?The menu system you are currently using is now just for people whose systems cannot cope with the new SVGA menu. If you wish to run this new menu instead, exit from this menu and type GO, or select this option.
+go
*Run UFO
?This information rich database of UFO sightings is a full commercial package, and includes plenty of fuzzy photographs of dustbin lids.
+cd ufo
+win : ufo.exe
*Unzip Tyrian
?Ridiculously fast, adrenaline-saturated, shoot-everything-that-moves sort of thing - if you're taking medication or suffer from high blood pressure, avoid this one.
%tyrian\tyrsw1.zip \games\tyrian
*Unzip Tekwar
?Based on the series of novels by His Intergalactic Rugness - William Shatner, in this little gem you have to run around shooting things, avoiding being shot yourself. Apparently this also uses a similar 3D game engine to Duke Nukem 3D.
%tekwar\tekwar.zip \games\tekwar
*Install Entomorph demo
?Following one of the most sumptuous intro sequences you'll ever see, Entomorph is a top-down, elves-and-dwarfs adventure with large monsters, combat and puzzle solving. Remember Al-Qadim? Well, this is much better.
+cd\entodemo
+install
*Unzip Witchaven
?IntraCorp's second 3D adventure, Witchhaven, is a swords and sorcery, hack-and-slash affair. Think you're good at Doom? Let's see if your keyboard prowess can save you when you're armed with only a dagger!
%whaven\whaven.zip \capstone\whaven
*Unzip Mortal Kombat 3
?Quite possibly the greatest 2D beat-'em-up ever (and now a major Hollywood movie), Mortal Kombat has now got a '3' after it. There are more moves, more characters and more gruesome fatalities. Again, not for the faint-hearted.
%mk3demo\mk3.zip \games\mk3
*Unzip Mech Warrior 2
?Huge, leviathan robots battling it out in a blasted wasteland. Based on the Battletech board game, Mechwarrior 2 is the best big-robots-fighting-each-other game that you can get. DON'T ALTER THE UNZIP DIRECTORY OR YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS!
%mw2\mw2.zip \mw2demo
*Run Worms
?A strange and thoroughly violent mix of Lemmings and Battleships. Possibly. Hey, run the game and you can decide...
+cd worms
+worms
*Install Capitalism
?Programmed by a 22 year old genius, this corporate strategy game invites you to dabble with stocks, bonds, building construction and much, much more. And we thought SimCity was cool.
+cd capdemo
+install
*Install In the First Degree
?Can you prove murder one? Check out this courtroom drama of epic proportions.
+cd 1stdeg
+win : inthe1st.exe
*Install Zoop
?"Gameplay is back in a big way" - that usually means the graphics aren't up to much, but in this case it means just what it says.
+cd zoop
+win : setup.exe
*Install Pole Position
?Ascon's extremely pretty simulation of what it's like to manage a Formula 1 Grand Prix team. Sniff the asphalt and try to imagine On The Ball but with 200mph racing cars...
+cd polepos
+install
*Unzip Abuse
?A fast-paced and frantic shoot-'em up from a bloke who works for id Software. Yep, THE id Software. The guys who do Doom and, gulp, Quake...
%abuse\abuse101.zip \games\abuse
*Run Panic in the Park
?Part adventure, part logic-puzzle, the park in question is an amusement park and somebody feels the need to panic in it. Can you solve the mystery before the park is history?
+cd panic
+win : panic.exe
*Install Money Box
?A splendid all-purpose personal finance manager - see the 'Install' supplement for details
+cd moneybox
+install
*Install 3D Pro
?A module from the commercial product 'VR Workshop' - a Windows 3D modelling package.
+cd 3dpro
+win : setup.exe
*Install Virtek 3D-Ware
?The set of C libraries that are used by many games programmers to create 3D worlds are now yours - all you need to use them is a C compiler and a good idea for a game. If you create anything good, send it to me and I'll show the world!
+cd 3dware
+install
*Install CPIC
?A bloomin' marvellous Windows graphics utility, enabling you to do all manner of graphics things - pretty handy, huh?
+cd cpic
+win : cpic.exe
*Install Logical Decisions
?A demo of this powerful decision analysis program is save disabled, but still enables you to experiment with its features.
+cd logical
+win : install
*Install Photostudio
?This demo of the photo-manipulation package has certain features disabled, yet still enables you to appreciate the depth of the full package.
+cd photostd\disk1
+win : setup.exe
*Unzip Calamus for Win95
?A fully featured Windows 95 desktop publishing system for your perusal. The only limitation in this demo is that it has the word "Calamus" bannered across any printouts you make.
%cal95d\caluk_d\calamus.zip \calamus
*Setup Encore
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\encore\disk1
+win : setup
*Run Jazz Guitarist
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\jazzguit
+win : jazzguit
*Run Jazz Pianist
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\jazzpian
+win : jazzpian
*Run Midi Quest
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\midiqust
+win : mquest
*Setup Musicator
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\musicatr\disk1
+win : setup
*Setup Music Time
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\musictme\disk1
+win : setup
*Run New Orleans Pianist
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\neworlea
+win : neworl
*Run Classical Pianist
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\pianist
+win : pianist
*Run Ragtime Pianist
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\ragtime
+win : ragtime
*Setup Cakewalk Express
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\cwalkexp\disk1
+win : setup
*Setup Cakewalk Pro
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\cwalkpro\disk1
+win : setup
*Setup Procyon Pro
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\procyon
+win : setup
*Install Cubasis
?In conjunction with this month's music feature.
