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With this point-and-click adventure the SPD political party in Germany tried in 1994 to recruit people for its party program and win the election. However, completely contrary to this adventure, they did not succeed in real life. Fred Beck, reporter of a strictly non-capitalist paper is stumbling through Europe, supposedly hunting for the story about a conspiracy of evil drug-traders and and the garbage-mafia. | ||
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| Alice: An Interactive Museum | Toshiba-EMI Limited / Synergy Interactive Corp. | [top] | |
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How hard can it be to find a single deck of cards? Just try it. You'll begin this epic adventure in the center of a gigantic mansion, quickly moving from room to room in search of clues and information some of which is contained in the interpretation of hanging artwork. Each of the 12 rooms holds different challenges and hidden goodies, so be certain to comb each one very carefully. Finding the deck of cards will earn you a trip to the Last Room, where you'll finally discover the true mystery of your adventure. It was created by three artists: Kuniyoshi Kaneko, who works in oils, India inks, and ceramics; Kazuhiko Kato, composer and musician; and Haruhiko Shono, interactive media expert and Macromedia Director artist. The viewer falls into a three- dimensional rendering of Kaneko's room, its walls lined with his paintings, to the atmospheric ramblings of Kato's instrumental music. Just about every artwork or objet d'art does something when tickled and clicked, in the Manhole/Cosmic Osmo interactive manner. The best stuff bends reality as only the reactive computer can; as when, in one painting, two women frolic in a sitting room, upon whose wall hangs a painting of the very same scene. Click on the small rendition of the painting and it grows to fill the screen, replacing the original rendition. Of course, that little homunculus of a painting still hangs on the wall. Click on it again, and again, and again, and you're diving through the recursive rabbit hole of post-linear art. | ||
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| Alien Virus | Trecision S.p.A. / Vic Tokai, Inc. | [top] | |
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Alien Virus is the first adventure game from Trecision, the Italy-based developer responsible for Nightlong, one of the best adventure games in recent years. It's one of those adventure games that you really want to like but can't due to insipid puzzles and other annoying quirks. You will want to like Alien Virus because it has many positives going for it. The plot, for starters, is an interesting sci-fi mystery reminiscent of Alien movies. Upon arrival at an outpost on a routine cargo mission, you find it deserted. And worse, something is stalking the few remaining survivors... and it won't be long until it detects your presence. Unfortunately, the game never takes advantage of this promising premise. Instead of looking for survivors and trying to find your foe, you will spend most of the time in Alien Virus looking for ways to open countless locked doors. There are non-player characters, but they are few and far between, and static game screens - although nicely rendered in SVGA - hardly gives the sense of urgency necessary to immerse you in the plot. Thankfully, the point-and-click interface is both simple and easy to use that playing the game is not a tedious affair, despite the fact that most rooms do look remarkably similar, i.e. bland without anything you can interact with. Had the puzzles been more varied and interesting, the game would have been much better. As it stands, Alien Virus is just a downright average, often boring adventure you'll struggle to finish just because you are curious to see how it all ends. Fortunately for adventure gamers, Trecision improved their act significantly with each subsequent release. | ||
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| Ancestral Trail, The [It] | Holodream Software / Hobby & Work | [top] | |
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This is an Italian graphic adventure based on a partwork magazine that was originally published by Marshall Cavendish in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in the early nineties that was also translated into French, German, Italian and Spanish. The story tells the fantasy/sci-fi filled story of a boy called Richard, who is brought against his will to a strange land known as the Ancestral World. This original 26 part series was extended, and Richard's adventures continued into a futuristic world known as the Cyber Dimension. It was published only in Italy by chapters (similarly to "Time Runners" or "Dylan Dog"). It's now offered free by the developer. | ||
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| Andromedas Erbe 1 & 2 [G] | Thomas Dingel | [top] | |
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Teil 1: Das Ufo This is a sort of a sequel to Mission Supernova. This time the player takes the role of Peter Platon, a private detective who has to find out the whereabouts of a missing spaceship. His search leads Platon on many planets. The protagonist of the predecessor, Horst Hummel, still has a role as secondary character. The controls follow the traditional SCUMM style: the player combines verbs displayed on the bottom on the screen with objects in the game world or the inventory to issue commands. The game features both inventory and logic based puzzles, e.g. sliding puzzles. Additionally there are mini games like a Tetris variant to solve. When leaving a planet, the coordinates - finding them is the objective of many puzzles - for the next have to be typed in manually. The graphics are a different from its predecessor: it is still played in first-person, but the backgrounds are rendered, inventory items are shown as pictures and there are some animated scenes. Teil 2: Der (wahre) Sieg? Initially commercial and shareware, the game was re-released as freeware in October 2002 and now can be downloaded for free. | ||
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| Arc Of Doom | Keystone / Sunstar Publishing | [top] | |
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Your Mission: investigate the disappearence of the Alpha team and the mysterious increase of natural disasters. Stop the forces which are wreaking havoc and destroying cities. But beware, not everyone is who they seem to be and you must work quickly before the Aliens capture you. Secret codes, garbled messages and an android companion provive essential clues during your mission. Arc of Doom is an educational adventure game; pick your stats, pick a partner, (your choices will change the story) and explore the Redmond Institute. Talk to everybody, inspect everything, and watch your back. | ||
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| Are You Afraid of the Dark? - The Tale of Orpheo's Curse | Viacom New Media | [top] | |
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This FMV adventure is based on the Nickelodeon television series about a club of kids called the Midnight Society who entertain each other with ghost stories around a campfire. You, the game player, are attempting to gain entrance into the society by telling a ghost story of your own. It's a very clever idea, and it works very well and can be enjoyed by even older kids. The story you're "telling" in this case is about Alex and Terri, a brother and sister who sneak into an abandoned old theater one night. The theater, "Orpheo's Palace," was once the venue of a famous magician of the same name. Unfortunately, the magician, his family, and his employees all disappeared or died in very mysterious and highly questionable circumstances over fifty years ago, and since then the theater has been closed. It should come as no great shock that the theater is, indeed, haunted. The Great Orpheo, now an insanely evil ghost, has filled his audience with wax dummies for whom he continues to perform. Trouble is, his magic doesn't seem to work any more, and anyone who appears in one of his tricks tends to come to a very bad end. Terri and Alex aren't in the creepy old theater more than a few minutes before they learn that Orpheo plans for them to star that very night in his most difficult illusion: the Teleportation Boxes! Their only hope for survival and escape from the theater is to solve the riddle of Orpheo's Curse. They get assistance in this quest from several helpful ghosts that populate the theater. | ||
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| Arnie Goes 4 Gold [G] | Top Job GmbH / Bank Austria AG | [top] | |
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This is a promotional game by an Austrian bank. It's a humorous adventure which plays with many Austrian stereotypes - it begins with the name of the protagonist: Arnie. After the death of his rich uncle Fritz he inherits a key to a house - but first he has to find it. The handling is similar to the SCUMM system found in the classic LucasArts adventures: You select between six verbs to interact with your surroundings. Unlike most adventures you can take several objects with you which have no use in the game. The puzzles mostly center around finding hidden items and using them in a creative way. And, of course, the usage of services provided by Bank Austria. This game was linked with a lottery. | ||
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| Astronomica: Quest For The Edge Of The Universe | Ringling Multimedia Corp. / Hyper-Quest, Inc. | [top] | |
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A brilliant astronomer, on the verge of discovering the fate of the universe, is missing along with Astronomica, his supercomputer. Explore the awesome wonders of the cosmos. the dangers of deep space, travel back in time to uncover the secrets of the universe. Remember the first time you went to the planetarium? You marveled as you peered into space, but after a few minutes you'd seen enough and wanted to grab a Popsicle, right? The same is true of Astronomica, which begins as an intriguing search for a missing astronomer but devolves into a series of weightless puzzles about space trivia. In most cases you figure out the answer through trial and error, not through a better understanding of astronomy. Ultimately, Astronomica does little more than familiarize players with basic space terms. Despite some sloppy production values (such as the director's audible ''Action!''), the game does offer a reference encyclopedia and detailed planetary photographs science buffs will appreciate. | ||
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| Auf der Suche nach Dr. Gara [G] | Promotion Software / ARAG | [top] | |
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This is a free advertising game to promote ARAG insurance company. We have to go to Dinotown to solve the mystery of the prehistoric beings populating the city. Well, that's about the entire plot. First, we are approached by a dangerous dinosaur that compels us to enter name and address in a form, so that we come into possession of an identity document. We then find us on orientation map again, which makes up virtually the most gameplay. So we are at any of the countless villages only a short time and then land again on the map - assuming you will not be eaten by a giant lizard, because you have given a wrong answer. You go aimlessly through this area. There is an ice cream parlor, a car dealership, a golf course, a hospital, a radio tower, yes, even a disco. Only the ARAG insurance agency that employs the only human contact can help out sometimes. In addition, in the inventory a lot of great items are accumulated, which can not be considered because you do not know in 80% of cases what they are supposed to represent. There are no right puzzles, the difficulty is to find out at what place in Dinotown currently something can be done. The game seems designed for children and the graphics are static. | ||
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| Beneath a Steel Sky | Revolution Software / Virgin Interactive Entertainment | [top] | |
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In futuristic England, there are giant cities owned solely by corporations, separated by a giant wasteland known as The Gap. When Robert Foster's Gap-dwelling tribe is killed by soldiers from Union City who capture him, everything changes for him. After a narrow escape from the helicopter bringing him there as it inexplicably crashes, Robert and his droid Joey must search the decaying city, attempting to befriend both the snobby rich and the frustrated poor as the two attempt to get out of the city, but in the middle of everything they uncover the dark truth about LINC, the bizarre computer which makes the city tick. Using the then revolutionary Virtual Theatre engine, BASS' characters can move freely independent of the player, allowing the game world to be much more dynamic than anything seen before (other than Virtual Theatre's debut game, the less popular Lure of the Temptress). Otherwise, the engine provides tried and true point-and-click adventure gameplay. The story is a remarkable blend of cold, sometimes chilling, science fiction with a brilliantly dry sense of humour – often topped off with a bit of genuine emotion, whether from your robotic sidekick Joey (possibly the best sidekick in the genre’s history) or from the family dynamics that play into the incredibly moving ending. The dialogue is uniformly brilliant, the voice acting is top-notch, the art is colourful and vibrant (especially the beautiful introductory comic sequence, drawn by Watchmen creator Dave Gibbons, who also drew the game’s gorgeous backgrounds), and the entire experience feels like a true genre classic. As for Aug 02, 2003, it became officially freeware. The creators of ScummVM, a gaming interface written to make old adventure games playable on modern operating systems (only when you own the original software) asked developer Revolution if they were allowed to take a look at the source code to be able to fully support the game in their interface. They got more than they expected when Revolution made the full game (cd version with music and speech) available to everyone. | ||
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| Berlin Connection [G] | Promotion Software GmbH / Berliner Morgenpost | [top] | |
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In the game you are Benny, a youngster from Berlin, who is bored of his loneliness. So you go to discotheque and meet a beautiful girl Mora. The main goal in the game is to make a good relationship with her, talking correctly to her and other people and using inventory items. Also Tom, a reporter of Berliner Morgenpost, is present in the game. This was a German advertising adventure that was a part of a targeted campaign for the recovery of young readers for the newspaper Berliner Morgenpost. | ||
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| Bi-Fi Roll 2: Action in Hollywood [G] | Art Department Werbeagentur / Bi-Fi Roll | [top] | |
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This is a free German advertising adventure for "Bi-Fi", a popular salami brand in Germany. Players take the role of Lukas, whose job is being a bike courier during the summer school break. One day he has to deliver the script for the new Bi-Fi commercial to the film studios. Suddenly he finds himself in a crime scene. The studio boss has been kidnapped, the spot production is being sabotaged and he is to solve the mystery. It's a typical point-and-click adventure game with a humorous plot and one of the best of these type. | ||
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| Biorobot's Base | Evstigneev D.W. | [top] | |
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A very curious Russian project mostly inspired by Delphine Software games ( Another World and Flashback ). The plot is quite simple - anthropomorphic biorobots abduct a man walking in a forest on a space ship, the ship crashes on another planet, and the surviving person explores a territory unfamiliar to him, avoiding contact with a hostile fauna. Around the middle of the game, the main character meets the girl Vicki, who helps the main character in every possible way. Together they must free the rest of the people stolen by biorobots and return to Earth. Gameplay is action with a side view, combined with adventure elements. Character control is quite simple and intuitive - “arrows” for movement and “space” for action (most often - shooting with a blaster found on the basis of biorobots). Separately, it is worth noting the rather high complexity of the action segment. Sometimes the passage of a particular moment may not be obvious to the player. Also, some fragments require strict timing, as well as some tricks (for example, immediately after moving to the next screen, the hero is disintegrated by an enemy blaster shot; to avoid this, you must first press and hold the attack button). Fortunately, author of the game wrote a detailed solution, which also includes some explanations for the plot. Moreover, there is a password system (in the style of console games) to save progress. It uses a special vector engine, sometimes even trying to create some kind of three-dimensionality. Of course, graphics detailing and the number of colors falls short of Another World / Flashback / OnEscapee, but it’s worth noting the well-made animation of cut scenes (without rotoscope!) and high in-game resolution. The key moments of the plot are accompanied by specially drawn illustrations that look quite acceptable, with the emphasized asceticism of the visual style. Sound accompaniment is limited to three melodies (main menu, battle with a biorobot-telekinetic, ending), played on PC-Speaker. In general, for a game created by one person in fact - very, very good. | ||
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| Blind Date, National Lampoon's | 3Vision Interactive Pictures / Trimark Interactive | [top] | |
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This is a sort of "dating simulator" if you will, closely related to another interactive movie, Man Enough. This one, however has more in the way of interaction and its humor makes it a more reasonably human experience (instead of being an all-out sexfest). You control a lucky guy who has been set up on a date with Sandi, a gorgeous and charming girl. Your objective? To get her, of course! (this doesn't mean you get any sexual payoff from the game; though there's a lot of sexual innuendo, your conquest of Sandy is played more for the fun of it than for sex). Gameplay consists of verbal sparrings which trigger appropriate video sequences; to spice up the action, you also get some mini-games. | ||
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| Blown Away | Imagination Pilots, Inc. / IVI Publishing | [top] | |
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Loosely based on the movie of the same name, Blown Away is a puzzle solving game like 7th Guest. You play a bomb-squad cop in pursuit of crazed bomber Jimmy Scaggs, you follow the storyline through videos and then get to navigate through virtual rooms filled with hot spots. Clicking on them then leads you to logic-puzzle sequences where your objective is to disarm bombs through said puzzles, usually against a timer. You get logic, number, word and maze puzzles. Gameplay modes include the aforementioned "interactive movie" one, plus a practice mode that lets you try all the game's puzzles without having to go through the storyline. | ||
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| Börnie's Journey | ÖBB/TopGames / Austrian Federal Railways | [top] | |
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In this classic point-and-click advertising adventure, you are faced with the following task: Travel by train through different cities, solve tricky tasks and reach your destination before your car-driving opponent. Features: Background music available; German subtitles; No hotspot display; No voice output. This game was released as a 2-disk version advergame and is emulated via DosBox in the 2020 Steam release. | ||
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| C.I.T.Y. 2000 London / City In Trouble Year 2000 London | Aditus Inc. | [top] | |
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All the mystery of London awaits you in this thrilling game of espionage. You'll enter the real world of actual London streets as the American agent Jon Daring. Your mission: infiltrate and prevent an evil drug lord from taking control of England's capital city. But beware, for those who've gone before you have never returned! Visit sites such as the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London, and hundreds more as you learn your way around one of Europe's greatest cities. This is the Plan 9 from Outer Space of CD-ROM games, a graphic adventure that tries to take itself seriously in the face of goofy acting and silly dialogue. On the serious side, C.I.T.Y. 2000's premise of James Bond-style intrigue and espionage set on the streets of London seems interesting enough. There's an impressive five-minute video clip intro of Daring's latest spy episode. Summoned to London due to evil drug lord S. Rooter having some nefarious plans for the city, you Daring's role upon arrival at Heathrow Airport. From there you'll do the standard spy stuff: knocking around the city looking for clues, making contacts, drinking martinis, and so forth. Most of the screen is occupied by a digitized color photo depicting where in London you are. The game is little more than a collection of photos interspersed with the occasional live-action video clip. There's virtually no interaction with any of the scenes - you simply point and click your way from one photo to the next. What's worse, continuity between scenes is lacking. At the bottom of the screen are game-control icons for picking up objects, examining your inventory, talking with others, mixing chemicals, etc. Whenever you examine an item, you're treated to a nifty 3-D animation of the object and a verbal explanation of what it is. | ||
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| Captain Bible in the Dome of Darkness | Bridgestone Multimedia Group | [top] | |
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This is a Christian game where using the Sword of the Spirit, the Shield of Faith and the power of the Holy Word we are tasked with helping our hero, Captain Bible, in defeating the evil "cybers" who have invaded and encased an innocent human city. The main gameplay feature consists of finding the lost verses from the Bible, which you can find scattered in the city, and can be used to defeat your enemies. | ||
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| Captain Zins [G] | Freelance Development, Art Department Werbeagentur GmbH / Dresdner Bank | [top] | |
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This is an advertisement adventure for the Dresdner Bank, one of Germany's big capital conglomerates. Your game character is the average computer kid: young, gifted and glued to the screen. No wonder a nice, but rather crazy scientist asks you to be transferred into a computer, become some sort of hero software and fight the evil Mr Money. As "Captain Zins", you solve puzzles to guard the "Dresdner Service Cards" and innocent computer bits. Your adversaries are usurious interest, loan-sharks and "balance man" - all depicted in very cuddly comic graphics. The game is played like every typical point-and-click adventure. Since it is an advertisement for a German company, it is only available in Germany. | ||
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| Cleanman [G] | Rauser Advertainment GmbH / 3M | [top] | |
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An adventure game made in the style of comic book superhero named Cleanman, this was distributed as a free application for cleaning videotapes by 3M - Scotch company. | ||
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| Club Dead, MTV's | Viacom New Media | [top] | |
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This was the first in a short line of games endorsed by MTV. Undercover and fresh out of prison, you, Sam Frost, are hired by the corporate giant, Metacorp, to discover why the patrons of their "posh resort," the Alexandria, are being killed off. The game has a futuristic, cyberpunk feel to it as you negotiate the halls of the resort in a first-person slideshow style similar to that of Myst. Although unlike Myst, you have control of an extensive inventory. | ||
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| Commander Blood | Cryo Interactive Ent. / Microfolie's / Mindscape | [top] | |
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This is a sci-fi sequel to the unique Captain Blood. Bob Morlock, a biomechanical mastermind and founder of a massive company called Kanary is the oldest being in existence thanks to scientific advances. Knowing his time in this universe is nearing an end, he would like to see the Big Bang and the beginning of the universe. Kanary's Clone Consortium branch builds Commander Blood in order to help Morlock achieve his goal. Commander Blood is placed on a high-tech ship, the Ark, and aided by Honk, Blood’s onboard computer personality; the Orxx, Blood’s biomechanical 'clone'; Olga, Blood’s onboard translator; a radio, television set; and other technology. Communication with the game’s characters is carried on clicking on a series of words that serve as topics. Captain Blood utilized UPCOM (icon-based communication system), while Commander Blood makes use of a multiple- choice conversation system, in which players click through word-choices in order to learn more information. The game focuses on Commander Blood’s interactions with the denizens of the worlds players travel to in search for the Big Bang. Thus, the game makes use of complex graphics that depict orbiting planetary systems, expressive characters (represented by live action puppeteering), and an onboard television, with different channels to watch. | ||
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| Conflict in Jerusalem | SaltShakers / Lion Publishing, Lynx Communications | [top] | |
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You're on a secret mission in Jerusalem during the week leading up to the death of Jesus. The graphics in this Myst-like adventure game are terrible (even for the time) but the writing and storyline are amazingly great. It really gets deep into the political and social background of the story of the gospels in a way you don't often encounter. Become an eyewitness to the people, places, and events of the most important week in history. Witness events like Palm Sunday, last supper, the trial of jesus, crucifixion, and resurrection. Have over 1200 possible conversations with the fictional characters representing priests, pilgrims, Pharisees, Romans, Disciples and other people. Consult the on-line Encyclopedia. | ||
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| Counting On Frank | Electronic Arts Canada, Motion Works / EA*Kids | [top] | |
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Based on the book of the same title by Rod Clements. Help Henry and his dog, Frank, to guess the number of jelly beans in a contest in order to win a trip to Hawaii. New locations (such as the bedroom or the store) open as you progress in solving. Here are presented three levels of math problems: basic operations (+, -, *, /); composite basic operations; percents and fractions. You guide Henry and his dog, Frank, through the neighborhood in search of mathematical word problems, which, when solved correctly, provide a clue about the number of jellybeans. Henry provides a notebook for keeping track of clues, and a calculator for solving the word problems. In addition to the jelly bean task, there are four stand-alone games located in throughout the neighborhood: The Math Machine, Concentration, Magic Numbers, and the Geomotron. Some of these games may be familiar from non-computer settings. All four games encourage strategy and planning. The first three focus more specifically on number, arithmetic, and computation, while the fourth focuses on spatial relationships. The game also features many entertaining click-ons, including some fun old movie clips. | ||
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| Crazy Circus [G] | Ad Games / BBDO Interactive | [top] | |
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Frank and Jenny are witness to a kidnapping and work as amateur detectives in a crazy circus. This we learn in the intro of the promotional adventure for a savings bank. The cost of the game was quite remarkable for the time, at least in the advertising game sector. Integrated voice output, music on the cd as well as graphics of LucasArts level raise the game to a welcome change from the crowd. | ||
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| Crystal Rain Forest, The | Sherston Software / Terrapin Software | [top] | |
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The planet Oglo is in big trouble... and it is up to you to save the rain forest. This is a learning adventure for students from 8 to 13 which introduces and offers practice in Logo concepts. The story is exciting, the colors bright, the activities fun, all mixed with the right amount of clever animation and humor. A poisoned dart, a snake with a sweet tooth, and some friendly monsters all figure into the plot. The graphics and sound are superb - they'll bring forth a chuckle from children and adults alike. An adventure that students will want to explore again and again. Estimate distances and angles, repeat patterns, experiment with variables, and build procedures. Read maps of Bridgetown to hunt for clues and help local residents. Guide robots, mend bridges, and pack medicinal leaves to earn money for equipment. Then navigate the river through the rain forest looking for the magic crystals. Exploration eventually leads to "Crystal Logo," with which magic crystals can be created. Students love meeting the characters and mastering the challenges while learning Logo fundamentals and building a foundation for their own Logo explorations. Comprehensive teacher options make it a flexible and effective teaching tool. It offers three modes of use and two levels of difficulty. While the narrative follows a sequential progression of key problem-solving skills, each of the activities may also be explored individually to provide reinforcement or special focus. The easy-to-use Teacher Options menu makes it easy to adapt to a wide variety of situations. A updated and enhanced version 2 was later released in 2004 that worked on newer o/s. | ||
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| Cyberwar: The Lawnmower Man 2 | SCi Games Ltd. | [top] | |
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Cyberwar is the sequel to the computer game adaptation of "The Lawnmower Man". The original movie, directed by Brett Leonard and very loosely inspired by the Stephen King short story, exploited the hype that had formed around the Virtual Reality phenomenon in the early 1990's. You play as Dr. Angelo, sent in to Virtual Reality to defeat Jobe, who, in the film was born simple but increased his brain capacity by 400% using Virtual Reality. He eventually leaves his physical body and enters VR permanantly. As the first game ends, Dr. Angelo is overwhelmed by Cyberjobe's powers, but in a moment of redemption Cyberjobe realizes he has not lost all his humanity and releases his prisoners. This is where Cyberwar starts. Once again Dr. Angelo must jack into the cyberspace and confront a new threat. It is a new version of the Cyberjobe, that was restored from a Virtual Space Industries backup before their headquarters blew up. This being is just as powerful as the original Jobe but is completely soulless and lacks any form of humanity. Just like its predecessor, Cyberwar has the player face a number of laser-game-like sequences in a pre-rendered 3D environment. The various subgames span from the classical "right-button-at-the-right-time" to puzzle-solving. The Cyberworld is divided into three large areas, each residing onto a game disc. The player is allowed to save up to a maximum of three times per disc. One common action subsequence has the player drive a virtual vehicle through a city or tunnel, and press the appropriate arrow key to avoid crashing into obstacles. These subgames are called Cyberboogie and Circuit Citie. There is quite some variety among puzzle subgames, which rely mostly on subsequent attempts. In one, called Projectile Ranges, you will have to find the right combination of angle and power in order to get a cannon shot through an invisible wall, behind which lies a minion of Cyberjobe. Reverse Engineering follows a similar pattern, as you will have to find a combination of shape and color, either of which allows you a safe passage to the other side. Finally the Security Door subsection includes the classic cogs, maze and tangram puzzles. Other subsections include the Debugging Area, a maze with a few rooms where you must find the switch that opens the exit; the Mutation Storage, a simplistic shooting gallery based more on timing than aim; the Hex-Lock station, where all you have to do is enter a code found in the Mutation Storage (?). It is no surprise that Cyberwar has some quite limited gameplay in favor of back-then impressive graphics and sound (yet never as much as a Don Bluth lasergame). Nevertheless it's an OK game for those who won't roll on the floor with laughter when they hear the words "Interactive Movie". | ||
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| Dark Convergence II, The | Jeff Kintz | [top] | |
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This is the sequel to The Dark Convergence and takes place some time after the end of the original game. The player has survived the horrible night, but his mind is deeply scarred by the horrors he had to face. In fact, the player lives as a bum, wandering aimlessly on the streets, not capable of retrieving his own lost sanity. A new horrid menace may be lurking underneath the apparent calm and may be linked to the psychiatrist who is searching for the player. This game uses the same engine as the original game with similar gameplay and atmospheres. | ||
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| Death Gate | Legend Entertainment Company / Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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Death Gate is a great fantasy adventure based on best-selling novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. As young Haplo, member of the despised Patryn race, you are tasked with finding all pieces of the World Seal to avenge your people and free them. While similar to other Legend's graphical adventures, Death Gate broke new grounds with an ingenious spellcasting interface that is superbly integrated into the game engine, and required to solve many puzzles. The storyline is strong, although a little too simplistic given the rich fantasy world of the books. Death Gate is also notable for being the first Legend game to feature truly exceptional voice acting - among the best of its kind. With excellent writing, challenging but not-too-difficult puzzles, and a very high production value with respect to SVGA graphics and voice acting, Death Gate is one of Legend's finest and most underrated games. A must-have. | ||
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| Der rasende Reporter [G] | Promotion Software / Bundespresseamt | [top] | |
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You take the role of a reporter in this free German advergame for the Federal Press Office. You have a total of six days to get out the next edition of the newspaper. Your task is to visit the institutions and places of the city and to ask the citizens about various topics. This should be done in the context of three current issues of the day. When an accident happens, then to visit the accident site and the local hospital is the good choice. Topics that may affect the labor market on the other hand you should go to the employment office for comments on unemployment. The game offers a number of different topics and there are plenty of visitable places. To make matters worse, you can only visit ten places on one day and can provide the interviewee only two questions per visit. This trick is to simulate the stress of time a reporter faces, and makes the game more challenging. The issues of the day are not only the former political discussions to be addressed - but also drug addiction, unemployment, violence and the full range of local politics, ones so often found in the daily journals. The authors of the game have managed to produce a high level of authenticity. | ||
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| Die goldene Mahne des Samson [G] | Ad Games / Samson | [top] | |
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One of the German advertising point-and-click adventures poular in the 90s, this one was made by the tobacco company Samson. It's reminiscent of an old dungeon crawler, but it is in fact a true adventure. The player's task is to find the golden mane of Samson. In addition to the adventure, it has five minigames for distraction. These can be started at any time and offer little games such as Go, Mahjongg and Pinball. | ||
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| Die Hohlenwelt Saga: Der Leuchtende Kristall [G] | Weltenschmiede / Software 2000 | [top] | |
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After a series of German interactive fiction games (Das Stundenglas, Die Kathedrale, Hexuma), Harald Evers and his Weltenschmiede move on to point-and-click graphic adventures. Die Höhlenwelt Saga embeds a fantasy underworld in a science fiction frame. Starship pilot Eric "Speedy" MacDoughan traces his lost love, mysterious Maomi, to the barren planet 2S-126 in the Taurus 5 system, to discover that a network of caves leads to a gigantic cave world far beneath the crust - the Höhlenwelt ("cave world"). Down there, flying dragons and humanoid peoples live on a magical-medieval level under the despotic rule of an alien reptile race called Drakken. Eric meets the artificial being Cal (a deja vu for Hexuma players), who sends him to the cave world to retrieve a powerful energy crystal (the Leuchtende Kristall ("glowing crystal") from the game's title). And find Maomi, of course. Die Höhlenwelt Saga is a pretty straight-forward, inventory-driven point-and-click adventure game. Once Eric befriends a flying dragon named Susi (yes, Susi), he's free to explore the key places on the cave world continent of Veldoor at leisure, though the game's puzzles are strictly linear nevertheless. The game is entirely in German and was published in Germany only. The CD version of Die Höhlenwelt Saga features voice-overs for the intro and narrator sequences, but character dialogues stay text messages. | ||
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| Die Sage von Nietoom [G] | 4th Generation Studios GmbH / Kingsoft GmbH | [top] | |
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The German point-and-click adventure Die Sage von Nietoom (English: "The Legend of Nietoom") was released by a small game development team from Berlin, Germany being their first and only released title. Young Marco is an ordinary boy living in the little town of Arluk near the Marmaan Mountains. Sometimes he visits his grandpa Wando who lives in a old hut in the mountains. Wando is the best storyteller in the world and one day he tells Marco about the secret doors to travel between the worlds. | ||
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| Dinosaur Safari | Creative Multimedia / Mindscape Inc. | [top] | |
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Dinosaur Safari is designed to recreate the world that you would encounter if time travel were really possible. Instead of bringing the Dinosaurs to the modern world, Dinosaur Safari takes you to the world of the DInosaurs. Developed in collaboration with designers and scientists from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, this multimedia adventure provides hours of enjoyment travelling through time, hunting dinosaurs, and collecting their photos. Dinosaurs are seen in realistic environments which reflect current knowledge of Mesozoic plant and animal life, geography, and ecology. Filled with information about the appearance, behavior, and classification of Dinosaurs and other extinct reptiles, as well as the geography and geology of the Mesozoic Era in which they lived, people of all ages will learn something new each time they play! | ||
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| Discoverers, The | Knowledge Adventure, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a multimedia interactive CD with mini-games, based on a IMAX documentary about historical figures that achieved great advances in science. The film itself is based on a book by the Pulitzer winner Daniel Boorstin, and it is included in its entirety on the CD. It can be played from the main screen, with a series of buttons at the bottom to skip forwards or backwards or to access the other portions of the program. Clicking the movie frame on key moments brings up a separate screen, showing a related entry about the subject. The exploration screen shows a large picture with a timeline underneath at the right side, and a box with scrolling text at the bottom-left. A world globe appears inside a window, that can be rotated with the surrounding arrow buttons and clicked to go to another topic by region. The timeline has a slider that can be moved to change the subject by historical dates. There are voice overs for all the text. There are two guessing games, where the objective is to click on the correct picture for a scientist or explorer. On the "mis-discovery" game, the player moves inside a crudely rendered 3D maze with the mouse, bumping into blocky sprites to bring up a text window with a statement. There are three facts per level, and one of them is a scientific blunder made by ancient people, philosophers or explorers. At the end of each labyrinth, the goal is to choose one of the three exits marked A, B, C corresponding to the incorrect assumption. | ||
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| Donkey Island [G] | Pterodon Software / Vochozka Trading | [top] | |
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This is a parody on the glorious Monkey Island games... A pirate-wannabe Gaybush Nosehair must travel to the dangerous Donkey Island, to find a treasure and to face his enemy - the ghost-pirate LeDuck. The interface is pretty much the same like in first two Monkey Island games, and the graphics are also very similar. The development of "Tajemstvi Osliho ostrova" started after two students of the same high school - Jarek Kolar and Petr Vlcek first met. They worked on the game for fun and only in their free time. The programmer coded the whole game on a school's computer because he didn't have his own. After two years of development they contacted Petr Vochozka (the only one Czech publisher of games at those times) and signed a publishing deal with him. On June 20, 2000 (exactly 6 years after its first release) it was released as freeware. | ||
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| Dragon Lore: The Story Begins | Cryo Interactive / Mindscape | [top] | |
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This is a game with pretty graphics from Cryo. Werner Von Hallenrod, having reached eighteen, sets off to prove himself worthy of joining the Dragon Knights, and incidentally discover the truth about his father's death. He needs votes from current Knights to be accepted. Some Knights exhort him to be bloodthirsty, others to take the path of wisdom (nonviolence). One refreshing character will accept a bribe in return for a positive vote. A bar graph measures Werner's actions, growing towards violence or wisdom depending on his actions in certain circumstances. There are no conversations, only monologues from NPC's, as Werner never speaks in any way. Perhaps he should have been christened Noel, the Silent Knight. Whatever, Werner heads out, kills some monsters, picks up a few spells, and finally arrives at Von Wallenrod castle. The rest of the game is taken up with a scavenger hunt in the castle, finding various objects and figuring out what to do with them. Some items are not easy to see, and every room must be scanned thoroughly to ensure not missing something important. While there is some fighting, it is similar to Alone In The Dark. Werner has no stats or skills, only a bar measuring his life force. Combat is simply equipping a weapon and bashing away, hoping you can outlast the monster. Magic is minimal. Two spells are one-time-only; fireball can be handy, if you have time to bring up the runes for it. Teleport, when finally obtained, allows Werner to move around the castle easily, and later the countryside, when he receives the magic map. This is the best feature of the game. Dragon Lore Gold was a version with bug fixes, an enhanced main menu and music that plays as you move from location to location. | ||
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After the disappointing Return of the Phantom, Matt Gruson outdid himself with this game, incidentally the very last he'd have produced for MicroProse. The game casts you as a king of a faraway kingdom who must journey across the lands to prevent the evil dragon from breaking out from a magical prison. Very good puzzles and plot that is full of surprising twists. It's a graphic adventure in the classic third-person Lucasarts and Sierra style. Dragonsphere has text throughout and the CD version also has voices for the characters. | ||
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| DreamWeb | Creative Reality / Empire Interactive Entertainment | [top] | |
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Dreamweb is a dark, brooding game set in a dystopian near-future. You play Ryan, a bartender who is plagued by nightmares in this cyberpunk inspired adventure game. These nightmares eminate from the dreamweb, which affects the plane of your subconscious. The web has been corrupted by the presence of seven controlling figures and your job is to kill them, cleanse the web and save the world from madness. Considerable attention is paid to the game's atmosphere, but the value of a strong narrative is overlooked. The dialogue is functional rather than enjoyable. Puzzles have logical solutions, but the fact that you can pick up almost everything makes the solutions obscure at times. A prime example of style over content, but definitely worth a look for its gripping plot and very atmospheric gameplay. There's also a controversial and one of the earliest uncensored sex scenes in a mainstream PC game. | ||
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| Dunkle Schatten [G] | Freelance Development / Art Department, The | [top] | |
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Dunkle Schatten is a point-and-click adventure in the typical LucasArts style. It was distributed for free by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior as a "countermeasure" against violence and anti-semitism. In this adventure, you play as Karsten, a teenager who helps creating a youth centre so the local youth stays off the street and doesn't do things they shouldn't do. But that's easier than thought - there's much disturbance by a local gang of Neonazis. The game wants to show that violence is not an option and every conflict can be solved peacefully. | ||
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| Dusty Dimmer [G] | SillyWood Productions / PEARL Agency GmbH | [top] | |
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In this interactive FMV adventure, your goal is to get the playboy Dusty dimmer. In the 1CD Demo version, you can visit Dusty in her home or the Fitness center and unite ladies in visions of them dancing. In the full version, which nevertheless covers 6 CD, Dusty can visit a beer garden or travel to the tennis court. There is no drama or mental requirements of the player likewise. But the music is quick and the dances entertaining. There are even some visual effects. Dimmer's answering machine is mostly empty or has senseless messages but her computer nevertheless gives from time to time absurd hints. A nice idea is it that the persons introduce themselves alternatively, even those who only appear for a few seconds in the action. Attempts at humor include when Dusty speaks with a table, a cabinet or a lamp - and gets an answer. | ||
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| Ecstatica | Andrew Spencer / Psygnosis | [top] | |
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Ecstatica is one of the most unique and compelling action/adventures ever made, but also one of the most controversial due to its nonchalant depiction of violence and nudity. You are a lone traveler who stopped to pick up new supplies at Tirich, a small 10th century village, only to discover that a demon has been unleashed, and is going on a killing rampage. The local sorcerer's maid, Ecstatica, lies in a deep trance possessed by the demon. A few survivors give you some clues as to what has been happening and how to go about rescuing the maiden. You have a choice of playing as a male or female character, although the choice of female character is evidently an afterthought, since you will be referred to as a "he" throughout the game and chased by well-endowed women. Ecstatica uses a novel "ellipsoid" technology to animate charactes, which results in very realistic movements that are a step up from the polygonal characters of Alone in The Dark. One of the game's strongest points is the strong enemy AI. Monsters are surprisingly intelligent: they will seek you out, ambush you, and either try to subjugate or kill you. There are a few different weapons you can use, but you will die frequently because combat controls take some getting used to, and monsters are smart enough to gang up on you. Although its emphasis in clearly on action, Ecstatica is at heart an adventure game in that there are puzzles you must solve in order to progress, even if they are physical ones such as figuring out a way to get to a door that is out of reach. In contrast to Alone in The Dark, you can only carry one inventory item at a time, so you will need to wander around the village, trying to find use for the item in hand before picking up another (you can drop it, though). What makes Ecstatica controversial is the depictions of some scenes that are sacrilegious, vulgar and violent. For instance, you will need to steal a holy relic from a church, and monks may die during the course of the game. Your male character will also take a few opportunities to pee, and witness scenes of tortures and full frontal nudity. Despite the short length, there are many delightful animations and novel gameplay elements in here to please fans of action adventures. In 1997, a Windows version was released with better graphics and support for resolution 640x480 | ||
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| Emit Vol.1-3 | Koei | [top] | |
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This is an adventure game that is the first entry of Shibusawa Kou's "English Dream" series -followed by the two-part entry, Dark Hunter. The purpose behind both projects is to teach Japanese people the English language with the help of a thrilling narrative. Each game has English consultants with a dual language and subtitle option for players. While the English Dream series has been largely forgotten, both titles appeared on Koei's 2003 Winter Thanks Rare Campaign with cheaper prices. This game was released as three separate parts. The first part is Lost Child of Time (時の迷子), the second is Life-Risking Journey (命がけの旅), and the final is Farewell to Me (私にさよならを). For consumers who wanted to hear the game's spoken dialogue in the SNES version, Koei developed a secondary hardware named Voicer-kun. Emit and Voicer-kun were released on the same day, and an option to buy both products as a companion pack was made available. Voicer-kun was likely planned to be applied for other products, but the only other title made compatible with it was Angelique Voice Fantasy. The scenario was composed by Jirō Akagawa and the character designs were made by Mutsumi Inomata. Koei also released a CD compilation of her original illustrations soon after Emit was released. Emit won the 1994 Yomiuri Shimbun Prize in the 1995 Japan Software Grand Prix. As a side note, the game's namesake is the backwards spelling of "time" and not the actual word "emit". The audio is English and on the 1995 extended versions, you can toggle between English, Japanese or no text. | ||
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| Entombed | Chaos Concepts Pty. Ltd, Blue Water Entertainment / Software Creations, Beaucomm Interactive, WizardWorks Software | [top] | |
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One of the rare adventure / puzzle games that boasts production value that rival big-budget games, Entombed is one of the better Myst-clones on the market (and diehard adventure gamers might call them glorified collections of unrelated puzzles). You are an archaeologist who accidentally stumbled into an ancient tomb. Puzzles are creative if not unique, with on-screen hints to help you along. A good game for all Myst fans. This classic Australian puzzle adventure game was first released as shareware, then commercially on CD in 1994, and lastly in an Enhanced CD version in 1997. Difference from the floppy version : CD-audio, Speech, 1 or 2 movies, version number 1.5. | ||
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| Eriko Tamura: Oz [J] | Future Pirates Inc. / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. | [top] | |
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A take on the classic story of The Wizard of Oz starring Japanese singer and actress Eriko Tamura. She stars as Dorothy, who finds herself transported to a mysterious land following an accident in her home. Luckily, she has the help of a cowardly lion, a talking television and a living toaster to find her way back to her own world. This CD-ROM storybook has simple gameplay that follows a set formula. Each chapter, a story scene follows the characters on their journey as they encounter a new problem. At key moments, players can decide on the solution via multiple choice. Should they pick the wrong option, players won't lose the game; instead, they're simply given the option to try again. The game features prerendered CG art similar to Future Pirates' other games, but with a live-action Tamura interacting along with them. | ||
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| Evocation 2: The Dream / Evocation 2: Il Sogno [It] | DedaloMedia Interactive | [top] | |
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"There are two sides to go" the teacher said - "I know the right way for your thoughts." This adventure has hundreds of items and dozens of locations made with 3D modeling techniques, 22/44 kHz soundtrack, sound effects, text and instructions. An adventure through the centuries, the discovery of an enchanted world, the secret keys of a dream. It is not just an interactive movie, but a photo-realistic adventure for interactive exploration. | ||
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| Face of Life, The | Creative Multimedia | [top] | |
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37 Years of Sights, Sounds and Stories. From 1936 to 1972, the weekly LIFE magazine captured and chronicled the images and events that shaped our world. Now you can relive those moments with this captivating, multimedia CD-ROM. It's history like you've never seen, heard or experienced before. It features: over 4,000 of the world's best photographs, over 2,000 letters-to-the-editor, 3700 fascinating trivia questions, 1,800 LIFE covers, over 30 minutes of historical film footage, information on the movies, books, plays and music of each year, comprehensive listings of world events, the most popular songs from each year, a portfolio of classic ads as they appeared in LIFE. History is at your fingertips. With the Editor's Desk as your navigating tool, you can: tap on a typewriter key as a shortcut to gain instant access to subjects covered in the pages of Life; scan the proofsheets to explore Life's greatest essays- from sessions with starlets to famous war coverage; take a tour of classical print ads as seen in Life; hear what Americans jitterbugged, twisted and swooned to over the years by listening to the most popular tunes of the times; view over 30 minutes of historical film footage, including the explosion of the mighty Hindenburg. | ||
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| Falsches Spiel mit Eddy M. [G] | Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG / Via Productions AG | [top] | |
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You play the media planner Eddy Mockelby that is fired by his boss, because he is said to have sold secret information to competitors. Prove his innocence. This advergame for German news magazine Stern is a point-and-click adventure that offers quite beautiful graphics. Eddy falls into a story about fraud and media manipulation. | ||
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| Fate Of The Starlords | Nathan Lamont / Chestnut New Media | [top] | |
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Action, adventure, and thrills will transport you to another world as The Starlords invade your reality. The game places you in an interactive 3D futuristic universe, one inhabited by the bizarre Cantharan aliens (also Cantharans, but more evil and weird, who want to be the "Starlords"). In the attack, the ship you are on is the focus, because of its cargo (the "virus" you were infected with), and is boarded. The virus is taken, and some of the crew is killed. The rest of the crew escapes and scuttles the ship. | ||
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This Japanese adventure plays very much like Another World. Only it's not quite as good and polished, despite several delays in development (many sources on the web still list it as a 1993 release because of early announcements). Not everything in Father World is copied, though, and the game puts much more emphasis on dialogues and sidequests than the streamlined and quiet Another World. Because of its non-linearity, the level structure feels cluttered at times and it's easy to get lost in the multi-layered 2D world. | ||
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| Flash Traffic: City Of Angels | Tsunami Games / Time Warner Interactive | [top] | |
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A DEA team raids an apartment in the City of Angels. Among the requisite drugs and crazed loonies, the team discovers something far more chilling: "The place was used to build a nuclear bomb," to quote your FBI sidekick, Sawyer. As if that isn't bad enough, the bomb is gone and in the hands of a crazy German terrorist who is planning to set it off somewhere in the city. And considering your first lead is the terrorist's ex-girlfriend, stopping him isn't going to be easy. And so you're off, watching FMV sequences and occasionally deciding between three dialogue choices in situations ranging from orders to SWAT teams to interrogating some of the terrorists' bomb-making cronies. It's a full-length, interactive feature film, by Chuck Pfarrer, creator of Navy SEALs and Hard Target. This wide-screen, all video techno-thriller comes on 3 action-packed CD-ROM discs, and was filmed on location throughout L.A. It has explosive special effects, multiple evolving storylines, and ever-changing gameplay for replayability. | ||
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| Freak Show, The Residents' | Cryptic Corporation, The / Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Freak Show is the first foray into interactive software from the underground San Francisco band The Residents. It's a bit adventure, yet without a linear plot and puzzles. It's best described as a multimedia experience, a digital art showcase, or a virtual visit to, well, a freak show. Characters to meet include Tex the Barker, Herman the Human Mole, Harry the Head, Wanda the Worm Woman, Jelly Jack, Benny the Bump. The game featured some of the best 3D renderings for a computer program, at the time, and everything was rendered and animated by world-famous computer animator Jim Ludtke. The Residents are a strange band indeed. They have released dozens of albums since 1971, they co-invented the music video, they've not been played on MTV (which shows they must be original), they've done numerous live shows and performances, and still no-one knows who they are. In 1993, The Residents approached Jim Ludtke, an award-winning illustrator and animator who had previously done a video clip for them, with the idea of creating a multimedia CD-ROM experience based on their Freak Show comic book. When you first start Freak Show, you are dropped into a freak show tent with a few pitiful, unimpressive attractions. The most interesting part is the last exhibit, a list of 81 real freaks and their stories. The Residents have ensured all these freaks are treated with the proper respect. That sounds like pretty meager content for a whole CD-ROM, and indeed it is - until you deliberately ignore the pesky owner and go backstage. You can visit the trailers of the freaks that star in the game and learn more about their personal lives - the humans behind the freaks (this technique is also used in the other Residents CD-ROM, Bad Day on the Midway). This is not a normal adventure game - you can't die or lose, but you can't win either. You can visit the trailers and explore (and get your fill of The Residents' music, videos, performances and merchandise), learn about the personal tragedies of the stars, then leave. And so, says the closing narration, a freak show is much like life: nobody laughs when they leave. In 2021, the game was made freeware. | ||
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| Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure / Gadget: Past as Future | Haruhiko Shono / Synergy Inc / Cryo Interactive | [top] | |
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This is a 1st person, point and click game considered to be Haruhiko Shono's masterpiece. The game is really a modern-day work of art and was way ahead of its time. From the strange mood music and realistic sound effects to the detailed atmospheric 3D settings and the haunted, disturbingly real-looking people (but with subtitles only: no voice, except for the introduction and ending), the story reminds you of one that is a cross between Jules Verne and George Orwell, and the game itself appears more modern in many respects than some of the newer releases today. It is the disturbing mood that the developer has managed to create in this game that really grabs you. As the game begins, you awaken in a hotel room feeling as if you're suffering from some illness that is affecting your mind, and you are not sure what is real. Meeting an enigmatic and somehow threatening man in the lobby who is apparently your boss, you are told that you are to contact an agent with the codename 'Horselover'. He is a member of a strange group of scientists being watched by the government and, at a secret research facility, he has been conducting mind-altering experiments and they have built a spaceship to escape. Ostensibly your world is about the be destroyed by a Comet, and you are the only one who can save it. Or is it really? Is this just a story that has been created by a fringe group for their own purposes? Or maybe it's just a figment of your own fevered, mind-altered imagination. To find out, you must travel deeper and deeper into their surrealistic world. You must race against time through abandoned and eerie train stations, talk with many obviously disturbed fellow travelers on those trains, stop at the Museum of Science and operate strange and powerful machines, and even pilot a monorail, airplane and spaceship yourself. And even when it is all over, will you really know the truth? The 1998 4 CD re-release Gadget: Past as Future is described as an unabridged version of the 1994 single CD release, and has enhanced videos and music upgraded from 8 bit to 16 bit. | ||
