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WI-04: Windows Games ARCADE GAMES: ============= ----------------- 3417 Arcade Games Small Programs Disk ----------------- ABM Command (ABM-CMD) 08-93 CD Kent Rollins $0 is a faithful adaptation of the game Missile Command. You must defend your cities from an aerial attack, using either the mouse or keyboard to aim and fire your missiles. There are smart bombs, MIRVs, and bonus cities just like the classic arcade game. A 386 or better is recommended. Alien Force 1.0 (AFORCE) Epps, Robert $0 is a Windows version of an old pre-PC Apple game in which you guide your spaceship around a grid, blasting away at the enemy ships. Bugs! 1.0 Oasis Software $5 is an amusing arcade game for Windows. You must navigate around 10 rooms, collecting keys and avoiding deadly bugs and electrified walls. Columns for Windows (COLUMNS) 1.2 Rotenstein, John $0 is an interesting variation of Tetris. You must arrange the colors on the falling blocks into rows of three or more. Emlith 3.0 Emura, Yutaka $10 is another version of Tetris. You can choose as many as sixty different shapes of falling blocks. You can also choose the block shape for your game, or you can select the "Challenge Mode" which uses multiple shapes. Other features include user selectable sound, oil-slicked blocks, exploding bombs, and more. Hex-Tet is a variation of the arcade game Tetris. It uses objects made up of polygons which, without looking very radical, add a whole new perspective to the game. Jewel Thief 1.3 (JEWLTHF) Ligeski, Paul ASP $10-$15 is a mouse-driven arcade game where you try to steal as many jewels as you can while avoiding the ever-present guards. Once you steal all the jewels on a level, a trickier set of guards appears. You start out with nine men, and you lose a man (or more) each time a guard touches you or you leave the playing field. Space Walls II (SPACEW) Taub, Adam $0 is a difficult little game in which the object is to shoot the center of rotating walls, while avoiding flying into the walls or being hit by the two defending saucers. Many options are available to customize game play. TetWin Briatico, Joe $5 is a very attractive and challenging game of Tetris. The column width can be adjusted from 6 to 22 columns, and you can change the size of falling objects from 4 to 7 squares. There are nine levels of play, and you can also play a game with stationary pieces already in place. Windows Command 1.0 (WINCMD) Baldwin, Timothy G. $3 is an adaptation of the arcade game Missile Command. WinTris 3.0 Kipnis Enterprises $15 is the game of Tetris for Windows. There are lots of options available, and the graphics and playability are excellent. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3417 -------------------------------- -------------------- 3885 Arcade Games #2 Small Programs Disk -------------------- Atmoids Weber, Andre $0 is a rather slow version of the old game of Asteroids. Uses the keyboard to play, rather than a mouse. The source is available for $10. Blitzer 1.2 Sherman, Steve $10 is a "Defenders" type of video game in which you fly a helicopter, try to rescue the good guys, shoot down the bad guys, etc. The graphics are good, with a scrolling, mountainous background. (The author can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) Block Breaker 3.0 (BLOK-BR) Emura, Yutaka $10 is a colorful Windows version of the old Breakout type game. Several challenging screens are included with four different speed options. A block editor is provided which allows you to design, save, and play your own screens. This will not work in Real Mode. Chomp 1.1 Shekhel, Jerry J. $20 is a faithful adaptation of Pac-Man for Windows. The animation is great and it is a lot of fun to play. Herman and the Falling Rocks 1.01 (HERMAN) Bieling, Carl $15-$30 is an amusing and challenging maze game. Your mission is to collect as many flowers as you can without letting any of the rocks fall on your head. If a rock hits you, then you die and have to repeat the level. There are a total of six levels, and you will have to die many times before you figure them all out. Hyperoid 1.1 (HYPROID) Hutchins, Edward $0 is a clone of the old arcade game Asteroids. This is a pretty faithful adaptation with lots of interesting twists that make for addictive arcade action. Lander 1.1 (WINLAND) TMA $0 is patterned after the arcade game Lunar Lander. MacBlaster 1.10 (MCBLAST) Gehr, Earl $10 You have challenged the Evil Fruit Empire's monopoly on their graphic user interface, and they are not at all happy about it. Their smiley-faced computers hurl exploding mice and destructive copyright lawsuits at you. Your only weapon is an infinite supply of rotten apple cores which you hurl defiantly at the corporate Goliaths. Can you beat the Empire and give computer users freedom of choice? (In case our description was too subtle for you: this is a Space Invaders game with an anti-Apple Corp. bias.) Snakes (SNK-KLP) Patch, Kevin L. $15 is a very fast-paced game in which you must kill snakes without letting them kill you. You can't "win" this game. When you kill a snake, another snake takes its place. Play continues until you lose three lives. WormWar is a rather FAST version of the old game of Centipede. By slowing our 486 down to 15mhz, we got it to run at a reasonable pace. Good color graphics on a VGA. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3885 -------------------------------- Bang! Bang! Lutton, David B. II $10 #3032 is an artillery game for Windows 3.0. One or two players may participate. Players take turns firing their cannons at each other, taking angle, velocity, and wind speed into consideration. The player who blows their opponent to smithereens is the winner. Castle of the Winds 1.1 Epic MegaGames ASP $27 #7774/4447 [2 disks] is a graphic fantasy role-playing game for Windows. Set in the world of Norse mythology, you must avenge the brutal murder of your godparents. Many monsters will oppose your quest, and many magic objects are available to aid you. You can move and fight using the mouse or keyboard, and there are four difficulty levels Extensive on-line help is available to get you started. Football for Windows Tsoft $25 #4058 is a strategic game of football for Windows. You can play against the computer or a friend. The Offense selects one of twelve plays and its outcome is decided statistically; that is, you have no control over the actual execution of the plays, just the selection. This is the nicest implementation of this type of game we've seen, though we prefer the arcade type of football game (such as Cunning Football, disk #1428 in GA-05) which gives the player more control. Hurricane 1.01 [HURRI1] 08-93 CD Systems Software Developing, Inc. $15 #12395 is an excellent adaptation of the classic arcade game Tempest. For those of you too young to remember, your firing cursor travels around a variety of geometric mazes while you try to shoot the bad guys that come from the center. There is a "smart bomb" available on each level that destroys all enemies on the screen at once. Digitized sound effects add to the excitement. The top ten high scores are recorded for posterity. