outside US\Canada, but anyone can get a Green account.
t_m @ Sep 25th 2008 8:27AM
i used to be able to access all the free games, and I had a green account.
But about 6 months ago they changed the client, and when i tried to log in it told me "gametap isn't available in your country". I can still get in with the guest account.
Annoying, as i was 50% of the way through Hitman at the time...
Lorben @ Sep 25th 2008 8:39AM
It's not supposed to work like that. As their support guys, I bet they can get you fixed up. As long as you haven't wiped out the install your save should still be there.
zer0bit @ Sep 25th 2008 8:39AM
Fallout 2 on GameTap is patched up to the latest version.
BigD145 @ Sep 25th 2008 11:14AM
ORLY? The official latest version or the real latest version?
kagai @ Sep 25th 2008 10:50AM
Or, you can buy it from GOG.com and burn it to a disc and have it forever and it's DRM-Free. Why waste the money on Gametap?
BigD145 @ Sep 25th 2008 11:14AM
Original ISO's of the 2 games should be free.
Thranx @ Sep 25th 2008 12:43PM
Don't pirate great games. Give them the money they deserve. :)
FO1 and 2 are NOT free "abandon-ware" titles. They can actually still be purchased retail. Don't cheap up, they're only 10 bucks for both of them.
to the guy who said something about the "real" patches... they're not going to provide a product with "community patches"... don't be dumb.
BigD145 @ Sep 25th 2008 1:31PM
I already know about the patches. The community patch CAN'T be sold by anyone. That was part of the point. The two games should be released for free as a marketing gimmick to promote the 3rd. Free, in their original form, so that the community patches can be used.
Battledrill @ Sep 26th 2008 3:23PM
Macs ftw!!!