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│                           MVP Software                           │
│                       The Winner's Choice                        │
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│   1035 Dallas SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507-1407   [phone]   │
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│   If you like shareware games, you're in for a treat.  MVP       │
│   Software wants to give you more -- more graphics, more game    │
│   play, more fun with every one of our shareware games.          │
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│   Not content with merely creating great games, MVP also brings  │
│   you the tools to design your own.  Read on for full details.   │
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                        The Real Deal

Tired of beating your computer at soliltaire?  With The Real Deal,
hours of entertainment are in the cards.  Choose from your favorite
card games, including Euchre, Hearts, Spades, Pinochle, Cribbage and
five others.  Over 1,000 16-bit digitized phrases and 400 megs of
graphics, music and sound are in the complete CD version, which also
features multiplayer network/modem support.  The fully-playable demo
includes three of the 10 games and four of the 12 computer
opponents.  Requires Windows95.
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                     MVP Backgammon for Windows

You're in for a treat when you try this fantastic implementation of the
classic board game of Backgammon.  Simulating the setting of a medieval
pub, the graphics, music and digitized speech perfectly complement the
intermediate skill level in this fully-playable shareware version.  The
registered version features the "Fiona" backdrop neural net position
evaluator.  This is without a doubt the finest computer Backgammon game
ever.  Requires Windows, VGA, mouse; a sound card is recommended.
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                         The Infernal Tome

On a world far away science has become magic, and a cataclysmic
struggle is underway between two mystic scientists who have devised
a spell to stop time itself.  To keep the spell from prying eyes
they hid it in a book, the Infernal Tome, which has now become lost.
You must direct a party of four on a perilous quest to bring about
peace and reclaim the lost Tome.  But beware!  In this 3D fantasy
role-playing game of magic, mystery and monsters, nothing is as it
seems.  Requires 386+, VGA, 4 meg RAM; a sound card is recommended.
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                       Rings of the Magi

The mystics of Ac'Rained have crafted their rings to prevent the
life force of their world from draining away, but now their secret
art is in danger of being lost.  As their apprentice, you are called
upon to learn and harness the power of the rings.  This wonderful
strategy game was awarded a five-star rating from Ziff-Davis
Interactive, a distinction achieved by less than 3% of all shareware
games.  It features riveting game play and rendered 3D graphics.
Requires 386+, VGA, mouse; a sound card is recommended.
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                          Jack Flash

Jump into the action with Jack and his Succ-O-Matic as you try to
stop Evil Eddie and his dastardly "things" from destroying the
universe.  Parallax-scrolling fun; side-splitting humor.  More zest
than a Microsoft press release.  More action than a Stallone flick,
and cuter too.  Relive the good old days when mad scientists
threatened mankind and games were fun!  Requires 386+, VGA; supports
most sound cards.
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                        Thor's Hammer

You will become entranced with this 3D graphical adventure game.  As
in ages past, the shadow of a great evil falls across our homeland.
A champion must once again take up our cause to quell the
encroaching darkness.  If you are that champion, you will find
yourself gripped in an adventure of mythic proportions.  Our
situation is grave, young warrior, and it is in desperation that we
turn to you.  Requires 386+, 5 meg free RAM; a sound card is
recommended.
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                          Cargo Bay

Altair-217 is an experiment in peace.  A criminal group has vowed
that it will fail, however.  This group has planted irradium
explosive devices in cargo bays throughout the station.  If these
bombs detonate, the colonists will blame each other for the apparent
sabotage, and all hopes for peace will vanish.  Your job is to
preserve the peace by clearing Altair-217 of all explosive devices.
Suspense and excitement rule in this strategy game.  Requires 386+,
VGA; a sound card and a mouse are recommended.
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                  Everest: Iceman's Apprentice

Experience the thrill and challenge of planning and executing
arduous climbs of the world's greatest peaks.  This unusual strategy
game features spectacular professional photography of mountains.
Will you lead your expedition to great heights, or will you be
overtaken by one of the numerous perils that befall foolish or
unlucky climbers?  Requires 386+, VGA, mouse; a sound card is
recommended.
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                         ShadowForce

In the 22nd century you control the Shadowforce, an elite
investigative team whose mission is to uncover the mystery behind
the shutdown of Icarus, a government AI and genetic warfare
facility.  In this mission you encounter the deadly Overlord, and
you discover the awful secret behind the nebulous Icarus experiment.
ShadowForce is a graphical adventure game with the playability of a
sci-fi thriller.  Requires 386+, VGA; Sound Blaster sound card and a
mouse are recommended.
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                       Home Run Derby