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. Paulie Python 1.0 Way Out West-ware $5-$15 #12147 is an exciting Windows variation of the old "snake" game. Your job is to slither around the eight imaginative mazes devouring all the mice and avoiding walls. To make things more difficult, your tail grows after you eat a mouse and other surprise obstacles are scattered about. You can customize Paulie's "attitude" (from garter snake to black mamba), and you can play all the mazes in order or create your own playing sequence. . Second Conflict for Windows Galloway, Jerry W. $0 #3688 the leader of the Empire has died without an heir, leaving the Galaxy in utter chaos. You are in command of one fleet and one solar system, and up to four people can play this incredible game of galactic supremacy. You must use scouts to investigate nearby star systems and decide which ones are worth colonizing and which are worth fighting for. You can also look at what opponents are building to determine the size of your attack fleet, and build transports to move troops and colonists to other star systems. Although the author refers to this as a "demo" version, it contains more than enough features to keep any gamer's interest. The graphics and playability are excellent, and help and strategy hints are always available. 640K and at least an EGA monitor are required. Stardate 2140.2: Battles on Distant Planets Glacier Edge Technology $15-$43 #4125 is a complex sci-fi battlefield strategy game for Windows. In the scenario provided, you must use your troops, tanks, rocket launchers, jets, and helicopters to destroy all opposing force units before they take over the world. You can play against the computer, against a human opponent, or watch the computer battle itself. SoundBlaster compatible cards are supported. Over 400K of disk space is required. Warheads for Windows Steadle, Eric $17 #3775 is an excellent version of the arcade classic Missile Command. Your job is to protect your cities from an unending onslaught of incoming missiles. Watch out for the dreaded Bomber, which appears from nowhere to pepper the skies with deadly Smart Bombs. The graphics and playability are very good. On two different test systems, when we first started the game, it ran very slowly. We restarted Windows and the game and it ran at a more normal speed. BOARD AND STRATEGY GAMES: ========================= ----------------------------- 3416 Board and Strategy Games Small Programs Disk ----------------------------- Attaxx Millennium Computer Corp $15 is a move-and-capture board game you play against the computer. Backgammon 0.6 (BACKG) Graphics Software Labs $15 is the game of backgammon for Windows. Use of the doubling cube is allowed. You can take back moves, and the computer can also suggest moves. There are on-line instructions for those unfamiliar with game play, and keyboard or mouse input is accepted. Three levels of play make the game interesting for novices and pros alike. Fences 1.0 Blanding, Steve $0 is a challenging game in which you must beat the computer or a human opponent in building a fence across the playing field. Flip Out! 3.0 (FLIPOUT) Johnson, Kent $20 is a Concentration-type game for Windows. You can play against others, or against the computer. Several game types are provided including matching dice with their totals, clock faces to digital time, coins to their amounts, and fractions. Games can be scored against the clock, or by how many matches you achieve. Other features include custom board sizes, high score lists, and much more. VBRUN is required. Guys! I.V.S. Entertainment Software $12 you must lead the "guys" through a hazardous maze to the central exit. Unfortunately, the guys are pretty stupid, and can only follow directional arrows located on the paths in the maze. You must change the direction of the arrows to point toward the exit. Any guys that leave the beaten path die. Guys that run into each other mutate and start changing arrows randomly. Quick mouse reflexes and a lot of practice are required to win at this game. Hi-Q (HIQ-WIN) Ratsch, Wolfgang $10-$15 is a logic game in which you must remove pegs from the playing board by jumping over them. Your score is determined by how many pegs you were unable to remove. VBRUN is required. MineHelp (MINEHLP) Karrer, Peter $0 assists you with the Minesweeper game included in Windows 3.1. It is able to solve the simple parts of the puzzle, leaving only the really challenging ones to you. Solus 1.5 Vergos, Yorgo $10 is an IQ type game where you try to move all the pieces by jumping them over each other. Triplets 2.0 (TRIPLET) Dean, Hal and Gamma $0 is a skill game in which you alternate turns, trying to get three tokens in a row on a playing grid. You can have up to four players in any combination of Humanoid, Dumb Robot, Smart Android, or Genius Cyborg. The grid can be three different sizes from 9x9 to 39x24. This is an interesting game, and the Genius Cyborg is tough to beat! -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3416 -------------------------------- ---------------------------- 4604 Board/Strategy Games #2 Small Programs Disk ---------------------------- Battle Grid 1.0 (BATGRID) Dolan, Bob $10 is an interesting game of Battle Ship for Windows. There are three modes: Human vs. Computer, Human vs. Human, and Computer vs. Computer. The first to find the others ships is the winner. Blob Murray, Kevin $3 is a strategy-board game you can play against the computer or a human opponent. The object is to take more of the board than your opponent. When you replicate a piece on another square, any opposing men on adjoining squares change to your side. BoxWorld (BOXWRLD) Jiang, Jeng Long $5 is an excellent arcade strategy game. You must guide the animated figure around a maze, pushing boxes to cover up gems that are randomly scattered about. The first few levels are fairly easy, but if you're not careful you can box yourself into a corner with no escape. Confound (CONFND) Koziar, Pete $15 is an excellent board/strategy game for Windows. You and the computer alternate turns trying to move your marble into your opponents's home square. Each turn consists of either moving your marble or placing a wall to block the other player. There are three difficulty levels, and even in the easy mode the computer is no slacker. To help speed play along, the cursor changes to help you place pieces. Egg Carton 1.0a (EGGCRTN) PT WinWare $6-$9 is an unusual strategy game played with an egg carton and marbles. The object of this two-player game is to be the first to clear all marbles from your side of the carton. IconWar 1.0 Jarrett, Eric $13 is a variation of the old Battleship game. You must hide your men on a 9x9 grid, and you and the computer take turns trying to hit each other's locations. When a hit is made you automatically get another turn. VBRUN is required. Kye 2.0 Garbutt, Colin $various is an exceptional maze/strategy game. You must get through each level without getting stuck or eaten by beasts. There are numerous types of objects to get around. You will have to start each level over many times as you experiment to see how an object reacts when pushed. Other features include an on-screen maze editor, mouse control, black holes, one-way doors, time bombs, and more. This is a very challenging game with lots of interesting twists. Dkfky 5 & 6 (DKF-KYE) Fitgerald, Dennis K. $0 contains several challenging mazes for the popular game KYE (above). Sokoban for Windows 2.2.5 (SOKOBAN) Liss, Allan B. $0 The object of this game to push crates scattered about a maze-like warehouse onto the loading dock in the least amount of moves. It is very easy to push yourself into a corner, but levels can be restarted and games can be saved. There are 50 brain-punishing levels. Tobor Lonsky, Nicholas $5 is a puzzle game in which you must try to move in such a way as to get the Tobor's to run into each other, destroying themselves, before they get to you. (The author can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4604 -------------------------------- ------------------- 4396 Chess/Checkers Small Programs Disk ------------------- Checkers 1.3 (CHK-W3) Thatcher, Gregory $0 is a mouse-based checkers program for Windows 3. Options include 1-2 players and Autoplay. Play levels range from beginner to master. There is on-line help available for those who need it. ChessNet 1.1 (CHESNET) Lerner, Jack $35 lets you play a game of chess over a modem. You could also use it just to play through games on screen. You cannot play the computer, however, which makes the shareware fee for this somewhat exorbitant, considering that Battle Chess and ChessMaster 2100 sell for the same or less. The graphics are good, and the "game replay" is handy. Waxman 1.2w (WAX-WIN) Check-Tech Software, Inc. $? is a chess game for Windows that you play against the computer. It will let you specify the amount of time the computer can think about its next move. Other options include move analysis, editing of the board to set up special situations, changing sides, and more. Waxman plays a surprisingly strong game. If you like speed chess, set it on 40 moves in five minutes and see if you can keep up with it. Windows Chess 1.0 (WINCHES) Baker, Daryl $0 is a game of chess for Windows 3.0. It has good graphics and plays a decent game, though not as strong a game as the DOS-based chess games in the library. We ran into a bug in which it would not let us promote a pawn to the eighth rank. Requires EGA/VGA. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4396 -------------------------------- ------------------------ 4460 Miscellaneous Games Small Programs Disk ------------------------ Blackout (BLCKOUT) Mills, Patrick $12 is a challenging hand-eye coordination game. Color Test for Windows 2.0 (CTEST-W) Wilkins, Terry $15 gives you a personality profile based on the colors you like best. DES Fun 3.00 (DESFUN) Dragon's Eye Software $10 contains ten relatively harmless joke programs for Windows. These little gems range from faces drawn randomly on the screen, to cracks that appear from out of nowhere (with sound effects!), to laughing eyes that follow your cursor's movement, creepy bugs, and many more. Flipped (FLIP-RS) Salesas, Robert $0 is a harmless joke program that flips the screen upside down, wallpaper and all. The screen reverts to normal when you click the mouse. The Game of Life 1.0 (LIFE-DS) Stafford, David $0 is a game of cellular survivial for Windows. There are several different species of cells, including Snowflake, Glider, Spaceship, Seed, and others. You simply plant them on the screen and watch their struggles. You can zoom in and out on the display, step through a growth cycle, and more. I Ching for Windows 1.01 (ICHINGW) Pocket-Sized Software $10 provides an interpretation of an ancient Oriental form of fortune-telling. Sixty-four hexagrams and their meanings are provided, and you can randomly select one after posing a question or view each one individually. NFL-1992 for Windows 2.1 (NFL-WIN) Kerr, Thomas C. $22 allows you to predict, track, and update NFL football games. The 1992 NFL game schedule is provided. Offensive/Defensive ratings are based on the combined scores of all 1991 regular season and playoff games. As you enter the weekly scores, the program updates its estimates of each team's offensive and defensive ratings and uses this information to predict scheduled games or any what-if game you choose. You can print weekly forms, AFC/NFC standings, and ratings. Number Crunch 2.0 (NCRUNCH) Persky, Jon $5 is a memory game that requires you to turn up the hidden numbers 1-20 in order. The better you can remember the location of numbers you have already seen, the faster you can solve the puzzle, which is the goal of the game. PLife 1.0 Urlocker, Zack $0 is a Windows implementation of the Game of Life. TPW source code is included. PsL Jokester (PSLJOKE) Ford, Nelson ASP $0 is a harmless practical joke to pull on someone. We won't spoil it by telling you what it does. Requires VBRUN. Simon 1.01 (SIMN-JE) Elkins, Jeff $0 is a variation of the Simon Says game. You must click on the colors, trying to match the sequence played by the computer. VBRUN is required. Tic-Tac-Toc 1.06 (TTT-WIN) JP Soft Development Corp. $0 is a game of tic-tac-toe for Windows 3. The 3-D graphics put a new twist on this old game, but it is still best played by the very young. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4460 -------------------------------- ----------------------------- 12271 Miscellaneous Games #2 Small Programs Disk ----------------------------- Brick (BRICKWN) $0 is a simple version of the classic Breakout type game. EmPipe 1.01E Emura, Yutaka $10 is a pipe-laying type game. You must select sections of pipe to direct the flow of liquid from the starting point to the ending point. The mouse cursor will change into the next available pipe shape to speed play along. Other features include music, sound effects, high score listing, and more. PaiGow Poker for Windows 2.0 (WPAIGOW) Straghalis, Chris $10-$20 is an interesting version of the Chinese tile game Paigow. In order to win, your low hand must beat the dealer's low hand, while your high hand must beat the dealer's high hand. If you beat one and lose one, then the hand is a push, and the dealer wins all ties. Up to six people can play. Roulette 2.0s (ROULWIN) 08-93 CD Pyramid Software Development $10 is an animated casino game for Windows. This game uses the 38-slot American wheel. Up to four people can play. You can save your chips and view a running total of the winning numbers. Bets can be made on numbers, columns, high/low, red/black, even/odd, and more. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12271 --------------------------------- ----------------- 3415 Puzzle Games Small Programs Disk ----------------- Arrows Doc Software $5 is a seemingly simple, but challenging puzzle. You must rotate arrows to get five in a row, but when you turn an arrow, it forces the arrow it is pointing at to rotate 90 degrees. Things don't always turn out the way you plan... VBRUN is required. Auto Concentration 1.0 (AUTO-CN) Leonardo, Lou and Howman, Cean $20 is an interesting and challenging version of Concentration. You turn over squares trying to match up different automobile manufacturer logos. The three levels of difficulty give you a 4x4, 6x6, or 10x6 board to solve. A top ten list is maintained. This is lots of fun, with great colors and many playing options. Code Breaker 1.01a (CBREAKR) Fogel, Kenneth and Haden, Charles W. $0 you must guess the same sequence of numbers that your computer generates from the clues it gives you. Cubic 1.0 Chappell, Geoffrey $10-$15 is a well done 3D game of Rubic's Cube. It has a self-solving feature, and you can change the view of the puzzle at any time. This is the closest to the real thing of any Rubic's-type program we've seen. Lucas's Puzzle 2.1 (LUCAS) Curran, James M. $5 is a puzzle that seems impossible at first, but which can be solved. As a bonus, digitized sound effects can be heard through your computer's internal speaker or Covox's Voice Master or Sound Master. You have an option to demo a winning game. MasterMind 1.1 (MRMIND) Curran, James M. $? a Windows 3 version of the well-known game of logic and