Where to get older versions of Gunship by Microprose \ VOGONS

Where to get older versions of Gunship by Microprose

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First post, by Physikant

Posted on 2025-09-11, 21:48

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Hi guys!
I wanted to run the 429.04-version of Gunship, the one with the Entertainer-message.
I bought the GOG-version, but it's not 429.04. I even contacted ebay sellers, seems like the most common version is 429.05.
I read that the versions pre-05 have disk copy protection.
Is there any way to get this without buying numerous copies of the game and hoping for the best?

Reply 1 of 3, by DosFreak

Posted on 2025-09-11, 23:05

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You may want to reword your post, we don't support so called "abandonware" here.

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Reply 2 of 3, by Malik

Posted on 2025-09-13, 17:26

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Try Internet Archive.

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Reply 3 of 3, by stoney1981

Posted on 2025-10-19, 23:08

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This build does feature encrypted executables and com files and no unpacked version does exist to my knowledge.

But before we dive into this further: Would an unpacked version be interesting to DOSBox Development (the only version that supported the „The Entertainer“ Card exclusively) or Preservation?

If yes, please drop me a DM.

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