Grand Theft Auto Released For Free

Snover writes "It's already incredibly difficult to actually get to the site due to its extreme popularity, and can only get worse after the inevitable slashdotting, but Rockstar Games has updated their original hit, Grand Theft Auto, to run on 'modern' computers and released it for free to the public. It'd be nice if more gaming companies did this! Unfortunately, it (of course) is Windows-only and utilises the propietary DirectX API, but hey, free game for anyone that's paid the Microsoft tax! (The download speed, once you actually manage to connect to the site, is quite excellent -- it's maxing out my 2Mbps connection.)" Ah, what a classic game.

Comments

Its already freely available

[chrisseaton]

Here, along with GTA London and GTA 2.

already been done...

[dj_paulgibbs]

See Freeloader.

When I last looked at the site (a year ago, admittidly), it had GTA1 up for download then.

Quick look shows it has GTA2, Hidden & Dangerous, and many others available for free download. All you have to do is watch some ads on your screen whilst the files download.

More places to download from

[Necroman]

http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=2398
I'm guessing there are many other places also to download it from. But if you are willing to wait in line for it at fileshack, its another option.

Re:More places to download from

[Oopsz]

http://www.fileplanet.com/download.aspx?f=120963

Might as well spread the waiting around a little.

The email rockstar sent me about this yesterday

[rmohr02]

(Emphasis mine)

It's like Masterpiece Theater, Rockstar style. Curl up in your library, warm a nice snifter of brandy, and prepare your palette for a decadent trip back in time. That's right - we've gone ahead and decided to take the original PC version of Grand Theft Auto (1997) and give it away to the world, free of charge.

In keeping with the moral of the game itself, we encourage you all to visit www.rockstargames.com/classics post-haste, fill out the form and follow instructions to download this progenitor of the Rockstar lineage at a five finger discount.

The catch? Well, you have to sign up on our mailing list first. But if you're reading this, then that's hardly an issue, eh? And at a hefty 336 MB downloadable zip, of course faster connections and processors will prevail. Visit the Rockstar Classics page for much more detailed information.

Stay tuned for future volumes of Rockstar Classics as we continue to pillage the archives in the months to come...

www.rockstargames.com/classics

The rumblings were true. After all, you didn't really think we'd leave our PC loyalists empty handed, did you?

The street date is May 13, 2002 (May 16th for Europe) - and you should know what to expect. The universally acclaimed, lush, epic splendor of Vice City, enhanced for play on the latest and greatest Personal Computers. Further information, screenshots, and more to come in a short spell...

www.rockstargames.com/vicecity

Sorry, mates - this window of opportunity is now firmly sealed shut. Give us some time to pore through the record-breaking number of entries, and we'll be back to report the lucky winners in time for the next Rockstar Broadcast.

Fingers crossed.

www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/contest

WineX

[BHearsum]

GTA1 runs great with WineX.

don't bother trying for a while

[webperf]

this is what you get after you put your details in

We have received your information; unfortunately, we cannot provide you with this download at this time.

they should put this BEFORE you register.

Original Wolf 3D

[geeber]

Well, it is not completely free, but if you by Return to Wolfenstein, it does come with a copy of the original Wolf 3D. At no extra charge even!