So, you think you're pretty good on the ball diamond, do you?  But
do you have what it takes to compete with the likes of Hurt Thomas,
Barty Bunds, and Junior Griffin Jr.?  Can you go deep, take the ball
out of the yard?  Step up to the plate and take your whacks against
the best.  "BSPN" personality Bob Yukon calls the action in this
hilarious new baseball game by the author of 3 Point Basketball.
Requires VGA; supports most sound cards.
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                        Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder arcade game by Virgin Interactive Entertainment and
distributed exclusively by MVP Software.  This hilarious new retail
action game that has taken England by storm is now available as
shareware!  Loads of cool graphics and witty game play.  PC Gamer
says it is destined to be one of the top games of the year!  Don't
miss Cannon Fodder.  Remember, war has never been so much fun!  Req
386, VGA, mouse.
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                        Crusade In Space

If you like Master of Orion or other tactical/action space games,
then Stardate 2140.2: Crusade in Space is for you.  You are the
Commander in this new interstellar conflict game for Windows.  Build
up your fleets, plan and execute your strategy, and conquer the
galaxy!  Unless of course your enemies do so first.  Cool graphics,
musical score, and sound.  Two complete Crusades included in this
shareware version.  Requires Windows 3.1.  and mouse.
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             Games Magazine Presents Word Puzzles

Game Magazine Presents Word Puzzles, a graphical potpourri of word
games for players too smart or bored with the shareware shoot-em-up
scene.  Includes 20 puzzles -- Crosswords, Cryptograms, Double
Crosses, Word Scrambles, and Quote Boxes.  Features very nice
graphics and an original musical score for most sound cards.  This
game was first released in 1994 as a retail-only game.  MVP is proud
to bring it to you as shareware, in conjunction with Villa Crespo
Software.
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                    Literati Lite for Windows

Do you like Scrabble(r)?  Literati Lite is a crossword board game
for 1-4 players that will have you playing for hours.  Rack up extra
points with double and triple letter and word scores.  Two skill
levels, built-in dictionary, cool background music, and neat
graphics.

Can you outspell your computer?  Do you consider yourself too
intelligent to play Apogee games?  Don't twitch!  Play Literati Lite
for Windows!  Written by real smart people for real smart people.
This is MVP's first Windows game.  Diana Gruber, referred to by
Michael Abrash as a "Zen master" programmer, and Bob Provencher,
Windows programmer extraordinaire, collaborated to bring you this
triumph of game-play algorithm and interface design.  Don't miss it!
Requires Windows 3.1.

Also check out Literati Lite: French Dictionary Edition.
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                    MVP Wordsearch for Windows

You've seen wordsearch games before, but none like this one.  Solve
any of the many included puzzles, or let the computer create one
using your word list.  Easy listening original sound track for your
sound card, nice Windows interface, and lots of fun.  Great for
educational use!  Requires Windows 3.1.
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                      Desert Storm Command

Hot Gulf War action, authentic video-capture animation, 256-color
graphics, explosive digitized sound, and a sizzling original musical
score add up to make this the best Desert Storm arcade game of them
all!  Dump the sand out of your boots, strap on your helmet and
let's go!  Requires 286+, VGA, mouse; sound card is optional.  You
wanted hot action, MVP brings it to you!  WARNING: CONTAINS
VIOLENCE.  PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED.
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                    Sea School: Math Waves

Your kids (ages 3-8) will love this new learning game series.
Bright, colorful graphics, delightful music, digitized sound effects
and speech will keep your young learner playing for hours.
Shareware edutainment at its best!  Designed by a teacher,
classroom-tested.  Requires 286 and up, VGA, MS-compatible mouse.
Sound Blaster or compatible sound card recommended.
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                          Arcy 2

If you like cool graphics and hot, mind-boggling puzzles, you'll
LOVE Arcy 2, all the way from Germany!  We got tired of all those
run-and-shoot games, so we decided to create something different.
The result is Arcy 2, the new hit game from the people who brought
you Pickle Wars and 3 Point Basketball.  Req 286+, VGA; Sound
Blaster is optional.
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                       King Arthur's KORT

Terrific new Medieval strategic war game in which you must conquer
Great Britain.  256 color VGA graphics, wonderful theme music,
digitized sound effects and voices!  Who says valor and chivalry are
dead.  Prepare for battle and the return of King Arthur!  Requires
286+, VGA, mouse.
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                           MVP Bridge

If you like to play Bridge, or you would like to learn, MVP Bridge
is for you.  Featuring professionally-designed VGA graphics, Sound
Blaster support, and exceptionally strong play, MVP Bridge is the
best shareware Bridge game ever developed.  Easy to use and learn,
it has been used to teach Bridge as well as improve the play of
novice and advanced players alike.  With MVP Bridge you always have
a foursome waiting to play.  Requires 286+, 2 meg RAM, VGA,
MS-compatible mouse.  Supports Sound Blaster.

