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And then there is the third group, which downloads games just for the sake of reviewing them.

[Eagle of Fire]

Then there is yet the other group of which I belong who wish to experience all the great classic gems of each genres to know what he is talking about.

[GraveDigger]

Well, hit me for this but I was talking about major groups not a handful of individuals. :evil:

[mouse31e]

There are those who missed out on Dos gaming completely first time round but have finally got the chance to experience it. They probably download games based on the review, i know I do.

I only missed out on Dos Gaming because my parents wouldn't buy a computer. When I finally got a computer in 1998 it was pretty much too late! Now I'm finally able to play all the games I would have played years ago. To me, most of these games might as well be brand new because I've never heard of a huge proportion of them! How am I to know what to play without a good and thorough review.

And I think you'd find that group to be more 'major' than you expect. There are a good few members in their early teens who, no offence, are hardly old enough to remember Dos. There are probably also a lot of people like myself who didn't have computers then.

Also, I think the quality of reviews is what makes this site better than every other abandonware site and I think short, half-hearted reviews generally look s***!

Sorry about the :ranting: , I just needed to get that out of my system.

Originally posted by GraveDigger@Jan 18 2005, 02:44 PM
Well, hit me for this but I was talking about major groups not a handful of individuals. :evil:

Speak for yourself.

[Unknown Hero]

You can always "update" your reviews with few more sentences! k:
(something about graphics, sounds, gameplay....and you're in!)

[Kosta]

Originally posted by GraveDigger@Jan 18 2005, 11:55 AM
Well, in that case, go ahead and post that review on the site as all these reviews I have were solely written by yours truly a long time back for my very own website known as "DOS Graveyard," which I closed down due to IDSA.

Which games did IDSA contact you about, and how exactly did they close you down?

[GraveDigger]

I don't remember if it was due to some particular game or games because they just sent a similar warning email to all the abandonware sites operative then. A lot of sites just removed the games published by IDSA members, but I completely closed it down.

In fact, IDSA was not the only REASON that made me shutdown the site, there were few other reasons, which I'm afraid I can't discuss in public forums.

Btw, one of those reasons is quite active in this very forum especially in "Requests." I hope you understand my point. **WINK**

[Kosta]

Yepp, I got it We try to moderate those as much as we can, but...