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- -----Games
-
- -----October 1993 Games Additions Disk
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- EGA-Poker. [EGAPOK]
- Card Games
- John A. Junod; $0-$5
- is a nice implementation of a video poker game.
-
- EGA-Pyramid [EGAPYR]
- Card Games
- John A. Junod; $0-$5
- is a pyramid type solitaire game in which you remove cards which add up to
- 13. <EGAPYR1.PCX>
-
- EGA-Solitaire. [EGASOL]
- Card Games
- John A. Junod; $0-$5
- is a standard solitaire game with excellent graphics.
-
- EGASpiders [EGASPID]
- Card Games
- John A. Junod; $0-$5
- is a different type of solitaire game with an unusual twist you can cheat,
- but when you do, another spider comes out on the screen to crawl around and
- annoy you. <EGASPID1.PCX>
-
- PCStud. 1.5 [PCSTUD]
- Video Poker
- Eric Jarrett; $8
- is a video poker game using ASCII graphics.
-
- [Rebound]
- Arcade Games
- Progressive Software; $15
- is a combination of pool and pinball. You must hit the ball in the hole
- within the time limit. <REBOUND.PCX>
-
- Large Games Disks
-
- BattleShip 2.3 [BATLSHIP]
- Board Games
- #12557 (GA-05)
- SimoneSystems Software; $15
- is a computerized version of BattleShip with a twist. It features islands,
- mine sweeping, submerge submarine, moving spy ship, and more. Requires 286+
- and mouse. <BATLS.PCX>
-
- Electronic Aggravation 1.2 [AGGR12]
- Board Games
- #12556 (GA-05)
- SimoneSystems Software; $15
- is a computerized adaptation of the classic board game, Aggravation. It
- allows 2-6 players, human or computer. Players race to beat their opponents
- from their base to their home safe positions. The game features an
- easy-to-use graphical interface and high resolution graphics. Requires a
- 286+, mouse and VGA. <AGGR.PCX>
-
- Coloring Book 1.4a [CBOOK1]
- Kid's Stuff
- #12524 (GA-10)
- Russell Holloway; $15
- is a computerized coloring book that includes 10 pictures. You can change
- the colors in the picture, go to the next or previous pictures, erase the
- colors in the current picture or restore the original colors of the
- picture. <COLOR.PCX>
-
- General Retail Operations Training 3.1 [GROT31]
- Simulations
- #12525
- P.K. Winter; $20
- is a simulation game in which players act as managers of competing
- department stores. Players must make all the financial decisions required
- to run a successful business. This is an educational game that would be
- good training for aspiring business persons. <GROT31.PCX>
-
- Jet Pack 1.1 [JETPK11A]
- Arcade Games
- #12526
- Software Creations, ASP; $20
- is a climb-and-jump type game, but with the twist that you also have a jet
- pack with which to fly around while you collect treasures and avoid various
- deadly creatures. <JETPACK1.PCX> <JETPACK2.PCX>
-
- Metropolis [METRO]
- Arcade Games
- #12527
- Lori Johnson; $20
- is an interactive game in which you must investigate and solve crimes in
- the teeming city of Metropolis. This game is a cross between Blade Runner
- and Tron, taking place in a futuristic, pixel-sized world. <METRO1.PCX>
- <METRO2.PCX>
-
- Night Raid [NTRAID01]
- Arcade Games
- #20266
- Software Creations, ASP; $15
- challenges you to shoot planes, bombs, and paratroopers out of the sky.
- Although you can hold down the trigger and blow away everything, missed
- shots lower your score and you will soon run out of ammo. <NITERAI1.PCX>
- <NITERAI2.PCX> Available on 1.44MB 3.5" MegaDisk or CD only.
-
- Nyet III [NYET3]
- Tetris Type Games
- #20267
- PROLINE Software; $40
- is a super Tetris type game with many innovative features. There are many
- different variations of the game, such as one in which blocks that have
- already come down partially melt away and the next in which appendages
- suddenly appear.
