Where can I get a copy of Colonization?

[dexters]

Anyone know where I can get a copy of SM's Colonization?

[Jethro83]

Look into this thread for an answer...

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49126

Apart from that, I have no clue, since there was a crackdown on abandonware sites offering Colonization.

[Playa del Carmen]

Re: Where can I get a copy of Colonization?

Originally posted by dexters
Anyone know where I can get a copy of SM's Colonization?

Well, if you lived in northern Texas, I could give you the address of a bookstore that had 4 copies of it, but seeing as you're in Canada, it might be a little difficult.

[Jac de Molay]

Apart from that, I have no clue, since there was a crackdown on abandonware sites offering Colonization

Bummer. I was looking for a copy too

[Rex Little]

I saw a shovelware CD pack not long ago that had Civ, Colonization and a couple of other similar games. You might try Fry's if there's one near you.

[Kassiopeia]

I have a link from where one can download Colonization (I dl'd my game from there). Feel free to PM me for the link.

Edit: And, heaven forbid, please don't start whining about how this is illegal. In Finland there's a near zero chance of finding it in a store, and I bought Civ3 and played it twice so let's say I'm just settling the score...

[Andemagne]

right on kass!

[Juggler]

Edit: And, heaven forbid, please don't start whining about how this is illegal. In Finland there's a near zero chance of finding it in a store, and I bought Civ3 and played it twice so let's say I'm just settling the score...

The thing with this games is that they become abandonware after 5 years and as such should be available for download. Colonization is what? 12 years old but it's still protected by law. The same thing is with Pirates, Civ1 etc.

[da_jaymz]

Originally posted by Juggler


The thing with this games is that they become abandonware after 5 years and as such should be available for download. Colonization is what? 12 years old but it's still protected by law. The same thing is with Pirates, Civ1 etc.

The game becomes abandoned when its not sold nor supported by its publisher, but still then its illegal to download it..copyright stands for 75 years..no matter what anyone sez its still warez...
(abandonware=abandoned warez)

(dont think i'm flaming or something, just pointing it out )

[player1]

75 or not it's just an old law, made when computer porgrams never exsisted.

It should be changed.

[player1]

And chance to be punished because of using that sort of "illegal" software is smaller then 0.00001%.

[player1]

Exept if you want to sell Civ1 or to give it for free on some demo program.

In that case that's a REAL illegal thing.

That's maybe the reason why Civ1 or Pirates are protected.
So they (producers) can give it to us on some demo disc.

[player1]

For example,
if Infogrames wants to realese all Civ DVD.
(civ1, civ2, civ3 included)

[Juggler]

The game becomes abandoned when its not sold nor supported by its publisher

I know. it would probably be hard to find Baldur's Gate (which is 4 years old) on an abandonware site .

But I was reffering to Colonization and such games which aren't widely distributed (at least not here). The rules should be changed

[Rex Little]

You know those junk software sections that some stores have, where they sell stuff in jewel cases, no boxes, for $10 or less? Mostly it's decade-old shareware, or clip art, or something even more useless. But today I was in Fry's, and there among a stack of the usual crap was a copy of Colonization, priced at $4.90. Keep looking, there's hope!