Version 1 was nominated by PC-Magazine as one of the five best
shareware games in all categories for 1994 and chosen by Computer
Gaming World as the best shareware card game of 1994.  Now in
the latest version the best gets better with improved bidding and
game play.
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                      MVP Bridge for Windows v2

If you like to play Bridge, or would like to learn, you will love
MVP Bridge for Windows v2.  In this major new version of the
award-winning shareware Bridge game, new features include improved
bidding and play; 4 and 5 card major bidding; Rubber, Chicago and
Duplicate scoring; more conventions; multiplayer network/modem
support so you can play live against other players; new improved
graphics; a complete tutorial for Bridge beginners; and many more
new user options.  This is simply the best computer Bridge
available.  Requires 4 meg RAM, VGA, mouse; a sound card is
recommended.
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                           Pickle Wars

Pickle Wars is HOT!  Dual-parallax scrolling, 256-color, georgeous
cinematic sequences, whimsical musical score, digitized sound
effects -- you'll LOVE this new game by Karen Crowther.  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.
Will you find the ancient weapons in time?  Will our hero and
heroine find each other?  Find out in Pickle Wars, the whimsical,
wacky new game sensation.  Requires 286+, VGA.  Joystick, Sound
Blaster are optional.  Storyline written by Ellen Guon, lead writer
of five of the Wing Commander games.  A featured download on
Ziffnet.
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                         3 Point Basketball

Take on "ASBA" stars such as Shackle O'Deal and Bald Barkler in a 3
point shootout.  The inimitable "BSPN" basketball personality Rick
Vitality calls the action as you fire up those threes.  Will you be
"hot with the rock," or are your shots better described as "what a
brick, baby?" 3 Point Basketball sounds great on your Sound Blaster,
but you get digitized speech and sound effects even if you have only
a PC speaker!  Vivid 256-color 3D graphics, great action, hilarious
commentary.  Requires VGA+, mouse; Sound Blaster is optional.  A Top
Pick on America OnLine.
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                              Corncob 3D

A Shareware Magazine Editor's Choice award winner!  Corncob was
nominated in two categories as by the Shareware Industry Awards, and
has received rave reviews in Computer Gaming World, PC/Games, In
Flight, Computer News PC, and Nuts and Volts magazines.

As you hear the scream of KLA homing devices that barely miss your
wobbling Corsair aircraft, you know you're in for the fight of your
life.  You check your altitude gauge, then steel yourself for
another run at the enemy.  This is just part of the action in
Corncob 3D, the best shareware air combat flight simulator ever!
With Adlib and Sound Blaster music and pulsating sound effects,
you'll be riveted to your seat for hours with this game!

Corncob offers over 20 different missions to achieve your objective
of driving the aliens from Earth.  It also includes a training
mission, heart-racing battles with alien aircraft (and even aliens
themselves).  Written by a physics graduate student, Corncob 3D is
the most realistic air combat game on the market today, retail or
shareware.  Flight-simulation special effects include stalls,
side-slips, upside-down flying, and more.

According to Shareware Update magazine, Corncob's VGA graphics "are
most impressive indeed." In addition, Corncob's virtual reality
approach "is an incredible effect that must be experienced to fully
appreciate." Providing "hours of entertainment," Corncob compares
favorably to retail air battle games costing three times as much!

Version 3.42 is completely new and has no game-play or feature
limitations.  All elements of the program are available in the
shareware version, which is identical to the retail version
available in stores throughout North America.

Because of it's intense animation, Corncob requires VGA or SVGA and
a 286 or better computer.
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                            Game Builder Lite

Have you ever told yourself that you could write great games if only
you were a better programmer?  Well now you can!

Game Builder Lite is not a programmer's library, but a full-featured
game authoring system that produces professional-quality games.
This is the product that other game companies didn't want us to
release, because now anyone can write exciting graphics games.

Unlock the secrets of the great game creators even if you've never
written a line of code.  With Game Builder Lite you can create
professional graphics games with smooth, flicker-free animation.
Features include point 'n click interface for your game, mouse
support, sound effects, masking, object animation and detection, and
much more.  Write games in CGA, EGA, 256-color VGA, even Tandy 16
color!

