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=====Games
Contents:
=====Games
=====Education
=====Home, Financial
=====Home, Other
=====Games
Contents:
-----Graphic Adventure Games
-----Text-Based Adventure Games
-----Small Arcade Games
-----Large Arcade Games
-----Board/Strategy Games
-----Logic/Puzzle Games
-----Game Management
-----Kid's Stuff
-----Word & Quiz Games
-----Other Games
-----Graphic Adventure Games
The Enigma [ENIGMA] (Judith E. Bagai, reg. fee: $0) is the monthly
publication of The National Puzzlers' League, founded in 1883. Each edition
of The Enigma is filled with word puzzles designed to challenge and
entertain all levels of puzzle enthusiasts.
---Updates: Graphic Adventure Games
(GA-01) Rooms of the Abyss [ABYSS] (Martin Binder, reg. fee: $2) is a 3-D
role-playing adventure game.
-----Text-Based Adventure Games
Sir Guy Gallant [GALLANT] (Eddie R. Wright, reg. fee: $10) ("... & The
Deadly Warning") is a mystery adventure game. It is set in mid-17th century
England on the property of Gallant Hall. You, as Sir Guy Gallant, a
cavalier knight of that era, must discover clues as to who killed your
father, the late Sir James.
---Updates: Text-Based Adventure Games
(GA-02) LoveFire 1.2 [LOVEFIRE] (Timothy Campbell, reg. fee: $0) is a
branching story program.
-----Small Arcade Games
ATC-Game 1.0 [ATCGAME] (Eddy Van de Winckel, reg. fee: $40) is an Air
Traffic Control simulation. You are in charge of the terminal area of a
medium sized international airport. It is your job to vector the departing
traffic to the appropriate airway and the arriving traffic to the
appropriate runway, maintaining sufficient separation between aircrafts.
<ATCGAME.PCX>
-----Large Arcade Games
Halloween Harry 1.1 [HARRY] (Apogee Software Productions, reg. fee: $35)
Aliens have landed in New York City and are intent on turning humans into
mindless zombies in their conquest of the universe. Harry is our only hope
in defeating their ghoulish advances.
Help Harry blow away the aliens with an arsenal of weapons, including flame
throwers, missiles and grenades. Rescue the captives at each level before
finding the way out and on to the next adventure.
Halloween Harry comes complete with a colorful tutorial, fantastic,
scrolling, perspective-based graphics and three skill levels.
Requires a 386 or better and 256-color VGA. It supports Joysticks, gamepads
and Sound Blaster compatible sound cards. <HARRY1.PCX>
PLIX 1.0 [PLIX10] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $) is a puzzle stratagy game
similar to Alpha Man (by the same author). The objective is to push and
position patterned tiles onto their matching negative image at the bottom
of the game board.
It sounds easy, yet the tiles will continue to slide in the direction
you push them until they hit another tile or the side of the game board.
Requires EGA/VGA monitor.
Raku Master 1.0 [RAKU] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $) is a logic game for
serious puzzle lovers. The object of the game is to flip all the red tiles
back to gray in as few moves as possible. The Raku Master will tell you
the exact number of moves in which he can solve the puzzle. If you don't
believe him, he will show you. Requires EGA/VGA. <RAKU1.PCX>
---Updates: Large Arcade Games
(GA-3a) Crusher Castle II 1.1 [CRUSHER2] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) is
the sequel to Crusher, the adventure strategy game.
(GA-3A) Graviton 2.03 [GVT203] (Daniel A. Sill, reg. fee: $10) is an
excellent simulated vector graphics space game.
(GA-3a) OilCap 6.1 [OILCAP61] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) is similar to
the game Pipe Dream. Contain the flow of oil before it reaches a dead end.
(GA-3A) Wall Pipe 1.1 [WALLPIPE] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) is a
sequel to Oilcap.
---Updates: Card and Casino Games
(GA-04) $mart Gambler 1.5 [GAMBLER] (Roy Schoenbeck, ASP; reg. fee: $43-46)
is a casino gambling tutor.
-----Board/Strategy Games
DOTSO 1.0 [DOTSO10] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) is a puzzle game based
on the classic connect-the-dots theme. Play against the computer to capture
as many squares as you can by drawing lines to create four sided boxes.
Requires EGA/VGA monitor.
Marble Guess 1.1 [MARBL11] (Blueview Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
rendition of the classic game of Master Mind. You try to guess the hidden
marbles in the least amount of chances. Requires VGA/MCGA and a mouse.
