Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Transport Tycoon has been one of my all time favourite games ever since it came out, which was a long time ago! If you don't know what it is, its a strategy game centred around transporting passengers and/or goods from one place to another. You can use trains, trucks, buses, boats...whatever tickles your fancy. Check out some screenshots.
Now...OpenTDD is a rework that has been out for a long while. Its made possible because the source code of Transport Tycoon was released a while back. The best thing about OpenTTD is that it runs on all major platforms (Windows, Linux and Mac) which is great for me since I have all those running at one time or another. It has many other benefits over the original game, which you can read here. You can download it there too. Thats only the OpenTDD files though, you still need files which you can grab out of the Transport Tycoon Deluxe game, for download here. And its all legal, because its now considered Abandonware.
I must admit I've racked up thousands of hours playing this game, trying to get the perfect train system or making millions every year from an efficient airport setup. So if you do give this game a go, beware, it is addictive.
Also, if you do find it enjoyable but a little outdated, you could always buy Locomotion, the very belated followup. (Only for Windows though)
Now...OpenTDD is a rework that has been out for a long while. Its made possible because the source code of Transport Tycoon was released a while back. The best thing about OpenTTD is that it runs on all major platforms (Windows, Linux and Mac) which is great for me since I have all those running at one time or another. It has many other benefits over the original game, which you can read here. You can download it there too. Thats only the OpenTDD files though, you still need files which you can grab out of the Transport Tycoon Deluxe game, for download here. And its all legal, because its now considered Abandonware.
I must admit I've racked up thousands of hours playing this game, trying to get the perfect train system or making millions every year from an efficient airport setup. So if you do give this game a go, beware, it is addictive.
Also, if you do find it enjoyable but a little outdated, you could always buy Locomotion, the very belated followup. (Only for Windows though)
Labels: abandonware, games, linux, mac, opensource, windows
posted by Simon Hartcher at
10:04 PM
3 Comments:
Because some people call it "abandonware" doesn't make downloading it legal. It's still copyright infringement, it's just never going to get enforced. So downloading it is relatively /safe/, but definitely not legal.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware#Abandonware_and_the_Law
That said, I'll probably check this out over the next couple of days. Does it still have the midi jazz tracks? ;)
Yeah, In my experience with Abandonware, if the publisher kicks up a fuss, they just stop distributing it.
And yeah, it does... Some of the best music in a game ever!
Do the files from the original PC versions work with the Mac OpenTT program?
Deb
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