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- │ MEMORY & MAHJONGG TYPE GAMES / APPLICATIONS │
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- │ INDEX: this section is divided into several │
- │ categories, listed in the order below: │
- │ 1) Memory & Concentration type programs │
- │ 2) Mahjongg and other tile games │
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- MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION - various graphics. Ages 4-Adult
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- E563: INSTANT RECALL (94) SHARP SOFTWARE (U.K)
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- Fascinating educational tool that teaches you step by step how to improve
- your memory using proven techniques such as "Association of Ideas", "Links
- system", Peg method, Substitution, etc. Try it and see - it really works! It
- can help you - remember your pin number, long phone numbers, names and faces,
- dates, improve reading and studying techniques, and much more. Replaces disk
- E042 MEMORY MASTER. 14+; 330K; £11.95 (advanced training); ANY MONITOR. *****
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- EO41: JUNIOR MEMORY IMPROVEMENT (menued)
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- CRAZY SHUFFLE v1.0 (89): good concentration games; pairs, triplets & "match
- it" (pictures to words, or their negative images). 5 levels: Kids (16 cards)
- to Master (64). 3 card sets; animals & presidents for kids, objects for
- adults. Options: time cards are shown; sound on/off; demo mode; scores;
- mouse/keys; 4-ADULT; 190K; $20 (update free SW,264 more cards); CGA, MCGA,
- EGA, monoEGA, VGA, HERC or TANDY. *****
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- NEMON (83): enter King Nemon's catacombs to reclaim the jewels. Shine your
- beam to show hidden keys, remember their nos/position & collect them before
- getting the gems. 3 levels. 5-ADULT.73K.$0.CGA.****
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- SIMPLE (89):like "Simon"; remember an increasing sequence of colours and
- sounds. Repeat same sequence again if desired. 6-ADULT. 61K. £0. CGA.***
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- GO59: MATCH'EM v1.0 (90)
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- Memory game with very nice EGA pictures that will appeal to both adults &
- children. Played on 8x8 grid of buttons; click to reveal pictures. Play
- against computer (which plays at 3 levels) or another player. Personalised
- icons for players. Pictures revealed for various times (0.5 - 1.5 secs),sound
- on/off. Play with 16 pictures (4 of each) or 32 pictures (2 of each). Scores
- - 2nd & subsequent matches get more points. The ultimate game for
- concentration fans. 6-ADULT; 340K; $15 (update, support); EGA. MOU. ****
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- G165: VGA CONCENTRATION (91) ALIVE SOFTWARE
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- Lovely photographic quality pictures for childrens level (16 cards) - choose
- wildlife or fantasy. Adults & older children can choose between European
- flags or ethnic cartoons (36 cards). Mouse or keys.5 speeds.Sound on/off.
- 4+: 340K; $20 (100s more cards);VGA.*****
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- G192: TILEMATCH v1.0 (92) NELS ANDERSON
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- Excellent memory game from Mahjongg author (Disk G015 - below). Loads of
- options: 1-4 players, or single player v PC. 16, 36 or 72 tiles. Alter flip
- time, tile backs, tilesets (3 included - flags, kidstuff & playing cards).
- Optional background pictures revealed as matching tiles are removed etc.
- Save/Rest. PLUS you can use Mahjongg tilesets (see G193 below) for more
- variation. Includes an excellent new version of "Tilemaker" enabling you to
- design your own tiles for Mahjongg or Tilematch. GREAT! 4-ADULT; 200K(470);
- £15.00 (more tiles & backgrounds); EGA. Mouse recommended.*****
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- MAHJONGG GAMES - various graphics. Ages 4-Adult
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- G135: VGA TILE GAMES
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- VGA MAHJONGG v1.1 (90): A traditional Chinese game. Remove matching tiles by
- sliding out from the right or left of the pile. If you have a second mono
- monitor this can also be utilised (shows which tiles are left in the pile
- etc.) Save/restore, undo, help. 7-ADULT; 140K; $20(update); VGA.MOUSE. ****
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- MEMICON (1992): memory game, reveal pairs of matching icons ("Windows"-like)
- in a 10x13 grid. Excellent VGA gfx. 2 players or 1 against computer which can
- play at various skill levels. 5-ADULT; 210K; £5; MOUSE. VGA. ****
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- G193: TILESETS FOR MAHJONGG or SOLITILE (below) or TILEMATCH (above)
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- There are literally hundreds of tilesets available for these excellent games.
- Some are rubbish, some too American to be of interest, and some are works of
- art! We've selected the better ones and put them on 2x360K disks (available
- separately) or 1x720K/1.2/1.4 disk.
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- G193A: CHILDRENS TILESETS: 10 sets particularly suited to children. Some are
- educational (ie pictures with words, alphabets etc) and others are just for
- fun. Alpha. Bath. Bears. Body. Cartoon. Comic. Kids. Sea. Seasons. Simpsons.
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- G193B: GENERAL INTEREST TILESETS: 10 more sets for all ages. Some are quite
- tricky as they contain many almost identical pictures. Alfabet (very fancy).
- Art. Animals. Astro. Autos. Balloons. Cans. Cats. Sport. Doodle.
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- [2x5¼"DD disks(£4.00 each), 1x3½"DD (£2.00) or 1x5¼" HD disk(£3.00)]
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- G015: MAHJONGG v3.4. '90 (menued)
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- Excellent solitaire game where matching tiles must be removed from right or
- left edges of a pile. Very addictive for adults & children. Kids love to use
- the alternative tilesets (birds, 2 flag sets & Xmas pictures are included on
- this disk) these all make full use of EGA graphics and some are works of art!
- Ideal for teaching pattern recognition, observation & keyboard/mouse skills.
- Built in help, mouse/keyboard (mouse recommended), many options. These can be
- entered on command line or selected from set-up menu. For ex; save/reload,
- change tileset, timed/untimed games, undo facility, choice 65,000 boards,
- tournament, etc. "Tilemaker" included to design your own. 6-ADULT. 330K; £15
- (update, set up program, extra tilesets); EGA. HERC. *****
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- H278: SOLITILE r3.0 (91) E.KASER
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- Comes with two tile sets but can also read Mahjongg (G015) tiles. Added bonus
- of alternative layouts (or make your own), background pics (GIF) and music.
- Plus an easy to use tile editor. Optional tile "blink" (to see underneath!).
- Mouse/keys. Great for teaching young children as includes a "beginners"
- layout. 4-Adult; 200K(400); $15 (extra tilesets, layouts, music); EGA. *****
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- │ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │
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- │ Related programs that may be of interest - to │
- │ locate, make a note of disk number, then use │
- │ the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │
- │ 1) G216 - MEMORY AND LOGIC FOR ANY MONITOR │
- │ 2) G429 - MONSTER MEMORY │
- │ 3) H024 - ANIMATED MEMORY GAME │
- │ 4) E044 - TURTLE CARD GAME │
- │ 5) E263 - MEMO - childrens memory game │
- │ 6) H173 - SOUNDS LIKE A ...? │
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