The Original Half-Life

I've missed out on the original Half-Life when it was released. Now I am finding it very difficult to buy the game.

Most stores only sell the Game of the Year edition or the Platinum Edition, but I don't want those. I only want the original Half-Life.

I've searched Amazon and various other sources, but I couldn't buy a new copy of it anywhere I looked.

Any ideas? I would get Half-Life: Source if it's available alone. I already own Half-Life 2. I didn't get the Silver edition, as I should've done before.

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The Game of the Year editions and Platinum Editions have the same
version of Half-Life, but TFC / Opposing Force / Blue Shift / CS are
bundled with them depending on the package. Maybe one version is
patched a little farther than the other, but that's all.

A few years ago I bought the GOTY edition - it's probably all that's left, anyway.

I'll sell you my copy!

Probably E-bay is the best bet for old software still in the box. I found a copy of Kings Quest III in the plastic on there.

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Can't you buy HL:S by going to "browse games" in source, clicking the
"individual games" tab, and choosing it? I wouldn't know if you can do
anything from that menu as I bought silver so have access to them all
free, but worth checking if you haven't already.

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To be honest, the first half-life just isn't the same with the fancy water and physics (It'd be a different story if the rest of the game looked like hl2, but it doesn't)

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I'd sell you my copy, but our HL1 CD has lost the pak file?! When you instal it doesn't instal the pak file, which is really bizarre...

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Hmm, the forum has gone b0rk for the past few hours. It's finally back online for me. My last post is lost though.

I think I'll take ReNo's recommendation and try to install Half-Life via Steam. This way, I won't have to worry about the previous owner's registration intefering with my ownership of the game on Steam.

I have a friend who wants to give me his copy of Half-Life, but he has already registered the game many years ago. Would this pose a problem for Steam?

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you could just walk into game and buy it, supprised they still sell it actualy, or http://www.shop.game.net

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Satchmo is from America pegs, not really ideal to be ordering games from a UK shop :smile:

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satchmo said:
I have a friend who wants to give me his copy of Half-Life, but he has already registered the game many years ago. Would this pose a problem for Steam?

Registration used to be a simple algorithm that would check to see if you had a valid CD key from somewhere. Nothing got sent to Valve or came back. World Opponent Network (WON) would allow one user per CD key to play HL online. It was great for letting lots of people play on a LAN with one copy - half my college freshman class played off the same CD key. Anyway, so my point is that if he never installed Steam, it seems likely there should be no problem.

Thanks. I might just install his copy then.

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I'd sell you my copy, but our HL1 CD has lost the pak file?! When you
instal it doesn't instal the pak file, which is really bizarre...

It was the PAK file on my original that messed up too, myrk. However
mine just died after about 10 mins of installation. (Thanks again to
Fishy for the replacement) :biggrin:

I bought HL1 in April for ?9.99 on the recommendation of my cousin. It
was the first (and as yet) only fps game I've played - I subsequently
bought a "bargain" cd with Doom I, II and III on the strength that it
was related in some way to Half Life but binned it when I discovered
that the game consisted of running across a lawn and being killed by
2-dimensional marines (in profile) flickering back and forth while I
prodded the keyboard.

Then I found out you could MAKE YOUR OWN MAPS!!

I haven't looked back since and I am consistently
producing quality cubes populated by smaller cubes with the occasional
arch, spike or prefab.

The trouble is, though, I think it's becoming a problem - I can't walk
into a room without mentally mapping it, or manipulating the vertices
of every object within it and I wake up thinking of entity combinations
and rendermodes and suchlike.

I will be upgrading my computer soon so I will be able to have a go at
HL2, but I'm not so sure it would be a good idea. Physics? Fog??
Displacement maps??? Oh dear.

While on the subject of new maps, I need some help with my new MP map, as I know almost nothing about the HL1 map editor, all I can do so far is make a room and some sandbags. Please help

Dont get a copy of HL off someone. Most of the keys in the world have either been copied or randomly generated by people trying to get free stuff via steam, including mine :sad:

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I actually found a used copy of HL1, original version too, for $2.50. I bought it for a friend, and thankfully, the key wasn't being used on steam.

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ReNo said:
Can't you buy HL:S by going to "browse games" in source, clicking the "individual games" tab, and choosing it? I wouldn't know if you can do anything from that menu as I bought silver so have access to them all free, but worth checking if you haven't already.

Sadly not - this is what people who bought the retail (ie bronze package) HL2 are bitching about. When trying to purchase one of the extras that weren't included in the bronze package, we just get a "thank you! you have already purchased halflife2 blah blah" message. There aren't any purchase options at all to select. The only way is to log out and purchase the entire silver package for $60 as a different username. :/

There aren't any purchase options at all to select. The only way is to
log out and purchase the entire silver package for $60 as a different
username.

That's just complete bulls**t. What's up with Valve and the
obtuse Steam? Don't they want business from someone like
me? I ain't going to pay for something that I already have
(Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike:Source). What a rip-off.

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it's in most shops round here, just hl generations pack and sometimes even just hl stand alone

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Well, satch, you can just buy the "premire pack" on steam, which is $20. That has hl1 and all it's mods except CS:CZ. But, if you bought hl2, it'd be cheaper just to buy the silver package.

I think their purchasing options will change by september, since, by the end of August (I think) all new retail copies of anything hl related (game wise) have to be pulled off the shelves, since valve won that suit against Vivendi.

Also, I think purchasing options will become better after DoD:S has come out. I'm sure, they'll have a way to purchase that seperatly.

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Blame it on Microsoft, God does.

i got the retail version and only got HL2, HL2:DM, and CSS. but then i found the HL Generations pack i bought years ago and registered its CD Key through steam and now ive got just about everything that is related to HL and Steam.