deduction. This is an excellent game with lots of options and nice colors. MazeMaker 2.01 (MAZMAKR) Custom Real-Time Software, Inc. ASP $15 is a multi-floor maze game. Each day the program challenges you with the "Maze of the Day" which is like a house with 4-6 floors and about 2000 rooms. You have to find your way through from beginning to end which is done by jumping between floors. You can choose the easy mazes which only have two floors. If you can do it you are allowed to attempt more difficult mazes up to the ultimate "Maze of the Year!" MazinMaze 1.0 (MAZNMAZ) Jendrek, J. P. $10 will generate and let you solve mazes of varying sizes and difficulty. In EASY mode you are shown all walls and passageways, but in the TOUGH mode walls are invisible and show up only when you bump into them. For people will lots of time to kill there is an IMPOSSIBLE level where the wall are invisible and only a beep lets you know when you hit them. VBRUN is required. (The author can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) Miser Mind 1.0 (MISER) M & M Productions $5 is a take-off on the board game of MasterMind. Puzzle 1.2 Beckingham, Paul $8 is a sliding-tile type of puzzle in which you try to get the tiles in order. There are several variations and patterns available, including numbers and letters. You can also choose among 4x4, 6x6 or 8x8 matrices and load images from bitmap files. An auto-solve option is available. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3415 -------------------------------- Brain Games for Windows 2.0 WinWare $20 #4501 contains a Battleship game set in outer space, a variation of peg solitaire, tic-tac-toe, and several others. VBRUN200 is included. Cell War 1.0 Funk, Al ASP $5 #12021 is a battle to the death for two rival microorganisms. As you place new microbes on the grid, they will either grow and propagate or die depending on their placement. You can play against a friend or a computer opponent with variable levels of difficulty. Requires WIN31 and a mouse. Dare to Dream 1: A Darkened Room Epic MegaGames ASP $34 #20158 is an incredible graphic adventure game for Windows. Poor 10-year old Tyler has been having some really bad dreams lately, and tonight he has been transported into a shadowy nightmare world where he must confront both his happiest memories and a sinister dark force. You will explore many beautifully illustrated areas, solve some puzzles, pick up and use various objects, chat with some unusual beings, and much more in this commercial-quality game. Other features include an excellent Sound Blaster-compatible sound track, an "easy" mode for first-time players, and the ability to save and recall games. If you are a fan of the Leisure Suit Larry/King's Quest type games, this game is sure to please. Requires VGA, a 286+, 1 MB of RAM, DOS 3.0+, and 2.5+ MB of hard disk space. VBRUN100 is included on this disk. (Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk ONLY!) GatorBytes Game Pak 08-93 CD GatorBytes $10 each #20214 is a collection of three amusing games for Windows. In Frog Pond you must try to remove all the frogs from a lily pad playing board and leave one in the center. Connect It Up is a challenging game of Connect Four with three difficulty levels. Elimination is an unusual dice game that challenges you to beat the odds. VBRUN100 is included on this disk. Available on 3.5" 1.44 MB MegaDisk only. Lost in a Labyrinth 1.0 AddSoft $20 #20205 [3 disks] is a spectacular three dimensional maze for Windows. It uses beautiful ray-traced images to give you an accurate eyelevel perspective from within the maze. The caption of the window shows which direction you are travelling in, to help you keep your bearings. Amusing statements pop up when you bump into walls. Requires 256-color VGA display, a hard disk, and VBRUN200. Mah Jongg For Windows Balewski, Ron $20 #4914 is a full-featured version of the Mah Jongg solitaire tile game. Ten different tile sets are included; more can be created with a compatible paint program and the accompanying PCX template. Maze Master 1.01 The Flatirons Group ASP $12-$15 #4686 is a maze generating game for Windows. It can produce simple mazes suitable for young children to monster puzzles with invisible walls for adults. Solving the puzzle is achieved by dragging the mouse-shaped cursor through the maze from the entrance on the left to the exit on the right. If you get stuck, the computer can solve the maze for you. Other features include bonus scoring, high score hall of fame, maze printing, WAV sound support, and more. Mynes Freed, John $5 #4450 is a variation of the Minesweeper game included with Windows 3.1. The major difference is that you can give yourself up to five lives, so that a careless slip doesn't blow 20 minutes of work. VGA is required. NCC-1701 1.1 Analytic Associates $20 #4725 is Win31 version of the classic Star Trek type of game. Your mission is to clear the spaceways of the deadly Klingons in the alloted time. There are several Starbases scattered throughout the galaxy to assist you in repairs. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. Oil Baron 1.2 [OILBRN] 08-93 CD Funk, Al $10 #12020 is a game of corporate takeover. The objective is to amass the largest possible amount of wealth by creating companies and trading their stock. You and your opponents take turns placing game pieces on the board, and if you place a piece next to an existing one you can create a major corporation. You can customize the size of the board, how much money each player starts off with, and more. Requires WIN31. Panzerkrieg for Windows 3.01 Blue Chip Computing, Inc. $20 #4734 is a two-player World War II combat simulation. Several scenarios are provided that allow you to command units of varying types and capabilities. This game is best played between two machines using a communications link, but it can be played on a single computer. Average game time is 3 hours. Search and Destroy 2.4 Baron, Randy $10 #4654 is a one-player game of Battleship for Windows. You and the computer alternate turns bombing locations around the grid, searching for hidden ships. It keeps a running tally of games won and lost, and a status section tells which ships have been sunk on either side. Other features include digitized speech and sound effects. S.S. BattleShip for Windows 1.1 SimoneSystems Software $20 #27866 is a multi-featured variation on the classic game of Battle Ship. Special features include Islands, mines, minesweeping, submerged submarines, the ability to move your Spy Ship, a high score hall of fame, and more. Requires VGA and a mouse. VBRUN is included on this disk. (This program is available on 3.5" 1.44 MegaDisk ONLY!) SPS Game Pack SP Services 15 pounds Sterling #3793 is a collection of three games for Windows. ARACHNID and TOWERS are two challenging variations of solitaire. MINES is a strategy game in which you maneuver around a grid avoiding hidden bombs. Stelly's Puzzle Potpourri James W. Stelly $15 #3549 is a collection of three classic sliding tile puzzles. Interesting background information is provided for each puzzle, and on-line help is readily available. Taipei! Norris, Dave $10 #3690 is an excellent game of Mahjongg for Windows 3.0. Features include beautiful full-color tiles, selectable BMP backgrounds, user-defined tile layouts, and an on-line help file. Several tough layouts are included. 