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=====Games
-----Graphic Adventure Games
The Land of Wonce [WONCE] (Brian Porter, reg. fee: $15) is a fantasy
graphical adventure game. You fight dragons, griffins and trolls as you
trek through the magical land of Wonce in search of magic items. Your
ultimate goal is to get home. Requires EGA/VGA and 286 or better.
---Updates: Graphic Adventure Games
(GA-01) Game Builder Lite 3.0a [GB30] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $53)
allows you to create graphic adventure games without programming.
-----Text-Based Adventure Games
Nomad 1.0 [NOMAD] (Phlegm Games, reg. fee: $0) is a text based game for
QBASIC. The object is to survive on the streets of Nomad by giving the
correct answers to a series of multiple choice questions. Programmers can
study or modify the code.
---Updates: Text-Based Adventure Games
(GA-02) Wild Pitch 1.1 [WP11] (MS Software, ASP; reg. fee: $25) is a
text-based baseball simulation that allows you to test your skills as a big
league skipper.
-----Small Arcade Games
Eerie Estates [EERIE] (Sherwood Forest Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
virtual reality trip through an old haunted house in which you must look
for the hidden treasure. Requires VGA. <EERIE.PCX>
Ibid 1.0 [IBID] (One Dollar Demos, reg. fee: $10) is a worm/snake type in
which you maneuver the worm through a series of obstacles in search of the
diamonds. With each diamond captured, the worms tail grows longer. If the
worm hits a wall or it's own tail, you must start the level over. <WORM.PCX>
O.R.B.Y. 1.0 [ORBY10] (Able Art Software, ASP; reg. fee: $12) is a game
which can be played against the computer or another player. The object is
to send your planet through a field of suns and into your opponent's goal
by choosing the correct velocity and angle. You can also use the
gravitational pull of the suns on the playing field to help you guide your
planets. <ORBIT.PCX>
---Updates: Small Arcade Games
(GA-03) POD 1.3 [POD13] (SwordSoft, reg. fee: $18-20) is an arcade game
with an outer space theme.
-----Large Arcade Games
Sky Bombers 1.0 [BOMBERS] (Pabulum Software, reg. fee: $12) is a
shoot-everything-that-moves arcade game with colorful graphics and fast
action. The game can be played with a joystick, keyboard, or a mouse.
<BOMB.PCX>
DOOM Episode One 1.2 [DOOM12] (id Software, ASP; reg. fee: $40) is one of
the most incredible 3-D arcade action games on the market! Based on the
same virtual-reality interface of the wildly popular Wolfenstein 3-D, you
are transported to the moons of Mars to squelch an evil invasion from
another dimension. Crazed humanoids, fiendish fireball-hurling demons,
strange invisible monsters, and other nasties are in abundance. You must
try to locate weapons, ammo, health items, armor, key cards and other
artifacts while exploring increasingly difficult levels and blasting
anything that moves.
Features include fantastic scrolling VGA graphics, support for most popular
sound cards, save game options, the ability to map levels,
mouse/keyboard/joystick support, network and modem team/adversary play, and
several levels of difficulty. WARNING: This game portrays graphic violence
and gore, and may not be suitable for younger children. Requires a 386 or
better processor, 4 MB RAM, VGA, and a hard disk. This is available on two
3.5" 1.44MB MegaDisks for the special disk fee of $9.00. <DOOM_2B.PCX>
King Arthur's K.O.R.T. [KORT] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $33) is a
medieval strategy game in which you must conquer Great Britain. Features
include 256-color graphics, theme music, digitized sound effects and
voices. Requires 286+, VGA, and mouse. <KORT1.PCX> <KORT2.PCX>
Pickle Wars [PICKLE] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $33) You play both the
hero and the heroine of the story as you desperately try to save your
beloved Arcadia from the dastardly invading Pickle race. Features include
256-color, cinematic sequences, musical score, digitized sound effects,
sound card support and joystick support. Requires a 286+ and VGA. <PICKLE.PCX>
RoboWars [ROBOWARS] (Sherwood Forest Software, reg. fee: $15) transports
you aboard the base of an enemy robot's ship. You must fight your way
through different levels of the ship to escape. <ROBOWARS.PCX>
---Updates: Large Arcade Games
(GA-3A) Corncob 3-D 3.42a [CC3D342] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is
an air combat game that puts you in the cockpit of a piston engined aircraft.