-
- You have to win "money" on the lower levels with which to buy tools for
- taking on the higher levels. The program features great graphics, sounds,
- and opening animation. Requires VGA, hard disk, 286+. On 3.5" disk or CD
- only. <NYET1.PCX> (Preinstalled on the CD in \DOS\NYET3.)
-
- [Puzzle]
- Jig-Saw Puzzle
- #20268/12528 [2 disks] (GA-06)
- Team 200; $?
- is an on-screen jigsaw puzzle. Piece sizes can be selected from tiny (156
- pieces) to huge (25 pieces). Requires mouse, VGA and offers Sound Blaster
- support.
-
- Ultimate Baccarat 1.0 [BACRAT]
- Card Games
- #12529 (GA-04)
- Accidental Software; $13
- is an animated casino Baccarat game. It lets you play with three computer
- characters and up to six human players. A tutor takes you through the game
- step by step and the dealer talks you through the game. Requires EGA/VGA,
- hard disk, 540K RAM. <ULTBAC1.PCX>
-
- Video BlackJack 1.0 [BJACKV]
- Card Games
- #12530
- SNR Software; $10
- is an exciting casino style video blackjack game. Options include split,
- double down, insurance, surrender and user defined wagering. Outstanding
- graphics with 3D effects, icons, buttons and animation. Full mouse and
- keyboard support, as well as music and sound effects! <21.PCX>
-
-
- ---Quick Looks, Games:
-
- Chopper Pilot Mission 1 [CHOPPER] (Cave Data Software; $10) is a
- shoot-orbe-shot commando game. You fly a helicopter and battle your way
- into the enemy bunker to find secret documents. You must get out alive and
- fly back to base; all while trying to avoid mines, alarms and killer
- robots. It features VGA animated graphics,sound effects, and more.
-
- Concentration 1.0 [CONCV1] (SNR Software; $10) the game of Concentration
- using playing cards. Turn up two jokers, and you lose! <CONCEN.PCX>
-
- [Cryptik] 1.25 (Cascoly Software ASP; $?) is an encoded jigsaw puzzle. The
- puzzle you choose is encoded to show its major colors, then the pieces are
- jumbled. You need to match the colors to restore the image. All puzzles are
- original photography. Requires VGA/SVGA and a mouse.
-
- Enchanted Castle 3.0 [EC3] (Michaeil Wilk; $15) - text-based adventure
- game.
-
- Fantasy Five Spot 1.0 [FFSV1] is a combination of lotto, keno and bingo.
- <FFS1.PCX>
-
- Lotto-Buster [LOTTO] keeps track of numbers, helps pick numbers, records
- past winners and analyzes trends.
-
- [MTCHPLAY] (B.J. Ball; $0) allows you to track the scores for a match play
- tournament the most common form of competition among ordinary golfers. C
- source code included.
-
- Pool Shark 1.1 [POOLSHRK] (Eduline Software Productions; $6-$12) is a 3-D
- pool game with nice graphics and interface. The "shareware" version comes
- with five balls. Mouse, VGA/EGA required. <POOL.PCX>
-
- [PuzSVG] 1.2 (Cascoly Software ASP; $?) is a puzzle game. It contains
- images from around the world in SuperVGA color. All puzzles are original
- photography. Requires EGA/VGA/SVGA and a mouse.
-
- Tejas Lotto [TEXLOTT] is a quick pick program for the Texas lottery.
-
- USA-Crypto 1.1 [CRYPTOSW] (Unicorn Systems Associates; $20) helps find
- solutions to cryptograms. A database of 15 ready-to-solve ciphers are
- included. Statistics are kept on each cipher in this database. A tutorial
- is also provided.
-
-
- ---Updates, Games:
-
- (GA-03: #1611) Air Traffic Controller [ATC] (ASP) is a simulation of the
- duties of a sector air traffic controller.