Game Builder Lite comes complete with everything you need to write a
pro- fessional game, including a full-featured paint program for
creating or modifying graphics, even digitized graphics!  Your games
can be as short as you like, or up to 400 graphics screens, which is
bigger than commercial games!

A free game is included with the program that acts like a tutorial,
showing you how to design games.  You'll be writing your own game in
no time, using Gamebuilder's step-by-step, easy method.  In our
testing, children as young as eight years old could easily write
games with Game Builder Lite, but the software has many advanced
features that experienced gamers will love.

Use Game Builder Lite to write adventure games, educational games,
puzzle games -- your only limit is your imagination.  Who knows,
maybe you'll be the next hot game developer!

Game Builder Lite requires a CGA, EGA or VGA graphics.  A mouse is
recommended.
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                            MVP Paint v2.4

Now you can create or modify graphics the way the pros do it.  With
its many advanced features, MVP Paint is especially suited for
producing or modifying animated graphics.  Game designers or artists
who demand top performance love its ability to do animation,
anti-aliasing, sunbursting, pallette matching, interpolation,
trending and a whole lot more.

Of course MVP Paint handles the basic functions -- line drawing,
color fill, circles, etc.  -- with ease.  But it goes a step beyond
with advanced techniques not found in programs costing twice as
much.  Included are sample code segments to show you how to incldude
VGA graphics in your Pascal or C programs, as well as lots of extra
goodies.

The registered version even includes the ability to save 256-color
graphics in Basic, C or Pascal code, doing away with the need to
save and load a separate .PCX or other graphics file.

MVP Paint has been used by top game creators for two years, and now
we're bringing the new version to you as shareware!

MVP Paint requires a VGA or SVGA and a mouse.
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                             Sand Storm

If you like shoot-em-up, high-octane arcade games, then Sand Storm
is for you!  Fire up your mouse for non-stop action as you try to
intercept Scud and Jet attacks with your Patriot missiles, then
guide your Tomahawk missile through enemy AA fire while on a search
and destroy mission.  Can you successfully take out enemy chemical
weapons plants and mobile Scud launchers?  Includes 20 missions,
digitized graphics, and a stunning Gulf War map.  This is the
fully-functional shareware version of the popular retail game, based
on Desert Storm.

Sand Storm requires a VGA or SVGA and a mouse.
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                  Hoosier City: Assault of the Orcs

Selected as a cover disk in Holland!

You're the only hope humans have in a world gone mad.  Mutant Orcs
and their cronies have taken over the Earth, which now supports life
only in a few domed cities.  Your mission: retake Hoosier City and
make it safe for human habitation again.  But the Orcs aren't all
you must contend with.  Dragons, giants, ghosts, and skeletons are
just some of the foes that would love to do you in.

With the wonderful hi-res animated graphics of Jason Pellerin, and
the fanciful game design of Keith Laverty, Hoosier City combines
arcade action with adventure game intrigue to bring you a truly
unique gaming experience.

Because of intense animation, Hoosier City requires an EGA or VGA
and a 286 or better computer.
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                        Robomaze II: The Lobby

"You are a freedom fighter -- a member of the Resistance -- fighting
against your country's evil dictator." So begins your adventure.
Employing colorful, sparkling graphics, Robomaze II takes you on an
epic journey never before experienced on the IBM PC.

The Lobby is the first spine-tingling episode in the Robomaze II
trilogy, in which you find yourself trapped in the stronghold of the
evil dictator.  In The Lobby you must fight your way through the
first 40 floors of this strong- hold.  But the evil dictator's
devious hanchman, the Mad Scientist, has concocted all sorts of
cunning schemes to keep you from succeeding.

Find out why this game was MVP's first major hit.

"Robomaze II is HOT!  . .  . this is one not to be missed.  The
clear, colorful graphics and your control over the game leave
nothing to be desired." -- Shareware magazine

".  . .  professionally done, with excellent graphics." -- PsL News
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                      Robomaze III: The Dome

Highly addictive action/adventure sequel to Robomaze II in which you
are a freedom fighter hunting down the evil dictator.  You control
the fabulous Stalker robot as your search for keys, weapons and
equipment; enter mysterious underground hideouts such as Fort Doom
and the Enclave of the Penguins; encounter deadly poisonous plants.
Can you find the dictator and free your beloved country from his
tyranny?

Robomaze III: The Dome requires a 286 or better computer.

