3D Action Gamers' Archive Announcement

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Archive at ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/3dgamers/
http://www.gamers.org/3dgamers/

November 18, 1996

Now available from WWW.GAMERS.ORG (formerly known as DoomGate): the new 3D Action Gamers' Archive. This collection of over 80 3D first-person perspective action games for PC has several unique features that make it valuable for any serious 3D game players out there:

All games are collected together in one archive. No need to hop from one ftp server to another, trying to find these shareware games, demo versions, screenshots, add-ons, patches and other relevant information: you will find all the latest versions in the 3D Action Gamers' Archive.
Using FTP or WWW, you can browse the list of games in different ways: ordered by game title or by the name of the companies that made them. The game titles are split in three categories, for easier browsing: the current games, the upcoming ones (with screen shots or previews) and the games pre-dating Doom's technology.
An info sheet is available for each game, identical in layout so it's easy to eye-ball. It includes: its title, the name of the companies that created and distributed it, its release date (or expected release date for upcoming games), the official FTP and WWW sites for that game, a link to the FAQ (if available) and a list of newsgroups in which more information about that game can be found. You will also find a list of keywords that could help you to classify the game if you are not already familiar with it.
The most popular games have their add-on archives mirrored locally. There you will find hundreds of new levels and utilities for games such as Doom, Doom II, Duke Nukem 3D, Heretic, Hexen, Strife and Quake. A re-organized archive for Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny is also maintained locally.
The WWW interface is simple and does not use frames or heavy graphics, and the archive is organized at most three levels deep, thus making it easier for you to go quickly to the games that you want to download or simply check out.
We care about the 'net-underprivileged :) Along with FTP and WWW, you can access the site via ftp-by-email through ftpmail@gamers.org (send an email with the word "help" in the body for instructions).
If you have any questions/comments/concerns you can reach the maintainers either via email or a local newsgroup. The mail address is 3dgamers@gamers.org and the newsgroup is available from news://news.gamers.org/gamers.3dgamers

And of course it is free. Only pure service to the gaming community.

Here is the list of games that are currently covered in the archive. Keep in mind that things typically change whenever a relevant new game is released, so this list may not be 100% up-to-date. For the latest list of games please see: http://www.gamers.org/3dgamers/

If you are interested in any of these games, the 3D Action Gamers' Archive is the place that you should visit:

Alien Trilogy, Amok, Angst, Ashes to Ashes, Assassin: 2015, Assault Rigs, Blake Stone, Blood, Catacomb Abyss, Chasm, Corridor 7, CyClones, Cybermage, DOOM, DOOM II, Dark Forces, DeathDrome, Depth Dwellers, Descent, Descent II, Duke Nukem 3D, Earthsiege, Earthsiege 2, Eradicator, Fate, Fury3, G-Nome, H.U.R.L., Havoc, HeliCOPS, Hellbender, Heretic, Hexen, HexenII (working title), Hi-Octane, Hypercycles, In Pursuit Of Greed, Interstate '76, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Ken's Labyrinth, Killing Time, Krazy Ivan, Magic Carpet, MW2: Mercenaries, Magic Carpet II: Netherworlds, Marathon 2: Durandal, MechWarrior 2, Montezuma's Return, Necrodome, Nitemare 3D, Operation Body Count 7, Outlaws, Powerslave, Prey, Pyrotechnica, Quake, Quarantine, Radix: Beyond the Void, Rise of the Triad, Road Warrior, Scorched Planet, Shadow Warrior, Shattered Steel, Shellshock, Siege, Slipstream 5000, Soultrap, Spear of Destiny, Star Fighter, Strife, System Shock, Terminal Velocity, Terminator: Future Shock, Terminator: Rampage, Terminator: SkyNET, Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, Thor's Hammer, Tunnel B1, Unreal, William Shatner's Tekwar, Virtua Squad, Witchaven, Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance, Wolfenstein-3D, XS, Zone Raiders, ZPC.

3D Action Gamers' Archive
http://www.gamers.org/3dgamers/
ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/3dgamers/

Thanks to John Van Essen for indispensable programming support.
Thanks to Raphael Quinet for writing this announcement.