The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: DaOld Man on September 12, 2015, 10:21:24 am
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When I found out that Quake 3 has been released as a freebie, I thought I would download it and try it.
A demo of it comes with RetroPi download, but I could not find a full version for Pi, however I did find a download for the PC.
But the site I downloaded it from had a lot of spam, spyware, trojans, browser hackers, and even a couple of viruses packed with it.
I worked nearly three hours last night trying to get rid of that crap, I thought I had it all, but found two more this morning, so still not 100% sure.
The name of the site is Apunk a Games, and the link to the website is:
----http://www.apunkagames.net/2013/12/quake-3-arena-free-download.html---
I am posting the link here so you can positively identify the one Im talking about.
I do not suggest you clicking on it, however I think the link will just take you to the download site. Do not click on the download button on the site.
I found a CD version of the game on ebay for about 5 bucks, may just go with it, unless someone can give me a safe link to get the game.
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Quake 3 is ID software. ID regularly releases their older games' source under a GPL, essentially making them free.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_available_source_code (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_available_source_code)
As you can see, Quake III was made open-source quite a while ago. So just download the thing outright from a reputable torrent site... it's essentially free for non commercial use.
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Thanks for the link Howard.
I dont usually download stuff from sites I dont know a lot about, but this site "looked" legit.
Sometimes it's not enough to let people figure out how stupid I am, I have to prove it.
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Eh it happens to the best of us.
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Github seems to have it available still from 4 years ago when it was released under GPL license :
( https://github.com/id-Software/Quake-III-Arena )
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While the old ID engines are F/OSS, the actual game content/artwork (models, textures, sounds, music, level maps, etc.) is often not. The idea is that people can make new games using the old engine or can play the old game on their choice of OS using the existing data they have which could also be from the old Shareware version. I don't know for sure, but as far as I know, Quake 3 Arena is like this. The engine is GPL, but the full game is still commercially licensed. Might explain why you're finding the content on unusually skeevy places.