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| Hawaii High: The Mystery of the Tiki | ESX Interactive / Sanctuary Woods Multimedia | [top] | |
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This was the first game release targeted specifically to girls. Its designer was Trina Roberts, a writer for Barbie Comics and designer of Wonder Woman. The game was not successful, probably due to the low budget accorded such a ground-breaking project. It was followed, however, by four or five other games targeted towards girls, and it did introduce some of the features that would dominate the girls' games movement discussed in this volume: more character-centered plots, issues of friendship and social relationships, and bright colorful graphics. The two protagonists are 14-year-old students of Hawaii High, one native, one just moved from New York. They meet and make friends, and the girl from New York learns all about Hawaii in the course of the adventure, which involves a stolen tiki that they find and that they try to bring back, and in the course of doing that they discover an ancient Hawaiian burial and have to deal with two thieves who are bad guys, but kind of wacky bad guys, and wind up on the slopes of a volcano, surrounded by flowing lava, and meet mysterious creatures like the ghostly kahuna who is guardian of the burial cave. | ||
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| Heimdall 2 | The 8th Day / Core Design | [top] | |
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In this sequel to the addictive original, Heimdall - one of the gods in Valhalla, guards the only path from Valhalla to Midgard (Realm of the mortals), the Rainbow-bridge. According to the ancient tales he is gifted with the best hearing and sight of all the gods, and so he watches over the humans and alerts the other gods if something is happening. In Heimdall 2 he is once again on a quest to teach the half-god Loki a lesson, but this time he needs to walk around in Midgard as a mortal. Together with a female, a Valkyrie, he tries to help all the people he sees are in need, and find Loki. He has to not only retrieve the weapons of the Gods, but the amulets, talismen and Ro'Gelds (sources of magic) that are scattered throughtout the various worlds. Increase your statistics by practising combat and magic, fight various creatures and delve into various sub-plots that make up the whole. The graphics this time are more colorful and the game still highly addictive. The CD-ROM versions contain a CD audio soundtrack composed by Martin Iveson. | ||
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| Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. / GameTek, Inc. | [top] | |
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The first game from Take 2 is a fun cyberpunk-meets-Inferno romp with an interesting plot: in the future where Hell is proven to exist and demons have real jobs, you play a police couple Gideon and Rachel who inexplicably become wanted criminals overnight. You must find out why you've been betrayed, and by whom. Dennis Hopper's voice is the only high-point of voice acting in this game, and most dialogues go on forever. Still, the game is recommended for some good (tough) puzzles and truly epic length, with multiple solutions and optional sub-plots. It uses a simple point-and-click interface. You advance in the game by talking to people and manipulating objects to solve puzzles. The game utilizes pre-rendered backgrounds and FMV sequences as cut-scenes. | ||
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| Il Mistero Del Corvo Nero [It] | Daniele Panebarco, Jackson Libri | [top] | |
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This is a rare Italian comic-game. The protagonists are the mice Tito & Flit, probable forerunners of the Fuzzy & Floppy characters that Panebarco used in the following years for some more well-known video games. The game is for Windows 3.1 | ||
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| Inca 2: Nations of Immortality / Inca II: Wiracocha | Coktel Vision / Sierra On-Line, Inc. | [top] | |
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This sequel to the Coktel Vision's surreal space combat/adventure game is based on a fantasy take on Incan mythologies. You start the game as Atahualpa, El Dorado's spunky and arrogant kid, who after taking the family starship for a spin gets himself into trouble when checking out a strange asteroid that has emerged. Eventually you'll blow it as things take a turn for the worse, and you'll have to return to your role as El Dorado, and save your kid as well as stop your arch-enemy, Aguirre who somehow has plans for the use of this mysterious asteroid. Gameplay consists of space combat in the "Tumi" a yellow wedge-like starship using pre-rendered bitmaps to depict graphics, with puzzle-solving sequences in between as well as digitized video cutscenes used to tell the story. | ||
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| Inherit The Earth: Quest For The Orb | The Dreamer's Guild / New World Computing | [top] | |
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In this game you are Rif, a young fox, who is falsely accused of stealing the magical orb of storms. This orb is capable of predicting when storms will arrive. Obviously this is important to farmers, but it is just as important to the boar tribe, for their supply of mud. You'll have to find the Orb and the real thief, to clear your name, save your girlfriend and prevent war with the boar tribe. While you're doing this you'll encounter a much larger mystery: What is the origin of the tribes? Legend has it that the humans gave the animals the power of thought and speech, and then vanished. Who were they and what happened to them? This is a marvelous family adventure. The puzzles in the game are somewhat academic, but the vibrant graphics, bright story and likeable characters make this an enjoyable game for children of all ages. | ||
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| Inspektor Zebok: Das Erbe [G] | Silly Wood Productions Inc. / bhv Verlags GmbH | [top] | |
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This is an FMV (Full Motion Video) adventure based on a tv series. You are playing as Inspector Zebok who has a new case to solve: the death of a notary - natural death or murder? The gameplay consists basically of three actions: going to certain destinations and search them, questioning witnesses and giving orders to your staff. When searching a place you have to click on interesting items in the video window and watch a video of Zebok's actions. It is possible to miss clues and make the game impossible to beat. At the start of the game you have to choose your staff of six people out of about 20. You can't use them anytime, just at certain places. | ||
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| Jack In The Dark | Infogrames / Interplay | [top] | |
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This is a mini-game made by Infogrames as teaser to Alone in the Dark 2. Jack in the Dark is a fun short story of a little girl trapped in a toystore who must negotiate a variety of malignant toys and other perils to find her way out. The easy but logical puzzles combined with the unique graphics of Alone in the Dark makes this a good introduction to that series. Later CD versions of both Alone in the Dark and Alone in the Dark 2 came packaged with this game also. | ||
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| Jack The Ripper | Intergalactic Development Inc. / Gametek, Inc. | [top] | |
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Jack the Ripper is arguably the ultimate detective game. Based on the sensational Jack the Ripper murders in 19th century London, your job is to deduce the killer's identity before he strikes again. Gameplay consists of highlighting text obtained by interrogation or search to record them as clues (or "premises" in the game's lingo) in your notebook. Then you must combine these premises logically to derive the solution. This novel method makes for a mostly static and "dry" game consisting of reams of text, but patient Sherlock Holmes fans who cherish abstract deduction will find this an ideal game to follow in Holme's footsteps. | ||
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| Jump: The David Bowie Interactive CD-ROM | Ion inc. | [top] | |
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Where Prince Interactive takes hours to finish and attempts to offer a career overview, Bowie's CD-ROM skips the ch-ch-changes and rehashes videos and songs from his 1993 Black Tie White Noise album. After the opening credits, you enter an elevator and walk down the corridors of a gray office building matching the set for the music video "Jump They Say". You are given a choice of entering three rooms: the David Bowie suite, the video suite or Room 2901. Inside the David Bowie suite is an office with desk, filing cabinet and chair. By clicking a camera sitting on the desk, you hear a 10-minute audio interview with shallow off-the-cuff commentary from Bowie, illustrated with photographs from a recording session. Clicking a briefcase on the floor launches an equally unsatisfying 10-minute video interview. Room 2901 contains a telescope. Looking through the telescope, you enter rooms in a hotel across the street to watch four music videos: "Jump They Say," "Black Tie, White Noise," "Miracle Goodnight" and "You've Been Around." The videos play in a window filling an eighth of the screen and look almost as good as MTV. Inexplicably, the hotel rooms contain little hidden surprises that seem to have wandered onto the disk from some children's game - click on a dog, for example, and it barks; click on a bowling trophy, and a bowling ball rolls across the floor. The video suite puts you at the controls of a video-editing machine where you create a customized version of "Jump They Say." The creativity is strictly limited, however, to selecting from five video tracks playing simultaneously, designating one to display on the main screen. | ||
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| Kasumi-chou Yonjuuni-bangai: Heaven's Boulevard 1 [J] | Phenomena Entertainment / Data Tech Inc. | [top] | |
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A Japanese point and click interactive adventure with an erotic focus. The 3D rendered graphics look similar to the old point and clicks of the time (Lunicus, Spaceship Warlock, etc.). | ||
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| KGB / Conspiracy | Cryo Interactive / Virgin Interactive | [top] | |
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It is August 1991, the USSR has only a few days left before its tremendous collapse and KGB officer Maksim Rukov has been moved, without explanation, to the newly formed Department 7, which investigates KGB corruption and roots out possible double-agents and traitors. Sent to investigate the mysterious death of a private detective, Rukov quickly uncovers a nefarious plot by top-level KGB generals to oust President Gorbachev. Your character is never on-screen, you view scenes from a first-person viewpoint even though th game is a standard point-and-click affair. There is a time limit on your mission which makes it tougher as you must think on the run. There are alternate solutions and outcomes to various puzzles which will affect the overall gameplay. The graphics and music are pleasing and the story very well done...definitely worth a play. An enhanced cd version was later released in North America under the title of Conspiracy which included clips of Rukov's father played by Donald Sutherland giving advice. | ||
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| King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride | Sierra On-Line Inc. | [top] | |
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Princess Rosella is somewhat rebellious, and dreams of adventure rather than marriage. She catches a glimpse of a something magical in a pond, and dives in. Her mother, Queen Valanice follows. Valanice lands in a desert in the land of Eldritch, while Rosella finds herself transformed into a troll and engaged to be married to the King of the Trolls. As the two characters attempt to find each other, they discover that all of Eldritch is in danger. The evil sorceress Malicia has attacked or imprisoned the leaders of the different kingdoms of Eldritch, and plots to destroy the land. The action is separated into six chapters, each set primarily in a different region of Eldritch. The player alternates between Valanice and Rosella with each chapter. The two heroines travel through some of the same places during the course of the game, finally meeting up again in the end. The game also uses a smart pointer which lights up when passed over an object that can be used. Players can get or use objects and talk to characters by simply clicking on them. It featured high-resolution graphics in a style reminiscent of Disney animated films. It is also the only King's Quest game with multiple protagonists, and the only one to divide the story into "chapters." It's also the only game in the King's Quest series to feature Queen Valanice in a major role, and also the only one in which King Graham is not shown or mentioned at all. | ||
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A winner in the 1994 AGT programming contest, the three-part epic Klaustrophobia chronicles your exploits as you leave on a two-week vacation from ICON Inc., your place of employment. Although strongly influenced by Infocom's Bureaucracy both in its humor as well as its events and puzzles, Klaustrophobia remains a very original, very challenging, and at times extraordinarily frustrating adventure. This is also one enormous game. It's so large, in fact, that it's been divided into three separate segments, apparently due to restrictions in AGT. When you reach the end of one section you can save your status and go on to the next portion, but you can't start from Parts 2 or 3 until you've solved the sections prior to them. The writing is also extremely well-done, with references to Bureaucracy, Hitchhiker's Guide, and the novels of Douglas Adam. This game is hard with a capital H. The difficulty stems equally from the puzzles - most of which are very good - and the AGT parser's limitations. Intelligent, hilarious, and occasionally so true-to-life that it's scary, Klaustrophobia deserves a place in every I-F hobbyist's library. | ||
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| Kronolog: Nazi Paradox / Red Hell | Castleworks / Cyberdreams, Inc. | [top] | |
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Kronolog presents one answer to the intruguing question: What would the future be like if Hitler's Nazi had won World War II? You are Dr. Hoffman, American scientist by day and leader of an underground movement by night who, in a quest to save your son, are given a chance to alter human history. The intriguing plot and excellent details are unfortunately buried under annoying interface (you cannot even use the keyboard for movement) and pixel-hunting puzzles. Warning: This game is extremely unforgiving: you *can* proceed far into the game only to realize that you need something you forgot to pick up in the first screen. In the German Red Hell version of the game, the gameplay is the same, but the story arc has been changed significantly. The world is there conquered by Soviet Union instead of Nazi Germany. Instead of Nazism, the game has many references to Soviet culture. Even the main character is named "Mark Constantine" (a Russian surname) instead of "Mark Hoffman" (a German surname, from the original version) Other than that, everything is same. | ||
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| Lassie: Interactive MovieBook | Sound Source Interactive / Palladium Ltd. | [top] | |
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Based on the Paramount movie release LASSIE. This includes Text, film footage, pictures, sound effects, animations and fun learning exercises. Kids like to read books - and they love to watch movies. That's why Sound Source created the Interactive MovieBook Series. Based on current silver screen versions of classic children's tales, "boovies" (that's what our kids call them) combine text, animation, licensed, full-motion color film clips and 3-D sound effects. Features: Readers assemble jigsaw puzzle screens by answering reading comprehension questions at the end of each chapter; Many "hot" buttons animate when clicked, accompanied by 3-D sound; Many pages display a scene from the movie - many are full-motion video clips; Film strip buttons trigger movie clips, and display a preview of the scene; A "book mark" feature allows readers to mark their progress in the MovieBook; "Read To Me" button provides narration in either a boy's or girl's voice, while highlighted text accompanies the narration. | ||
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| Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge | Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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Everyone blamed evil jester Malcolm for his deeds, how he turned everyone to stone (which was true), and how he killed King and the Queen (which is absolutely not true, and you'll prove that). The game has three different endings, and at the end credits, you'll see how the Westwood Team combined with painted Malcolm. It's crazy marvelous. Now, it's your turn to tell the world your side of the truth. You will be helped by your bad memories aided by unconsciousness, and later in the game, you'll be determined to choose between the good and the bad one. This game has many paths; you can go to the jungle in six different ways: as a Pegasus, via the magic carpet, as a desguised fish-circus captain, ... you follow me? The graphics are advanced from the first two games, and the music is not the mystic one, but this music is really a happy type of music. Anyway, it suits with the game and Malcolm's jokes. Now, you start at the end of the first part. You remember when Brandon turned you into stone (as you did to every villager on this island), and finally, the moment of glory comes. The thunderbolt strikes you, and pushes you pretty far. But at least you're alive, and with a full bag of tricks. Take a few neccessary things from the nearby garbage, and visit Kyrandia again. Have fun! | ||
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Without a doubt two of the most unique and revolutionary games ever, Little Big Adventure 1 and 2 are charming isometric SVGA adventures that deftly weave action, RPG (spellcasting), and traditional adventure into a wholly engrossing gaming experience. Intuitive interface, vibrant graphics, and wonderful and unique plots make them a worthy successor to Alone in The Dark, designed by the same team. The games are almost perfect, except that late-game combat sequences are a tad too difficult and will frustrate adventure gamers who are reflexes-impaired. The game was initially released in a CD-ROM version and sometime later in a floppy disk version; the CD-ROM version featured full motion video, music and speech whereas the floppy disk version has MIDI music files and still images to replace the videos. In Oct/2015 an Enhanced Edition was released with brand new features. New gameplay: adjustable throwing and jumping distance (visible trajectory), simplified sections, etc. Streamlined, easy-to-use interface with enhanced graphics specially redesign for this version. Tutorials at the start of the game. Dynamic ON/OFF hint system. Zoom feature to provide an overview of the scenes. Automatic save system, with return to the last checkpoint when you lose a life. 5 languages available: English, French, German, (voices and text) - Italian and Spanish (text only, voices in English). Full controller support. In 2022, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic an Anniversary Update was released with: Language select in menu; Steam Achievements; Steam Cloud Saving; Controller Support; Input remapping; New Game+; Windowed Support; Hit by walls toggle on/off. | ||
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A point and click adventure in the style of the old Sierra games.You begin your adventure when you learn that your friend has been killed by South American pirates. You travel to the area to investigate and then find yourself in trouble with the area pirates. The seafaring setting is more than a gimmick - sailing, fishing and diving are incorporated into the game as puzzle scene, and the nautical elements are more integrated than in the Monkey Island games. You control your character (man or woman, you choose) by clicking on a set of icons. These include movement and close examination of objects. There is much to explore, both at sea and on land. | ||
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| Lord Avalot d'Argent | Thorsoft of Letchworth | [top] | |
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In the year 1179, on a small island off the coast of Wales, Baron Michel de Lustie interrupts the king's game of ha'penny with his daughter, asking for her hand in marriage. The king is annoyed with the interruption and sends him off, but the baron kidnaps the princess and holds her for a 50-pence ransom. The best knight in England is too busy on a vacation to rescue her, so he sends you, Lord Avalot d'Argent, instead. It's up to you to go get the princess back, solving puzzles and meeting various characters on the way. This is a humorous text-based adventure game. The gameplay is a lot like the old Sierra adventures (King's Quest, Space Quest, etc.), where you move Lord Avalot around the environment and type in commands to do things. You're given a mouse-driven menu to use, too. | ||
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Bizarre radiation is discovered on a remote tropical island, and you are chosen to pilot an automated probe to discover the source of the radiation. As in most adventure games, you must find the clues and keys to solve the puzzle and (inevitably) prevent the destruction of Earth. Maabus uses three CD's worth of Quick-Time Video clips to generate scene transitions as you pilot an automated tank across the mysterious island. Revolutionary features make this new game a totally spectacular interactive experience. Over 1400 3D animations - more than in any other game on the market at the time - allow the user to explore an everchanging backdrop of intriguing scenery. A gripping plot challenges the player at every turn. Hundreds of audio effects and original music, bring each moment of play to life. Mutant creatures, evil aliens and captivating live action video clips are just some of the reasons Maabus is sure to be one of the most exciting games you'll ever play! | ||
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Now see how the smash hit movie, The Mask, all began. The original comic book series springs to life in this interactive CD-ROM adventure produced by Academy Award-winning MetroLight Studios. When the unwitting Stanley Ipkiss presents his girlfriend Kathy with a mysterious mask possessing amazing powers, their lives are turned topsy-turvy. Catapulted into a comedic nightmare of madness and mayhem, they journey into the treacherous world of organized crime, crossing paths with the tough-talking Detective Kellaway who's got plans of his own for the mighty forces of The Mask. There's over 2 hours of original music, ear-splitting sound effects and feature film style dialogue. Hundreds of richly illustrated comic book images and interactive QuickTime Movies are also here, and you can meet a cast of over 50 colorful characters. | ||
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This is a story about saving your Professor from a land of dinosaurs, where his experimental time machine has gone slightly awry. The plot twist? The Professor is also accused of murdering a colleague over a funding war. It's apparently written using ALAN, with calls to external programs to add graphics and sound. The puzzles are straightforward item manipulation games. Graphics are varied and made with fractal and ray-tracing programs. | ||
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Mavlin Malner from Earth was kidnapped by alien in flying saucer to the planet of moguns! The mogun, who looks like pink dragon of slightly humanoid shape admits it's a mistake and Mavlin definitely isn't Gagif Kolkol who was the original target but sees no reason to return Earthling back to his home planet. Mavlin has to find his own way back home. Mavlin: Vesmírný únik (Mavlin: The Space Escape) is point and click sci-fi adventure where the player assumes role of the aforementioned Mavlin. The player controls Mavlin by six graphically presented commands (shoe for walking, ear for hearing etc.). The game features inventory, but the items can be used only on the spots on the screen, not interacted together. The graphics are created by a combination of rendered and hand painted objects. There is a hidden bonus mini-game hunt for the flag. For the task you have to catch the spirit of the flag, which can be partly understood from its name. The game contains music, but from the PC speaker only. | ||
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An adventure and learning game about the choices you make in everyday life and the consequences of the elections on the environment. It's a classic Danish point-and-click adventure which was installed on most school computers and was intended to teach kids about the environment. Also known as "Mads, morfar og Miljøstrup". | ||
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This is a shareware adventure in German. The player is "Horst Hummel", the spaceship's chef de cuisine. Usually this would be a job without much stress, but when you wake up, the whole crew is gone. You're alone on board. The game is a classic point & click adventure. It features a verb-based interface very similar to early LucasArts games, e.g. Zak McKracken or Maniac Mansion. Like in those games, gameplay mainly consists of exploring rooms/scenes, collecting various items and solving puzzles. Some items can be combined to form new items, and most of the puzzles require clever use of collected things. From time to time, talking to other characters is also necessary, which involves choosing among different dialog options. Some scenes have a time limit, and it is also possible to die or get stuck in various ways. Scenes are rather static, there is no scrolling in rooms. The main character itself is not visible in game, somewhat similar to Myst, although the perspective is not really first-person. You can interact with items at the other side of the room without actually moving there. It's split into two episodes. Teil 1: Das Schicksal des Horst Hummel was available for free, whereas Teil 2: Der Doppelgänger had to be ordered for money (shareware model). Both episodes were made freeware in 2002. | ||
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This interactive cdrom features a game where you'll face a series of gaming challenges on your quest to discover the secret to Intergalactic Success. Collect clues and hints in every scene. Unlock the fiendishly complex master puzzle hidden deep within a secret dimension of the program. In the Interactive Monty Python Show, you interact with entirely new comedy and animation created especially for this insidious product by the depraved minds who brought you the original BBC-TV series. Watch your favorite highlights from the BBC-TV episodes, including: The Dead Parrot, The Cheese Shop, Nudge and The Argument Clinic among more than 30 classic sketches. Test your skill with demented arcade-style games featuring flying pigs, hammer-wielding madwomen and flatulent chickens. Explore six giant scenarios: the Exploratorium, the Corridor, the Exploring TV Room, the Portrait Gallery, the Stage and the Brain. Celebrate the terpsichorean muse singing loudly and off-key to famous numbers such as the Lumberjack Song, The Money Song and Spam. Finally, you can inject a reasonable character into your computer with the Desktop Pythonizer. Irk your colleagues with more than 20 interactive animated screen savers. Add zest to tedious Windows events with "Noisy Bits", a collection of more than 40 classic dialogue lines and sound effects. Rejuvenate your tired desktop icons with a profusion of policemen, Spam, chickens and other silly cartoon icons. Proudly display splendid wallpaper featuring highlights from the original BBC-TV series. | ||
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| Murphy's TV CD-ROM [J] | Vantan International Co. Ltd. | [top] | |
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The player navigates the titular character Murphy around the family house, interacting with various members of the family and viewing animated cutscenes. The most iconic thing in the house is Murphy's television set. The game teaches both English and Japanese on the television programs. It is dedicated to the laws of Murphy, the so-called laws of meanness. Which means, if there is the slightest chance that something goes wrong, then it certainly will go wrong. Even more unusual are the graphics in the game which are drawn in the style of MS Paint pictures. | ||
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| Mystic Towers | Animation FX / Apogee Software, Ltd. | [top] | |
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As Baron Baldric, you are charged with keeping peace for all the common folk of the land. But when the grand Lazarine Towers are overcome with dark forces and creatures, casting an evil shadow over the land, you must wield your somewhat magical staff and set out to set things right. (Frankly, you don't want the job, but there's currently a shortage of young warrior types around.) The Baron is a lovable character who will win your heart with his many animations and mannerisms. But beware, this not-so-young hero guy can still kick a little bootie if he has to! He wields a magic staff like nobody's business. There's 30 different monsters in 540 rooms. They crawl, slither, fly, roll, hop and anything else you can imagine. There are new scenery graphics andmonsters in each of the six castles/episodes. Play with the mouse, keyboard or joystick. Supports higher resolution of 320 x 240 VGA. Ability to "practice" any level for a good preview. Complex character; Baron Baldric can jump, push, pull, flip switches, open doors, become poisoned, and climb. Game map to see where you are at all times. Many different weapon spells including fireballs and venom spells. Find coins to buy more spells. | ||
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| Night Trap: Director's Cut | Digital Pictures / Acclaim | [top] | |
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Five girls go to a party to a nice house on a lakeside. Five girls disappear without a trace... Now another five girls go there, in order to spend the vacation with the Martins, the owners of the house, in particular with the lovely Ms. Martin. This time, you should not let them die a gruesome death! Because "nice people" can sometimes turn out to be... yes, that's right - vampires. The whole house is full of traps, that are intended to catch the poor innocent girls, so that the vampires can suck their blood... ugh. Luckily, the brave adventurer is there in order to cease to be hunted and to become a hunter instead. Set the traps so that they will capture the villains themselves, using precise timing and good organization. This was the very first game that used the FMV (full-motion video) technology with live actors. Although it didn't contain nudity or particularly gory scenes, it was considered one of the first games to have a mature content. It cost $1.5 million to make and stars Dana Plato, famed as a tv actor in the show Different Strokes. The mature content was controversial and brought about the creation of the video game rating board ESRB. On Aug 15/2017, Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition was released that includes a level of video quality never before seen, new features such as deleted scenes, two documentaries, the all-new Theater that allows you to watch all story-related videos uninterrupted, a new mode with online functionality called Survivor that will test your skills at trapping intruders and behind the scenes production images. For the first time ever, the unreleased prototype Scene Of The Crime will be fully playable. | ||
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| Noctropolis | Flashpoint Productions / Electronic Arts | [top] | |
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Noctropolis is an adventure game, with game mechanics that will be familiar to anyone who has ever played point and click adventure games. You play the part of a character in a piece of "interactive fiction," and it's up to you to solve the puzzles and overcome the obstacles your character will have to face throughout the game. When you begin Noctropolis, you're just some guy who owns a bookstore. You also happen to be a huge fan of the "Darksheer" comic book series. Darksheer is a Batman-esque superhero (i.e. he doesn't have any actual super powers) and, with his partner Stiletto (a former supervillain converted to the side of the good guys) he is the sworn protector of Noctropolis. And Noctropolis is a city where it's always nighttime, thanks to a permanent ash cloud that hangs over the city (the result of some volcanic environmental catastrophe which occurred decades before the timeline of the story). So one night, as you're leafing through the newest issue of "Darksheer" to hit the stands, a courier brings you a package which, to make a long story short, eventually transports you into the city of Noctropolis as...you guessed it...Darksheer. Coincidentally enough, your arrival as Darksheer occurs at the same time that five of Darksheer's deadliest arch-villains decide to gang up on him after they're mysteriously released from incarceration. It turns out that the real Darksheer had disappeared several weeks prior to your arrival. Nobody knows why, not even Stiletto. But now he's back! Only he's not, 'cause you're him and you have no clue what's going on. It's up to you to find out who released your enemies while simultaneously trying to keep the newly freed criminals from wreaking havoc across the city of Noctropolis. And maybe, in the process, find a way back to the real world... | ||
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| Otogirisō / Moth [Ch] | Han Tang International / CHUNSOFT | [top] | |
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The faces of the moth people is a DOS platform adventure puzzle game. It's a spooky "sound novel" (interactive story) first released on March 7, 1992 in Japan for the Super Famicom and later for the PlayStation on March 25, 1999. It became available on the Virtual Console on August 28, 2007 for the Wii and on July 30, 2014 for the Wii U. It also became available on the PlayStation Network on September 14, 2011. But this is the 1994 Unauthorized Enchanted Chinese version of OTOGIRISOU for MS-DOS. It became so popular it was ported like crazy to any system. The protagonist is informed by a lawyer that her father is actually her stepfather, and her father had died. With the father dying intestate, the protagonist inherits his legacy. In an investigation in order to figure out their own identities, the protagonist and her boyfriend went to the mountains covered with cut grass. Kohei and his girlfriend Nami were on the highway when their car got accidentally hit by a tree felled by lighting. After that, the main characters got stuck in a forest in the middle of nowhere. They decided to spend the night in a large deserted western-style mansion nearby. | ||
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| Paco El Hare vs Los Marcianos Siderales (cancelled) [Sp] | Alcachofa Soft / Erbe Software | [top] | |
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A brief piece of history about Spanish software and video games. We find ourselves in the presence of a small, traditional point & click adventure game demo, the first development by Alcachofa Soft. Created in 1994 (and a product of its time), it was proposed to Dinamic Multimedia for development. Eventually, some time later, it served for Alcachofa Soft to bring Dráscula: The Vampire Strikes Back to life. In the game, in a distant galaxy, the inhabitants of a planet where life originated from sausage molecules embark on their Sausage-Wing ships to invade other planets and make sausages out of their inhabitants. After arriving on Earth and getting the inhabitants of Los Angeles on board one of their ships, Paco, a vegetarian Hare Krishna armed only with his evangelizing book, is going to board the ship to rescue his fellow citizens. | ||
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| Pangea: Return to Planet Earth | ICE Inc. | [top] | |
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Not a "computer game" per se but more of an "interactive comic book," this is one of the earliest releases of its kind prior to the rise of CD-ROMs. Other than Infocom's short-lived Infocomics series released in late 1980s, no developer has revisited the niche genre until this release from ICE Inc, a now-defunct comic magazine company that wanted to explore the PC as a new medium for their artists' work. The first and last release in a planned series, Pangea plays like your typical Choose Your Own Adventure interactive book: you are given choices during each narrative scene, each of which leads you down a different plot branch. You can replay any 'page' you have read before, or jump to different sections of the story. The mouse-driven interface is easy to learn and use, and the presentation is good: save for the interactive buttons at the bottom, the entire screen is filled with graphics and description text. The story itself is quite interesting, although by no means original or exciting. The writing is mostly good, and the background graphics, while static, are well-designed and fit well with the narrative. Overall, Pangea is a solid effort in the short-lived genre that was reborn only shortly in mid-1990s with several interactive comic book on CD-ROMs. The story in Pangea is not one-tenth as profound as Portal, but as far as science fiction goes, it's not bad and the writing is decent. | ||
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| Plague Of The Moon | RebelSoft | [top] | |
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This rare shareware game included the full game but had no sound, censored gore, a nagscreen and a 30-day play limit. The registered version is rare indeed. A witch put to death by an inquisition has returned in the form of a ghost to get their daughter Alucarda to exact revenge on the perpetrators. You play as Alucarda... The game was made by only one guy. If you enjoy sorcery, demons, and combat in your adventure then give it a try. | ||
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| Prince Interactive | Graphix Zone / Compton's New Media | [top] | |
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Prince became a major international music star in 1984 with the release of "Purple Rain" and his blend of rock, funk, soul and dance music has kept him popular ever since. He was an early proponent of computer technology to deliver music whether it be through the internet or in a 3D multimedia experience such as this CD-ROM. At the time, Prince was in a battle with Sony over control of his music and was not using his name but instead used a symbol or glyph which looked like this stood on end... o(+> The Myst-clone type of experience is a quest to collect the five pieces of Prince's symbol, as you go through each beautifully rendered "virtual reality" world of his Foyer, Studio, Library, Grand Hallway, Dance Club, Boudoir, Virtual Video Room and Candle Room. The structure you journey through is also in the shape of the artist's symbol. There are 11 simple puzzles to solve in order to get clues to play videos and collect the pieces that when all gathered you will see a special final exclusive video. There are hundreds of music samples, video clips, and interactive objects many of which provide a history of Prince's life, music, albums, posters and friends. There are several mini games such as a working mixing console and DJ deck. There are four full-length music videos, including two new songs: 'Interactive' and 'Endorphin Machine.' The music studio has a karaoke version of 'Kiss,' and in the private club Eric Clapton, Little Richard, George Clinton, and Miles Davis share their views about him. | ||
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| Psychotron, The | Merit Studios / The Multimedia Store | [top] | |
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This is a strange adventure from somewhere in the wilds of Texas. It's a truly offbeat game, sort of a short Mission Impossible episode starring you. The format is first-person with very mixed media, from live-action video to computer-generated environments. The game begins with your character meeting with the President of the United States, no less (some rabid Texan), and the director of the FBI. The Director becomes your key contact for the game. He gives you your assignment, which involves tracking down a very strange government science project that has gone missing. The game consists of interacting and interviewing witnesses in the case (video) and exploring the relevant environments for clues (graphics). The game takes up only about 50% of your screen, which is probably a good thing, as it makes the videos look a lot better than if you run them at full screen. The highlight of the game is a sequence in which you have to play poker with a trio of Mafia thugs. It's a very tricky situation, as any wrong comment (or bet!) can get you killed in a hurry. This is a short game, but it's fun while it lasts. Except for the FBI Director, the acting is uniformly terrible. | ||
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| Reelect JFK | Viking Entertainment / Quandra Interactive | [top] | |
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On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot down by an assassin's bullet. Since that time, people have wondered how history might have been different if JFK had lived to complete his first term. Would America have gotten more deeply involved in Vietnam? Would the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have been passed? Would he have been reelected to a second term? Reelect JFK is a first person simulation that puts you in the role of President Kennedy. You have survived the assassination attempt in Dallas, and must continue on your quest for reelection in 1964. Along the way, you will confront key political issues such as Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. You will also face the challenge of discovering who was responsible for the attempt on your life. You will play 50 game weeks, which will take you from the assassination attempt in November of 1963 to election day 1964. Your primary objective is to get reelected to a second term. | ||
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| Rescue The Scientists | Compton's New Media | [top] | |
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Einstein Needs Your Help! The aliens from the Planet Glixer II are traveling through time, kidnapping great scientists: Curie, Archimedes, Newton and more, erasing their memories and their contributions to society! One by one, their discoveries and inventions disappear: seismographs, stethescopes, prisms, x-rays, maps and more! In Rescue The Scientists, you rocket after the Glixers in a time machine, saving the world by reminding the great minds who they are and the wonders they've done. Jump start Albert Einstein's memory on his theory of relativity, Shake up Chang-Heng's seismograph, and untangle Rosalind Franklin's double Helix! Wacky characters join in with the kidnapped scientists to give you 10 different scenarios throughout history, 40 challenging arcade sequences and forty puzzles with 3 difficulty levels to discover. You will learn while you're having fun! Save the world as we know it, grab the keys to the time machine and get ready to rescue the scientists! Featuring Christopher Lloyd as the fact-filled Lt. Jack Tempus, Time Cop. | ||
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| Return To Ringworld | Tsunami Games / Time Warner Interactive | [top] | |
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This is a sequel to the previous Ringworld game based on Larry Niven's "Known Space" series of novels. Once again this game is a point and click adventure/puzzle solving game. After saving the puppeteer race from extermination and uncovering some powerful ancient technology on the first game, Quinn, Seeker of Vengeance and Miranda Rees find themselves searches as fugitives by all three major species, so they go to Ringworld to hide. Once in Ringworld they'll try to uncover some evidence to clear their names, but they stumble across another universe-threatening plot. This time U.N. general Carson Teal is out to rule the universe by uncovering Ringworld's secrets, and you must stop him. This game is way, WAY bigger than it's predecessor, with hundreds of screens, mazes, etc. Plus you get to play as all three characters throughout the game, a la Day of the Tentacle. It's available in both floppy and cd versions (which adds full speech). | ||
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| Riddle Of The Maze | Fathom Pictures / Interplay | [top] | |
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This is a rare game based on Christopher Manson's interactive book Maze. Yes indeedy, this game is simply one giant maze. Now before I hear groans from those who spent days trapped in any number of mindless adventure game mazes, let me clarify this a bit. The is not your mama's adventure game maze. This is something new entirely. The book itself has a very devoted following. Upon release, this was billed as "The World's Most Challenging Puzzle". This may take you quite a few days, and some extensive notes, to navigate. The story is simple. You are deposited in front of the Maze, as a member of a group touring it, given instructions and clues from a voice-over guide, and are told to go ahead and go on in. The entrance looks a bit like a museum or old house that you might visit. The purpose of the game is to find your way to the center of the Maze, gathering clues along the way, solve the riddle at the center, and find your way back out via the shortest route. The graphics are reproductions of the rooms from the pages of the book, which are illustrated with Manson's original art. Each room is entirely different, and each contains clues to solve the riddle as well as doors to other rooms. Clues are found in the artwork of the room and in animations. Each has its own bit of prose delivered by your guide, designed to give you further clues as well. I found the illustrations very reminiscent of the style of Edward Gorey or Charles Addams—they are extremely well-designed and slightly surreal. Each room is a puzzle and has clues to figure out from examination. These aren't puzzles in the normal adventure game sense, these are puzzles where you look at the picture in front of you to determine what it means. The goal is to find the shortest route to the center and back while solving the puzzle in the center room, once you determine what that puzzle is. The ideal number of steps that can be done in and back out of the maze is 16. | ||
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| Romantic Blue, The | WRF Studios / CrystalVision Brand Software | [top] | |
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Set in a remote 19th century village, The Romantic Blue is a love story and adventure game with a horror theme. It seems the town of ShadowCrest is under the spell of the Evil Sisterhood and its High Priestess Morella. Surrounded by ever-growing graveyards and engulfed in darkness, ShadowCrest's young girls are bound to serve the High Priestess upon their 18th birthday. All others are captured and enslaved by the order against their will and exist in a zombie-like state. Despite the fact that love and marriage are forbidden, Miranda, one of the young girls of ShadowCrest, has fallen in love with Jack, who is one of the captives. Her despair grows each night as she listens to him play the piano in the distance. She vows to free him from the clutches of the Evil Sisterhood, but she cannot do this on her own. Having learned dark magic from the gypsies, she summons you to help her. You must search the dark tunnels, foreboding passageways and eerie crypts to find the tools needed to free Jack. At the magic shop or blacksmith's barn, purchase potions or a weapon with money you find while exploring. Dispel ghastly creatures which block your path. Find many keys to unlock new areas and doors, and solve various other types of puzzles. Even though the use of weapons is sometimes necessary, the game has no action sequences of any kind. Flashback cutscenes bring the story of misery and terror to life. Spooky background music and creepy sound effects are included to increase the tension and suspense. Word commands are used as part of the interface. Several plastic spiders, a map and several walkthroughs are included in the package. | ||
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| Runaway | The Pixel Team | [top] | |
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R U N A W A Y - means to run away , it is the name of a little monkey full of thirst for action. Life in a zoo is too boring and he is dreaming of a far away monkey island where he can have lots of fun and adventure (and a lot of bananas!). But how to escape from the zoo? Of course - he needs your help! | ||
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| Secret Garden, The: Interactive Movie Book | Sound Source Interactive | [top] | |
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Based on the movie adaptation from 1994, The Secret Garden MovieBook is a computer game combining an interactive storybook with full-motion video clips, hotspots with QSound 3-D audio, bookmarking, and letting the computer read the story out loud. Clicking on a filmstrip will show a clip from the movie, and as a bonus at the end of each chapter, players put together a jigsaw puzzle by answering questions based on what they have read from that chapter. The game features reading comprehension, and is targeted to ages 3 and up. | ||
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| Secrets Of The Pyramids | Ednovation / Mindscape | [top] | |
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This is a multimedia product designed to both teach and entertain children. For ages 10 and up, "Secrets of the Pyramids" explores the fascinating civilization of Ancient Egypt. You play Harold Peabody on his quest for the hidden tomb of Ankh-Re. The game provides a richly detailed world, 29 topics of on-line information, and a challenging game that dares adventurous souls to uncover the secrets of a pharaoh's tomb. Watch a movie about a pyramid being built. Play a challenging game! Unearth the secrets of mumificaton, discover how the Pharaoh prepared for life after death. Learn the language of Ancient Egypt. Experience in living color some of the most amazing and elaborate cermonies of Ancient Egypt, including the embalming and burial of a Pharaoh. Explore the world of Ancient Egypt in your own way at your own pace, with tons of clickable items and multi-layered levels of historically accurate information. See what the inside of the Great Pyramid looks like. What was the Sphinx supposed to look like? Who was allowed to be buried in the shadow of the Pharaoh's tomb? Find out all this and much more. | ||
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| ShadowForce | Interspace Software, Midnight Synergy / MVP Software | [top] | |
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This is a shareware graphic adventure game. The story is set in the early 22nd century, when Earth Central Command, a world government body that succeeded the United Nations, establishes a special operations unit, the eponymous ShadowForce, to combat anarchy, chaos and corruption in the wake of a global crisis. This team of four "enhanced humanoids" becomes mankind's last hope when it faces new, unprecedented threats to its existence, such as a rampant AI or an alien invasion. The player's goal is to guide the ShadowForce team through three missions: Rise of the Overlord, GateKeeper and The Final Paradox. Only the first mission is available in the shareware version of the game. The game is played from the first-person perspective, with static images of each scene the characters find themselves in. Each scene has a text description, and many other events in the game are also presented as text messages. Movement and combat is turn-based, and interaction with the game world is accomplished through a mouse-controlled interface. The gameplay primarily consists of solving puzzles by manipulating items found throughout the game environment, and combat encounters. Occasionally it is also needed to talk to certain non-player characters by typing in keywords to elicit various responses from them. While there is no flow of real time, in some of the phases of the game the player is only able to take a limited number of turns before a certain event happens. Overall, ShadowForce places a greater emphasis on puzzle-solving, however combat also requires the players to cautiously think out their moves, as ammunition and health packs are rather limited. The game was later made freeware by developer. | ||
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| Sinkha: The 3D Multimedia Novel | Marco Patrito / Virtual Views / Mojave | [top] | |
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In this 3-D multimedia novel, Hyleyn is a young girl trapped in the slums of Thalissar, an enclosed city on an environmentally inhospitable planet. No one important remains - the rich and powerful leave, and those who cannot are relegated to a seedy, backwater existence amid the incessantly howling, eerie winds of the decaying megalopolis. Outside contact is minimal. From time to time the Corporation sends out a ship to ensure its interests are maintained, and even more rarely Thalissar is visited by the Sinkhas who are immortal beings who maintain benign order in the net of aligned worlds. They travel aboard the living starship Darcon, and each has the guise of one of the races that inhabit the net worlds. Mortals fear to look upon them, but Hyleyn seeks them out, desperate to plead for her escape from Thalissar. She has also fallen in love with a Sinkha, the silver-haired Aker. Her wish is granted and she is shuttled to the Darcon, where she experiences virtual tableaux of beauty and peace, richly colored, clean and soothing. For the first time in her life she also hears quiet, finally away from the mysterious, maddening winds of Thalissar. Her newfound peace is shortlived however, as the Darcon moves to investigate unusual readings on the planet's surface and the incomprehensible crash of a Corporation ship at the source of these signals. Sinkha is a visually stunning work that braids multimedia features tightly with the graphic novel concept. It is baroquely detailed, lavishly textured and generously lathered with realistic animation and 3-D. The score is digital in flavor and the sound effects well chosen - the viscous lap of detritus-laden waters on metal, the drone of high powered winds and dynamos. Although visually complex, the actual story is muddled and hackneyed, degrades quickly and the characters have about as much emotional depth as sock puppets. However, this production is fabulous because the artistic and design elements are so strong (if a bit derivative of H.R. Giger). | ||
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| Skyworker [G] | Art Department Werbeagentur GmbH / Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie | [top] | |
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It's the 22nd century. To unburden the situation in the crowded cities huge platforms with research facilities, factories and living areas have been built in the sky. You play a young man or woman who has just finished school and gets the chance to live in SkyCity, one of those platforms. But there is one condition. You have to find an apprenticeship within three months if you don't want to be sent back to the surface. Skyworker is a game by the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour that simulates the application process for an apprenticeship. In fact, Skyworker is a life simulation. With your teleporter you visit different locations in the city like a bar, a casino, drugstores or shops where you can buy things and meet people who give you tips about applications or other locations in the city. To earn money you can do temporary jobs which are presented as a mini-game in which you have to arrange figures by their appearance for instance. Within three months you have to find an apprenticeship. If you are not sure for what job you want to apply for you can go to career counselling. In multiple choice questions they try to find out which job suits to you. Afterwards you can go to a training center where you can improve your skills. After having created a curriculum vitae you can contact enterprises and are invited to an interview in which the boss tries to find out if you have appropriate skills and are informed about the content of the job you are applying for. The next day you get either a declination or an invitation to an aptitude test. The test consists of 14 exercises about general education, logical thinking and mathematics. If you pass the test, you have the job but the game won't be over yet. | ||
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| Space Ace | Don Bluth Studios, RDI Video Systems / ReadySoft Incorporated | [top] | |
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Following the earlier pc versions of floppy disks being truncated and split into Space Ace and Space Ace II Borf's Revenge, this was a direct conversion of the Laserdisc games series to cd-rom. You're playing Dexter, a guy fighting the evil madman Borf who has kidnapped your girlfriend Kimberly and is now threatening the world with his dreaded weapon, the "Infanto Ray" which turns adults into small children. The game plays like a comic strip - visuals are similar to many cartoon movies. In each scene you only have to decide which direction of the keyboard has to be hit in order to avoid one of the countless death screens and to advance to the next screen. In 1999 a DVD version was released that could be played on your television, in 2004 a version titled Space Ace HD came out that could be played in High Definition and fantastic 5.1 Surround Sound, and in Aug/2013, a Steam version was released to run on modern o/s. | ||
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| Spaceship Warlock | Reactor Inc. | [top] | |
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The Terran Empire no longer rules the galaxy. After a pan-galactic battle that lasted a thousand years, mankind lost the war against the powerful Kroll Imperium, as well as their planet. The Kroll moved the planet from its orbit and hid it deep in Krollian space. You start your adventure in Stambul, a world dominated by the Kroll Imperium. You manage to leave this ugly world and board the spaceship Belshazzar, which is attacked by the pirate ship Warlock. You are captured and taken aboard the pirate vessel, where you will embark on a journey across the galaxy to search for Terra, your stolen planet. Spaceship Warlock is a science fiction game with a 3rd-person perspective and simple mouse control. The player can pick up things one by one, and collected items are shown in the right bottom corner (the game doesn't have an inventory). It was originally published for the Macintosh in 1990 and ported for the PC in 1994. Despite its age it includes music, voices and lots of animations, and it even runs on Windows XP. It was one of the first CGI, interactive movies offered on CD-ROM - a compliment often given to Myst - but it also had a fair share of setbacks. For one, its initial version was released on Macintosh exclusively, with its PC version not released until much later, when PC gamers had already played many similar games. Second, its CGI graphics were rendered at a time when it took several weeks to produce any one scene, so such scenes in the game were very few (ie, the game was terribly short!). It also was a CD-only game, at a time when few people had such CD-ROMs for their systems (yet). Even so, it had many pluses. Its storyline, at least, was quite unique. The premise was good, as was one of the first offerings of a fully-voiced "interactive movie," with lip-synched characters, amusing sound effects, and cool event music. | ||
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| Stiny Noci [Cz] | Computer Experts / Vochozka Trading | [top] | |
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Stiny Noci (Night Shadows) is a classic Czech text-based adventure, with text description and a small graphics window, programmed by Vladimir Peníšek and Computer Experts group. Graphics of user interface and pictures has an amateur feel, but the story, gameplay and control are at a high level, even in today's perspective. Interface is divided into 3 parts: the right picture of the current situation, left 15 control icons and the bottom (larger) part of the screen showing the text. The player is in the role of a secret agent, trying to prove the guilt of a terrorist. It was also included in a compilation called Triptych with two other Czech games - Muzeum Mrtvol and OK Cash Machine. | ||
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| Stowaway! Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections | DK Multimedia | [top] | |
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The classic children's game based on Stephen Biesty's Man-Of-War Cross-Sections book. Stephen Biesty's Amazing Journey of Discovery Through an 18th-Century Warship. Step into the midst of battle on the high seas! Explore every deck, cabin, nook, and cranny of this amazing 18th-century warship in your search for the hidden stowaway. Stephen Biesty brings his intricate, detailed illustrations to life with hundreds of animations, narrated stories, and sound effects to create a vivid impression of what life at sea was really like. Find the Stowaway - A stowaway is hidden somewhere in each of the ships ten cross-sections. Find him in each of his hiding places, any youll discover the key to his secret. Extraordinary Close-Up Illustrations - Navigate up and down the decks, and zoom in to scores of individual scenesfrom the rat-infested depths of the hold to the luxury of the Captains cabin. Meet the Crew - Introduce yourself to the Captain, the Boatswain, the Cook, the Gunner, and many more colorful characters. Browse through their journals, and listen to them tell you about everyday life aboard their incredible ship. Animated On-Board Scenes - Witness life in every part of the shipfrom the noise to the danger of the cannon decks to the horrors of the surgeons operating theater. | ||