+cd music\cubasis
+win : install
*Shareware Showcase - Install Xword
?Never a cross word? Change all that now with the latest crossword compiler.
+cd sharewar\xword
+win : install.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Isbister Products
?Time & Chaos PIM, InfoTree and Sales Forecast Pro form Isbister's offerings to the Shareware Showcase. That's nice of them.
+cd \sharewar\isbister
+win : install.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Marcel Collegiate
?Process as many words as you want with this neat little shareware word processor.
+cd sharewar\collegit
+win : setup.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Marcel Youngster
?Not quite as complicated as Collegiate, Youngster is a freeware word processor, so you don't have to pay a registration fee.
+cd sharewar\youngstr
+win : setup.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Unzip Gemstorm
? A totally original game here... No, we can't lie to you, it's another Tetris clone, but we quite like it.
%sharewar\gems\gemdemo.zip \games\gems
*Shareware Showcase - Install WinLot
?Not a typographically-challenged dog food, this. No, it's another program to help you win the National Lottery...
+cd \sharewar\winlot
+win : install
*Shareware Showcase - Install War amongst the Fallen
?Words and pictures, but without Charlie (remember Charlie?). It's an H P Lovecraft storybook for Windows.
+cd sharewar\hplove
+call install
*Shareware Showcase - Install Visual Accounts
?Oh, the thrill of accounting. The lines of numbers, more lines of numbers, the sheer adrenaline rush of adding them up. Ooh, stop it! We just had to pass it on to you.
+cd sharewar\visacct
+win : install.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Install Roadhog
?Drive like Jason Holborn (our very sad, car mad, technical editor) and run down lots of cattle in this corker of a racey-brum-brum game.
+cd sharewar\roadhog
+install
*Shareware Showcase - Unzip Tiny Elvis
?You want a miniature Elvis to pop up in Windows and comment on the size of everything? Of course you do, so here it is. Thanyaverrimuch, ah'll have a cheeseburger.
%sharewar\elvis\telvis15.zip \elvis
*Shareware Showcase - Unzip Breakfree
?It's Breakout, only it's in cracking 3D and it's really jolly good.
%sharewar\brkfree\brkfre1a.zip \games\brkfree
*Shareware Showcase - Install Defendroid
?It's very similar to a game with a similar title, but it runs in Windows, and we love it so much we had to pass it on.
+cd sharewar\defdroid
+win : install
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Virus
?Windows game, loosely based around the concept of virus infection. Shareware from the Thompson Partnership.
+cd sharewar\tvirus
+win : setup.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Boxes
?Very, very similar to the dropping shapes game, but slightly different. Shareware from the Thompson Partnership.
+cd sharewar\tboxes
+win : setup.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Dinospell
?Shareware Windows spelling game for ages 7-12. Help Derik the Dinosaur rescue fruit from Rex the Tyrannosaurus by solving various spelling challenges. Includes animation, music, and sound effects.
+cd sharewar\tdinospl
+win : setup.exe
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Dino Numbers
?Shareware Windows arithmetic game for ages 7-12. Help Derik the Dinosaur rescue cows from Rex the Tyrannosaurus by solving various arithmetic tasks. Includes animation, music, and sound effects.
+cd sharewar\tdinonum
+win : setup
*Shareware Showcase - Setup Dino Match
?Exciting memory-building windows game for ages 5-9. Help Derik the Dinosaur rescue books from Rex the Tyrannosaurus by solving various memory tasks. Game includes animation, music, and sound effects.
+cd sharewar\tdinomat
+win : setup.exe
*Readers Contributions - Run Fireworks
?Neat little program that produces a firework display on you screen - now let's see if somebody can do a similar thing with plasma trails! From Mark Whitaker - North Ferriby.
+cd readers\firework
+firew165
*Readers Contributions - Run Occupation
?An interactive CV of a very high standard. If I was looking for a multimedia programmer I'd give this girl a job straight away - From Jeannette Angel, London.
+cd readers\occupy
+win : occupyrt.exe
*Readers Contributions - Run MODS
?A collection of 11 MOD files from a 'musician' who really wants to join a demo group, so if you code grafx, check them out and give him an e-mail! - From Neil Allan, Alton.
+cd readers\mods
+runme!!!
*Readers Contributions - View Pictures
?A chappy in Sweden is a pretty dab hand at producing pictures in 3D Studio, and he wanted to show off his talent so he sent them into us. They're pretty good! - From Krister Karlsson, Sweden.
+cd readers\pictures
+picem /w:300 /l *.gif
*Run Championship Manager 2 demo
?An interactive interview with the football commentator Clive Tyldesley, all about fascinating aspects of Championship Manager 2.