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Escape Velocity
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ShrikeMalakim 
FallingBright Comeonnnnn, such a clear fit for GOG
Karthos1000 Now that ambrosiasw is defunct, Escape Velocity (and its sequels, the glorious Escape Velocity Override and the less Escape Velocity Nova) are abandonware, and deserves to be saved by GOG.
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Josiah_Hicks please this game was so fun the mac i had as a kid died over 10 years ago and other games try to copy it but not as good
fundude53 yes add this game gog you have your orders
KingBubsgonzola baby, please add this, im 23 now and i havent played it since i was maybe 5 or 6 and the old computer that had it doesnt work anymore. YOU'RE MY OBI WAN KENOBI (my only hope).
XenonS Please add this one. IMO it's one of the best RPG of all time... It's true that there is a plug-in in the Nova version, but the original game is still different and remarquable.
joelypolly You can actually install EV Nova and use the plugin for play EV (original)
faraocious It is now impossible to even pay for a new license for EV Nova. getting access to the game and it's innumerable plugins via GoG would be AMAZING, and I would put the money that I spent trying to get a license today towards getting the game via GoG in an instant!
Karthos1000 Want to repeat that Sheepshaver can be used to play the game, but there are a few problems here and there. Still, it's a way to play the plug-ins that were the best part of this game. (Particularly the "Empire" Trilogy, IMO the best ones ever, since they let you win the war for either side.)
If GOG can make this game available for OSX, AND find a way to get the plug-ins to work as well...
Still, sheepshaver functions well enough for the most part.
Pupsader @mkell_226
It's definitely possible to get this game working on a modern computer on the cheap using the resources at http://www.emaculation.com/. Apple has kept a late version of System 7 online for download, as well. Using these operating system files, SheepShaver and a trial version of EV is a completely free and legal way of playing the game. If you are really up for a challenge, download one of the old plug-in creators from Ambrosia's website and transform Cap'n Hector (the Rapier-class NPC that hunts you down if you don't pay the shareware fee) into a harmless Shuttlecraft by making your own plug-in to change his Ship Code.
There are some issues with the game this way, mostly due to the game's engine not compensating for today's CPU speeds. However, the game featured a Game Speed slider, as well, which helps a lot.
TL;DR version:
Please, GOG.com, please, PLEASE bring us EV.
mkell_226 If I had the money, I would pay whatever it took to get Escape Velocity ported to new systems, with no tweaks, changes or updates needed. This is beyond question the single most addictive game I have ever played.
ewmarch Best space game ever made to date. I've played them all.
theironpaw this game was amazing. sill wish i could play it once more
Tallin Unfortunately, this was only ever on the classic Mac. Of course, the game resources have been converted to the Nova engine and are available on Ambrosia's site for free if you own Nova and when installed plays almost exactly the same as the original. So anyone who voted here and hasn't yet should also vote for Nova so we can get this and Override free as well. It has a much better chance since there is already a Windows version of that game available and thus far gog.com only sells native Windows (and DOS) games.
theironpaw 
bokruse en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_Velocity_(video_game)I played this game extensively when I was a teenager. Great, great game.
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