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Downloads are...well, down. Again! Dont know why, but its wasnt our fault. We do hope, however, that someone hears the cries of our needs and gets to work on putting the damn thing back up!

In meantime....uh, I dont know. Pay visit at our forums? Write reviews? Go somewhere else?

Well, that was shorter than we expected. The downloads are working again. Yippee.

So why the newspost? There's a second announcement; To continue our ongoing unprotection's, The original Double Dragon is once again available for download. Martial artists Billy's girlfriend had been kidnapped by the Black Gang and its up to Billy and his brother Jimmy to save her and kick every punk that opposes them.

Love it or hate it, HotU was one of the (if not THE) most well-known  Abandonware websites on the net. If you were looking for abandonware - HOTU had it. If you were looking for a massive archive with literally thousands of games to download and reviews to go with them - HotU had it. If you were looking for a rare or obscure title not found anywhere else on the internet... chances were HotU had it.

But over last three years HotU was dying a slow death, with no updates and the once-active community dwindling down until all that was left of it was the core of most die-hard supporters. In September last year the site went offline, only to return far diminished soon after, with none of the downloads or screenshots working anymore - reducing the once glorious abandonware archive to but a shadow of its former self.

A week ago, it went down again - and seems this time it's for good: according to a message posted by the site's owner on Twitter, it's webhost closed down due to bankrupcy, thus leaving HotU with no place to call home.

It's sad to see such an end for what was the best Abandonware site of - quite literally - the last decade.

Ladies and gentlemen, a minute of silence in the memory of the epic sprawl of gaming madness that was HotU.

Are you ready true believers?! Frodo has today brought us ultimate Incredible Hulk action! Dr. Bruce Banner was hit by gamma ray's which give him awesome power fueled by his rage! And now you have change to control him....in a text-adventure!

Its the Questprobe Featuring the Hulk!!

And a computer/board game at the same time! One of the most interesting game to come out from Sierra during the times when they mostly made adventure games is now unprotected. And it comes with a multiplayer too!

Jones in the Fast Lane! Get it now, and play it 'till your turn ends.

So watch out for the Daughter of Serpents! Now available for download again.

surely you got lost in space every time. Try getting Lost in Time for a change! Another acclaimed game now un-protected and available for download back again.

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Extra for this Game submitted from JMB is now added. Check it out.

Pack your bags, say goodbye to your wives and daughters, boot up your Dosbox and prepare for journey to the new world. The Seven Cities of Gold is once again downloadable.

And be careful with the fellows that look like the guy on the left. They always seem to expect gifts.

Allright maggots! Step up in the line and one by one you will download EA's Seal Team! This game has been recently unprotected and is available for all those who desire for old-age 3D military action and jungle warfare! And this aint not like in movies private! Charlie aint surfing, napalm is only used in extreme circumstances and we dont stop asking your major malfunctions! Its either kill or get killed and there's no such things as cease-fires! Do I make myself clear?!

"SIR! YES! SIR!"

Ancient tomes are now in your hands. They will help you find the great artifact of life, hidden deep in the shadows of Planet Guardia. Use them and finally end this chapter in the Wizardry tale!

The Wizardry VII Manual  and Solutions (basically a guide containing the most common questions and their answers, related of course to the game) were provided by our evil contributor bob-satan.

Look at you, Hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?

In my talons, I shape clay, crafting life forms as I please. Around me is a burgeoning empire of steel. From my throne room, lines of power careen into the skies of Earth. My whims will become lightning bolts that devastate the mounds of humanity. Out of the chaos, they will run and whimper, praying for me to end their tedious anarchy. I am drunk with this vision. God: the title suits me well.

.....shhzhs3¤#555Fear insects! for she is Shodan, and today, she has brought the System Shock, where she threatens the existence Of mankind!If you dare to stop him, play this now! Play insect play!