Requires VGA and a mouse. <MARBL11.PCX>
Everything You'd Ever Wanna Know About Scrabble 1.0 [SCRABFAQ] (Steven
Alexander, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of facts about the game of
Scrabble. It includes information about tourney rules for U.S. and Canada,
tips on playing a better game and lists of Scrabble-related books,
periodicals, and software.
Three-O 1.0 [THREE_O] (DeQueen Software, reg. fee: $18) is a board game
similar to tic-tac-toe with numbers. The object is to get three of your
numbered tiles in a row, at which point you score the sum of their numbers.
Requires two people to play each other. <THREE_01.PCX>
-----Logic/Puzzle Games
Crypto-Mania 2.21 [CRYPMAN] (Don L. Dow, reg. fee: $15) is a game of
cryptograms, which are sentences or phrases written in code, one letter
substituted for another. You must decipher the code and reveal the phrase.
There are 250 puzzles included. Requires 640K RAM.
Cryptik: Encoded Jigsaw Puzzle 1.4 [CRYPT] (Cascoly VGA Puzzle Sets, reg.
fee: $15) is a set of Jigsaw puzzles for the PC. The puzzle you choose is
encoded to show its major colors, then the pieces are jumbled. All puzzles
feature original photography. Requires VGA and mouse.
Reactor 1.0 [REAC1] (Scott Andrews, reg. fee: $0) is a maze game similar to
the author's AMAZE. Find your way through this maze inside of a nuclear
reactor using your mouse to move forward, left and right. Don't take too
long or you may die from overexposure. <REACTOR.PCX>
Super Croc [SUPRCROC] (Dave Culbertson, reg. fee: $2) is a challenging
puzzle game. The objective is to remove as many crocodiles as you can by
jumping one over another. It features animated exploding crocodiles.
Requires EGA/VGA. <SUPRCROC.PCX>
---Updates: Logic/Puzzle Games
(GA-06) Alpha Man 1.1 [ALPHAMAN] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) is an
addictive problem solving puzzle.
(GA-06) Bolo Adventures III 1.1 [BOLO3] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12)
save Mr. Bolo from the traps.
(GA-06) Mice Men 1.1 [MICEMEN] (William Soleau, reg. fee: $12) challenges
you to guide your 12 mice across the playing area before the computer's
mice make it across the opposite direction.
(GA-06) Squares 1.2 [SQUARE] (Geoff Friesen, reg. fee: $25) is an 11k
pop-up game whose object is to turn all the squares black.
-----Game Management
Bowling Assistant 5.31 [BA531] (Richard G. Marchessault, reg. fee: $0) is a
versatile, easy to operate bowling league record keeping program that can
eliminate the hours spent each week manually updating your league records.
As soon as the scores are entered the program takes care of all the record
keeping details.
-----Kid's Stuff
Bert's Prehistoric Animals 3.2 [BPA] (Theron Wierenga, reg. fee: $20) is a
coloring program for children. The child places prehistoric animals on a
variety of backgrounds and colors the picture. A voice feature allows the
animals to speak their names. A window is provided for children to write a
short story about their picture. The image and story can be printed out.
Requires 512K, VGA and a mouse. <BPA1.PCX>
<BPA2.PCX>
Bert's Whales and Dolphins 3.2 [BWD] (Theron Wierenga, reg. fee: $22) is a
coloring program featuring sea mammals. Its features are similar to Bert's
Prehistoric Animals. <BWD1.PCX>
<BWD2.PCX>
Bert's Christmas 3.2 [BXMAS] (Theron Wierenga, reg. fee: $20) is a coloring
program featuring Christmas images. Its features are the same as Bert's
Prehistoric Animals. <BXMAS1.PCX>
<BXMAS2.ZIP
Young Picasso 1.5 [YP150] (Blueview Software, reg. fee: $0) is a draw and
paint program for children. It features bright colors with large icons,
and it's fun and easy to use. Requires VGA and a mouse. <YP150.PCX>
---Updates: Kid's Stuff
(GA-10) Bert's African Animals 3.2 [BAFRICAN] (Theron Wierenga, reg. fee:
$22) a coloring program for children. NEW: Sound Blaster support plus voice
is available through the PC speaker.
(GA-10) Bert's Dinosaurs 3.2 [BDINO] (Theron Wierenga, reg. fee: $22) is a
coloring program for children. NEW: Sound Blaster support plus voice is
available through the PC speaker.
-----Word & Quiz Games
Wordy 2.0 [WORDY2] (M. Cooper, reg. fee: $2-8) is a word construction game
that challenges you to enter as many words as possible out of a set of
letters. Wordy checks your choices against a 94,000 word dictionary and
keeps track of your score.
