Old Games on DVD

[Acorn1]

I like most, I imagine, have a library of older games on disc.

Now that my PC doesn't have a DVD drive, is there a way to download them and activate with the key from the box?

There's a few I'd like to revisit and obviously don't want to have to buy them again.

[dapprman]

I know there is a site out there and I'll be watching to see if it mentioned here (as I've given up getting a legit copy of Grand Prix Legends).

One option could be to just buy an external drive, it's what I did with this one a couple of years back. You then have the option to burn your own software to ISOs (which Windows will let you mount as a drive).

[FourWheelDrift]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=external+DVD&crid...

Also check Steam, some old DVD game codes will activate the Steam version.

[Acorn1]

I was hoping I could just d/load the content from Steam or the original game publisher and then activate it?

seems a bit of a con, I appreciate things move on, but I bought it once already.

[Steven_RW]

FourWheelDrift said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=external+DVD&crid...

Also check Steam, some old DVD game codes will activate the Steam version.

I have the £22 Rioddas DVD drive that is the top one on the amazon link you gave. Pretty much as cheap as chips and very handy to have. This is my recommended solution too.

[FourWheelDrift]

Just remembered I have one of these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0919SF9CP as an alternative if you have an internal DVD drive from an old PC at hand.