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| Superhero League of Hoboken | Legend Entertainment Company | [top] | |
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This is an adventure/RPG hybrid set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the northeastern US. Toxic pollution and war have reduced the US to a state of anarchy except for the occasional city-state. You are The Crimson Tape, new leader of the Superhero League of Hoboken, with the amazing power to Create Organizational Charts. You'll be joined by Tropical Oil Man ("capable of raising the cholestoral level of his opponents"), Robomop ("an intelligent kitchen appliance capable of cleaning up almost any mess"), Iron Tummy ("capable of eating spicy foods without any distress"), Captain Excitement (his "aura of lethargy and dullness can put many opponents to sleep instantly"), and Mademoiselle Pepperoni ("capable of seeing inside a pizza box without even opening it"). The goal of the game is to complete missions assigned by the Commissioner and relayed via the League's computer, Matilda. Gradually, you'll raise Hoboken League's ranking, and finally be able to take on the evil Dr. Entropy who is seeking to thwart the rebirth of civilization. As your League's ranking and prestige grow, new superheroes will join up and make your life easier. Gameplay includes standard third-person adventure game interaction similar to other late Legend Entertainment games such as Companions of Xanth and Death Gate, top-down map exploration, and turn-based combat (similar to Bard's Tale). Heroes have the usual range of stats (brawn, brains, toughness, and health) and equipment slots, along with their superpowers. | ||
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| The Vortex: Quantum Gate II | Hyperbole Studios | [top] | |
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In this sequel, you assume the role of Drew Griffin, a young soldier recruited to fight a war against an anthropomorphic alien race on a distant world. The year is 2057. Due to severe environmental pollution, Earth has only five years to live. Only a rare mineral exists on the planet AJ3905 can reverse this environmental Armageddon. At the end of the original Quantum Gate, you and your comrades are transported through an interplanetary device called the Quantum Gate to destroy the alien inhabitants in order to excavate the needed minerals. Through your Virtual Reality tophat display, they appear in the form of alien bugs. When your tophat suddenly malfunctions, however, you discover that you have been tricked by your commanding officer Colonel Saunders to destroy a seemingly peaceful race known as the Aylinde instead. It's played entirely from a first person perspective. Various icons appear intermittently during playback of Full Motion Videos that convey the story throughout the game. By clicking on these icons, it allows the player to make inquires, guide Drew’s actions, or display emotions. The emotion can be anger, balance, or sorrow. Some icons trigger supplemental videos to simulate various moments of flashbacks by Drew. Responses differ depending on the player's choices. An unprecedented six hours of digital video is backed by a Hollywood quality production, with over 30 professional actors forming the cast. Photorealistic 16-bit graphics provide an immersing environment that can be explored in detail. The story is engaging and has an unexpected ending. | ||
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| Tom Long: The Time Adventure [G] | Promotion Software | [top] | |
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This German adventure served as a promotion game for the food company McCain. It is only available in german language. Tom's girlfriend is trapped in a computer game and only he can free them. The graphics are very like LucasArts' Day of the Tentacle. The puzzles are well made, but the dialogue can be sometimes very confusing. | ||
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| Travel Gunner [Tw] | Visual Art Information | [top] | |
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This is a nice Taiwanese visual novel with lots of dialogue and a variety of puzzles. In addition, a pleasant and light "strawberry" reward awaits the player for the correct solution, which, however, does not go beyond the bounds of moral principles and generally accepted norms. In 1997, the mysterious medicine Lotto.D appeared in the world for the first time. Having used it, a person immediately became a genius for a while, but then subconsciously went into an absolutely uncontrollable sexual-depraved state. This effect appeared constantly, and the symptoms appeared more and more dangerous each time. The patient was forced to take Lotto.D over and over again; in the end, this addiction completely took over his personality. It was necessary to urgently start a battle with this terrible evil. You are acting as a young man named Lin Minda (林明達). He is an ordinary office worker. At one fun corporate event, his superiors finally rewarded him with a trip to the United States of America. And so, our hero is already bored at the international airport, anticipating a meeting with the famous Statue of Liberty. But suddenly, in the waiting area, he was hailed by a spectacular anime girl with bright red hair. She seemed familiar to him. Yes, there could be no mistake - her name is Wei (薇), and she was his classmate at the institute. And now they must fly together on the same flight! However, one unpleasant event happened during the flight, which for some reason always begins with loud words: "Everyone to stay in their seats is a robbery ...". Three anime girls: Reina (蕾娜), Layli (雷莉) and Pandora (潘朵拉) decided to "pinch" the passengers a little. But in business, without hesitation, Wei intervened, who also turned out to be an FBI agent, but the forces were unequal. The guy (your hero) and the beautiful Wei criminals at gunpoint were taken down to the cargo hold and there they injected Lotto.D ... There will be many adventures ahead. After the scene on the plane, your hero will jump with a parachute, find himself in the hospital, and then meet the green-haired anime girl Annie. She is also a special agent and has long been fighting against the illegal circulation of Lotto.D. On her computer, you can find information about the drug and its distributors. She will professionally prepare you to work with agents, and after that your callsign will sound like "Travel Gunner". Then you, as a real undercover agent, will live in a hotel and expect to meet one important person. The game is diverse in its content. You constantly need to select menu items below the pictures. This will mainly be: explore (查看), thinking to oneself (思考), talking (談話), describing the immediate environment (附近). One way or another, going through all the options, you will be on the right track. A sign of a correctly chosen answer on the part of the program will be a kind offer of the opportunity to "save". It will take a long time in a circle to run the above menu items until something in the situation or text dialogs changes. In some situations, the wrong choice of plot development will mean the death of your character - and the game will have to start either anew or by loading a previous saved stage. Once you even have to remember the sequence of signs to open the cabinet with a secret passage. There will also be an "action" -element in the form of a virtual shooting gallery - quite a simple, but very atmospheric moment for playing with static images. But the scariest trick in the game is to correctly fold the picture in a limited time. Moreover, the principle of mutual movement of fragments remained absolutely unclear. For folding pictures, there is even a training mode in the main menu of the game. There are erotic elements in the game. Basically, they will mean the resolution of the next tangled tangle of options for enumerating menu items. The erotic here in no way goes beyond the bounds of decent. For example, on an airplane, your hero first sees the terrible action of Lotto.D on his companion, whom the criminals injected with a dose of the drug, - Wei in the nude will be very exhausted, having absolutely no control over his behavior. Then, at the hospital, one of the girls will show interest in Lin Mind's sick person. An interesting situation awaits at the hotel where our hero will live, waiting for a meeting with the agent. Right from the doorstep, when you check into your room, you will certainly be imposed by phone on some interesting services, which are called a simple English word - Service. So, if you say yes, then you will surely run into a girl of the same profession, who is also the “Queen of S&M”. The fatal ending of your character will be shown in a humorous picture. In general, erotica here is a bit detected. | ||
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| Travels of Joe Rabbit in the Big City, The | Swissoft Publishing Company | [top] | |
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A bright educational game for young viewers, the main character of which is a charming rabbit Joe. He carries a backpack behind his back, loves to travel and really wants to replenish his knowledge in a magical town. True, before starting training, it is necessary to get into this town, having solved the puzzle of the guard dog, and he loves apples so much. The town itself is represented by four streets with various shops and shops where you will find completely different goods: clothes, flowers, even delicious cupcakes!. One trouble is that you will have to pay for entering each of them. To do this, you have to go to the far right lane, where there is something like banks, but not quite ordinary. The first is called "Money Machine", the second - "Algebra". It is here that Joe’s most important talent will manifest itself - the rabbit perfectly calculates and remembers various sequences (not without your help, of course). For each completed task, whether it is computing or arranging figures or letters in order, our hero receives coins. Now you can go to meet the entertainment, of which the town is full. For example, in a clothing store you can fool from the heart, trying on various outfits, and you can also earn by fulfilling the seller’s requests for a combination of things. In the music store, Joe can arrange a whole disco by playing a tune and listening to it in the performance of various instruments. And how much he loves to dance! Another rabbit can drop into a flower shop to get a wonderful present for his girlfriend, who lives in a house near the city gates. It certainly attracts with its colorfulness, wonderful music, perfectly selected voices and fantastic kindness. The puzzles are quite amenable to a child familiar with numbers. | ||
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| Tsarevna: A Medieval Russia Quest | Yavsoft | [top] | |
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Bob Bisquit is an American on a quest to win the heart of a beautiful Russian princess. Only the one who will find Tsarevna's real name can marry her, and thus Bob's journey begins. Tsarevna is a puzzle-solving point-and-click adventure game, with cartoon-like 2D graphics reminiscent of the first two Monkey Island games and other adventure titles of the early nineties. Puzzle solving is not the only aspect coming into picture in this game; players also get to take a look at life of a medieval Russian city (based on true historical facts!). | ||
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| Under A Killing Moon | Access Software, Inc. | [top] | |
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It's December, 2042. And you're the only P.I. that follows the old steps of Philip Marlow, Spade, and other classic detectives. This time, the world depends upon you. How? Why? It's not for me to tell. Take your gun, and see what'll be next. Well, you'll drop it via the window accidentally, but I guess that won't stop you from solving the case. Under A Killing Moon, unlike the Tex Murphy adventures that came before it, takes place in a world whose locations are pure 3D in which you have full maneuverability. You can even look for clues underneath desks, chairs, etc. Other features include an online hint system (that decreases your final score the more you use it), extensive support for additional sound/music devices, and full-motion video technology. | ||
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| Undersea Adventure | Knowledge Adventure, Inc. / Edusoft SA | [top] | |
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This is a 2D adventure that aims to educate children on ocean life. The player explores the sea in a submarine while learning geology, marine biology, geography, oceanography, and ecology through nine mini-games and activities. The game includes hundreds of photos as well as movies of undersea life and an Undersea Reference encyclopedia which helps with report writing. It was included along with IBM Aptiva PCs. It came packaged with a pair of 3D glasses. It was also bundled released with Space Adventure, Imax's Speed and Knowledge Adventure Demo of the adventure games with a Packard Bell Windows 3.1/MS-DOS 6.22. There's a brief biography of explorer Jacques Cousteau. The program's main attraction is the Undersea Reference, an extensive underwater-themed encyclopedia featuring images and passages from the Random House Atlas of the Oceans by Mitchell Beazley and National Geographic among others. | ||
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| Universe | Core Design Ltd. | [top] | |
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Universe is a decent sci-fi adventure that features some interesting gadget-oriented puzzles, although the banal plot and bad writing sink the game to obscurity. Nevertheless, Core Design's second effort in the adventure genre is a better game in every respect than the awful Curse of Enchantia. The interface is also rather awkward, so only those with a lot of patience will go through this long journey through different sparsely-populated planets. It is no wonder why Core never tried their hands at writing another adventure game. Given how popular Tomb Raider has become, they have certainly found their true calling. | ||
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| Venture: Adventure Gaming System for Windows | Richard Foley | [top] | |
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The VENTURE system provides a complete environment for designing, building and playing point-of-view, graphic adventure games for Windows. The games produced by this system are based around the concept of rooms. A VENTURE game consists of a series of connected rooms, on many different levels. These rooms can contain doors, creatures, sounds, objects, ladders and other items that produce obstacles or puzzles for the player to overcome. VENTURE produces two types of adventure games, treasure gathering and destination. A treasure gathering game is like the original, classic Adventure game. The player has to explore the rooms, gathering all the treasures and returning them to a specific room. The game is won when all the treasures have been gathered. A destination or goal type of game is one where the player has to rescue someone or reach a certain destination. The game is won when the player gets to the destination room. During game play, the player uses the Play Screen. This screen provides the player with a view into the room in the direction he or she is facing. There are 8 possible direction views in a room, corresponding to compass directions. To play the game, the player turns around in the room to view different directions, picks up and uses objects, talks with and/or fights with creatures, opens doors, jumps over abysses and moves from room to room. In Design mode, the user designs and builds a game using the various game design components. The components include: the rooms and their layout, the objects and their attributes, the creatures and their attributes, scripts for the creatures so they can talk to the player, decor items, various level options including random creature attacks and object thefts and the game setup options. All the design components are viewed in context as they are designed. Included with VENTURE are two complete adventure games built with the VENTURE system. The first, 'The Caverns of Makalu', is a traditional treasure gathering game that takes place in underground caverns and has creatures such as dragons, wizards and orcs. The second, 'Starbase Varga', is a destination type game set in space with aliens and robots. These two games demonstrate the variety of adventures that can be built with the VENTURE system. | ||
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| Virtual Pompeii | SACIS / Lifestyle Software Group | [top] | |
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Almost two thousand years after the destruction of Pompeii, the mystery still enthralls people around the world. The history, the art, the life of the people are the subjects of constant research and study. Virtual Pompeii allows you to walk the streets of this ancient city, to enter its monuments and marketplaces, to view its artwork as if you were an inhabitant. Take the Tour of Pompeii and walk through the ruins of the city destroyed by volcanic eruptions in 79 A.D. Reconstructed maps point you to landmarks such as the Temple of Jupiter, the Forum and the Large Theater. Learn about the history of Pompeii: when the first inhabitants came to the ancient bed of lava; building the Temple of Apollo and the Doric Temple; the Romans conquering and ruling the island after a long siege; and finally the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The tragic events of that night were recorded by the Roman writer Pliny the Younger. Read firsthand how Pompeii came to an end, in either English or Ancient Latin. And what of the life and art of ancient Pompeii? Virtual Pompeii provides you with detailed descriptions of the houses, public buildings and workplaces, based on extensive excavations and archeological expeditions. View the four styles of decorative art found throughout Pompeii, the paintings, the murals and the ancient friezes, as if you were there. In the Index, virtual Pompeii explains how the culture is reflected in the remains of the buildings, from the Amphitheater to the Villa of the Mysteries. Important buildings such as the Temples, unexcavated buildings and the lines of conserved walls are vividly described and depicted in text and images. | ||
| Vision 2 [G] | BBDO Interactive / Ad Games / LBS | [top] | |
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The year is 2044 and after the events in Vision, the Rockfellow Tower, a self-contained generation ship for the exploration of deep space, starts off into the unknown universe. But as they enter the tail of a comet and bring the ship up to light speed, the crew realizes that there is something or someone else on the ship who doesn't want the crew to succeed on their mission. The basic game is an adventure in which you see the world through the eyes of the protagonist. You move from screen to screen to find items, talk to the crew in a multiple choice dialogue and solve puzzles to find and eliminate the evil. Always with you is the computer MAX that controls the whole ship. As you move through the Tower he maps all the different levels and also helps you with the riddles and keeps you on the right track. To spice things up a bit, the game also features some action-based mini-games. LBS only produced 6.000 units of the game and they were only sold in the various branches of the bank. | ||
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| Voyeur | Philips POV Entertainment Group / Entertainment Software Partners / Interplay Productions | [top] | |
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For better or worse, the developer and publisher of Voyeur have raised the question of what constitutes appropriate content in family entertainment with the release of this title. Originally released for CD-I in 1994, the game has generated much controversy with its adult subject matters which no doubt has boosted its sales. Not surprisingly, Interplay Productions attempts to cash in on its popularity by porting it to the PC market. You are a private investigator hired by a member of the wealthy Hawke family in order to gain enough evidence to bring down the corrupt Reed Hawke who is the CEO of Hawke Industries and has gathered the Hawke family together for the weekend to prepare for his announcement that he will be running for President of the United States. You control various hidden cameras located through the Hawke family home in an effort to gather enough evidence to destroy Reed Hawke's career. The format of the game was similar to that of the Digital Pictures full motion video games such as Night Trap and Double Switch, with two important differences. The first major difference was that Voyeur's full motion video included female nudity and simulated sex scenes giving the game a warning label on its box about its mature subject matter. This is in contrast to full motion video games such as Night Trap where everything was kept within the equivalence of a PG-13 rating. The second major difference was that the playable character's client was different every game and thus the storyline would change slighty. While Night Trap and Double Switch did have multiple endings, most of them if you failed, the storyline did not change. | ||
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| Who Shot Johnny Rock? | American Laser Games | [top] | |
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This is a live-action full motion video laserdisc video game released in the arcade, as well as game platforms including the PC. The game is set a Hollywood version of 1920s Chicago, where one plays a private detective that has been hired to find out who murdered a nightclub singer named Johnny Rock; the woman turns out to have been Rock's fiancee, Red. The player must attempt to reach Johnny Rock's killer, shooting villains and interrogating individuals. The game takes the player through the gangs of four gangsters with suggestive names - Measles, Mumps, Smallpox and Lockjaw Lil - and locations such as a chemical factory, a pool hall, a garage and a casino. The format is a first-person perspective of the player watching the full motion video, listening to the various characters and shooting the right enemies at the right time with a powerful tommy gun. Unlike previous games, such as Mad Dog McCree and Crime Patrol, the player's tommy gun does not need to be reloaded, but one does need to buy extra ammunition. Also, when health is lost, the player needs to have enough money to be able to pay the city doctor to give him or her extra life. If money runs out, the game is over. The player must also try to avoid hitting innocent bystanders, as doing so results in having to pay funeral expenses. Along the way, clues have to be collected and it is them that will eventually allow the player to determine Johnny Rock's murderer; one of the final sequences takes place in Rock's mansion, where a final clue will point to the killer, who must be eliminated to end the game. As in most rail shooters by American Laser Games, the PC version includes mouse and light gun support; the latter are used to select locations, shoot enemies and reload. The game was re-released by Digital Leisure around 2003 with updated video and sound, in addition to several bonus options. | ||
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| Wild World Of Madison Jaxx | Corel | [top] | |
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A Global Learning Adventure! Are you ready for non-stop global adventure and intrigue? Join The Wild World of Madison Jaxx and become part of a crack team of international special agents assigned to various regions around the world. A host of challenging missions awaits you in this five CD-ROM game - with elusive criminals, deadly viruses and lost treasure at every turn. Go undercover as a distinguished archaeologist, a gifted film maker, even an expert oceanographer. Visit over 500 locations and solve more than 90 cases - each with full-motion video, narration, maps and photos. Hours of game play and a comprehensive online encyclopedia make The Wild World of Madison Jaxx an exciting learning adventure. Features: A comprehensive geography game, nine real-time video characters to choose from, an interactive geographical encyclopedia of more than 530 sites in 150 countries, 100 country maps and 100 regional maps, over 450 location photos, more than 90 cases to solve, and a scorekeeper to keep track of your progress. | ||
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| Woodruff and The Schnibble of Azimuth | Coktel Vision / Sierra On-Line, Inc. | [top] | |
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After a devastating atomic war, the world population was nearly annihilated, and the survivors had to hide deep underground. In the meantime, a peaceful race of human-like creatures, the boozooks, populated the Earth. After the humans ascended to the surface again, they started a bloody war against this race. The boozooks were mercilessly destroyed, their culture demolished, and in the end of the war the boozooks became the slaves of the humans. You play the role of Woodruff, a boy whose foster father, professor Azimuth, was kidnapped by government officials. Apparently, the professor was developing a strange device called "schnibble", which had something to do with the liberation of the boozooks. Woodruff must find his father, dethrone the evil Bigwig and his corrupt government, and save the boozookian people. This is an adventure game with a lot of tricky puzzles, similar in style and design to the famous Gobliiins games by the same creators. Unlike Gobliins, this is a full-fledged adventure where you can move around freely and interact with many characters. | ||
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| Wrath Of The Gods | Luminaria Inc. / Maxis | [top] | |
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Arguably the best game based on Greek mythology ever made, Wrath of the Gods puts you in the sandals of an orphan who discovers that he's actually Zeus' son and must accomplish heroic deeds to earn his place on Olympus. Puzzles are fun, but easy for those familiar with Greek myths (e.g. how Hercules slay the Hydra). Cheesy acting is compensated for by excellent on-line database of Greek myths and hints, and numerous locations. The game's fatal flaw is that it was poorly coded Windows 3.1 engine led to very SLOW speed that's almost unplayable on a 386. But it's a flaw that's no longer relevant with today's computers. | ||
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| Wyatt Earp's Old West | Amazing Media / Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc. | [top] | |
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This is an educational game with adventure-like gameplay which allows the player to explore the town of Tombstone, Arizona, recreated with the characteristics of an Old West town. The tour mostly consists of roaming the streets of the town and examining various buildings, presented as real-life still photographs. The player can occasionally interact with the town's inhabitants, as well as visit a saloon and order a drink. The player will also have the opportunity to practice quick-draw technique with a revolver when attacked by hostile characters; these exercises are done with a simple point-and-click interface, in a mini-game-like fashion. The educational elements consist of information about the life of the famous 19th century gunslinger Wyatt Earp, as well as testing the player's knowledge in the game of Old West Trivia. | ||
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| Yellow Kid [It] | Holodream Software / Comic Art | [top] | |
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This is a point & click adventure game from an original idea by Roberto Genovesi. The gameplay and graphics are quite different from those used for Flash Gordon (more adventurous), Mandrake (more mysterious) and Eternauta (more rooms). It's a direct homage to Disney cartoon-style graphics and animated adventures of LucasArts. The game, even presenting a kid style, is really for all ages. | ||
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This game is an interactive adventure through the human body. You can zoom down the spinal column, watch blood cells flow through veins, and climb down the brain all in the same day. An interactive encyclopedia helps you understand different things relating to the human body that you might not know. If that doesn't satisfy you, perhaps some of the games will. Answer questions about the human body, germs, and health. If you want a little action, try to save a ER patient by zooming through their body and fighting germs. The whole thing comes wrapped up on a CD-ROM, or three floppy disks. | ||
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| American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Want a chill to go down your spine? Listen to Allan Gurganus reading Paul Laurence Dunbar's "When Malindy Sings." Or try Stanley Crouch reading "Casey at the Bat," or Cynthia Ozick matched with Poe's "The Conqueror Worm." Nearly six hours of audio (recorded at the poetry reading hosted by Garrison Keillor to celebrate the book's publication) are a wonderful reminder that much of this material was written to be read aloud, in an era when poetry was part of everyday life. There's lovely music, too: spirituals performed by the Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble, folk music, and entertaining parlor songs. The greatest pleasure, though, lies in the sheer quantity and diversity of the material on the CD. We had no idea that early American poets came in so many shapes and sizes--solitary visionaries and congenial storytellers, humorists and dissidents, songwriters and philosophers, immigrants and Native Americans--and all their voices are represented. Some we expected: Emerson, Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier, Melville, Whitman. Others surprised: the actress Fanny Kemble, Presidents Lincoln and Adams, Zuni storytellers, Edith Wharton. So did the forms: comic light-verse, recitation pieces from the days when schoolchildren were routinely required to "speak a piece," dialect poems, healing rituals, ballads, and children's verse. It's the rare reference work that's encyclopedic without being stuffy, but American Poetry pulls it off. Just for fun we searched on "prairie," and rambled from Melville's "Clara: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land" ("the breath of Sharon's prairie land") to Emily Dickinson's "Vast Prairies of Air" to Bret Harte to Emma Lazarus's "In Exile" ("Up from the prairie the tanned herds-men pass") to a Blackfeet Indian "Song for a Fallen Warrior" ("You will scalp the enemy in the green prairie") and ended with an endearing song called "Sweet Betsy from Pike" ("Their wagons broke down with a terrible crash /And out on the prairie rolled all kinds of trash"). English homework never used to be this entertaining. The poems are a pleasure to read against handsome backdrops of period paintings, and students will appreciate the timeline, biographical notes, annotations, and extensive indexes. American Poetry combines The Library of America two-volume edition into a single definitive reference, and serves an extraordinary cultural legacy very well indeed. | ||
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| AnnaTommy | Viridis Corporation / IVI Publishing, Inc. | [top] | |
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Anna and Tommy are explorers of the human body. They travel inside the body in shrinking ship called the Virtual Surgeon. Controlling the Virtual Surgeon, you'll go through the body, one system at a time, learning new things about each one along the way. But you only have a set amount of time to explore, and there are obstacles to hinder your advancement through each system. Take too much damage, or let the time run out, and it's game over. You must work your way through the body exploring all body systems including: Skeletal, Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous, Endocrine, Urinary, Lymphatic, Integumental, Respiratory, Reproductive. A moment's hesitation at the controls, or one wrong move could put an end to the mission. Do you have what it takes? Features: 10 separate body systems; 28 challenging, multi-level, arcade-style games; Glossary of medical terms; Space age soundtrack; Incredible special effects. A note to parents: Teaches the fundamentals of anatomy, biology and logic; Animations based on actual inside-the-body images and video; Arcade-style games challenge kids to learn anatomy; Material appropriate for ages 8 and up; Developed in cooperation with a team of doctors and medical experts from Mayo Clinic. | ||
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| Arcy 2 | CAPS Softwaredesign ULM / MVP Software | [top] | |
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This is a puzzle game in which the player takes control over a smiley face that has to solve several one-screen levels. To finish a stage, the player needs to collect all keys and then reach the exit. However, there are of course some obstacles to overcome, mostly in the form of enemies. These behave in predictable ways, e.g. spiders just move forward and turn left or right when reaching an obstacle or gogglers look in a direction and move towards the smiley when it moves into their sight. Other elements are stones (can be moved), water (can't be crossed, but filled up with stones), one-way streets or bonus balls which give additional points when collected. The game can be saved at any time, but the level restarts when loading it. There is no time limit, a limited amount of lives (every touch - or in the case of snakes, glimpse - is instant death) and a high score list. It was later made freeware. | ||
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| Aviation Adventure | Knowledge Adventure, Inc. | [top] | |
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This edutainment cd is divided into several areas of interest. Aviation Reference Library & Aircraft Encyclopedia: You can navigate via a globe for locations, a time line, or category buttons (Early Aviation, for instance). A picture will be displayed while the narration scrolls below simultaneously with the audio. By moving the pointer around in the picture window, note balloons give additional information; click on a note balloon, and you will travel to a different entry about a related subject. By clicking on a word in the text window, you can locate index entries to articles in which that word appears; click on the name of the entry you want to see. You can also print text or images. Information from the reference library forms the basis for the Trivia Quiz. Aviation Theater: After selecting a category, make selections by clicking on the frames at the right of the movie screen. Three categories of video clips are available: Bloopers - humorous narration accompanies short video clips, Documentaries - historic and informational, but long and boring compared to other parts of the program, Historical - These clips have no narration, but many are stunning. Don't miss the Blue Angels' impressive precision flying. Click on members of the audience for a surprise. Aviation Lab: Ten different aircraft are available for inspection. You can view the exterior, or a cutaway diagram of the interior. Text will be read and scroll below the picture window. Paper Plane Factory: Learn to fold various paper airplanes by looking at the step-by-step images of the paper plane in the picture window, by listening to and reading the instructions. You can stop after each step and even move back or forward a step at a time as needed. Certain principles of flight (such as balance and angle of attack) are also explained. Glider Game: Follow the visual instructions to make several complex paper gliders. Aviation Museum: Move through rooms, doors, and hallways suggestive of a Doom game. Click on pictures to hear and read more about them. The Dogfight Theater is a must see. Aviation Adventure Trivia Quiz: Each multiple choice question offers four different pictures with sound narration and/or balloons explaining each suggested choice. Humor is at its best in this section. Great audio reinforcers (That's Right! Good work! You're joking, right? Whoa! Try again!) for each question. For each level you will see an animated cartoon clip if you do well, or documentary disaster clip if you do poorly. You can press the hint button to get 60 seconds to try finding the answer in the library/encyclopedia section. Flight Simulator: The user must become familiar with a number of commands on the keyboard before embarking on the training flight, much less an actual mission. With sufficient time and practice, you might actually become a proficient pilot. | ||
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| Baseball's Greatest Hits | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Where were you in 1951, when Bobby Thomson slugged the home run that tore the heart out of Brooklyn? Or in 1969, when the miracle Mets capped the most amazing turnaround in baseball history? How about 1988, when Kirk Gibson made a Hollywood dream come true? Grab some Cracker Jacks and check out Baseball's Greatest Hits, the next best thing to being there. Watch historic video clips, like Hank Aaron's 715th home run. Listen in as 75 Hall of Famers - including Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Jackie Robinson - talk baseball. Hear Mel Allen's mellifluous introductions to each event and enjoy the comments of the nation's greatest sports columnists. This updated version brings you right up to Joe Carter's heart-stopping home run that clinched the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. Current stats on major players are in here, along with over six hours of archival audio, color photographs, and rediscovered audio clips such as Babe Ruth's legendary call of his own shot in 1932. Hardcore fans will appreciate box scores, a baseball timeline, stadium pictures, team histories, player profiles, and the chance to test their knowledge in a challenging trivia game. Play Ball! | ||
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| Beyond Planet Earth | Discovery Channel Multimedia | [top] | |
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Travel to the outer limits with this interactive exploration into the mysteries of our solar system. Find out how the solar system was formed. Investigate moons, asteroids, meteors, comets and more! Get the latest, close-up pictures from space with over 50 minutes of compelling video from NASA and voyager missions. | ||
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| Brief History Of Time, A: An Interactive Adventure CD-Rom | Blasterware | [top] | |
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Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" took readers to distant galaxies, Black Holes and alternate dimensions - and across centuries of scientific thought - to confront questions about the origin and nature of the universe. This interactive CD-ROM of the book contains the complete text. It also features excerpts from the Errol Morris documentary and includes new images and interactive animations. Delving into the depths of the universe, it helps you to understand complicated theories on space, time and the origin of the species in a fun and challenging yet educational presentation. Battling Motor Neurone disease for almost 30 years, Stephen Hawking believes that everyone should be able to understand the basics of physics and cosmology when explained in a way which is accessible to all. The concepts Hawking presents are fascinating & fun, meant to challenge and entertain. From Stephen’s room you can click on various icons that lead into an adventure related to a topic in his book. With theories illustrated by a combination of graphics, animation, video, audio voice-overs and text, the world of astro-physics is brought to the forefront of modern technology. Hawking gives you the choice of exploring the disk and his arguments linearly, as per the book itself, or moving through the topics in a pattern of your own choosing. Converse with Physicists John Wheeler & Brandon Carter on subjects such as Black Holes and The Expanding Universe. Take an in depth look at Physics with Einstein and uncover the key elements and hidden secrets of our existence in this excellently presented CD-ROM. | ||
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| Bug Adventure | Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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Fourth and last chapter of educational software written by Knowledge Adventure for DOS, "Insects and other small animals" is similar to "Undersea Adventure" with pictures of insects and arachnids, and text on their manners. Two sets of recognition of pictures and some animations complete the package. Take an exciting, inviting, interactive journey into the creepy, crawly world of insects. Which bug is the loudest? The longest? The fastest? The sweetest? Who's got an eye with 10,000 lenses? Get facts and answers in the Bug Encyclopedia. It allows you to settle into the Honeycomb Theater to view clips of bugs doing incredible things. It has over 100 extensive descriptions of insects, their structures and habitats. Read a talking storybook, play games and more. It uses life-like animation, three-dimensional graphics, sound, and text to teach children about the world of insects. Your child will learn facts about arthropods while developing reading and researching skills. It's primarily aimed at young people, and going through it does not exceed two hours. | ||
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| Cinema Volta | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Cinema Volta is a memoir, a quirky performance piece, an ear-popping and eye-grabbing reverie about electricity and its transforming power. In twelve stories that pulsate and migrate across the screen, narrator Jim Petrillo considers the strange lives of great inventors of the nineteenth century: Alessandro Volta, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Samuel Morse, and Nicola Tesla. But don't expect a dry treatise on the history of science. Petrillo's idiosyncratic perspective takes in the history of Sicily; Shelley and Byron's shenanigans during the summer of 1816 (Byron's daughter, Ada, wrote the first computer program); Joyce's X-rated love letters to Nora (the program takes its name from a movie theater opened by Joyce in Trieste in 1909); the cave paintings of Lascaux; Frankenstein; naked people; vampires; big noise; and the artist's own childhood memories. Often ironic (electricity was first used, he notes, to make dead frogs twitch), Petrillo's commentary weaves together an arresting collage of images and text. The subtitle promises "Weird Science and Childhood Memories." Weird it is, and not for everyone. But like any cult favorite, it has its fans. | ||
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| Comic Book Confidential | Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Comic books finally get the respect they deserve. Combining interviews, historical footage, animation, and montages of comic book art, Comic Book Confidential traces the development of the comic book from the very first (Funnies on Parade), in 1933, through counterculture favorites (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) to the hippest representatives of the 1980s comic book revival (The Dark Knight returns). Ron Mann's witty, incisive movie in QuickTime contains interviews with influential authors and artists of commercial, alternative, and underground comics. Many read from their works: Marvel master Stan Lee brings Spiderman's money worries to life; Charles Burnes becomes Big Baby; Jack Kirby reenacts the birth of Caption America. The CD-ROM adds over 120 pages of comics by the film's featured artists. Scott McCloud, author of "Understanding Comics", provides new introductions. Also included are biographies of all the artists, and checklists of their published works. It all adds up to a new way to explore America's only purely indigenous art form. The only comprehensive documentary of comics and their creators ever made, Comic Book Confidential contains a wealth of rare historic footage. Witness Congressional hearings from the 50s "proving" the link between comic books and juvenile delinquency. See reformed youths gleefully piling contraband comics onto a modern bonfire of the vanities. | ||
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| Corel All-Movie Guide | Corel | [top] | |
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This multimedia movie expert gives you interactive access to a huge movie database on CD-ROM. With over 90,000 movie and video listings (up to 1994), exploring the Corel All-Movie Guide can be as entertaining as watching your favorite movies. Explore the glamorous world of movie stars, directors and behind-the-scenes cast and crew in this fully cross-referenced multimedia guide. The Corel All-Movie Guide can make recommendations based on a wide variety of criteria, it's like having your very own film critic. Print a list of movies to take to the video store. Never again will you have to wander around the video store looking for that perfect movie. Features: Instant access to over 90,000 classic and contemporary titles; Read descriptions and ratings of major motion pictures; Sneak a peek at the stars in numerous photographs and interviews; Hours of entertainment exploring tons of movie trivia; Test your movie knowledge in the Trivia Game or crossword puzzles; Easy to use 3D video store interface; Assign your own movie ratings and reviews; Recommends movies based on your ratings; Print a list and take to the video store. | ||
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| Crime Patrol | American Laser Games | [top] | |
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This takes the familiar live action, first-person target shooting formula and ups the ante in terms of realism and interactive intensity. Players join the police force and engage in a number of harrowing law enforcement situations, including a bank holdup, a gang fight, a crack house bust, a nuclear power plant takeover and, scariest of all, a terrorist/hostage crisis that takes place on an airplane and in an airport. Television reporters appear onscreen, commenting on whether the player has shot bad guys or innocents, and the situations in the game vary depending on how successfully the targets have been shot and other factors. Real actors and Hollywood stunt men add verisimilitude to the proceedings. The player is employed in the police force and works his way up from Rookie to Delta Force, achieved through systematically neutralizing threats which appear in various environments and scenarios. With your gun (or mouse, depending on if you use the computer version), you shoot down gangsters, murderers, druglords and terrorists in various tactical situations, only to ultimately face a serious nuclear threat in the final scenario. There are four levels which the player completes one by one, not counting the shooting range, which one can access to improve his or her aim and reflexes. As a Rookie, the player teams up with a somewhat boisterous policewoman, taking on shoplifters, armed robbers and gang members. After getting promoted to Undercover, the player gets a slightly overweight male partner and confronts drug smugglers and crimelords in a nightclub, impound lot and airport. Next, in SWAT, bank robbers and terrorists become the enemies. Finally, in Delta Force, the player must stand up to criminals who are a serious threat to national security, such as a hijacked shipment of Nuclear material, hijacked planes, and assassination attempts. Each part of the game is made up of three separate scenarios, with one final mission involving a plot to steal plutonium that is filmed partly in nightvision, awaits the player who can complete all of those in Delta Force. The game was re-released by Digital Leisure around 2003 with updated video and sound, in addition to several bonus options. | ||
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| CyberJudas | D. C. True Ltd. / Merit Studios Inc. | [top] | |
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This sequel to Shadow President is the first simulation of truly global proportions. It's the ultimate game of power, global leadership and world influence. Become the most powerful person on earth supported by a close and trusted panel of advisors. Beware, one of them will destroy you and your world. What kind of president would you make? Power Hungry? Diplomatic sanctions, CIA covert actions, aid packages, economic blockades, surgical strikes and human rights reform are just a few of the many options at your disposal. Itchy Fingered? Realism is based on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence routines developed from seven years global politics research, you can either struggle for peace and harmony or trigger off World War III with a push of a button. Trusting? Listen to your advisors' opinions and suggestions - then either take it or leave it. Further realism is created in the in-game characters as they are brought to life with a full range of emotions, spoken responses and body language movements. All this is fully rendered using the latest silicon graphics wavefront technology by award winning graphic artists. Internationalist? On-line official CIA World Factbook gives in-depth information on every country in the world. View the world map, regional views or nation close-up's depicting changes in commercial, military, population and influence factors. The world is watching. The election is looming and your popularity in the polls is falling. Press, assassins and terrorists are showing great interest in your movements and actions. Your "loyal" staff could be murdered or resign at any time. Oh, and there's a personal Judas on your staff waiting to destroy you and fan the flames of anarchy... Who can you trust, who will you trust? You Are the President and the Prey. Three styles of interaction with one of the world's leading global simulations - The CyberJudas Gambit: Find and eliminate the traitor before your world erupts into chaos. Cabinet Wars: Run the world while your Cabinet vies for political power and forces you to respond. You are the President: Try your answers to global problems with a neutral and loyal cabinet of advisors using the award-winning Presidential Simulator. Features: Stunning 3D graphics created with movie special effects technology; Riveting digital sound, music and voices; Award-winning world simulator A/I ("decision-making virtual reality"), based on 7 years of Tufts University doctoral research; Dynamic virtual 3D actors for true character and player interaction; Captivating interactive gameplay, with every game a unique experience, providing limitless replay value; New CIA World Factbook - instant on-line access to 600+ pages on over 160 nations. Full text available on disk. | ||
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| Dare, Bluff, or Die: A Role Playing History of the Wild West | Stylus Multimedia / Motherlode, Inc. | [top] | |
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This CD-ROM brings you multicultural exploration of the Wild West spanning 1500-1900 AD. It allows you to play as a character in the wild and uncivilized West, following one of the 10,000 possible scenarios. It features 4,000 images and 90 original songs in CD quality to document the rich history of the African, Hispanic, French, Native and Asian populations in the West. | ||
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| Dark Legions | Silicon Knights Inc. / Strategic Simulations Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a strategy/action game similar to Archon and its remake Archon Ultra. An action/strategy game, in Dark Legions you will pitch your forces against that of a computer or human foe in a game board. When two pieces collide, they will be transferred to another board on which they will fight for survival. In the beginning of the game you will buy your forces with a predefined number of credits, and be able to purchase any of the 16 characters along with various kinds of traps and even rings to upgrade your creatures. The balance of power in the dark realm of Tahr Carog is broken. One of the two twin power orbs is lost, and the realm is in chaos. As the holder of one of the orbs, you must combat your opponent - the holder of the second power orb - until one of you loses his orb, and the other prevails. The holder of the two orbs will be granted immense power and immortality, so make sure you select and utilize your forces wisely. | ||
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| Defcon 3 for Command & Conquer and Red Alert Add-on Levels | Head Games | [top] | |
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You are the commander of an elite group of specially trained combat soldiers. Your troops must be prepared for intensely dangerous life and death missions at anytime. Over 300 combined new maps, missions and utilities. Easy-to-use map & mission manager for Windows 95 and DOS. Editors to build your own scenarios, create new missions and modify your weapons, plus multi-player capability. | ||
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| Dennis and Gnasher (cancelled) | Absolute Image / Alternative Software | [top] | |
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This was planned to be a game based on the comic book character Dennis The Menace and his dog Gnasher. It's set within Beanotown, a massive environment with every character from the comic having their own house for you to explore. The aim of the game would be to locate four of Dennis’ friends who have mysteriously disappeared, and to find them before your Dad catches up with you. Getting in your path though is Wimpy Walter and his gang of Softies, though you were to have Minnie the Minx, Roger the Dodger and Rasher (your pet pig) to help you out and solve various puzzles within the game. Finding Gnasher, you can control him with a dog whistle and get him to bite through areas of the landscape to access other routes in and out of the town. Within the game would also be an array of weaponry such as catapults and stink bombs to defend yourself with. There are some odd screens with upside down areas and spooky buildings. Apparently there would be a challenge of cramming 1500 screens of graphics into the game. It feels a bit like a cross between Fairlight and Great Escape, with a cartoon comic overlaid. As a budget kids title, this could have been a reasonable game had it been finished. A prototype was later made available. | ||
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| Der Eisplanet [G] | Motelsoft GmbH | [top] | |
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The Eisplanet is a strategy-adventure game. The Iceplanet is the continuation of "Die Insel". Goal of the game is to find the time machine and to return into the own world. For that you must: examine the Iceplanet and speak with the people; execute the tasks of princess Pandra; stop the sect of the Salaner; destroy the icecamps of the Salaner; destroy the shield generators of the Salaner; and fulfil many other tasks. To gain your stock to develop your army, BARTERING can be operated with the cities, or simply plunder them. But the Salaner don't look inactive on it - they gather together. Maybe you should bring the guns into action and come with a tank at once. May you be victorious and come back home healthy. | ||
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| Die Welt der Dinosaurier [G] | Bœder Software | [top] | |
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This product contains a variety of information about dinosaurs and the various theories about their evolution. Thanks to the multimedia functions, you can also have all texts read out loud and at the same time play mini videos, look at prehistoric mood pictures with sounds, watch animations of the movement sequences of the dinosaurs and zoom in on individual body parts of the prehistoric animals. | ||
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| Diggers | Millennium Interactive Ltd. | [top] | |
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This is a Lemmings-style puzzle game where you command five alien miners (from a choice of four clans) and various gadgets to dig for treasure. You've just arrived on Zarg, you've got one month to mine yourself a fortune. The only problem is which race of unruly diggers are you going to choose. Fabulous treasures and amazing discoveries await the successful few. The game is divided into excavation areas. Each area has a set amount of money you must raise before moving into the next one. To do so, you must sell your collected treasure to the bank. You select your "Diggers" by clicking on them with the left mouse button and making them do the desired action by right-clicking on the screen and choosing from an icon menu. Each clan has different characteristics and stats: for example, the Grablins clan resembles fantasy dwarfs and has the fastest diggers. The Quarriors clan has the strongest miners, less likely to die in a fight with enemy diggers. Features: Four races to choose from with distinct character traits; Masses of undiscovered treasures to be found; 33 levels to explore; Break the Zargon Bank; Animated sequences; CD Digital soundtrack; The game contains a sophisticated Zargon Guide Book; Two different versions of the game with various differences in the UI, control scheme and most importantly level layouts; players are guaranteed to be caught off guard in v1.94 | ||
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| Dilbert Screen Saver Collection | Scott Adams / Delrina | [top] | |
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Scott Adams, who developed a fanatical following in the corporate computing subculture with his syndicated strip "Dilbert," has a new screen saver based on the popular comic strip. Because the success of "Dilbert" rests more on the words and situations that Adams creates than on his minimalist drawing style, true fans of the strip will find the Best of Dilbert module the most satisfying in the pack. Now you can let people know what you think through your screen saver. See Dilbert, Dogbert and Ratbert navigate bureaucracy and life's little escapades with Delrina's sound and full-color, hilarious animation. 16 authority mocking modules are included. | ||
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| Discovering America | Lawrence Productions Inc. | [top] | |
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This is an educational history game based on the Spanish exploration of America. You are placed on the shoes of a conquistador as he explores the southeastern region of North America, by selecting regions to explore from a map and picking up any gold and knowledge you find on the way. The game uses basic adventure gameplay with trading and interaction as the main objective and along the way you'll be treated to subtle history lessons regarding early native and colonial life via the continuous exploration. As in Oregon Trail, you must always keep track of your resources and plan to replenish or trade them wisely, lest you perish in the harsh environment. Fortunately, Discovering America has no arcade elements, so those who were frustrated with Oregon Trail's many arcade sequences will be relieved. | ||
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| Drug Wars: Crime Patrol 2 | American Laser Games, Inc. | [top] | |
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This live-action laserdisc video game is the sequel to the relatively popular arcade game Crime Patrol, with very similar gameplay, objectives and scenery. As all titles released by the company, Drug Wars is often criticized for its rather laughable acting, lack of storyline creativity, and heavy reliance on cartoon clichés. The seventh live-action shooting game released by American Laser Games hardly varies at all in gameplay from similar titles, such as Mad Dog McCree and The Last Bounty Hunter. Almost all possible choices are made by aiming the pistol the main character has at his disposal; this includes shooting enemies, reloading, selecting locations, options and pathways. When the player does not react in time and gets shot by a criminal, or happens to hit an innocent civilian, he or she loses a life, and is scolded, often sarcastically, by the partner assigned to the particular geographical location. The number of bullets in the gun's chamber is limited, but the weapon can be reloaded at any time. The player steps into the shoes of an anonymous Drug Enforcement Administration member whose goal is to track down and detain or eliminate a dangerous drug baron residing in South America, thus destroying his illegal cartel. Along the way, the agent will have to render any opposition harmless by any means necessary, as is the case in most other American Laser Games releases. As in Crime Patrol, the player battles criminals and other villains in several widely varying environments. In the original game, however, the main character advances from the "Rookie" level to the "Delta Force" level, while in Drug Wars, he does not get promoted at any point, simply moving on from one location to another with few complex aims. Beginning in Sierra County, New Mexico, the agent continues to fight crime in Chicago, the United States-Mexico border and, finally, the baron's residence in South America. In each of these locations, the player can choose from three different assignments; when all three are complete, he moves on to the next location. The game is finished successfully by reaching and neutralizing the drug lord. The game was re-released by Digital Leisure around 2003 with updated video and sound, in addition to several bonus options. | ||
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| Ephemeral Films 1931-1960 | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Why "ephemeral"? Sponsored by corporate America, these films were designed as advertisements for a lifestyle and were never intended to be preserved. Luckily, media archaeologist Rick Prelinger saw them for what they are: rare artifacts that reveal the cultural values and social mores of the day (or at least the gospel according to Oldsmobile, Proctor & Gamble, and Esso). They had us both laughing and cringing. Mostly paid for by big corporations, the films in the CD's first section document the golden age of American industry. These forerunners to infomercials promote products--and, along with them, a world view in which Roll-Oh the Robot (your chromium-plated butler), GM's "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair, and the miracle of television promise progress without end. And once technology has set us free, the second half of the program, a paean to unbridled consumerism, has plenty of tips on how to handle that newfound leisure. Check out "What to Do on a Date" (weenie roast or taffy pull?), "Two-Ford Freedom" (a second car will set her free), "American Look" (choose among many beautiful products), and "The Relaxed Wife" (tranquilizers). Prelinger's perceptive commentaries point out the dark side of the American dream as well: the shameless relegation of women to the domestic realm, and a society realizing that all was not quite right in postwar suburbia. | ||
