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GA-3a: Large Arcade Games Air Traffic Control Simulation Leung, Francis Yan Keung $20 #20030/2480 gives you the job of air traffic controller. Features include support for CGA 320 x 200 x 4 colors mode, 6 levels, command to take up heading, command line parameter to specify graphics mode and card, variable wind effects, a "Hall of Fame" with the top 10 scores, and 4 types of emergency situations. It allows you to change speed in demo state, and break out of (to abort) an approach. Corncob 3-D 3.42 Stokes, Kevin ASP $18 #20030/4324 is an air combat game that puts you in the cockpit of a piston engined aircraft. It features scrolling 3-D graphics similar to Flight Simulator. In addition to the normal flying and shooting scenarios, you may have to land the plane to plant bombs in enemy territory; land on an airstrip suspended at 20,000 feet, or fly through a narrow corridor to shoot at a generator orb. If you fly past the mission you did yesterday, you will see the burning wreckage. It has realistic flight model based on physics of aerodynamic flight. The plane can sideslip, high speed stall, or fall backwards. Due to the realistic landing model, landing a heavily damaged plane can be exciting. Mastering the flight controls may take a little time. Requires 12Mhz or faster, VGA color monitor, and 520K memory. A hard disk and joystick are recommended. Miramar Cochran, Marc $10 #20030/1936 is a fully operational Jet Combat Simulator. It does not have scenery (unless you end up at the bottom of the ocean). Instead, it is oriented towards instrument flying and dogfighting. There is no doc file. Be sure to have NumLock and CapsLock on before you start. Don't touch the keyboard until the first screen full of text comes up, then enter I for Instructions. Even then, all it tells you is what keys to use. The farthest we were able to get the plane off the aircraft carrier was the bottom of the ocean. So we put in a call to one of CompuServe's IBMNET Sysops, Connie Kageyama, who also tests a lot of shareware. His reply: "The simulator has very sensitive controls. If you're giving it too much climb at take-off, you are probably either stalling into the ocean or doing a complete loop into the ocean. It took me a while to figure out, but here's how to take off. 1) Crank up the power almost to the redline. 2) Hit L. 3) As you reach the end of the carrier, hit the climb button ONCE and watch your climb indicator. Bring up your landing gear. As soon as the horizon tilts a bit, hit the dive button ONCE. Once you've gotten some airspeed, you can climb at a higher rate." "Very sensitive controls" is right. Once we got airborne, we quickly discovered that when turning, you can only TAP the keyboard. Pressing the cursor keys stores up keystrokes, putting you into a spin that is difficult to get out of. You tend to hold down the key the other way, causing you to "overcorrect" into a spin the opposite direction. This program is not going to put Falcon-AT out of business, but for the price, it is a good piece of work. Ark DeMers, Scott $0 #4661 is a version of Arkanoid with an interesting twist - the files that define the different playing screens can be edited with a text editor, allowing you to easily create customized playing fields. You could make a whole set of screens for special promotions or events, for example, limited only by your imagination. Armada Hyperware $10 #27606/3919 [2 disks] is an animated game fashioned after Battle Ship. You are provided with five assorted ships, plus an additional Cruiser/Command ship. Electronic counter- measure jamming is available to spoil the enemy's air attacks, as well as to jam his detection equipment. Lots of options keep things interesting: mines, day/night battles, IR scopes, fighter support, sound effects, and much more. If you have a SoundBlaster or compatible card, you will hear fantastic digitized voices and battle sounds. Requires EGA/VGA, hard disk, mouse, and 512K. CD-Man Creative Dimensions $15 #12115 is a 3D animated PacMan-style game with beautifully detailed screens. Features include 1-2 player support, adjustable game speed, sound effects, and excellent graphics. Requires 512K and VGA. Cubics' Maze & Cosmic Mines Dunavant, James C. $0 #12232 contains two exciting games. In Cubics' Maze, hostile aliens have placed you in a vast 3-D maze. If you can find your way out and defeat the creatures within, you will be allowed to live. This game requires VGA, and a 286+. A mouse is recommended but not required. Cosmic Mines is a space shoot-em-up that requires you to destroy an unending barrage of alien mines. Requires EGA or better, and a 286+. Captain Comic 3 Denio, Michael $10-$20 #27448/1710 is a terrific EGA game with great graphics -- true arcade quality. We were so impressed with an earlier version, which could be given away but not distributed for a disk fee, that we gave it away for free just so people could see it. The author has given us special permission to distribute the disk for our normal fees. EGA compatible