Working Perfectly on a Windows 11 Ryzen 5800U Mini PC. Had to play around with in game video mode settings to quit getting black screen. Didn't have to use compatibility mode.

If you want to play Retail Half-Life online, you can do it with WON2.net

Here is a pre patched Setup for it, Half-Life v1.1.1.1 WON2.net https://archive.org/details/setup-hl1-won2/

Set the video settings to Software Renderer to OpenGL from configurations part, this should help.

It installed in two minutes but if I try to play it it just shows my desktop. So I'm going to find a other one

The product key that should work is: 3333-33333-3333

it tells me to instert the cd key displayed on the half life cd case but i don't see one, anyone know how to fix this?

i burned this onto a cd-rw disk and installed this onto my really old pc that runs windows xp, it worked flawlessly, and no viruses, thank you so much!, 5 star. -aery831

It was Great :) (fuck that guy that said its bad, like dude the game was made in 1998)

Works fine except the mouse does not work, im playing in a windows xp 64bit vm.

Good game, good upload, and doesn't have the view-bobbing from 1.0.
Works well on Windows 2000, and can play music without the CD with _inmm.dll

Thank you very much. I tried running TFC and HL Multiplayer with bots mods and it works just fine. Had to do a lil bit of patching, but now it works like a charm. Thank you!!

This is probably the best game ever since it's titled Game of The Year, after all, anyways I'm using this version only for custom games since playing Half-Life WON in the newer version (1.1.1.2) has destroyed some nostalgia, I also recommend reading this before reading below. If your game exits to the desktop that's probably due to compatibility issues, try using VirtualBox using the Windows 98 version, If you play in fullscreen the game will not exit to the desktop (this is probably because in the Windows 10 version the resolution gets stretched)
1. The old WON viewbobbing is gone
2. The Viewroll is also gone, but I'm pretty sure it was still in the game before 1.1.X.X so I don't know
3. There is a bhop restriction so I can't go over 544 speed (I think that is the restriction) anyways moving on
4. The crowbar is weaker since they nerfed it (This is true because I tested it out and it killed headcrabs in 1 hit in the very first version whereas in the newer one it takes 2 hits)
5. The MP5 is obviously slower in the newer one and way faster in the older one, for Me, it sounds like a heavy machine gun in the newer one and an actual SMG in the older one
to Part 2 - the guy that doesn't know 1998
anyways this guy said the game has uGlY huD and hoRRibLe reSoLutIon......... It's a 1998's game buddy, How would the VALVe devs add a so-called hD reSoLutIon? + You would probably have a CRT 1024*768 monitor.

Works out of the box; patches needed to fix (thanks Skerbs) but otherwise, everything is unchanged!

The disk is the original. Every single patch I found on the internet works correctly.

If you want the game to work completely you'll need to first install this patch:
http://files.steamlessproject.nl/download.php?id=13

After that, you should install this resolution patch:
https://www.moddb.com/downloads/half-life-won-resolution-fov-mp3-patch

I'm not going to explain how to do it all here but you can get Half-Life Opposing Force, Half-Life Blue Shift, and Counter Strike 1.5 + WON2 master servers to work.

When I start a new game, the game just "minimize". I can move, but I'm on the desktop with 640x480 resolution.

half-life asking for cd

first actual experience with hl1! it was really good prior to me purchasing it via steam. and plus it has a neat lil mod menu which I really like.
also, "Reviewer: wiizardMagic - favorite - December 3, 2018
Subject: Installed the game for nothing
I thought that this game will be awesome but no, ugly hud and i can't change video settings, i can't put in widescreen nothing. 1 star."
the fuck? its from 1998, in order to get widescreen is to either pirate the steam copy or learn how to use hex editiors or learn how to patch hl1 won.

to play the game first click setup.exe if it ask for cd key,pick one of these cd keys
4610-73102-1040
4236-85929-5497
6296-52515-9131
6257-58830-7141
2199-80772-7546
3704-53493-0867
1754-62304-2511
0705-59958-1525
then install the game
done
to play multilayer
intall this patch https://v5.steamlessproject.nl/index.php?page=projects

Idk, i searched up wikipedia and it said as of 2017, it is still active.

Yeah it doesnt work because WON/World Opponet network shut down 10+ years ago you idiots.

Does this run on Linux operating systems? I have not used it on my Linux laptop yet but I just want to make sure it actually works.
Also, the game on Windows runs very well, and it seems to run smoother than other games. But there is one problem, Team Fortress Classic does not work and crashes the game.
But overall, best experience yet!

i can play only half life the rest use multiplayer and i cant connect to one usualy if this was the steam one i would be able to connect via console

PROS: Fulfilling the 90s
Nice Hud
Nice Menu
A mice amount of guns
Y E S to it all
CONS: The person that said "Ugly Hud" and "No Widescreen" Like it's a 1998 game

I'll never forget this game

I enjoyed the game, it's well done for 1998.


And for the guy who gave this a 1 star just because "UgLY HUd" or "CANt Go WIdeScrEEN" (wizardmagic): that's because the game was made in 1998, you idiot!

I'm going to give my dad this for fathers day (so he can relive some memories). I tested it out on my own, entered the product key on the original copy my dad owned, messed with the video and everything from that. Audio works fine, and textures look great! 4:3 is locked but editing hex values fixes that. (Still long loading screens even though its running on more powerful hardware.) Buut, it seems TF Classic does not work, or anything else but half life at all. Its fine, just a bit bugged.

If you are asked for a CD key serial code then got to this website and copy and paste any of the codes(they work and it doesn't matter which one you pick). Then you game should launch and work

Quite frankly, I am reluctant to call this a lazy archive move even though I know full well on how much effort it takes to do so when it comes to archive games in order to rescue them whatever bad happens to them. But long story short, I am a bit disappointed with this archive because, it doesn't come with a crack to bypass the serial CD code and then play the game. Make your own crack, or just locate one of the cracks online for the game and then insert it into the archive.

Additionally, the game doesn't have the music since the music file is missing for some reason after installing the game itself. When I was playing throughout the campaign, there was no music playing in the slightest, and its not located within the pak0.pak file either.

If those two aforementioned things are all fixed, I will reconsider downloading this again.

I wonder this will tested if a game thinks that video card "VMware SVGA II" could handle it or no.

so OpenGL would be optional.

I installed this game on Windows 10 1903 64-bits, entered a CD-Key I found online, and it worked right away! Video modes are restricted (no widescreen or HD support) but, come on, it's a 20 year old game!
Want no hiccups? Build yourself and retro machine (an easy to find and cheap Pentium IV 2.4GHz+ with a Geforce FXxxxx and a 4:3 monitor, for example) and you're good to go!

a great game but refuses to launch on my PC. first complains about dll files then refuses to launch by doing nothing. -- edit it appears it launches but takes a VERY long time to launch

Great contribution man! Always cried playing the game back in Windows 10 and remembering such good times when I was young and I had no problems (but escape from Black Mesa!)

I always use this because my original disc is scratched. Works flawless on Windows 10 in it's native gameplay. Can be hex-edited to run in widescreen and higher FOVs.

I thought that this game will be awesome but no, ugly hud and i can't change video settings, i can't put in widescreen nothing. 1 star.

so here's the key:
4336-04196-6119

Half-Life: Game of the Year are the best half-life version, and is easy find a cd-key in internet, but Team Fortress are not playable yet, you can't play online and the 1999 internet settings are no more useless today, we have advanced internet settings

This is Half-Life v1.1.0.8. CD installs ok on Win7 but unfortunately when attempting to start, the game asks for your CD-Key. If not entered correctly, the game will NOT start.