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| Fall of the House of Usher, The | Westwind Media | [top] | |
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Explore multimedia macabre in this unparalleled presentation of Poe's classic tale. Immerse yourself in the visual and aural manifestations of one man's madness. Your journey through the House of Usher will be filled with startling animations- rich, brooding graphics- and musical interludes that reflect subtle details, creating a story within the story. If you find yourself wondering what kind of mind creates a tale of this type, go to the Analysis, where you'll find a biography of Poe, an overview of the genre, and interpretations of the story. When you think you've got it all figured out, be sure to investigate a special part of the house- the 3-D Art Gallery. But Usher is a complex man. You'll have to solve the puzzles he poses; and as you do, you'll discover that his paintings are alive... and rather frightening! Race to escape before The Fall of the House of Usher. | ||
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| FarSide Screen Saver Collection | Delrina | [top] | |
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Gary Larson's Far Side comic strips has been saving your day with laughter for years. This brings its unpredictable, off-beat humor to life through 14 full-color screen saver animations. Features: fourteen modules featuring The Far Side full-color animations; incredibly detailed (800 x 600 resolution) images; professional quality multimedia sound support. | ||
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| First Emperor of China, The | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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In March 1974, peasants digging a new well near Zian, China's ancient capital, unearthed fragments of a life-size terra cotta statue of a warrior. Archaeologists rushed to the site and discovered that the soldier was a small portion of the huge tomb complex of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang Di, who unified China, standardized Chinese writing, and oversaw the completion of the Great Wall. The First Emperor of China brings the treasures of Qin Shi Huang Di to CD-ROM. A breathtaking array of audio-visual information is provided, including original film footage of the first days of the excavation, archival materials, a tour through the Qin Museum of Warriors and Horses, aerial motion photography of the Great Wall, and bilingual English/Chinese commentary by the head of the excavation team and other scholars. | ||
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| First Person: Marvin Minsky - The Society of Mind | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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A CD-ROM as original as its author. Minsky's theories come to life as the visionary thinker walks, talks, and jumps across the page. Demonstrating how we recognize everyday objects, Minsky hoists an apple as big as a Volkswagen. A whimsical tour of his living room gives an intimate view of the inventor's sensibility and achievements. Dozens of other explorations invite us into a dialogue with Minsky's ideas and the wit, charm, and soaring intelligence that inform them. Each essay in The Society of Mind is a piece of a puzzle, and their sum is a unified and ingenious theory of how the mind works. Features more than one hundred minutes of original QuickTime video, the full text of The Society of Mind, plus a selection of Minsky's best articles, an interactive tour of Minsky's living room and a video timeline. | ||
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| First Person: Stephen Jay Gould - On Evolution | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Another virtually flawless CD-ROM from Voyager Company, First Person: Stephen Jay Gould - on Evolution was the first release in Voyager's short-lived "First Person" series of CD-ROMs that showcase some of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of our world today. This CD-ROM features Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, a prolific evolution biologist at Harvard who has written hundreds of insightful essays on evolution, and who is arguably the best "popularizer" of natural science today. In addition to including the fully indexed, searchable text of his best-selling book "Bully for Brontosaurus," the CD-ROM features an original 60-minute video lecture by Dr. Gould on Darwin's discoveries. The lectures are extensively annotated and cross-referenced to the included essays on the CD-ROM, and Dr. Gould is as lively and accessible on video as he is in real life. He has a real talent in explaining sometimes hard-to-grasp concepts in layman terms, without ever resorting to "dumbing down" his subjects. Whether or not you have an interest in evolution history, First Person: Stephen Jay Gould is a must-have CD-ROM that will broaden your perspective and knowledge about one of the most important scientific discoveries in history. Highly recommended. | ||
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| Gingerbread Man, The Residents' | The Cryptic Corporation, Ion | [top] | |
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Gingerbread Man is an album by The Residents, released in 1994. It was their first foray into computer graphics. Original versions of the CD were "enhanced" with animations that followed the music when played on a computer. The album explores the personalities of nine characters and their "rather strange outlooks on life". Each character, according to The Residents, has the Gingerbread Man in them somewhere, represented in the music by the Gingerbread Man theme: Run, run, as fast as you can You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man. Each of the songs have the same general format: a 30-second introduction (which usually features the Gingerbread Man theme) followed by a verse sung by the character, and then a mix of comments and thoughts by the character over music which expands on the themes in the verse, given the listener glimpses into the person's thoughts. The interactive CD-ROM program also uses the same format, letting the user play his or her keyboard like a visual instrument by triggering various images, sounds, texts, and effects through the keyboard and mouse. The album is a series of audio portraits done in a unifying style (much as the busts created for the album are all very similar in style but different in details) rather than as a collection of distinct songs. The animations served as a basis for the costumes of the characters when a number of the songs were performed in the 25th anniversary shows in 1997. Later the same year regular CDs, with just the music, were released. The inside cover of the album special edition was held together with a branded label of Velcro. The music tracks are as follows: The Weaver - The fool and the death-maker die alone, The Dying Oilman - Blinded by the hostages of fortune, The Confused Transsexual - Stamen and pistillate together again, The Sold-Out Artist - Black are the legs inside the white sepulchre, The Ascetic - Shadows doubt the strength of the sun, The Old Soldier - Safety sells but war always wins, The Aging Musician - Narcissus knows no one naked, The Butcher - The flesh of animals angers anew… and moos, The Old Woman - Kissless are the isolated, rootless are their tongues, Ginger's Lament. | ||
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| Horde, The | Toys for Bob / Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | [top] | |
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You are Chauncey, a serving lad who saves his monarch from choking on his meal. The King rewards you with his magical sword, Grimthwacker, and a village, and the mission to go forth and prosper by felling waves of Hordlings, who are bent on eating everything in the province. The better you get at defending villagers, crops, and cows from Hordlings, the better equipped you become. Success wins you further favor from the King, along with bigger challenges and more enmity from the evil High Chancellor. There are several types of Hordlings, each with their peculiar style of picking through the edibles under your care. Success is measured by how many villagers and crops survive each season's gluttonous attacks. It was an unusual hybrid of action and strategy game for the time. It also featured full-motion video sequences featuring a number of actors including Kirk Cameron as Chauncey and Michael Gregory as Kronus Maelor. Video sequences were reduced to slideshows (with full sound) in some versions. | ||
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| Invisible Universe | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, noted scientist and musical performer out does herself with this cd! Dr. Terenzi's best-selling CD-ROM "Invisible Universe" blends astronomy and music into a uniquely entertaining and enlightening voyage through the stars. This CD ROM has received hundreds of "five star" reviews including the cover of UK magazine "CD ROM Today". Dr. Fiorella Terenzi brings it all to you in this entertaining and richly informative study of the universe beyond human sight. Dodging Centaurus A, reclining on the Andromeda Galaxy, exploding into the Veil Nebula, Dr. Terenzi looks beyond the range of human vision to show you the evolution of stars, black holes, and even glimpses of the origin of the universe itself. This inspired blend of science and art will transform the night sky for viewers of all ages. Invisible Universe features astounding images of 150 celestial objects viewed in light-from radio to gamma rays and investigated through hotspots, close-ups, and explanatory text. There's also over 45 minutes of spectacular QuickTime video and animations linked to detailed information and photographs of stars, planets, and galaxies. The CD-ROM also features classical maps of the night sky connected to the latest pictures and data from observatories around the world. Explore your favorite constellations in fantastic detail. You can also relax with an hour of music created by Dr. Terenzi using radio signals from distant galaxies and enjoy famous poems about the heavens read by scientists, astronauts, and celebrities including Herbie Hancock, Thomas Dolby, and Timothy Leary, recorded exclusively for this CD-ROM. | ||
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| Isaac Asimov Science Adventure 2 | Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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This "edutainment" package represents the strengths and weaknesses of CD-ROM software. On the plus side, its images, sound and video bring science to life in a package that is fun, clever and nonthreatening. It is surprising how animating even the simplest things - the dance of the planets around the sun, or a rotating human skull - can be so compelling. Players can watch their effective weight change on a roller coaster, view film clips or microscopic slides, wander through Stonehenge, roam 150 connected rooms in a "hyper gallery" of science, and enter contests testing knowledge. But it works better as a way to browse science than as an efficient school-project research tool. The 1,000 articles are a bit short, the typical CD-ROM pace a bit slow and the software doesn't quite match the search-and-linking elegance of a good encyclopedia program such as Microsoft "Encarta." The program attempts to serve ages from 6 to adult and players can toggle between kid-level and adult-level narration. For all but prodigies, however, this package works best for ages 10 or 12 and above. On balance, this is an excellent way for parents and children to explore science. If users regard it as a fun museum and not a substitute for the library, they'll have a great time. | ||
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| Joshua & the Battle of Jericho | Wisdom Tree Inc. | [top] | |
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In this game the player controls Joshua, the leader of the Jewish people after the death of Moses. Joshua must lead the Israelites into the Promised Land (Canaan), but there are many puzzles and obstacles that stand in his way - falling rocks, hostile soldiers and other things. Using his horn and other special weapons to defeat enemies, Joshua will face some of the nations mentioned in the Bible, such as the Hitties, the Amorites, the Gibeonites, and the Gezerites. It was included in Spiritual Warfare & Wisdom Tree Collection 2017 compilation running on DOSBox. | ||
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| Journey to the Planets | B & N Software / Multicom Publishing | [top] | |
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Prepare yourself for a multimedia experience that's out of this world. This spectacular exploration of the wonders of our solar system features thrilling animated fly-throughs of planets and moons, hundreds of photographs and an authoritative guide so you can travel even further than the astronauts have gone. Features: Comprehensive guide to the solar system; fascinating exploration of moons, planetary rings, orbits, topography, geophysical structure and more; narrated explanations of planetary phenomenon; exhilarating animated planetary fly-throughs; hundreds of breathtaking images and 3D illustrations; full motion video, music and narration. Astronomy enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy: detailed coverage of American, Soviet, and European space travel; spacecraft and reconnaissance satellite diagrams, intriguing statistics, and a robust glossary; full-motion videos and a dramatic musical score; beautiful and intuitive interface design that makes it a pleasure to use. For each planet, you'll discover: aerial tours of unusual planetary surface features; exploration history - from the work of ancient astronomers to interplanetary satellite communications; indispensable data about moons, orbits, weather, and atmospheric conditions. | ||
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| Klik & Play | Europress Software Ltd. / Maxis Software Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a games creation package that enables games to be created easily without any programming knowledge whatsoever. The product comes with ten games that are both playable and available, customisation, and for use as example programs for developers to learn from. These games are: Gracillis V - This is an arcade space shooter. The player has five lives and must shoot as many alien ships as possible. Hungry Hedgehogs - This is a two player math game. Simple math questions are displayed and the player must select a combination of numbered hedgehogs that will add up to the same answer as the sum displayed. Each correct answer moves the player's hedgehog along the bottom of the screen and the first to complete the trip gets to eat a juicy worm. Klik & Play Card game - This is a version of the classic card game known as Memory in the UK and Concentration in the USA. A number of cards are placed face down in the lay area and the player must find the matching pairs. Music Madness! - This game allows the player top record a simple tune and play it back. Racing Line - This is a two player top-down racing game. There are four tracks and the action keys can be redefined. Reversi - The classic board game where players take turns to place a black or white tile. By placing the tile strategically a player can win an opponents tiles. The player with the most tiles of their colour on the board when all positions are occupied wins the game. Romeo - This is a puzzle game. The Pie Devil has kidnapped Juliette and Romeo must rescue her. This involves climbing ladders, collecting keys etc. All the while the player must avoid the pies that the Pie Devil is throwing at him. If he's hit, Romeo must eat the pie which makes him too fat to climb ladders any more so, at the cost of a life, he's replaced with a slimmer version with which the player can attempt the puzzle again. Slot Machine - This is a basic slot machine game. The player starts with £1.50 and plays at £0.10p per spin. There is no feature win in this game. The Face Game - This is a "Simon says" memory game in which the player has to repeat a progressively more complex sequence. Toyland - In this game, which is similar in style to Breakout, the player must keep a ball in play until all toys have been knocked from the shelves. Now discontinued, in 1999 Europress and Clickteam released Klik & Play for Schools, which is freely distributable but can only be freely used for school activities. Their newer programs like The Games Factory and Multimedia Fusion eventually surpassed the old engine by adding features like scrolling and the web-plugin Vitalize. | ||
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| Last Bounty Hunter, The | American Laser Games, Inc. | [top] | |
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The Last Bounty Hunter is a simple shooter in the tradition of American Laser Games's Mad Dog McCree. Fairly simple in design, it features a video background with which you interact - you use your mouse or a light gun to literally shoot your foes and protect the innocent. The story is this: you're a bounty hunter, one of the last, who come to a crime-infested Wild Western town to aid its Sheriff in getting rid of the criminals. | ||
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| Live Action Football | Blank, Berlyn and Co / Accolade, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is different from usual football simulations. Similar to managerial soccer simulations (e.g. the Championship Manager series) you are limited to tactical decisions and don't join the action yourself. The available moves are chosen in a menu after every turn (they depend on whether you are attacking or defending). Another big difference to other football games is that you don't watch polygon players - all possible moves and outcomes were filmed with real football players. You don't have access to detailed player statistics nor a full season - you are restricted to playing exhibition games. | ||
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| Lost Treasures of the World | Stan Grist / Follgard CD-Visions Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a multimedia presentation on treasure hunting. It includes thirty minutes of video, sixty narrated tales, over 1,000 photographs, 5,000 treasure cross-referenced to global mapping system, historical map collection, three treasure bibliographies, profiles of treasure hunters, and guide to locating treasures. | ||
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| Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold | American Laser Games, Inc. | [top] | |
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The sequel to American Laser Game's original Mad Dog McCree, with pretty much the same gameplay and motion capture graphics. In this game, Mad Dog is back, but this time it's a race to get to the Spanish Treasure. "Shooting Beaver", "Buckskin Bonnie", and "The Professor" are three different guides that can help you find your way to the gold. You must fight your way across the countryside coming face to face with Indians, Latinos, and of course Mad Dog's men. Get the treasure before Mad Dog, and win the game. This PC conversion seems to have been tweaked a bit to be more stable than the original Mad Dog. There's also somewhat limited replay value as you can choose from 3 different guides for 3 different routes through the game. | ||
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| Martial Arts Explorer, The | Visual Arts & Pixel Multimedia / Future Vision Multimedia | [top] | |
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For more than a millennium, martial arts have flourished in the Far East. A fusion of Eastern philosophy and times of great wars. The martial arts have only started to reach the West in the past few decades. The Martial Arts Explorer aims at revealing the mystery of the martial arts in an unprecedented way. This multimedia CD-ROM has more than 100 video clips, stunning images and illustrations and hundreds of pages of enlightening text including complete ancient manuscripts. It offers you four paths of discovery accessed from the main menu: the LIBRARY, COMPARAVIEW, the JOURNAL, and the TIMELINE. Each of these options encompasses complete worlds for you to explore. Tansakusha, The Explorer, will be your personal guide to an entire universe of knowledge. A breathtaking interactive interface will bring you a richness of information never before found in one source. Come and experience the definitive martial arts source. It also came with a book The Martial Arts Explorer Companion. | ||
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| Megazeux | Software Visions | [top] | |
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MegaZeux is a game creation system (GCS) created by game developer Alexis Janson in 1994. Originally a DOS program, in 2005 a multi-platform port was released by Exophase. Windows releases are packaged with a copy of the game Caverns of Zeux. It's heavily inspired by Tim Sweeney's ZZT. Like ZZT, MZX was originally released as shareware and the world editor portion of the program was included for free, allowing third parties to create their own worlds without even registering. It operates entirely in text mode yet boasts some incredibly powerful features, including module music support, character table editing, palette editing, and digitized sound effects. It could possibly be the most advanced text-mode program ever created. The strength of MegaZeux community, with hundreds of games available and dozens of fansites, attests to the program's versatility that truly stands the test of time. | ||
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| Microsoft Ancient Lands | Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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The ancient world is yours to explore. What was life like for soldiers? Servants? Kings? Discover, through rich images, sound, animation, and video, the mysteries and marvels of life in ancient times.The ancient world is yours to explore. What was life like for soldiers? Servants? Kings? Discover, through rich images, sound, animation, and video, the mysteries and marvels of life in ancient times. Discover the wonders of the ancient world, from the dawn of Egypt to the glory of Greece to the fall of Rome. Find out how people lived, and how their ways of life influence us today. Experience ancient life with nearly 1,000 interactive articles, illustrated with full-color images and featuring hours of sound and narration. Watch as the past comes to life in video clips that both entertain and inform. Explore on your own, listening to legends and stories of everyday life told by people of the times, or choose from fascinating narrated guided tours. Learn the most amazing facts - like why so many Egyptian paintings look alike - in narrated animations. Or turn discovery into doing with hands-on activities such as puzzles and matching games. | ||
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| Microsoft Complete Baseball | Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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1994 Edition This software is designed to please the true aficionado of the nation's pastime, featuring a comprehensive list of records and statistics as well as a multimedia almanac that offers a broad perspective on the history of the sport. Information can be accessed in several ways, through a favorite player or team or by a particular statistic or record. Fans that make their way through the disk can test their new baseball knowledge in the All-Star Trivia Challenge, which includes over 900 questions in eight categories. 1995 Edition New in this edition is a “Ballparks” section, with almost ridiculously detailed information for every major-league park – history, measurements, seating charts, phone numbers, multiple photos, up-to-date scuttlebutt on parks up for replacement – there’s even hotel and tourism information for each. There's also a brand new interface for dialing up daily box scores and statistics for every player, which could be downloaded from the internet in various formats to fit almost any spreadsheet program. | ||
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| Microsoft Complete NBA Basketball Guide '94-'95 | Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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This encyclopedic disc has perfectly chosen full-motion video clips of great plays, brief team and player profiles, and addictive trivia. It more than lives up to its name. The easy-to-use interface leads to seven categories: Almanac, Chronicle, Players, Trivia, Teams, Records, and Daily. There are stats for every NBA player dating back to the league's inception in 1946, and the help icon does a fine job of aiding in any search for either player or team information. The Almanac allows the user to sift through every season. You can check on the league leaders or peruse the final standings, including a complete bracket of the postseason results. It also has data on awards and honors, all-star games (with box scores) and the annual draft. Complete NBA Basketball has a variety of video clips - although there's always room for more - and with each season there is a single clip expounding on one of that year's highlights. NBA Basketball Daily gives users access to a fee-based online service that provides updates on the latest NBA action - including highlights - plus current stats and schedules. The Team section provides a picture of each NBA arena, with its seating capacity and ticket information. From here, you can click on the seating diagram so you can pick your seat when calling the box office. There was also another '95-'96 Edition released. | ||
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| Microsoft Dangerous Creatures | Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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Some of the world's deadliest animals are a mere mouse-click away in Microsoft Dangerous Creatures. The World Wildlife Fund-endorsed multimedia CD-ROM features 100 narrated videos, 800 articles, and an assortment of color photographs and sound clips. Learn each creature's habitat, diet, predators, and risk for becoming endangered. Over 250 animals are included, along with interactive mini-games that will have you looking through the eyes of a chameleon or racing a cheetah. | ||
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| Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony | The Voyager Company / Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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As part of the Microsoft multimedia series on great composers, Multimedia Beethoven focuses on what many critics consider the greatest piece of music ever written. Certainly one of the most recognizable themes in the world, The Ninth Symphony is performed by the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, and accompanied by the Viennese State Opera, led by chorus master Wilhelm Pitz. Interactive and cross-linked sections provide background and insight into the life and times of Ludwig van Beethoven. You'll be introduced to classical music in "The Art of Listening," which features commentary by musical scholar and pianist Robert Winter of American Public Radio. "Beethoven's World" offers insight into the cultural, social, and political influences of the time period, while the "Pocket Audio Guide" features a map of the symphony with options to hear any of the major themes from the four movements. Each movement is further organized by exposition, development, recapitulation, and coda. | ||
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| Microsoft Multimedia Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet | The Voyager Company / Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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Multimedia Mozart takes you on an interactive journey through the composer's "String Quartet in C Major." As you listen to the music, you can learn more about 18th Century Europe, the instruments used in the orchestra, and Mozart's inspirations. Commentary, charts, artwork, illustrations, and even mini-games are designed to enhance your appreciation of classical music. | ||
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| Microsoft Multimedia Strauss: Three Tone Poems | The Voyager Company / Microsoft Home | [top] | |
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Multimedia Strauss is a multimedia journey through three famous works by classical composer Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, and Till Eulenspiegel. Performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, Strauss' music comes to life in this interactive, illustrated program hosted by concert composer Russell Steinberg. Also included are select pieces from Brahms, Wagner, Mahler, and Berlioz. Theme comparisons are found on the disc's "Pocket Audio Guide," as key theories are postulated within "Inside the Score." Other insights are available in the "Pragmatic Romantic," which focuses on the cultural, social, and political influences during the time period. "Master Orchestrator" offers an in-depth look at the German composer's distinct style. Each work is further organized into sections on exposition, development, and recapitulation. | ||
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| Mortal Kombat II | Midway Manufacturing Company / Acclaim Entertainment Inc. | [top] | |
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The Mortal Kombat fighters, plus several new ones, return for a tournament held by the evil Shang Tsung of the Outworld. The action is one-on-one as before, and famed for its high level of violence and blood and converted from the 1993 arcade original. There are 5 difficulty levels and optional credits, as well as the usual two player mode including same character duels. To win the main tournament, the player must beat each of the other human players, before taking on Shang Tsung, Kintaro and finally Shao Kahn. Players have a range of punches and kicks available, as well as flying kicks, uppercuts, roundhouses, and the special moves, which vary for each player. These include throws, uppercuts, long-distance bullets, bicycle kicks and a teleport feature. | ||
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| National Geographic Society: Whales | Discis | [top] | |
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Step into an adventure in learning in this educational cd-rom for ages: 4 to 9. Help children explore the world around them and discover a love of reading in the process. Developed with the National Geographic Society, this science and nature title combines award-winning photography with Discis' interactive learning software. Give your child a gift of learning that will last a lifetime. Children learn from pictures. They see an object's spelling and hear how to say it properly. And with hidden sound effects it's lots of fun. Reading is easier when each phrase is highlighted as the book reads along. Word highlighting and hearing them pronounced, helps dyslexic children read words in the right sequence. Readers can click for a slower pronunciation, or an in-context explanation to help them understand and learn from the story. These words are saved in a recall list which you can review with them. Change the features in a Discis CD-ROM to suit your child's individual needs. Slow down the reading rate, add another language, have words carefully pronounced in syllables...there are many options. Level One: Interest - Original Story, Text, Illustrations. Level Two: Motivation & Entertainment - Narration, Music, Sound Effects. Level Three: Phonics & Reading Skills - Pronunciation, Syllables, Part of Speech, Languages, Recall List. Level Four: Understanding - In-Context Explanation, Languages. | ||
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| Normandy The Great Crusade | Crawford Multimedia, Inc. / Discovery Channel Multimedia | [top] | |
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This is a reference program that takes users back to the beaches of Normandy during World War II. The program features more than 40 minutes of video and allows viewers to stop the presentation at any point and learn more about the segment they are currently watching. Also included are letters, diaries, profiles, articles, first-person accounts, maps, and radio broadcasts. View 40 minutes of archival video. View maps, and read first-person accounts of the invasion. Listen to authentic radio broadcasts. | ||
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| Odell Down Under | MECC / Softkey | [top] | |
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You are a fish locked in the desperate game of survival in a small coral reef. As you struggle to live you'll learn about prey and predators in a reef. Controls are simple, you move your pointer to guide your fish and click on fish to try and eat them. You can also move your fish behind coral and into caves to avoid predators. There are several modes which mostly involve you gaining points by eating fish then exchanging those points to become a larger fish or one with other abilities. You can also use your points to make your own fish, the more points you have the more useful bits you can buy to add to your fish. | ||
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| People Weekly: 20 Years of Pop Culture | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Featuring over 1,000 covers plus the accompanying stories and behind-the-scenes reports by editors and photographers, this CD-ROM captures 20 years of American pop culture as seen through the eye of People magazine. Special features let you morph celebrity images, map the love lives and career moves of your favorite stars, or search for anything from "Unlikely Marriages" to "Other People's Problems." | ||
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| Poetry in Motion | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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When you read a poem, you can sit back and think about it; when you hear it performed, all the passion and personality emerges. Dramatically linking two mediums, Poetry in Motion makes both experience available at the click of a mouse. Ron Mann's superb film of twenty-four celebrated poets performing their work accompanies the printed texts on the screen. The result is a splendid synergy between the spoken and written word. You don't have to be a poetry aficionado to be seduced by William Burroughs' unforgettable rasp or Helen Adam's psychedelic reminiscences, but this exuberant celebration may turn you into one. Poetry in Motion features performances, interviews, and original texts by Helen Adam, Miguel Algarin, Amiri Baraka, Ted Berrigan, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Jim Carroll, Jayne Cortez, Robert Creeley, Christopher Dewdney, Diane DiPrima, Kenward Elmslie, Four Horsemen, Alan Ginsberg, John Fiorno, Michael McClure, Ted Milton, Michael Ondaatje, Ed Sanders, Ntozake Shange, Gary Snyder, Tom Waits and Anne Waldman. | ||
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| Popeye 3: WrestleCrazy | Bizarre Developments / Alternative Software | [top] | |
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Popeye has been kidnapped by the evil aliens Kraggs and taken to a desolate asteroid on the edge of the Galaxy. To find out which planets are weak, wrestling matches will be fought. The losers' planets will be conquered. Popeye has to wrestle five other aliens to keep Earth safe. To help Popeye to win is Olive Oyl and Wimpy who throw spinach and hamburgers into the ring to keep up Popeye's energy. Collect enough spinach and Popeye can use his special move Turbo Typhoon Technique. The alien opponents will collect the hamburgers as well. Brutus is also at the fight and will throw in bombs to hinder Popeye. Popeye can steer his opponent onto the bomb as well. Popeye 3 is a 1 or 2 player wrestling game shown from the side with the screen showing the whole of the ring. The joystick moves Popeye about the ring and with the fire button can perform various moves. When in a grapple the joystick needs to be waggled fast to throw the opponent onto the floor. Once the opponent is on the floor then it can be pinned. | ||
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| Power Dolls | Kogado Software / MegaTech Software | [top] | |
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In the year 2535 the planet Omni declared independence from Earth. This decision was met by harsh repressions carried out by the Terran government. In response, Omni scientists managed to convert a device known as Power Loader (PLD) into combat mechas. Five years later, the 177th squadron was formed, consisting of an all-female team named DoLLS (Detachment of Limited Line Service). This is a turn-based strategy game in which the player takes role of a commander of an all-female military group manning giant mechanized battlesuits in a series of nine missions, with objectives ranging from destroying convoys to stalling enemy advance to rescuing captured military personnel. Squads for each mission can be assembled from a total of twenty-one pilots, seven variants of mechanized battle armor (which can be armed with sixteen types of weaponry), four types of aircraft ranging from transport carriers to fighter-bombers and artillery units. Several different battle plans can be chosen for most of the missions. The differences between these may range anywhere from a slight change of the deployment time up to and including a complete change of mission strategy. Successfully completing a mission unlocks bonus piece of artwork depicting one of the women piloting the mechs in-game. There are nine of these graphics in total, one for each mission. At first released in Far East, an English version came out in 1995. In 1997, a Windows version included a significant upgrade of game graphics, and new unlockable bonus artwork. | ||
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| Scubaman's Quest | Alive Software | [top] | |
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This is a single-player, shareware, side-scrolling game. The object is to guide Scuba man to collect treasure and other under sea goodies while avoiding being killed and/or eaten. It has ten levels: the Golden Gates, the Dark Cave, Jelly Fish, Shark Attack, Ship Wreck, Gate Keepers, Lost Treasure, Poseidonia, Escape and Voyage Home. The game can be played via the keyboard or the joystick. It has optional music and sound effects and supports the PC Speaker or Soundblaster and compatible cards. | ||
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| Shadows of Cairn | Ant Software / Masque Publishing, Inc. | [top] | |
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Quinn is an apprentice thief in the city of Cairn, who needs to prove himself worthy of being admitted to the guild. The problem is, Quinn is just too honest to steal anything of value. When the Duke of Cairn is murdered, the treacherous master of the thieves guild frames the naive Quinn for the crime. Quinn escapes from his holding cell, but is now all alone in the city and the surrounding mountains, hunted by guards and his former comrades. He must find a way to prove his innocence, and bring the real murderers to justice. Shadows of Cairn is an action game with platform elements. The player navigates Quinn over side-scrolling environments, either sneaking past enemies, or engaging them in combat. Quinn can jump and climb, which are essential abilities for bypassing the traps found in the game. When in combat, the player can have Quinn execute high, medium, and low punches and kicks. | ||
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| So I've Heard Volume 3: Beethoven & Beyond | Alan Rich / The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Part of a series of multimedia CD-ROMs on the topic of classical music appreciation. The third volume of the "So I've Heard" series begins with an explosion - the musical upheavals brought about by the innovations of Ludwig van Beethoven - and follows the unfolding of the Romantic movement through the compositions of Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. "So I've Heard" uses CD-ROM technology to create informed, witty guides to classical music. Each volume contains Alan Rich's tour of over 40 performances of some of the world's greatest music. | ||
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| Sotsugyou Graduation [MAC] [J] | Headroom / Emotion Digital Software | [top] | |
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Graduation is one of the founding entries in the raising sim genre, along with the Princess Maker series. This is the first game in the series, released only in Japan. Here, you're a teacher at a girls' high school assigned to coach five students across the titular finish line. Can you juggle their educational needs and ensure them each a bright future? In order to do that, the player has to study the individual characteristics of the girls. Each girl has different parameters, different strengths and weaknesses. The teacher should be careful not to overload the students with work, but letting them do what they want is not the right way either. The teacher has also control on other aspects of the students' life: it is possible to have personal conversations with the girls to motivate them, and choose leisure activities for them (such as going to the cinema). The girls can become displeased with the teacher or sick, so it's important to keep the morale high in order to achieve successful graduation. | ||
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| Space Dude | Evryware / FormGen, Inc. | [top] | |
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Action and strategy put together in a strange little game. You play as Space Dude, a dorky teenager on a surf-board that must defend the Golden City from KingDorf and his armies of Hoppers. The game features some strategical decisions, like choosing the missions you'll perform (from a variety of options, like repair jobs, attacking or even capturing Hoppers). After you choose your mission, you'll surf to your destination and action sequences begin. The goal of the game is to rid the universe of KingDorf. | ||
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| Space Pirates | American Laser Games, Inc. | [top] | |
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Space Pirates is a live-action laserdisc video game considered one of the poorer releases by the company, due to badly digitized special effects, poor acting and an overly simple plotline, though the latter is often an argument against most of the American Laser Games releases. The player assumes the role of a "Star Ranger" who picks up and responds to a transmission by Ursula Skye, the commander of a starship called Colonial Star One. The SOS call lets the player know that the ship has been invaded by an evil group called the Black Brigade, led by Captain Tallinn. As the entire colony on board the ship is in danger, the player answers the distress call and attempts to confront the Brigade. The player's goal is to eliminate all the opposing villains, and ultimately Captain Tallinn, and destroy the Black Brigade's ship, the Black Dragon. The final objective must be completed using the Star-Splitter Cannon, whose elements - as well as the crystals needed to power it - are spread throughout various locations, from which they must be collected and used to assemble the weapon. The player rarely makes decisions other than selecting a planet and shooting villains. The action is propelled automatically, and only stops when one fails to kill a foe - who, in such cases, does not spare the player - or hits an innocent civilian or colonist. When this happens, energy units are deducted from the Star Ranger's life-support system, and a short clip is shown in which an old man gives general advice and scolds the player for the mistake made. The Star Ranger's weapon of choice is a laser gun, which also happens to be used by the Black Brigade. The energy in the gun is limited, but can be quickly restored an infinite number of times. The gun is also used to choose paths and make simple decisions like shooting the appropriate spot in order to free prisoners. | ||
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| Sports Illustrated Kids: Sports Encyclopedia | Creative Multimedia / Time Inc., Media Safari | [top] | |
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Loads of sports action in your face. Click what you will and watch the CD-ROM come alive. Over 30 minutes of action video, a brain-frying sports trivia quiz with 500 questions and much more. There are over 700 photos of your favorite athletes and 50 incredible action shots of the most amazing sports. For every picture there are a thousand words of facts, figures and stats. | ||
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| Sports Illustrated Multimedia Almanac | Softkey / StarPress Multimedia | [top] | |
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For more than forty years, Sports Illustrated has delivered award-winning news stories and photos every week to millions of sports fans. Now the Sports Illustrated Multimedia Almanac 1995 extends this tradition, bringing you Sports Illustrated's privileged view of all the year's most spectacular action. View over thirty minutes of video. It's all here: Dallas' Super Bowl repeat; Houston's NBA Championship; World Cup action; the Winter Olympics; March Madness; and the MLB players' strike. You can also check out the years best in hockey, golf, college football, boxing, horse racing, and more. Enjoy Sports Illustrated's in-depth, insider coverage with a full year of SI magazine and over 600 full-color photos right from the pages of SI. Review the stats and records for your favorite sport in seconds. The SI Multimedia Almanac includes complete season and lifetime stats for every MLB, NBA, and NFL player; a complete statistical recap of the 1993-1994 season for 18 professional and amateur sports; and a comprehensive record book loaded with individual and team performances. Test your knowledge against more than 500 challenging questions in a fully interactive sports trivia game. | ||
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual | Michael Okuda and Rick Sternbach, Imergy / Simon & Schuster | [top] | |
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This is an in-depth description of the technology and equipment used aboard the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The CD-ROM also featured interactive tours of certain areas of the Enterprise. For the most part, the information is the same information contained in the paper version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. However, the use of Apple's then-new Quicktime VR software allows a fully interactive exploration of many areas of the ship. Various sets from the TV show were photographed thousands of times, at various angles. These photographs were then stitched together to allow 360 degree viewing at a number of points in each location. It is possible to zoom into many control panels, and to closely examine a number of objects. Some control panels are interactive and can trigger sequences, such as transporting or firing phasers. Movement within the ship is performed either by a simple jump from location to location, or by a animated trip through the corridor and turbolift sets. Ship ambiance is as on the TV show, with background sounds, control panel audio, and computer narration by Majel Barrett. The interactive tour option gives the user a introduction to every ship area, and is narrated by Jonathan Frakes. A version 2.0 of this program was released and distributed as a bonus disc with one of The Next Generation DVD season box sets at Best Buy. The upgrade replaced the 16-bit program with a new 32-bit version that uses QuickTime 4.0 or above. | ||
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| Star Wars: Screen Entertainment | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | [top] | |
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This CD-ROM includes different A New Hope-thematic options to use as screen savers, including: Blueprints - Blueprints of ships including details, plus indications of where is each of its parts (e.g. hyperdrive in Millennium Falcon); Cantina - A static photo of the Mos Eisley Cantina, then the system chooses one of the characters in the cantina and explains his or her story; Character biographies - Similar with the main characters in A New Hope; Darth Vader - The message "The Dark Lord of the Sith approaches" followed by a static close-up of Darth Vader, adding voice and/or breathing; Death Star Trench - An animation of the trench, at high speed. Users can choose if they want only an X-Wing, only a TIE fighter, or both (in this case, the X-Wing will be chasing the TIE); Hyperspace - A semi-static picture of the Millennium Falcon cockpit, with moving stars outside. Suddenly, Han Solo moves his arm and the stars become lines as if entering the hyperspace. After a while, Han moves again and the lines become stars. Chewbacca periodically howls; Imperial Clock - The "clock" used by Grand Moff Tarkin while reaching Yavin 4, adding a real 24- or 12-hour digital clock; Jawas - Small Jawas, droids, banthas, womp rats and Tusken Raiders move through the screen. The Jawas sometimes "open" the screen to see if there's anything of value after it. Tusken raiders "scare" the Jawas, who stop doing whatever they were doing to run away; Lightsaber Duel - Similar to Jawas, it features small Darth Vader attacking small Obi-Wan Kenobi; Poster Art - It features different posters from A New Hope; Rebel Clock - Similar to Imperial clock, with Dodonna's vision of the Battle of Yavin. It is analogical. The "Death Star" marks minutes, Yavin 4 marks hours, Death Star might be over Yavin; Scrolling Text - Text to the infinity like when beginning a movie. User can customize text (write own text). Space Battles - As seen from some window in a cruiser, small dots move against each other and shoot beams. Also, Mon Calamari cruisers, Nebulon-B frigates and Star Destroyers drift slowly across the screen. Storyboards: Real storyboards from the movie, including the script. Some of the information on the biographies became out-of-date after the release of the 1997 re-release and the prequels. It does not include any game allowing interactivity. However, the user might customize some aspects of the screen savers (number of stars, speed, etc.) The icon to execute the program was an icon of R2-D2, which was also used in the Jawas option. The screen saver was available for Windows operating system 3.0 or over as well as for Macintosh system 7.0 and above. It was released in CD-ROM and 3.5" diskette formats. | ||
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| Super Dune 2 | PowerC | [top] | |
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Dune 2 was THE real-time strategy game that single-handedly created a new hot genre and catapulted Westwood to fame. Two years after its release, a group of Dune 2 fans created a special version of the game called Super Dune 2, which substitutes the original 3 Houses in the game for the Mercenary, Sardaukar, and Fremen, each with unique attributes (e.g. the Mercenary is invisible to radar, but cannot create any 4-block structures). The original Houses also do not disappear, but will show up to fight you from time to time. This is an ingenious modification of a classic, but recommended for experienced players only. There is an updated version of the mod called Super Dune II Classic, published by a different author in 2009. It fixes as many glitches and bugs in Super Dune 2 as possible, while keeping the original feel and features of the mod intact. | ||
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| Svenska Kungar Och Drottningar [Sw] | Norstedts multimedia | [top] | |
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A multimedia title on CD-ROM that deals with Swedish kings and queens over the ages. It would not be complete without a narrative voice, and this task is handled gallantly by historian Hans Villius. Like many other similar titles with the word multimedia in the description, this is done in Macromedia Director. A rather cozy way to explore Swedish history. | ||
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| Theme Park | Bullfrog Productions Ltd. / Electronic Arts Inc. | [top] | |
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Dominating the exciting world of Theme Park ownership is your goal in this strategy game. The first task is to set up your rides within the available land, structuring convenient paths and queues and ideally leaving some space for bigger rides once they become available, and include some lakes and trees to increase the park's allure. Rides range from Teacups and Haunted Houses to the biggest most elaborate roller-coaster you can design, and water rides that loop around other rides. Shops must also be included, so that the visitors can buy food, drinks and souvenirs - the cunning player will combine salt, sugar and caffeine settings to maximize consumer interest. Staff must be hired to keep everything running smoothly, and they will only work for what they consider a fair rate of pay. You are competing against other Theme Parks, so don't let them get an advantage over you - monitor your success in attracting customers and financial viability closely using the supplied statistics pages. More important, ensure that research is adequately funded to produce new rides. It can be played in three modes - Sandbox level lets you concentrate on the park design elements, while Sim and Full add more strategic features. | ||
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| This is Spinal Tap | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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This is the 1994 CD-ROM release of the classic rock comedy This is Spinal Tap. It was made by the Voyager Company who are famous for converting feature length movies to CD-ROM format and even predated DVDs by including extra features as well. The main disc of the set allows you to run Marti DiBergi's documentary masterpiece using a simple to use interface. You can jump to certain scenes in the movie, musical numbers or segments set in certain cities. You ture to search for certain words, phquotes said throughout the film which the search will then take you to if found. There are also two commentaries, one of which involving the three main cast members out of character. That commentary has never been featured on any DVD release since the Voyager CD-ROM release. You can even turn the volume up to 11! The bonus CD includes music videos, 10 scenes from the cutting room floor, a 16mm short DiBergi used to pitch his concept to Hollywood, assorted documents with notes scribbled in the margins, and an odd trailer about a dangerous but merry Scandinavian giant cheese festival which has absolutely nothing to do with the movie. This is a definite must have for fans of the movie. | ||
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| U96: Club Bizarre Interactive CD-ROM [G] | Motor Music | [top] | |
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"Club Bizarre", a CD-ROM produced by Motor Music, a leading German dance label based in Hamburg, is the first offering in the interactive format aimed at the computer-friendly fans of German techno music. The "Club Bizarre" CD-ROM is among a growing number of discs produced for both compact disc and CD-ROM play. It contains U96's hit "Love Religion" as well as two songs produced exclusively for the package. The interactive application runs on Mac OS and Windows. The CD-ROM goes as follows: Before a manhole cover opens to admit you into the underground world of U96, you must first use a password - the title of the U96 hit "I wanna be a Kennedy" - to make it past a fierce doorkeeper. Then, you can choose from among such files as a full U96 archive, complete with discography and interviews of U96 creator and producer Alex Christensen; a "stereo room" to play CD's audio tracks, music samples chosen by Christensen, from which you can create your own rave tracks; and a "rave room", where you can test your ability to program such elements as sound mixes and lightning. | ||
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| Ultimate Human Body 2.0 | Dorling Kindersley Multimedia | [top] | |
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Take an informative, interactive, entertaining journey through the wondrous world of the human body. Will all the elements that made the first Ultimate Human Body a stunning success - thousands of specially created illustrations and animations, dazzling microphotographs, and clearly written text - The Ultimate Human Body 2.0 takes this award-winning CD-ROM to a new level of interactivity, giving users ages 10 and up an incomparable adventure in anatomy. Enhancements and new features include a 3D Body Scanner, great video sequences, a Body Quiz Challenge game, and even links to its own site on the World Wide Web. Increased Interactivity - it brings major enhancements to this groundbreaking CD-ROM. Use a 3D Scanner to explore the body, rotate its organs, and see how body systems work, all in dazzling color and detail. Easily switch back and forth between 3D, 2D and X-ray views of the body. Watch stunning new video sequences. Take a Body Quiz Challenge, and interactive quiz combined with a journey through the body. You can even go online to visit the Body Online site on the World Wide Web. It harnesses the power of technology to give users a fantastic information adventure through the most wondrous and complex machine of all - the human body. | ||
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| Vid Grid | Jasmine Multimedia / Virgin Interactive Entertainment | [top] | |
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This is a simple puzzle game that takes place on music video backdrops. Your goal is to re-arrange the jumbled up tiles of the video so that they are in the correct spots and the video can be viewed clearly. The videos in Vid Grid are mostly from mid 90's hard rock bands. They are: Aerosmith - "Cryin", Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer", Guns N' Roses - "November Rain", Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced?", Metallica - "Enter Sandman", Soundgarden - "Spoonman", Van Halen - "Right Now", Ozzy Osbourne - "No More Tears", Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away". This cd was packaged with the Atari Jaguar CD-ROM drive. | ||
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| VideoHound Multimedia | Visible Ink Software | [top] | |
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This reference CD-Rom is based on the VideoHound Golden Movie Retriever books, which are basically thicker and cutesier versions of what Leonard Maltin does. This still probably wouldn't be too many folks' first choice over Cinemania, yet for families it has a slightly more kid-friendly interface, and for adult buffs who can stand the doggie icons, it offers at least one invaluable service that Microsoft's product doesn't. VideoHound retrieves a full cast list for each film, and you can click on any name and get a full list of that actor's credits - a function that, in Cinemania, is applicable only to major players. As far as powerful PC search links go, VideoHound is a bona fide pit bull. Wisely, the company seems to have strived to provide features complementary to, not so much competitive with, Cinemania's. It includes no film clips to speak of- except for one amusingly quaint section that offers brief scenes from dog movies (Lassie, meet Asta). But it does include 650 audio clips of actors and directors discussing their work (example: Robert De Niro on gaining 60 pounds for "Raging Bull"). VHS box art is included for each title. It can also claim 60,000 video reviews to Cinemania's 20,000 by virtue of coverage of a lot of non-theatrical titles - in case you require a ranking, say, of celebrity buns-of-steel tapes. It cross-references titles by a number of useful categories (such as MPAA rating and laserdisc availability). But the kludgy interface requires you to punch up separate screens to view a given films plot synopsis, credits, and reviews - Cinemania gets almost everything on one screen - and the biography section is taken from the current Who's Who in Hollywood, so you can read about Johnny Depp but not Humphrey Bogart, Ron Howard but not Alfred Hitchcock. | ||
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| Wacky Wheels | Beavis-Soft / Apogee Software, Ltd. | [top] | |
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Racing at its "wacky-est"? Wacky Wheels is a go-kart racing game where you can play any of eight wacky animals. The developers, Andy Edwardson and Shaun Gadalla, had been inspired by Super Mario Kart, and wished to create a similar experience on the personal computer. Each animal has its own colorful antics and animations, including a tiger, elephant, raccoon, panda, shark, and more. You can use a variety of special pick ups and power ups to use on your opponents. Featuring internet, null modem, and split screen modes to play your friends. | ||
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| Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | Interplay Productions / Blizzard Entertainment | [top] | |
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The Kingdom of Azeroth was relatively peaceful and ruled by King Llane. That was until a powerful mage named Medivh commanded forces that opened up a portal in the Swamp of Sorrow, leading to another world. This ushered in the Age of Chaos, as Orcs were summoned to this world and attempted to establish an empire. As the Orcish hordes swarmed from the portal, they met with the Humans of Azeroth and battles ensured. Peaceful co-existence is not an option. Only one race will attain dominance over the land. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. By playing either the Humans or the Orcs in this saga, two separate story lines evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create new units. From swords to sorcery, all the elements of classic fantasy are here to explore: rich forests, dark dungeons and bubbling swamps await the stalwart troops amassed to fight for dominance. Command many unique armies and creatures including Knights, Archers, Clerics, Warlocks, Daemons, Elementals, and Necromancers who are able to raise the dead. The multiplayer aspects of the game allow 2 players to challenge one another on over 20 custom maps and determine who is the supreme warlord. Head to head play is supported over modem, serial link, and IPX networks, and works cross-platform between the IBM-PC and Macintosh versions. Warcraft was a game of many "firsts" in the RTS world. It features the first random map generator, the first RTS game to support multiplayer capability, and the first to have multiple resource types to harvest. In Nov/2024, Warcraft I: Remastered was released with refreshed graphic design. The presentation was maintained in a cartoonish style, still remaining faithful to the original. We are also allowed to switch back to the original versions of units, maps, and effects at any time. It has the ability to select a larger number of units at once (in the original we could do this with a maximum of four), moving them around the map using the right mouse button (which we use to indicate the destination) and speeding up the pace of the game. The interface is refreshed in its appearance and enriched with additional elements (such as health bars for the units).