(GA-3a) Sand Storm 2.1a [SAND21] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a
missile war game based on Desert Storm.
-----Card and Casino Games
PRO-Soft Craps 2.0 [PROCRAPS] (PRO-Soft Games, reg. fee: $12) is a dice
game of craps. Requires EGA/VGA.
---Updates: Card and Casino Games
(GA-04) Card Master and Card Master 2 2.0 [CARDMSTR] (Progressive Software,
reg. fee: $15) is a collection of eight different card games. NEW: a mouse
is no longer required.
(GA-04) MVP Bridge 1.0a [MVPBR] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $33) lets you
play bridge against the computer.
(GA-04) Pinochle Bunch 1.01 [PINBUNCH] (Sean Smith, reg. fee: $12 each)
contains four pinochle games: double- and single-deck partnership, 3-hand
and 2-hand.
(GA-04) Ultimate Blackjack 2.0 [UBJ] (Accidental Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$13) is an intriguing game of blackjack you can play with several comical
computerized players.
-----Board/Strategy Games
More-Over [MOVEOVER] (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $0) is an authorative and
highly informative text about the English version game of draughts or
checkers. This text was written by world champion, Derek Oldbury.
---Updates: Board/Strategy Games
(GA-05) Dynamo Draughts 6.7 [DYNAMO67] (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $15-49) is
the European version of Draughts, a variant of checkers.
(GA-05) K-Chess 1.5 [KCHESS15] (Ark Angles, reg. fee: $18-20) is a chess
game that shows its own calculations as you play.
---Updates: Logic/Puzzle Games
(GA-06) Arcy 2 1.0a [1ARCY] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $28) is a puzzle
game in which the object is to collect all the keys and unlock the door
that takes you to the next level.
(GA-06) Hero's Heart 1.3 [HERO13] (Everett Kaser, reg. fee: $17) is a
challenging set of "push-pull" type puzzles.
-----War Games
EGA Civil War Battleset 2.3 [CWBS23] (W. R. Hutsell, reg. fee: $10) is a
war game based on the battles from the American civil war. Winning the
battle depends on relative casualties, number of units eliminated, and
controlling a key location on the battlefield. With this game, you can
create, customize, and reconstruct Civil War battles. <BATTLE.PCX>
-----Gambling
HTRF Speed Handicapper 2.0 [HTRF] (HTRF Software, reg. fee: $85) is a
thoroughbred handicapping program. It computes speed panel-by-panel based
upon internal points of call. It supports manual input from Daily Racing
Forum, or download Daily Racing Form files from Bloodstock Research and
Information Service database. Requires 512K memory. This version is limited
the first four races.
Simon [SIMON] (Ted M. Parker, reg. fee: $81) is a demo of a thoroughbred
and greyhound racing simulation.
-----Game Management
QKGolf [QKGOLF] (Richard M. Krause, reg. fee: $30) is a golf league scoring
and management utility for tracking league handicaps, points, generating
mass mailings to the league members, and more.
---Updates: Game Management
(GA-09) NeverLock [NEVERLOC] (Copyware Inc, reg. fee: $78) unlocks
copy-protected programs. Requires 450K memory and 2 MB of free disk space.
-----Kid's Stuff
Colors 2.4 [COLORS] (Reed Bros., reg. fee: $15) is a simple program for
young children. Hand the mouse to a one year old and watch as they quickly
learn the proper hand eye coordination needed to run the program.
---Updates: Kid's Stuff
(GA-10) Action Graphics 2.2 [ACTION22] (Just FUN Software, reg. fee: $17)
allows you to build things on your screen and animate them. Requires a
10MHz cpu, 512K RAM, VGA, and a mouse.
(GA-10) Coloring Book 1.6 [CBOOK16] (HollowSoft Consulting, reg. fee: $15)
is a computerized coloring book