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~Games Under A Tenner.
Over the years there have been a huge number of games released
on the PC. Many have become classics never to be seen again,
others are re-released for all who missed them to have a 2nd
chance of buying. When the games are re-released they usually
hold a low price, normally under a budget label.... I have in
passed issues brought to you brief lists and info on some of
these games, and I'm gonna do the same again this issue..
All of the mentioned games in this article can be obtained direct
from Cheet Sheets at the stated price (alongside the game title).
Simply mail the total amount, plus game titles, to the usual Cheet
Sheets address, "By-The-Way", Chilsworthy, Gunnislake, Cornwall,
PL18 9PB. Please make cheques/postal orders payable to Wayne Roberts
and add 1 pound to total price to cover postage (1st class recorded).
For latest list and prices feel free to mail me (with SAE) or ring
(9am to 3pm).
~Electronic Arts Classic Range (CD-ROM only - 9.99).
~---------------------------------------------------
Complete Ultima 7 - Probably one of the best RPG game to appear on
any format, this pack, contains all the episodes
in the VII series.
FIFA Soccer - The best soccer game to appear on the PC with maybe
only the recent Actua Soccer release being a good
competitor. Arcadey style rather than managerial.
Labryinth - Such a classic, not even I've seen this one !!! Must be
good if EA have decided to re-release it amongst such a
great collection !!
Little Big Adventure - An excellent game, which will keep even the
best of adventurers puzzling on for hours.
Only about 18 months old but no game of this
kind has been released since that will touch
it.... Great graphics, sounds, and excellent
gameplay, ranging from hard to even harder.
A classic that must be an addition to
everybodies game collection.
Magic Carpet Plus - Well another game that broke new barriers, an
alternative shoot-em up with a lot of skill and
strategy needed to fullfill your goal.
Michael Jordan In Flight - Basketball games haven't been much success
on the PC in the UK, but when released (as
with most EA titles), this game broke new
barriers. Great graphics mixed with fast
and furious gameplay.
NHL 95 - Another sport very popular in the US, but not so much over
here, released as a game... This effort is probably the
best there is on a PC (excepting the 96 release of course),
but still the extremely fast action has yet to be totally
put into action on both the PC and any other format, but
a great game other than the slightly slowed down gameplay
from the real thing.
Noctropolis - EA haven't released many graphic adventures in the
past, probably due to the mass market already
available. This though is a good attempt and for a
tenner well worth the purchase by any keen adventurer.
PGA 486 - What can I say, the best golfing game on the PC, till
PGA 96 came along...... Links was a strong contender for
years but in my mind this game with it's excellent graphics
and near to real graphics takes the top spot. If your
looking for a cheap alternative to PGA 96 (34.99), then
this is the one for you....
Populous 2 & Powermonger - Two of the best strategy GOD games ever to
be written for ANY format. A little dated
but you can gain months of play and
plenty of challenges. The only thing
these games lack is the FMV's that aren't
even needed.....
Privateer - Similar to X-Wing, strategic style shoot-em up. At the
time of release probably the only game to give Wing
Commander II a battle.
Seal Team - Strategy game in a similar style to the more recent
Command & Conquer, XCOM, and Warcraft games... US
Navy Seals need to be guided through over 80 missions,
of pure battling in a 3D Vietnam world.
Shadowcaster - If you liked Ultima Underworlds II and want a
challenge then this RPG (with a few differences to
the usual run of the mill RPG), is the game for you.
A game for the player who likes a game that will
keep them busy for months !!!
Space Hulk - This is an intelligent mans DOOM. This is a mixture of
Aliens and DOOM with a load of strategy thrown in. You
need to guide your squad of armoured guys, through an
alien ridden number of levels. Not so much blast
everything but more of take the right route for an
easy way out.... Great game of it's time....
SSN Sea Wolf - Submarine simulator, again probably the best to
appear on the PC (Subwar 2050, the only other coming
close).
Strike Commander Plus - What can I say about this game ? It was
released and everybody was shocked by it's
excellent gameplay. A modern day flight sim
with a WAR in progress, you take on all !!
This enhanced version includes the extra
missions and updated game.
Syndicate Plus - Bullfrog have released a number of great games over
the years and this is probably the best of them in
the strategy/blast everything department. One of
the first Bullfrog PC titles, and still a great
game by todays standards. You have to guide your
squad of fully trained men though a number of
tough missions. With it's excellent 3D hi-res
graphics and great gameplay, a classic for anybody's
collection.... It's sequel Syndicate Wars due out
this year, with all the originals ideas put together
with 96 style graphics, sound (and maybe spoiled by
too much FMV ???)....
