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This pack contains five games including Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Contra and Super C. All of them now have the GOG promise of it being "the best version of this game you can buy on any PC platform".
Nice to see. The last time I spotted more titles being added to the GOG Preservation Program was back near the end of July with the likes of Heroes of Might and Magic and more games. This time since it's only one game, they didn't do a big announcement but they did post it official to Reddit that I saw.
Check it out on the GOG store.
You should be able to run such classic retro games with Wine / Proton. Learn how to easily install games from GOG on Linux / SteamOS / Steam Deck in the GamingOnLinux guide.
In case you missed it GOG also just recently expanded their one-click mod program with more popular big mods.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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The GOG Preservation Program is a marketing stunt, when they do well it's great (See Alpha Protocol, Resident Evil and Dino Crisis) but most games simply get wrappers to solve basic incompatibilities and then get slapped with the label to make them more appealing on the store. I suggest practicing caution with their Preservation Program releases and looking into if other stores or platforms you have on hand don't have better options, which you can easily find for Castlevania and Contra on any current console or PC through Steam thanks to the anniversary collections I already mentioned.
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The GOG Preservation Program ensures classic games remain playable on modern systems, even after their developers stopped supporting them. By maintaining these iconic titles, GOG helps you protect and relive the memories that shaped you, DRM-free and with dedicated tech support.
The GOG Preservation Program is a marketing stunt, when they do well it's great (See Alpha Protocol, Resident Evil and Dino Crisis) but most games simply get wrappers to solve basic incompatibilities and then get slapped with the label to make them more appealing on the store.You mean, they're doing exactly what they tell us they're doing? What a scandal!
Just because they did some additional restauration with other titles doesn't mean they would or even can rework every game. They just make sure it runs on the current Windows (!) release.
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