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| Way Things Work, The | DK Multimedia | [top] | |
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A unique "mammoth" guide to a magical world of machines, inventions, and technology. It's based on David Macaulay's book, a huge bestseller with over two-and-a-half million copies sold around the world. Now, on interactive CD-ROM, featuring outstanding animations and audio, Macaulay's unique and fascinating introduction to the world of science and technology truly comes alive. The machines he draws actually function, and you can see and hear for yourself how things really work. Hundreds of fact packed animations. From telescopes to telephones, from lasers to lightbulbs, David Macaulay's unique animations explain the workings of everything, from the simplest to the most complex of machines. The Great Wooly Mammoth, the inventors loyal and long suffering assistant, acts not only as your guide to the CD-ROM but also stars in a series of animated "home movies" that illustrate the inventors scientific breakthroughs. Countless everyday machines are illustrated, animated, and explained in fascinating detail. A cross-linked web of information - a single mouse-click lets you jump from the workings of machines to the explanations of the scientific principles that underlie them, and from the history of inventions to biographies of the inventors themselves. This is perfect for anyone over 8 years old. Curious minds of all ages are certain to find it irresistible. With over 1,500 screens and pop-ups, more than 1,000 illustrations, more than 300 animations, 60 minutes of audio, and over 70,000 words. | ||
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| Webster's Concise Encyclopedia | Attica Cybernetics | [top] | |
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This interactive enecylopedia features over 25,000 articles and thousands of photos and illustrations. It also has Unique TIMELINE that covers world history from 4 million B.C. to present day and an enormous range of subject matter from Science and Technology to Sport, from Popular Culture to Business, from History to Natural World. A world atlas is also included. | ||
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| Welcome to West Feedback | Virtual Music Entertainment / Ahead Inc. | [top] | |
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This came bundled with a Virtual Guitar that hooks to your PC and software that teaches you to strum through six rock songs. When your rhythm matches that of the accompanying CD, you progress from playing in your bedroom to playing in a garage with a pick-up band. From there, if your skills are good enough, it's on to rock 'n' roll stardom. The first order of business after installing the software is to strap on the guitar, which is close in size to the real thing. Next, hook up with Lloyd, who tried to create the ultimate sound system and was sucked into the wires, becoming an electrical being. He's your mentor. Then, you just gotta get it on. The CD player cranks up a song, and you have to strum the steel strings to match the strokes that appear on the Rhythm EKG. Doing that well increases your rep points. As in REPutation. And, of course, you'll want to move from the basic skill level through rhythm, lead and stunt guitar. The Virtual Guitar looks - and sounds - like a real one and has controls for volume, distortion and feedback, as well as a cursor control. And when the output of the PC's sound card is jacked into the stereo system, enough sound is produced to justify a little Mick Jagger-type strutting. Thus the long connection cord, thoughtfully provided. | ||
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| Who Built America? | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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One of the best history CD-ROMs ever made, Who Built America? is also one of the best CD-ROMs based on a book you'll ever find.Billed as "the definitive social history of the United States," this masterpiece offers a whole new way to experience American history, using a clever combination of text and multimedia elements including film and audio clips. The program is based on the book of the same name, which in turn was the culmination of the American Social History Project, the City University of New York's efforts to "revitalize interest in history by challenging the traditional ways that people learn about the past." The subject matter: history of the United States from the Centennial celebration of 1876 to the "Great War" of 1914. A tumultous period in US history, to say the least. In addition to the fully indexed and searchable text of the original book, Who Built America? includes over 45 minutes of archival film footage, dozens of recordings from the period, and numerous short games and quizzes to test your concentration. Like other Voyager titles, it also includes extensive research tools, including customized search, index, and clipboard capabilities that allow you to copy & paste into your own document. Too bad CUNY's second CD in this series, covering the period from 1914 to the "dawn of Atomic Age" in 1946, is far less interesting than this masterful adaptation by Voyager Company. | ||
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| Wolf | Manley & Associates, Inc. / Sanctuary Woods, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a simulator for sure, but not really like the ones we are used to. It also mixes parts of an adventure game and a role-playing game but the most unique characteristic is the role you are playing. So... yeah. Wolf, and Lion for that matter, are two unique games that say they are simulators, but are much more than that. You take the role of a wolf, either in a mission (such as survive for a day) or in simulation mode, which allows you to do whatever you want. All the aspects of life as a wolf are simulated, from eating and hunting to mating and avoiding hunters. The game also features an interactive wolf encyclopaedia. | ||
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| World Alive, A | The Voyager Company | [top] | |
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Splash in the Atlantic with a humpback whale, tunnel underground with leafcutter ants, watch a Pacific Ridley turtle take its first swim and a northern elephant seal give birth. James Earl Jones is your guide in this spectacular thirty-minute documentary compiled by Sea Studios in collaboration with the St. Louis Zoo. Where does the monarch butterfly live during the winter? What do chattering dolphins sound like? What does a ghost crab eat? The answers are all here, along with beautiful illustrations and thousands of compelling facts about each animal. | ||
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| World War II | IMSI / Living Media | [top] | |
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A compelling Exploration of World War II. Over 2000 historical events are chronicled on this CD. The events range from the declaration of war and the evacuation of Dunkirk, to air battles and naval blockades. The satellite map shows where an event took place. The timeline shows when it took place. You can read about it, view pictures, watch video clips, and study tactical maps. | ||
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| X-COM: UFO Defense / UFO: Enemy Unknown | Mythos Games Ltd. / MicroProse Software, Inc. | [top] | |
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It is the year 1999 and UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) have been appearing in the night skies. Unusual events, such as violent human abductions and horrific experimentations, have struck horror into the people of Earth. The nations of the world gathered together and secretly established a covert, independent body to investigate, combat, and defeat the alien invaders. This multi-national force was named the "Extraterrestrial Combat Unit," and equipped with the best pilots, soldiers, engineers, scientists, and technology. This is a combination turn-based and real-time strategy game that requires you to use the skills of a squad leader, detective, and administrator as you operate the X-COM agency in defending the Earth against UFOs. In between isometric ground combat and exploration missions, you must gain support from the world's nations in order to maintain adequate funding for the cause. Bases and sensors are built around the globe to scan for alien activity. The fundraising, research, construction, and observation processes occur in variable real-time. Alien ships can be intercepted in orbit and, if shot down, their wreckage can be explored. Aliens might also land to terrorize a city and X-COM forces can be dispatched to the scene. Missions "in the field" are turn-based. You move your troops through the urban or rural settings looking for aliens, alien technology, and other clues. You view the battlefield from a 45-degree downward perspective and your view is limited to what is in the line-of-sight of your troops. After the battle, aliens and alien technology can be brought back to the lab and studied, to help you figure out how to defeat the aliens and save the earth. | ||
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| Yukon Trail | MECC | [top] | |
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The game is based around the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century. Players start out in Seattle, where they must partner up, secure travel, and purchase needed provisions. It is July, 1897 and GOLD has been discovered in the Yukon area of northwest Canada. There are lost of people to talk to for advice, but be careful, not everyone knows what they are talking about. Kids 10-16 learn history firsthand as they meet actual historical figures aw well as fictional characters that represent the types of people you might encounter. A journal lets travelers record details of their adventure. The program automatically logs some entries. Players strive to reach Dawson City, headquarters of the gold rush. From there they can set out to dig GOLD! | ||
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| Adventure With Oslo: Tools and Gadgets | Science For Kids | [top] | |
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Five programs in one: An animated storybook about a llama named Dolly who is constantly requiring rescue by Jimmy who turns into the many shapes of simple machines; An adventure game taking you on a search of Tooltown and the Valley of Machines for clues and a surprise ending; A Coloring Gallery featuring musical markers and a tic-tac-toe game; A very colorful Maze Arcade challenging you to navigate five increasingly complex mazes while scoring your performance; And an Interactive Database which uncovers all six classes of simple machines- the inclined plane, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, lever, and wedge. Enjoy learning about simple machines in the Interactive Database. The Maze Arcade will challenge you to score big and fast. The clock is running. Your Coloring Gallery is playful and fun. And you can save and export your work to other software. | ||
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| Adventures of Nikko, The | Mindscape | [top] | |
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The children's story-builder is an exciting and fascinating software product that allows children to create a magical story without the need for any previous computer knowledge. WIth the click of a button, a child can create an entire collection of stories and never tire from their creations on the computer. After selecting the word, the scene comes to life on screen, accompanied by animation, sound effects and if prefered by younger children, the story can be read aloud. Children may replay the stories they have created and have the option to produce a colouring book version of their creative story. | ||
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| Aesop's Fables | Discis | [top] | |
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Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. Many of the stories, such as The Fox and the Grapes (from which the idiom "sour grapes" derives), The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well-known throughout the world. Of the many skills a child acquires during his or her development, perhaps the most valuable to lifelong pleasure and further learning is the ability to read. Today, a new kind of book makes learning to read a more interesting and enjoyable process. Discis Books has employed the latest in technological advancements to enable young readers, students of English literature, science or other subjects - and those new to the English language - to learn easily, quickly, privately, and at their own pace. Discis Books are flexible and will serve the individual needs of the user. Readers can click on a sentence to hear it read out loud, click a word to hear it pronounced and explained in context, click a part of a picture to find out more about it, or listen to the story in its entirety. Discis Books are also patient; they answer questions, repeat themselves when asked, move at a speed the reader is comfortable with, and will even pronounce words in a second language. Users need not be proficient with computers to use Discis Books. Anyone who can "point and click" can enjoy the many titles in the Discis collection. Discis Books include classic and contemporary stories for readers from preschool through high school and beyond. Each book is beautifully narrated and includes text, music, sound effects, and full-color illustrations. In school or at home, Discis Books are sure to be a favorite learning tool. | ||
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| Alge-Blaster 3 | Davidson & Associates, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is the third game in the Alge-Blaster series following Alge-Blaster Plus! from 1989. This version has an overarching theme of protecting a planet from aliens and consists of four different activities. Challenger is a combination of the learn and practice activities from previous games. It consists of four components: a video chalkboard that explains a problem visually, a text version of the same problem, a practice area and a word problems area that shows how to translate words into math facts. Decoder is based on the translate activity from Alge-Blaster Plus but here each correct answer reveals a picture that is part of a rebus. Once all pictures are uncovered the player has to figure out the right mathematical word and select it from a list. Simulator is based on the graph and game activities from Alge-Blaster Plus. When choosing the point variant the player has to click on aliens on a grid that corresponds to the right coordinates. In the slopes variant the player has to use slope information to fire lasers at aliens. Red Alert is similar to Missile Command with the player having to protect cities on a planet surface by shooting at aliens that appear from the top. | ||
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| Amy's Fun-2-3 Adventure | Devasoft | [top] | |
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This is an educational game for your 2-5 year old child. Amy is a cute little puppy who will lead your child on a number-learning journey that is sure to be entertaining. Amy guides young children through four entertaining activities which help teach number recognition and counting skills. In addition to Amy, there's Marty the Match Machine, King Cookie, Danny Dragon and an interactive xylophone on which kids can learn to play 8 different children's songs - or make up their own. Great graphics, outstanding animation, and loads of digitized speech and sound effects add to the fun. | ||
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| Archibald's Guide to the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt | Swfte International | [top] | |
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This is an educational game for little children, intended to teach them stories of Ancient Egypt and even to read the hieroglyphics. Archibald is a little boy who serves as our guide in four modes of play. The first two are 'interactive books' - we learn about the Myth of Osiris and about why and how mummies were made. There are many 'activities' on each screen, with sounds and animations. Besides, each such chapter of the story has a hidden fragment of the magical masque of Ra - the general task of the game is to collect 14 lost pieces of it by clicking on different persons and items on the screen. After finding all 'treasure fragments', the player receives the secret code - it had to be mailed to the publisher in order to get in return the certificate of the Junior Explorers Club membership along with some trading cards. The third game-play modes consists in learning the hieroglyphics: which symbol corresponds to which sound, written in Latin transcriptions, together with some numbers and determinatives. Finally, in the fourth and last mode we are allowed to write our own 'coded messages' - in English, but with hieroglyphic symbols, and to save them and to print them in order to exchange messages with friends. | ||
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| Around the World in 80 Days | Novotrade International, Inc. / EA*Kids | [top] | |
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Around the World in 80 Days is a kids adventure game by EA Kids and Novotrade. It's the second title in Novotrade's Creative Reader series after Peter Pan. Players follow Phineas Fogg the evil Baron Hogsbreath in a race around the world. When Fogg is in a bind, Phineas gets the help of his monkey sidekick Sidney and the Paintbox Pals, a team of painting and drawing tools that can change things in the world. The game is forgiving and has no dead ends, and the player only needs to interact with the game when using the Paintbox Pals, pressing buttons, or choosing the Fogg's next destination. This is the first part of the game. Phineas Fogg leaves England and travels to Spain and France. There's many more solutions to "puzzles" than this video series shows, and some of the dialogue is chosen at random. | ||
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| Arthur's Birthday | Living Books / The Learning Company, Inc. | [top] | |
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Oh, no! Arthur has the very same birthday as his friend Muffy. All of the boys decide to go to Arthur's party, and the girls settle on going to Muffy's. Now, it's up to Arthur and Francine to unite the two groups for one big birthday celebration! Of course, this is going to take cooperation, listening, and compromise. Kids can strengthen their reading, music, vocabulary, and social skills with this series of challenges from author Marc Brown. Two different educational games come on the CD-Rom, and gameplay is recommended for children between the ages of three and seven. In 1997, a 2.0 version was released which included updated graphics and Windows 95 support. | ||
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| Barbie And Her Magical House | Hi Tech Entertainment | [top] | |
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This is a wonderful, fanciful dream come true for Barbie doll fans of all ages. Barbie personally invites you into her home where every room is filled with lots of things to see and even more things to do. Simply point and click and discover the magic that's waiting for you. Exciting activities, fun puzzles and amazing animations are everywhere. Best of all, Barbie herself is on hand to encourage and entertain as she speaks directly to you. Learn these skills with Barbie: Memorization, Color Recognition, Visual Discrimination, Decision-Making and more. Cook up some fun as you join Barbie for a magical breakfast. Almost every appliance has a life of its own. Mix and match Barbie fashions, shoes and accessories. Get Barbie ready for a day on the town, a camping trip, the big party and more. Make the World's Most Glamorous Doll totally beautiful. Apply her makeup, select her earings - even style her hair. Make up your own Barbie story as you join Barbie and her friends out on the patio for a day of fun in the sun. Look for her magical puzzles and activities that are hidden in every room. Put a refrigerator magnet puzzle together and watch and hear the picture come to life. | ||
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| Barry The Bear | Living Media / IMSI | [top] | |
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Six interactive games and activities. Explore the polar world with your new friend Barry. Meet Barry the Bear and learn all about the polar bear family in their icy home of Greenland. In this multimedia adventure you and Barry play six fun activities and games. Also meet Nalaaq, the young Eskimo boy from the Inuit tribe who brings you lots of fun facts and joins you as you learn and play. Easy to use; reading skills not required. Interactive design lets kids explore at their own pace. Colorful animation and state-of-the-art sound. Stimulates imagination and curiosity. | ||
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| Best Neighborhood Ever, Richard Scarry's | Phillips Sidewalk Studio / Activision | [top] | |
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Richard Scarry's Best Neighborhood Ever is an edutainment title for children based on a book by Richard Scarry. In the game players explore Busytown, a fictional place where there's always a lot going on. The whole town comes to life in cartoon animations. Players choose places and characters to visit. At these places players can practice and learn important pre-reading skills and listen to stories. Taught skills include memory, color recognition, vocabulary, pattern recognition and counting. | ||
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| Billy Bear: Is It Christmas Yet? | Loraine Wauer Ferus | [top] | |
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This is an animated Christmas card storybook. It tells a story that deals with the arrival of Christmas and everything that happens around him. Originally shareware, it was later made freeware. | ||
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| Body Park | Virtual Entertainment | [top] | |
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Body Park is a fun place where kids from all over the world come to visit, have fun, learn and play. But not too long ago, a mean old man named Professor Frankenslime paid a visit to Body Park, and is still hiding there, some-where underground. Professor Frankenslime is a mad scientist who is trying to turn real people into plastic dummies, then turn them into robots that he can con-trol. From what little we know, Frankenslime has only succeeded in turn-ing one person into a plastic dummy so far, and we suspect that Harvey, the body outline sketch that you'll see in the upper corner of the Map screen, was once a real person. Albert an the KidFriends believe that with your help, Harvey can become a real live human being again. With each game you win in Body Park, a magic body part is added to Harvey, the plastic dummy. Albert figures that if all the magic parts are added to Harvey, he'll come to life and be free again. So Albert and the KidFriends—Amy, John, Manko, lmani, Pierre and Miguel, are counting on your help. Good Luck! | ||
| Chuck Jones' Peter and the Wolf | Time Warner Interactive | [top] | |
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Magical Sights and Sounds to Enchant Children of All Ages. The timeless tale of Peter and The Wolf is brought to sparkling life through the unique brilliance and wit of animation legend Chuck Jones (famous for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts) and conductor/director George Daugherty. Starring the voices of Kirstie Alley, Lloyd Bridges and Ross Malinger as Peter, this colorful interpretation of Sergie Prokofiev's classic is an engaging introduction to the magical world of music. Children will enjoy hours of fun and interactive discovery as they learn to recognize each instrument and its part in the orchestra. Live video performances by young musicians will inspire children to experiment on their own. A bonus audio CD of Prokofiev's magnificent score is also included. Explore the unique charm of the various instruments and hear them perform the musical parts you select. Treasure the beauty and power of Sergie Prokofiev's music throughout he lush orchestral soundtrack - created especially for this presentation. Play a fun-filled, bonus arcade-style game with Peter and his friends. Enjoy a sensational new interpretation of a beloved children's classic. Delight in Academy Award winning Chuck Jones' characters and their 22-minute animated tale. | ||
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| Cinderella: The Original Fairy Tale | Discis | [top] | |
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Children between the ages of 4-10 enjoy fairy tales - particularly fairy tales with a prince and a princess as the main characters. In Cinderella, a poor young girl wins the heart of a prince - with a little help from her fairy godmother. Most children will be familiar with the story of Cinderella - but not necessarily with this version. In the Discis version, Cinderella: The Original Fairy Tale, Cinderella, who is "both good and beautiful," still marries the prince. In this version, the stepsisters beg Cinderella to forgive them for treating her so badly. Cinderella forgives her two stepsisters and also finds rooms in the palace for them - Cinderella even arranges aristocratic matches for them! | ||
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| Crayola Art Studio | Core Learning | [top] | |
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This is a powerful software program that allows you to draw and paint using digital art tools with realistic effects. Offers boundless creative expression using Crayola Pencils, Paints, Markers, Crayons and more. Learn to edit and transform digital images with over 1000 creativity starters. Adaptable to any user regardless of artistic ability and level of computer skills. For kids aged 4 to 10, provides children with powerful, yet easy to use drawing and painting tools. Select from 12 realistic art brushes including Crayola Pencils, Paints, Markers, Crayons and more. Learn to edit and transform digital images with several hundred Crayola creativity starters. Make invitations, decorations, greeting cards and much more. Adaptable to any user, regardless of artistic ability and computer knowledge. Several hundred of editable art images to supplement artwork and learn digital editing techniques. Customize the interface with selections of backgrounds, icon sizes and tool configurations. A special Begin to Draw level helps beginners learn basic computer drawing skills. Fun and easy to use, these art tools inspire creative expression without boundaries. The software is pressure-sensitive when used with a mouse pen, tablet or stylus that is enabled for pressure-sensitivity. | ||
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| Cruncher, The | Berkeley Learning Technologies Inc., Davidson & Associates / Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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This is a full-featured, easy to use spread sheet for children and adults that includes animation, speech, music, and sound effects. Using step-by-step tutorials, it teaches users ages 10 and up spreadsheet and math fundamentals. The program's real-world examples, such as party planning, family budgeting, and baseball statistics tracking, illustrate how to use math and spreadsheets in everyday life. By combining these tutorials and projects with a full-featured spreadsheet, it's easy enough for children to understand and use, but powerful enough to meet adult's spreadsheet needs. The software is also available in teacher packs, lab packs, and site licenses through Educational Resources and other educational software resellers. It has three components: tutorials, projects, and spreadsheets. Each has been designed to be easy enough for beginners yet powerful enough for adults. These components cover subjects that appeal to both groups, including family trips, party planning, and organizing all kinds of mathematical information. This approach also means that users won't outgrow it - the tutorials and projects address a range of experience levels. In addition, it features an on-line help system that is easy to use for beginners, but extensive enough for more advanced users. In the tutorials section, six examples teach topics starting with basic spreadsheet operations and progressing to the use of advanced spreadsheet features. The simplest one, "Fish Out of Water," uses pictures instead of numbers to manipulate data. Students combine a fish, a fish bowl, water and other items in spreadsheet cells; they must do this correctly for the fish to live. This demonstrates the basics of spreadsheets in a friendly and non-intimidating way. Ten different projects and templates provide real-life examples of how spreadsheets can be useful in everyday life. For example, the "Basketball Statistics" project teaches students how to calculate shooting percentages, total points, and overall percentages for their favorite basketball players. "I Want a Walkman!(TM)" teaches students how to use a spreadsheet to manage a budget. Students can track their income and expenses to show how much money they save, and how much time it will take to save the money needed for a desired purchase such as a Walkman. The spreadsheet offers features included in most business spreadsheet software, including charting and graphing capabilities with pie charts, bar and line graphs, and scatter charts; complex cell calculations; and advanced trigonometry functions. It also offers four unique features that make it ideal for beginners: A "notebook" attached to each spreadsheet - This includes a simple word processor where users can keep notes on their spreadsheets, explain formulas or write a detailed report; The "sticker picker" - A library of 100 illustrations, 13 sound effects, and 20 animations can be included anywhere in spreadsheets, charts or the notebook. Users can record their own sound effects or up to 20 seconds of spoken text. They can also create their own stickers by importing art from other programs; Text-to-speech capabilities - Users can select any words or numbers in a spreadsheet or the notebook, and it will read them aloud. This helps double-check data. In 1999, an updated version, The Cruncher 2.0 was released. | ||
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| Dazzeloids | Voyager Company, The | [top] | |
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Who can save the citizens of Compli City from the sinister threat of mind-numbing boredom? The Dazzeloids, of course! They are: Stinkabod Lame (daredevil, prankster, slamdancer), Yendor Talbneerg (technoid supreme), and Titan Rose (muscleman and poet). Their commander is Anne Dilly Whim, out to avenge her sister's death of boredom in front of the TV. Together, they battle the Mediogre, head of the Blando Corporation and power-mad capitalist worm, and his techno-weasel sidekick, Pin Bleeper. In "A Child is Bored" the Dazzeloids save little Jeremy Gerbilman from brainwashed zombification (too much Blando television!). Their mission in "Banker, Spare that Petshop" is to rescue the smelly but lovable Probe and Poke Petshop from the void of the Mediogre's Transglumifier. The story lines change depending on which character you send to the rescue, so learn what goes on inside their heads in the music-video-inspired "Dazzeloid Dreams." Dazzeloids is crammed with brilliant animation, strange poems and infectious songs, narrated text with definitions of real and made-up words, crazy sound effects, and enough absurd surprises to entertain for hours. Boredom is banished when the Dazzeloids hit town! | ||
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| Der tapfere Teddy [G] | Mindscape | [top] | |
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The Brave Teddy has the whole world of learning and playing fun for children from preschool age. This game is a new type of adventure and thinking game with a variety of different games and increasing levels of difficulty. The game is designed so that the different game steps that your child must complete can be easily carried out at the touch of a button. The game allows the child to develop their cognitive skills and coordination and learn new concepts. They are introduced to the world of numbers and learn how to add and subtract. Hand-eye coordination is also trained and concentration is promoted. In the game, obstacles must be avoided, which helps the child to get to know traffic signs and traffic lights. This game is the ideal tool for giving children their first learning experiences on the computer. | ||
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| Digby's Adventures | Sanctuary Woods | [top] | |
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Enter a world song, games, and animated adventure! You'll meet Bertram, the wise old St. Bernard. Duffy and Lizzy, the streetwise cat and mouse. Skunkly the sweet skunk. And, of course, Digby, the one pound dog who is no bigger than a dustmop. There's never a dull moment with Digby and his friends. But the most important character is really you. That's because the story depends on the choices you make. Digby could chase a butterfly only to find that he's lost. Or run through an open gate when the gardeners' machines frighten him. Or run away from home when he's humiliated at a dog show. Which adventure will it be? With exciting games and activities, original songs, and interactive mix-your-own-music studio and important lessons about problem-solving, teamwork and what it means to be a family - you're sure to enjoy all three. | ||
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| Dr. Health'nstein's Body Fun | StarPress Multimedia / SoftKey/UAV Entertainment | [top] | |
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Created by the Cancer Research Foundation of America. This is a non-stop adventure that encourages healthy choices, discourages drug use and promotes a lifetime of fitness and health. Just make the right moves, achieve a great health rating and you'll end up a winner...in this game and in life. Visit Dr. Health'nsein's laboratory and use her diabolical anatomy machine. Then step into the good doctor's Remote Body Monitor for a futuristic physical that sends you traveling through time. Race along the surprise-packed game board and hold on for the ride of your life. | ||
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| Eagle Eye Mysteries In London | Stormfront Studios / EA*Kids | [top] | |
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Jake and Jennifer Eagle from the excellent Eagle Eye Mysteries are back, and better than ever with over 50 all-new cases, all set in historic England. As with the original, gameplay is simple but effective: collect clues and interrogate suspects to solve the mystery. Graphics, as in the first game, are excellent, and there are many more locations to explore this time around. Clues will lead players through London, ancient Warwick castle, poetic Stratford-upon-Avon, and even mysterious Dartmoor. Clues to mysteries of every kind can be found in the Egyptian hieroglyphics of the British Museum, Henry VIII's Hampton Court, forgotten smugglers' caves on the Devon coast, and the thatched cottage that was Shakespeare's birthplace. Each case leads young detectives on a trail through [British] history, literature, science fact, and legend, while honing their reading comprehension, research, and critical thinking skills. Each solved case means a new page added to the customized scrapbook with the player's name in a London Times article. Overall, this is a great sequel to a great game, and one that shouldn't be missed by either budding detectives or experienced sleuths. | ||
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| Follow That Sleigh! | Pixel Multimedia | [top] | |
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An interactive musical adventure. Like unwrapping a present, the magic of Wonder Movies lies in the surprise of discovery. Interactive Movie - Children interact with animated characters, control the flow of the storyline, and use decision-making skills as they encounter extraordinary situations. Music Entertainment - Kids will love groovin' with ELVIS, Santa's rockin' reindeer, and delight in "bouncing-ball" sing-alongs of their favorite Christmas tunes. Digital Camera/Photo Album - As children navigate their way around the globe, they can use Santa's on-board digital camera to take pictures for their Wonder Movies photo album. Card Maker/Paint Program - Have hours of fun creating greeting cards and postcards for family and friends with the Wonder Movies paint and print program. Electronic Library - The wonderful world of discovery continues long after children return from their journey...and long after Christmas. There's an entire library of bedtime stories for children to listen to and read-along. Games-Play "Simon Says" with the kids of Jamaica. Catch money thrown from the windows of a New York City apartment. Stop the caterpillars on the controls of Santa's sleigh from turning into butterflies and flying away. Plus much, much, more... Children will have hours of interactive fun on a music-filled fantasy trip around the world when they make off with Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. | ||
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| Four Footed Friends | VroomBooks / T/Maker Company | [top] | |
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This is an enchanting storybook of 10 fun rhymes and illustrations about lovable animals that come to life with over 40 interactive pages of activities designed to engage and entertain children while encouraging skill development. Learn important facts and figures from Albert the Number Worm. Learning has never been so entertaining. Follow Wendy the Word Worm and learn important reading and language skills. Sentences can be highlighted and read aloud by the computer. Learn new words and their definitions. You can even switch between languages. Coloring is fun with Pablo the Picture Worm and his interactive coloring book. Learn about colors and shapes. Each Zoombook page is filled with colorful illustrations, magical animations, music and talking characters. Your child will: develop memory skills, recognize written words, find and hear word definitions, creatively explore a story, enhance visual skills, discover useful facts and information, develop a positive attitude toward reading, and experience different languages. | ||
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| Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds | Humongous Entertainment | [top] | |
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Humongous Entertainment makes quality original adventures for kids and fun as well for adults with beautiful animation, music and comedic touches. In the first game of this award winning series, Freddi and her younger friend, Luther, must find Grandma Grouper's Kelp Seeds. They have been stolen by the Squid Fadda (think the 'Godfather') and his bumbling henchmen, the Sharks: and one of them is so dumb that he leaves notes to himself lying around which tell where they've hidden the seeds. Without the Kelp Seeds to plant all of the sea creatures will go hungry. So Freddi and Luther must search through the underwater caves, deep canyons and colorful reefs of the ocean floor for them, as well as up on the beach and within a sunken Pirate Ship. Your child must search for items which may be useful, and use his/her logic and memory to solve puzzles. Along the way they learn that 'teamwork' and 'helping others' is the way to reach their goals. The game has an easy point and click interface and almost everything the child clicks on will react. It also contains mini games within the main game which develop eye-hand coordination and/or increase learning. It is replayable, and will then have the clues in different locations and some different solutions. And it also contains several special hidden 'bonus' fun things to do within the game. | ||
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| Gigglebone Gang, The: Alphabonk Farm | Headbone Interactive | [top] | |
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This is a rare children's game that features some segments involving exploration in a storybook style similar to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." It's the first in the GiggleBone Gang CD-ROM series and provides more than 35 hours of playtime for children ages four and up. The product - which includes not only a CD-ROM but a book of poetry as well as a colorful poster suitable for hanging in playrooms or bedrooms - opens to an off-beat world of friendly animals and farmyard pranks. The company used original photography, illustration and music in its first title, aiming to engage the child and interest them in language development, problem solving and decision making skills. It's comprised of six topical areas, hosted by four main characters. The Barnyard friends -- Bunji the Frog, Clyde the Parrot, Svelte Velma the Swine and Farmer Alfred A. Bonk, deliver poems, true stories, games, activities and Fun Farm Facts which are meant to attract the child repeatedly. Additional features and benefits of the product include more than 90 activity screens, over 350 audible call-out words and 26 alliterative rhymes, hundreds of full-screen photographs and thousands of animation and sound effects. AlphaBonk Farm's familiar objects expose the child to agriculture, biology, botany, etymology, foreign languages, history, mechanics, medicine and zoology helping him or her develop a well-rounded knowledge of the world around them. | ||
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| Gregory & The Hot Air Balloon | Mindscape / Broderbund Software | [top] | |
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Want to give you children a magical world in which to play? Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon stars Gregory Chuckwood, a precocious young woodchuck, and his trusty pet lizard, Newt, who live in the make-believe town of Acorn Hollow. This adventure story for children ages 4-7, begins when Gregory and Newt take a wild ride in a hot air balloon and are whisked away to a far-off land. It's up to the player to help Gregory and Newt find their way home by solving puzzles and searching for objects to help them accomplish that goal. The keys to the solution lie in a local carnival Gregory finds near the balloon landing site. Activities emphasize important learning skills including logical reasoning, phonics, creative arts, visual discrimination, letters and counting. Storybooks are included in each program. Children may page through these illustrated books at their own pace and read the text along with the narration. | ||
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| Grimms märchen [G] | Boeder Software | [top] | |
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One of a series of interactive CD-Roms of classic fairy tales that are richly illustrated and provided with animations. This one has several of the Grimm Brothers collected fairy tales from folklore throughout Europe. | ||
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| Gus And The Cyberbuds: Sing, Play, and Paint A Long | Modern Media / Creative Labs | [top] | |
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Stimulate your child's musical and artistic talents in this fun-filled interactive world where kids can create their own animated pictures to accompany engaging children's songs. Key features: Paint a Cow Purple at Old MacDonald's Farm; Tell a Whale of a Tale Down By the Bay; Lead a Parade with The Ants Go Marching; Play a Musical Instrument in I am a Fine Musician; Learn the Animal Alphabet in Alphabet Shenanigans; Anything Can Happen in Your Imagination. With spoken and written instructions presented in five different languages (English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish), it provides: Complete Interactivity; Original and Old-time Favorite Songs; Full-motion Video; Hundreds of Animated Stickers and Stamps. | ||
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| Gus Goes to Cyberopolis | Modern Media Ventures | [top] | |
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The title features the return of Gus, the lovable dog who accompanies you on your journey through Cyberopolis. There are six exciting environments for children to explore, each providing a positive learning and entertaining experience. While exploring each environment, children search for the elusive CyberBuds, enlightened and intriguing characters who reveal interesting tidbits of information. | ||
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| Hanna-Barbera Animation Workshop, The | Empire Software | [top] | |
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An animation package that is fun and simple to use. Now everyone can make their own cartoons. The Hanna-Barbera Animation Workshop brings the power of animation to your computer in a form that is user friendly. Using a simple yet powerful Icon Animation, System (IAS), anyone can quickly produce impressive animations just like the professionals. Complete with Hanna-Barbera animations (The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear & The Jetsons), and clip-art for you to include in your own artwork. Video input capability that allows you to import hand drawn animations and still backgrounds by using a camcorder or video camera and a digitizer." Contains features that the professional animator couldn't do without such as onion-skinning for careful positioning of frames and an adjustable exposure sheet so that you can get the timing just right. | ||
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| Hans Christian Anderson's Thumbelina | MPC / Time Warner Interactive | [top] | |
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This is an interactive telling of the story by Hans Christian Andersen. It features video fragments and stills from the cartoon film by Don Bluth. As the story is told, images are show in the background. Many of these images include activities. These activities include coloring, starting animations through clicking on hot-spots and simple puzzles like counting objects and moving shapes to the correct sockets with the cursor. Colored images start to animate once they are filled in. The whole story is divided into seven chapters, so that it is possible to skip to the activities you want to play, or continue the story at a different time. | ||
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| Harry and the Haunted House | Living Books / Broderbund | [top] | |
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When Harry D. Rabbit hits one of Earl's famous curve balls right over Stinky's head it lands in the spooky old house down the street. Harry and his friends cautiously explore the house searching for their ball and have a host of hair-raising experiences. Before they're done they stumble across dozens of startling sights and sounds. A hatrack that tells knock-knock jokes. A skull that tells skeleton jokes. Dancing furniture and a phone that answers itself. Even the skeletons are scared! As Harry and his friends search the scary mansion they discover something about themselves as well as about "haunted" houses. Even adults have fun playing. Written by award-winning multimedia designer Mark Schlichting. The Living Books spring to life with characters that talk and move and sing and dance. Sound effects, music, humor, and lots of animations create a whole new learning experience. As the computer reads the words aloud individual words phrases and lines are highlighted. Change from English to Spanish and back again with just a click. Audio tracks of nine original songs are included. | ||
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| Heather Hits Her First Home Run | Discis | [top] | |
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The bases are loaded, Jeffrey is on third and everyone is calling for a home run as Heather steps up to bat. This is a story of how children feel in life's crucial moments, and shows the value of perseverance and team spirit. Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
| Hello Kitty: Big Fun Deluxe | Big Top Productions | [top] | |
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Hello Kitty Big Fun Deluxe teaches essential learning skills to kids as young as 3. Your children will spend hours creating their own songs, stories and paintings while learning reading, arithmetic, music, shapes, colors and more! Hello Kitty's voice prompting guides children through a playroom packed with learning adventures, brilliant animation and zany sound effects. The game is separated into four sections. In "Big Fun Piano" kids learn to play fun, familiar songs interactively. Wacky piano sounds, musical notation displays, easy-to-use play and record, different backgrounds and three difficulty levels. In "Big Fun Shapes and Numbers" an animated Hello Kitty teaches color and shape recognition, introducing arithmetic, counting and adding in real world examples. There are endless scene varieties and 3 levels of difficulty. In "Bug Fun Storytelling" Interactive stories help kids learn word recognition and reading while they create their own stories. In "Big Fun Art" children create and print their own coloring book pages starting with pre-created pages or a blank canvas and customize it with 225 stamps, crayons, and eraser. Kids can then create slide shows with their creations using the projector feature. With four software programs on one amazing CD-ROM, Hello Kitty Big Fun Deluxe should be an essential part of your children's formative years. | ||
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| How Things Work in Busytown, Richard Scarry's | Novotrade / Simon & Schuster | [top] | |
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This is intended for a pre-kindergarten through second grade audience.Children that play this game learn to assemble machinery, bake bread, and complete other processes that are necessary to live life. This game makes kids think where food comes from, how bread is baked, and so on. Different outcomes can be observed through the several different learning methods. Young players can also learn vocabulary, word recognition, and sequencing. | ||
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| I Saw a Strange Little Man | Essex Interactive Media | [top] | |
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Follow an unseen narrator as he watches a funny little man paint a doorway in mid-air with a magic paint brush which reveals a beautiful, spectacularly colorful 3D landscape. Another odd fellow emerges from the land on the other side of the doorway and erases the doorway the strange little man had just passed through, but before the door disappears, the narrator gains possession of the magic paint brush and heads out to paint his own doorway. The story then diverges into six alternative plots. After reading the story book section, children enter the landscape themselves, taking an extensive first person virtual reality exploration through 220 individual 3D scenes. Then, by finding and correctly answering reading comprehension questions, they discover the secret behind the mysterious paint brush. | ||
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| JumpStart Kindergarten / Jump Ahead Classic Kindergarten | Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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JumpStart Kindergarten takes place in a kindergarten schoolhouse. The game is hosted by the teacher, an anthropomorphic gray bunny named Mr. Hopsalot. The specifics of the game vary from the two versions, but in both the user may access educational activities and simple games by clicking on objects. In the 1994 version, all of the activities are accessible from a single screen inside the classroom. In the 1998 version, different areas of the classroom and the nearby areas outside containing activities may be explored. There is no goal or rewards in the 1994 version; however, in the 1998 version, playing activities earns the player stars. | ||
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| Keroppi Day Hopper | Big Top Productions | [top] | |
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Keroppi Day Hopper provides an amusing and engaging way for kids to practice their writing skills every day. Keroppi the Frog, who is the main sidekick of Hello Kitty, draws children into a personalized and private environment that features a stimulating journal; daily, weekly and monthly calendars; and an address book. With Keroppi's voice prompting and a unique link between the calendar and journal, Keroppi Day Hopper inspires kids to keep track of their time and write about what they do every single day. | ||
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| Kevin the Kangaroo | IMSI / Living Media | [top] | |
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Six interactive games and activities. Explore the Land Down Under with your new friend Kevin. Meet Kevin the Kangaroo and learn all about his family and the land down under. In this multimedia adventure you explore the Australian Bush, see wild animals, and play six fun activities and games along the way. You will also meet Namatjira, the young aborigine who joins you as you learn and play. Features include: 6 exciting games and activities for learning and fun; easy to use - reading skills not required; interactive design lets kids explore at their own pace; colorful animation and state-of-the-art sound; stimulates imagination and curiosity. | ||
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| Kid Pack | WizardWorks | [top] | |
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Kid pack is a fun way for kids to learn about reading, math, art, music, and matching. Each of the five programs included is based on familiar toys and symbols to make learning easy and fun. | ||
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| Kids on Site | Digital Pictures, Inc. | [top] | |
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Remember the days as a kid when you were fascinated with these big machines on the building site? With this game you have the opportunity to try them out! You can use either the excavator, bulldozer, steamroller or wrecking ball. The handling couldn't be easier, there are just three buttons to press: left, right and use. With each machine you get a simple task, e.g. carry three shovels of dirt on a truck. But the fun thing is that you aren't restricted to this and can just screw around. Why wreck an old house when the pit latrine is so much more tempting? The whole game is presented in full motion video - the reactions are very humorous and with a fair share of slapstick. To improve the long time motivation there are even multiple videos for every action, e.g. the first time you break a road block with the the excavator you drive on a highway, the second time into a canyon, the third time onto a rollercoaster and so on... | ||
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| Little Monster at School, Mercer Mayer's | Living Books / Broderbund | [top] | |
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Children spend the day with Little Monster as he goes to school to learn about ABCs, numbers, science, and other subjects. During the day he also takes care of his pet Zipperump-a-zoo, tends his plant, makes a paper airplane, sings, and joins his classmates for recess and lunch! By the time he heads for home, he's had a wonderful day...and even makes a great new friend named Yally. By Mercer Mayer, the game is in both English and Spanish. Stories spring to life with characters that talk and move and sing and dance. Contains sound effects, music, humor, and lots of animations that create a whole new learning experience. Children just point and click. So they can repeat favorite parts, go back, or skip ahead all at their own pace. As the computer reads to them aloud, individual words, phrases, and lines are highlighted. On the pages after the first part of the story is read to you, you can click on objects in the background and find lots of hidden surprises. While you're playing, click on some of background objects and find a little furry mutant. | ||
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| Long Hard Day on the Ranch, A | Discis | [top] | |
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Written in the form of a letter home, this tale shows how a young boy "imagines" spending his days at his aunt and uncle's ranch, while the illustrations show the more mundane reality. Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
| Lost & Found: Volume 1 | GTE Interactive Media | [top] | |
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Hey! Wanna come along on a treasure hunt? Then tag along with Zach on a fantastic adventure through 12 amazing scenes, filled with everything from animals to the letter "z." We'll provide the clues. It's your job to find the lost objects. But don't worry, we're not sending you off on the hunt alone. Zoom in with the magical magnifying glass. Still don't see it? Then click on the flashlight...oh, there it is! Either way, our friend Zach's always ready to help. Choose a piece of the puzzle - there's a cool musical note for each one - and wait for the adventure to begin. There are eight random clues given for every scene, and plenty of rewards along the way. So, join Zach in the search through the treasure-filled world of Lost and Found. | ||
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| Louis the Lion | IMSI / Living Media | [top] | |
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Explore the African Savanna with your new friend Louis. Meet Louis the Lion and learn all about his family in the African Savanna. In this multimedia adventure you explore the land of lions, see wild animals, and play six fun activities and games along the way. You will also meet Sambeke, the young Masai who joins you as you learn and play. Features include: 6 Exciting games and activities for learning and fun; easy to use - reading skills not required; interactive design lets kids explore at their own pace; colorful animation and state-of-the-art sound; stimulates imagination and curiosity. | ||
