SMAC-X Still Crazy Expensive

[Flubber]

Vista?? No thanks

I'll stick with XP although I found it annoying that when I downloaded the latest security patches and upgrades my machine got slower. The upgrade even changed my toolbar up top in ways I do not like

[vyeh]

Originally posted by Puppeteer
LOL, you're in luck! Alien Crossfire manual for $12 plus shipping. 12 bucks for a paper manual to a years-old game. It boggles the mind.

Thanks for the heads up. I purchased it!

Originally posted by Puppeteer
Besides, I, uh, think I may be obtaining the pack through alternate means. Completely legal and legit, of course.

I hope your legal and legit does not imply downloading the game.

The rules of this forum prohibits discussion or links of abandonware sites (unlike Civ Fanatics, where I complained about a post of Feb. 17, 2007 and nothing was done about it - just shows 'poly has higher ethical standards.)

Enough to say that perhaps in the future EA might include SMAC and SMAX in some type of collection.

[Zeiter]

Why are people looking for copies of SMAX to buy? That's got to be impossible. It's also questionable whether it should even be necessary. (I'll leave it at that...)

[Dis]

Originally posted by Puppeteer
I forgot to mention I was looking at eBay in the first post, but now I'm looking at Amazon's marketplace and Froogle and am seeing similar prices. I found a $30 Linux version on Tux Games via Froogle, but of course they're out of stock.



LOL, you're in luck! Alien Crossfire manual for $12 plus shipping. 12 bucks for a paper manual to a years-old game. It boggles the mind.

FWIW I didn't get a manual with SMAC, either. It was on the CD in PDF format. Not as nice as a paper version but harder to lose.

yeah I already found the pdf manual on the net.

edit: actually I think it came from the CD after all.

[Dis]

some people actually like to buy games legit ya know. .

I do it more now than when I was younger. I feel bad for not having purchased Baldur's Gate 2. They deserve my money for such a great game. I did buy the expansion though (TOB).

Though at this point, developers aren't making any money from it, only greedy... I mean enterprising individuals.

[wgabrie]

I know how to increase the sale of legit games. Lower the age limits on debit cards and give them to minors.