-
- (GA-05: #12420) [Domino] 4.2 (B.J.Ball, $15) is a two-person,
- single-spinner game of dominos that you play against the computer. Although
- the version number did not change, the author has substituted the full
- registered version for the shareware version of the same number.
-
- (GA-03: #4763) Graviton 2.02 [GVT202] is an excellent simulated vector
- graphics space game. NEW: Sound Blaster support and 16 new planets to
- explore.
-
- (GA-04: #27670/2575) [Decko] 2.0 is a card game that is similar to Keno but
- played with cards. ($10)
-
- (GA-04: #27669/3345) Double Down Video Poker 2.0 [DDVPV2] is a game of
- five-card draw poker with beautiful graphics and an added twist.
-
- (GA-04: #12558) [Peg], 2.02 presents various challenges of peg solitaire
- with multiple starting positions, and changing endgames.
-
- (GA-05: #4514) [TakeNote] 6.6 - a study tool for chess.
-
- (GA-07: #4633) Pro Football Edge! 93 2.0 [PFE] is a NFL handicapping
- program for NFL Winners and Over/Unders.
-
- (GA-10: #20026/4176) [Dot2Dot] 2.0 is a dot-to-dot game for children.
-
-
- -----Home, Other
-
- Beat the Bomb [BTB105]
- Education: Math
- #12531
- First Magnitude, ASP; $18
- is a math quiz program which uses animated graphics to make learning more
- interesting. A mouse and EGA/VGA are required. <BEATBOMB.PCX>
-
- Children's Tutors 1.1 [CHILDTUT]
- Math Tutor
- #12532 (ED-06)
- Synergistic Consultants, Incorporated
- are two tutorials designed for children ages preschool through 3rd grade.
- The math tutor teaches basic arithmetic by quizzing for missing digits or
- operators in addition, subtraction or multiplication and division problems.
- A memory game is included that tests the memory of the children. The time
- tutor teaches children how to tell time on an analog clock. A quiz mode is
- included that requires the child to move the clock hands to match the time
- in the digital clock window. Mouse required.
-
- Languages
- #12559
- Arthur Wells, Jr.; $15 per program
- Descriptions & Compilation Copyright 1993 Nelson Ford, PsL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- is a set of four different programs that help in learning various
- languages:
- [Euro41] covers French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- [Euro91] includes Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian,
- Polish, Portuguese and Swedish.
- [Russian1] covers Russian.
- [ESL4SPAN] is for Spanish-speaking people wanting to learn English.
-
- Numero Uno 1.02 [NUMEROU]
- Numerology
- #12533 (MS-01)
- Christopher Noyes; $30-$50
- produces a personality report that analyzes birth dates and names and
- interprets the results and a numeric personality report, which analyzes the
- data, but does not interpret it.
-
- There are two interactive calendar screens so you can see the numerological
- influences of any day in a month and year. You can also produce several
- types of reports. With each report, you can view, print, or convert it to a
- file for use with your word processer. This is a fun and easy-to-use
- program.
-
- Tune-In [TUNE_IN1]
- Scanners
- #12535 (MS-10)
- David W. Carroll; $20
- is a scanner database which can keep track of hundreds of frequencies. You
- can print convenient pocket-size cards or fullsize reports of all your
- scanner frequencies.
-
- PC-Piano Teacher [PCPT]
- Education: Music
- #12534 (MU-03)
- Data Assist, Inc.; $29
- is an instruction package for teaching music. By using colorful graphic
- screens, the student is presented with a series of questions designed to
- test their understanding of musical notes and scales supplementing their
- music lessons. <PIANO.PCX>
-
- Your Birthday Almanac 2.06s &
- Your Anniversary Almanac 2.06s [ALMANAC]
- #12536
- Kenneth G. Kirkpatrick ASP; $50 each
- creates a commercial quality printout of what happened the day/year you
- were born. Your Anniversary Almanac 2.06s is a companion program that
- produces a printout of what happened the day//year you were married.