video required. Commander Keen Volume 1 Apogee Software $15 #27448/2957 is a richly complex run-jump-explore type game with high quality EGA/VGA smooth scrolling graphics. Animation is done at 60 frames per second (motion picture cartoons are filmed at only 24 frames per second). The story behind Commander Keen is amusing and entertaining. This is definitely one of the top quality games in shareware. Requires EGA/VGA, 520k RAM. A joystick is optional. Shooting Gallery Anderson, Nels ASP $10 #27448/2527 is a terrific arcade shooting game with several different challenges. The shooting gallery would be good enough by itself, with its many different targets whizzing by, but there is also a skeet shoot and a quick-draw contest that should you turn you into the Fastest Mouse in the West. Get past those, and you face a shoot-out with the bad guys, but don't shoot any innocent bystanders! VGA and a mouse are required. If you don't have VGA, it's games like this that will make you wish you did! Brix I Epic MegaGames ASP $34 #4963 is a Tetris-type arcade game with a lot of features: lasers, elevators, lava, anti-gravity, and more. There are 112 levels to challenge you. The game features superb VGA graphics and animation, Sound Blaster music and digital sound. Requires VGA, 286 or better, 512K RAM, and a hard disk. The Catacomb Abyss Gamer's Edge $15-$30 #20136 [3 disks] is an incredible three-dimensional arcade/adventure game from the makers of Wolfenstein 3D. As the town Wizard you are called upon to use your courage and magical abilities to defeat the diabolical plans of the evil Nemesis. In your quest you will explore the maze-like Towne Cemetery, gathering healing potions, collecting gems and weapons, and blasting Magic Missiles and Zappers at an amazing variety of bizarre monsters. Games can be saved at any point during play, and if you're lucky enough to find the Hourglass you can even stop the flow of time. This game is filled with secret passages, puzzles, treasures, and playfully gruesome levels. The beautiful scrolling EGA/VGA graphics and AdLib compatible sound effects easily rival similar commercial games on the market. Requires 590K free RAM and 900K+ of disk space. Clyde's Adventure 2.0 Moonlite Software $26 #4483 In this edition, Treasure of Tahookaboo, you must search the eight deadly castles of Tahookaboo for hidden treasure. As you search the seemingly endless rooms you'll have to deal with force fields, dead ends, killer stalagmites, and much more without running out of energy. Your only weapon is a magic wand which can blast through bricks and light bombs to blow out walls. Other features include a four-way scrolling playfield, music and sound effects, adjustable playing speed, save/restore game options, and joystick support. Requires 512K free RAM and a 286 or better CPU. Jet Pack 1.1 [JETPK11A] (10-93 CD) Software Creations, ASP $20 #12526 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. Keen Dreams Gamer's Edge $15 #20153 [2 disks] is another exciting installment in the continuing adventures of Commander Keen. In this episode you must defeat the evil King Boobus Tuber and his endless army of killer vegetables and fruits. You will face Tater Troopers, Sour Grapes, Broccolashes, Asparagustos, and a host of other organic foes as you explore the vegetarian Land of Tuberia. The game features beautiful scrolling backgrounds, AdLib Sound Blaster effects, keyboard and joystick support, high score display, and incredible animation that even the most die-hard Nintendo fan will appreciate. Requires 560K free RAM and EGA or better video. Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy Apogee Software $35 #27608/3922 [2 disks] is a spectacular sequel in the Commander Keen saga. It contains excellent high-speed EGA/VGA graphics and animation with over 1.6 meg of action packed cinematic sequences. In this episode Commander Keen again wanders the Shadowlands and must save the galaxy from hordes of hilarious (but deadly) aliens. Other features include music through Ad Lib compatible cards, tilted levels, a demo mode, three skill levels, and much more. Requires a hard disk, and EGA/VGA. A CGA version is available on disk #27609/3923 [2 disks]. Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure I: Forbidden Planet Apogee Software Productions $20 #27755/4325 [2 disks] Cosmo is a lovable little alien with green skin, red hair, and suction cups for hands. He and his family were on their way to Earth to visit Disney World when their ship was struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on a mysterious uncharted planet. His parents soon turn up missing, and he is forced to journey across a forbidden planet full of dangers and surprises. This is another fantastic offering from the people who brought us Duke Nukum and Commander Keen. This game features multi-scrolling graphics, loads of animated creatures, Ad Lib/SoundBlaster compatible music and sound effects, joystick support, game save/restore options, and much more. Requires a 286 or better, EGA/VGA, and a hard disk. This