DOS Games Discussion

emmzee · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: GameHippo.com sold

Popular freeware gaming site GameHippo.com has been sold to a new owner:

http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2007/04/gamehippo-sold.html

The site (which if I'm not mistaken used to be freegames.org?) was sold for an undisclosed amount to someone who, from the sounds of it, is interested in keeping the site going as it is, hopefully with more frequent updates.

For the record, I receive a few offers each year to sell DOSGames.com, but have never seriously considered them. Happy

Although, I wonder how much money he got ... if someone were to offer me a bajillion^* dollars ... Shit-Eating Grin

^* Not a real number.

Mr. Worm · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

lol GH.

That's good...that site has been hacked some many times. They need someone who can actually have root access to the site.

Dogbreath · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

Hopefully this'll mean a change for the better. Boson is a good guy (though my experience of him is limited to a couple of PMs exchanged on GHF years ago... heh), but he has a family and a busy life, and hasn't really done much with the site or community for a long time.

emmzee: If you ever do decide to sell dosgames.com, contact me first. I don't have a Bajillion dollars, but I would be able to pay a decent amount (in USD too!), and you'd have the peace of mind knowing the guy who bought it from you.

Worm - any news on who the new owner is?

Ro@m · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:58 am Post subject:

Interesting news,altough i have registered on their forum,i just can't seem to remember my password....

Larry Laffer · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

*Pictures Dogbreath cashing in everything he has, to be able to pay for DOSGames.com*

lol...

But, really, how much buying a website(as popular as DOSGames.com, not DOSGames itself) cost these days?

Gamer_V · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject:

In the market Larry? Laughing

www.dosgames.com

This website is worth

What is your website worth?

Though none of these tools are really that accurate. And of course, you'll only get what people'll give for it. Tbbbbbth!

Mr. Worm · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:23 am Post subject:

ClassicDOSGames · Member Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 15

That's an interesting tool. It certainly overvalues my website. I don't sell anything, and I don't have any ads, so site revenue is $0. In theory, anyone who offers me more than $0 is a sucker.

Larry Laffer · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:38 pm Post subject:

Actually... I think it calculates per visitor or something...

And since you say your site is worth $0, if I pay you $1, would you be interested? Laughing

Then I could just splash the site with ads, and dunno... something Malevolent

ClassicDOSGames · Member Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 15

wardrich · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject:

Joris · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject:

Did they allready mention how many $$ they got for it?

wardrich · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 12:06 am Post subject:

Dogbreath · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 12:22 am Post subject:

Kazer0 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

Thats so inaccurate. According to that, my sites worth more than his. www.andrewcharron.com sells for $19k when I checked.