PsL Monthly 1994 October/pslmonthlyvol2-10utilitiesoctober1994.iso/pastnews/news9406.wn2

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=====Windows Programs, Section 2 of 4


-----Small Games

GoMoku Narabe [GOMOKU] (Steve Neeley, reg. fee: $10) is a fun logic/puzzle
game where you try to get five stones of your color in a row on a playing
board. You can play against a friend or the computer. Requires VBRUN300.
<GO_MOKU.PCX>

Mazer 1.0 [MAZER] (Richard Shock, reg. fee: $10) is a 3-D maze game for
Windows.Just find your way from beginning to end, trying to keep directions
straight in your head.

Telephone Puzzle for Windows 1.0 [TELPZL1] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg.
fee: $5) is a word game that displays a word as a telphone number, and you
must guess the word correctly.

wCUBE 1.1.2 [WCUBE] (Fritz Mueller, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows adaptation
of the classic Rubik's Cube.

Winvade [WINVADE] (Peter C. Finch, reg. fee: $0) is a fun game of Space
Invaders for Windows. You can use the mouse or the keyboard to control your
ship. If you have a sound card, there are digital sound effects for your
enjoyment. <WINVAD.PCX>

WinHangMan 1.0 [WWHANG] (Space-Time Associates, reg. fee: $10) is a fun
word-guessing game for Windows. <WH_MAN.PCX>

Zack's Video Poker 1.0 [ZPOKER] (ExpressWare, reg. fee: $0) is a simple
game fo video poker for Windows.


---Updates: Small Games

(WI-04) Cyberspace Crossword Puzzle 1.25 [3DXWD] (Ivory Tower Software,
reg. fee: $0) is a 3-D crossword puzzle game. Requires VBRUN300.

(WI-04) Bingo 2.0 [BINGOV2] (Michael A. Maners, reg. fee: $10) is a
single-player game of bingo for Windows. NEW: ten bingo patterns are
included. Requires VBRUN300.

(WI-04) Block Breaker 4.02E [BLC402] (Yutaka Emura, reg. fee: $10) is a
colorful WIN31 version of the old Breakout game.


-----Large Games

Bridge Assistant 1.0 [BRIDGE] (SoftTech, ASP; reg. fee: $38) enables you to
improve your game of bridge by study and practice away from the table. The
program can save and restore hands and also deal hands of chosen types
enabling you to study aspects of bridge where you are weak. Requires WIN31.

Dragon's Quest 3.3 [DRAGON33] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
text-based adventure game for Windows where you must conquer a dragon and
retrieve a princess and stolen treasure. This demo is limited to 20 games.
<DRAGON.PCX>

Goldrush, USA 3.2 [G_RUSH32] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
text-adventure game for Windows that takes you back to 1846 to search for
gold. This demo is limited to 20 game plays.

Hide 'N Seek 1.0 [HDSK01] (Phillip L. Lynch, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a fun
and educational word search game for Windows. The more words you find and
the faster you find them the higher your score will be.

Lone Star Lotto Player 2.0 [LOTTO20] (Blue Sky Microware, ASP; reg. fee:
$15) is a Windows-based lotto game for the Texas lottery. It will pick
lotto numbers for you at random or you may enter your own. It can also
check your numbers for matches after you have entered the winning lotto
numbers.

LunarBBall [LUNARB] (P.S. Neeley, reg. fee: $10) is a baskeball simulation
that lets you shoot baskets on Earth, the Moon, Jupiter, or in orbit around
the Earth. As you experiment with different shots for unusual gravity,
educational science facts pop up in the background. Other features include
WAV sound effects, automatic scoring, three-point shots, and more. Requires
VBRUN300. <LBALL.PCX>

MicroMan Adventure 1: Crazy Computers [MICRO1] (Brian L. Goble, reg. fee:
$25) is an action/arcade game for for Windows 3.1. Using smooth animation
and fun digitized sound effects, you will run, jump, and explore a
dangerous world inside a computer. There are lots of weird creatures to
destroy, puzzles to solve, and much more. A 386 or better with a sound card
is recommended. <M_MAN.PCX>

Mush 3.0 [MUSH30] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a text-adventure
game for Windows that puts you in a dog sled race across an Arctic
landscape. This demo is limited to 20 game plays.