game is a MUST for all arcade addicts! Crusher Castle II 1.0 Soleau, William $12 #12288 is the sequel to Crusher, the adventure strategy game. The objective is to escape from a haunted castle of 25 rooms filled with ghosts. You collect bombs, candles, find maps, open closets, find passageways and more. It features animated graphics, and no two adventures are the same. Requires EGA/VGA. Cyberwars Gibbs, John $12 #4251 You must protect your home planet by destroying the enemy cyberwarriors. The game has excellent graphics, but surviving for very long is extremely difficult. Requires VGA. ElectroBODY 1.2 XLanD-ADAMIK $29 #12292 You are Jack, a cyborg with the brain and qualities of a human, but in a high-tech body and with powerful weapons. Jack must fight to get back the spaceship that was invaded by the robots that killed his family. The program features high quality graphics, and Sound Blaster compatible digitized sound effects and music. Requires 640K RAM, 12+ Mhz cpu. Elfland Vol. 1: Gorgimer's Castle Erikson, Carl $15-$20 #4826 is a fantastic arcade/adventure game. You take on the role of Elfie (or Elfita for girls), and try to save your Elf villiage from the evil Trolls. You'll gather different fruit weapons, talk to other characters, explore caverns and castles, and figure out some puzzles on this heroic quest. The game features colorful four-way scrolling backgrounds, Sound Blaster support with digitized sound effects and music, save/restore game options, three difficulty levels, joystick support, and much more. The variety of comical animated creatures make this game suitable for children and adults alike. Requires 640K, EGA/VGA, and a hard disk or high-density floppy. Executioners [EXECUTE] (09-93 CD) Bloodlust Software $35 #20234 [2 disks] is an intense fighting game for 1 or 2 players. It features a total of eight fighting moves, and machine guns, and a variety of strange super-villians. It also features music and digitized sounds effects. Requires VGA and 386+ with at least 1 meg of expanded memory. Galacta 1.1 (08-93 CD) Puckett, Sean M. $12 #12377 is a shoot-em-up space game like the old Galactica arcade game. Features include great 256-color VGA graphics, sound effects and joy stick support. Requires 286+ and 640K RAM. Graviton 2.02 (10-93 CD) Daniel A. Sill $10 #4763 is an excellent simulated vector graphics space game. You fly into a solar system and if you can get past enemy ships and if you don't let gravity pull you into the sun, then you go to each of the planets. On the planets, you must destroy gun turrets and take on fuel while watching out for sky mines that will come after you. You also have to maneuver your ship to avoid crashing. This is a very challenging game. EGA/VGA required. Helious I (08-93 CD) Puckett, Sean M. $12 #12375 is a strategy arcade game. Features include nine levels of gameplay, beautiful graphics, and joystick support. The object is to move an air-filled ball around by releasing it's air in any of four directions, collecting all the blue gems and the team flag. You will encounter many other weird symbols along the way. When you finish a level, you're presented with a symbol. To win the game, you must match the nine symbols with each of the nine levels. Requires a 386 or better and 640K RAM. Crystal Caves Vol. 1 Apogee Software $15-$33 #27665/3819 (Episode: Troubles with Tribbles) is an action packed arcade game from the makers of Duke Nukum and Commander Keen. This game includes arcade-quality puzzles and EGA/VGA graphics, screen effects, arcade sounds, joystick support and more. As Mylo Steamwitz, you'll explore the planets of Altair in search of vast treasures. In some levels of this game, Mylo will walk up-side-down. In other levels, there is such low gravity that the recoil from Mylo's laser pistol can knock him into other dangers. Some levels are without lights, and others are packed full of falling hammers, egg-dropping alien bats, free roaming slither eyes, web-shooting alien spiders, and more. Each level features all new graphics. Requires EGA/VGA and a hard disk. Dark Ages: Price of Destiny Vol. I Scenario Software $15 #27665/3094 is a splendid animated, scrolling, arcade game in which you rescue the Great Kingdom as you try to survive traps and creatures. Background music consists of eight original theme songs which require an Ad Lib or Sound Blaster card. (See Retail Products for the Ad Lib.) The graphics are very good and require EGA or VGA. The scrolling animation requires a 286 or faster CPU. Duke Nukum Apogee Software $15 #27665/3517 is a top-quality arcade game from the publishers of Commander Keen. In addition to arcade-quality EGA/VGA graphics, Duke Nukum features four-way scrolling scenes, arcade sound effects, joystick support and much more. In addition to the usual running, jumping and weapon firing, the Duke can do somersaults and use hooks to walk on ceilings. The game has over one meg of animation and graphics. Requires 640k, EGA/VGA and a hard drive. Also included on this disk: DukeEdit 1.1 Bollinger, David $0 #3517 is an easy