If you have an EGA or VGA system, download the file 1ROBO3.ZIP.  If
you have a CGA, download the file 1ROBO3C.ZIP.
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                            Rapid Response

If you like war games such as Risk or Stratego, you'll love Rapid
Response.  Command an army complete with conventional and nuclear
weapons against eight different enemy commanders and their forces.
Rapid Response features marvelous hi-res EGA/VGA graphics.

You have been selected to test your skills as a master military
strategist.  Commanding the yellow army, you have troops, various
conventional weapons, and tactical nuclear weapons at your beck and
call.  Will you accept the challenge posed by eight different enemy
generals, each with their own style and tactics?

Rapid Response requires an EGA or VGA and 286 or better computer.
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                            Battle Ground

It's the US vs Germany in this two-player graphics WWII ground
combat game.  Choose from over 30 different battle fields.  This
game plays like some of the great war board games.

Battle Ground is a vintage MVP game, first released in 1985.  When
others were content with text or ASCII graphics, we were leading the
way with true graphics.  Many shareware vendors have been selling
Battle Ground continuously for over seven years!

Battle Ground requires CGA.
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                         Ordering Information

You may order any MVP Software product by calling toll-free 24 hours
a day!  Call 800-968-9684 or 616-245-8376.  Have your MC/Visa ready
when calling.  We also have distributors in Australia, England,
Germany, Denmark, Japan, The Netherlands and Italy for the
convenience of customers from those countries.  Complete information
can be found in each product.  You may also fax your order to
616-245-3204.  Make sure you include your credit card number and
expiration date.

                 How to Register Online and Receive
                MVP Registered Versions Immediately!

MVP is pleased that all MVP shareware products can now be registered
online, with immediate download of the registered version.  This
service is available to anyone in the world who has a Master Card or
Visa and can call from a modem.  To register any MVP shareware game
online, call InterComm at 1-310-858-6200.  Once you are connected,
go to the MVP section.  There you may download any MVP shareware
program free of charge, or you may order and immediately download
any MVP non-shareware title or registered title.  It's easy and it's
fun, so call today.

Thanks for supporting shareware and MVP Software.

Check out the FREE MVP file sections on the following world-class BBSs.

         Download All the Latest MVP Shareware Games FREE

If your favorite BBS doesn't have an MVP file section, then you may
be missing some great shareware.  To get all the latest and greatest
MVP shareware releases, call one of the leading boards listed below,
and check out the FREE MVP file area.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan -- Ryan's Bar [phone]
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Exec-PC [phone]
In New York, New York -- The Invention Factory [phone]
In Boston, Massachusetts -- Channel 1 [phone]
In Kansas City, Missouri -- Sound Advice [phone]
In Palo Alto, California -- Space BBS [phone]
In Reston, Virginia -- World Data Network [phone]

Or call Intercomm Online at [phone], the new source for
all of MVP's shareware and registered software.

Even better, tell your favorite sysop about the MVP Distribution
Network and how he can be assured of getting all of the latest MVP
shareware hits as soon as they are released.  See the SYSOP.DOC file
for details.

                      MVP is Now on CompuServe!

You can get all of the latest MVP shareware releases, and discuss
MVP titles directly with the authors on MVP's new section on the
world's largest online information network, CompuServe.  Just type
GO MVPSOFT to get to our section!  If you are not a CompuServe
member you are eligible to receive a FREE trial membership,
including software and online time worth almost $55!  That's right,
you get the CompuServe Information Manager software for DOS or
Windows, which normally costs $29.95.  Plus you get a free first
month of online access, worth $9.95.  And to top it off, you get a
usage credit of $15 of additional online time.

To take advantage of this free trial membership to the largest
online service in the world, call 800-848-8199.  Ask for rep 671.
And then GO MVPSOFT and talk to the MVP team on CompuServe.

       MVP is Now on the Internet and the World Wide Web!

You can get all of the latest MVP shareware releases, find out news
of future activities, and give feedback to MVP on the Internet.  To
visit our new home page, just set your WWW browser to this URL:

                  http://www.mvpsoft.com

While there, you can see descriptions of all our releases, download
the shareware versions with a click of your mouse button, and check
out full color screen shots for all of our games.  Be sure to leave
feedback telling us how you like our page!

If you prefer using direct ftp to get our files, you can find them
at the following sites:

                 ftp.mvpsoft.com/pub/mvpsoft
                 ftp.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/mvp
                 archive.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/mvp
                 ftp.he.net/pub/mvpsoft

These sites also have many mirrors, so just look for a game site
with an MVP directory, and you'll be assured of getting the best
games around!