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| Magic School Bus Explores The Human Body | Music Pen / Microsoft Corporation | [top] | |
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In this second Magic School Bus game based on the educational book series from Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, Ms. Frizzle and her class take a trip inside classmate Arnold's body. This program is based on the book The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body and the episode The Magic School Bus for Lunch. From Arnold's head to his toe, the group travels through every system, including the Upper and Lower Digestive System, the Circulatory System, the Respiratory System, Liver, Nervous System and the skin. Only when all the areas and 12 body parts have been visited can the class leave Arnold's body through one of three natural exits. In the classroom, selecting the skeleton brings up a game of reassembling its bones; clicking on the science projects on the other side of the room trigger animations. Once the bus is selected, the journey begins as the miniaturized vehicle zooms into Arnold's mouth. The player navigates through his body by clicking the steering wheel and selecting directional signs from the bus windshield; each place will lead to at least one other, and all lead to the nervous system from where any section can be visited. On the lower left sits Liz, the class mascot, who can be clicked for help. Clicking the rear view mirror takes the player to the back of the bus, where he can choose Tim's knapsack to access a drawing program, or Ralphie's handheld to play a game related to the current body part. As the player journeys through the body the places he has visited are recorded on a map in the glove box as well as stamped in a travel log, so he can see what has been missed. Unlike later Magic School Bus games, the player is unable to exit the bus, all the action takes place inside and in the classroom. | ||
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| Magic School Bus Explores The Solar System | Music Pen / Microsoft Corporation | [top] | |
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In this first game in the series, Ms. Frizzle is lost as soon as the bus flies off into space and the goal of the game is to locate her using the clues she provides. This is essentially a computer version of the book The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System and the cartoon episode "The Magic School Bus Lost in Space,". The Friz's hiding place varies throughout the game. As would become the standard for the remainder of the games in the original software series, the main screen consists of the bus's dashboard, where the user can "drive" the bus to any of the nine planets or Earth's moon. Since Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune lack solid surfaces, the bus instead lands on one of their moons (Io for Jupiter, Mimas for Saturn, Miranda for Uranus and Triton for Neptune.) Once on a planet, the user can exit the bus, where a strange satellite called the "whatsit" must be clicked on to bring up an arcade-styled game in which the user, controlling one of the students, must collect one of Ms. Frizzle's tokens (giant coins with Ms. Frizzle's face on them) which provide the user with a clue as to the Friz's whereabouts and activate the "Friz-finder." There are only three clues available, but tokens will still need to be collected to activate the "Friz-finder" after all the clues have been exhausted. Clicking on the "Friz-finder" will determine whether Ms. Frizzle is anywhere on the current planet. If she is, then the game is completed, but if she is not then the user will have to collect another token to activate the "Friz-finder" to try again. There are also a bunch of different surprises, including a singing barbershop group of rocks called "the Cratertots". | ||
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| Magic Theatre | Instinct Corporation / Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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Magic Theatre is the award-winning software that brought the art of storytelling to the computer era by allowing kids as young as three to make their own movies. Simple to use, with Magic Theatre you can effortlessly blend animations, music, and your own narration and drawings to create short films – the only limit is your imagination. Developed with educators, artists, and most importantly – children – Magic Theatre provides not only endless entertainment, but also develops artistic, speech, and extemporization skills. All of these form the foundations for the communication skills essential in every part of life. And you give your kids this great start for free! It features click and drag animation that lets you make movies quickly and easily. Extensive libraries feature hundreds of animations, scenery, objects, paint effects, traces, sound effects, and music. It's equally suited for boys and girls. Verbal help and icon-based user interface enables even pre-readers to use Magic Theatre easily. Automatic coordination of sound and graphics renders the movies effortlessly synchronized. Movies are automatically saved and named, meaning no keyboard use or computer administration is required. Multiple scene feature permits movies to be of any length and complexity. Broadcast in places like YouTube using a free screen recorder. | ||
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| Manhole, The: Masterpiece Edition | Cyan Worlds / Broderbund Software | [top] | |
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In 1988 you met Mr. Rabbit and a host of his friends in the World of the Manhole in the first game published on a CD-ROM. The developer Cyan later went on to make one of the best-selling CD-ROM's of all time with thir game Myst. In the Manhole Masterpiece Edition, the original award-winning children's adventure was rereleased with fresh renderings, color, and sound. Enter a fantastic world where every character comes alive and every new hallway leads to another wild dream. Just point and click. Soon you'll find yourself shooting down a winding waterway with Rejan Elephant. Click again and you're climbing to the top of the rook tower to great Molly Rhinoceros. Click on Mr. Rabbit's dresser drawer and moments later you're flipping through the pages of his noisy ABC book. Or you're suddenly transported to dine with that esteemed soul-cat, Mr. Dragon. Though it is meant for children, adults will find it enchanting and beautiful as well, and that textures and locations in The Manhole were obviously reused in Myst. | ||
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| Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers / Mario Teaches Sums | Software Toolworks, Inc., The | [top] | |
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This is an educational Mario game that taught numbers and basic geometry/sorting to children. Activities include counting objects, identifying shapes, comparing sizes, and sorting. The game takes place on a set of islands to which Mario and Princess Peach sail. The player can click one of the islands to enter, after which the player sees Luigi asleep. Once the player clicks him, various activities must be performed to learn. Number World -The player attempts to find the numbers and click them to advance to the next level. This island is a series of city-related locations. Counting World - The player attempts to click objects in Mario's Bedroom and Mario's Kitchen to learn to count. The player can leave by clicking the Warp Pipe. Comparing World - The player attempts to find an object (i.e "find the medium-size swing" or "find some water") to learn about things to compare; this island features a park. How Many World - The player attempts to click the item with a number to increase their ability to count i.e. "Find the 8 peanuts in the bag", or "Find the four whiskers". This island features a zoo. Shape World: The player must click on a given shape when directed to do so. Same and Different World - Given a set of items, the player must select the one that is least related to the others. This game occurs at midnight. Sorting World - The player attempts to pick the item that is similar to something (i.e "Pick a triangle"). Sing Song Fun World: A world where nursery rhymes/children songs are reenacted with the Mario cast. They are the aforementioned Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, If You're Happy And You Know It, The Alphabet song (A song recalling the letters of the English alphabet to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and It's Raining, It's Pouring. | ||
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| Math Ace Jr. / Bit-Bot's Math Voyage | Sanctuary Woods Multimedia / KidSoft | [top] | |
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When kids enter this undersea world, they learn to love math. Maybe it's the magical submarine and the funky fish. Or that kids get to create their own 3D animated aquarium filled with treasures bought with their math earnings. No matter what, it makes diving into math an adventure. Math is a life-long skill. So why not start your child off with a program that makes it an adventure? It takes kids to an undersea world where discovering and practicing 15 essential math concepts is captivating and fun. With four levels of difficulty, kids move from addition to subtraction to multiplication at their own pace. Kids learn the value of money when they use their math earnings to buy underwater treasures. Shapes & Pattern Recognition - Interactive graphics, animations, and nine games let kids explore math in a non-threatening way. Telling Time - The difference between A.M. and P.M. is day and night when your child uses the Captain's clock. Kids are motivated to learn when it means they get to build their own on-screen aquarium. It was later released as Bit-Bot's Math Voyage with improvements including faster performance in the Windows version, a simpler user interface and written help sections for parents and teachers. | ||
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| Math Blaster Episode I: In Search of Spot | Davidson & Associates | [top] | |
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Davison's Math Blaster has been around for over a decade.In its newest incarnation, the Trash Alien has stolen Blasternauts pal Spot and our hero is off on a loosely scripted mission to save him. To rescue Spot, the user must solve math problems to complete four steps: collect the trash that the Trash Alien dumped in space, turn the trash to fuel, follow the alien to his home planet, and finally rescue Spot. In the first activity, the Trash Zapper, the user has to solve math facts problems to earn tractor beams with which to try and zap space-borne recyclables.When 15 pieces have been collected, the user moves on to the Number Recycler activity.Here, the challenge is to create correct equations while recycling unneeded equation variables for later use.From the Recycler, the user moves on to the Cave Runner activity.This activity requires the most mental gymnastics.Here, our hero has a number on his back.To jet his way to the higher levels inside the cave where Spot has been taken, the user must mentally calculate the values of math operations on opposite sides of multiple openings, and choose the opening whose values bracket his own number.Got that?And to make it a bit more challenging, the hero's number changes as he bumps into descending water drops which carry mathematical 'charges.'This one will make your sixth grader work! Finally, our hero encounters the evil Trash Alien in his space ship, and has to confront not only math problems, but floating space trash obstacles. | ||
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| Math Blaster Episode II: Secret of the Lost City | Davidson & Associates, Inc. / LLevande Böcker i Norden AB | [top] | |
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Blasternaut, Galactic Commander, and Spot, are out searching space for The Lost City in their violet magenta cruiser. Galactic Commander feels this mission so important that she has left her normal duties at the base and joined the crew. Blasternaut and spot, however, are less than thrilled with the seemingly fruitless search. Suddenly, Doctor Minus, a deep voiced robot with an obsession for subtraction, is behind them and shoots their ship down onto a barren planet where to their, if not the player's, surprise they find The Lost City. Despite this happy coincidence Doctor Minus is preparing an bombardment force and sending his "negatron" minions to the planet to make sure the Blaster crew doesn't get away. Galactic Commander knows more than she is letting on and is convinced that if they can restore power to buildings of the city they'll have an edge. The game includes 4 levels, all involving math or logic problems to solve. Which you have to complete to restore the power within each building (level). These levels include: Number Hunt - Pull chains, hit pressure pads, or punch buttons to activate doors or elevators to collect operations and numbers to complete the Equation. Creature Creator - Solve the equation above using estimation to unlock this room. Position Splash - Get the Negatrons with the right number (the one that completes the equation) into the bottom tubes. Hit the Negatrons with the wrong numbers with 'Position Pods.' to keep them out. Maze Craze- create a creature by using the tools at the left. Each arrow indicates the number of changes that occur from box to box. You need to complete all of the other sections before unlocking this section. There are different gameplay levels: Space Rookie, Space Captain, and Master Blaster. There are also three different math levels as well as different operations: Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Percents, Decimals, and Fractions. A remake was done in 1997 as Math Blaster Ages 9–12. | ||
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| Math Blaster Mystery: The Great Brain Robbery / Math Blaster: Pre-Algebra | Davidson & Associates | [top] | |
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This is a great combination of pre-algebra and lots of word problems all wrapped up in a great mystery game. All the worlds math knowledge is being gobbled up by the devious Dr. Dabble's math stealing machine. Help search the madman's mansion and pull the plug on the device. There are tons of word problems and kids can get step-by-step help solving them. Each activity has three levels to provide a smooth transition between elementary math and Algebra. Also included is an online calculator, tips for parents and record-keeping scoreboards. It was remade in 1996 as Math Blaster: Pre-Algebra. | ||
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| Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! for Kids | Software Toolworks, Inc., The | [top] | |
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Educational title aimed at kids ages 4 to 8. As the title implies, the premise of the game is to teach to type, for that you'll meet Mavis, a young girl, who takes you to her cartoony grandparent's house for a visit. Each room in the house presents different drills and challenges where you progressively learn to stop writing with two fingers, stare at the monitor, etc. while your accuracy and speed are ranked in a progress chart. Graphics are made of colourful svga cartoony images with smooth animations and sounds. | ||
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| McGee School Days | Lawrence Productions | [top] | |
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Help your child prepare for the first day of school . Designed for children ages 2-6, this utilizes the innovative No Words approach developed for the original McGee series, and features McGee and pals Katie and Tony enjoying their favorite games on the school playground. Your child will join in as they play hopscotch, I-spy, and more- all the while developing reading and math abilities, along with listening and problem-solving skills. Children also learn how to identify shapes, colors, and patterns, how to count from 1 to 10, and how to process directional words. Eye-catching graphics, lively music, and playful sound effects keep children engages for hours as it turns playground adventures into a solid foundation in learning and gives children a valuable head start on kindergarten. | ||
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| Me And My World | Future Vision | [top] | |
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This wonderfully interactive Multimedia Picture Dictionary has it all: Wildly colorful illustrations; Engaging cartoon-quality animation; Movie-caliber voice, music and sound effects; Plus point-and-click ease-of-use with hundreds of surprising hot spots. It's the most entertaining way to enrich your child's vocabulary and enhance reading skills. Inside this giant-sized, yet kid-friendly glossary you'll find hundreds of words that are a part of your child's everyday world. Click on a letter to call up words that start with that letter. Click on a word to hear it pronounced. Or click on a picture to be transported to the "big picture." Meet Timmy, your child's on-line friend. He['s always available - with just a single click - to help young learners find their way, even when they don't yet read. Children use their ears, eyes and reading skills in this fascinating slide show puzzle. First they listen to a word and then match the word to its picture. If they get it right, a piece of the puzzle is revealed. When they get all the matches, a secret surprise awaits them. Magic Picture Diary - They don't call it magic for nothing. Everywhere your child clicks in these 18 richly illustrated "big picture" scenes, something wonderful happens. Words are displayed and spoken. Music is played. Sound effects set the scene. And sensational surprises erupt. You'll never know what's going to happen next. There are 18 "big pictures" in Timmy's Magic Picture Diary, and each one is a remarkable adventure in itself. Through these 18 incredibly detailed scenes, children can attend a talent show, tour a city, go to a restaurant, dive into the ocean, visit a doctor - even snoop around in an attic. And all the while, children are expanding their vocabulary and reading skills. | ||
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| Memphis Math: The Treasure of the Tombs | WordPerfect Main Street / Novell | [top] | |
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Decimals, Fractions, Tombs & Mummies... This game helps with math, but it also gives you a bit of history concerning objects found in Egypt. It has the feel of an Indiana Jones adventure as you travel around 3 locations in Egypt, going from room to room inside famous locations to search for items, solve math problems, and attempt to find a secret treasure room. You're Dr. T. C. King, professor of mathematics, who must solve fraction, decimal, and percent problems to collect Egyptian artifacts. You must match wits with mythical Egyptian foes to reach the tomb of Tahp-Ra-men. (Get it? Top Ramen!) How clever, right? This multimedia CD adventure with lush graphics and sound creates an excellent backdrop to encourage practice in math problems. Settings adjust to your child's interest and skill level. Skills covered: fractions, percentages, and story problems. You'll need to find three missing pieces of a sacred scarab. Your search takes you to various archaeological sites where you pick up artifacts and, eventually, the scarab pieces. Along the way you must answer a number of word problems and solve mathematical equations. Answer incorrectly and you run into some nasty situations, like deadly snakes. It's for ages 8-14 with 180 captivating activities, over 1800 problems, priceless treasures to collect, and adjustable mastery levels. | ||
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| Microsoft Creative Writer | Microsoft Corporation | [top] | |
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Creative Writer is a word processor released by Microsoft Kids in 1993. Using this program, which is specifically targeted at children, it is possible to create documents such as letters, posters, flyers and stories complete with different fonts, Clip art, WordArt and effects. The interface and environment is especially targeted towards children and is set in Imaginopolis with the main helper being a character known as McZee. A sequel, Creative Writer 2, was released in 1996 with McZee not making an appearance but earlier does appear in Microsoft 3D Movie Maker. The program took place in the fictional place of Imaginopolis and had several levels of a building each with a different topic (e.g. one for plain writing, one for story templates, one for poster templates). The design of the program was very similar to that of its sister program Fine Artist. The program runs full screen and creates an all inclusive environment. The interface was probably inspired by an earlier product called Microsoft Bob. Creative Writer featured many of the features found on Microsoft's Word for Windows product, including the WordArt feature used to create titles and headlines and the ability to add clip art. Creative Writer also used sounds heavily where each tool would make a different noise. Examples of this include a vacuum cleaner suction to delete and an explosion to denote deleting everything from a page. In 1997, a version 2.0 was released with an updated interface and the program was now designed for Windows 95. Microsoft's Paint It!, from their Plus for Kids pack, was included at no additional charge with Creative Writer 2. Although it was a separate program, it could be used to edit any images double-clicked in a word processing document. Support for creating and publishing websites was also included through Microsoft's Web Publishing Wizard. Support for opening and saving in Rich Text Format (.rtf) files and text files (.txt). Nearly a dozen of themes based on nature and sports are included to customize the program's look and feel. Removed were: maginopolis, support for Microsoft Word (.doc) files, and the McZee character, although he makes a cameo appearance as a font and in the clip art gallery. | ||
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| Microsoft Fine Artist | Microsoft Corporation | [top] | |
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Fine Artist was a raster graphics editor created by Microsoft Kids subsidiary in 1993. Using this program, which is specifically targeted at children, it is possible to create paintings. The interface and environment is especially targeted towards children and is set in Imaginopolis with the main helper being a character known as McZee. The program took place in the fictional place of Imaginopolis and had several levels of a building each with a different topic (e.g. one for creating new images, one as a gallery of existing images). The design of the program was very similar to that of its sister program Creative Writer. The program runs full screen and creates an all inclusive environment. Fine Artist was considerably more powerful than Microsoft Paint, as it included the clip art that could be easily manipulated and even sound effects that could be incorporated into the painting. Fine Artist also used sounds heavily where each tool would make a different noise. | ||
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| Moving Gives Me a Stomach Ache | Discis | [top] | |
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A digital version of the popular children's book. The Discis Book brings this thoughtful book of Heather McKend to life. You can ask the computer to "read" your favorite passages, to explain or pronounce unfamiliar words, and even to identify objects in the accompanying pictures. No keyboard skills are needed, only the ability to point and click. The teacher, the parent, or the reader can easily customize the Discis Books experience. The wide range of built-in educational options includes music and sound effects to enhance reader appreciation, and second language audio background. For ages 6 years and older. Primary text in English, optional audio background in Spanish. | ||
| Mud Puddle | Discis | [top] | |
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This warm, sensitive story explores children's feelings about moving and shows them that it is not so bad after all. This is a must for any child facing a move, whether it is across the country or around the block. Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
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| Museum Madness | Novotrade International, Inc. / MECC | [top] | |
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You are a teenage boy. After connecting to computer museum guide you understand that aliens are in museum, maybe the dinosaurs are waked up. So you take the satchel and run to save the museum from the monsters, who are the computer virus. During your heroic action you must solve puzzles and explore the museum, studying the natural history and technology and talking to historical figures. Gameplay is virtually identical to traditional point-and-click adventure games, only simpler: there is only one possible action for each object/person in the room, and the mouse cursor changes shape to signify what you can do. While there are many puzzles that require items from the inventory, they are pretty straightforward (similar to Sierra's Castle of Dr. Brain), since the emphasis here is on learning. Each of the game's 25 exhibits is chock full of items to interact with, problems to solve, and riddles to answer. A wide variety of subjects is covered here, from astronomy, to mechanics, to world history. New exhibits present new challenges and puzzle types, and you can visit them in any order, so the game never feels repetitive. MICK, the museum's robot who accompanies you everywhere, is always eager to give advice and gentle hints if you need them. There are also other user-friendly features, such as the museum map which you can use for quick navigation, and automatic save function. | ||
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| My First Encyclopedia | Knowledge Adventure | [top] | |
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Climb a tree of essential learning where real kids help your kids discover the world! Kids teaching kids! Active young minds will thrive as they explore 10 key areas of learning, guided by five "Real Kids" via full-motion video. Created with an educational psychologist especially for early and pre-readers, My First Encyclopedia offers hours of original video and music and more than 575 narrated entries. "Real Kids" introduce new concepts. Scamper into the Body Room and ask, "How do our bodies work?" Click anywhere to learn from animations, videos, Real Kids, and games. Start your engines! Find out "How we get there." Click on a vehicle to find out how it moves, then color it in one of the five subject-based coloring books. Print all 50 pages to create a book of your own! Encourage natural whimsy. Ever heard of an Allinocen? A Tounocetor? Learn phonetic recognition in the Create-a-Critter game as kids create wild animal names and hear the hilarious results. | ||
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| My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary | DK Multimedia | [top] | |
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This product lives up to its name. It defines 1,000 words and illustrates them through sound and movement. As with most Dorling Kindersley products, the graphics, both cartoon and video image, are superior. Images remain clear and detailed even in motion. People from all ethnic groups are represented in the entry illustrations. The fine sound quality adds to the presentation as well. It does an excellent job of representing whole concepts and linking related ones. For example, in the entry for dog, when the illustration is clicked on, different breeds and sizes of dogs appear, relaying the idea that all these different creatures fall under the category of dog. Relationships such as part to whole and opposite are shown. In the entry for earthquake an icon appears for the related concept natural disasters. Three quiz games are included. In What's That Noise?, players need to match the noises to the animal or object. The Spelling Game can be played at three levels: more letter spaces are filled in at the easier levels. The player gets six tries to fill in the remaining letter spaces. Guess What is the most fun. In it players are asked questions about dictionary entries and must click on the correct answer. In some ways this game rewards even wrong answers. If a player answers that squirrels have sunglasses instead of tails, they do not receive cheers, but are "rewarded" by a picture of a tail-less squirrel donning a pair of sunglasses. The games are just a bonus; the real star is the dictionary itself. This CD-ROM is in the perfect format for a dictionary for very young children. It reads the definition to the child, illustrates the concept, and allows for the repetition children require. Any young child possessing mouse skills can use and enjoy it. The interface is easy to use; a child can just click on a letter and a pictorial index appears. Once inside an entry, a child can page forward and back or call up a random entry by clicking the "surprise me" icon. For older children there is a "Quick Search" option in which they can type in the word or find it a listing. | ||
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| Ortomania [PL] | UHO Software / TimSoft | [top] | |
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Ortomania is a compilation of three following educational games teaching polish spelling: Ortotris 2 is a Tetris variant. The game takes place in the same manner except that the player does not stack bricks but words. The player's task is to choose the correct spelling. The correct spelling indicated at the bottom of the screen needs to be selected from different choices by using the left or right cursor keys. The game highlights a part of the word the player needs to decide on. If correct, the selection is deleted, if not, it remains. On the right side of the screen displays the percentage of correctness of the answers. Astro teaches spelling in space. On the dashboard of a spacecraft bearing the word that should be properly completed. To do so player need to launch a missile in an appropriate subject. The wrong answer is the loss of time, a few correct way round. Ortoidy teaches spelling through space travel scooter. Rules of the game are the same as in Astro, but the energy has replaced the time. An addition to the games is Ortowpis II, which allows player to add new words to the dictionary. | ||
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| Ozzie's World | Digital Impact Inc. | [top] | |
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Join Ozzie S. Otter and his animal friends as they journey to a magical world of creativity. Explore five fascinating places teeming with silly surprises, songs, and games. Learn about caring for the earth through amusing animations and discover the marvels of science through experimentation. Tons of games, puzzles, and coloring pages provide over 60 hours of educational entertainment. Over 40 Experiments: Make a Planetarium, Make a Terrarium, Make a Rainbow, Simulate an Oil Spill, Make a Solar Toaster, Make an Underwater Viewer, Grow a Potato Plant, Make Homemade Dog Biscuits. 20 Games: Matching Games, Sorting Games, Hidden Picture Games, Jigsaw Puzzles, Coloring Pages, Dream Starter Stories, Three Skill Levels, Parent/Teacher Guide. Skills: Reading, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving, Environmental Awareness, Basic Scientific Terms, Dexterity, Memorization, Much, much more. | ||
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| Peter's Colors Adventure | Arborescence / Living Media | [top] | |
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This is a childrens graphical adventure game in the style of Eco Quest, but intended for a younger audience. In the game you will explore, play and learn with your new pals, Peter and Julie. The goal is to help them restore color to the world and find the magical rainbow bird. Peter and Julie discover the wonders of color as they visit faraway lands and play games along the way. From lush green tropics and crystal blue waters to the golden Aztec sun, this title is colorful and easy to play. The game was designed for kids aged 4-8. | ||
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| Píparo Vai À Praia [Pt] | ATR Multimedia | [top] | |
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This interactive storybook is for children aged three to five years. It is an animated book, which proposes that the kids accompany Píparo and his mother to the beach. During the journey, little Píparo tells his impressions of the landscape, telling his mother what he sees around him. At the top of the screen you can read the character's lines. | ||
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| Playtoons 2: Case of the Counterfeit Collaborator | Sierra Studios | [top] | |
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Playtoons is a series of four linked games released in 1994 that allow kids to make their own cartoons using a variety of characters, backgrounds, scenery and props from either a single one of the games or mix and match more than one or all of them. Included with each game is a cartoon introducing the characters and situations. This interactive storybook is based upon the fictional french created character Spirou and his friend Fantasio who go to help their inventor friend, the Count of Champineau. It includes the storybook, a construction game, 4 new characters, over 60 stationary and animated objects, 18 scenery options, 100 animations, with additional bilingual texts in Spanish. | ||
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| Playtoons 3: The Secret of the Castle | Sierra Studios | [top] | |
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Playtoons is a series of four linked games that allow kids to make their own cartoons using a variety of characters, backgrounds, scenery and props from either a single one of the games or mix and match more than one or all of them. Included with each game is a cartoon introducing the characters and situations. It's about a young boy living in a fictional land ruled by a Good King. Arthur, the King's son, begins to suspect there is something strange about the knights guarding the castle. They don't sleep and never talk - they just guard the castle. Just as Arthur thinks he might be discovering a bit of the mystery on his own, his father takes him into his confidence and tells him a secret - the knights are really mechanical wonders. The knights were designed by Arthur's ancestor, King Aloysius the Clever, and built by Arthur's father to protect the castle when his army went to war against the barbarian hordes. After viewing the animated cartoon, players can attempt to make one of their own, using the backgrounds, props and characters provided or with characters and backgrounds from the other titles in the Playtoons series, provided they have them. It contains over 60 stationary and animated objects plus 18 scenery options to play with in this title. Approximately 100 animations can be triggered off during the story's animated sequences. | ||
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| Playtoons: Uncle Archibald | Sierra Studios | [top] | |
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Playtoons is a series of four linked games released in 1994 that allow kids to make their own cartoons using a variety of characters, backgrounds, scenery and props from either a single one of the games or mix and match more than one or all of them. Included with each game is a cartoon introducing the characters and situations, in this case, a cartoon called "Uncle Archibald", dealing with two young friends who experiment with chemistry to find a secret formula, and end up with more... much more than they'd bargained for. In addition to playing the story straight through, players can jump to any page in the story, though some of the pages lead to others not shown on the list of pages. | ||
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| Pok The Little Artiste | Living Media / IMSI | [top] | |
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Discover the magical world of colors in twelve games and activities, introduced by Pok, the little artiste, in this multimedia adventure. Features include 12 exciting games and activities for learning and fun. Easy to use; reading skills not required. Interactive design lets kids explore at their own pace. Colorful animation and state-of-the-art sound. Stimulates imagination and curiosity. | ||
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| Pop Up Computer [J] | Gento Matsumoto, Saru Brunei / Ask Kodansha | [top] | |
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Just like pop-up childrens books, this CD-ROM shows various interactive and three-dimensional environments made up of two-dimensional graphic elements on the flat computer screen. It takes alphabet fascination to a new level. Posing as a virtual ABC book, this CD-ROM is actually a lesson in the art of simulation. It teaches children the alphabet with a booklike format: each page pulls up a new world. K - for kitchen - shows a smiling simian playing around with a blender and stove. In keeping with the classic pop-up aesthetic, the monkey's as thin as a sheet of paper when he turns sideways. I - for IQ - brings up an intelligence test on a tiny replica PC that unfolds from the book. And R - for record - has the little guy spinning delicious low-fi grooves. | ||
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| Professor Iris' Fun Field Trip: Animal Safari | Discovery Channel | [top] | |
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If any of your kids watch the Learning Channel, they'll know all about the lovable bird-like puppet, Professor Iris, who teaches his puppet class about life and the world. If they like the show, they'll be happy to know about this interactive CD. Based on "Iris the Happy Professor," produced in Montreal, Canada, they'll find games, puzzles, mazes, music videos, a coloring book and sound effects, with a narrated storybook lesson on Africa. All five puppet characters are featured including Skeleton, Ms. Principal, Plant and Piano. This has lots of educational things to do. Kids 4 and up join Professor Iris and the gang on an interactive storybook adventure in wild Africa. The Professor knows all the fun facts about the interesting animals we’ll see. Plant loves to color and invite kids to help him out. Ms. Principal teaches important vocabulary words and kids can creative a personalized adventure with themselves as the star! Songs, dances, music and games make this a fun-filled delight! | ||
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| Professor Iris' Fun Field Trip: Seaside Adventure | Discovery Channel | [top] | |
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Come down and have fun by the sea with one of The Learning Channel's most popular puppet characters, Professor Iris, as he takes to the seas. Geared to young children, this READY, SET, LEARN! CD-ROM, like its predecessor Professor Iris' Fun Field Trip: Animal Safari, is a 10-page interactive field trip providing easy point-and-click navigation and creative exploration to follow Professor Iris and his class as they explore the wonderful world of the ocean. The special language option in English, French, Spanish or Japanese will again be featured, as well as plenty of fun, new games, coloring, and music videos for kids to sing along with as they learn. | ||
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| Putt-Putt and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack | Humongous Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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This contains 15 different games and activities for kids 3-8. It's a compilation of Putt-Putt's Fun Pack and Fatty Bear's Fun Pack, along with four new games. Most of the games are played against either Putt-Putt or Fatty Bear. Some games are traditional, such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Checkers, Reversi, or the card game Go Fish. Others are renamed versions of popular games. "Remember!" is basically Concentration, a memory game. "The Cheese King" is Hangman, while the "On-Ramps & Off Ramps" is the board game chutes & ladders. "Word Hunt!" is the device in puzzle books where you find words in letter grids. In "Guess It!", you use logic to figure out which fruits are used and which locations they've been placed in. "Lines & Boxes" is another logic game, making boxes by drawing lines between a grid of dots. Finally, Tangrams is a spatial recognition game, fitting pieces into different shapes. Most of these games have multiple difficulty levels. Although designed for children 3-8, many of the games should give even parents the occasional run-for-the-money at the Hardest level. Finally, there are four games just for fun: In "Circus Stormin'" - a side-scrolling arcade game - you control Putt-Putt up and down, moving him around obstacles and having him pick up balloons. There's also a sliding tiles (logic puzzle) game with slightly varying images, and a Pachinko pinball where you can create your own 'field' of 6x11 bumpers and the balls make amusing sounds when they hit. There's also a 35-page in-game coloring coloring book with 16 mixable palette slots. | ||
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| Quantum Castle | Compedia Software & Hardware / Ozisoft | [top] | |
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Fun with addition and subtraction. You are about to enter the magnificent Quantum Castle. You must try to reach the evil dragon and capture the treasure that he is guarding. Be careful, though, because traveling in Quantum Castle is not easy. You will need all your addition and subtraction skills to help you along your way. Features: Multiple levels of play; Hundreds of challenging problems; Customizable - start at any level; Save a game and continue another day; High quality digitized graphics; Colorful and entertaining; On screen help. | ||
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| Read With Me 1 & 2 | WordPerfect Main Street / Novell | [top] | |
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For ages 3-7, Read with Me 1 includes Catch-a-Match where Rusty and Rosy (remember the two lovable raccoons from Write with Me?) talked to Cameron to teach him letters, colors, shapes and numbers. Coloring Box is an easy-to-use paint program and provided Cameron with hours of exploratory play. Read with Me 2 with Treasure Hunt, a matching game, rewarded Cameron for recognizing shapes, colors, upper and lowercase letters, simple words and rhymes. In Word Traveler, players combine sounds to form words. Skills covered: Read with Me 1 - letter recognition and reading readiness; Read with Me 2 - reading readiness, letter/sound awareness, and language skills. | ||
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| Reader Rabbit 1 Deluxe! | The Learning Company Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a remake of Reader Rabbit 1, with a thorough graphical makeover and an introduction to the new characters Mat the Mouse, her pocket friend Pop and Ernest the Train. By 2000 it was rebranded as "Leap Ahead! Phonics". The four activities are the same as Reader Rabbit 1, but with different modes included. Matchup - There are six levels of difficulty in this game. The player can match pictures with pictures, match pictures with words, match words with words, match pictures with first letters, match pictures with last letters and match pictures with middle letters. Word types include Travel, House, Play, Containers, Kitchen, Outdoors, Variety and People. Sorter - There are four levels of difficulty in this game. In the first difficulty level, the player has a choice of words beginning with b, c, d, f, g, h, j, l, m, n, p, r, s, t and w. In the second difficulty level, the player has a choice of words ending with b, d, g, m, n, p, t and x. In the third difficulty level, the player has a choice of words containing a vowel as the middle letter. In the fourth difficulty level, the player has a choice of words containing any letter as the first, middle or last letter. Labeller - The four difficulty levels in this game share that of the "Sorter" rules. It also makes use of the picture types in "Matchup". Word Train - The four difficulty levels in this game share that of the "Sorter" rules as well as the letter variety. | ||
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| Reader Rabbit's Reading Development Library 1 | The Learning Company, Inc. | [top] | |
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In this product children enjoy two interactive books: The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Through multiple versions of these familiar tales, children build the confidence they need to become good readers. The interactive books and activities develop reading comprehension, vocabulary, and word recognition at each stage of a child's reading development. At the same time, the stories delight children with animated illustrations, lifelike speech, and click on surprises. No other interactive books do more to prepare your child for a lifelong love of reading! Key Features: Children choose from two fun-filled, animated classics: Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs; Children select the character they want to tell the tale: with three points of view per story, it's like reading six stories in one product. Interactive animations and lifelike speech ensure that children will be absorbed in reading for many fun-filled hours. Originally on Windows 3.x, it was re-released in 1997 for Windows 95. | ||
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| Reader Rabbit's Reading Development Library 2 | The Learning Company | [top] | |
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This is the second of the only multilevel series of interactive books designed to develop a child's reading skills and confidence. Interactive books and activities develop comprehension, vocabulary, and word recognition at each stage of a child's reading development. At the same time, the stories delight with animated illustrations and lifelike speech. No other interactive books do more to prepare your child for a lifelong love of reading. The game consists of two stories, which can be narrated by Sam the Lion or by two different characters from the story. There are also additional activities which include a list of key words, writing letters to the story characters, matching words and pictures and putting the story in order. The first story is "Country Mouse and City Mouse" which includes the titular Country Mouse and City Mouse and the Cat. When narrated by City Mouse, she feels adventurous and eagerly explores the country when invited by her cousin, but her mood goes down from long walks, strange new foods and going to bed early. She tries to keep Country Mouse reassured in the city, but is disappointed that he doesn't like the city. When narrated by Country Mouse, he cheerfully spends time with his cousin, oblivious to her misery. He accepts an invitation to the city and likes the rich food there, but feels overwhelmed by the existing dangers in the city. The second story is "Jack and the Beanstalk" which includes the titular Jack, Jack's mother, the Cow, the Farmer, the Giant, the Giant's Wife, the Hen and the Golden Harp. When narrated by the Giant, he expresses a love for gold and soothing music. He was disturbed by the scent of Jack's presence and angry about the liberation of the coins, Hen and Golden Harp and that all he can eat then are beans. When narrated by Jack, he is sad to sell the Cow. He is up for adventure in the Giant's castle, but quick to avoid being found by him. Originally on Windows 3.x, it was re-released in 1997 for Windows 95. | ||
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| Reader Rabbit's Reading Development Library 4 | Learning Company, The | [top] | |
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This is the fourth of the Development Library series. It was re-released in 1997 for Windows 95 and Macintosh. The game consists of two stories, which can be narrated by Sam the Lion or by two different characters from the story. There are also additional activities which include a list of key words, writing letters to the story characters, matching words and pictures and putting the story in order. The first story is "King Midas" which includes the titular King Midas, his daughter Princess Merrigold, her pet frog and the Mysterious Man. When narrated by Merrigold, she finds her father's love for gold very peculiar. She is not happy when he turns everything to gold, but is glad when he comes to his senses. When narrated by King Midas, he expresses his love for gold and gladly accepts the golden touch from a Mysterious Man. He regrets it later when he can't eat or drink and turns Merrigold into a statue. When the golden touch is reversed he is no longer obsessed with gold. The second story is "The Ugly Duckling" which includes the titular Ugly Duckling Quill, the Mother Duck and Mr. Croak. When narrated by Quill he expresses how much he is ostracized, but is glad to have Mr. Croak's company. Next Spring, he is overjoyed to find that he is a swan and was hatched a cygnet. When narrated by Mr. Croak, he reveals he had a lot in common with Quill, like being different when he was a tadpole. He does his best to comfort Quill. After helping Quill find his friends next Spring, Mr. Croak proceeds to help a caterpillar. | ||
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| Reading Blaster: Invasion of the Word Snatchers | Davidson & Associates, Inc. | [top] | |
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Builds first through fourth grade reading and thinking skills! Blasternaut and his friends have finally arrived in the world of words! Reading Blaster: Invasion of the Word Snatchers brings all the learning and fun that made Math Blaster the world's best-selling math program into an exciting new reading adventure game. Now, children will learn to read and understand over 1,000 words as they join Blasternaut and his crew in a battle against Illitera, the infamous intergalactic word thief! This program is as entertaining way for kids to master some 1,000 vocabulary words, as well as learn how to spell, follow directions, and understand the use of conjunctions and other parts of speech. | ||
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| Rosie And Jim In Jim Gets The Sneezes | Sherston Software Ltd. | [top] | |
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This is an educational kids game based on a British animated television show that ran from 1990-2000. Available on Acorn Archimedes computer, a demo version on PC was found on a 3½-inch floppy bundled with Pc Home magazine (Jan.'95, issue 29). | ||
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| Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer's Magical Sleigh-Ride | Wizard Works | [top] | |
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3 magical activities for you and your children/based on the movie Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. You can be Santa's little helper in the toy shop, help Santa deliver the presents on the sleigh ride, or use Santa's print shop to create your own post cards and pictures for Santa. | ||
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| Ruff's Bone | Living Books / Broderbund | [top] | |
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In this offbeat adventure, we follow Ruff on a far-ranging hunt for his wayward bone. His search takes us down a deep, dark hole in the earth and high up into the clouds. Fearlessly, he travels to a faraway jungle, then below the seas to a sunken ship and off to other exotic locations. Along the way, we meet a pair of playful monkeys, stars that sing, tap-dancing jeans, a friendly robot and dozens of other wacky characters. Can he find his special bone and get home again? Living Books are touched by magic. Characters talk and move, sing and dance. Sound effects, music, humor and lots of animations, create a whole new learning experience. Children just point and click. So they can repeat a favorite part, go back or skip ahead, all at their own pace. Reading skills grow through word recognition. As the computer reads them aloud, individual words, phrases and lines are highlighted. | ||
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| Safety Monkey | IVI Publishing, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is an edutainment game that teaches children basic safety in a variety of locations. The child can click on certain areas of the screen to receive more information about an area or item and how to use it safely. In some scenarios the child is asked what action should be taken, and then Safety Monkey provides positive feedback. | ||
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| Safety Scavenger Hunt | World Book Encyclopedia / StarPress Multimedia | [top] | |
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In this scavenger hunt with a twist, the animated alphabet pals learn to recognize safety hazards around the home and prevent accidents. This delightful story-game offers talking cartoons, learning activities, music, surprise click animation, and a safety guide for parents. We're delighted to introduce Amy, Zak and the Alphabet Pals, who not only entertain, but build life skills and knowledge. Your child will have hours of fun while developing the "safety habit" and learning to avaoid hazards around the house. Our delightful story-game talks and promotes safety learning, while encouraging cognitive development. Your child can choose from four lively games and learning activities. He or she just points and clicks for animation, surprises, a sing-along and lots of smiles and giggles. For over 75 years, World Book Encyclopedia has been giving children and their parents essential learning tools for school and home. With the Alphabet Pals series, World Book takes your family into a whole new interactive dimension. | ||
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| Sammy's Science House | Edmark | [top] | |
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This software has five fascinating activities that helps students build early science skills and practice important scientific processes. with Sammy's Science House students also expand their science vocabulary as they learn about plants, animals, seasons, and weather. The special features include graphical and spoken instructions, questions, and feedback, which allow students to work independently and enhance comprehension, and a Field Notebook from which students can print creations and pages. | ||
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| SpaceKids | Everyware / MicroProse | [top] | |
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The Grandpa of Zeet and Deedle is a great explorer, but he hasn't returned to the Moon from his latest destination: the Earth! His grand-children take it upon themselves to follow his trail and rescue him from whatever terrestrial menace has detained him, after interacting with an extensive array of whimsical, surreal characters. SpaceKids is a good look at what interactive movies looked like just before the CD-ROM format became the new standard for extensive multimedia-rich content storage -- instead of meg-heavy digitized actors we get byte-thrifty pre-rendered sprites in front of 3D backdrops, twirling around the screen and stretching or skewing in realtime with every possible bump or jostle. To please the kids, pretty much everything in this game that isn't made of candy has got a human face with big, pleading eyes on it somewhere. Gameplay loosely follows the model set by Dragon's Lair: non-interactive animated segments (sometimes prolonged ones) are punctuated by episodes of player input, consisting of moving the actor of the moment -- sometimes our protagonists, sometimes their opponent -- in the right direction at the right moment to pass some timed obstacle or choose a fork in the plot. Unlike Dragon's Lair, death does not lurk around every corner; failing to successfully traverse the obstacle (or, uh, interact vaguely with the new strange situation in the arbitrarily appropriate fashion) generally yields only another opportunity to do so. | ||
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| Storybook Weaver Deluxe | MECC | [top] | |
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This allows you to jump start the creative writing process by pasting an image of what you are writing together in a field above your text. You have over 1700 clip art like objects at your disposal they can be flipped, shrunk, enlarged, given a sound effect, etc. You can also put them on over 142 backgrounds. Songs can be assigned to each page so a particular theme will play whenever that page is reached. Children can easily navigate menus for different categories such as "Make-Believe People" or "Animals". After you're done you can print your story out or have your computer read it back. Initially on Win 3.x, a Windows version later came out in 1996 as v2.0. A Floppy Image version of Win3.x had a “fairy-tale” set of pictures (without modern themes) and the lack of voice acting. To help beginning writers there are ten “starting” stories that can be continued - but their appearance is somewhat different from the familiar one on the CD version. You can use more than seven hundred images of objects grouped into nine categories to create your own creations: “adults”, “animals”, “children”, “nature”, “dwellings”, “fabulous animals” and “fairy-tale characters”, obviously various “things "And" vehicles ". The font for the text can be selected in the “Fonts” menu from among the system ones, at the same time, if desired, by changing the color; for images available mini-editor, as well as the function of rotation, resizing, etc. | ||