The Daily Crossword 1.0 [XWORD] (Aus-PC-Soft Shareware, reg. fee: $30-40)
allows you to construct and solve crossword puzzles. Features include
automated crossword construction, on screen solving of crosswords, printout
of the lattice, clues and solution, and facilities for maintaining a pool
of lattice designs and dictionaries.
You can create new dictionaries, add words and clues to existing
dictionaries, display statistics of a dictionary, and there is also a
special word feature for personal greetings or advertising slogans.
Requires VGA, 512K Ram, and 1MB of disk space. <XWORD.PCX>
---Updates: Word & Quiz Games
(GA-12) Hangman 4.0 [HANG4] (Larry W Parker, reg. fee: $15) is a game of
hangman for VGA.
(GA-12) Ultra-Quiz [ULTRATC] (Timothy Campbell, reg. fee: $4-6) appears to
be a combination of an IQ test and a trivia game.
(GA-12) Word Search Creator 3.1 [WSC31] (Owen Associates, reg. fee: $29)
creates and prints word search puzzles
-----Other Games
Shake It 1.03 [SHAKEIT] (Eitan Bar, reg. fee: $0) is a 3K practical joke
TSR that causes the screen to shake.
Universal Hint System 1.51.91a [UHS] (Jason Strautman, reg. fee: $10-25)
gives you hint-book style clues for many popular computer games. It only
shows the hints and maps that you want, so your game is not needlessly
spoiled. Requires EGA/VGA.
---Updates: Other Games
(GA-13) BassDuel 2.0 [BDUEL] (Olsen Outdoors, reg. fee: $13) is a
two-player fishing tournament game.
=====Education
Contents:
-----History
-----Languages
-----Math
-----Science
-----History
The Lost Churchill Library 1.0 [LCL] (William Chase, reg. fee: $0) is a
book on disk of Winston Churchill's Revolutionary War novel "Serapis:
Caught By The Tide." It features 150 color PCX files, and it shows you how
to save America's history classics in electronic formats. Requires 512K, a
hard disk with 1.8 Mb free disk space, and EGA/VGA. <LCL.PCX>
U.S. Constitution 2.01 [USCON2] (Matthew Justice, reg. fee: $5) contains
information on the U. S. Constitution and history. It features the U. S.
Constitution, Magna carta, Presidents of the U. S., the U. S. flag,
landmark court cases, Declaration of Independence, and much more.
Viet Nam (Hue) Culture [VIETNAM] (AsianSoft, reg. fee: $15) is a program
containing historical maps and information about ancient Viet Namese
culture. Requires VGA and 512K RAM. <VIETNAM.PCX>
-----Languages
German Vocabulary Drill 1.0 [GERMAN] (Barry A. Traver, reg. fee: $20) is a
German vocabulary driller.The program also has background music and sound
effects. <GERMAN1.PCX>
---Updates: Languages
(ED-04) LinguaPro/Spanish 2.30a [LPROSP23] (Schulenberg and Associates,
ASP; reg. fee: $45) is a multi-faceted program for serious Spanish students.
-----Math
The Size of the Mole 1.0 [MOLESIZE] (reg. fee: $0) is an amusing text file
that tries to convey in everyday terms the enormous size of a quantitative
unit known as a "Mole".
Math Flashcards 1.1s [MTHFLASH] (William R. Grothe, reg. fee: $5) is a math
game that increases math skills. Each game contains 10 problems. It covers
addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Different skill levels
are included.
Math Sampler 1.01 [MTHSMPLR] (John M. Gallant, ASP; reg. fee: $13-23) is a
package of animated math lessons and arcade action. It includes six games
covering counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Multidigit addition and subtraction include regrouping (borrow and carry).
Requires a mouse, EGA/VGA, and 512K memory. <MS_1.PCX>
<MS_2.PCX>
<MS_3.PCX>
SCIFIN 1.0 [SCIFIN] (Paul Murphey, ASP; reg. fee: $35) is a self-study
manual illustrating general methods for interactive problem solving in many
disciplines such as Engineering, Science and Finance.
---Updates: Math
(ED-06) Beat the Bomb 1.2 [BTB] (John M. Gallant, ASP; reg. fee: $0) is a
math quiz program which uses animated graphics to make learning more
interesting.
(ED-06) Skill-Oriented Algebra III [SOAV3] (Alfred D'Attore, reg. fee: $0)
generates printed algebra exercises and tests for elementary to junior high
students. NEW: adds the program Mathematics, Basic Skills.
(ED-06) Mathomatic 5.0 [SYMBOL] (George Gesslein II, reg. fee: $50) is a
limited version of an algebraic equation solver.