way of finding your way through the dangerous world of Duke Nukum. It works on all three episodes and can display any level on the screen, or send the map to your printer for a hardcopy version. Paganitzu Part 1 Apogee Software $15-$33 #27665/3820 (episode: Romancing the Rose) is an adventure/arcade game with an incredible cinematic ending and an epic story. You're an adventurer like Indiana Jones, trapped in a dangerous Aztec pyramid, full of secret rooms, creatures, artifacts, and traps. There are 20 chambers. It has vivid EGA/VGA graphics (plus CGA support), joystick support, arcade sound effects and much more. Requires 500K and a hard disk or high density floppy. Defender of Boston Wisseman, Tim $10-$16 #27756/4326 [3 disks] is a real-time mystery adventure set in the 1920's. As a Boston investigator, you must solve the mystery of Rock Island by gathering clues and other materials. Requires VGA, hard disk and a mouse. A Sound Blaster compatible sound card is optional. Galactix 1.3A Cygnus Software $15 #27747/4254 [2 disks] is a deep space, shoot-em-up arcade game with digitized sound, music soundtrack, and professional quality graphics. The overall play of the game is pretty-much standard space shoot-em-up, but with a couple of twists, and with beautiful graphics. In fact, the arcade-quality (or better!) graphics in this game was not available even a few years ago on PC games until VGA became more widespread. Besides VGA, the game requires 600k+ of free RAM, a 286-10 or faster cpu, and 2.5 meg of disk space. Optional are a joystick, mouse, Sound Blaster compatible card (such as the ThunderBoard or Pro Audio Spectrum 16) for digitized sound and speech, Ad Lib compatible card for music. Crusher Soleau, William $12 #27666/3167 is an adventure, arcade, and strategy game in one. You must avoid monsters; gather oxygen, bombs, and diamonds; find secret spies and rescue beautiful women. There are 25 different scenes. Requires EGA\VGA. F. GodMom 4.0 Blackwell, John $5-$20 #27666/3354 is an arcade/logic game in which you play a fairy godmother on a mission to free fifty of your fellow fairy godmothers. Your only weapons are your wits and a magic wand of transformation, and you must make your way across fifty levels while avoiding killer crabs and dangerous dimensional implosions. If you succeed, you will see the freed fairies dance for joy in your honor. Other features include a save/restore game option, on-line help and hints, a boss key, and a pause control. Sound effects and joystick support are also provided. This is a challenging and entertaining game with a rather humorous twist and great graphics. Ground War Enque Software $10 #27666/3231 is a two-player multi-tank game, that involves both hand-eye coordination and strategy. One player takes the position of the Allies, while the other takes the position of the Iraqis in controlling eight tanks each around ammo dumps, fuel tanks, bunkers and mine fields. Requires EGA/VGA. JumpJet Montsoft $15 #27666/3299 is a fighter plane shoot'em down type of arcade game where the you can test your shooting skills. You must complete specific missions described before each play that progress in difficulty. Graphics are very good and smooth. Support is specifically provided for CGA, high and low resolution EGA, and Hercules. If you have an Ad Lib compatible sound card, the program will use it for sound effects. This is a must-have for arcade game lovers. Kiloblaster 1: Death of a Starship Epic MegaGames ASP $30 #27857/4612 [2 disks] is a fantastic, arcade quality shoot-em-up space game. It features 30 levels of non-stop action, SoundBlaster compatible music and sound effects, beautiful ray-traced graphic backgrounds, joystick support, and much more. As the Captain of the Starship Kiloprise you must stop an enemy horde from conquering the Earth. As you blast away at the unending avalanche of aliens, you can gather fruit and other objects that increase your firepower. Requires 512K, EGA/VGA, and 286+. (This apparently will NOT work with the disk compression utility STACKER.) GateWorld: Episode 1 - The Seed Ship 1.4 Homebrew Software $34 #20193 [3 disks] is a fantastic spaced-out arcade game. In this episode, Captain Klondike is rudely awakened from hypersleep by Stella (the spaceship's computer) warning of a collision course with a very large and mysterious-looking asteroid. Unfortunately, this asteroid contains the sinister G.O.R.G. computer as well as an unimaginable treasure of gold and jewels. The good Captain will encounter a variety of unusual creatures in his search for wealth including giant cave bats, bouncing blue eyeballs, cosmic killer starfish, and devious mechanical menaces. This excellent game features over 2MB of colorful Nintendo-quality scrolling graphics, three skill levels, and supports eight different sound cards. Other features include game save/restore options, joystick support, on-line hints, and much more. Requires VGA, 560K RAM, and a 286 or better. Heavy Water Jogger 1.0 Viable Software Alternatives $20 #12281 you must attempt to prevent