It was a cold wintery night in October 2003 that I was downloading abandonware games and stumbled upon a webring called Echoring. When I went to site listing, I saw Abandonia there and clicked the link (They had the highest rating, btw). I instantly fell in love. This site was with good reviews AND good games. Although I didn't join the forum until August 2004, I've been a regular visitor since October 2003 (Thank you Echoring!)
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