Retro games are not only about nostalgia.  Thanks to some web services like RemainInPlay, they are also about playing titles which you couldn’t afford the first time around. The website is the home for old games from the last 20 years. The selection for free download cuts across categories – featuring classic games like Quake III and Grand Theft Auto. There are also the DOS oldies like Doom.

The common base is that these are all commercial games that have been released as freeware games by their copyright owners. No abandonware games or original freewares here. These are games which would have required you to sacrifice two months of allowance. Now, it’s a free download courtesy RemainInPlay.

The site itself has an outdated look about it. The landing page lists the newest ones that have entered the catalog. The easiest way to go back in time for the game of choice is by using the search engine. The site search engine comes with a lot of filters like OS, genre, rating score, date of release etc.

The Games message board is for chit chat on anything close to gaming. Another way to catch the latest is with the section on Games News. Stumbling through the site is a good idea. Or you could check out the screenshots before selecting the one to play. The quickest way to grab the best though would be to start with the Top 10 Games list.

The site may pose as the graveyard for old games but it gives a great free way to dig up the past.

If you want to have a blast from the past, head back to our emulator hacks. Make sure you check out our vast list of the best emulators that allow you to play games meant for the older platforms such as NES, Ps2, Xbox, GBA, etc. And if you want to just play the best of NES within a browser bookmark – 100 Online NES Games – No Emulators.

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This tutorial will walk you through how you how to connect your wiimote to your PC to play games like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, and more.  We’ve covered a brief tutorial in the past about how to connect a wiimote to your PC which you can also reference during the setup process.

What You will Need:

• Wiimote (way cheaper on eBay)
• Sensor bar (optional)
• Wireless Bluetooth Adapter (We sell quality adapters at low prices in our store)
• BlueSoleil and Glovepie (free)

How to Connect your Wiimote to your PC:

1. Plug in your bluetooth adapter.  (Buy one in our store)
2. Download BlueSoleil, install and run it.
3. Hold 1 and 2 buttons on wiimote
4. Click the center button on BlueSoleil to search for devices.
5. Once the wiimote is found it will show up as “Nintendo” followed by multiple letters…
6. Click “Search Services”
7. Click “connect bluetooth human interface device

Make sure when you do this you try to keep the lights on the wiimote flashing once it is successfully connected (the lights will eventually turn off by themselves).  Your wiimote is now connected to your computer! BlueSoleil should now look like this:

If you don’t have a Wii console, you can buy a few infrared LED’s and tape them on your desk facing the area where you will be using the wiimote. Bascially,  you have to try your best to simulate a wii sensor bar or else the wiimote might not pick up the infrared LEDs.

For those with a Wii console, simply plug in your wii into any outlet and set the sensor bar anywhere infront of your monitor. Â  (We only need the wii to power the sensor bar).  The sensor bar just uses 2 infrared LEDs which the wiimote detects.  Don’t turn your wii console on until you need the infrared lights. Then the next step is to download and install GlovePie.  Here is a Wiimote script for Counter Strike and you can find many other scripts as well.

Next steps:

1. Open the Script on GlovePie
2. Run the Script from the download above
3. Make sure that the X and Y axis are working when you tilt the wiimote.
4. Turn on your wii console
5. Start  Counter Strike
6. Go to console and Type in “Sensitivity 0.1″
7. You can change the sensitivity to whatever you feel is comfortable for yourself but make sure it is close to 0.1 or else it will be hard to control.

Counter Strike Controls:

• B =  shoot
• A =  Secondary “silencer, etc.”
• Home = Buy Menu
• Flick Up = Jump
• Minus = Reload
• 1 = Weapon Switch
• C = Crouch
• Z = Uncrouch

Tip: Make sure you are a good distance from the sensor bar or else you’ll have little room to aim the wiimote.

Check out some similar wii hacks:

• See our vast collection of Wii and Wiimote hacks
• How to: Cheap Accelerometer with the Wii Nunchuck
• Airsoft Gun Controlled via WiiMote