400K of disk space is required. VB Jigsaw 1.0 $0 #12270 is a fantastic on-screen jigsaw puzzle. Unlike other jigsaw puzzles in PsL that only split the screen into small rectangles, this one gives your choice of several shapes, such as stars, circles in rectangles, elipses, and more. Any BMP graphic file can be used for a puzzle. The program will give hints if you get stuck, and can also animate the solution for you. A colorful Bart Simpson puzzle is provided. VB source code and VBRUN100 is included on this disk. WinJig 0.9 Tosa, Y. $1 #12045 is a fun jigsaw puzzle game for Windows. It allows you to use any .BMP image as the subject for the puzzle, and you can select various sizes for each puzzle. A check feature shows all incorrectly placed pieces inverted to help you solve the puzzle. Other features include WIN31 sound support, several sample graphic files, and more. WinTrek 1.4 Jaworski, Joe $20 #20134 [2 disks] is an excellent Trek-type game. It combines colorful animated graphics with authentic digitized sound clips. Your mission (as usual) is to clear your sector of hostile alien craft without being disintegrated in the process. Requires 950K of hard disk space, VGA, and a mouse. WNDomino Thompson, Bill J. $10 #4299 is a game of Double-Six dominoes for Windows. Unlike the DOS-based dominoes game (on disk GA-05: #0828), this game only lets you see the last domino played in each direction. This makes it more difficult to visualize what has been played, although a chart on the side shows that info. The game seems to be a little flakey under Windows 3.1. Despite the "flaws", this is a fun game of dominoes. VBRUN is required. CARD GAMES: =========== --------------------------- 3492 Poker/Other Card Games Small Programs Disk --------------------------- Atlantic City Blackjack 1.0 [ACBJ] Goldfayn, Oleg $25 is a game of casino blackjack for Windows 3.1. Up to seven gamblers can participate, and the computer will auto-play any unused hands. You can even customize the playing strategy of the computerized hands. Other features include on-screen advice, card counting, three dealing speeds, and more. VGA is required. Cribbage for Windows 1.1 (CRIBWIN) RR Enterprises $20 is the card game Cribbage. Features include having the computer play a hard or easy game, and the Fair or Cheat mode, in which you can see the computer's cards. You have to restart the program after every game. SMF Casino Poker 1.3 (SMFPOKR) SMF Softworks $10 is a poker machine type game. You can bet one to five coins. You also have the option of playing on a Quarters, Halves, or Dollars machine. The graphics are very nice, with digitized pictures used for the card backs. EGA/VGA required. A double-up option lets you bet your winnings on a single draw against the computer. On-line help is available. Tablenette 1.0 (TABLNET) Sycomp Limited $0 is an interesting card game you play against the computer. Requires VBRUN. VBCARDS.DLL is included. WinPoker 2.0 (WINPOKR) Zamzow, Dean $15 is a video poker game. The card images are beautifully done bitmaps and were designed for a standard VGA display. Other features include a save/restore game option, statistics, configurable background and text colors, and sound effects. This unarchives to over 500K, so a hard disk is recommended. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3492 -------------------------------- Bridge For Windows Full Circle Software $53 #12119 is a simple bridge game for novices. It deals random hands, but picks the best for you and the second best hand for your partner, so you don't ever get to defend. You always bid first, which limits the type of bidding you do. The bidding and play of the game are pretty weak. The user interface is cluttered, very slow, poorly designed, and buggy. To add insult to injury, the $49 (plus $4 shipping) registration fee is much higher than retail bridge games (available from PsL) like Omar Sharif ($39) and Bridge 7 ($35), both of which are much more sophisticated. So why are we adding this program? Well, for one thing, despite its short comings, it should be enjoyable for novices, and it is the only shareware bridge game for Windows. (A shareware bridge game for DOS is in the library, but is not much better.) In addition, we have seen this program raved about in other shareware catalogs which charge you for TWO disks, the second of which just has VBRUN100 on it. PsL offers it on one disk without VBRUN, which many people already have. If you need VBRUN100, you can order disk #9015 from PsL. Calculation Solitaire Thomas, Daniel ASP $15-$20 #20003/3334 is a well-done game of solitaire. Features include card dragging, saved top scores, multiple difficulty levels, hints, and more. Canfield for Windows Thomas, Daniel ASP $20 #20003/4037 is an interesting and fun variation of solitaire. If its five levels of difficulty are not enough, you can define your own levels. Other features include cheating, auto-play, hints, extensive help, and much more. This is a very nicely done game, with many challenging options. CardShark Bridge Tutor Level I Ford, Nelson ASP $25 #12079 assumes you know absolutely nothing about bridge and teaches you everything you need to know to bid and play a good, sound game. It is also a good review course for experienced players. This is an interactive tutorial which displays deals, asks frequent questions for reinforcement, and has review quizzes. Level I consists of one course on Play and four on Bidding: (1) Intro to Bridge & Opening Bids, (2) Responding to Opening Bids, (3) Rebids by Opener, (4) Competitive Bidding. The course on Play covers basic offense and defensive play. Advanced course files are commercially available covering intermediate and advanced bidding and play, conventions, specific bidding systems, etc. CardShark-Hearts 4.02C [CSHEARTS] 08-93 CD Ford, Nelson ASP $29 #4361 lets you play Hearts against three computer hands. Features include an AutoPlay/Hint mode, Show All Hands, automatic cash-in when one hand has all high cards remaining or when all points are in, animated players with digitized sounds, user selectable playing styles and strengths, and the ability to change your mind after selecting a card but before playing it. Other features include a "Duplicate" mode, which lets the computer replay your hand against the other computerized players and a Ten/Jack of Diamonds =-10 option. This is one Hearts game you will have a tough time beating. A mouse is required. (Ask for free disk #9016 if you need VBRUN200, which is also required.) Casino BlackJack for Windows 2.1s Pyramid Software Development $10 #12235 lets you play the game of blackjack against the computer. You can play from one to four decks, and start out with up to $100,000 to bet with. The game allows multiple splits and doubling down, and lets you customize the rules. Strategic hints are displayed, as well as an optional card-counting chart. This is an entertaining game with nice graphics. A 386SX or higher is recommended. Pyramid Solitaire Waddell, James $0 #12236 is an interesting variation of solitaire for Windows. The object is to clear all cards from the pyramid by selecting pairs of cards that total 13 points. A mouse is required. -------------------- 4057 Solitaire Games Small Programs Disk -------------------- Accordian Solitaire (ACCORD) Sands, Richard R. $0 is an interesting and entertaining solitaire game. The goal is to deal out as many cards as you want and try to move them all into one stack. You can only move a card up one or three places and then only if the destination card matches the suit or value of the card being moved. VBRUN required. The