Full original game is free

[PoGo STiK]

I've played this even before it was released on xbox; basically the "lite" or beta version, but still very fun. Think of it more as a demo if you're unsure whether you'd like it. Beating the game and unlocking the miner is a great challenge if you stick with this version.

Check it out here: http://spelunkyworld.com/original.html

[PhyreMatrix]

thanks for the link to the demo version.

[BruceAllrighty]

Originally posted by PhyreMatrix:

thanks for the link to the demo version.

This isn't the full version?
http://www.derekyu.com/games/spelunky_1_1.zip - linked from spelunkyworld.com

[Magical Purple Man]

Originally posted by Kadin:

Originally posted by PhyreMatrix:

thanks for the link to the demo version.

This isn't the full version?
http://www.derekyu.com/games/spelunky_1_1.zip - linked from spelunkyworld.com

Yeah. The full version of the demo, IT is an early gamemaker "build" of spelunky. The updated version (this version) has huge amounts of content taht the original doesn't have that make it well worth the price

[Sharken]

That game is not an alpha or beta...is the classic 1....the xbox and now the pc version is an enhanced spelunky Spelunky "HD"

[BruceAllrighty]

Originally posted by Hungry for your Hunger:

Originally posted by Kadin:

This isn't the full version?
http://www.derekyu.com/games/spelunky_1_1.zip - linked from spelunkyworld.com

Yeah. The full version of the demo, IT is an early gamemaker "build" of spelunky. The updated version (this version) has huge amounts of content taht the original doesn't have that make it well worth the price

Ah ok, thanks.

[vonBork]

i much prefer the Look of the classic version - before it was redone for xbox. It looks different now and has new content but the original wuz best.

[coprolite]

Bump. People coming to the forum should be notified that there is a free older version of this game available to try out. It would be nice if it was pinned, but I suppose the devs don't particularly want to cannibalize their own sales. I just hate to see people ragging on the game because they don't like it when they could have saved themselves and us the trouble if they just downloaded the free version and tried it out first. Also, it's a classic.

http://www.derekyu.com/games/spelunky_1_1.zip

[slood]

its not just graphics, HD version plays a lot smoother.

[Banna8]

So glad to finally upgrade to the new version after being a fan for so long!

[MikeTheDigiGoia]

just to say, its not a demo, its a prototype/8-bit classic 90s feel game

[BuddySloth]

I remember playing the everloving ♥♥♥♥ out of the free original, and following with bated breath the development of the HD remake, which I, again, played the everloving ♥♥♥♥ out of on Xbox, before buying it a second time on PC.

Good times. Spelunky is one of the greats.

Edit: Booting up the original for the first time in ages, and I still prefer the chiptunes of this release more than the current HD version's soundtrack. Unfortunately the original game doesn't seem to recognize my controller anymore, for some reason.

[Ladez]

Originally posted by coprolite:

It would be nice if it was pinned, but I suppose the devs don't particularly want to cannibalize their own sales.

Oh yeah, that big picture on the website[spelunkyworld.com] advertising the original was put there because they don't want people to play it.

Originally posted by BloodySloth:

I remember playing the everloving ♥♥♥♥ out of the free original, and following with bated breath the development of the HD remake, which I, again, played the everloving ♥♥♥♥ out of on Xbox, before buying it a second time on PC.

Same, except I don't own an Xbox, so I was extremely bummed out that I couldn't play it. I lost interest some time after, so the PC version came as a pleasant surprise to me when I saw it on Steam.