meltdown of a nuclear plant. As Fred Fluke, jogger extraordinaire, you must avoid robots, jump pits, avoid radiation sickness, keep from getting your Reeboks wet, and locate keycards to find the control room to stop a disaster. The 256-color graphics require VGA or better video. This game also requires 512K, a hard drive, and a 286+. Hoosier City: Assault of the Orcs MVP Software ASP $15-$33 #4883 is an arcade adventure game. You must explore dangerous underground caverns and spooky crypts to track down and capture a dragon in order to drive invaders away from Hoosier City. It features original Sound Blaster music and sound effects. Requires 512K RAM and EGA/VGA. Jill of the Jungle Epic MegaGames ASP $15 #4418 is a professional quality, arcade game with 16 levels of play. The game features scrolling VGA/EGA/CGA graphics, great sound effects, game save option, joystick support and a musical sound track for Sound Blaster compatible cards. As Jill, you run, jump, swim, climb and sometimes fly through the jungle, eating apples to stay healthy, killing animated monsters, and collecting keys to open doors and gems to open gates. There are secret icons that transform Jill into other creatures, such as birds, fish, and frogs. With games of this quality, we don't see how anyone ever gets any work done on a computer any more. Requires 286+, 512K and DOS 3.0+. Ken's Labyrinth Epic MegaGames ASP $34 #20184 is a 3D, virtual reality, adventure game. Aliens from the planet Zogar have kidnapped your dog Sparky and placed you in a 10-level labyrinth. You must battle mechanical spiders, robotic soldiers and moving holes to rescue your dog. It features hi-res graphics, music, digital sound, and support for a joystick and mouse. Requires VGA, 512K and a 386 or faster. Kingdom of Kroz II Miller, Scott $8 #27446/2481 is a combination of arcade action, strategy, and adventure game exploration and trial and error. Some of the features include creature animation, flowing lava, sideways levels, magic (both good and bad), many special effects, and built-in instructions. ALSO ON THIS DISK: Our United States Steven Blackburn $0 #2481 is a fun and educational quiz game of the United States. It uses colorful screens, musical tunes, and unique sound effects. Discover which state has the highest mountain, longest bridge, or the biggest man made hole. Race against the timer as you answer questions that test your knowledge on this and much more. You will be rewarded with bonus facts. Lost Adventures of Kroz Apogee Software $22 #27446/2275 is the seventh and latest volume of the Kroz series of games. It has 75 unique play fields (screens) of action, exploration and puzzle-solving. The player assumes the role of a dauntless adventurer, armed with only a whip for protection. Each level has specific hazards to overcome, plus as many as 1000 creatures can be on a single level. This is the most ambitious Kroz game, and is bigger than the previous three combined. Features include flowing lava, spears, moving boulders, growing forests, creature animation, moving walls, gravity, diary screens, multiple game saves, a permanent high score chart and many more. Some levels are played from a bird's-eye view, while others are played as if viewing from the side. Color and graphics are not required, but a color monitor will add a lot to the game. ALSO ON THIS DISK: Word Whiz Volume I Miller, Scott $4 #2275 is a word challenge game that tests the player's knowledge of the English language. It is played like a quiz, and continually rates the player's progress. There are three more volumes available, but not as shareware. This volume presents 100 words, and you receive a continuous rating while you answer the quiz. Kung Fu Louie Salgado, R. $30 #27179/1971 [3 disks] is an arcade game in which you, as Kung Fu Louie, must fight the "evil" martial artists. This is a MAJOR programming effort covering three disks. The documentation lists a dozen people as co-authors. The program requires a 286 or 386 computer with EGA compatible video to keep the realistic karate graphics moving smoothly and quickly. The AdLib music card is supported, but if you don't have one, you will still get a musical soundtrack on the PC's speaker. A couple of the authors are karate students, and it shows in the graphics and play of the game. A front punch does the least damage, but can be thrown the fastest. A back spinning hook kick to the head is the most damaging blow, but is so slow it is easily avoided or countered by a faster technique. Two other techniques, a front snapkick to the body and a roundhouse kick to the head, do medium damage at medium speed. There are four different scenes, and you have to defeat several "bad guys" at each location, and of course, the competition keeps getting tougher. The scenery is very impressive, as you would expect from the crew that gave us AquaEGA (the EGA Aquarium) and Paradise. Metropolis [METRO] (10-93 CD) Lori Johnson $20 #12527 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. Night Raid [NTRAID01] (10-93 CD) Software Creations, ASP $15 #20266 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. Available on 1.44MB 3.5" MegaDisk or CD only. Lava Cap Soleau, William $15 #20018/4091 is a variation of Soleau's popular Oilcap game, but with many enhanced features. It seems much harder to us. If you are not familiar with this type of game: the scenario is that a volcano is getting ready to erupt, and you must lay pipes, which come in different configurations, to direct the flow of lava. The longer the uninterrupted path you are able to create, the higher your score. You must reach certain point totals to continue to advance to each of the 20 levels. EGA/VGA and a mouse are required. OilCap Soleau, William $12 #20018/4013 is similar to the game Pipe Dream. You must place pipe links to contain the flow of oil before it reaches a dead end. You can optionally speed up the flow of oil after you have placed all your links down. EGA/VGA and a mouse are required. Wall Pipe 1.0 [WALLPIPE] (08-93 CD) William Soleau $12 #12390 is a sequel Oilcap (above). It pits you against the clock as you try to keep water flowing from a well by creating a series of pipe links to control its flow. Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse. Major Stryker 1.4 [STRYKER] (09-93 CD) Apogee Software $34 #20235 is a shoot-em-up space combat game. You pilot a high-powered space ship through space stations, lava caves and alien cities. Features include triple-parallax scrolling, EGA/VGA highspeed animated graphics, Ad Lib and Sound Blaster support, cinematic sequences, joystick support, a demo mode, and the ability to save/restore up to 10 games. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. MindCube Soleau, William $14 #3013 is a challenging strategy-arcade game in which you try to clear the screen of all the goodies while avoiding spy cameras, time traps, delay bombs, etc. When you earn points, you can spend them on devices to help you accomplish your mission. EGA/VGA required. Moraff's Pinball 5 Moraff, Steve $0 #2483 is a pinball game for EGA/VGA. It supports VGA in its high-res, 640x480, 16-color mode. Unlike the old pinball games that have been around for years, this one will run at the correct speed on any CPU, from an 8088 to a 486. The playing field is well designed and should keep your interest for many games. Monster Bash 2.1 [BASH] (09-93 CD) Apogee Software $39 #20236 is a horror adventure/arcade game with gruesome graphics. Johnny Dash must save his dog from the underworld of Count Chuck. The program features 8 megs compressed animated and scrolling EGA/VGA graphics, digitized sound and voice effects, Ad Lib and SoundBlaster support, uniquely animated monsters, opening and closing animated/cinematic sequences, joystick support, three skill levels, save/restore up to 10 games, built in hints, and many secret places and bonuses. Requires a 286 or faster. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. Nyet III [NYET3] (10-93 CD) PROLINE Software $40 #20267 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. Overkill 1.2 Tech Noir $30 #20092 is an excellent arcade space game with superior VGA graphics. You must stop the advance of a powerful alien armada that has overrun the planets of a nearby solar system. As you approach these strange planets, you are greeted with wave after wave of weird and wonderful creatures. After the destruction of some of these enemies you are rewarded with new weapons and fuel. Other features include joystick support, Sound Blaster music and sound effects, three difficulty levels, CGA support, and much more. Orion Odyssey Dalrymple, Billy $10 #27561/3643 [2 disks] with your jetpack firmly strapped to your back, you must try to accumulate as many points as possible while destroying alien beings and finding and using useful artifacts. You must also monitor your health status, fuel consumption, and ammunition. Flying is extremely tricky, and inertia and gravity must be taken into consideration. This is a very challenging game with excellent graphics. You will have to work pretty hard just to find all the parts of the game. Requires 512K free RAM, EGA/VGA, and 1.5 meg of hard disk space. Oxyd 3.9 [OXYD] (09-93 CD) Dongleware Publishing, Inc. $39 #20165 is an incredible arcade/puzzle game. Only you can save the world from suffocation by opening all the oxygen-producing "Oxyds". Through increasingly devious landscapes you must open each Oxyd by matching patterns and colors. Along the way you'll find umbrellas to prevent you from free-falling to your doom, dynamite and bombs to blast through walls, laser cannons to disintegrate objects, and much more. Features include being able to play with a friend via modems, sound card support, a timed game option, and the ability to restart a level if you make too many errors. This disk includes Hercules, EGA, and VGA versions. The program requires 512K EMS to use a sound card and 1 meg EMS to run the souped-up 256-color VGA version. This is an excellent game, with highly imaginative graphics. (Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk only.) Phylox