- Requires a Laser printer or Deskjet compatible, and 1MB disk space.
-
- You're Hired 1.1a [YH11A]
- Job Assistance
- #12537 (MS-10)
- DataWell; $30
- is a job interview simulator that provides realistic training and
- experience to prepare you for job interviews. The program displays tough
- questions one at a time, automatically reset and display elapsed time,
- offer advice when asked, and allows you to attach reminder notes to each
- question.
-
-
- ---Quick Looks, Education:
-
- Bon Rewarding French 1 [BON] (Robert Walker; $20) is a French tutorial. It
- features phonetic translation and covers greetings, numbers 1-60,
- adjectives, family terms and more.
-
- [GetIt] 1.0 (Frances P. Barnes; $0) is a tutorial for Spanish speaking
- students learning to read English.
-
-
- ---Quick Looks, Misc.:
-
- [dbCoin] 1.0 (Changing Seasons Software; $25) is a coin collection
- inventory system. You can record information on the country, catalog
- number, mint year, denomination, grade, purchase date, cost, market value
- and notes.
-
- [fCalc] 5.0 (WrightWare; $25) performs a variety of financial calculations
- (eg: NPV) with either single or comparative calculation displays.
-
- [Length] (Jerry Lamp; $8) is a length conversion program. It includes 342
- conversions.
-
- Signet Software Stock Utilities for Dow Jones News Retrieval 1.0 [DJQ]
- (Signet Software; $10) converts stock quotes downloaded from Dow Jones into
- Quicken format.
-
- StampBase 1.0 [STAMPBAS] (Changing Seasons Software; $25) is a stamp
- collection inventory system. Information can be recorded on country,
- catalog number, category, issue year, description, grade, condition,
- purchase date, cost, market value and comments. Stamp information can be
- displayed on screen or in printed reports. Requires 640K RAM and a hard
- drive.
-
- The Financial Planner 3.0 [FINPLAN] (Frank Barrett; $20; #4845) performs
- comprehensive financial calculations and retirement planning, including
- lease/rent/buy analysis. NEW: supports the recently enacted 1993 changes in
- the Federal Tax Laws.
-
- [Profile] 1.0 (J.A. Judd; $15) evaluates the user's personality.
-
- RoadWays 3.2 [ROAD32] (Doug Fitler; $10) tells you the distance, travel
- time, recommended highways, and mileage cost between selected cities.
- Starting and ending cities are selected from a scrolling list. The same
- data is shown for intermediate cities for long trips.
-
- [Thot4Day] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $20) displays a personalized message.
- Sample thoughts are included.
-
- [VTR] 1.1 (Eric Jarrett; $13) is a vehicle expense/mileage tracking program
- for taxes or whatever. It keeps records for up to 5 vehicles, adds your
- input up, and checks for invalid entries. Reports can also be printed.
- Requires 640K RAM and any color monitor.
-
- X10 Direct Control 1.4 [X10DC] (D. Huras; $20) allows you to send commands
- to the X10 CP290 Controller. It features a point & click DOS character
- interface, ON/OFF/DIM for multiple unit codes, Self-Test, Set Base
- HouseCode, Set Time, Sync Time, X10.DAT file format and Signal Test.
- Supports CommPorts 1-4
-
-
- ---Updates, Financial:
-
- (AH-01: #20269/12041 [2 disks]) Your-Plan 2.0 will help you prepare a
- budget and cash-flow projections for the next six months. NEW: graph
- printing and the ability to forecast one month at a time.
-
- (AH-03: #27550 [3 disks]) Capital Gainz 3.2 [CAPGAINZ] (ASP) is an
- investment tracking program for the small investor who accumulates shares
- in Mutual Funds and Dividend Reinvestment Plans over a period of time. NEW:
- portfolio history, bond maturity/issue values, bond discount/amortization
- support, support for year 2000 and beyond, consistency check, automatic
- wash sale adjustment, comment fields, pop-up calculator with paste option,
- and price alerts.
