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MozartlovesUbun2
October 11th, 2007, 01:42 AM
3 x Free Downloads

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html

In 1997, a band of developers that would come to be known as Rockstar North and Rockstar Games released the original Grand Theft Auto on an unsuspecting public. The groundbreaking non-linear urban crime game shook up a complacent game industry with its irreverent gameplay, humor and style- and a phenomenon was born.

We are now offering this classic progenitor of the Rockstar Games lineage as the first in a recurring series of Rockstar PC game downloads, absolutely free of charge. It's a chance for new fans to experience the roots of Rockstar as well as our way of saying thank you to our long-time supporters feeling that pang of nostalgia. Simply fill out the form below and check your email for a direct link to the file - we've even optimized the game for play on the latest and greatest computers. Now, don't say we never gave you anything.

Grand Theft Auto Warning/Disclaimer:

# This version of Grand Theft Auto is modified from its original version to enable support for modern PC's and current Microsoft ® Windows ® platforms. However, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that Grand Theft Auto will work correctly on your PC. Installation and execution of this software is entirely at your own risk.

# Grand Theft Auto Important Notes - Please read the following before downloading and installing:

# The size of this file is 328 MB.

# Due to overwhelming response, we have had to limit the number of concurrent connections to our download server. If you receive an error page, please try again later.

# This game requires the latest version of DirectX to run. If you do not have the latest version of DirectX installed on your system, you may download it from http://www.microsoft.com/directx.

# After downloading Grand Theft Auto, double-click on the file (GTAInstaller.exe).

# The Install program will start; follow the on-screen install instructions and choose where you would like to install Grand Theft Auto.

# Grand Theft Auto will then be installed and a program group created for you in "START > PROGRAMS > Rockstar Games > GTA".

# You will NEED to run "GTA Settings" from the Program Menu BEFORE running the game for the first time.

# In GTA Settings you can customize your control options and select a language (English is default).

# Once you are done with GTA settings, choose "Save" to save your settings.

# You can now run Grand Theft Auto! Just click on "START > PROGRAMS > Rockstar Games > GTA > GRAND THEFT AUTO" to start.

# Once in-game you can change the resolution by pressing 'F11' and choosing any of the listed resolutions.

# If you experience choppy or jerky gameplay, try turning the frame limiter off by pressing 'F8'. You may need to then increase your resolution to slow the game down, but it should play smoothly.

# Have fun!

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/wmc.html

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/index.html
MozartlovesUbun2
October 11th, 2007, 01:43 AM
Free C&C 12th ANNIVERSARY! DOWNLOAD ORIGINAL C&C FREE

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=542205
handy
October 11th, 2007, 05:33 AM
I could not download from their site, so I found the file, (identical size) elsewhere on the web, via google, & it is coming in fast. :-)

There are a few torrents out there too.
MozartlovesUbun2
October 11th, 2007, 01:00 PM
I could not download from their site, so I found the file, (identical size) elsewhere on the web, via google, & it is coming in fast. :-)

There are a few torrents out there too.

Hmm, ok I see, I havn't had the time yet to test download myself, well good you found them else where :-)
ELD
October 11th, 2007, 05:29 PM
Nice find, work anygood with Wine??
handy
October 11th, 2007, 06:34 PM
Nice find, work anygood with Wine??

I haven't tried yet, but it will according to this site:

http://frankscorner.org/index.php?p=gta

Simple too! :-)
handy
October 11th, 2007, 10:36 PM
I just tried it out under Cedega 6, it works fine, but after playing Guild Wars, & then lately Oblivion, l must say that it sure feels like an old game.

Personally it is not for me, but that is just a matter of taste, I'm sure many others will love it. :-)

Also, the information at frankscorner site (see previous post) is not correct anymore, the game file names have been changed. Not a big problem though.
MozartlovesUbun2
October 12th, 2007, 06:19 AM
I just tried it out under Cedega 6, it works fine, but after playing Guild Wars, & then lately Oblivion, l must say that it sure feels like an old game.

