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Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*---

Okay!! Should I redeem it? Looks fun and retro!

I need to install the GOG client on my new PC first

Thanks for thinking of me rms or was it a test? :-)

-pw
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

-pw
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On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

Heh, like me. :P
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PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

-pw

What was the game? Wait, it gave you 160 games?
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:08:42 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

Okay!! Should I redeem it? Looks fun and retro!

I need to install the GOG client on my new PC first

Thanks for thinking of me rms or was it a test? :-)

-pw

If you mean GOG Galaxy, you don't need it. I have never once used it.
I just go to their website and log into my account there.
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If you mean GOG Galaxy, you don't need it. I have never once used it.

I use it all the time, to check if I've already acquired some title :)

rms
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:01:14 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

If you mean GOG Galaxy, you don't need it. I have never once used it.

I use it all the time, to check if I've already acquired some title :)

rms

*--

There ya go! rms wins!
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:36:12 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

*--

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.

I'm old :-)
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:31:57 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

-pw

What was the game? Wait, it gave you 160 games?

*--

My GOG library over the years. Made up mostly of old-ish, retro-ish,
cheap games from many years gone by? :-)
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

I redeemed it even though a review says it won't start for him.

Had to do it via the website because I could not find how to do it
within Galaxy (still the worst interface that I have ever used).

Thanks rms! The test is complete now! I figured out how to
unscramble the code and redeem a game! :-)

-pw
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On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:36:12 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

*--

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.

I'm old :-)

We all are.
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Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG!  GOG  says I have 160 owned games!  That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

Let's make it 161.

DID YOU SEE THAT? GOG HAS QUESTRON II FOR THE PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:39:08 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

There ya go! rms wins!

You can check to see what games you own from their website. Just go to
your user account name at the top and click on games.
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)








* Of course, that's probably because I only count how many times
JUPITER goes around the sun. That's still a year, though.

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PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:31:57 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

-pw

What was the game? Wait, it gave you 160 games?

*--

My GOG library over the years. Made up mostly of old-ish, retro-ish,
cheap games from many years gone by? :-)

Ah, for me. Free games only!
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On 11/28/2025 12:02 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort >>>>> of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)

* Of course, that's probably because I only count how many times
JUPITER goes around the sun. That's still a year, though.

So you consider 106 Earth years old to still be young?

(Jupiter year is 4,333 Earth days = 11.87 Earth years. 9 x 11.87 = ~107
Earth years.)
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You can check to see what games you own from their website. Just go to
your user account name at the top and click on games.

Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership across several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

rms

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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort >>>>> of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)

TIME SI NOT AN ILLUSION
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On 11/28/2025 2:09 PM, rms wrote:

You can check to see what games you own from their website. Just go to
your user account name at the top and click on games.

  Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership
across several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

rms

I still need to figure out how to do that. I've got so many games
between GOG, EPIC, Steam, Amazon, and all the specific publisher ones.
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:13:31 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:39:08 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

There ya go! rms wins!

You can check to see what games you own from their website. Just go to
your user account name at the top and click on games.

*--

Oh! Thanks Mike!

-wp
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:18:01 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 11/28/2025 2:09 PM, rms wrote:

You can check to see what games you own from their website. Just go to
your user account name at the top and click on games.

  Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership
across several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

rms

I still need to figure out how to do that. I've got so many games
between GOG, EPIC, Steam, Amazon, and all the specific publisher ones.

* --

Me too! That is why it was redesigned I think.
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:02:38 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort >>>>> of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)

That's a good one! Living alone now, I do sometimes think if it can
be postponed:-)

* Of course, that's probably because I only count how many times
JUPITER goes around the sun. That's still a year, though.

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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:52:57 -0600, Elendil Wadwallow
<horchata12839@gmail.com> wrote:

Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG!  GOG  says I have 160 owned games!  That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

Let's make it 161.

DID YOU SEE THAT? GOG HAS QUESTRON II FOR THE PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*--

Already in my library
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Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership across >> several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

I still need to figure out how to do that. I've got so many games between >GOG, EPIC, Steam, Amazon, and all the specific publisher ones.

It's in Settings. However, Galaxy uses "integration plugins" to connect
to the different services, which often are not included in the base Galaxy install, or have to be updated if your connect attempt fails.
Here's an example I just did today: To add/update the EA plugin, search for "GitHub repository for the EA integration plugin", leading to https://github.com/BellezaEmporium/galaxy-integration-ead
Check the readme there for directions, download the windows.zip, run the install.bat, and boom now you can connect and login to EA and it will know your library there.

