GameHippo.com gone?

Post by **emmzee** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:57 pm

Last year GameHippo.com was sold (<a href="http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9812">see this thread</a>) and today when I went to it I just get a generic "search engine" kinda page. I hadn't been to the site for awhile, anyone know if this is a recent change, or has it been like this for months and I just never noticed?

Either way, kinda sad that this site has apparently disappeared. I remember visiting it when it was freegames.org (I think). With DGO now not the same as it once was, it makes me more resolved to keep DG running!

Post by **dosraider** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:08 am

The world changes ..... snif.... snif....

http://compactiongames.about.com/od/fre ... ehippo.htm

7/20/2008 - Update Looks like GameHippo.com is back online...not sure if it will be under new domain name or how long this will be up but here it is. http://216.92.35.228/
7/14/2008 - Updated Information on GameHippo.com: Unfortunately www.gamehippo.com is no longer online. To date no reasons have been given for the demise of one of the great collections/listings of independent and freeware games. Check back from time to time for any updates. Yahoo Answers

Seems it's gone for good now.

Post by **Dogbreath** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:36 am

I think Mr. Worm was trying to buy the domain name a couple weeks back, so there might be a GameHippo revival soon.

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:19 am

Stupid internet people being stupid.

Post by **CPT Worm** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:00 am

Yeah, I'm trying to buy the domain name...still waiting on the negotiations.

We're working on building a better site from the ground up.

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:28 pm

Mr. Worm wrote:Yeah, I'm trying to buy the domain name...still waiting on the negotiations.

We're working on building a better site from the ground up.

It's going to be 8-bit porn, isn't it?

abyss · Post by **abyss** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:47 pm

I never even heard of Gamehippo.com.

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:51 pm

abyss wrote:I never even heard of Gamehippo.com.

*le audible gasp*

Nah, I knew it was coming

Post by **Dogbreath** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:46 pm

abyss wrote:I never even heard of Gamehippo.com.

It was the only place on the web where you could get the DOS version of Starcraft. Lost forever, now...

Cmaza · Post by **Cmaza** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:28 pm

Though a tad on the sad side, I honestly can't say I didn't see this coming - actually, I'm surprised that GameHippo lasted as long as it did and didn't go offline a long time ago. Eh, oh well, it happens.

Hey Wormy - if you successfully acquire the domain, so far as content is concerned, is there any possibility of rescuing any of the old database? It'd save a might amount of time if you didn't have to worry about rebuilding some 1000+ entries, not to mention to number of games that were unique to that database.

Post by **emmzee** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:48 pm

Dogbreath wrote:It was the only place on the web where you could get the DOS version of Starcraft. Lost forever, now...

AFAIK GameHippo didn't host any of the games themselves, so the file (on the remote site) still might be available somewhere? The URL still could be obtainable through Archive.org or something ...

Post by **Dogbreath** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:24 am

emmzee wrote:
Dogbreath wrote:It was the only place on the web where you could get the DOS version of Starcraft. Lost forever, now...
AFAIK GameHippo didn't host any of the games themselves, so the file (on the remote site) still might be available somewhere? The URL still could be obtainable through Archive.org or something ...

*blinks*

Maybe my post was a little too subtle. Reread it again keeping in mind who I'm replying to...

Post by **wardrich** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:26 am

Dogbreath wrote:
emmzee wrote:
Dogbreath wrote:It was the only place on the web where you could get the DOS version of Starcraft. Lost forever, now...
AFAIK GameHippo didn't host any of the games themselves, so the file (on the remote site) still might be available somewhere? The URL still could be obtainable through Archive.org or something ...
*blinks*

Maybe my post was a little too subtle. Reread it again keeping in mind who I'm replying to...

Don't worry, emmzee... I was a little slow on the pick-up of that one, too. lol.

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:58 am

wardrich wrote:
Dogbreath wrote:
emmzee wrote: AFAIK GameHippo didn't host any of the games themselves, so the file (on the remote site) still might be available somewhere? The URL still could be obtainable through Archive.org or something ...
*blinks*

Maybe my post was a little too subtle. Reread it again keeping in mind who I'm replying to...
Don't worry, emmzee... I was a little slow on the pick-up of that one, too. lol.

Rookies!

Post by **CPT Worm** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:31 am

Wait! There's a DOS version of Starcraft? Wowzers!!

Post by **emmzee** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:10 am

lol oops. Well, in my defense, I never played Starcraft ...

Cmaza · Post by **Cmaza** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:38 am

Mr. Worm wrote:Wait! There's a DOS version of Starcraft? Wowzers!!

That's almost as old-school as the non-DOS version of Starcraft!

Post by **dosraider** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:37 pm

Euuuuurrrrgh ...........................................

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:15 pm

dosraider wrote:Euuuuurrrrgh ...........................................

That pretty much says it all, yea!

abyss · Post by **abyss** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:00 pm

Was Game Hippo popular?