game has a couple of quirks, such as when you want to move a card that has another card overlapping the front of it, you must click click the card in front. And it doesn't seem to recognize a lost game. The source code is available in section WI-08. Klondike Solitaire 92.01.01 (KLNDIKE) Junod, John A. $5 is an excellent game of solitaire for Windows. Features include unlimited backup of moves, a variety of card and deck options, and an option that sends all playable cards home. There are even two cheat features available for when frustration sets in. The card bitmaps are very well done, and there are enough options to keep you from getting bored. Klondike Solitaire for Windows (KLONWIN) Pigeon Lake Software, Inc. $5 is a challenging card game for Windows 3.1. Features include six colorful card backs, support for card dragging, double-clicking to place cards, and more. Patience Solitaire 1.01V (PAT-SOL) Sands, Richard R. $0 is a fast-paced solitaire card game. You must build on the four aces in sequence (but regardless of suit) from four face-up stacks. Don't expect to win at this very often. VBRUN is required. Spider Solitaire 92.01.01 (WINSPDR) Junod, John A. $5 is a difficult variation of solitaire for Windows. It uses two decks of cards and comes with a help file to get you started. The author states that he can usually win 1 out of 5 games, and that skill in placing cards can overcome the luck of the draw. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4057 -------------------------------- ------------------------ 12272 Solitaire Games #2 Small Programs Disk ------------------------ Brain Jam 1.3 (BRAINJM) 08-93 CD Brain Jam Publications $12-$20 is an unusual card game for Windows. All the cards are dealt face up into eight columns. You can move cards sequentially onto the build pile, or onto the discard pile. This looks to be very difficult to win, but six winnable hands can be dealt from a menu. Crispy1 Pando, Chris $0 is a solitaire game based on the King's Corners game. It requires VBRUN100. FreeCell 1.2 (FC-WIN) Allen, Marc L. $5 is an interesting variation of solitaire for Windows. There are several options for customizing the playfield. Other features include card animation, automatic moves, and more. Do not expect to win this game easily. Gaps 1.31s Kokoski, Richard T. $12 is a challenging variation of solitaire. The object of the game is to properly move the cards so that you have the same suit aligned up in sequential order, where each row holds a different suit and the last position holds a blank space. You have an option to choose from 5 to 8 cards per suit. VBRUN100 is required. Towers Peninsula Software $15 is a solitaire game that you can win 90% of the time IF you are careful. You cannot blow through the cards playing the first available cards every time as in other solitaire games. To win games, you will probably have to take back a lot of moves and maybe start the hand over a time or two. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12272 --------------------------------- Solitaire Pak Waddell, James $0 #12304 is a set of four card games for Windows. Included are Acey-Ducey, Golf Solitaire, Poker Solitaire, and Pyramid Solitaire. A 386-20 with 2 meg RAM is recommended, and a hard disk and VGA is required. Super Craps 1.0 for Windows [CRAPS] 08-93 CD Chris Peterson $25 #20226 is a colorful game of craps for up to two players. It features animated rolling dice, casino-style betting, and digitized WAV files with talking commentary for systems with sound cards. This game does not provide help for novices, so you must have at least a fundamental knowledge of the game of craps. Requires VGA and a hard drive. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. Super Video Poker [SVPOKE] 08-93 CD Elton Inada $15 #12396 is a game of Jacks-or-better video poker for Windows 3.1. It will also let you play a Joker's Wild variation. Other features include clever card animations, sound effects, a probability/statistics display, best hand suggestions, user-defined payoff tables, and an autoplay mode. Games can be saved and restored, and all hands can be saved to a disk file. There is also a cheat mode, to make playing a little easier. Context-sensitive help is available at all times. Requires a 640x480 VGA display. Thieves and Kings 1.2 [THINGS] 08-93 CD Pixel Perfect $20 #12019 contains two challenging solitaire games for Windows: King's Corners and Forty Thieves. Vegas 1.0 DeskSoft $39 #12430 is a blackjack game for Windows. It includes VBCARDS.DLL which is required by other shareware card games. VBRUN100 is included on this disk. Video Poker 1.3S [VPOKER] 08-93 CD Pyramid Software Development $10 #12237 is a nice 5-card draw video poker game for Windows. You can bet from one to five coins, and high hands are automatically highlighted before you draw. Other features include editable payoff schedule, WAV sound support for WIN31 users, and keyboard/mouse input. WinJack 2.2 Linddicoet, Brett $12-$19 #2902 is a game of Blackjack for Windows. You can double down, split, buy insurance, and more. The program is fast, with well-done graphics and animation. This is an excellent simulation, with many playing options available. WinBJ Skylight Software $20 #4298 is an advanced casino blackjack game for Windows. Features include animated dealing, card counting help, win/loss statistics, a tutor, and much more. You can double down, split, buy insurance, and surrender. The tutor can also automatically pop up to offer help from several different playing strategies. WORD & TRIVIA GAMES: =================== --------------- 3792 Word Games Small Programs Disk --------------- Cipher 1.2 (CIPHRBT) Trupp, Brad $0 is a decryption game. A cheat mode will show you the location of one letter at a time. Crossword Counter-Cheater (CCC) Ford, Nelson ASP $0 lets you counter those crossword puzzles that use words nobody's ever heard before. The database doesn't have normal words, just words like abri, dryad, hadj, osier, and zoroaster. We consider the use of gibberish words to be cheating on the part of the crossword's creator. You can type in a clue and find matching words, or type in known letters for the answer and the program will display any matching words. You can easily add words to or delete words from the database. VBRUN is required. Crossword Puzzle Editor 0.5 (CP-EDIT) O'Brien, Mark E. $0 lets you create crossword puzzles in Windows. You can use any available fonts, print the puzzles, and save and load puzzles from disk. A sample puzzle is included. GuessIt Jaeger, Bruce $10 is a Hangman game. You can edit the word file and provide your own list of words. You can also replace the Hangman with the Dentist, Taxman or Bridge Buster. VBRUN100.DLL is required. Hangman for Windows 1.02 (HANGMNW) 08-93 CD Pocket-Sized Software $5 is a simple, but well done adaptation of the popular word guessing game. Although there are none of the usual hangman type graphics, the program does have a word list with over 14,000 words, and you can easily add your own words with any text editor. