Thief 1/G/2 on Windows 8?

Dahenjo on 27/10/2012 at 13:16

Just wondering if anyone has the 1.19 versions running on Windows 8 yet?

Renault on 27/10/2012 at 13:32

Don't have an answer to your question yet, but I might try it out this weekend. I was surprised to see that it's only (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbpage.Windows_8_Pro?WT.term=when+will+windows+8+be+released&WT.mc_id=pointitsem_Microsoft+US_google_5+-+Windows+8&WT.medium=cpc&WT.campaign=5+-+Windows+8&WT.srch=1&WT.content=sGOKOQk4&WT.source=google&cshift_ck=9b24b9eb-e289-481c-bc11-073a97b39123cssGOKOQk4) $40 to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, unlike the usual $150-200 Microsoft charge for an OS upgrade. Looks like it's available at that price until the end of January 2013.

Renzatic on 27/10/2012 at 15:53

Thief 2 works just fine for me, so I assume the rest do as well.

Dahenjo on 27/10/2012 at 18:36

Thank you both! I'm downloading the $40 version now .. slight difference from installing Win 3.1 on DOS 5.0! :joke:

Albert on 27/10/2012 at 19:15

Heheh, with recent events I'm sure it'll work. Question is, why would anyone want to use a cellphone interface on the desktop? :rolleyes:

Look, I'm not a pure hater of Windows, but Micro$oft has a record of releasing some bad Operating systems. ME, Vista, and possibly 8. It's 40 bucks you might never get back...

(And yes, I did the old $ sign joke with that company. It's the same shtick as most global corporations, except Microsoft is hardly what you'd call an innovator nowadays.)

EmperorSteele on 27/10/2012 at 19:45

Yeah, I tend to view M$ releases like Star Trek movies: roughly every other one sucks, but the ones in between are good.

95 sucked, 98 was good. NT and ME were lackluster, XP was great. Vista was bleh, 7 is really good (even though it's technically not much different from Vista... it's basically what Vista SHOULD have been). As for 8? I don't exactly feel compelled to upgrade, especially since i JUST took the plunge from XP to 7 about a few months ago. Also, pattern recognition.

=)

Albert on 27/10/2012 at 20:28

Exactly. Micro$oft does itself no favors by trying to innovate. Doesn't anyone remember Bob? :erm:

Thirith on 27/10/2012 at 21:21

Does anyone else find it really difficult not to immediately dismiss even potentially valid points made by people if they insist on putting the dollar sign in Microsoft?

voodoo47 on 27/10/2012 at 22:01

40 bucks is still to much for a new skin, I say.

Albert on 27/10/2012 at 23:20

Quote Posted by Thirith

Does anyone else find it really difficult not to immediately dismiss even potentially valid points made by people if they insist on putting the dollar sign in Microsoft?

Look, didn't I just say I realized that? Of course MicroSs-s-soft is like every other lifeless industrialized corporate monger today. My point is that they lack the finesse of their more devillish competitors like Apple or -- or heck, even Starbucks who isn't even a computer company. :p

At this point though, I think Microsoft is thinking they'll just have to release a Windows 9 really fast to reverse the negative reaction to 8, because it will probably happen.