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Windows 3, Section 2 of 3
-----Large Games
Black Dog Cribbage 1.0c [BDCRIB] (Black Dog Software, reg. fee: $15) is an
excellent game of Cribbage for Windows. Optional in-game instructions guide
you through the game like cue cards.
Euchre 1.1 [EUCH11] (Land-J Technologies, reg. fee: $0) is a nicely-done
version of Euchre for Windows. Euchre is played by two teams of two
players. The objective is to be the first team to score 10 points by
winning tricks in each of a number of hands. Detailed instructions are
available in the help file for those unfamiliar with this card game.
<WIN_EUCH.PCX>
FigurePic [FIGUREP] (Star Graphics Corp, reg. fee: $33) is a unique puzzle
game that blends logic and art. You must fill in squares based on the
information given by the numbers at the top and side of the grid. When you
have correctly filled them in, you will have uncovered a graphic of some
sort. Some of the puzzles have amusing animations when solved. <FIGURE.PCX>
LK-Spots 1.1W [LKSPOT] (Stengel Enterprises, reg. fee: $24-$29) records
actual winning numbers for Lotto and Keno games, analyzes these winning
numbers using simple statistical relationships, and forecasts sets of
future numbers. Includes VBRUN200.
Matchem 1.0 [MATCHEM] (Flat Rabbit Software, reg. fee: $15-$25) is an
intriguing game for younger children. It allows the child to match
digitized sounds with a colorful picture of an animal. The excellent sounds
can be played through a sound card or the PC speaker. A hard drive is
required. <MATCH.PCX>
MatchUp [MATCHUP] (Al Yanchak, reg. fee: $0) is a challenging brain-teaser
for Windows. The objective is to scramble the tiles, then reorder them as
quickly as you can. Each of the 8 identically shaped tiles can be rotated
into 4 positions yielding a virtually endless combination of incorrect
arrangements, but only one correct one. Other features include amusing
sound effects, a high score list, a hint button, and more. <MATCH_UP.PCX>
Noughts & Crosses Quiz 1.1 [N_CROSS] (D.M. Woods, reg. fee: $13 Pounds
Sterling) is an interesting version of Tic-Tac-Toe for Windows. You must
first answer a multiple-choice trivia question before you can place an X or
an O on the board. Many of the questions deal with English history or
literature and may not be easily answered. Includes VBRUN200. <NOUGHTS.PCX>
Picture Puzzler [PICPUZ] (Frank Font's WorkShop, reg. fee: $8) allows you
to turn almost any bitmap into a puzzle. Requires VBRUN300. <PUZZLER.PCX>
SmartMaze 1.0 [SMAZE1_0] (Mike Purdy, reg. fee: $9-$12) is an easy to use
maze generating utility for Windows. VBRUN300 is included. <S_MAZE.PCX>
Windows Hangman [WINHANG] (D.M. Woods, reg. fee: $13 Pounds Sterling) is a
version of the classic word-guessing game for Windows. Word categories
include Wildlife, Computer Jargon, Sport & Games, Music, Wildflowers, and
more. Digitized sounds enhance the game play. VBRUN200 is included.
---Updates: Large Games
(WI-4a) Keno+Plus 2.0 [KENOPL20] (Bailey Enterprises, reg. fee: $10) is a
WIN31 version of the popular casino game Keno. NEW: estimates of casino
returns, an option to change the payoff schedules, a random ball selector
for lotteries, improved graphics, and more. Requires VGA and VBRUN300.
(WI-4a) Quatra Command 2.01 [QCWGAME] (DOE Entertainment, reg. fee: $20) is
a shoot-everything-that-moves space adventure. This interactive demo
features three levels with a 40,000 point limit.
(WI-4a) Z&Z Color 2.01 [ZZCOLOR] (Jason Balmuth, reg. fee: $18) is a
color-by-number program for children ages 3 and up. NEW: sound support for
any Windows-compatible sound board.
-----Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
Alfie.ICO [ALFIE] (Charles Williams, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows icon of a
cute green alien.
AutoWallpaper 1.1 [AUTOWALL] (Ronald K Logan, reg. fee: $15) is a wallpaper
management system which allows easy changing of the Windows desktop
wallpaper by both manual and automatic means. Several interesting graphic
files are included.
Babar.BMP [BABAR] (D. McIntosh, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows graphic file of
Babar the Elephant.
