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Get Half-Life for less than a dollar on Steam
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘the game that started it all’, Valve has kindly put the classically awesome Half-Life on sale for just 98 cents.
For those that have been locked in a large wooden chest,
thrown inside a larger metal chest, buried and then forgotten about for 10
years, Half-Life is one of the greatest games to have ever graced the industry.
Before Half-Life, you might have pictured an accountant in Basingstoke
when hearing the name Gordon Freeman, and it’s testament to Valve’s design that
Freeman’s bearded, crowbar-wielding figure became such a memorable character.
Half-Life took the kill-the-aliens story that had been a
staple of FPS games for years, and combined it with an engrossing story and an
imaginative, apocalyptic setting that pitted you against everything from aliens
and mutant headcrabs to ninjas and marines.
Half-Life is most definitely a game to experience for those
very few gamers that haven’t already, and as it’s less than a quid until 8pm
tomorrow evening, you’ve really no excuse not to. Click here to download Steam.
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I actually got all the half lifes for free when steam came out initially ... I purchased a 7800GTX and got half life 2 which also came with all the other versions (lost coast , blue and red version , day of defeat source and couple of other games ) ... might install steam and give them another go .... see if Half life Lost coast looks as good as I remember on the old GTX ..
Comment by akoli at 5:51am 24th November 2008
This is stupid, if you were "locked in a large wooden chest, thrown inside a larger metal chest, buried" for 10 years, you would be dead. No one can survive without food or water for more than 8 days.
Comment by Peter at 8:26pm 22nd November 2008
...who's slightly concerned about how young people were when this game came out? I was in my 20s and working full time by the time Half-Life came out - it doesn't seem that long ago to an old man like me! 64p for Half-Life is a bargain - I've just bought it - why wouldn't you?
Comment by hardwidge at 11:01am 21st November 2008
I was 13 on its release. Locked myself in my room, and pounded out 40 hours...of gaming! God knows what my parents thought! Amazing game, will definately be getting it again at this price...although I am tempted byu the Source version...
Comment by E_Z_PC at 10:45am 21st November 2008
10 years ago i was 6 years old, not exactly the age to be playing half-life. but i got the orange box about 6 months back ad have been playing through hl2 lately. i sure would like to understand the series more by playing the first part, and for $0.98 i have no reason not to.
Comment by yougotkicked at 9:42pm 20th November 2008
Bought it, 80p!! Installed fine on netbook, but it won't let me pick 1024x600 res, it only has 640x480 and 800x600. 640x480 seems to fine brilliant, no lag at all. Quite hard with the track pad, need to fiddle with sensitivty settings.
Comment by Cerberus_xiii at 8:21pm 20th November 2008
You really can't argue with that value. I am new to pc gaming and didn't really understand HL2 when I played the first hour or so. Left it alone, reformated and have never reinstalled :( Hopefully this will grip me and lead me to want to play through HL2, and both the subsequent "chapters".
Comment by do_it_anyway at 7:47pm 20th November 2008
Hats off dude, that's dedication to the art of gaming!
Comment by crazyceo at 7:44pm 20th November 2008
I'm just getting it now, for a steam account on my netbook. Hopefully, as its a low req game it should work. Just got to learn to play with a trackpad at 1024x600 res. :D
Comment by Cerberus_xiii at 6:29pm 20th November 2008
At this price, you have to buy it. If you can find the extra $9, get the Source version. Same game just polished in beautiful source glory.
Comment by crazyceo at 4:21pm 20th November 2008
...is nostalgic, historic and educational. Anyone claiming to be a PC gamer must have played this game to qualify.
Comment by mi1ez at 3:36pm 20th November 2008
other things you can spend 50p on, 50 1p sweets, a very small bag of nuts, a newspaper, a completely new identity online, a thai wife, and if your flying by ryan air a flight to france and back. you know what, half life still wins this one
Comment by lunarus at 3:25pm 20th November 2008
That must be the best spent 50p ever. (or what ever the 98 cents are at now) I "sold" my copy of Halflife to Game years ago, hell, for 98 cents I might buy it again and have some fun with it again
Comment by jonisaksson at 1:57pm 20th November 2008
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