Star Control 1 & 2 re-released on GOG

Continuing its new wave of re-releasing games published by Atari--or games whose publishing rights are presently owned by Atari, at least--virtuous virtual vendor of vintage video games Good Old Games today added Star Control and Star Control II to its digital catalogue.

The pair of tip-top sci-fi strategy-sim-RPG-action-y things developed by Toys for Bob come bundled together for $5.99. As a bonus, you also get the soundtrack thrown in too.

Controlling them there stars

Developer Toys for Bob released the source code to the 3DO version of Star Control II back in 2002, birthing a fan remake project. The Ur-Quan Masters ported the 3DO code to run on modern computers and remade all art assets, as the originals were still under copyright. Should you not want to pony up $6, you can always download that for free, though it's not quite the same as the real deal.

The re-release of the Star Control games was teased by GOG's cryptic clue "What game made you dream of the stars?" Four hints for upcoming Atari re-releases remain for fans to guess at:

What game made you ride with the outlaws?

What game made you fear your past?

What game made you go to the underground?

What game made you feel like a hero?

The last of the new Atari arrivals--teased with "What game made monsters afraid of you?"--will be The Witcher. It's due on May 10 with heaps of goodies, initially be priced at $4.99 to celebrate the arrival of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, then rising to $9.99 on May 24.

As if that all weren't enough teasing/jerking us around, GOG has announced that it'll soon be releasing games from either Electronic Arts, Square Enix, Take Two, LucasArts or Microsoft Game Studios--and so far refuses to say which. GOG's also rolling out a new client program soon, with features including an improved downloader and messaging.