-
- (AH-03: #12225) FundExpert 2.5 [EFUND3] (formerly Fund Investor) automates
- access to mutual funds using automated service telephones.
-
-
- ---Updates, Education:
-
- (ED-04: #20273/0611 [2 disks]) Language Teacher 2.52 [LNGTEACH] is a series
- of language tutorial programs for French, German, Spanish, Italian.
-
- (ED-04: #27605/4628) Ole! Rewarding Spanish [OLE] is a well rounded Spanish
- tutorial offering verb conjugation, travelling Spanish as well as
- conversational phrases. NEW: phonetic translation.
-
- (ED-06: #27754 [3 disks]) Math-Shop Series 2.51 [MTHSHOP1, MTHSHOP2,
- MTHSHOP3] generates math problem worksheets in addition, subtraction,
- multiplication, and division. NEW: Canon Bubble-Jet support and up to 5
- identical worksheets can be printed.
-
- (ED-06: #27824/4549) Mom's Math 4.3 [MM43] (ASP) includes three arcadelike
- math games and other modules for addition, subtraction, multiplication,
- division, and pre-algebra for children of all ages.
-
- (ED-06: #7654/3468) XYSee VGA 4.0 [XYSEEVGA] is designed as an insight
- enhancing addition to high-school and college level studies in Algebra,
- Geometry, and Trigonometry.
-
- (ED-08: #12230) Words Alive 2.01 (Lana Chakoff; $14) is an entertaining set
- of educational games for children. The program uses colorful animated
- pictures, popular children's tunes, and excellent quality PC-speaker speech
- to teach spelling, letter and case recognition, and telling time.
-
- (ED-08: #2267) School-Mom 4.3 [MOM430] (ASP) helps teach children ages 4-14
- about music composition, art, spelling, english and math.
-
- (ED-10: #12204) Easy Seats [EZSEAT] creates/prints classroom seating
- charts. NEW: includes Easy Seats, Easy Drill, Easy Roster and Formula Club.
-
- (ED-11: #27474/0875) PC-Quizzer 2.3 [QUIZ23] - CAI program that aids in
- creating and administering the quizzes, optionally making use of graphics.
-
- (ED-12: #4412) DC Circuit Analysis 1.2 [DCIRCUIT] (ASP) teaches the
- concepts of DC circuits in general and digital computer circuits in
- particular. NEW: on-line tutorial with hypertext features.
-
-
- ---Updates, Other Home:
-
- (MS-04: #12366) HealthFreebies 3.0 [HEALTH3] is a listing of free
- healthrelated items.
-
- (MS-06: #2965) [ChroNos] 2.18 is an historical timelines program that
- allows you to trace patterns across different eras and cultures.
-
- (MS-07: #27743) My Little Realm is a series of programs that track books,
- tapes, collections, documents, address/phone books, investment, and more:
- [MLRCC25]
- [MLRCHK25]
- [MLRCRG25]
- [MLRDIZ10]
- [MLRPRI25]
- [MLRPUB25]
- [MLRRM25]
- [MLRROR25]
- [MLRSAV25]
-
- (MS-07: #20033/4335) [SMart10] 2.0 (ASP)- X10/CP290 home control system.
-
- (MS-08: #27048/3381) Versamap 1.3 [VM1, VM2] ASP is a versatile mapping
- program which can transform spherical latitude and longitude values into
- planar X,Y map coordinates and plot them on a map projection of your choice.
- New: 5 new map projections, new countries for Soviet Union, boundaries added
- for Australian, and Canadian provinces.
-
- (MS-10: #4971) Freebies 4.0 [FREEBIE4] is a sample database of companies
- with toll free numbers where you can obtain free magazines, game demos,
- videos and more. NEW: better Freebies, computer tutorial and dictionary. A
- total of 77 companies are included that offer free items.
-