Came across this as a way to play Star Wars Battlefront 2 online, noticed that they've rescued a few game titles that have had their servers shut down.
After downloading and installing, I see a huge list of multi hosting, from Age of Empires 1 & II, Diablo 1 & II, FlatOut 2, Halo Combat Evolved & Custom Edition, etc etc.
Seems to be a no-BS, clean interface multi client with a bunch of stuff to make playing online easy (chat, hosted games lists, etc).
Thoughts? Could we have a Hard-Light list of users so we could all play together? (whether or not we got FSO support in this thing, I'm sure a bunch of use occasionally and/or frequently play legacy games here)
My username is 0x6A7232
http://www.gameranger.com/about/About
GameRanger – the easiest way to play your friends online.
GameRanger is a free download for Mac and PC that lets you play over 600 games and demos online with friends and opponents worldwide. GameRanger offers features like profiles, friends lists, instant messaging, in-game voice communication, and competitive ladders/rankings/ratings.
Created by Scott Kevill and opened to Mac gaming in 1999, GameRanger is the longest running multiplayer online gaming service on any platform. In 2008, GameRanger expanded into PC gaming receiving widespread enthusiasm and acclaim.
GameRanger Technologies is located in Perth, Australia.
Press Area
Press Area - Press releases, recent coverage, assets.
Contact
User Support - Feedback or issues using GameRanger?
Press Enquiries - Media questions, queries, more information?
Game Developers - Want to provide your customers the easiest way to play online?
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http://www.gameranger.com/games/ <- 723 games
including X-Wing Alliance and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, Descent 3 + Mercs + more (bunch of old games like Civ II, Quake 1-4, Doom 3, Diablo 1&II, MechWarrior 3&4, MechCommander 1&2 etc - just Ctrl+F the list). Also some ex-GameSpy games are on there as well.
http://www.gameranger.com/news/ <- you can see the announcements about rescuing games from server shutdowns
https://www.facebook.com/GameRanger <= their FB page
http://www.gameranger.com/forum/