Places to download shareware games and demo releases

[MrFlibble]

Some FTP with certain games and their cource code:
ftp://ftp.lanet.lv/pub/mirror/x2ftp/msd ... g/gamesrc/

Might be worth investigating.

[MrFlibble]

Another interesting FTP:
http://mirror.3fl.net/games/

Mirror:
ftp://58.6.24.249/games/

[MrFlibble]

A few releases of Star Wraith 2:

• Version 1.0: sw2.zip (due to peculiarities of the site you'll need to copy-paste the link into your browser or download manager manually)
• Version 1.2b FilePlanet
• Version 1.4: FilePlanet
• Free full version: starwraith2_full_version.exe
• Official strategy guide: SWGUIDE.ZIP

Version changelogs: page 1, page 2, page 3.

[MrFlibble]

Found an interesting Civilization clone from Finnish developers:

Great Nations

• v1.6.2 (Amiga): gn_amiga_162.lzh
• v1.6.2 (Win32): gn_win32_162.zip

[MrFlibble]

LOMAX Software

• Diamco: diamco.zip
• Farocar: farocar.zip
• Terroid: terroid.zip
• Lomax Coltris: coltris.zip
• Lomax Boulders: boulders.zip
• Lomax Boulders II - Sea of Diamonds: lb2.zip
• StoneBreaker: stone.zip
• Hidden Fields: hiddenf.zip
• Magics I: magics.zip

[Cire]

Has anyone else had problems reaching LucasArt's FTP the latest few days? Does anyone know if there's a mirror?
Also, Ubisoft has a newer FTP with different content at ftp.ubi.com (some newer demos there among lots of other things). Also Matrix Games has an FTP at ftp.matrixgames.com with demos and even some full games.

[MrFlibble]

Has anyone else had problems reaching LucasArt's FTP the latest few days? Does anyone know if there's a mirror?

Thankfully the Archive Team grabbed its contents:
https://archive.org/details/ftp.lucasarts.com-20130427

Also, Ubisoft has a newer FTP with different content at ftp.ubi.com (some newer demos there among lots of other things). Also Matrix Games has an FTP at ftp.matrixgames.com with demos and even some full games.

Thanks for the links! I'll check it out

[MrFlibble]

Ionos

• WarHeads: WAR99G.ZIP

[MrFlibble]

Found a Wayback Machine link to seemingly intact archives of 3D Action Gamers' Archive:
http://gamers.org/pub/3dgamers/00archives/

Notable files include:

• Alien Trilogy: atrilogy.zip
• Ashes to Ashes: setupe1.exe
• Chasm: the Rift: cdemo.zip (v1.02)
• CyberMage: Darklight Awakening: cybrdemo.exe
• Eradicator: erademo2.exe
• Fate: fate.zip
• Terminator: Future Shock: fsdemo.zip
• Terminator: Rampage: ramdemo.zip

[MrFlibble]

The Logic Factory

• Ascendancy: ascdemo.zip

[MrFlibble]

United Software Artists

• Amulets & Armor: aademo2a.exe

[MrFlibble]

World Tree Games

• Tyrian 2000: Tyrian 2000 Demo.zip

[MrFlibble]

Hallfiry has set up a new site dedicated to demo downloads of old games:
http://www.kultcds.com/Games

[MrFlibble]

Stars!

• v2.0 (20.11.1995): stars!2.zip
• v2.0b (25.02.1996): stars2b.zip
• v2.5a (30.07.1996): stars25a.zip
• v2.6 (09.09.1996): stars26.zip
• v2.6b (13.10.1996): stars26b.zip

Patches (registered versions only)

• v2.5 to v2.5a (30.07.1996): star25au.zip
• v2.5 to v2.6b (13.10.1996): st25026b.zip
• v2.5a to v2.6 (09.09.1996): stars26u.zip
• v2.5a to v2.6b (13.10.1996): st25a26b.zip
• v2.6 to v2.6a (26.09.1996): star26au.zip
• v2.6 to v2.6b (13.10.1996): st26026b.zip
• v2.6a to v2.6b (13.10.1996): st26a26b.zip
• v2.6b to v2.6d (01.04.1997): st26b26d.exe
• v2.6b to v2.6f (16.08.1997): st26b26f.exe
• v2.6c to v2.6d (01.04.1997): st26c26d.exe
• v2.6d to v2.6f (16.08.1997): st26d26f.exe
• v2.6f to v2.6g (08.10.1997): st26f26g.exe

Misc

• Full text search help file for v2.5: ftshelp.zip
• Stars! 2.5a Player's Guide - print-ready sections: starprn.zip
• Stars! version 2 General Info FAQ: starsfaq.txt
• Help file for v2.6b: st26bhlp.zip

[MrFlibble]

A list of ASP member websites (Wayback Machine copy):
http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/hotel/html/asplinks.htm