How much does it cost? To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Battlefield 1942, we are offering this full game at no cost. We want everyone to be able to see where it all started
Is this a remake of Battlefield 1942? No. This is the original game Battlefield 1942, for the first time available as a digital download on Origin.
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schmedy
Greedy Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 12:49p
Good deal this was the one that started it all, I have a lot of hours logged in on this and Desert Combat Mod
TxWardog
New Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 1:28p
nice thanks downloading now
Dotbody
Happy Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 1:58p
A classic. Back when LAN play was still supported.
lmbb20
Dismembered Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 2:09p
Ahh lan play.. Back when I spent countless hours slaying my friends at Soldier of Fortune using thermo goggles on snipe levels
chuckie001
New Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 2:45p
Thanks for the posting!!!
webdoctors
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 3:01p
wow, this game is dangerous, I'd come home from work, play it and all of the sudden time went from 6pm to 9 or 10 pm!! Internet play was so much fun....
kaycen
Ancient Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 4:23p
What can anyone tell me about this Origins that I need to install in order to download?
Is the download a stand-alone version or does it require Origins to run? I'd like to get rid of Origins once BF1942 is downloaded and installed.
I like FREE. I don't like FREE with strings attached.
GeorgeGarman
Hug him and squeeze him
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 5:14p
Origin has a lot of complaints. Thanks, but not worth the effort.
noapathy
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 5:29p
Meh, don't listen to the whiners. Already had BF3, so this is a no brainer to see its roots. Thanks Mr. C.!
Dotbody
Happy Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 6:00p
Origin = EA's version of "Steam". Platforms like this have their pros as well as their cons. Though IMO, it's mostly a con...
bigcat007
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 6:26p
Do people know of a good way of moving this onto my Vic 20 and is the joystick from my Atari 2600 gonna be a good controller for this game?
expired
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 6:28p
Origin such a POS. I bought BattleField 3 when it came out and could not join a multiplayer game via Origin for the life of me. I ended up never playing the game and de-installing Origin. I will try one more time.
ParatoOptimal
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 6:42p
How many GB is the DL?
Logan71
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 7:46p
ParatoOptimal said: How many GB is the DL?
It came originally on two CDs, so probably less than 1.3gigs.
I have hundreds of hours under my belt at '42, and made some great friends. The WakeClan server is still up and running, and fairly full on weekend nights.
cecilsaurus
Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 8:09p
Hours spent with this, desert combat and my fave, forgotten hope. Thanks for the nostalgia!
ElGuache
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 8:20p
Thanks OP, playing now.
FrugalFreak
Roll Tide
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 8:21p
anyway to get this without the crapware? lot of hassle for pc game that could easily just be downloaded as a msi
What is Battlefield game with the more modern weapons and the allied vs arabs scenarios?
chibimike
Happy Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 9:17p
bf2
I really liked 2142. Cloaks, sentry guns, roller mines, the epic battles trying to bring down the big ships and escape.
1Rebate
Ancient Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 9:28p
Best game ever
TWL and CAL FTW!!!!
forzaINTER
Wacky Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 9:35p
Nice freebie!
77Rus
Broke Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 9:41p
Great game, played it for months about 10 years ago... Loved it like nothing else. Well, tried it now after BF3 and the graphic game me some horrible headache - have to admit that compared to modern games it looks like crap. Oh, those good old days of Radeon 9600 and 1Gb of RAM. Remember thinking that trees and tanks look so real... Why do they look so bad now? My heart is broken
dazviking
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 5, 2012 @ 9:52p
Downloaded/installed origin and battlefield. Starts ok, can change options, etc. Once game starts: no controls work (except M(ap) and T(tooltips)?!?
Win7 64-Bit
glenatuf
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 7:46a
My favorite game ever. Wish there were still players out there....
Meet me on tweedle and I'll knife your faces! -Glen The Automator
IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, IT IS INCREDIBLY STUPID THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE A USELESS ACCOUNT I WILL NEVER USE JUST TO GET A COPY OF A GAME THAT CAME OUT TEN YEARS AGO
(was this focused enough?)
LazyBoy666
Member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 1:41p
Can I play online against players who have the original disc-based version?
Unfortunately, no. This Origin digital download version can only be played against other players who are using the same version. But since it’s free for everyone, everyone can download their own copy of the game. This version of the game will only show applicable (new) servers in the server browser.
gusk1200
Addicted Member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 1:48p
I take it we can't use some of the add-ons for this version either, like Road to Rome and Secrets of WWII?
Slickone
Tired Member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 1:59p
FrugalFreak said: anyway to get this without the crapware? lot of hassle for pc game that could easily just be downloaded as a msi I see it at yard sales fairly often ($.50, $1, $2). I bought the GOTY version in the big box for $1.
prokoph
Hysterical member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 2:04p
I wish they'd remake Call of Duty 2, that was the most engaging, realism, in the COD universe.
zurge
Tired Member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 2:34p
dazviking said: Downloaded/installed origin and battlefield. Starts ok, can change options, etc. Once game starts: no controls work (except M(ap) and T(tooltips)?!?
Win7 64-BitTry going into Controls and reset them to Default. If I remember correctly, this worked back in the day with similar problems - might have been in a different BF game though.
dazviking
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 6, 2012 @ 9:43p
zurge said: dazviking said: Downloaded/installed origin and battlefield. Starts ok, can change options, etc. Once game starts: no controls work (except M(ap) and T(tooltips)?!?
Win7 64-BitTry going into Controls and reset them to Default. If I remember correctly, this worked back in the day with similar problems - might have been in a different BF game though. Thanks. But nothing...Just the screen at the start of the 'mission' but can't move, turn, look around, change weapons. Can turn on/off map, press tilda to go into some text box, and escape.
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