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GA-06: Logic/Puzzle Games
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2407 Arcade Maze Games and Others Small Programs Disk
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Blind Maze 2.0 (BLINDMZ)
Soleau, William
$15
is a maze game in which you blast walls, find maps and time bombs, and avoid
the Evil Spirits. Each floor is a different, complex maze of which you can see
only a little piece at a time. A different "mission" is given to you for each
level. Try to complete the mission and advance to the next level before you
run out of oxygen. Graphics NOT required.
Computer Mind (CMIND)
Acinom Software
$10
is another variation of the Master Mind game. Best graphics on EGA/VGA, but
works on CGA too.
GJID 2.0
Galifir Developments
$10
is a fascinating and unusual puzzle/maze game guaranteed to keep you strapped
to your chair. For CGA, the graphics are impressive. The sound effects are
good, but can be turned off if you don't want to disturb others.
Master Mind (MASTERM)
Yim, Stephen
$0
is a nice version of the Master Mind type of puzzle in which you try to deduce
the colors chosen by the computer.
Robots From Hell (ROBOTS)
Voss, William R.
$0
requires you to avoid the robots while attempting to reach the exit. Since
there is no time factor and the robots do not move until you do, this is a
strategy game or puzzle rather than an arcade type. Since robots cannot be
easily avoided, the real key is luring them into obliteration in the force
fields. Requires VGA or MCGA.
Seeker1
Soleau, William
$5-$10
is a lot more fun and addictive than it would sound like from the description.
All you do is select one of three entrances into a maze for your man to enter
and sit back and watch. Your man moves through the maze, hopefully picking up
items that will gain you points. Meanwhile, an enemy is stalking your man and
if you have not selected an entrance well, may catch and kill him. We tried
using the SILENCER program (on disk 1-UT-270) to quiet the constant beeping, but
it somehow messed up the program. This is the first time we have run into this
with SILENCER.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2407
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1615 Maze Games Small Programs Disk
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Amaze
is a nifty maze maker with a twist - after drawing the maze on the screen,
it will let you watch it solve the maze by leaving a colored trail. Of course,
you can choose to solve it yourself if you wish.
Ariva 3.0
Wizard Systems Software
$15
is a one- or two-player type of maze/puzzle game. You pick a direction with the
cursor keys and the snake goes as far as it can in the chosen direction. The
object is to reach the top exit before time expires. Requires VGA
CGAMaze
Dean, James L.
$0
generates 3D mazes on CGA compatible displays. You can try to solve the maze on
screen or dump the screen to a printer if you have a graphics screen dump
utility. MSC source is included.
IBMMaze
Dean, James L.
$0
will create a maze that prints out on 36 sheets of paper which you tape together
to create a 6x6-page, 3-D maze. Your printer must be able to print IBM "ASCII
graphics" and 66 lines per page; otherwise, see LPTMaze. C source included.
InvMaze
Dean, James L.
$0
is a fast, full-screen maze generator. To print it out, you will need a printer
that supports the IBM extended character set line drawing characters. Pascal
source code included.
LPTMaze
Dean, James L.
creates a 6x6-page maze, similar to IBMMaze, but using plain characters instead
of "ASCII graphics" characters. If you have a laser printer, you must be able to
set it to 66 lines per page. C source included.
Maze3
Stiller, Wolfgang
$12
is a maze generating program that you try to solve from inside the maze. Any
video system will work, but if you have EGA/VGA, you get even better results.
PC-Maze
creates maze puzzles. BASIC or GWBASIC required.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1615
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2991 Maze Games #2 Small Programs Disk
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3D Maze 1.0 (3DMAZE)
Haden, Charles W.
$0
is a 3D Maze game in which you are down in the maze and can only see the walls.
C source code is included.
Captain Eric 2.6 (CPTERIC)
PC Solutions
$15
requires you to navigate twelve monster-filled mazes to escape alien
headquarters. You can set traps to destroy some of the aliens, teleport out of
sticky situations, temporarily freeze monsters, and more.
Landmine (LANDMIN)
is a simpler version of MINES, below.
Math Maze 1.0 (MATHMAZ)
Young, Scott
$5
is a maze-adventure type game with some math thrown in. As you work your way
through a maze searching for the cash, you run into closed doors that can only
be opened using some mathematical combination of digits that you have in your
possession. As you use up digits, you can pick up more along the way. There are
five levels of play and games can be saved and recalled.
Maze Survey (MAZESUR)
Tylutki, George
$9
is a graphics game in which you maneuver a variable-speed vehicle through mazes
laying down and picking up markers while the clock ticks down. There are ten
mazes and four levels of difficulty.
MazeWars (MAZWARS)
Amazing Graphics
$15
is a fantastic, real-time, mouse-activated 3-D maze arcade game. Unlike most
games were you advance a cell at a time, with MazeWars, pressing the left or
right mouse button propels you smoothly through the maze. Moving the mouse to
the left or right causes your line of vision to move.
If that is not enough, you also have the job of locating and blasting the
spinning objects that appear on your radar. You must be careful not to use up
all your ammo nor to let them zap you first. VGA and a mouse required.
MineHunt (MINEHUN)
Nabahi, Narimane
$5
is a mine field type of maze game. With VGA in the 50-line mode, you can have a
very large playing field. (VGA is NOT required.)
Mines 2.0
Vankekerix, Mark
$0
in this game you have to find a clear path through a minefield to allow the
advancement of your unit, armed with only a metal detector which you later find
out is defective. It tells you how many mines total are in adjoining squares,
but not which squares they are in. Optionally puts up walls too. Many levels
of difficulty.
VGAMaze
Dean, James L.
$0
generates 3D mazes on a VGA display. You can try to solve the maze on screen or
print it out. MSC 6.0 source is included.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2991
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3878 Maze Games #3 Small Programs Disk
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Amazement 2.0 (AMAZERA)
Adams, Richard W.
$5
will draw mazes of a user-specified size on the screen using graphics. With a
graphics screen dump, you can print it out for solving on paper. It also
supports monographics and MCGA.
Goldmines 1.2 (GOLDMIN)
Astro Computing
$10
challenges you to deduce the location of mines without having one blow up in
your face. VGA and a mouse are required.
Labyrinth 1.5 (LAB)
Haupt, Lewis
$0
is an excellent maze game program. Various options can be changed at any time
within the maze: You can display the whole maze, the portion you've explored,
or the portion visible from where you stand. You can change the speed the
cursor moves. You can either show or hide a thread leading back to the
entrance. Normally the program advances you to the next branch point. However,
you can make the program search automatically. You can change the distance you
can see down corridors. If someone walks in, you can spare yourself
embarrassment by hiding the game under the DOS screen visible before you
invoked the program.
Pharoah's Tomb Vol. 1 3.0 (PTOMB)
Broussard, George ASP
$25
lets you travel through a pyramid, trying to avoid various monsters and traps.
You will find various