(ED-06) Googol Math Games 3.6 [UNGOO] (Paul T. Dawson, reg. fee: $10) is a
combination arcade game and math tutor.
(ED-06) Googol Review 3.6 [UNREV] (Paul T. Dawson, reg. fee: $10) is a
number and word problem program.
---Updates: Reading/Spelling/Vocabulary
(ED-07) Universal Vocabulary Drill 1.0 [DRILL1] (Mike Nichols, reg. fee:
$15) can be used to drill on vocabulary words (for SAT, ACT, etc.) as well
as on foreign languages.
(ED-07) SpellB 1.2 [SPELLB] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $13) is a spelling
tutor. NEW: 400 words, twice as many speed variations, and an option to
print missed words to screen or printer.
(ED-07) Vocabulary Overdrive 1.1 [VOCOVRDR] (Zoran Sevarlic, reg. fee:
$23) is an effective vocabulary-building program. (Formerly named English
Recall.)
-----Science
PhyCal 3.1 [PHYCAL] (Paul D. Murphy, ASP; reg. fee: $35) is an interactive
problem-solving Physics manual with a full function spreadsheet calculator.
This self-study manual illustrates general techniques for problem solving
that are useful in many disciplines besides Physics.
---Updates: Test Making
(ED-11) Total Recall 3.04 [TRECALL] (Zoran Sevarlic, reg. fee: $33) lets
you create computerized study programs.
(ED-11) Tutorial Writer 3.1 [TW31] (Intelligent Educational Softwa, reg.
fee: $54) is an educator's toolkit for Computer Aided Instruction and testing.
---Updates: Other Education
(ED-12) CNA/Nurses Assistant 3.0 [CNAV3U] (Fredrick Small, ASP; reg. fee:
$29) will test your knowledge as a certified nursing assistant.
(ED-12) DC1 [DC1] (Dennis M. DeLaurier, reg. fee: $42) is an introduction
to DC electronics. NEW: adds a new menu program.
(ED-12) LVN Vocational Nurse Review 2.1 [LVNV3U] (Fredrick Small, ASP; reg.
fee: $38) will test your abilities as a vocational nurse.
(ED-12) StoryMaker 2.0 [STORYMK] (Elson Embry, reg. fee: $23) you create
talking story books with animation, music and sound effects. NEW: more
graphics in the sample picture library, scrolling in the zoom editor, a
foreground mode for outputting speech through the PC speaker, and VOC files
can be played in the foreground mode.
=====Home, Financial
Contents:
-----Home Accounting & Budgeting
-----Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other
-----Home Accounting & Budgeting
MakeMoney 1.01 [MOMONY01] (Lighthouse Productions, reg. fee: $17) tells how
to save money and invest it in paying off mortgages. A Primer is included
on becoming totally financially free. Requires 640K RAM, VGA, and 800K of
hard disk space. <BANKLOAN.PCX>
Perfect Cent$ 5.0s [PERFCNTS] (Wm. R. Colby-Newton, reg. fee: $15) is a
home office management system. It features a checkbook manager, pop-up
calculator, appointment reminder, and inventory database management system.
It also has loan amortization and net worth calculation programs. (On CD or
MegaDisk Set.)
-----Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other
Financial Analyzer Planner 3.1 [FAP] (John R. Reitz, reg. fee: $15) is a
money management program for pre- and post-retirement planning. It allows
you to investigate a wide range of inflation scenarios and investment
strategies to help you plan for retirement or financial independence.
Requires 512K RAM.
Financial Calculator 3.1 [FINCAL] (Paul D. Murphy, ASP; reg. fee: $35) is
an interactive problem-solving manual which explores key financial concepts
such as interest, amortization, bonds, zero coupons, and more. It also
includes a financial calculator.
=====Home, Other
Contents:
-----Astrology & Fortune Telling
-----Collecting
-----Diet, Nutrition & Health
-----Home Management
-----Science, Weather & Maps
-----Other Home & Miscellaneous
-----Astrology & Fortune Telling
ESP 1.0 [ESP] (SoftCircuits, reg. fee: $0) attempts to test and strengthen
your psychic abilities. A series of shapes are hidden behind the screen.
Imagine the shape and enter your choice from the prompt. The program keeps
a running total of the number of guesses and also shows the current
percentage of correct guesses.
-----Collecting
AudioNexus 1.0DOS [AUDIONX] (RCCO Research, reg. fee: $15) catalogs your
audio cassettes, CD's, LP's, DCC's, MiniDiscs, and other formats. Features
include a report writer, the ability to print album labels, nine sort
options, calculator, text-search, mouse support, EMS support and support
for a wide selection of printers. Requires 1.4MB of disk space and 512K RAM.
