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note.gif (244 bytes)Important Note:
Almost All
Windows 95 games require you install DirectX first. This is a special set of enhanced drivers for things like video, sound and input. If you receive an error message like "Cannot find DSOUND.DLL" then you do not have DirectX installed.

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Total Soccer Demo v1.12
From: Live Media
+44(0)1865 247714
URL:
www.totalsoccer.com

System Requirements: Windows 95 (Total Soccer does not currently run under Windows NT)
DirectX version 3 or greater

Been getting into the World Cup? Then try out this Soccer game from Live Media. Total Soccer is a fast action arcade soccer game, where gameplay rules. Play a single game against the computer or human opposition, or setup a league, cup or season from any of the teams from around the world.

This demo version allows you to play a one or 2 player game between Arsenal and Aston Villa. Limited to 1 minute each way. Certain features are not available in this demo version. See the tsdemo.txt file for more information.

 

Super Touring Car
From: Elite Systems Ltd.
URL: http://www.elite-systems.co.uk/
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/driving/supertou/suptour.zip
Genre: Car-racing sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P200, 32Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>, Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator card

From the developers of Test Drive: Offroad comes a new racing title, Super Touring Car. Elite attempts to steer this racing game from the path of absolute authenticity by offering a stunt mode with the sole aim of injecting more fun into the gameplay.

 

F-15
From: Jane's Combat Simulations
URL: http://www.janes.ea.com/
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/simulation/f15/f15demo.exe
Genre: Flight sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: EA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P166, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

F-15 is an impressive piece of work that provides amazing attention to detail in the cockpit. The flight model adheres to the most rigorous standards of accuracy and has an impressive feel for weight and motion

 

Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition
From: Microsoft
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/games
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/sports/msgolf2/msgolf98.exe
Genre: Golf sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Wolf Interactive
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0> or Windows NT

Microsoft and new developer Friendly Software have come together to produce a golf game substantially different from MS Golf 3.0, and the results are impressive indeed. The demo features three holes of Bay Harbor, specifically 2, 17, and 18, and all the game mechanics of the full version.

 

3D Ultra Mini Golf Deluxe
From: Sierra On-Line
URL: http://www.sierra.com
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/sports/miniglfd/3dgolf.zip
Genre: Golf game
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Wolf Interactive
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Sierra brings the sporting paradise that is miniature golf to your PC. Sharp SVGA graphics, humour, and pleasurable gameplay make this one fun and interesting. 3D Ultra Mini Golf Deluxe adds nine new holes to the 18 holes offered in the original version of 3D Ultra Mini Golf, and the demo features the Deep Sea Diving Hole.

 

Police Quest: SWAT 2
From: Sierra On-Line
URL: http://www.sierra.com
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/strategy/swat2/swat2demo.exe
Genre: Action
Classification: M15+ (Contains low intensity depictions of animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Wolf Interactive
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P133, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

SWAT 2 fuses the true-to-regulations mindset of earlier Police Quest titles with the real-time, strategic (or, more precisely, tactical), action mechanics of games like Command & Conquer and Warcraft. As the commander of a Los Angeles Special Weapons and Tactics team, the player is called upon to conduct missions involving locating, surrounding, and confronting a host of urban terrorists, would-be gangsters, and full-on psychopaths.

 

CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars
From: Sierra On-Line
URL: http://www.sierra.com
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/strategy/cyberst2/cs2demo.exe
Genre: Strategy
Classification: G8+ (Contains depictions of low-level animated violence)
Full version: Available now
Local Distributor: Wolf Interactive
List price: $89.95
Minimum system requirements: P133, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars is the sequel to Mission Force: Cyberstorm and offers both turn-based and real-time gameplay. The demo provides both a training mission in which many features of the gameplay are explained, such as mini-map navigation and single-unit selection and movement, and a standard mission in which any enemies found on your outer perimeter patrol must be investigated and deterred.

 

Knights and Merchants
From: TopWare Interactive
URL: http://www.knights.de/us/index.html
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/strategy/knightsm/k_d_v073.exe
Genre: Strategy
Classification: G8+ (Contains depictions of low-level animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Knights and Merchants mixes elements of economic simulation and real-time strategy gameplay with a top-down view similar to Command & Conquer and Starcraft. The player will have a variety of strategic options when controlling units. The demo includes 16 of the full version's 25 economic buildings and structures as well as five of the nine troop types. Knights and Merchants aims to recreate the Middle Ages, with the game elements and scenes based on the Anglo-Saxon period circa 1200 AD.