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| Stradiwackius: The Counting Concert | T/Maker Company / VroomBooks Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a musical counting book. It is the second VroomBook, and the first original story to be created in the series. The Inter-activator is still the same as in Four Footed Friends, except the fourth language is German rather than Japanese. Albert has interesting facts about musical instruments, while Wendy shows the child new words and how the instruments notes sound like, and Pablo allows the child to colour a picture from the story or build a wacky instrument. There is also a parent guide which shows the use of the software on the CD-ROM. | ||
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| Super Solvers: Treasure Galaxy! | The Learning Company | [top] | |
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Treasure Galaxy! is an educational computer game published by The Learning Company in 1994 for both Windows and Macintosh PCs. It is aimed at children ages 5 to 9 and is intended to teach children reading, basic math, and logic skills. Treasure Galaxy is part of the Super Solvers series. After being removed from Treasure Cove, the Master of Mischief heads off to Crystal City in deep space. After turning the harmless asteroids into menacing Disasteroids, the Master of Mischief attacks Crystal City and shatters its crystals. The Super Solvers are summoned to recover the crystal shards and save Crystal City from the Master of Mischief. The goal of Treasure Galaxy! is to recover all of the crystals and return them to the queen in her palace. To gather crystals, the player must first capture animated fireballs called "sunbeams" and answer their riddles. If answered correctly, a sunbeam will help the player decode a cipher that must be cracked in order to access the crystals hidden in the satellites. Each stage will have a different cipher that applies to all the satellites in that particular stage. There are three separate stages, or orbits, of play, and the player may not move on to the next stage until he has learned the 4-digit passcode. The passcode can be obtained by completing various challenges posed by aliens that can be found in each stage. The challenges pertain to real-world scenarios such as using a calendar to find a certain date, measuring with a ruler, and measuring with a scale. Difficulty of each separate category of puzzle changes according to how well the player does with that type of puzzle. | ||
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| Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The | Discis | [top] | |
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Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Peter Rabbit visit Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve Peter's clothes. Only the appearance of Benjamin Bunny's father saves them from another encounter with the dreaded McGregor! Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
| Tale of Peter Rabbit, The | Discis | [top] | |
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Follow Peter as Mr. McGregor chases him around the garden. Find out how he loses his clothes and is helped by friendly sparrows. Exciting and comical, this classic has been entertaining children and adults for years. Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
| Tales of the Wild Zeep | Westwind Media | [top] | |
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It's a magical, fun-filled world of learning for children ages 5 to 10. Three richly animated, original stories of the Wild Zeep provide children with hours of entertainment. The Zeep is a good natured animal brought to life by your child's imagination. In addition, your child will learn valuable lessons about friendship, caring and perseverance. It includes an interactive glossary of words and definitions to help young readers expand their vocabulary and develops reading skills. An easy-to-use format helps children build computer skills. | ||
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| Teddy's Hide 'N Seek | Interactive Publishing Corp. | [top] | |
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This is a fun way for your child to learn computer and mouse skills. Lots of fun activities in a single program. Features: Hide your eyes and count to ten. Join Teddy as he finds his cleverly hidden friends. Wonderful things are uncovered at every turn. Look carefully for hiding places. Click on objects to reveal their secrets. You never know who or what you'll find. Coloring is easy with mouse driven tools and brightly colored palette. Animate Teddy or one of his friends. Make them move in a lot of directions. You control the action and the speed. A sliding puzzle game teaches coordination skills using the mouse. Find matching pictures to see the animals dance. Join Teddy on another fun filled adventure. He'll provide hours of fun for you and your children. | ||
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| Thinkin' Things Collection 2 | Edmark Corporation | [top] | |
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Explore and learn with this second Thinkin' Things collection. Match up the Fripples in the concentration-game Frippletration. This activity is for one to two players. Explore rhythm notation and match the band members to the lines of rhythm that they played in Oranga Banga's Band. Build up you auditory skills and play your favorite songs on one of four wacky xylophones along with Toony. Draw in two-dimensional images and watch them be mapped in three-dimensions. Separate pictures into foreground and background images then direct shapes over, under and through you creation. Frippletration and Oranga Banga's Band also include a Grow Slide to increase the difficulty as your child develops. | ||
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| Thomas' Snowsuit | Discis | [top] | |
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Willful, young Thomas refuses to wear his new snowsuit, despite the pleas of his mother, his teacher and even his principal. When everyone's best efforts lead only to comedic chaos. Discis Books offer a complete family of award-winning, interactive books on CD- ROM with the Kids Can Read series of contemporary and classic children's literature. More than talking storybooks - each offers a range of learning tools that can be customized to the individual reader's needs. Just point and click on any word or picture element to obtain a pronunciation in English or Spanish, hear syllables or an in-context explanation of any word in the text. Reading and learning have never been easier! | ||
| Thumbelina | Trimark Interactive | [top] | |
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Thumbelina is the delightful children's fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. This interactive story-book will introduce children to the wonders of computers. Kids can point and click on several "Hot Spots" on each page. With over 17 unique characters each with their own distinctive voice and an original musical score with 4 complete songs, Thumbelina will provide hours of pleasure for your child. Features: 12 screens, 256 colours, portrait quality art with hundreds of interactive animations and sound effects; Complete spoken narration with animated read-along text on screen with every word clickable for readover; Featuring narration by actress Mayim Bialik, star of television and the feature film "Beaches". | ||
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| Troggle Trouble Math | MECC | [top] | |
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This is a game in the Munchers series of educational games. When the Muncher is kidnapped by Trog a Robot who is under control from Dr. FrankenTroggle. An Scientist girl named Magenta, finds out about this in the Paper, and sends you and her Dog Sparky to venture around for areas to find Trog and save the Muncher. Along the way you must collect Sparky treats,and zap away troggles under control from Dr. FrankenTroggle. Can the Muncher be rescued before it's to late, will the world be conquered by Troggles, play this game and save the day. | ||
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| Tuneland | 7th Level | [top] | |
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This is a musical cartoon adventure designed for children of all ages. As the player, you have been invited to join Little Howie (voice played by Howie Mandel) as a guest at Old MacDonald's farm. There are a total of eight areas to explore, and each area is filled with objects and characters for you to interact with simply by clicking the mouse cursor on them. Little Howie is hiding somewhere in every place you visit, so it is a good idea to try to interact with as many things as possible to try to find him. Practically everything in each scene responds with some kind of animation, sound effect, or if you are lucky, song! Tuneland contains many elements which make it enjoyable. The songs are one of the best features in the game. There are no eight bit sampled tunes here. All the songs are CD quality so you get to hear all the instruments and singing in their clearest form. Are the songs worth listening to at all? The answer to this question is a definite yes! 7th Level has done a fine job assembling a group of talented musicians and singers. I found myself tapping my feet to a lot of the songs. All the music in Tuneland is based on traditional children songs. There are over forty different songs in the game! In addition to the game, Tuneland comes with jukebox software that will allow you to play all the music from the game. This is for those people who don't want to hunt down all the characters and objects in the game that trigger the songs. Tuneland's graphics are also well done. The animation is extremely smooth (especially for a Super VGA product), and the backgrounds are pleasing to the eye. One of the funniest scenes in the game is when the farmer's wife is chasing the mice with the broom. The song "Three Blind Mice" is playing in the background, and all the mice have on cool dark shades as they run around the table. Tuneland also provides several hot keys that when pressed, allow the player to jump to any scene in the game. There is a key for autoplay as well for those who just want to watch and not interact. These features, along with its easy point and click interface makes Tuneland a truly enjoyable gaming experience. | ||
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| Twins in Trouble | Makh-Shevet / SCOPS Software | [top] | |
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An animated adventure game for ages 5 to 7. Twins Jennie and Tom were having a pleasant frolic through the forest, until they came across a strange, unknown path... and were ambushed by a pair of goblins. The two mischievous creatures won't tolerate any twins in the forest other than themselves, so they hatch a wicked plan to separate the children. Here, the player takes control of one of the siblings (either Tom or Jennie) as the other is abducted by the goblins. The game uses a simple point, click and drag control scheme with an interactive cursor. Objects can be found or obtained to further the player's progress, and various characters will use full voice acting to communicate and interact. Journeying through a magical fantasy land to find and save the lost twin, the player will encounter numerous riddles and puzzles tailored to train basic skills - pattern recognition, size/color matching, visual perception, coordination, and exercises in music and logic. | ||
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| Wallobee Jack: The Bingi Burra Stone | Megatoon Entertainment Group Inc. / WordPerfect Main Street | [top] | |
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This was the first in a series of interactive toon show designed for kids. Wallobee Jack and Francesca Felini are ready to take you through beautiful Australia as they search for the Bingi Burra Stone. Look out for Dagon (the bad crocodile) as he'll try to get to the stone first. And if he does... Move your pointer over areas to see animated scenes. When the point turns to a spyglass, it's time to find a hotspot so move quickly. | ||
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| Wanderoos Go to Town, The | Optical Data Corp. / Kinderventures, SoftKey | [top] | |
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The Wanderoos are at it again, this time in town. You'll recall Pocket and Tails, the ever-so-lovable, ever-so-curious Wanderoos, that debuted in their first game - The Wanderoos Go Exploring. This time they will lead your child out of Trees N' More Forest into Wanderooville, where a whole new set of learning adventures await discovery. Once again, the sights and sounds of the world are brought to life in interactive multimedia. And just to keep things moving, the wily Wanderoos are still demanding popcorn and still challenging your child to beat them at a game of educational hide-and-seek. It was created by Optical Data, a trusted source of interactive educational programs for over a decade. More than 14,000 schools nationwide use programs produced by them. Now we're bringing the revolution we started in the classroom to your home computer. Stroll along Main Street and discover the learning adventures waiting inside the buildings of Wanderooville. This trip to the doctor's office won't hurt. You'll have a blast learning about taking care of yourself. At the museum you'll discover that the Wanderoos have unusual taste in art and science. Mahoney's Garage offers you a multimedia look at the world of work and the jobs that people do. Create your very own Wanderoos, making them as cool or as nerdy as you want. Study the alphabet, shapes and colors interactively with a laser videodisc player and electronic blackboard. Fill the multimedia journal with your favorite pictures, movies, sounds and notes. Join the Wanderoos around the campfire and show them the pictures from your journal. | ||
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| What is a Bellybutton? | IVI Publishing | [top] | |
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The Cd-rom, based on a Time Life for Children book, follows a day in the life of an inquisitive girl named Elizabeth. Like most kids, Elizabeth is full of questions. Fortunately, her friend Baxter the Teddy Bear is here with easy to-understand answers that are guaranteed to keep your kids entertained for hours while they learn. What is a BellyButton Answers Questions such as: Why do I have to get a shot? Why do I sneeze? Why do my friends and I have different color skins? Why do I bleed when I cut myself? Why do I have to go to the doctor? What happens when you break a bone? Why do people wear glasses? Why don't haircuts hurt? Why do I get hiccups? Why can't fathers have babies? And many many more interactive questions! What is a bellybutton does much more than just answer kid's questions. The story's text, pictures, sound effects, music and humor were carefully designed to help teach children about their bodies. 13 Games are included, each teaching and reinforcing healthy behaviour, nutrition, the food pyramid, and general wellness. Fun point & click interfaces continue the fun while teaching your child there first questions about the body and healthy living. There's no better way to start the path to knowledge and healthy living. | ||
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| Why Do We Have To? | StarPress Multimedia / Magic House | [top] | |
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World Book Encyclopedia presents The Alphabet Pals in this game for kids from ages 2 to 7. We're delighted to introduce Amy, Zak and the Alphabet Pals who not only entertain, but build life skills and learning. Your child will have hours of fun and learning valuable life lessons about getting along, making decisions and respecting others. It's so easy to start reading. Our delightful storybook talks and encourages letter and word recognition and early reading. And it's fun, too. Your child can choose from four lively games and learning activities. Your child just points and clicks for animation, surprises, songs and lots of smiles and giggles. | ||
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| Willy Wabbit & His Magical Books | Great Bear Technologies / Softkey Multimedia, Inc. | [top] | |
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Welcome to Willy Wabbit & His Magical Books Willy Wabbit is a fun-loving playmate who takes you on adventures through his magical books. Easy to use and follow along. Children of all ages will love the special sound effects and colorful animated stories while learning reading recognition and how to guide the mouse. The story begins in 'Wabbit Land' and takes you into Willy's Treehouse, where Willy wants to read some stories with you. Go with Willy to the Zoo, the Playground, the Park, into Space, under the Sea, to famous landmarks and into the Music House. With a point and a click, the objects and characters in the program come magically alive! It's a perfect introduction to computers. | ||
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| Word City | Sanctuary Woods, Magic Quest Inc. / KidSoft | [top] | |
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This is the first word game to integrate spelling, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Designed for children ages 7-14, this comprehensive educational product empowers children by letting them select the reading themes that interest them. The result is that kids are motivated to learn new words, improve their spelling and enhance their comprehension of what they read. It seamlessly integrates playing a thrilling, entertaining game with building essential skills in vocabulary, spelling and reading comprehension. Unlike other reading instruction titles on the market, it's integrated approach helps kids develop these skills by drawing on an innovative whole language approach. In the game, children improve word skills while exploring favorite themes such as sports, science discovery, and favorite tales. "Snorkelers" from another galaxy are consuming Word City. Kids join Bit-Bot, your city tour guide, to save "Word City" by surrounding the Snorkelers. The game features nine word skill challenges and 2,400 essential words. There are two skill levels for the game to assure an age-appropriate learning experience: "Prodigy," geared for grades 2-5; and "Ace," designed for grades 5-8. Kids are delighted with its video game action. Teachers recommend it because it offers more learning content than any other language arts game. It's the only product to combine all of these language arts skills into one program and to provide comprehensive coverage for each topic. By encouraging kids to choose the subject in which they are most interested at the skill level they prefer, this title uses self-directed learning as a vehicle for a solid reading education experience. In the "sports" theme, the questions relate to favorite sports heroes. The "unbelievable" theme presents particularly amazing stories, such as world records. The "favorite tales" theme revolves around well-known children's stories. Finally, the "discovery" theme is built around fun science facts and stories. Throughout the game, vocabulary, spelling and reading comprehension questions are presented with several different interfaces so that kids have a variety of questions and a wide range of ways to develop language arts skills. For example, additional challenges are introduced in three games-within-a-game, as snorkelers challenge players to one of three randomized duels: "Tower of Babble," a vocabulary game where kids race the clock to create words with select letters; "Rap City," a fast-paced reading comprehension exercise that challenges kids to rhyme and rap; and "Word Shoot," a fun, easy-to-play game that explores parts of speech and phonetics. Additionally, it includes Smart Lab, an area where kids can practice or simply explore and learn more about any of the concepts presented. This interactive workshop provides in-depth information and fun exercises in reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and speed reading. It even allows kids to create their own personal context libraries. This unique lab-like approach increases kids' learning power and allows them to work on specific areas before they re-enter the game. | ||
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| Yearn2Learn: Master Snoopy's Math | Image Smith | [top] | |
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Three activities for young children to enhance math skills. Each features the Charles M. Schulz characters. For Pre-school to grade 3. It features voice narration and three learning components including Darts, Cookie Time and Great Pumpkin Patch. Difficulty settings are adjustable to accommodate the age of your child. The Darts game involves throwing two or three darts at a numbered board and a second player can be added for a little multiplayer challenge. Once the darts have been thrown, players add their scores and whoever has the most points is declared the winner. Additionally, there's a scoring bar that tests skills on ten basic math problems connected with this module. In the Great Pumpkin Patch game, Linus needs help in weighing various sized pumpkins. When he throws pumpkins on the scale, the player must match the different sizes with a legend explaining the different weights. Again, there's a scoring bar that tests addition and multiplication skills with questions involving total scale weight. If answered correctly, the player is awarded a star while incorrect answers earn an X. At the end of the test, Snoopy accumulates the score with a percentage of correct answers. Finally, Cookie Time provides a lesson on sharing. Charlie Brown and his friends are ready to indulge in some freshly baked cookies but, alas, they can't decide how many cookies each should receive. With varying amounts of cookies on each character's plate, the scoring bar asks multiplication questions based on how many friends there are and how many cookies each has. The game also uses basic division problems to further mathematical abilities. | ||
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| Yearn2Learn: Master Snoopy's Spelling | Image Smith Inc. | [top] | |
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This brings you "the best of the best in selected spelling games from the award-winning YEARN 2 LEARN series. Snoopy and the gang spell fun in a series of challenging and hilarious games including: SNOOPY'S ABC EGG TOSS and SPELLING ACE. Each game adjusts its difficulty level to the player's abilities. Features: Two Games; Hours Of Play; Captivating Fun; Real Voice Narration; Difficulty Levels Self-Adjust. | ||
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| Yearn2Learn: Peanuts | Image Smith | [top] | |
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This is an edutainment software for kids aged 3 to 10, hosted by Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. It includes a series of independent activities such as a math game, a geography game, a reading game (which consists of animated Peanuts strips), a visual coordination game and an electronic coloring book. The game features full voice-overs explaining every feature in it and also spelling words and locations. Additionally, the game has many "hotspots" which trigger animations, sounds, etc. | ||
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| Yearn2Learn: The Flintstones Coloring Book | Image Smith Inc. | [top] | |
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Little kids and big kids too will love this interactive coloring book featuring that "modern stone age family from Bedrock" - The Flintstones. Children can use from 30 pictures featuring Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, Barney, Betty, Bamm-Bamm and Dino. A straightforward paintbox program, this game offers 30 line-art drawings of the Hanna-Barbera Flintstones to fill in from a palette of 15 colors. The screen is simple and accessible, with Bamm-Bamm offering a choice of brush sizes, Dino holding the color choice and a Wooly Mammoth on hand to erase any mistakes. Each page can be saved four ways, allowing kids to redo previous work. Printing is not available. Image Smith and The Flintstones make coloring a Yabba-Dabba-Doo time for kids ages 2-8. | ||
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| Amazonator [MAC][J] | Piston Interactive | [top] | |
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EVE appears as Lady Emperor, the enemy of men all over the world. This game is a nice mix of CG and live-action footage and a wonderful combination of interactive and erotic. After years of sexual abuse, women rebel against the male-dominated society, hack computers and launch nuclear attacks on major cities. The story is that you are the one who is sent into battle to defeat the Amazonator squad. The progression is a mix of a battle game and a selection game, but the selection game is good because you can see erotic scenes from time to time, but the problem is the battle. You'll have a battle with the enemies shown on your radar, where you have to shoot, be shot, or retreat, but you can't move forward unless you win. Furthermore, as a standard with PISTON, there is no SAVE. The first enemy is Lady Commander. If you get caught here, entanglement will be a dream come true, and you won't even be able to see him naked. The final enemy, EVE, is extremely strong, so be prepared. Starting with EVE, Chiyuki Mihara, Misuzu Tamiya, Kozue Akino, Yumika Hayashi...another gorgeous cast of actresses. The secret is to play two roles: the enemy and the nurse at the field hospital where the player is taken when they lose. There's a lot of 3D-CG and even a scene of a fighter plane flying. There are detailed explanations for the weapons used in battle, and there's even a splatter scene where the gun being shot is made to look like a "Guinea Pig'', making it extremely entertaining. | ||
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| Click! Il gioco | Mge Communications | [top] | |
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The first Italian multimedia title that draws inspiration from comics, appears on newsstands in 1994. It is the fairly faithful transposition of the well-known Il Gioco by Milo Manara (released in installments on Playmen by the publisher Tattilo and subsequently reprinted in volume by Nuova Frontiera) which allowed the Veronese author to fully reveal his propensity for eroticism. The electronic adaptation is poor and poorly cared for and the interaction is reduced exclusively to the click necessary to advance the pages. | ||
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| Club Cyberlesque | Virtually Everything, Electro Media / Jackson libri | [top] | |
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A fully interactive CD Rom Game featuring the hottest (and we mean HOTTEST) dancers in town. Many sexy adventures are waiting to be experienced by you in this excellent quality CD. | ||
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| CyberDreams | Hybrid Technology / E-Media | [top] | |
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This adult adventure was made with Macromedia Director; technically, it's nothing but a number of Quicktime movies displayed according to the choices you make. Get captured into a world far away from your reality, where your dreams (and nightmares) come true. Your task is to get away from that world. Only if you find a magical key can you escape from here. Cyberdreams has a boss key which will display a fake spreadsheet. Amusingly this fake spreadsheet has Windows 3.1-style borders even in the Macintosh version. | ||
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| Dr. Ruth's Encyclopedia of Sex | Creative Multimedia | [top] | |
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If there's anyone who can approach the subject of sex in an honest, informative, and entertaining way, it's Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. In her unique style, Dr. Ruth lends her expertise in the area of human sexuality to this groundbreaking multimedia CD-ROM. Since 1980, Westheimer--more familiarly known as Dr. Ruth--has worked to eliminate sexual illiteracy. Here her campaign to expand sexual knowledge beyond the birds and the bees continues. Through video, sound, imagery, and text, Dr. Ruth's Encyclopedia of Sex gives you all the information you need to be sexually literate in the '90s. You can choose from over 250 topics including teenagers and sex, impotence, birth control, alternative lifestyles, abortion, and safer sex. Explore Dr. Ruth's virtual office and discover: Over 800 images, illustrations, and animations; An interactive anatomy chart; A fertility tour of the human reproductive system; A fun and challenging sex quiz; "Ask Dr. Ruth," with 200 of her most commonly asked questions; A comprehensive Dictionary containing the first and last word on sex in the '90s; Enter Dr. Ruth's virtual office and choose from the many interactive objects that will give you access to volumes of information. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, Dr. Ruth's Sex Quiz will challenge your sexual literacy. In the Encyclopedia, you can explore over 250 topics alphabetically or categorically. | ||
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| Dragon Knight 4 [J] | Elf Co., Ltd. | [top] | |
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This is a sequel to Knights of Xentar (known as Dragon Knight 3 when originally released in Japan). Years have passed after Takeru (a.k.a. Desmond, the hero of the previous Dragon Knight games) defeated the ultimate evil. He married his sweetheart Luna, and they had a son named Kakeru. This fifteen-year-old boy has one weakness: he likes naked female elves. But soon he learns that the evil wizard Lushifon wants to turn all people into stones and control the whole world while nobody is able to stop him. Together with the mysterious swordsman Eto and many other heroes, Kakeru must perform his ultimate quest and defeat Lushifon and his minions. In this tactical role-playing game the player controls nine units in battles, assigned according to the class of the character who leads the unit. The opponents also form similar groups, and are also divided into classes. Each class has its own range, strengths, and weaknesses. There are many characters the players can recruit to the party, and they belong to different classes (barbarians, archers, magicians, etc.). It was also adapted into illustrated novels and an anime miniseries. The adult content (scenes which include nudity) was from the console releases. In 2007, a remake was done with 3D graphics. | ||
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| Interactive Girls Club | Interactive Girls Club | [top] | |
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This is a compilation of four adult games. Three are point-and-click adventures: Vida, You attempt to meet and seduce a young redheaded woman. The graphics are (for the most part) digitized still pictures of an actual model; while sexual in nature, they never rise above the level of softcore. The gameplay is incredibly simplistic, and it can be very hard to make a wrong move- typically, if you make an error, the game just gives a brief quip regarding why a move didn't work, and then returns you to the exact same point to try again. Teresa: House Guest (played by British pornographic actress Teresa May). Visiting office type party, you met a beautiful girl from overseas. It's her birthday tomorrow, but she has no place to sleep to this time. Being a gentleman, you invite her to your apartment. You choose answers in dialogs and interact with items on the screen to untwist the plot. The game is made for adults, and it includes many explicit nude scenes with female protagonist. Jo Guest in the Milk Round features British model: Joanne Guest. The player, as a sudden substitute for his milkman friend, has to deliver milk in the local neighborhood. At one of the houses he is invited inside by a young woman. As the game is progressing the hostess reveals more and more about herself, until a "victorious" sex-scene happens. Adult Film Cameraman puts its operator in the position of the cameraman of an adult film. What this amounts to is viewing one of three softcore pornographic colour still images through a small (viewfinder) window, panning across the image with mouse movements and zooming in or out with the buttons. The player can press R to record so that later on, the game can reproduce the particular combination of camera moves (or: their "adult film") for the enjoyment of the viewer. | ||
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| Kawarazakike no Ichizoku [J] | Silky's / Elf | [top] | |
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Rokuro Saito is an ordinary Japanese high school student. Summer vacation has arrived, and, as it often happens, he is out of money. Then he hears that Kawarazaki, a wealthy and powerful magnate, needs someone to take care of his mansion during his absence. When the boy arrives there, he is surprised to discover that the mansion is mostly populated by young attractive women - relatives, employees, maids, etc. Naturally, he is willing to concentrate on his job only inasmuch as it doesn't impede his advancements on the other "mission" - get friendly with every girl and... you know the drill. However, soon he begins to realize that something more sinister is going on in the mansion... This is a visual novel. The entire gameplay consists of occasional selection of a response and/or action from a menu. The rest of the game is dedicated to text accompanied by still pictures. Depending on the player's choices, different cutscenes will be triggered, and the player will achieve different endings, including several "bad" ones. | ||
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| Late Night Sexy TV Show [It] | Dynabyte | [top] | |
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This is an adult-oriented quiz show with dating sim elements. The goal of the player is to become the soulmate of one of the three other contestants. To do so, he or she must: (a) learn the other contestant's tastes and preferences, and (b) earn enough money to purchase items or upgrades that match those preferences. Money is primarily earned by correctly answering general knowledge questions, which can be picked from a variety of subjects including literature, films, biology, martial arts, etiquette and religion. Once an answer is given, no matter whether it was correct or not, the player can try and get to know another player's basic tastes, such as in music, books or favorite color. However, if the question was answered correctly, the player is also allowed to make a "decision". Possible decisions include: (1) asking another player more intimate questions concerning, for example, the looks of their Mr. or Mrs. Right; (2) gambling part of the cash reserve; (3) advancing in a career that appeals to the other player; (4) buying upgrades in shops that range from clothing to plastic surgery to real estate. Each player also has a limited amount of "boomerangs", which allow them to skip answering a particularly difficult question. The contestant who first becomes a perfect match wins. The entire game is presented as a TV show, complete with musical interludes, commercials and comments from viewers. Any of the four contestants can be played by human players taking turns. | ||
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| Mad Paradox | Queen Soft / Samourai | [top] | |
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Mad Paradox is a Japanese-style role-playing game. A man named Gorgus has killed your father, and you have to find the villain and to avenge your father's death. Moving around your hero through towns and dungeons in top-down view, you must fight (in turn-based combat style) many monsters, gather experience points, and collect items. The game also features some scenes with naked women, and many sub-quests involve saving girls and then enjoying their anime-style pictures. | ||
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| NeuroDancer: Journey Into The Neuronet! | Electric Dreams Inc. / PIXIS Interactive, Inc. | [top] | |
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Your goal is to earn enough virtual credits to call "NeuroDancers" (virtual exotic dancers) on the phone and have them dance for you using a HoloTube. The main screen, your control center, is divided into three main areas including the HoloTube, TFUI Monitor and VidFone. Each activity costs a certain number of credits: dancing (100), strip mode (300), remove an article of clothing (100 each piece), and TFUI (Touch and Feel User Interface) (500). The TFUI is activated when you have enough credits and allows you to click on areas of the body you wish to "touch." Controls include an "Orb" navigation button which is used for getting around (turning left, right or forward movement) in the "Electrical Ducts' of the NeuroNET. An Orb action button launches or recalls your Orb, which can be inoperative if too close to a junction box where you receive phone credits. The VidFone is used to view incoming video mail, as well as the dancers, and communicate with the outside world. Different phones that you hookup with, though, have varying fuse times. If your time runs out before you collect your credits, you'll have to contend with the NetPolice. Phone credits are used to recall your Orb and initiate the various NeuroDancer activities. It features Quicktime 3D animation and live motion video and is intended for mature audiences 18 years or older. | ||
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| Nightwatch II Interactive | New Machine | [top] | |
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This is a sequel to Nightwatch Interactive, the first sex movie to combine interactivity with live actors. Join a beautiful late-night security guard as she makes her rounds at the most erotic & luxurious hotel in the world. You are in control as you explore the sex-styles of the rich & shameless. Use the monitor map to see what the naughty residents are up to. But keep an eye out for her boss - if he catches her fooling around on the job, you'll have to decide her punishment. | ||
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| Nonomura Byouin no Hitobito [J] | Silky's, Elf, Yellow Pig | [top] | |
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The principal of Nonomura hospital has killed himself. Or so it appears at first sight. But the private detective Takumaro Kaibara is not so sure about that. Maybe it was a suicide, but maybe it was a murder. To find out what has really happened, Kaibara heads to Nonomura hospital. It should be mentioned that Kaibara is famous not only for his talent as a detective, but also for his skills as a seducer. And it is also known that Nonomura hospital is full of beautiful nurses. To kill two birds with one stone, Kaibara tries to make his way to the hearts of the sexy nurses, at the same time gathering information for the crime investigation. Will he be able to succeed in both? This contains erotic images and scenes and is marked for the ages 18+. The genre to which the game belongs can be described as a digital novel, in which the interaction consists entirely of text, and the gameplay is devoid of puzzles and is largely based on dialogues and decisions made in certain situations. | ||
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| Scop [MAC][J] | Spice | [top] | |
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The thirteen-day war has already been 50 years since World War I was called the year 2080. The world has experienced severe devastation and has not yet recovered to the state before the war. This is a story that happened in such a world. The war changed most of the Old world's large cities into ruins + forest. The supply of resources had to rely on mining from ruins. In time, "SCOP" appeared to make the mining of various resources an occupation without danger. The two main characters of the game, will Dismond and Ryo Coast Guard, They of the childhood friend were the counterpart of such a shovel. Every day, two people were continuing to mine the resources in ruins, but one day the sister flare of will fell into an unknown disease. The impact of the nuclear war has spread to various places. Too low fertility rates, high infant mortality, and unexplained strange diseases. As it is, flare dies. The treatment must continue to give an expensive vaccine. The political participation right of the man was completely extinguished that it differs greatly from before the other World War. After the World War, the World Government (GE) was established, and a gradual centralized system was established, but the cause of the World War was attributed to men's militancy, and all politicians were accounted for by women. In the Society of Paradise, goods of an adult genre which had flourished once became all prohibited goods. However, it was rumored that there was a dark route to deal with these contraband items. Two of the protagonists, in order to raise the cost of treatment to save the sister flare, but finally began to dye the mining of adult goods of prohibited goods. | ||
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| Seymore Butts Interactive 2: In Pursuit of Pleasure | New Machine Publishing | [top] | |
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Seymore needs your help. His dreamgirl Shane is stuck in Canada. As Seymore's friend, you need to help him find a way to get there, keep him out of trouble, and have as much fun as possible along the way; make the right moves and you'll get to have sex with a dozen of the hottest babes in Seymore's neighborhood. Make the wrong moves and Seymore will end up lonely and possibly injured. Get to Canada and he'll have the best sex of his life with his girlfriend Shane. The DVD version has Extras: some of the scenes have a multi-angle option. There are also about ten minutes of outtakes from the entire feature. Bonus scenes are included from Seymore and Shane on the Loose, Seymore and Shane Playing with Fire, Seymore and Shane Do Ireland, and Seymore and Shane Meet the Naughty Nympho. | ||
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| Sorority House | Faster Than Light, Rocket Pictures Interface / Elmfield Entertainment | [top] | |
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A very nice Windows Adventure for all you horny geeks out there! Try getting into the sorority and hump some girls! This game is filled with movies and digitized speech. | ||
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| Space Sirens: The Ultimate Cyber Sex Simulator | Pixis Interactive | [top] | |
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Space, months and months of empty space. It stretches out behind you as you transport your cargo of beer and pretzels to Orion 7. Your faithful ship has seen better days but it gets the job done. You're contemplating some hot downtime at the red light spaceport when suddenly you realize you are not alone. You're a space privateer at the helm of your solo craft in search of rare alien artifacts. Responding to a distress signal, you are lured by the irresistible song of the sensuous Space Sirens emanating from a mysterious space station. You enter their domain only to realize that you've been entrapped in a VR chamber. Fulfill their every desire or remain a sex slave on the station forever. Your prime objective - search and fulfill. With advanced technology called Touch & Feel User Interface (TFUI for short, pronounced tuh-foo-eee), users can interact with the Space Sirens by selecting an icon to represent an-ahem-"appendage," whether it be a hand or "other special interface tools." Each Siren is more difficult to please, so work hard and fast to peak their O-Meter without losing control of yourself, or it's end for you. | ||
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| Strip Poker de Luxe | Digital Dreams Multimedia | [top] | |
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This is a single-player card game in which the player takes on one of three different AI characters. There are three opponents, Nadia, Paula and Katty. Each of the AI characters has a basic picture which is shown along with a short description of which there are at least three for each character, for example Nadia descriptions translate as** "Nadia is a business student, charismatic, fun and ... very attractive. As a player she is daring and completely unpredictable, .. achieving her purposes systematically and without difficulty." "Nadia is a sensual young woman, she is always in a good mood and radiates positive energy. His energy waste can exhaust the morale of the most tenacious player." "Nadia has great ability managing to deceive her opponents whenever she wants. A practically perfect poker player."* The game itself is a basic five card draw poker in which both the player and their opponent start out with the same amount of cash. After each hand there is a comment from the lady which is shown over the current picture. Should one of the ladies run out of cash they get some more and the player is rewarded with a new photograph eventually, if they are extremely lucky or skilled, ending up with a nude picture and a congratulatory message. Once a picture is revealed it remains the current picture until the game is over, should the lady win back most of her losses it does not revert to the earlier image. The game is played entirely with the mouse, it has a save/load function and optional music but no voice or sound effects. | ||
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| Strip Poker Professional | Artworx Software Company Inc. | [top] | |
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The 4th edition of Strip Poker is done in SVGA but with the same girls from Strip Poker III. Now you can play with three girls at once. Rules of five cards poker are not changed. Big photos of the girls are lightly detailed than in previous edition. In game you have to undress the girl by taking all her money. Girl strips five times to loose the game. | ||
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An erotic variant of the classic Fruit Machine game. Instead of playing for money, winners are treated to full motion video clips of "five of Europe's most beautiful girls" (as stated on the back of the game's box) disrobing for the camera. The player's goal is to successfully strip all five of the models without running out of credits. The more you win, the more they take off. | ||
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| Super Real Mahjong PIV [J] | SETA Corporation / Ving Co. Ltd. | [top] | |
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Originating in the arcades, this installment of the Super Real Mahjong series puts the player in the role of a mahjong club member who competes against three female opponents. Rounds won by the player lead to undressing animations; however, while the computer version has explicit nudity, console versions are censored. All the versions have the same opponents, cutscenes, and gameplay rules. The computer version adds a versus mode in which girls can compete against each other, while the Super Famicom (SNES) version has a so-called "puzzle mode", which reveals parts of a puzzle as the player wins mahjong rounds. | ||
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| True Love | Otaku Publishing / Software House Parsley / JAST USA | [top] | |
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True Love is a hentai dating sim. You play as a high-school student looking for his true love. The goal of the game is to win the girls' hearts before your last summer of freedom is over. Every day when you wake up you plan your schedule for morning, afternoon and evening. Your choices (such as pleasure, sports, study, etc.) determine what special events will happen to you this day (if any) and also raise your skills in the selected catagory. Different girls in the game (there are ten of them) have different interests, goals and preferences. If your skills in the category they find most important are high enough, you have a chance to get that girl into your bed. :) | ||
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| Vampire's Kiss | Digital Playground, Inc. | [top] | |
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Journey through the corridors of the vampire's ancient virtual 3-D castle. Astounding interactive graphics allow you to search for the secret passageway that leads to the vampire's private chambers and to find out the secret of the mysterious "Fountain of Eternal Youth". Your actions determine the outcome, but beware of things that go hump in the night, they just might suck more than your blood! The first full screen, full-motion sex adventure. Based on 1993 XXX movie of the same name. | ||
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| Virtual Valerie 2 | Mike Saenz / Arcus Media Group | [top] | |
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This is an adult interactive erotic computer game. At the "No-Tell Motel" Valerie has virtual sex with the player. The goal is to help Valerie achieve orgasm. Virtual Valerie gunned her Ram-Hog down the Infobahn, avoiding cybercops and the netsex police, but she still had time to turn a tele-trick or two. This is the sequel to Virtual Valerie. VV2 features 3D graphics, more erotic scenarios, more sounds, and a higher level of interactivity. | ||
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| Virtual Vixens | PIXIS Interactive, Inc. | [top] | |
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Save your friend from the evil Crystal who has imprisoned him in a VR pleasure world for his failure to please her. Before you can reach Crystal you must satisfy three other beautiful women and solve the mystery of their strange erotic existence. Featuring live motion video combined with 3D graphics, Wide Screen Navigation, and world famous TFUI (Touch and Feel User Interface) Technology. | ||
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Your adventure begins on the beach from where you're immediately launched into CyberSpace. You travel down the highway until you reach a fork in the road. At this point you have to decide whether to "WANDER' or "LUST". Select "WANDER" if you want to continue down the highway or "LUST" if you want to explore this region of CyberSpace. Your ultimate goal is to return to the beach from where you were launched. This can only be done by acquiring the key found only in the deepest regions of WanderLust. | ||
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| Yakyuken, The [J] | Shietta Daikanyama | [top] | |
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The Yakyuken is an arcade game series of which there were 29 installments released for MSX Laserdisc and Philips CD-i based arcade units (and one console version for the 3DO / Sega Saturn.) Each game contains 4 different women against whom you play rock paper scissors and every time you win they strip off more of their clothes. These are all 5 ports that were released to home computers, they correspond to parts 9, 11, 18, 19, and 22 of the arcade: Bunny Girl, Companion, Bodicon, Blonde, Ojousama. | ||
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| Aethra Chronicles: Volume One - Celystra's Bane, The | [top] | ||
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The small kingdom of Celystra was prosperous under it's old king, "Korros the Wise". The prince, Lythare has ascended to the throne and his wife given birth to a child on his coronation day. However two days later this newborn infant disappeared, presumed kidnapped. Lythare blames the kingdom's Champion Knight-Paladin, as well as several members of the court for failing to protect the child, and imprisons them in the dungeon. The Champion's son, knowing that his father must not have deserved imprisonment sets out on a quest to find the baby with his two companions. However not much is known of the fate of the child, so perhaps other quests and objectives will need to be accomplished first. The Aethra Chronicles: Volume One: Celystra's Bane is a shareware medieval role-playing game in the tradition of SSI's Dungeons & Dragons licensed Gold Box RPGs. Taking it's inspiration from that, the game uses a similar system based on die rolls against stats/skill combinations. Players begin by creating three characters, choosing their class and stats in various stats such as Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Presence, Memory, and Reason. The player then assigns skill proficiencies in a variety of abilities dependent on those stats (such as Spell Lists, Pick Lock, Woods Lore, etc.). Combat between characters and monsters is turn-based and the player can recruit an additional three characters for a total of six. As with most shareware games, the first episode (The Book of Prophecy) can be freely distributed, while the other two (Gems of Power and Demon's Might) available only to registered users. | ||
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| Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse | Cyberlore Studios, Inc. / Strategic Simulations, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is an official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd edition computer product. Here's the introductory story the game gives you... As the youngest son of a Noble Merchant, an easy life lay before you. But the call of adventure beckoned, and so, you left your home for a life of action and danger. Sea serpents, storms and tattered sails have all proved perilous as the years passed. You've taken ships and defeated fiends, at the side of your instructor, the Master Corsair Sinbar. But your thoughts always return to Kara, the Caliph's beautiful daughter. It is for her you devote your skill and honors. And it will be her hand in marriage that will be your reward for attaining your goal of becoming a Corsair. Your adventure begins now, on the hidden isle where Sinbar tests his pupils. As the game starts, you see your character from the top-isometric viewport, and you must first prove youreself worthy by defeating all the traps placed in the testing maze. Then you will come home, awaited by your sister, and town guards, and you're ready to role your dice and step into the unknown. | ||
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| Alien Logic: SkyRealms Of Jorune | Ceridus Software, Inc. / Strategic Simulations, Inc. | [top] | |
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Enter a unique world of role-playing that is fully developed and thoroughly convincing. Based on the highly acclaimed, ground-breaking Skyrealms of Jorune game system, Alien Logic propels you 3500 years into the future exploring a vast alien universe. A real-time simulation interface packs a variety of interaction modes. And with the stunning realism of leading-edge super-VGA graphics and CD quality sounds, you will leave your world behind. You must discover the secrets of the Warpworld to defeat the evil Red Shantha and rescue your fellow villagers. Despite it being based on a good paper & pencil RPG, the game is more akin to an action/adventure game than traditional RPG due to its lack of character stats and focus on puzzles and conversation with NPCs, and combat relies more on reflexes than planning. Still, the intriguing alien world and neat spells make up for its quirks. Just be prepared for some serious bugs, some repetitive combats, and a lot of time spent on travelling. | ||
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| Ancients II: Approaching Evil | Farr-Ware Software / Epic MegaGames, Inc. | [top] | |
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Ancients 2: Approaching Evil is the sequel to Ancients 1: Death Watch with a new story not directly connected to its predecessor. A new evil has arisen from ancient catacombs and the player's task is to find four seals to contain it in these catacombs. The party is created from six classes (warrior, rogue, priest, mage and the new paladin and ranger) and five races (human, elf, dwarf and the new half-elf and hobbit) and heads straight into the dungeon. The gameplay mechanics didn't change compared to the predecessor, there is still a main city which serves to buy equipment and heal up. New is that not all dungeons are just in the city's underground, players also visit places like the wilderness or a wizard's tower. Combat is turn-based and character development is based on experience points. | ||
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| Astonishia Story [K] | Sonnori Co., Ltd. / Softry Game Production | [top] | |
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A hundred years ago Brimhil, the beautiful queen of elves, gave up her youth in order to revive the Life Tree which sustained her race. Years have passed, and humans began to oppress elves. A half-elf named Francis De La Cross tries to save Brimhil from dying, and won't stop at anything to achieve that goal. The young vice-commander of the Palmira 5th infantry, Lloyd von Roiental, escorts the transport of a powerful staff known as the Wand of Kinan. Francis organizes an ambush, and as a result, Lloyd's companions are killed and the staff taken away from him. Lloyd must find a way to recover the staff and prevent further bloodshed. This is a Korean-made role-playing game. The game's structure and basic system are of the traditional Japanese kind and involve party management, overworld exploration, linear progression, and automatic character growth. Enemies are visibly roaming hostile areas and can be avoided. A contact with an enemy initiates a turn-based battle that contains tactical elements: the player can navigate characters on the screen and attack only if the enemy is within their weapons' range.
