id Software For Sale

[Evil Avatar]

id Software might not be for sale, but you can take home any of their titles for 50% off this weekend via Valve's Steam (http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php) service.

This weekend only on Steam, id Software games are 50% off. This includes the id Super Pack for only $34.99 (over $200 worth of games). Or take 50% off individual titles such as Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, Commander Keen, Heretic, and Hexen. Offer ends Monday, September 8.

[Xerxes]

Evil, I'm going to cut you. Damn eye grabbing headlines.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Wow, I might have to bust out the credit card and pick up the Super Pack. I probably wouldn't buy it for $70, but $35 is a steal! I'm sure I'd get around to playing some of them eventually, and reliving Doom and Hexen could be fun. ;)

[Wellscha]

Evil, I'm going to cut you. Damn eye grabbing headlines.

took the words right off my typing fingers.

[Evil Avatar]

Evil, I'm going to cut you. Damn eye grabbing headlines.

There is a weak spot in me that just can't resist. :p

[Stupid Fat Hobbit]

Damn you, Steam! I just bought the X-Com pack yesterday, and now I'm considering the id Super Pack, even though I already own most of the games. I would be getting a lot of mission packs I haven't played, plus there's the convenience of having everything in Steam...

I really shouldn't do it.

[Evil Avatar]

Wow, I might have to bust out the credit card and pick up the Super Pack. I probably wouldn't buy it for $70, but $35 is a steal! I'm sure I'd get around to playing some of them eventually, and reliving Doom and Hexen could be fun. ;)

I have been thinking of playing DOOM 3 again. We should do a DOOM 3 multiplayer session one Friday night.

[Xerxes]

Steam is murdering your pockets.

[LarsenNET]

Boohoo, I was first http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63209 :p

Should weekend deals be posted as news?

[sprankton]

I have been thinking of playing DOOM 3 again. We should do a DOOM 3 multiplayer session one Friday night.

Best idea ever

[Evil Avatar]

Boohoo, I was first http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63209 :p

Should weekend deals be posted as news?

If it is something you think people would want to play, I would say, "Yes."

For $35.00 getting all those id Software games seemed like a steal.

[sixtyfps]

That's a lot of games for 35 bucks, even in the absence of the abundant mission/expansion packs. I went through the steps once, thought don't be stupid, but came back again after 15 minutes to pull the trigger.

My first non-adventure PC games were Commander Keen shareware games on my grandpa's computer. Considering his demeanor, it's a wonder he ever let me screw around on his beloved DOS box. I spent months eyeing an elaborately designed ad for Doom II in a catalog before begging my friend to let me copy the game from his floppies (which he never did).

Sweet, sweet gravy of nostalgia!

[Darkbase]

I FREAKIN LOVE COMMANDER KEEN!


I shouted upon viewing the game's title in the post.

[Zander]

Perfectly crafted news title. Bravo.

[caenelgren]

Bah, I don't even plan to play these anytime soon and I'll still be picking it up. Darn you Steam, darn you great iD memories.

[biosc1]

DAMMIT!!!

Cannot control myself. I really haven't played Doom 3 or RTCW. That's worth it for me.

[Cade]

why? why steam, you already got me with the Introvision Pacakge... there wasn't a need to do this to me.

*sniff*

good ole days of commander keen... doom.. quake..

*loads up steam*

[Everlost_MI]

...wow...clicking to buy it now. Thanks for helping me spent my Evil and Steam!

[sparkfizt]

I caved in, getting all the commander keens tipped me over.

[Ravenlock]

Woooooow, that is tempting. I'm almost certain that by the end of the weekend I will have caved on this. Way to go Steam, as usual.

[Wasson_]

lol, why even debate it? the deal is so fucking good...it's like when they sold Bioshock for 15 dollars...why even think about it? (unless you had previously purchased it)

[kefka95]

The only downer with id games on Steam is that games with CD music will not include the music (ie, Quake and Quake II for sure). I think there's a way to make it work if you have the original CDs or download the music, but I'm fairly sure that the games don't come with it.

That said, I was going to buy Doom 3 for $20 shortly anyway, may as well spend an extra $15 and get a whole bucket of games with it ; )

[Magnanimous Gnome]

I have been thinking of playing DOOM 3 again. We should do a DOOM 3 multiplayer session one Friday night.

That sounds like fun. I actually never played the retail release of Doom 3. I only played the demo.

[alienchild]

Doh! I bought them for $70, although that was a few months ago. Still think it was worth it though.

Just a word of caution for those of you thinking about this for the Quake 2 mission packs: they are bugged (save games become corrupt). There have been a small outcry about the lack of support on this issue on the Steam Quake forums some time ago. Although the bug is supposed to be rare, I got it both at the install I tested played at work and my install at home...

Anyways, there is PLENTY in that packet to justify $35. This is the deal of a lifetime!

[biosc1]

The only downer with id games on Steam is that games with CD music will not include the music (ie, Quake and Quake II for sure). I think there's a way to make it work if you have the original CDs or download the music, but I'm fairly sure that the games don't come with it.


Hmm...I'll have to give that a try. I have the Quake cd around here somewhere. If I recall correctly, when setting up GL Quake and trying to get max FPS, you could copy over the music files to the hard drive, so it wouldn't stream them off the cd.

