There are downloads of all the Need For Speed games on MyAbandonWare on other sites with mods and updates preinstalled to work better on current systems.
I need to try if their version of Porsche Unleashed will actually work on a modern system.
That should be one of the games you can find all modded out and ready to run if you do a little internet research
How do you deal with malware?
I haven't encountered any yet. I tried some games years ago on a windows laptop and found nothing, and I'm trying again on a Linux laptop now and it's all still fine.
Community projects should be fine as they're trying to make the best versions of those games, and there is a bit of moderation on MyAbandonWare. Since the games are so old, they've usually been on the website for years and undergone some updates or new versions uploaded
Forgive me, but you are describing a hackers smorgasbord. Might I be so bold as to suggest that security through obscurity is not secure in any way.
To give you a sense, it takes 5 minutes to scan the entire internet: https://thechief.io/c/editorial/how-to-scan-the-internet-in-5-minutes/
Edit: Not to mention the shitshow that is Microsoft Windows: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/
Edit 2: Here's an example of this happening today: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/hackers-hide-malware-in-images-to.html
That's probably the one I'm thinking of. I heard it's deep in the lore for an old school shooter so I'm keen to check it out
sonic r is there, i remember playing it as a kid from a youtube video containing sonic games in a zip file. how the fuck didn't i get a virus at the time. it was the version with no music
also mario teaches typing is there lol
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