ScrollZ 2.00 [SCROLLZ] (Charles P. Schell IV, ASP; reg. fee: $25) tracks
all of your printed matter such as magazines, books or newspapers. A note
section is provided for recording comments. It prints listings, catalogs,
Rolodex cards, custom lists, and stats on your collection.
VideoNexus 1.0DOS [VIDEONX] (RCCO Research, reg. fee: $15) tracks your
video cassette and laser disc collection. Requires 1.4mb of hard disk
space and 512K RAM.
---Updates: Collecting
(MS-03) EZCard 1.2 [EZCARD] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $8) is a sports card
collection database. NEW: a value field that can be totaled; record editing
in the search mode.
(MS-03) Sandd's Book Guide 1.3 [SBOOK13] (Bertrand LaMarche, ASP; reg. fee:
$34) is a cataloging system for your library of books and magazines. NEW:
automatic last tape number lookup for adding, a value field, value report,
Title-Author-Edition report, searching on all fields in the database, and
support for higher resolutions and full GIF viewing.
(MS-03) US Philatelist Professional 1.07 [USPRO107] (Greg Morken, reg. fee:
$60) aids in keeping detailed information about U.S. stamp collections.
-----Diet, Nutrition & Health
Codes Only 1.0 [CODV1U] (Fredrick Small, ASP; reg. fee: $48) is a Disease
Etiology Index Coding Program. It handles all clinical modifications of
diseases in an alphabetical index by etiology.
MedTxt 1.0 [MEDTXT10] (Dudley Darr, reg. fee: $30) is an easy to use
electronic medical textbook which discusses medical subjects in detail.
Features include global search, bookmarks, and instant access of topics and
subtopics. VGA required.
---Updates: Diet, Nutrition & Health
(MS-04) First Aid 5.0 [1STAID] (Howard M . Schwartz, reg. fee: $25) is a
first aid tutorial based on the current standards taught in courses offered
by several national organizations. NEW: recommendations of medical
authorities concerning emergency care for victims who are not breathing or
whose heart has stopped, specific recommendations for the contents of a
first aid kit to handle home and work emergencies, and legal and ethical
matters to be considered when rendering emergency care.
(MS-04) CPR\ByStander Review 2.1 [CPRV21] (Fredrick Small, ASP; reg. fee:
$23) teaches about and tests your knowledge of CPR.
-----Home Management
The Frequent Flier Manager 4.0 [FFLYER] (Bill Phillips, reg. fee: $44)
helps members of an airline travel award programs keep track of there
frequent flyer miles. Requires 1.2MB of hard disk space, a color monitor
and an Epson or HP Desk Jet compatible printer.
Home Inventory 1.10 [INVZIP] (Silicon Systems, reg. fee: $24) allows you to
track home or small business inventory. Items can have properties such as
serial numbers, cost, replacement cost, etc. You can easily create
insurance and value reports.
JailBird 2.0 [JBIRD] (RMH Computer Services, ASP; reg. fee: $19) allows you
to create replicas of vanity license plates with customized top and bottom
license plate frame messages. You enter the state and JailBird adds the
state's slogan. The finished product can be printed out. Requires VGA and a
mouse. <JAILBIRD.PCX>
TVRO Assistant 1.0 [TVRO10] (Chris Davis, reg. fee: $10) assists in setting
up and aiming a satellite dish.
-----Science, Weather & Maps
Predictor 1.3 [PREDICTO] (Don Ellis, reg. fee: $40) forecasts the weather
based on data you enter. Predictor has, tables for determining wind chill
factors, heat indexes and wind speed and a data base for daily weather
information. Requires 3MB disk space.
---Updates: Science, Weather & Maps
(MS-08) CircumSpace 1.0 [CIRCUM10] (Mark A Haney, reg. fee: $15) is a space
travel simulator.
(MS-08) SkyGlobe 3.6 [SKYGLO36] (Mark A. Haney, ASP; reg. fee: $20) lets
you see on the screen what the sky would look like at night.
-----Other Home & Miscellaneous
Beautify 1.1 [BEAUTIFY] (Kevin Solway, reg. fee: $0) converts any standard
text file to psuedo-Bible language. ("Yours" becomes "thine", "never"
becomes "ne'er", etc.)
Date & Time 1.0 [DATETIME] (reg. fee: $0) displays the current date and
time at the top of the screen and continuously updates it. Written in C
with source code included.
---Updates: Other Home & Miscellaneous
(MS-10) Freebies 4.0 [FREEBIE4] (Louis Puccio, reg. fee: $0) is a sample
database of companies with toll free numbers where you can obtain free
magazines, game demos, videos and more.