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    Battlefield 1942

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Sep 12, 2002

    Battlefield 1942, the first in the acclaimed Battlefield franchise, pits Axis versus Allies in large-scale multiplayer battles.

    Battlefield 1942 is now free on Origin.

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    Huh. Does it work with Windows 7 the way you'd want it to? I'd totally just pop it on to look at Wake Island again.

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    #3  Edited By Phatmac

    EA IS CLEARLY EVIL AND THE WORST COMPAN-oh never mind.

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    #4  Edited By Animasta

    @Phatmac said:

    EA IS CLEARLY EVIL AND THE WORST COMPAN- oh never mind.

    how long until someone says BUT ORIGIN!

    I say 3 more posts from here.

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    #5  Edited By ShaggE

    I love that the only comment on that announcement is bitching about BF3. Never change, internet.

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    #6  Edited By MikkaQ

    Do I get secret weapons too? I loved the demo map for that game.

    I should really wrangle this game from my neighbor, I lent it to him like 7 years ago and never got it back.

    @Brodehouse said:

    Huh. Does it work with Windows 7 the way you'd want it to? I'd totally just pop it on to look at Wake Island again.

    I read somewhere that the BF1942 demo servers are STILL populated, so your best bet for some classic Wake Island action is probably through the demo.

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    #7  Edited By Ravenlight

    It's not that I dislike Origin, it's that I don't care about any of the games EA's offering. This one included.

    Maybe if they had a free weekend for Battlefield 3, I'd try that out.

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    #8  Edited By RustySanderke

    But Origin!

    jk, installing now.

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    #9  Edited By PhatSeeJay

    @MikkaQ said:

    Do I get secret weapons too? I loved the demo map for that game.

    Only the base game. A lot of mods are working though. :)

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    #10  Edited By swoxx

    Ah, the memories.

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    Sweet! I've played very little of the Battlefield games, but this sounds cool.

    Also, TNT anyone?

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    #12  Edited By Justin258

    Snagged it! I hope EA doesn't start using this as a new F2P platform.

    "You can download and play the game for free, but you've gotta pay to do anything other than wave your dick around."

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    #13  Edited By jking47

    Oh wow, that's actually pretty awesome. I have some awesome memories of playing BF1942. Downloading now!

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    #14  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    Pretty sure EA took down the 1942 servers a while ago though!

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    #15  Edited By Subjugation

    Unless I'm crazy, I don't see any servers. Is it up to some regular joe to host one now?

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    #16  Edited By JJOR64

    Been thinking about getting this game for a while now. Glad it's on Origin for free now. DLed it.

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    #17  Edited By Ben_H
    @Ravenlight said:

    It's not that I dislike Origin, it's that I don't care about any of the games EA's offering. This one included.

    Maybe if they had a free weekend for Battlefield 3, I'd try that out.

    Why BF3? BF1942 is way better than it. Sure the graphics are kinda bad but it is way more fun. The map "Battle For Britain" is more fun than the entirety of Battlefield 3.
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    I just downloaded it. I totally forgot that Battlefield used to have ships in it. And that you could beach those ships. Which I totally did with my hapless sub.

    It was weird playing BF1942 again. I remember playing it on my PC back then, which barely ran the game. I had to turn the options down a bit, especially the view distance, to get the thing to work well. Now I'm running it on what is, compared to back then, some FUTURE-TECH PC FROM SPACE, and my machine doesn't even break a sweat. It almost feels like cheating.

    Is it time to get a Giant Bomb 1942 server fired up?

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    #19  Edited By Sackmanjones

    They just sent me a 10 dollar coupon for my birthday. Gotta say I am being more and more impressed with origin. Do I like steam better? Definitely but I'm used to it. Origin is still knew and you know what? I'm warming up to it. I'm on board to see where this goes

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    #20  Edited By Funkydupe

    Free!? *downloading*

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    #21  Edited By Ben_H

    I was having issues getting it running. The first time it ran fine at first but then my cursor locked up in the menus. Now it just straight up won't start (either it locks up, or Origin becomes unresponsive). 
     
    I'll just install it off the disks I guess. I still have all of them, including both expansions.

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    #22  Edited By Doctorchimp

    See I knew I was being a good Samaritan when I decided to leave out 1942 from my Origin shoplifting spree.

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    #23  Edited By Green_Incarnate

    After playing this for a few hours, I kinda wished they released 1943 for PC.

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    #24  Edited By fattony12000

    JUST GIVE ME THE BACKSTAB MAP FROM BATTLEFIELD 2: MODERN COMBAT, PLAYING CONQUEST 24/7.

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