System Shock Plus - Very much a futuristic style Doom but with a more
strategic meaning to the game. A huge area of
play sees you going from level to level making
your escape possible. As with all EA titles,
great graphics and guaranteed brill gameplay.
Theme Park - We've seen Maxis in the past release a number of Sim
games (namely Sim City, Sim Tower, Sim Ant etc..), but
EA went one better with Bullfrogs excellent SIM game
based on the making and running of a Theme Park. An
excellent idea, put into an excellent game that will
keep you busy for months....
Ultima Underworlds I & II - Ultima has seen some of the best RPG
games on the PC, and the Underworld
sub-series is just as good with more
of a fantasy DOOM style to it's gameplay.
A definite game for all ULTIMA fans
looking for the same excellence in a game
with a different feel.
Wing Armada - With the success of Wing Commander came a sub-game
based around this excellent sim/shoot-em up.
Wing Commander 2 - The first of this series broke all new barriers
in the field of PC futuristic flight sim/shoot-em
up games. The 2nd episode stretch it a little
further with improved graphics, and gameplay.
(This was the game b4 FMV became the bulk of the
package !!!!)..... Probably in the long run the
same game as in WC3 & 4 without the multi-million
budget of the FMV sequences !!!
~Regenerator
~-----------
Probably the cheapest range of CD's currently on the market that hold
some great classic games. All CD's are priced at 4.99 each.
Burntime - Strategy Game (I think)
Central Intelligence - Strategy Game
Elf - Classic Platform Game.
Lotus 3 : Ultimate Challenge - Classic Arcade Racing Game.
Nigel Mansell World Championship - Arcade racing game.
One Step Beyond - Sequel to Pushover
Premier Manager 1 - Football Manager Game.
Pushover - Logical Puzzle Game
Sleepwalker - Comical Logical Platform Game.
Wizkid - Platformer with a touch of logic.
Zool - Classic Platform Game
~Hit Squad
~---------
As there are so many titles in this range I'll just give you the
game title, format, price and a brief description.
* - Disk versions of the game available at 10.50.
+ - Also available on Regenerator CD Label (4.99).
Other Floppy Disk titles available, list available (prices from
10.50 each).
688 Attack Sub (CD or Disk - 7.99) - Submarine Simulator.
Archer Macleans Pool (CD or Disk - 9.99) - Pool like Jimmy White.
Birds Of Prey (CD 8.99/Disk 10.50) - Classic Flight Sim.
Budokan (Disk 8.99) - Martial Arts Game.
Car & Driver (CD 7.99/Disk 10.50) - Car Racing Simulator.
Chuck Yeagar's Air Combat (CD 7.99, *) - Flight Simulator.
Dune 2 (CD 9.99/Disk 10.50) - Excellent Strategy (C&C).
European Champions (Disk 8.99) - Football Game.
Fantasy Manager 95/96 (CD or Disk 7.99) - Fantasy Football Manager.
Football Glory (CD or Disk 7.99) - Football game.
Grand Prix Unlimited (Disk 8.99) - F1 Racing Games.
Hard Nova (Disk 7.99) - Space Strategy Game.
Hardball 3 (Disk 8.99) - Baseball Game.
Heroes Of The 357th (CD 7.99/Disk 10.50) - Flight Simulator.
Hook (Disk 8.99) - Graphic Adventure.
Immortal (Disk 8.99) - 3D RPG style game.
Indianapolis 500 (CD 9.99/Disk 10.50) - Classic Racing Game.
Jimmy White's Snooker (CD 9.99, * ) - Snooker Simulator.
Jurassic Park (CD 7.99/Disk 10.50) - Arcade (3D) Adventure.
Kid Pix (Disk 8.99) - Educational Paint Package.
Legend Of Kyrandia (CD 9.99, *) - Great Graphic Adventure.
LHX Attack Copter (CD 9.99/Disk 10.50) - Helicopter Simulator.
Lombard RAC Rally (Disk 7.99) - Rally Game (Racing).
Lost Files Of Sherlock Holmes (CD 9.99) - Graphic Adventure.
Low Blow Boxing (Disk 8.99) - Boxing game.
Lure Of The Temptress (CD 9.99, *) - RPG/Adventure.
Mario & The Racing Cars (Disk 8.99) - Racing Game (Indycar ?)
Mike Dikta Football (Disk 8.99) - American Football.
Pro Tennis Tour (Disk 7.99) - Tennis Simulator
Pushover (Disk 8.99 +) - Strategic Puzzle Game.
Rampart (Disk 8.99) - Addictive RULING game.
Realms (Disk 8.99) - Classic Medieval Strategy.