My Ubisoft connection also didn't work, so do the same search, leading to here: https://github.com/DragonicDefson/GOGUbisoft
Check the readme again, which is a bit more complicated but straightforward, download the Zip package from the Code dropdown button, and follow the directions (after first exiting Galaxy!), then start up Galaxy and connect

And again, Playstation integration wasn't working, so do the search for "GitHub repository for the playstation integration plugin" leading to https://github.com/BellezaEmporium/galaxy-integration-psn
download the Zip from the Code dropdown, exit Galaxy first, open the zip
while reading the readme closely (it is yet more complicated, but took just
a few minutes and worked the first time for me), and restart galaxy and connect.
This plugin only seems to list installed or digital games and apparently is temporary, as per the readme.

Similar procedures for Epic, XBox Live, and Steam, if the builtin ones
aren't working right away.

Is this a hassle? I suppose, but when you have a billion games spread all over the internet, GoG Galaxy is still useful to me and likely others here
for quickly checking ownership.

rms


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On 11/28/2025 11:48 AM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

I redeemed it even though a review says it won't start for him.

Had to do it via the website because I could not find how to do it
within Galaxy (still the worst interface that I have ever used).

Thanks rms! The test is complete now! I figured out how to
unscramble the code and redeem a game! :-)

-pw

Oh, doesn't that make you smart & special.
How many people did it take to finally get
you to understand the process? Stick to
diaper sniffing. You're very good at it.
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On 11/28/2025 12:02 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort >>>>> of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)

I've been old since I was 16 then. Back injury.
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bill_wilson wrote:

On 11/28/2025 11:48 AM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

I redeemed it even though a review says it won't start for him.

Had to do it via the website because I could not find how to do it
within Galaxy (still the worst  interface that I have ever used).

Thanks rms!  The test  is complete now!  I figured out how to
unscramble  the code and redeem a  game! :-)

-pw

Oh, doesn't that make you smart & special.
How many people did it take to finally get
you to understand the process? Stick to
diaper sniffing. You're very good at it.

Oo, potty boy understands rot13. Out of character?
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:09:27 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership across
several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

rms

Oh, ok. This is not a service I need. And as far as I know, Galaxy
itself never got the kindest reviews. I remember another service
called Playnite I think getting better reviews. Maybe things have
changed.

Personally, I don't need them. I can just check my libraries
separately when I need something but to each his or her own.
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:38:03 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Yes; but again, the value of Galaxy is that it checks ownership across >>> several gaming platforms, you just have to add them in Settings

I still need to figure out how to do that. I've got so many games between >>GOG, EPIC, Steam, Amazon, and all the specific publisher ones.

It's in Settings. However, Galaxy uses "integration plugins" to connect
to the different services, which often are not included in the base Galaxy >install, or have to be updated if your connect attempt fails.
Here's an example I just did today: To add/update the EA plugin, search for >"GitHub repository for the EA integration plugin", leading to >https://github.com/BellezaEmporium/galaxy-integration-ead
Check the readme there for directions, download the windows.zip, run the >install.bat, and boom now you can connect and login to EA and it will know >your library there.

My Ubisoft connection also didn't work, so do the same search, leading to >here: https://github.com/DragonicDefson/GOGUbisoft
Check the readme again, which is a bit more complicated but straightforward, >download the Zip package from the Code dropdown button, and follow the >directions (after first exiting Galaxy!), then start up Galaxy and connect

And again, Playstation integration wasn't working, so do the search for >"GitHub repository for the playstation integration plugin" leading to >https://github.com/BellezaEmporium/galaxy-integration-psn
download the Zip from the Code dropdown, exit Galaxy first, open the zip >while reading the readme closely (it is yet more complicated, but took just >a few minutes and worked the first time for me), and restart galaxy and >connect.
This plugin only seems to list installed or digital games and apparently is >temporary, as per the readme.

Similar procedures for Epic, XBox Live, and Steam, if the builtin ones >aren't working right away.

Is this a hassle? I suppose, but when you have a billion games spread all >over the internet, GoG Galaxy is still useful to me and likely others here >for quickly checking ownership.

When Galaxy first announced this functionality (it wasn't there from
the start) I was quite excited about it. But it's practical usage
never quite measured up to its promise.

For one thing, as mentioned above, it can be extremely finicky to get
working. Half the supported platforms are through third-party
plug-ins; by default, Galaxy just connects with Epic, Steam and GOG.
Not only does this require you to rely on unknown developers for the
plug-ins, but there is often a delay with updates; which means
sometimes there can be quite a gap between, say, PS+ changing their
format or log-in requirements, and GOG Galaxy actually supporting
those changes.