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3792 -------------------------------- ------------------ 4605 Word Games #2 Small Programs Disk ------------------ Bog 1.06 08-93 CD Pocket-Sized Software $10 is an excellent adaptation of Boggle for Windows. Letters are displayed on a 4x4 grid, and you must create as many words as you can using adjacent letters on the grid. A dictionary with over 3000 legal words is utilized, but you can also add your own words to the list. Your opponent in this game is the computer, so don't feel too badly if you get severely beaten the first few times you play. WIN31 is required. Jotto for Windows 2.0 (JOTTO) Keller, C.M. $5 is a word-guessing game you play against the computer. After selecting a word you take turns guessing the word and each opponent must tell how many letters are correct. KBS: Trivia Challenge 1.05 (KBSTRIV) KBS Systems $25 is a trivia game with over 200 questions on topics ranging from animals to religion to sports and more. VBRUN is required. Scramble Mansfield, Richard $14 helps solve the popular JUMBLE word game published in most U.S. newspapers. You simply type in a group of five or six letters and it produces a list of every possible combination of those letters, along with a shorter list of combinations most likely to be real words. Also included is an interesting two-player word game. Each player enters three 5or 6-letter words which the program scrambles. Players then work against the clock to solve the words. Several scoring options are available. Requires VBRUN200. Word Search for Windows 1.5 (WRDSRCH) Stern, Steven D. $0 makes scrambled word puzzles from a set of words you enter. You can set the number of rows and columns between 5 and 15, build the puzzle with all capitals or all lowercase letters, and specify printer fonts for the puzzle and word list. VBRUN is required. Wordstalk 1.0 (WRDSTOK) Mallard Software $15 is a challenging Windows version of the word game Boggle. You are given a 4x4 grid of letters, and must create as many words as possible in two minutes using only adjacent letters. Your computer opponent also creates a list of words, and at the end of the round the lists are compared. Any duplicate words are thrown out, and longer words receive a higher score. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4605 -------------------------------- Cipher for Windows Anderson, Nels ASP $17-$26 #3768 is a cryptogram-quotes game. Several puzzles are included and you can easily create more. Features include on-line help, hints, save/restore, a hall of fame, and much more. Crossword Clipper for Windows PC Help-Line ASP $50 #4120 is a crossword puzzle layout/publishing tool for puzzles created with the DOS program Crossword Creator (#7440/1840). This program is not an editor, but a customizable viewer with a WYSIWYG display that lets you re-size the grid, select fonts, and more. It makes full use of the Windows Clipboard for pasting puzzles and clues into other applications. VBRUN is included with this package. DeQuoter 1.0 [DEQUOT] 08-93 CD Shadoware $12 #12394 is a fantastic game that challenges you to decipher famous quotations. When one of the 200 quotes is displayed, you have five minutes to move all the letters into the correct spaces. Hints can be given at a cost of 30 seconds each. The digitized sound and music is very well done, and the 256color animations are equally impressive. Other features include a high score list, and bonus time when your score reaches 1000. Requires Windows 3.1. A sound card is optional, but highly recommended. Grids 4 Kids Pritchett, Glenn $15 #3974 is a set of four games for children 6-10: Tic-Tac-Toe, a Concentration type game, Simon Says pattern matching, and a simple code decipher game. High scores are kept for each player. This is a very attractive, well-done package. VBRUN is included with this package, and a hard disk or high density floppy is required. Hangem 1.0 Jarrett, Eric $5 #4904 is a Windows version of the well-known word-guessing game. One or two players can play, and a game can be won with as few as 2 or as many as 30 correctly guessed words. Two-player games have the option of entering your own words for your opponent to guess. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. KBS: Crosswords for Windows KBS Systems $25 #4397 is a crossword puzzle game for Windows. Ten puzzles are included with three different skill levels available for each one. You can either drag a letter to it's intended spot, or you may click on a clue and type in the answer. Other features include a cheat mode that instantly fills in a word, the ability to save partially solved puzzles, a puzzle solve option, and more. VBRUN is required. The Scrambler 1.0 DunsonWare $7 #20162 [3 disks] is a word-scramble game. Difficulty ranges from beginner to advanced, so this game is suitable for both children and adults. To further increase the challenge you can also set time limits. Other features include a cheat mode that changes the letters to green when you have them in the correct order, digitized sound support for systems with sound cards, high score table, and more. WinWheel Mueller, Russell ASP $19 #3550 is a Wheel of Fortune type game. VBRUN is required. OTHER: ====== ------------------------ 12095 Windows Dice Games Small Programs Disk ------------------------ Rollem Lewellen, Kirk $1 is a simple Craps game. VB source code is included. VBRUN reqd. Windows Dice 1.0 (WINDICE) Boeck, Hans J. $7 is a dice game similar to the TV game show "High Rollers". The object is to remove the numbers 1-9 by pulling off single or pairs of numbers that match the number you rolled on the dice. This is a much easier variation of the solitaire card game, King's Corner on disk #0684 (GA-03). Windows Yacht 2.0 (YACHT) Bielsik, Frank $10 is a really very well done version of Yahtzee for Windows. Winzee 2.21 Gifford, Scott $5-$6 is a Windows version of Yahtzee for up to six players. Yacht-Z 1.30 (YTZ) Dolan, Bob $10 is an excellent version of Yahtzee for Windows. You can save games as well as load previous games. Other features include high score handling and an Undo function. Zilch! 1.0 Pixel Perfect $15 is an entertaining dice game for up to four players. Each player tries to build up their score using certain combinations of dice. If you happen to roll the dice without scoring, you lose your entire accumulated score. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12095 --------------------------------- -------------------------------- 4928 Miscellaneous Windows Games Small Programs Disk -------------------------------- 21 CardTrick 1.1 (21CT) MOJO Software $7 is a magic trick for Windows. Three rows of cards are displayed. You pick one and the computer figures out which it is. Ouija 2.21 Gifford, Scott $5 is a computerized Ouija board program in which the spirits guide your mouse around the board to spell out answers to your questions. (Haven't those spirits heard of Modems?) PC-VD Merriman, David $? is an amusing little program that pokes fun at viruses and the hoopla surrounding them. Requires VBRUN100. Texas Lottery Pick-6 (TLPICK6) Organic Software $0 generates numbers for the Texas Lottery. It prints five sets of numbers arranged from smallest to largest for easy transfer to a five-dollar Lottery ticket. Requires VBRUN100. Black Box 1.0 (BLAKBOX) Vince the Mince $0 you must identify the locations of hidden atomic particles on a grid. Clues are obtained by injecting rays into the grid and observing their exit point. This is a great test of logic. Bow & Arrow (B-ARROW) Di Troia, John $12 is an entertaining hand-eye coordination game. Having seen bow-and-arrow type games that were not very interesting, we were prepared to be disappointed again, which made this one all the more enjoyable. In the first stage, balloons float up the screen and you must shoot them all before you run out of arrows. On the second level, you must again