Beavis-Soft 25 pounds Sterling #20090/4919 [2 disks] Strap on your jetpack and track down the mutated insects that are threatening the existance of the human race. Using your laser rifle and grenades, you must enter the breeding caverns of these nightmarish bugs and destroy everything that moves. Phylox has excellent VGA graphics and SoundBlaster compatible sound effects. Requires a 286/12 or better machine, a hard disk, and 640K. Pipes Person, Roy Sr. $10 #12120 is an action/arcade game. Your Robot Drone must stop the water leaks underground, kill the monsters, and collect the gold. The game has great graphics and is fun to play. Features include joystick support, sound effects and 4-way scrolling screens. Requires a 286+ and VGA. Rescue Rover! [ROVER] (08-93 CD) Softdisk Publishing $15 #12364 is an arcade style puzzler. You must solve intricate puzzles and concoct clever schemes to free your dog Rover from evil robots. Requires 640K RAM and EGA/VGA. Reflex 3F Productions $15 #20036/4592 is an arcade game. The object is to move your worm through many levels, collecting points by eating and avoiding your enemies. Good graphics and color. Slither Jamison, Brian $10 #20036/3738 is a variation on the old classic Snake game. You must try to eat rats and other cretures without running into the walls or yourself. Features include two-player games, Sound Blaster support, and more. You can also play against the computer. Robomaze II volume 1 - The Lobby 1.1 MVP Software ASP $15-$30 #20019/3446 lets you control the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's fearsome forces. You have 40 dangerous rooms to explore in the Tower, picking up money, ammo, and keys to further your progress. You can use the keyboard or a joystick and save and recall games. This is a professionally done arcade style game, with excellent graphics. Robomaze III volume 1 - The Dome MVP Software ASP $20 #20019/3736 lets you control the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's fearsome forces. Complete the quest that began in Robomaze II (above). There are new enemies, underground caves and hideouts to explore. This is a top- notch game with excellent graphics. EGA/VGA required. (For CGA, order disk #3737.) Sand Storm 2.1 Johndrow, David A. ASP $23 #4420 is a missile war game based on Desert Storm. You must defend cities, oil wells and barracks from scuds and jet attacks with your Patriot missiles. Then guide your Tomahawk missile through anti-aircraft fire to knock out enemy weapons plants and mobile scud launchers. The game includes 20 missions and a Gulf war map. Requires EGA/VGA, mouse and 384K RAM. Scorched Earth 1.2 Hicken, Wendell $10-$20 #27667/3925 is a thrilling artillery game for VGA. If features colorful graphics and allows up to 10 players. You can use a mouse, joystick, or keyboard. One player can compete against computerized players or mix computerized and human players. Tank Wars Morse, Kenny $10 #27667/2962 is not your typical aim-and-shoot tank game. It looks like the old VGA-Bomb on the surface, but one major difference is the variety of weapons from which to choose. Another interesting difference is the choice of six opponent types, and the attackee has defensive options. VGA is required, and a mouse is optional. Scud Atak2 1.0 [SCUDATK] (09-93 CD) Arcade Games #12439 David Peterson; $10 is a missile-attack type game. Features include excellent VGA graphics, a synthesizer music soundtrack and digitized sound effects and speech (with sound cards), and joystick and mouse support. With multiple missiles and aircraft, this is a very challenging and enjoyable game. Secret Agent: The Hunt for Red Rock Rover Apogee Software $15-$30 #4181 You are a government agent whose mission is to parachute into a high-security island outpost and get back the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon. This is another outstanding, professional quality game from the Apogee Software folks. This means excellent graphics, smoothly scrolling scenes, joystick support and challenging fun. Requires EGA/VGA. Sharks Alive Software $20 #2526 is a professional quality arcade game in which you, as a scuba diver collecting marine samples, must evade and fight off sharks while you go about your work. Two versions of the program are on the disk. One is for VGA only and takes full advantage of the detail and color shadings that VGA offers. The other is for other video systems. A mouse is supported, but not required. Requires 286 or 386. Solar Winds 1: The Escape Epic MegaGames ASP $34 #20164 [2 disks] is a gripping action-filled quest through outer space. You are Jake Stone (renowned interstellar bounty hunter) and you must discover the secret of your past and the mystery of a distant human race from across the galaxy, while blasting away at hostile alien attackers. This game features beautiful 256-color scrolling VGA graphics, Sound Blaster-compatible music and sound effects, and joy stick support. The elements of strategy combined with outstanding arcade action, cinematic animation, and an interesting story line