It's also _slow_. Well, at least it is for me (I may be outside the
usual use case, though, given my excessively large libraries).
Updating the Steam library in particular takes forever, largely
because GOG seems to update the ENTIRE library every time it starts up
rather than just checking for missing games.

Oh, and you have to keep your Steam profile public for it to work at
all.



I was really hoping that Galaxy was going to be 'the one' for clients
when its integration was first announced, but it quickly became more troublesome to use than I liked. Instead, I turned to Playnite https://playnite.link/ which did everything GOG Galaxy promised, and
more.

Playnite has a hell of a lot more support for different services built
in, it gets frequent updates, and is a lot more customisable. Plus, it
has support for most major emulators* (if that's important to you). It
is even further upgradable with plug-ins, although I don't think I've
ever bothered; the base program is so feature-rich already. Heck, with
a little bit of effort you can even use it to list/launch non-games
(including files like PDFs or AVI movie-files) if that's really your
thing. It's not what it's really meant for, but it can do it, that's
how customisable it is.

The launcher is 'third-party' and I understand that may make some
people are bit nervous about entering their passwords into it. On the
other hand, the program is open source, and it's been around for years
and years without anyone finding anything hinky going on (it's
certainly more open than some of the GOG Galaxy plugins)

Whenever I want a quick reference to all my games, it's Playnite I
use, not GOG. It's faster and offers a more complete listing. Which
isn't to say GOG Galaxy isn't without merit, and if GOG Galaxy works
for you, great! But in my case --with all the games I have-- Playnite
is the _far_ superior option.







* it doesn't have emulation built in, but it supports it with pre-made configurations that recognize a lot of the emulators. I myself
primarily use it with DOSBox so I can list/launch all my hundreds of
DOS games.
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:16:14 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

DID YOU SEE THAT? GOG HAS QUESTRON II FOR THE PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Already in my library

Abd it's been on GOG for at least five years. So hardly news.

It's also only the DOS version, which is not the best version. Then
again, I never found the Questron series so notable; they were always
--at least to me-- half-baked "Ultima" clones (so much so that Origin
took them to court over the fact).

But I like truck-driving sims, so who am I to judge anyone about what
games they get excited about. ;-)


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Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 12:02 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:16:21 -0800, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2025 8:40 AM, PW wrote:

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort >>>>> of record!

I'm sure. ;-P

All, or most, purchased through the GOG client over the years on 3
previous PCs going way back many years! Probably to Win 7 even.
I'm old :-)

We all are.

Speak for yourself. The count of my years is still in the single
digits!*

The breakpoint for being 'old' and 'not old' is if you drop something
on the floor, is there an internal debate about whether you should
pick it up? If not, you're still young. ;-)

I've been old since I was 16 then. Back injury.

I have so many health issues since birth, but a lot more as an old fart. Ugh! --
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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:16:14 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:

DID YOU SEE THAT? GOG HAS QUESTRON II FOR THE PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Already in my library

Abd it's been on GOG for at least five years. So hardly news.

It's also only the DOS version, which is not the best version. Then
again, I never found the Questron series so notable; they were always
--at least to me-- half-baked "Ultima" clones (so much so that Origin
took them to court over the fact).

But I like truck-driving sims, so who am I to judge anyone about what
games they get excited about. ;-)

You have to be inspired by a Master Questron player (which I am not but
I was).
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Oh, doesn't that make you smart & special.
How many people did it take to finally get
you to understand the process? Stick to
diaper sniffing. You're very good at it.

Oo, potty boy understands rot13. Out of character?

*--

That wasn't me who said that.
Never saw it before.

But I am kill-filing you any way. Bye!
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PW wrote:

Oh, doesn't that make you smart & special.
How many people did it take to finally get
you to understand the process? Stick to
diaper sniffing. You're very good at it.

Oo, potty boy understands rot13. Out of character?

*--

That wasn't me who said that.
Never saw it before.

But I am kill-filing you any way. Bye!

Dude doesn't know how to follow a thread. I guess I'll be better off
without your readership, moron.
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 04:36 this Friday (GMT):

On 11/27/2025 8:14 PM, PW wrote:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:51 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

Thafyhtf
uggcf://jjj.tbt.pbz/erqrrz/LYWA674977445S0ON7

rms

*--

OMG! GOG says I have 160 owned games! That has got to be some sort
of record!

That's a lot of games for someone who doesn't have the GOG client....

Manually installing, I guess.
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