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i may want to purchase some legit classic games from the 3drealms store. does anyone know if the games contain drm protection? does not bother me but i'd still like to know
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Post by K1n9_Duk3 »

I haven't bought any games there, but from what I've read on the 3DR forums, the games are all the original DOS files, wrapped with a Windows installer (also containing the DOSBox emulator).

So at least after you ran the installer, the files should be DRM-free.

Also remember to create a backup of the files you downloaded. If you lose those files, you'll have to buy the games AGAIN if you want to re-download the files.
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Post by IMA3HDDMNKY »

I bought ROTT from there last year after the store was updated and I can confirm this. It's the original game with a preconfigured copy of DOSBox included. No DRM.
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Post by BrainRain »

Actually yes. I did buy some games from the 3DRealms Store, but back in 2005. The games are packed into a WINZIP Self Extracting Archive which extracts and launches the DOS installer, but much different than they used to have back in the days. They are all registered and the last version of every single game, so they are up to date.
Here's a list of what I bought...
  • *Blake Stone [v3.0]
    *Commander Keen Goodbye Galaxy [v1.4]
    *Commander Keen Invasion of the Vorticons [v1.31]
    *Cosmos Cosmic Adventure [v1.2]
    *Duke Nukem I [v2.0]
    *Duke Nukem II [v1.0]
    *Hocus Pocus [v1.1]
    *Mystic Towers [v1.1]
    *Paganitzu [v1.02]
    *Planet Strike [v1.01]
    *Realms of Chaos [v1.0]
    *Secret Agent [v1.0]
    *Wacky Wheels [v1.1]
    *Wolfenstein.3D [v1.4g]
Here are some screenshots...
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So yeah, no DRM here... It's just pure awesomeness... I don't know how the new stuff looks like. But I know that now DOSBox is now included, and is has a new installer...
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Post by IMA3HDDMNKY »

The screenshots BrainRain posted are from the old WinZIP SFX files, the new ones use Inno Setup (IIRC) and bypass the original DOS installers.
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