shoot the red balloons, but without hitting the yellow balloons. The third level, in which you must pop bubbles to let the butterflys trapped in them fly away, is easy enough to lull you to sleep, only to get "slimed" on the next level. We never got beyond level four, not being nimble enough to avoid being slimed, so you will have to discover for yourself what awaits you on the higher levels. Invisible Maze R & R Enterprise $10 creates invisible mazes. Walls only become visible after you run into them. Your score is based on getting out of the maze in the fewest possible moves. Squeeze Play Henderson Graphics $15 is a block-pushing type of puzzle, but with a twist you have to push blocks around to trap the creatures before the creatures get you! Tsetse $0 is the world's smallest arcade game! The whole game takes place on the program's icon. The goal is for you to "shoot" objects as they fly by, using the right button on the mouse to click the cursor on them. High score and the current score is displayed in what is normally the icon's title. Not the most challenging arcade game in the world, but one of the cutest and cleverest. WinWayOut Tarody, Thomas $15 is a 3-D maze game that you have to fight your way out of. As you are searching for the exit, you will come across swords. These are needed for slaying the giant spiders that sometime jump out at you. This is a challenging game for maze lovers. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4928 -------------------------------- Baseball Stats 2.8 [BASESTAT] 08-93 CD MOJO Software $25 #12240 keeps track of Little League, Softball, and School Baseball Team statistics. It automatically calculates the batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage of the players. A variety of sorting options are provided. After each game, you simply input the new figures and the averages will update automatically. Stats can be printed, and a phone book can also be printed. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. Football Stats 1.0 [FOOTST] 08-93 CD MOJO Software $25 #12405 helps keep track of Youth and School Football Team statistics. You simply input the new figures after each game and the average and percentage fields will update automatically. It also keeps track of player names and telephone numbers. Stat sheets and phone books may be printed. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. The Cube 1.0 KillTime Software $15 #12046 is a rotating cube puzzle. Skill levels range from Beginner to Master. Requires VGA and a mouse. The Greens 1.5 [GREENV] 08-93 CD Shadoware $22 #12302 is an exciting game of miniature golf for Windows. This version includes six challenging holes, complete with water and lava hazards, bridges, and dimensional portals. The angle of your shot and the power of your swing are controlled with the mouse. If your ball goes into the water or lava you'll have to start the hole over, so you will have to quickly learn to putt accurately. The beautiful color graphics and excellent sound effects add a high level of realism to play. Other features include an original MIDI soundtrack, up to four player competition, high scores list, and much more. 256color VGA is required. HorseCalc 1.1a Track Research $35 #12062 is an easy-to-use thoroughbred handicapping calculator. You simply enter seven data items (jockey's winning %, horse's wins, Beyer speed rating, etc.) for each horse you want to evaluate. The program will then calculate an Overall Ability Rating to help you choose the best bet. VBRUN100 is on this disk. Matches Quality Concepts $10 #3301 is a unique "Concentration" game. In addition to trying to remember/match hidden pictures, there is an option to match pictures and words. This is an excellent game for both children and adults. A hard disk is required. (The authors are no longer at the address provided in the documentation.) Memory Tiles Patch, Kevin L. $10 #3956 is an attractive Concentration type game. You can use either shapes or pictures for tiles, or a combination of both. Several different sizes of playing grids are provided, or you can create a custom grid of any dimensions. Personal Golf Tracker [GOLFTRKR] 08-93 CD Hancock, John ASP $25 #12410 is a golf score database with extensive analysis of your golf game. You can calculate handicaps, averages, scores, statistics, improvement, Points, and more. This is suitable for individual golfers or leagues. Requires VBRUN200.DLL. Planaria Douglass, Bruce Powel $0 #4838 is a Windows version of the classic Snake type game. You wander the screen as a hungry worm, devouring cute little kittens and avoiding all obstacles (including your own ever-lengthening tail). Each time you ingest a feline holes appear in your tail, providing additional escape routes. Scorekeeper 1.3 Shipley, William G. $35 #4124 helps keep records of each of your golf rounds, as well as course information. Handicaps are calculated using the USGA Handicap System. Equitable Stroke Control adjustments are made automatically for all scores entered hole by hole. The adjusted score for each round is shown when scores are listed, and your current handicap as well as a graphical plot of your handicap for the last year can be displayed. Statistics for stroke averages, number of birdies, pars, and bogies can also be displayed. VBRUN200 is included with this package. Triple Yahoo! 2.0B Puraty, Dan $10 #12305 is a Windows version of Triple Yahtzee for up to three players. After each roll the game automatically displays the available score, and you can choose the score that you decide is best for each column. Point values in the 2nd and 3rd columns are doubled and tripled. Other features include WAV sound file support, a high score list, amusing dice animation, and more. Requires WIN31 or Windows MME, and VBRUN200. Windows Slot Machine 0.3 BFM Software $11 #4443 is an animated slot machine game for Windows 3.1. You just click on the quarter to bet, and click on the handle to start rolling. Ad Lib compatible sound cards are supported, and you can edit payoff combinations. WinAdv $0 Strobl, Wolfgang #3872 is the classic text adventure Colossal Cave redone for Windows 3. It retains the feel of the original game while adding some distinct Windows advantages. A scrolling text window provides descriptions of your surroundings, and an input window allows you to click on directional buttons or type in other commands. Games can easily be saved/recalled, and on-line help is provided. As a bonus, this program will also run in DOS, instead of giving the customary "This program requires Windows" message. This is an excellent and refreshing adaptation of the Grandfather of all adventure games. Windows Lotto 1.0 Data Solutions ASP $38-$49 #27867/4653 [2 disks] is a lottery analysis program for Windows. It provides a comprehensive set of analysis charts for handicapping lottery numbers, and features a Quick Pick option that picks the best numbers to play. Numbers that are picked can be used with any of 24 wheeling systems, and the program also checks resulting bet tickets for winning matches. This is compatible with all lotteries that pick 5, 6, or 7 numbers including Powerball. Sample data from Florida lotteries is included. VBRUN is included on this set. Windows Wizard Campbell, George $0 #4431 is an animated fortune-telling game. You simply type in a question, and the Wizard will answer you in an eerie voice. (The Wizard's mouth moves and eyes blink.) Requires Windows 3.1, sound card, and VBRUN. ]]]]]]]]]]