Compiled by Bobby Saha

The Shareware Gallery is a collection of the hottest new shareware and freeware. Some are old, some are new, and some have been updated since past issues. You’ll find descriptions of the shareware below. To try these games check out the Shareware folder on this CD-ROM. Enjoy!

What is Shareware? It is basically “Try Before You Buy Software.” If you like a particular shareware game, consider paying the shareware fee.

ChaosVR alpha release!
Author: Timothy O’Hear
Type: Alpha version

The final version of ChaosVR will be a fast-paced 3D arcade-style shoot ‘em-up. You’ll be racing through exciting and futuristic 3D landscapes, heading towards your target, diving under bridges, slaloming between storage tanks, plunging into caves, bouncing off a towering skyscraper as you miss a corner and, of course, you’ll have to blast all the defense centers, canons, enemy ships and ground tanks that’ll attack you. This version is only an alpha demo, it has limited graphics and sound, no plot, aggressive enemies or scoring system -- the final version will be much more fun, and not all levels will look like your grandmother’s kitchen floor. Also, don’t try to kill all of the little yellow drones/vegetables, they don’t die but regenerate all over the level.

Apeiron 1.0.2 
Author: Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Type: Shareware $15

A fun-filled shoot-em up for the Mac based on the arcade classic Centipede. Highlighted by superior color graphics and exciting sound effects and music. A must have!

IntelliBotsApp DEMO
Author: Intelligent Technologies, Inc.
Type: Demo

If you have ever wanted to learn how to program, or if you already know and have wanted a game that lets you show your stuff, then IntelliBots is it. IntelliBots is a complete development environment that lets you program robots or “IBots” to perform tasks such as negotiating various kinds of terrain.

Space Joust v2.0.6 
Author: John M. Dole
Type: Shareware $15

You’re out roaming the galaxy looking for adventure and treasure when you discover unique geometric crystals called icosahedrons scattered through out an unusual part of the universe. You find that when you collect enough of them a worm hole appears. A worm hole that is a gateway to another dimension in time and space. You think: “This is great!” There’s only one problem. Someone else has discovered the crystals as well...

So the race is on to collect crystals, fend off your adversary’s attacks and be the first to warp to the next dimension without blowing up.

Gossamer 2.0
Author: Jon Blossom
Type: Freeware

Gossamer 2.0 brings Virtual Reality to the Macintosh desktop - for free! This software is freeware, so please distribute it as widely as you like. Gossamer gives you a window on a virtual world. You can create your own worlds from the sample objects included or build your own. 

DragonMaze 2.2
Author: Owen Gwynne 
Type: Shareware $19.95

DragonMaze 2.2 is the totally re-written upgrade to the popular adventure/RPG original. It is similar to the classic game “Rogue” - You are an adventurer in an underground maze. Fight monsters, use magic, collect armor, weapons, potions, etc. DragonMaze 2.2 has full color graphics, sound, and an advanced Mac interface. It combines a typical role playing game with arcade-like action and an intriguing necessity for strategy.

ueiBlackJack
Author: Peter G. Ungerman
Type: Freeware

ueiBlackJack This is as real as a computer can make it! This freeware version gets you started with entry level, basic blackjack. But, waiting inside is a fully implemented shareware version that is immediately available when you enter a number we will sell to you over the phone. Pretty slick, don’t you think! ueiBlackJack does it all--it simulates actual casino conditions, it coaches, it explains, it runs multiple strategies which come with the program or are entered by you. There are seven player positions at this table any combination of which you can play yourself, have your friends play, vacate, or put on auto for the computer to play. To test a strategy you put all seven positions on auto and stand back. Let the computer play thousands of hands with your strategy. Instructions are included in the download. Give us a look before you hit the casinos. You always win with ueiBlackJack even if your screen money is lost.

Exile II: Crystal Souls v1.0
AUTHOR: Jeff Vogel
Type: Shareware $25

Fantasoft, the makers of Realmz, and Spiderweb Software present Exile II: Crystal Souls, the sequel to the shareware fantasy role-playing hit Exile: Escape From the Pit! Exile II: Crystal Souls is a huge, highly detailed shareware fantasy role-playing game for the Macintosh! Although Exile II is a sequel to Exile, it is designed to be completely playable as a stand-alone game, with absolutely no experience with Exile required.

Shoot Me
Author: Slovis Software

Please, Shoot Me is a game of skill, speed, and endurance. If you think you are a true macintosh user, this game will test you to your limits. Think you’re good with that mouse? Think again! All you have to do is to simply shoot everything you see start to cross the screen. That’s it! Easy ‘eh! I don’t think so! These suckers fly, roll, fall, and basically haul across that screen. But hey, what kind of a game is that? So we give many options so that even the novice mac user will be able to compete.

The Kitten Shaving Game 
Author: Nick Ruva

A simple game that lets you shave annoying little kittens as they run across your screen. Shave away the time and download this file, it’s worth it. 

QD3D WormHole v1.0 
Author: Brian Greenstone
Type: Freeware

Another little QuickDraw 3D game. Requires a PowerMac. This one’s best if you have a 3D accelerator card! It’s kinda like Stun Runner, it’s kinda like Tempest. You be the judge! Freeware!

