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  • Registering Electranoid (& other old shareware games)

    From Nightfox@21:1/137 to All on Mon Nov 10 10:48:10 2025
    There's a sharware DOS game I used to like to play called Electranoid, which was an Arkanoid-style game:

    https://dosgames.com/game/electranoid/

    Lately, sometimes I've been playing it again using DOSBox. I'm wondering if it it can still be registered somehow or if the full version is available somewhere.. I'd be willing to pay the registration fee, but I'm not sure if the original company or author is still around. If it's abandonware, maybe the full version is available for download somewhere, though I'm not sure..

    There are also probably other shareware DOS games I used to like to play that I wouldn't mind having the full version of.

    Nightfox
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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to All on Mon Nov 10 14:51:21 2025
    Re: Registering Electranoid (& other old shareware games)
    By: Nightfox to All on Mon Nov 10 2025 10:48 am

    There's a sharware DOS game I used to like to play called Electranoid, which was an Arkanoid-style game:

    https://dosgames.com/game/electranoid/

    Lately, sometimes I've been playing it again using DOSBox. I'm wondering if it it can still be registered somehow or if the full version is available somewhere.. I'd be willing to pay the registration fee, but I'm not sure if the original company or author is still around. If it's abandonware, maybe the full version is available for download somewhere, though I'm not sure..

    After I posted this, I found a couple of abandonware sites that have the full version for download - It looks like Pixel Painters (the creators of the game) released the full versions of their games for free several years after it was made:

    https://100kb-games.heroes3wog.net/electranoid/

    https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Electranoid&gid =3126#iDownload

    Nightfox
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  • From hollowone@21:2/150 to Nightfox on Thu Nov 13 09:30:36 2025
    After I posted this, I found a couple of abandonware sites that have the full version for download - It looks like Pixel Painters (the creators

    regardless of this title, just general comment as since I discovered eXoDOS and TDC I see no point browsing to other "abandonware" sites.. they are always just a subset what these two first have, combined!

    -h1

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  • From Mortar M.@21:2/101 to hollowone on Thu Nov 13 11:54:35 2025
    Re: Re: Registering Electranoid (& other old shareware games)
    By: hollowone to Nightfox on Thu Nov 13 2025 09:30:36

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    BOOM, baby!
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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to hollowone on Thu Nov 13 10:52:54 2025
    Re: Re: Registering Electranoid (& other old shareware games)
    By: hollowone to Nightfox on Thu Nov 13 2025 09:30 am

    regardless of this title, just general comment as since I discovered eXoDOS and TDC I see no point browsing to other "abandonware" sites.. they are always just a subset what these two first have, combined!

    I've heard of eXoDOS.. Does it include full versions of abandonware?

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  • From esc@21:3/203 to Nightfox on Thu Nov 13 22:30:35 2025
    I've heard of eXoDOS.. Does it include full versions of abandonware?

    Yup :) I have latest eXoDOS and it's fantastic.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to esc on Thu Nov 13 15:56:26 2025
    Re: Re: Registering Electranoid (& other old shareware games)
    By: esc to Nightfox on Thu Nov 13 2025 10:30 pm

    I've heard of eXoDOS.. Does it include full versions of abandonware?

    Yup :) I have latest eXoDOS and it's fantastic.

    That's cool.. Maybe I should give it a try.

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  • From neoshock@21:1/150 to Nightfox on Sun Nov 16 11:59:20 2025
    Hi Nightfox,
    Lately, sometimes I've been playing it again using DOSBox. I'm wonde if it it can still be registered somehow or if the full version is

    After I posted this, I found a couple of abandonware sites that have the full version for download - It looks like Pixel Painters (the creators
    of the game) released the full versions of their games for free several years after it was made:

    I was just about to reply to your previous post after searching through my BBS. I did find v1.20r that seems to be that free release. If you are anyone else is looking for old software free free to stop on by :)

    Lloyd (neoshock) sysop @ Classic Computing BBS
    bbs.classiccomputing.net

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