Personally it is not for me, but that is just a matter of taste, I'm sure many others will love it. :-)

Also, the information at frankscorner site (see previous post) is not correct anymore, the game file names have been changed. Not a big problem though.

Hi, thx for the info, could you maybe please post here a step by step instruction as to how you got in working, would be helpful for a lotta newbies

Yeah I had fun playing Oblivion last year but under windows, have you managed to get it running smoothly in Ubuntu?

Havn't tried Guild Wars yet (is it any good and can it run inside Ubuntu?)

Usually if I find some time, then I dual boot into XP and join some LAN play on Opposing Fronts "COH" Company Of Heroes, amazing graphics and fun play. Apart from that I tried Bioshock (nice graphics but not my kinda thing), Medal of Honour Airborne (it's ok, but EA just sucks as a game company), and apparently "Call of Duty 4 Demo" is out" with several download mirrors.
handy
October 12th, 2007, 09:47 PM
Hi, thx for the info, could you maybe please post here a step by step instruction as to how you got in working, would be helpful for a lotta newbies

Sorry man, I deleted it. :-( & my old memory isn't reliable enough to support a step by step.


Yeah I had fun playing Oblivion last year but under windows, have you managed to get it running smoothly in Ubuntu?

Yes it runs great under Cedega 6.*, & there is a thread here on setting it up under Wine, the same How-To is here:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Linux

With a section that I wrote for the Wiki about installing the mods written for windows under linux here:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Oblivion%2C_Mods_%26_Linux

I'm running about 62 mods at the moment, there are only a few mod handlers that use .net that don't work.

Running Oblivion under Cedega is really easy, Cedega has the settings available in a drop down menu, so it couldn't be easier.


Havn't tried Guild Wars yet (is it any good and can it run inside Ubuntu?)

I have been playing GW for aproaching 2 years on Ubuntu & other linux distro's, through Cedega, there is an old thread I started which is all Cedega related (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=123715&highlight=guild+wars+noobs), & there is another more recent Wine thread, I believe that GW works pretty well in Wine now (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=283122&highlight=guild+wars), I think sound is functioning properly, there may still be hardware related issues for a minority of users with Wine. Also, there is still ATi graphics card problems with Linux, but I'm under the impression that AMD are in the process of fixing this really soon.

Guild Wars is a great game, but I needed a change, thats why I'm on Oblivion at the moment, I will head back to GW later, then hopefully GW2 which is due out next year will also be playable on the Linux kernel.

The following 2 links are all you need for getting to the most out of Guild Wars:

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://guildwarsguru.com/


Usually if I find some time, then I dual boot into XP and join some LAN play on Opposing Fronts "COH" Company Of Heroes, amazing graphics and fun play. Apart from that I tried Bioshock (nice graphics but not my kinda thing), Medal of Honour Airborne (it's ok, but EA just sucks as a game company), and apparently "Call of Duty 4 Demo" is out" with several download mirrors.

I'm not a real game junky, I research a bit & find one that looks like it will hold my interest for as long as possible, then play it until I've had enough & then go looking for another one. They make such complex big games these days that I (at least) can get a LOT of hours out of them.
donpedro
January 5th, 2008, 12:06 PM
So has anyone got the free GTA game to work under Wine?
Astinsan
May 8th, 2009, 03:22 AM
The Free version requires MFC42.DLL to run the settings and the game. Just search and download it then put it in windows/system or system32. I did both to get it to work on mine.
Juggercat
July 12th, 2009, 11:49 PM
I managed to make it work under ubuntu 8.10 with wine.
Buuuuuuuut since linux never likes to make things easy for gamers...

Its extremly laggy, no matter what i do i cant get rid of the lag, can anyone help? :(

thx in advance!
Nevon
July 13th, 2009, 05:18 AM
I managed to make it work under ubuntu 8.10 with wine.
Buuuuuuuut since linux never likes to make things easy for gamers...

Its extremly laggy, no matter what i do i cant get rid of the lag, can anyone help? :(

thx in advance!

Have you tried turning off compiz?
Astinsan
July 20th, 2009, 12:05 PM
There is a known bug with intel video hardware and the current driver for x. Check out this thread for some assistance. http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1145782.html