QuarterPhase II2.5 STAR WAR 
AUTHOR: DeepakDeo
Type: Shareware: $10

Full scrolling -256 color - arcade space war game. Looks like a top view of a Battlestar Galactica or Star Wars Battle. The music is not cheezy computer beeps. The music for this was composed on an IBM using CakeWalk (sounds like a full orchestra). Graphics were all made using 3-d rendering program. 

GopherGolf v3.0.0
AUTHOR: Bob Mancarella
Type: Shareware $15

GopherGolf is the miniature golf game for Macintosh. It’s great fun for all ages. Now you and your family can enjoy the fun of putting through castles, windmills, pipes and water in the comfort of your own home. Watch out for that pesky gopher, You never know where he will pop up next. Play the courses included in this package or create your own courses with the built in editor. You can also play courses created by other registered users. Version 3.0.0 has all new graphics and you can order by credit card.

Ultra Slots

The best shareware slot machine game you can get!! Once you start to play you will get addicted!!

Dirt Bike v3.0 
Author: Brad Quick & Michel de Messieres
Type: Shareware $10

This is the VASTLY IMPROVED version of Dirt Bike that everyone has been waiting for since version 2.1.

Dirt Bike is a motorcycle simulation action game. It accurately simulates the motion of a motorcycle over varying terrain. Many aspects of the bike’s geometry and suspension are adjustable so that you can tune the bike to match the race track. Once you register Dirt Bike, you can then create tracks of your own and even add custom background scenery and music. These tracks can then be uploaded and shared with others.

Catch Seven 
Author: Kevin DeVizia

Catch Seven is a trivia game that uses various categories. The object of the game is to get the most points you can while answering questions in seven categories which are chosen randomly.

QD3D Tic-Tac-Toe 
Author: Pangea Software
Type: Freeware

Yep, it’s the lamest game in the world: Tic-Tac-Toe. But this is the best version of it ever because it uses QuickDraw 3D!!! It’s pretty cool and does cool stuff if you’ve got the hardware accelerator board. Requires a PowerMac.

Nuclear Testing
Author: Albert Seltzer

A very interesting program, to say the least. Sorry, but no words I can come up with can accurately explain what this program does, or why. It seems to be harmless, but who can be entirely sure?

Concentration v1.0
Author: David Bishop
Type: Freeware

This game is designed to help improve one’s memory in a fun way. It’s a variation of the classic Concentration board game. Three different versions: 68k, FAT binary, and a PPC version.

Quarto!
Author: Alan Weiss

The object of this game is to be the first person (or computer) to correctly declare that there is a line of four pieces, each of which shares at least one attribute.

Mad Bomber
Author: Spencer Seidel

Mad Bomber is based on an old Activision™ game named Kaboom! Mad Bomber! is an updated version which is just as fast paced and addictive as the original. The graphics and sound are 100% original. The object of Mad Bomber! is to catch the falling bombs and dynamite dropped by an insane escaped convict. Your only defense is a stack of buckets (used to extinguish the fuse) which you control. You begin with three buckets, but the number decreases whenever you miss a bomb. As the level increases, the bombs come faster and are much harder to catch. 

Catacombs v2.0 
Author: Glenn Seemann
Type: Shareware $15

Catacombs is a top down view arcade/adventure game similar to the classic arcade game Gauntlet. The object in Catacombs is to guide your character through a multi-level dungeon. Of course, the dungeon is full of nasty monsters who are going to do their best to stop you. Along the way you pick up treasure, potions, magical scrolls, keys and food. Players have a choice of four different characters to play, a Warrior, Wizard, Elf, or Valkyrie. Each character has his/her own unique strengths and weaknesses. Also included for registered users is a separate application called Dungeon Builder. Dungeon Builder is a full editor which allows you to create your own Catacombs dungeons. Dungeon Builder allows you to completely design and edit dungeons using a graphical interface. There are also three additional pre-built dungeons for registered users.

MacAttack 
Author: New Reality Entertainment, Inc.
Type: Shareware $15

MacAttack, formerly a commerical game, is now available as shareware. It’s an addictive, fast-paced, mindless shoot-em-up. Perfect for stress relief. And it’s fat-free!! MacAttack is similar in game play to the arcade classic ‘Tempest’ and the Mac hit ‘Arashi’. What sets it apart is solid-filled 3d-rendered graphics, more types of enemies and several large boss villains.

Orbez v2.1
Author: LindSoft 1995
Type: Shareware $10

You find yourselft in a strange world. In Orbez, you must travel through strange land is search of only one thing... the item that has the power to change the world. 

CABOL II v2.0 Fractal World
Author: DeepakDeo@aol.com
Type: Shareware $10

Play this addicting break-out like game on a scantily clad fractal world. Full 256 color graphics (created by a 3-d rendering program for a realistic look). The object is to score as many points as you can. Defend a bar from being knocked down to the bottom of the screen by bouncing balls. This game has 5 different types of balls (ie twirling balls, many colored gumballs ect), and a bunch of different bonus eggs (ie. larger bar ... x2... ect..).