[archon]

If you're a newer computer game fan and are curious what the fuss is or just never got around to playing the id games, this is probably the best chance you'll ever get to play them legitimately and see firsthand (at least mostly) how seminal these series are in game history. Don't pass it up if you're wondering about it, and keep in mind the year each one was released as you go through it.

[Hawkbat]

Did anyone else notice that the Keen pack does'nt seem to include Keen Dreams? That game rocked? Vegetable eniemies ftw....plus I'm sure there was a keen 6 - Aliens ate my babysitter -

[Craigtheplague]

This is great news to wake up to! I'm busting out my card right now to purchase these. I don't own a single one of these titles.

[archon]

Is it possible to buy an expansion pack for one of these games and use it with a non-Steam main game? I never got around to getting Team Arena because I didn't want to pay full price for what was basically a mod that should have been included in Quake 3, but now that it's 9 bucks and Quake Live is just around the corner, I'm interested in brushing up a bit.

[alienchild]

Is it possible to buy an expansion pack for one of these games and use it with a non-Steam main game? I never got around to getting Team Arena because I didn't want to pay full price for what was basically a mod that should have been included in Quake 3, but now that it's 9 bucks and Quake Live is just around the corner, I'm interested in brushing up a bit.

I dont think you can even buy an expansion without having the original game :(

[mkelehan]

$2.49 for Commander Keen 1-5? That's $0.50 per game. I feel like I'd be stupid not to do that.

[archon]

I dont think you can even buy an expansion without having the original game :(

heh, yeah that's weird. I just noticed the Team Arena listing also has Quake 3 thrown in there...

[Purple Santa]

What's old is new again...well to me anyway. I never played most of the games. So tempting...but no cash...no cash, no play for me...but this is a steal...

[Emabulator]

I already have everything on the list except for some of the expansion packs. Too bad the Doom 3 expansion does not work with the boxed version. At that price I would have purchased it.

[Echani]

Great stuff, I always wanted to try the Heretic/Hexen games, but they sort of passed me by over the years. Picked them all up for a fiver. Nice.

[Deadend]

If Quake Wars was included, I would be all over this.

[biosc1]

Don't forget, this site will be a life saver for you "wide-screener's" out there:

Widescreengaming (http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Essential_Games_List)

Helps you learn what to tweak in Quake engine games to get proper widescreen resolutions.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Great stuff, I always wanted to try the Heretic/Hexen games, but they sort of passed me by over the years. Picked them all up for a fiver. Nice.

The first Hexen was a lot of fun back in the day. It's VERY dated now, but I had a great time playing through it over and over as a kid. It's even more fun in co-op, something my friend and I did a lot of in the N64 version. We'd usually end up killing each other after a short while. ;)

[Magnanimous Gnome]

The first Hexen was a lot of fun back in the day. It's VERY dated now, but I had a great time playing through it over and over as a kid. It's even more fun in co-op, something my friend and I did a lot of in the N64 version. We'd usually end up killing each other after a short while. ;)



Edit - I forgot to add that the ending to Hexen is extremely lame.

[Meshyf]

Way to drop a nostalgia bomb on me. Damn steam and their amazing sale. Had to pick it up. I would have been kicking myself in the ass for weeks if I didn't. I remember playing these games on my first real computer and at the boys and girls club after I had my homework completed or read for 30 minutes. God those were the days.

[feeble]

is anyone able to list all the games for me in the super pack?

I live in australia, and just need to check if Im missing out on anything.

even still, for me this is a complete steal, its like a $US20 game from retail.

[Morangie]

is anyone able to list all the games for me in the super pack?

I live in australia, and just need to check if Im missing out on anything.

even still, for me this is a complete steal, its like a $US20 game from retail.

Quake III Arena, Wolfenstein 3D, Ultimate DOOM, Final DOOM, DOOM II, QUAKE, QUAKE II, QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, QUAKE III: Team Arena, HeXen, HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Spear of Destiny, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity, QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon, DOOM 3, HeXen II, DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil, Master Levels for Doom II, Commander Keen.

[feeble]

Quake III Arena, Wolfenstein 3D, Ultimate DOOM, Final DOOM, DOOM II, QUAKE, QUAKE II, QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, QUAKE III: Team Arena, HeXen, HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Spear of Destiny, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity, QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon, DOOM 3, HeXen II, DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil, Master Levels for Doom II, Commander Keen.

cheers mate

[Magnanimous Gnome]

I broke down and picked this up yesterday. About an hour later my computer went cuckoo (unrelated to buying this), so I haven't had a chance to try any of the games out yet. I'm looking forward to taking a walk down memory lane!

[PathMaster]

Very tempted......so very.....

[Ravenlock]

I will say that it was worth picking this up just to have all the official .WAD files to stick into the Doomsday Engine (http://www.doomsdayhq.com/) and play Doom, Doom2, Heretic, Hexen, etc etc in glorious 1280x1024 with mouselook, dynamic lighting and shadows, particle effects, etc etc. The excellent level design manages to shine that much more when you bring the graphics and interface more up to speed.

Highly, highly recommended for anybody who picks this up.