Bluesn.ICO [BLUESN] (reg. fee: $0) is a Windows icon of a big blue snake.
BMP2RLE [BMP2RLE] (Chris Velazquez, reg. fee: $?) compresses Windows
bitmapped graphic files into space-saving RLE format. Requires VBRUN300.
Mandelbrot Fractals [BROT_0] (Robert Ross, reg. fee: $0) contains four
beautiful 256-color BMP files of various Mandelbrot fractals.
Bucky [BUCKY] (reg. fee: $0) contains two BMP graphic of the Wisconsin
Badgers football helmet logo.
Icon Catalog 1.0 [CATALOG] (Jman Software, Inc., reg. fee: $10) is an
icon/bitmap viewer for Windows. It allows you to browse through pages with
up to 60 icons/graphics per page from a specified directory. Catalogs of
files can be printed. Includes VBRUN300.
Comics Icons [COMICS] (LOU, reg. fee: $0) is a fantastic collection of 91
icons featuring comic book characters.
Funky Icons [FUNKIC] (Rick Stoeppelwerth, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of
256-color icons in ICL format.
GammaCAD 1.10 [GCAD110] (Gamma Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15-25) is a full
featured CAD program. Drawing elements include lines, arcs, circles, points
and text. Edit options include select, cut, copy, paste, rotate, scale and
undo. Line type, width and color can be set. Other features include full
text font control, element snaps, zoom, pan, scaled printouts/plots and
much more. Requires WIN31, 286 or better, 640K memory, hard disk and 650K
free disk space.
Gibutn.DLL [GIBUTN] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library set of 66
icons in DLL format. These artist-drawn icons appear on button-like
backgrounds.
Giestr.DLL [GIESTR] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library of 22 icons in
DLL format with an Easter/Spring theme
Gifood.DLL [GIFOOD] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library of 80
artist-rendered icons in DLL format covering almost every kind of food
category.
ICONan the Librarian 1.1 [ICONAN] (Absolute Software, reg. fee: $5) is a
simple program that allows you to view and print all icons in a specified
directory, with up to 56 icons per page. VBRUN300 is required.
Misc. Icons [ICONS] (Rick Stoeppelwerth, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of
miscellaneous icons in ICL format.
Love & Peace Bitmaps [LUVPCE] (reg. fee: $0) contains two simple bitmaps of
60's era sentiments.
Matrix.BMP [MATRIX] (Finn, reg. fee: $0) is a 256-color BMP graphic file
featuring a look at the Internet Information Center in tomorrow's possible
matrix. A near invisible program is lurking detectable only by it's reflection.
Microscopy Wallpapers for Windows [MICWALL1] (Molcol Software, reg. fee:
$0) is a compressed set of wallpaper pics for users interested in
microscopes or microscopy in general. A range of formats are included, from
16-color grey scale to 256-color 640x480.
MK&BAR [MK_BAR] (reg. fee: $0) is an amusing BMP graphic combining Mortal
Kombat and Barney.
Mr. Natural [MR_NAT] (Jerry Lavallee, reg. fee: $0) is a RLE graphic file
of that loveable counter-culture icon, Mr. Natural.
Misc. Icons [MSCICON] (Jeff, reg. fee: $0) contains two icons -
ABSTRAC.ICO: the tip of a paint brush on a page, and RATMAZ.ICO: an icon of
a rat eating a maze.
Oktrev.BMP [OKTREV] (reg. fee: $0) is the Oktober Revolution medallion from
the masthead of the Soviet newspaper Pravda.
Olympic Icons [OLYM] (reg. fee: $0) is a library of Olympic icons in ICL
format.
Ordlen.BMP [ORDLEN] (reg. fee: $0) is the Order of Lenin from the masthead
of the Soviet newpaper Pravda.
Paddington [PADNGT] (Deborah McIntosh, reg. fee: $0) contains a color BMP
graphic of Paddington Bear, a character from children's books.
PistolBMP [PISTOL] (reg. fee: $0) is a color BMP graphic of Pistol Pete,
the mascot of OSU.
POPOUT [POPOUT] (Bob Hankinson & Gary Peterson, reg. fee: $20) generates
Random Dot Stereogram (RDS) images from drawings that you create.
Stereogram images appear at first glance to be a repeating pattern of
random dots. When viewed properly, however, a "hidden" three dimensional
image