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Crono said:
Also, I think purchasing options will become better after DoD:S has come out. I'm sure, they'll have a way to purchase that seperatly.

I hope so. I imagine most punters who've bought HL2 have the bronze retail version, so Valve would be limiting their potential audience somewhat if the purchasing options are not sorted out.

yeah when is DOD:S and HL2:Aftermath coming out? DOD:S was meant for spring and aftermath for this summer. but spring is already history and summer is nearly up and none of them have appeared.

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Quik search under the key word Half-Life on bol.com found me this:

http://www.nl.bol.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/nl/-/EUR/BOL_DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=OkCQqGRSV3uQtiaoRmaun4SK1kcgG3tRIZ4=?BOL_OWNER_ID=1004004000000766&Section=GAMES&lgl=1&plid=&lgl_BOL_OWNER_ID=1&lgl_Section=1

Only 9.99 Euro's.

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The strength of the turbulence is directly proportional to the temperature of your coffee.

...except I can't understand anything on the screen. Thanks though.

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"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." -- Toulouse-Lautre, Moulin Rouge

The original Half Life is still my all time favorite game. It was
amazing the first time playing it. The story was immersive and full of
plot twists. The game was also pretty long.

Hmm, sorry Satchmo its in Dutch.

Couldnt find it on the english page.

www.bol.com

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The strength of the turbulence is directly proportional to the temperature of your coffee.

Have not read this whole thread yet but, if it were not mentioned yet every Wal-Mart I have ever been in has a copy of HL1. Try looking there.

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

Not what we're looking for...

By golly, I have seen it in both Wal-Mart and Hastings. Do you want me to see if I can locate it and send it to you Satchmo?

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

The original? i.e. Not Steam, not GOTY?

French Toast said:
The original? i.e. Not Steam, not GOTY?

The orange box original. What part of my comment is not transfering from me to you? I saw it as recently as 3 months ago.

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

You wont be able to buy the original Half-Life because it was in one of
them old boxes. Now they use the bigger cases and you wont find
just Half Life on its own in one of them.

French Toast said:
The original? i.e. Not Steam, not GOTY?

The orange box original. What part of my comment is not transfering from me to you? I saw it as recently as 3 months ago.

Just makin sure....

French Toast said:
Just makin sure....

You were beginning to make me worry. I am the one who is usually lost. Welcome to my world. :kitty:

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

I figured you were lost :biggrin:

French Toast said:
I figured you were lost :biggrin:

We dude, we. :razz:

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

Your never lost your either mentaly or geographicaly misplaced.

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Thanks Underdog. I'll check my local Wal-Mart first. If I
don't find it, I'll let you know whether you can ship me a copy.

I'll give my friend a call too. He has a free copy that he wants to give me.

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So you're checking Wal-Mart, to see if you can buy the game, when a friend is offering his for free?

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worse case scenario. You obtain a full version copy. I have several functional numbers you may borrow to activate it. I am no longer playing HL1 and my copies, WHICH I PURCHASED MYSELF are all legit. My game disks are all scratched save the last copy. Back when I got my games, you still needed the disk to play and I did so often my disks got scratched to all hell. I was so glad when the patch finally arrived that rendered the disk use moot. I personally got tired of buying the game.

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

worse case scenario. You obtain a full version copy. I have several functional numbers you may borrow to activate it. I am no longer playing HL1 and my copies, WHICH I PURCHASED MYSELF are all legit. My game disks are all scratched save the last copy. Back when I got my games, you still needed the disk to play and I did so often my disks got scratched to all hell. I was so glad when the patch finally arrived that rendered the disk use moot. I personally got tired of buying the game.

You could just get some clear fluid that solidifies. It'd fill in the scratches and reflect inside.

You can find them for car paint scratches ... although, I don't know if the chemical is safe for plastic, but if it is, it would work wonders.

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Crono said:
You could just get some clear fluid that solidifies. It'd fill in the scratches and reflect inside.

You can find them for car paint scratches ... although, I don't know if the chemical is safe for plastic, but if it is, it would work wonders.

LOL, I used that scratch repair fluid they sell at the book store till I was blue. Yeah it works for a bit and worth every penny, but its effectiveness stops after a bit.

I wonder, why do they not make a cdrom that is scratch proof. My disks all got scratched inside the player, not without. :sad:

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

I think they do these days man; I've never had any problem with disk
drives causing scratches And don't anybody get all pedantic
and say "well actually" - I mean significant scratches that are
noticeable :razz:

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ReNo said:
I think they do these days man;

Key words "These Days"

I don't know about you but I got my HL1 when HL1 was new. My playing machine was a K62 400.. The cd/rom scratched up 2 disks before the patch arrived.

Still, I honestly do not know how my new machine reacts to disks as far as scratching is concerned. You may be right.

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

Yeah likewise - I preordered my copy of HL, and as it was delayed
bought SiN to sate my appetite. Did the job, though it wasn't quite in
the same league :smile:

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Maybe I'm a bit late and out of date here, but ever think of either eBay or Amazon's "new & used"? Or, failing that, a second hand games shop- there are plenty of these on high streets in most towns in the UK, at least.

I got burned on eBay before, so I don't trust any sellers anymore. Amazon search didn't turn out anything I want. There is a Game of the Year edition, which I don't want or care for. There are several used ones, but I want a new one (so I don't have to worry about the CD code floating around on the internet somewhere and I getting banned from Steam because of it).

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write vavle a letter and see if they have one laying around you could buy off of them...

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Out of curiosity, is there any reason why you don't want the GOTY or other special editions?

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