make this an excellent choice for game players of all ages. Requires a 286 or faster machine, 512K free RAM. Space Chase I: City Under Siege [STORM1] (09-93 CD) Safari Software Productions $19-$34 #20237 Jason Storm battles the forces of evil for control of a vast city. Features 10 levels of play, excellent EGA/VGA graphics, and original Adlib/SB music tracks. Requires 286-16+, 530K RAM (580K and sound card for music), EGA/VGA and 2MB of disk space. Starfire 1.4 (08-93 CD) Silver Lightening Software $20 #4902 is an action-packed shoot-em-up space game. An invasion fleet is headed towards the Earth. You must blast away at the enemy while avoiding the fire and smart weapons of the mother ship and its fighters. As you fly close to the huge mother ship, you must also avoid running into objects jutting out from it. Other features include keyboard/mouse/joystick input, and sound card support for music and sound effects. Requires 256-color VGA for the great hi-res graphics, and a 286 or faster CPU. Towers Cascoly Software ASP $24 #4422 is similar to the arcade game Tetris. The object is to build a tower one level at a time with blocks of various sizes. You need quick reflexes to be able to fit the blocks in the tightest pattern. There are detailed 3-D perspective graphics that change as you scroll the screen. Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse. Xerix 1.3 Reville, Brendan $0 #4743 is a futuristic shoot-em-up game with great graphics and sounds. You guide a space ship through a strange new world and destroy or avoid enemy obstacles. It supports VGA/MCGA graphics, Adlib and Sound Blaster sound cards, expanded and extended memory, and a mouse or joystick. Requires 500K free disk space. Wolfenstein 3D 1.4 Apogee Software $39 #27769 [2 disks] as Capt. B.J. Blazakowicz on a reconnaissance mission, you must try to infiltrate a Nazi fortress. Captured and awaiting execution you try to escape the prison in which you are held and get the plans to the Allies before they suffer a major defeat. As with all Apogee games, you get beautiful, full-color, smoothly scrolling animated graphics, sound/music card support, mouse and joystick and Gravis game pad support, and all the other professional touches. Super ZZT: Monster Zoo 1.1 Epic MegaGames ASP $14-$27 #27668/3821 in this sequel to the popular ZZT series, you must journey through the giant seven-level Monster Zoo, shooting monsters and solving puzzles every step of the way. This game features a colorful four-way scrolling play field, on-line hints at the press of a button, mouse support, and numerous diabolical twists that are sure to keep you up way past your bedtime. Requires 512K and DOS 3.0+. ZZT 3.2 Potomac Computer Systems ASP $15 #27668/3100 is an exploration and adventure arcade game. It's use of ASCII characters for "graphics" means that the program will run on any kind of video. The game comes with 43 screens (rooms, or whatever) in which you try to get to keys that open doors you must get through while solving clever puzzles that block your progress. You must also avoid deadly creatures that could harm you. If the 43 screens are not enough for you, a game editor lets you create your own game worlds. This is a very well designed game, and includes on-line instructions and a hint file. Zapper in Neverwhere 1.0 Acord Games $20 #20063 [2 disks] In this 3-D, scrolling, virtual reality type game, a freak lightening bolt draws you into an alternate dimension inside your computer. The denizens of this strange universe offer to help you return to Earth if you help them defeat their ancient enemies the Zargons. The bizarre landscape is peopled with strange pyramid-shaped beings who provide you with clues and teleport you to other areas in your quest to escape. Features include SoundBlaster-compatible sound effects and music. VGA required. (A CGA/EGA version is availaible on disk #4811.) Zapper 4 & Zapman I Acord Games $20 #20127 [4 disks] "Zapper 4 Lost In Zapperstein" is an action/arcade in which you return to Neverwhere to save the Zargons from an evil ruler. The Zargons are being held captive in Neverwhere's capital city of Zapperstein. You must not only save the Zargons, but still escape safely from the bizarre world inside the computer. Features scrolling screens and sound effects. In "Zapman 1 The Fantastic Zapman", you must help free Zapman from evil aliens. You run, jump and shoot your way to freedom through 20 levels of aliens and hazards. Features scrolling screens and sound effects. Requires VGA and a hard disk. Zoose 1 & Capn Zapn 1 Acord Games $20 #20128 [4 disks] In "Zoose 1 Zapped by the Light!", you play the role of superhero, Captain Zoose, who explores strange worlds and fights to save humankind from space invaders. Features scrolling screens and sound effects. In "Capn Zapn 1 Kozmik Journeys", you are a space explorer who journeys to other planets collecting treasures and fighting monsters. Features 20 levels of bizarre worlds, animated adversaries, scrolling screens and sound effects. Requires VGA and a hard disk. ]]]]]]]]]]