 

High Heat Baseball 1999
From: 3DO
URL: http://www.3do.com
Download the demo from: ftp://download.gamespot.com/pub/sports/highheat/hh99demo.zip
Genre: Baseball sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Directsoft
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P133, 32Mb RAM, 1Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

3DO's High Heat Baseball 1999 has enough of an arcade flavour to keep action fans happy and a statistical model that should please sim fans. Gameplay is one area where High Heat Baseball 1999 shines, and as a sample of the game this demo contains the Home Run Challenge feature.

 

Ares Rising
From: iMAGINE Studios
URL: http://www.imaginestudios.com/
Download the demo from: ftp://ftp2.gamedemo.com/simulation/Ares_Rising/ARDEMO.EXE
Genre: Space combat sim
Classification: G8+ (Contains depictions of low-level animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P133, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Now you can get your chance to prove that you are the hot-shot space pilot you say you are. As you are thrust into the middle of an intergalactic adventure, you must rely on your wits, guts, and raw piloting skills to survive. The Interactive demo contains 6 missions for you to fly.

 

KKnD 2: Krossfire
From: Melbourne House
URL: http://www.melbournehouse.com
Download the demo from:
ftp://ftp.melbournehouse.com/pub/melbournehouse/kknd2/kknd2_demo1.exe
ftp://ftp.melbournehouse.com/pub/melbournehouse/kknd2/kknd2_demo2.exe
Genre: Real-time strategy
Classification: M15+ (Contains low intensity depictions of animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: EA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P133, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

KKND2: Krossfire takes the best aspects from KKND and KKND Xtreme and whips them up into an enormous Molotov cocktail of real-time strategy fury. The Survivors are back, freshened up after spending 40 years away from the radioactive surface. The Evolved are there as well, fired up after spending 40 years in radiation and becoming even more mutated. And the Series 9, agricultural robots have shown up to punish humanity for ruining their livelihood.

 

Emergency (new version)
From: TopWare
URL: http://www.topware.com
Download the demo from: ftp://ftp.topware.com/demos/emergency/english/emergye4.exe
Genre: Strategy
Classification: G8+ (Contains depictions of low-level animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, 2Mb PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Command the rescue units, police cars and fire engines. Save people from desperate, life-threatening situations. But hurry - every second counts. This is no game for the weak at heart. This is EMERGENCY, the new standard in real-time simulation games. You start your career as unit commander with just a few units at your disposal and a few simple tasks, from traffic accidents to house fires. As the full game progresses, you receive over 30 missions, from plane crashes to natural catastrophes and even an explosion in a nuclear power plant.

 

WARPATH 97
URL:
http://www.synthetic-reality.com/
System requirements:
Windows 95.

A real-time multi-player game where you race to explore, mine, colonize, develop, and conquer the universe. Although designed primarily as a multi-player game, it can also be played solo with robot friends and enemies. These robots can also take sides in a multiplayer game.

 

DOS
Warcaft 2
URL: http://www.blizzard.com/files/demos/war1demo.zip
System Requirements:
386/20; 4 Mb ram; MS-DOS 5.0 or Higher; VGA Video Card; Mircosoft Compatible Mouse; CD ROM required for movies.

This is a fully playable six level demo of the original real-time strategy game of fantasy combat. Command either the noble Humans or the brutish Orcs as they fight for dominance.

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment that quickly became a best seller. Warcraft has not only become a classic, but it has set new standards for multiplayer games. Set in the mythic kingdom of Azeroth, players are given the task of maintaining a thriving economy while building a war machine with which to destroy the enemy.

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment that quickly became a best seller. Warcraft has not only become a classic, but it has set new standards for multiplayer games. Set in the mythic kingdom of Azeroth, players are given the task of maintaining a thriving economy while building a war machine with which to destroy the enemy.

 


Diablo
URL:
http://www.blizzard.com/library/diablosw.htm
System Requirements: IBM-PC compatible computer with a Pentium 60 or better CPU;16 mb of RAM;Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0;A DirectX compatible SVGA video card; A Microsoft compatible mouse

 Embark if you dare on a dark and sinister quest that will pull you into the very depths of hell itself... and beyond. Explore the first two levels of Tristram in this fully playable two level demo. Includes support for Battle.net. Includes multiplayer support for up to 4 players, and access to Battle.net and DirectX 5.0

 

Statoshere demo
URL:
ftp://dld.ripcordgames.com/ripcord/stratosphere/Stratosphere.exe

Design and build a massive floating fortress, bristling with weaponary and surrounded by thick defenses. Take this monstrous engine of destruction into battle. Pilot your juggernaut through the skies, moving through a 3D environment of mountain tops and cloud banks.

 

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