Risky Woods (Disk 8.99) - Great Platform Game.
Robocop 3 (Disk 9.99) - 3D Action Game.
Ryder Cup Golf (Disk 8.99) - Golf Game.
Shuttle (CD 9.99, *) - Space Shuttle Simulator.
Simpsons (Disk 7.99) - Cartoon Platformer.
Sleepwalker (CD/Disk 7.99 +) - Comical Logical Game.
Summer Challenge (Disk 8.99) - Collection of Sports.
Tactical Manager (CD or Disk 7.99) - Football Manager Game.
Terminator 2 (Disk 7.99) - Arcade Action Game.
Test Drive 3 (Disk 8.99) - Classic Racing Game.
TFX (CD 9.99) - Excellent Flight Sim.
Theatre Of War (Disk 8.99) - Unusual 3D Board Game.
Wing Commander (CD 7.99, *) - Space Flight Simulator.
Winter Challenge (Disk 8.99) - Winter Sports Galore.
Wizkid (Disk 8.99 +) - Logical Arcade Platformer.
WWF (Disk 7.99) - Wrestling.
WWF 2 : European Challenge (Disk 7.99) - More Wrestling action.
Xenobots (Disk 8.99) - Strategy Action Mech game.
~Microforum
~----------
Full description available for most of these items. All are CD-ROM
ONLY and sell at 8.99 (1 pound less than RRP !!! WOW :)).
3D Action Games - A collection of 3D games, inc. Terminal
Velocity, Warcraft, and Rise Of The Triads.
Alien Carnage - Arcade Action Platformer
Arcade Games - A large collection of games on one CD.
Battle Action Games - Collection of Battling games.
Before Light - Screen Saver
Best 3D Games 95 - A collection of some of the best 3D Games.
Best Educational - A Collection of some of the best Educational.
Best Games 95 - A large collection of the best Shareware of 95
Best Internet - A nice collection of internet Software
Best Power Utilities- A collection of handy utilities
Best Windows Games - As the title says, collection Win Games.
Best of Windows - A large collection of handy Windows Software.
Bible Studies - Bible Software and Games.
Blake Stone - A Doom style game, follow up to Wolfenstein
Championship Pool - Pool Simulator.
Encyclopedia Of Games - Large collection of Shareware Games.
D!Zone 2 - 900 new levels for Doom and Doom II
Desktop Bible - As the title suggests, Desktop Bible.
Duke Nukem 2 - The classic platform game, before he went 3D
Font Fascination - Fascinated with Fonts ? Well this is for you.
Fonts Fonts Fonts 3 - A large collection of Fonts.
Fun Pack 3 - Collection of Fun games for all.
High Roller - Collection of Casino games (I believe)
Kid Games - Kids bored ? Well buy this for them...
Kid Pack - Not just games, but educational packages.
Kids Corner - Another CD for the kids.
Learning Games - A collection of handy learning games.
MEGA Games - CD jam packed with some of the best games.
Music Game - Keen on music ? Then this is the CD for you.
Mystic Towers - 3D Platform Game.
Planet Strike - Update to Blakestone, Great Doom clone.
Raptor - One of the best Shoot-em ups, like Tyrian.
Peter Cotton Tail - Reading With ...... Story book...
Rise Of The Triads - Great Doom style game, uses old DN3D interface
S!ZONE - Sim City 2000 Fans beware - 800 plus new cities!
Sounds - A collection of sound clips for Windows.
Sports Games - Sporting fans delight, loads of Sport Games.
Terminal Velocity - Great Arcade F-Sim, now known as FURY 3
Thinking Games - A load of games that will make you think !
Totally Windows - Nothing but Windows programs on this CD.
Utility Power Pack - Another CD full of handy utilities.
Warcraft - Excellent Strategy game.
Windows Largest - Collection of loads of Windows software.
~Krisalis
~--------
Due to not seeing many of these games, I can not put any long
descriptions to them.......
Hill Street Blues (Disk 7.99) - Action Game based on TV.
Man. UTD FC : Europe (CD 7.99/Disk 4.99) - Football Game.
Shadoworlds (CD or Disk 7.99) - 3D RPG Game.
Super Soccer (CD 4.99) - Football Game.
Vikings (Disk 7.99) - Strategy Game.
~Other Titles
~------------
Deathstar Arcade Battles (CD 4.99) - Large collection of
some classic & old
Shareware Games.
Internet Now ! from On Line (CD or Disk 7.99) - Internet Starter Kit.
Jimmy Connors Tennis (Disk 7.99) - Tennis game.
~For a more CD's at unbeatable prices (6.99) see the article on
~the 6.99 Range to be found in this issue.