So guys, I made this page for you all. To talk about piracy. I'm just giving resources for you. Let's start with your PC.
Windows And Apps
First things first, PLEASE USE FIREFOX and get addons like uBlock Origin Ad Blocker and DownThemAll. Google Chrome is now blocking Adblocker Plugins, web with ads getting into your eyes just makes your eyes get cancer with scams.
Also Windows has own Anti-Virus Program, ofc you don't need other one too. But I recommend you to use with Malwarebytes. It's kinda be like "sidekick" with Windows Defender.
Let's talk about other apps that is useful for you. The Youtuber Chris Titus made a program that can run from Powershell (without installing the program itself), to download recommend programs (by himself) in multi-installer way. Open your Powershell in Admin and enter this or copy this and paste it:
irm https://christitus.com/win | iex
Now you see a lot of recommend apps by Chris Titus himself. But for normal user, installing;
- Bulk Rename Util (to reanme it in bulk)
- 7-zip (better than Winrar or Winzip)
- AIMP (Russian made Winamp clone, has Themes support to use old Winamp themes!)
- nGlide (if you play older games from mid-90s and has problems with modern PC -whatever you do-, this is for you)
- ShareX (The best Screenshoter, also it's on Steam too)
- VLC (the best Video Player!)
- File-Converter (The best thing I have, it converts files in minutes!)
- Revo Uninstaller (The best uninstaller! Removes everything from your program and not leaving traces from program.)
- Transmission (The best and Open Source Torrent Program and it's smol!)
- Nomacs (The small and better than Irfanview, it comes with everything you want)
Archived Software And Games
Now coming to legal ones, the games and software that is abandonware by the company. They always ended up on safe sites. Safe sites like Internet Archive or some random Russian site (No joke, they are good at archive stuff).
Now I'm gonna list useful sites or sub-sites to use!
- My Abandonware (This site is best for old game that retired by game studios.)
- My Abandonware's Useful Site List (They have list fo finding more old games by searching on those sites, so you can use it too.)
- Internet Archive's Classic PC Games Archive (This has Demos, Full games and some old Win 9x or Win3.1 games.)
- Internet Archive's Software Library: MS-DOS Games (If you're old gamer that played games on MSDOS, this page is for you and also it's INTERACTIVE! You can play DOS Games on your browser!)
- Internet Archive's Historical Software Collection (The page of Historic Software and Games.)
- Internet Archive's The Vintage Software Collection (The page of Vintage Software, you can use it still.)
- Internet Archive's The DOOM Level CD Collection (Yeah, they archived early 90's user made Doom maps that are lost or found. Some of them comes with some resources and tools also!)
- Internet Archive's Shareware CD-ROMs (Do you want your Demo Cd days? Here it is!)
Pirating Software And Games
Of course, not everyone has money but... Sometimes you need to test the program or game before you buy (No joke, some people does this!). Because not everyone has Trial or Demo for programs or games. Back to piracy, I recommend you to read MEGATHREAD because not every site is NOT SAFE to use. Also Like I said before at start, use Firefox with Adblocker and use Malwarebytes. Also there is FreeMediaHeckYeah and has useful tools and software to use.