Noisy Video Blackjack for Windows 1.0 [NVBJ] (Ultimate Software, reg. fee:
$20) is similar to the video blackjack machines found in casinos, complete
with digitized sound effects.

Noisy Video Poker 1.0 [NVPOKE] (Ultimate Software, reg. fee: $20) is
similar to the video draw poker machines found in casinos. This computer
version is packed with a variety of comical sounds to make the game even
more exciting. Requires VGA, a hard drive, and a mouse. Sounds require a
SoundBlaster compatible sound card. VBRUN300 is required. <POKER.PCX>

Spiderette [SPIDER] (Star Graphics Corp, reg. fee: $23) is a game of spider
solitarire for Windows.

Combat Tanks 1.0 [TANK] (Red Herring, reg. fee: $10) is an exciting tank
battle game for Windows. One or two players can compete on several
danger-filled levels. You must destroy tanks, helicopters, and foot
soldiers before advancing to the next level. The excellent animation and
sound effects add immensely to the arcade feel of this game. A sound card
is recommended. <C_TANKS.PCX>

TLC Word Game 2.0 [TLCWRD20] (Terry L. Conkright, reg. fee: $10) is a
unique Windows word game that combines elements of Scrabble with Upwords.
It comes with a 26,000 word English dictionary. Another interesting feature
is the player can select from 16 different sets of rules to play by.

Westedge Programs [WESTEDGE] (Westedge Corporation, reg. fee: $5) is a
small collection of fun programs for Windows. LAIR is a game fashioned
after Minesweeper where you search for gold and jewels in a Mayan Ruin.
LAVALAMP simulates the classic 60's light on your desktop. TICTAC allows
two players to play a simple game of tic-tac-toe. CONVERTS allows you to
convert different types of measurements. <LAIR_1.PCX>

Bible Baseball for Windows 1.4 [WINBB14] (Barbor Software, reg. fee: $0-$5)
is a unique Bible trivia game with a baseball-game interface. You select
what type of hit you want (single, double, etc.) and must answer a question
correctly to move onto base. Questions can be from the Old Testament or the
New Testament. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300. <BB_WIN.PCX>

Windows Blackjack 2.0 [WINBJ2] (Robert R. Villwock, reg. fee: $10) is a
game of blackjack you play against the computer.

Core War 1.0 [WINCORE] (Stage Research, reg. fee: $35) is a unique Windows
game where user-written programs battle each other in a computer's virtual
memory.

TOUZAI-Mahjong 1.01 [WMAJ101] (Junichi Saitoh, reg. fee: $25) is a Japanese
version of Mahjong that you play agains three computer opponents.

WordWiz 1.0.1 [WORDWIZ1] (James A. Buccigrossi, reg. fee: $19-$79) is a
word puzzle composition program for WIN31. You can easily create and print
crossword, word fill-in, word search, and number fill-in puzzles. This
version is limited to a 9x9 puzzle grid. A 386/20 or better with 4MB RAM is
required.

Wordsearch Mania! 1.0 [WSRCH1] (Michael J. Baker, reg. fee: $20) allows you
to create and solve 'Word Search' puzzles in Windows. Features include the
ability to work on up to ten puzzle simultaneously, puzzle printing with or
without solutions, full font support, a timer option, and three different
methods of circling words. Ten sample puzzles are inlcuded. <WS_MAN.PCX>


---Updates: Large Games

(WI-4a) Canfield for Windows 1.01 [CANFIELD] (Daniel Thomas, ASP; reg. fee:
$17) is an interesting and fun variation of solitaire.

(WI-4a) FigurePic 1.0 [FIGURP] (Star Graphics Corp., reg. fee: $33) is a
unique puzzle game for Windows that blends logic and art into an addictive
puzzle.

(WI-4a) K-Chess for Windows 1.5 [KCHESW15] (Ark Angles, reg. fee: $18-20)
is an educational Chess program for Windows that shows its own calculations
as it works.

(WI-4a) Super Video Poker for Windows 1.0c [SVPOKER] (Elton Inada, reg.
fee: $15) is a game of Jacks-or-better video poker for Windows 3.1.

(WI-4a) Bridge for Windows 3.40 [WBRIDGE] (Full Circle Computing, reg. fee:
$49) is a Windows version of the classic card game. Requires WIN31 and
VBRUN300.

(WI-4a) WinJack 3.0i [WJ3_0] (Opaque Software, reg. fee: $12) is a game of
Blackjack for Windows.


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