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| Chaos Engine, The / Soldiers Of Fortune | Bitmap Brothers, The / Renegade Software | [top] | |
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Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await you in this long-developed Bitmap Brothers title. The basic gameplay is similar to Gauntlet, but in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and such in the maps. The visuals are in the 'metallic and blue' style the Bitmaps appeared to favor. There were 6 characters available in the game, each with different strengths and weaknesses, and different starting prices. In 2-player mode you each chose a character and played co-operatively, but in one-player games you also choose a character for the computer to control, with its Artificial Intelligence allowing it to open doors, pick up power-ups and take on baddies away from the ones occupying your character. One of the very best RPGs ever produced, and definitely the BEST historical RPG ever, Darklands was unfortunately plagued with a slew of bugs when it was first released, many of which could critically damage system files. The newest version (7.0) corrects most of these bugs and makes the game what it was supposed to be. So what makes Darklands so special? For one thing, it is arguably the most accurate historical RPG ever created-- almost every facet of genuine medieval Germany is depicted in the game, from the huge map with over 90 cities, calendar system and currency... down to different weapon and armor types and their corresponding weights and effectiveness. Mundane spellcasting in conventional RPGs is here replaced with an excellent (and, of course, authentic) alchemy interface which lets you create just about any potion you want with dozens of ingredients. Different potions require different levels of expertise - the most difficult ones may require a prayer to the applicable saint to make their manufacture feasible.You can also pray to the gods to request divine aid in sticky situations. Darklands' character generation is one of the best I have seen in an RPG. After choosing your name and gender, you then go on to select your hereditary, which effects your stats and skills. You then pick an occupation which adds 5 years to your age and increases your skills depending on the occupation chosen. You can keep choosing more careers, but your character will start to suffer from age. This trade-off between experience and strength strikes a great balance that requires strategic planning. The goal of your adventures is simply to become famous. The game is very non-linear: over time, different "quests" will be spawned. | ||
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| Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager | Strategic Simulations, Inc. / Mindscape, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is the sequel to Dark Sun: Shattered Lands. Although it has the same engine and basic gameplay as the original game, the graphics have been improved considerably with larger character sprites, etc. Like Shattered Lands, this game is a departure from the earlier gold box Dungeons and Dragons games and is more akin to Baldur's Gate in that instead of a first person "maze game" focusing on dungeon crawling, you have a third-person top down game with more of a focus on interacting with the characters and environment around you. The game takes place from a top down perspective from which you view the world from above, and you control your character's actions with a mouse-driven icon-based point-and-click interface similar to those used in adventure games. Combat takes place on the same screen/environment as the normal adventuring portion of the game, and is turn based where you issue your commands and then the computer issues its commands. Wake of the Ravager follows from Shattered lands, taking place on the barren burning wasteland planet known as Athas. If you finished the first game you can import your characters into this game. After defeating the Drajian Army in the first game, your characters journey to the recently liberated city of Tyr whose evil Sorcer-King Kalak was recently slain. Although freed from Kalak's Tyranny, Tyr is now defenseless against the ambition of the Dragon (Athas' resident Ultimate Evil). The Dragon sends his powerful undead general the Lord Warrior to Tyr to conquer it and prepare for his coming. Your characters hook up with a rebel underground known as the Veiled Alliance and must oppose the Draxans and the Lord Warrior, all the while they are secretly being observed by the Dragon through his crystal ball thingy (he makes various nasty comments about your progress during the map load screens). You soon learn that the Dragon may be the least of your worries, however, as it becomes apparent that the Lord Warrior has his own hidden agenda and intends to unleash a long dormant monster of immense destructive power upon the world. | ||
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| Disciples of Steel | MegaSoft Entertainment, Inc. / FormGen, Inc. | [top] | |
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Create a party of eight characters from the usual D&D classes, and lead these characters on their quest for adventure. The initial character development is fairly comprehensive, but the user interface for the game itself is a 2D top-down perspective with symbolic representations of everything. The game map is a simple grid with icons in various squares to denote the location of your characters, monsters, trees, etc. Combat takes place on a "zoomed-in" map of the same variety, and is turn-based. | ||
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| Escape from Ragor [G] | Motelsoft GmbH / tewi publishing GmbH | [top] | |
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This is a fantasy role playing game. The game takes you to the fantastic world of Ragor, from whose streets, palaces and underground dungeons you try to escape alive. Beyond the city gates is not safe for you. And that it will not be the easy way, it is obvious. At the beginning of the game, you can choose from two characters of the opposite sex, and you will be able to move yourself with your own abilities as well as useful items. You can also use weapons such as a dagger or various poisons to escape the enemy. You can certainly learn magic and you can certainly use fire spells or healing drinks. The game is controlled by mouse and is also easy to use thanks to the use of auto mapping. Since 2010, it was made freeware. | ||
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| Gekirin: Ushinawareshi Hōken [J] | Nihon Application Co. Ltd. | [top] | |
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Gekirin is a self-described "RPG without a story". The player takes the role of a nameless male adventurer in an abstract medieval town, equipped with basic weapons and armor. The bulk of the game takes place in a gigantic multi-story overhead randomly generated dungeon. The protagonist explores the dungeon in search of a precious sword, descending deeper and deeper, looting treasure chests, and fighting respawning enemies in action-oriented combat, which grants him experience points. Ranged and melee weapons are available, as well as attack items (bombs etc.) and special items (such as keys that unlock new areas). Equipment and items can be bought in the town's stores. The hero's weapons and armor rapidly deteriorate and must be repaired or exchanged for new ones when their rating reaches zero. It is also possible to attack walls, carving alternate pathways through the dungeon. When the protagonist dies he is teleported back to the town and the player can attempt to tackle the dungeon again. | ||
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| Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre, The [K] | Soft-World International | [top] | |
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This is an rpg based on Jin Yong's famous novel of the same name which was the final of the Condor trilogy. The entire game uses an isometric view, and a team turn-based battle system. You can move around, get in touch with other characters. For movement, the "arrow" keys are used, and for the voice contact with the character or for performing the action - the diagonal buttons 1, 7, 9, 3 of the digital keypad on the right of the keyboard. In the section of your inventory, up to 15 different items can fit. The main menu items do not shine with an abundance of actions: "Talk" (談話), "Action" (動作), "Inventory" (物品), "Status" (狀態). Your current status is determined by only three, of course, pumped parameters: health (生命), skill or physical strength (武力) and, naturally, strength of mind (內力). So far - at the beginning of the game - all these parameters are, to put it mildly, near absolute zero, since you are playing for one young man named Zhang Wuji (張無忌), who still has a lot to learn. You and your family adhere to the teachings of the Wudang sect (武當 派). The task in the game is quite "simple" - pumping your stats up, finding a superweapon and defeating the "ideological" enemies of your family and the great teachings. There's five pleasant hieroglyphs from the name of the game, made in 3D and constantly rotating in turn around its axis on the left side of the game screen. | ||
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| Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard | Psygnosis Limited | [top] | |
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Somewhere on the top floor of a sinister tower, there is an evil wizard who likes conjuring powerful deities. Those mighty creatures threaten the wizard, but they are trapped in magical cages, unable to act. To prevent the revenge of gods, the wizard imprisoned the souls of the four greatest gods in four talismans, and then hid them in four different dungeons. Controlling a party of adventurers, you must retrieve these talismans and release the gods. This is a first-person RPG with a 4-person party made up of warriors, wizards, rangers, and assassins. Characters are pre-generated and chosen from a pool of 16 adventurers (4 of each class). Choose from 32 spells drawn from the disciplines of earth, chaos, dragon, and night magic. Combat takes place on the same screen as exploration and is fully in real-time. | ||
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| Iljimae-jeon: Manman Papa Sikjeok-pyeon [K] | Sanjiny / LG Electronics Inc. | [top] | |
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This is based on the Chinese Ming Dynasty folk tale about Yi Zhi Mei (Korean pronunciation: Iljimae), a noble thief with a mysterious past who robs corrupt high-ranking officials and supports the poor. In the game Iljimae is already an established hero who must stop a powerful warlord who made a pact with a dragon. Only music played on a magical flute will bring peace back to the country. The game's visual style and perspective in towns is very similar to that of Ultima VII; another resemblance is the usage of key topics during conversations. The bulk of the game, however, has little to do with Ultima and plays like a simple Japanese RPG (in particular Dragon Warrior), with overworld navigation, random enemies, and turn-based combat viewed from a first-person perspective. | ||
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| Infernal Tome, The | Magic Lemon Software / SunStar Publishing | [top] | |
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The Infernal Tome is a multi-character fantasy role-playing game. You and four characters must collect weapons, armor, spells, potions, keys, and tokens to defeat monsters. You and your party must proceed through the maze of ShardMoure Keep to retrieve the Infernal Tome, a powerful manuscript that can stop time itself, before the evil Lord B'Nah and the Shadow King can gain possession of the Tome. | ||
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| Infinity One: The Secret of the First Disk | Andis Kaulins / Isandis Industries International | [top] | |
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Infinity One is a 10 megabyte Minoan adventure role-playing game developed solely by Andis Kaulins. The adventure is set in the Labyrinth of King Minos of Crete in the ancient era of Minoan Civilization, ca. 1700 B.C.. The game was published in 1993 for Atari ST (written in STOS BASIC), and later in 1994 it was ported to PC using Visual Basic for Windows 3.1. Infinity One is the first computer software game ever to incorporate academic results into a role-type game-playing adventure environment. | ||
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| Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity | Silmarils | [top] | |
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After Zubaran, the Lord of Ishar, has defeated the evil Shandar, peace has returned to the land. Unfortunately, it didn't last for long, since Shandar found a way to retain his spirit, which is looking for a body to possess. Using time manipulation, Shandar is trying to find the dragon of Sith, last survivor of the Great Black Dragons, in order to control his body and execute its immense power for evil purposes. Zubaran has to find companions, use the Portals of Time, explore the land, and get to the Black Dragon before Shandar does. In the third installment of Ishar series the player can control Zubaran or import characters both from Ishar or Ishar 2. The gameplay is very similar to that of the second game. The player recruits companions and navigates the party through 3D environments viewed from first-person perspective. Combat is action-based, like in the two predecessors. A slight graphical change is the usage of digitized photos as character portraits. Each period, like the islands of Ishar 2, has its own climate and type of landscape. This is the best of the series, combining the mundane kill-the-bad-guys-in-Ishar plot with time travel elements. | ||
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| Jagged Alliance | Madlab Software / Sir-tech Software, Inc. | [top] | |
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Jagged Alliance is a tactical role-playing game and the first game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1995) and Jagged Alliance 2 (1999). Jagged Alliance takes place on the fictional south Atlantic island of Metavira, a former nuclear testing site. The nuclear tests altered some trees on the island, and several years later it was discovered by a scientist, Brenda Richards, that those trees, known as Fallow trees, produce unique sap that prove to be a medical marvel. However, Brenda also discovered that the trees could not reproduce. Her assistant, Lucas Santino, realized how profitable this sap would be and managed to convince Jack Richards, the leader of the scientific mission, that it would be beneficial to have two independent science teams, and consequently established a new base on the other side of the island. He immediately began to recruit new people and gradually took over the island by force. When the game begins, the player is contacted by Jack Richards and is invited to the island. There, Brenda and her father request that the player hires mercenaries through the Association of International Mercenaries (abbreviated in-game as 'A.I.M.') to reclaim the island from Santino’s forces sector by sector. The CD-ROM version features speech. | ||
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| Menzoberranzan | DreamForge Intertainment, Inc. / Strategic Simulations, Inc. | [top] | |
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You play as two adventurers (you can recruit two more) who have just returned from a fight against an evil enemy in the Icewind Dale, but a drow raid looking for Drizzt has attacked the village you are staying in and has taken several villagers. Now (probably with the help of the captain of the guard) you have to rescue the villagers in an epic that spans to the evil city Menzoberranzan itself. It is a treat for any fan of the Drizzt books by R.A. Salvatore, as you can have Drizzt and Guenhwyvar on your side during your quest. | ||
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| Nahlakh | Tom Proudfoot Games | [top] | |
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Nahlakh is a shareware game written as RPG adventure with an emphasis on intricate tactical combat, and extensive world exploration. Control a team of 8 characters in a quest to find and destroy the demons of Omalin. The game manual boasts over 200 hours solving time, 100 spells, 300 different monsters, and a system for generating potentially millions of items by combining them with various enchantments and materials. In the author's own words: "It's like a war game with a plot and character development. There are no "experience points" in Nahlakh. skills are learned by doing, not mystically improving out of thin air." The game begins with a fairly involved process of setting up your party of 8 characters. For each character 50 points are given to distribute among the main attributes of strength, intelligence, dexterity, and health. Additionally, picking an icon that represents the character, this selection will affect the skills chosen; essentially the icons are character classes. Next a number of skills are randomly selected with varying levels of accomplishment described humorously with adjectives such as "lousy", "feeble", "wretched". With your party created the game begins, and the party is transported to the world map where a group of enemies waits close by; to the north lies a town called Nedly. The world map will remind one of the early Ultima series with the player character represented by an non-animated icon. The battle system is similar to that found within Pool of Radiance (1989); it is turn-based, each character has a limited number of steps that it takes, and then an adjacent enemy icon is targeted for attack. The game is well documented, and pressing F1 at anytime will bring up context-sensitive help. Since the game is heavily driven by keyboard commands this is an important feature. | ||
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| Next Power [MAC] [J] | Art System / Gakugei | [top] | |
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This is a Japanese action RPG for the Macintosh, and seems similar to the Ys series. The martial arts tournament which decides the swordsman of the imperial one is opened, and you win splendidly. That's why you have to sway the fate of the Empire. This is a relatively simple main story, with a main story and a variety of unique sub-scenarios, so the beginner can enjoy it until the end is enough. Scenario is prepared by many, such as a little dry scenario from a heartwarming family drama. Smooth movement of characters who crossed the PC to move around in dots, the characters have achieved the smooth movement of the past that could not be seen in the game. Active Combat system In the conventional RPG is expressed in speakers Dee by adopting an active combat system the battle Sea was just a time earner. Don't get frustrated anymore. Since the game was designed to work with Mac-designed games for Mac from the start, we've achieved high-level use of Mac's capabilities to the fullest. Beautiful graphics with 256 colors optimized for Mac. Easy operation by eliminating the hassle of the player. | ||
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| Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession | DreamForge Intertainment, Inc. / Strategic Simulations, Inc. | [top] | |
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Lord Dhelt of Elturel was attacked in his own castle. The mysterious assassin stole the Hole Symbol of Helm, a precious amulet with magical powers. Lord Dhelt asks you to bring the amulet back. But when you kill the assassin and retrieve the amulet, you are suddenly teleported into an unknown area. The way back is blocked by poisonous mist, and there is nothing you can do but explore the hostile surroundings and to solve the mystery of the amulet. This is a party-based RPG that utilizes AD&D rules. In the beginning you have a party of two people, using either pre-determined characters, or creating your own ones, picking from traditional AD&D races (human, elf, dwarf, etc.) and classes (fighter, cleric, etc.). Some characters will join your party during the course of the game, allowing maximum of four characters. Combat is done in real time. The 3D environment allows you to move smoothly through the game world, either with arrow keys, or by simply moving the mouse. Unlike the disk version, a CD-Rom version features full speech. | ||
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| Realms of Arkania II: Star Trail | Attic Entertainment Software GmbH / Sir-tech Software, Inc., U.S. Gold | [top] | |
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Star Trail is the second game of the RPG series, and voted by many fans as the best of them all. You start the game in a temple in Kvirasim dedicated to the goddess Peraine. Here you create the 6 heroes you play in the game. You can either choose to let the computer make your characters, load the sample characters or create your own. There is a total of 12 different classes you may play. Each one with its own different style and magic ability. This bit of the game can be difficult for new players, who might want to let the computer take care of the birth of the heroes. When you are done in the temple, the game begins! Immediately you will come in contact with two persons, who will tell you their tale and send you out on a hunt to find an ancient artefact: The Salamander Stone. From this point it is up to you. The game is filled with mini-quest for you to complete, and a vast map to explore. So the chance for you to get bored with this game is minimal. There is always something new to discover, even for advanced players. The music in the game is excellent, and improves the gameplay by a great deal. Also the graphics are great for the time. It’s not 3D, but in my humble opinion it’s the second best. Star Trail is an extremely difficult game. If you do not listen to warnings from people you meet, or travel too deep into orc-infested territory… You will either die, get captured or find a point of no return. The game rely a great deal on its manual, and playing the game without it will greatly increase the difficulty… but it’s not impossible. A separate speech pack for the floppy version adds several megabytes of digitized speech to the game, including dialogue for animated sequences and magic incantations during gameplay. The CD-ROM release includes the speech already.
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| Samurai Mech 2 [MAC] [J] | Hulinks | [top] | |
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This is a sequel to the Japanese sci-fi RPG with mechs. In Samurai Mech I, a Bounty Hunter libertine and Wonderland. Islands colony at the end of the universe, a bounty hunter has arrived. Castle amusement park, adult socializing, huge corporations. Unleash various events in a variety of 6 Islands. Added degrees of freedom to new scenarios, everything is interesting and combat added to redesigned mech systems, strategic, powerful Monster graphics and further level. The popular SF historical RPG introduces color. It's fun to come back and refine. There's a new map system. With the click of a mouse that can be moved. Inside are offices. It's combinations of mech parts weapons and armor, everyday until the building by the player himself. In battles, enemies will total more than 100 bodies. Powerful graphics are worth a look there. There's a new item, a cyber panel. Essential to the bounty hunter must be a useful mobile intelligent. | ||
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| Super Samtong [K] | Sailon Soft / Soft Town | [top] | |
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This is an action role-playing game starring the titular character, an ex-Mirinae mascot who became the property of Sailon after it split off the mother company. The yellow round creature finds himself in the unusual role of a mighty hero: an evil overlord has kidnapped the princess of a fantasy country, and she sends a distress signal to the real world. Samtong receives the signal, jumps to an alternate dimension, and embarks on a quest to rescue the princess. The game has two main perspective - overhead and side-scrolling. The overhead areas are populated by friendly characters and require Samtong to procure items necessary to enter the next area, as well as purchase equipment. The action takes place in side-scrolling dungeons populated by enemies. Samtong engages them in fairly simple action-oriented combat, receiving gold and experience for his victories. | ||
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| Sword of Kumdor, The / Kumdol No Ken [MAC] [J] | Michiaki Tsubaki / ASCII Corporation | [top] | |
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From 1988 to 1995, ASCII published JRPGs/adventures made by Michiaki Tsubaki on the PC-88 and PC-98, each of which tackled unusual themes in even weirder, seemingly industrial frames. ASCII bundled these floppy games within strategy guides, then sold them at various bookstores in Japan. As it turns out, most if not all of the games require using the guidebooks for completion, possibly to enforce copy protection or simply because Michiaki was a fan of impenetrable, weird design. Sword of Kumdor which originally was released on PC-98 in 1991, is a cosmic adventure where your character defeats monsters by touch-typing. The game boots right onto a few childishly drawn tutorial screens explaining how to play, then puts you in control of a weirdly-shaped person who takes a hallucinatory rocket trip to a Dragon Quest-like overworld and town. Random DQ-style encounters and Michiaki's art-style connect all these games, but Kumdor's much more open and accessible than his other games (schools and institutions bought the game and its FM Towns/Mac ports). Space turns your character while F moves you forward in the direction you're facing. J is commonly used as the confirm/select button. In 2017, a remake was made by Takayuki Kato. | ||
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| Towers: Lord Baniff's Deceit | JV Enterprises | [top] | |
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On their way to help in the battle against Sargon, a crew of adventurers each skilled in their own way encounter a storm that rips a hole in their ship. Safely reaching Lamini, or Land of Towers, the friendly people of the land help repair the damaged ship. As the crew members are looking for a job, they meet the Mayor of the town who is in need of messengers. He tells the adventurers that Lord Baniff has not been heard from in weeks, and that he needs them to seek him out in his Tower and bring word of his condition. Entering the doorway into the Tower, the entrance collapses behind them and they must find their way out. The gameplay is similar to other first-person realtime D&D games like the Eye of the Beholder series, though not as complex. There are four characters in the game and you choose one to control. Spell incantations are learned from scrolls and are cast by combining the correct syllables. There are 15 levels to explore and tons of monsters and items to find. You can play the game in cooperative mode with another player using a link cable. It was the first game to include co-op play from computer to computer and across platforms. | ||
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| Ultima VIII: Pagan | ORIGIN Systems, Inc. | [top] | |
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Ultima VIII: Pagan begins where Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle ended. The Guardian banishes the Avatar to the land of Pagan, a world under his control. Stranded in this unknown land, without his companions to help him, the Avatar's goal is to find a way back to Britannia. He has to confront four Titans in this world who are embodiments of the four elements, as well as master different styles of magic and fight many opponents on his way. The gameplay is significantly more action-oriented in this installment than in the previous Ultima games. The Avatar is able to jump and climb, and some puzzles are based on these abilities, adding platform-style elements to the game. There are no companions to help him in battles; combat is action-based and relies on the player's dexterity. The game also abandons the leveling system of the previous entries, utilizing instead a training-based approach, similar to the one implemented in Quest for Glory games: the character's parameters are increased by continuously using correspondent actions (e.g. the Avatar's strength gradually increases as he swings his weapon). Magic occupies an important place in the game, also departing from the style of the preceding games. The player still needs to gather reagents for spells; however, the exact preparation and casting of the spell differs depending on the elemental school it belongs to. There are four different magic schools in the game, and mastering their spells bears plot-related importance as well. Like in the two previous Ultima installments, the game features physical interactivity with the environment: the player is able to take, drop, and move most objects from place to place. As opposed to the topic-based dialogue style of the earlier games in the series, Pagan uses conversations with selectable responses. It also reduces NPC interaction, focusing more on exploration of a hostile world and combat. A speech pack was released separately, which added voices to some of the major game characters. It is included in the CD-ROM edition of the game. See also: #Ultima Collection | ||
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| Yendorian Tales Book I | SW Games / Spectrum Pacific Publishing | [top] | |
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The island nation of Yendor is having problems. Monsters plague the land and various nobles are on the brink of war. This has to be dealt with quickly by a brave adventurer of some sort, and in fact the Society of Wizards is willing to aid one in ridding Yendor's problems. The wizards have their own agenda as well, they need to recover the stolen orb of the wizard, Zamora. Yendorian Tales Book I is an overhead view fantasy role-playing game. The player can create and control a party of up to six characters belonging to a variety of classes. Interaction with the NPCs is performed by typing in conversation themes, similarly to Ultima games. Combat takes place on separate screens; the player-controlled party and the opponents move on the battle screen in a turn-based fashion. | ||
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| YS II Special [K] | Mantra / Aproman | [top] | |
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This is a Korean-made enhanced remake of Ys II. This version has been heavily re-imagined and has many changes in plot, structure, level design and gameplay. The basic plot outlines and thematic locations are the same as in the original version, although additional plot segments have been taken from an Ys anime released two years prior. The remake has more detailed graphics, and most of the areas have been completely re-drawn, having a different structure and new enemies. There are also many completely new areas that were not present in the original version, as well as many secret areas. Gameplay-wise, the biggest change is the introduction of active attacks executed by pressing a separate button; however, the trademark "bumping" combat can still be performed against weaker enemies. It is now only possible to save in towns, but the player is allowed to restart from the beginning of an area when the protagonist is killed without a penalty. | ||
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| Bible Adventures | Wisdom Tree, Inc. | [top] | |
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Bible Adventures contains three different side scrolling platform games, each with a different bible theme. The first game is Noah's Ark. Here the player needs to search forests, caverns, and mountains to find a male and female of each species and bring them back to the ark before the flood begins. The next game is Save Baby Moses, where the player needs to get past numerous soldiers and other obstacles to bring the baby Moses to safety. The last game is David and Goliath. As the shepherd David, the player needs to round up and protect the family's flock of sheep. After all of the sheep are safe, the player will then need to face Goliath. The game features scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version to provide clues or information. It was included in Spiritual Warfare & Wisdom Tree Collection 2017 compilation running on DOSBox. | ||
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| BlackThorne / Blackhawk | Blizzard Entertainment Inc. / Interplay Productions, Inc. | [top] | |
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Blackthorne is an action-adventure game that takes place on the planet Tuul. Tuul was a peaceful place, until the evil warrior Sarlac used the power of the Darkstone to take control. Blackthorne's father, the good King Vlaros, sent him to Earth just as his kingdom crumbled around him. Now, 20 years later, Blackthorne is grown and must return to Tuul to free it from the clutches of Sarlac. This game is played from a side-view with non-scrolling backgrounds. It has strong similarities to Prince of Persia, except you battle your foes using guns and bombs instead of a sword. In Nov/2013 the game was made free for those with a Battle.net account. | ||
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| Blupi Explorer | Epsitec SA | [top] | |
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This is a 2D platform game originally on Smaky computers where Blupi looks for treasure chests, similar to Speedy Blupi. There are places where Blupi needs a certain item to gain access to. Forcing Blupi to access an area will cost a life. Blupi can achieve extra lives by collecting flowers and hearts, both of which cannot be collected if Blupi already has enough lives. It is now freeware. | ||
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| Carlos | Microïds | [top] | |
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You are Carlos, a fat man wearing a black beard and bright coverall. The game is based on based on an animated television series. You start your travels accompanied by a parrot in the jungles full of animals. During the game you should jump your way through 5 different levels full of different inhabitants (such as clowns, rats, monkeys, golf-players, etc.), climbing the ladders, entering the passageways to teleport to another locations, using the supporting devices (such as powder kegs to jump higher), collecting the different kinds of useful items from the chests, killing the enemies jumping over them, blowing them away summoning the limited amount of whirlwinds in the visible area, or morphing to the bull for limited amount of times. The parrot is flying over you and helping you to eliminate the flying enemies. On each level you have to gather the keys to open the gates, push some switches or levers, and collect certain items for some kind of picture. To return to a certain level you should enter the proper password. The best scores are stored in a High Score Table. | ||
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| Cool Spot | Virgin Games, Ltd. / Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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Realizing the personality and flair of Spot, the 7-Up mascot, in the early '90s Virgin Interactive acquired the character license and created a side-scrolling adventure in the tradition of Super Mario Bros. After witnessing all of his friends being kidnapped, one lone Spot sets out to rescue his comrades and put an end to the evil force that has captured them. You'll trek across beaches, through toy stores, and across docks and piers, jumping and shooting at all enemies. The game objective is fairly simple and straightforward. The player character has to collect enough number of cool points throughout each level in order to find and rescue his captured uncool Spot buddies and complete the game. | ||
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| Death By Dark Shadows | William R. Fisher III Studios | [top] | |
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This is a platformer made by the same guy who made the Last Half Of Darkness series but this is similar in style to the Prince of Persia series. The same basic game concept ideas are used - Fight the voodoo curse and the bad guys at the same time, all while avoiding deadly traps. The creator of the game sold the game (with 7 levels) as a self-publishing work in the city of San Diego in 1995 for a short period of time. Only a few copies were sold. When later creating a CD with his collected works, he only burned a half-working 5-level beta to this CD. The full version became lost afterwards while this beta was spread around the world. So only a few people around San Diego might possess the actual full 7-level version. | ||
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| Devil Land | Daniel Springwald / LIFESTIMES / ExpertSoftware Recklinghausen | [top] | |
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Devil Land is a Jump 'n' Run platform video game where you play as Little Giovanni, the Devil. It was written for MS-DOS in Turbo Pascal 6.0 and includes a level editor that allows the players to create their own levels. The Software Preservation Society, among others, holds a copy of this very hard-to-find title. | ||
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| Dinosaur Detective Agency | Maximum Effect / Alternative Software | [top] | |
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This is a platform arcade puzzle, originally released for Amiga computers in 1993 and converted to PC. The action takes place in a surrealistic world, which formally represents our planet near the end of the Cretaceous period (according to the user's manual, 75 million years BC), but at the same time inhabited not only “ordinary”, but also anthropomorphic dinosaurs - completely bipedal, reasonable and even civilized: wearing clothes, having houses and working for the benefit of society. The main character is Sherloch Ness, an amusing private detective in a checkered cloak and hat, who has a rather impressive belly, but is also capable of a good jump. His task is to consistently help his four clients solve their problems; so, the first case is dedicated to exposing the bank robber at the request of the director of the designated institution, - and then it will be necessary, say, to return the pet to the inconsolable honorable lady. The overall entourage initially seems funny and colorful not only externally, but also "essentially" - in other words, it seems that we have a kind childish platformer with a side view. But actually it’s not at all true: it's extremely complex and not even every hardcore lover, not to mention the average player, will “submit”. So, the first "surprise": our character is in principle not capable of killing enemies (the number of which is quite large) without detriment to himself - in the event of a collision with them or, for example, landings on their heads are killed (which is shown absolutely bloodless they just fall outside the bottom of the screen), but Sherloch loses one of the "health points", the stock of which is very, it should be noted, not numerous - expressed in the form of copies of his head in the lower left corner of the scale. You can correct your state of health by collecting externally identical to these "divisions" of bonuses - however, such ones are relatively rare. Therefore, in most situations of opponents - fortunately those who are not inclined to purposeful pursuit and moving along strictly defined trajectories to and fro will have to be avoided in one way or another, most often by jumping over, which is sometimes very problematic to implement technically. True, the protagonist has one means of self-defense, even if not lethal: it is, surprisingly, a camera whose flashes for some time (not too long, but usually still sufficient to perform the necessary action) immobilize the adversaries. Of course, the stock of these "charges" is also by no means infinite: their number, displayed in the lower part of the screen, is filled with bonuses in the form of bluish light bulbs; There are no more often these things than “health points”, and most importantly, they should be applied “wisely” in principle, because they will be useful at the end of the task. most often - jumping over, which is technically very often problematic. You will need not only relatively high finger dexterity (the hopping component is simpler here than in the "cult" subgenre games, although the same moving platforms are quite present in, say, trolleys as well as the abyss), but also logical thinking, and sometimes non-standard. As we move forward, we will have to solve all kinds of puzzles that are not so complicated, but sometimes not obvious and annoying (due to the overall intensity of what is happening), and this may not only be a trivial activation of a button, but also, for example, the need to push a stone block down, to make the rail track for the trolley function (although the analogous paths in the same location, outwardly no different from this, for some reason, work and so). In addition, there are occasional "plot" bonuses - a kind of "evidence" that is highly desirable to take. Each level ends with a “duel with the boss” - but the implemented one is also very atypical: it is necessary to take a picture of the offender in a strictly defined manner, which will be quite difficult to achieve (and the flash bonuses mentioned above are needed mainly for such “fights” and not for fussing with "ordinary" opponents), - plus the number of "snapshots" to be done by itself depends on the number of "physical evidence" found earlier. | ||
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| Disney's Aladdin | Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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The game that is based on the 1992 animated Disney film is a side-scrolling platformer. The player controls Aladdin, who must make his way through several levels based on locations from the movie: from the streets and rooftops of Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the Sultan's dungeon to the final confrontation in Grand Vizier Jafar's palace. The Sultan's guards and also animals of the desert want to hinder Aladdin in his way. He can defend himself with his sword or by throwing apples. Next to apples, Aladdin can also collect gems which can be traded for lives and continues with a traveling trader. Finding Genie or Abu icons enables bonus rounds. The Genie bonus round is a game of luck played for apples, gems or extra lives. In Abu's bonus round, the player controls the little monkey who has to catch bonus items that fall from the sky, but without touching any of the unwanted objects like rocks and pots. The game's humorous animations were created by Walt Disney Feature Animation. | ||
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| Disney's The Jungle Book | Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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This game is a standard movie adaptation. It's a nice platform game (both horizontally and vertically scrolling). The player controls Mowgli, a feral young boy who has been raised by wolves. Mowgli must leave his home in the jungle and go back to the human village becauseShere Khan, a tiger, is now hunting him. Mowgli must fight jungle wildlife and ultimately Shere Khan himself to reach his village. During the journey he meets Bagheera, Baloo, King Louie, the hypnotist snake Kaa, as well as Shere Khan. The player controls a young Mowgli through various side-scrolling levels in a similar mold of Pitfall. The Mowgli character must shoot or avoid enemies and negotiate platformed levels and enemies by running, jumping, climbing vines and using the various weapons and powerups available during the game. Mowgli starts the game with a banana projectile, but may collect invincibility masks, coconuts, double banana shots , and boomerang bananas during the game. Levels are completed by collecting a sufficient number of gems, then finding a specific character placed in the level. The player scores points by obtaining gems along with having fruits and other items that contribute to the player's in-game score. | ||
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| Disney's The Lion King | Westwood Studios, Inc. / Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | [top] | |
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Young Simba just can't wait to be king. His father is the current King of the Savannah and the young prince is able to frolic the lands at will; jumping on and around other subjects of this animal kingdom. When Simba's father, King Mufasa, is killed and his evil brother Scar takes over the kingdom, Simba is banished from the lands of his birthright and has to grow up fast, honing his skills, for the day of his return. The Lion King, based on the famous Disney movie, is a platform game where you control Simba - initially as a young cub, and later as an adult lion. The plot of the game follows the plot of the movie. Each of the levels represents a part of the movie. As young Simba, you can fight various beasts, such as lizards, by jumping on them. You can also roar to scare some creatures into submission, though every time you roar, you have to wait for your "roar meter" to charge. As an adult lion, you can still roar and jump, but now you fight enemies by slashing at them with your claws (if you're skillful enough, you can also grab them and toss them off the screen). The game features no in-game save function, and it needs to be replayed from the beginning every time. | ||
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| Doofus | X-ample Architectures / Prestige Softwareentwicklung GmbH | [top] | |
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Doofus is like a reverse Sleepwalker - you play a simpleton (hence the title) and must get through a series of platform levels ensuring that neither you nor your pet dog get hurt. The game unusually scrolls from right to left, with the dog simply following you. The platforms are often on different levels, providing multiple routes through the game. Most hazards in the game can be shot, but others can be avoided by jumping. A number of bonus weapons and other enhancements are on offer. | ||
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| Drake Snake and the Secret Crypt | Circus of Dawn | [top] | |
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Drake Snake and the Secret Crypt is a platform game where the player controls the eponymous Drake, who came to Africa in hopes of finding treasure. His plane crashes in the middle of jungle and Drake finds himself inside a cave complex. Drake explores the 13 levels of underground caverns and tries to find the exit while avoiding or killing the enemies within. Enemy creatures involve man-eating plants, spiders, birds and scorpions. Some enemies kill Drake instantly, while others just drain his health (not to mention that Drake's health is constantly falling slowly). Drake's main assets include: his jetpack which allows him to fly (but has limited fuel), a gun (with limited ammo) and bombs which can be set on the ground. Some walls can be blown up with bombs. | ||
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| Earthworm Jim | Shiny Entertainment, Inc. / Activision, Inc. / Interplay | [top] | |
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This is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. Upon its release it was praised for its detailed animation, polished gameplay and wacky humor. The game was so successful that it inspired a whole range of toys, as well as its own TV cartoon series. What makes Earthworm Jim games a lot of fun is the excellent characterization of the hero. Like The Simpsons, Earthworm Jim (who was a lowly earthworm until he was one day accidentally given superhero powers) deftly walks the line between slapstick humor and social commentary-you could even call it subversive. The gameplay is very strange, to say the least. Launching cows, swinging on hooks with your head, and other bizarre twists add to the insanity. You control Jim at all times of the game. In the level sections, you can run around, use your gun, swing on hooks, and get powerups for the blaster Jim starts with. The in-between levels, called Andy Asteroids, place Jim in a semi-3D race against the evil Psycrow. If Psycrow wins, Jim must fight him in one-on-one combat in order to progress to the next level. Throughout the game there were many added features, such as mini-bosses whose weaknesses you would need to find through trial and error. Crystal treadmills, underwater pod races, and more strange things also make an appearance. Jim comes equipped with a big red gun, which he can fire in a number of directions, to dispatch any foe that comes his way. Then, there's his body, which can be used to whip monsters out of the way, or can be used to swing across hooks and ravines. Or should the worst come to the worst, he can use his head like a helicopter to guide himself away from a particularly nasty fall. There are the usual power ups to grab, such as plasma, or power ups. Jim's gun does drain energy, and recharges, given half a chance. In 1995, a Special Edition was released with new features including a new CD Audio soundtrack, bigger levels, more secrets, more weapons, more animation, more enemies, more wackiness, AAAAAND...more hamsters, of course! It also had redrawn, 256 colour graphics and an Earthworm Jim desktop theme. | ||
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| Entity | Loriciel, Maxell | [top] | |
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This is a side-scrolling platform game in which you control a female (in her bare essentials) trying to save a planet from an evil creature (the entity) that has broken lose from it's petrified state and is about to wreak havoc. An elder informs her that she is the chosen one, whom we get to see in the intro. The planet is not ours - it’s someone else’s: some creatures kidnapped our heroine and landed her on a planet with dinosaurs. It is battles with various types of these animals (including flying ones) using either a blaster or something similar that form the basis of the gameplay of the game. The background graphics here are simply amazing as well as the dinosaurs. But the model of the heroine herself is not very good (but this is partly good). The game is very difficult: the controls are unresponsive, if the pterodactyl is high above you, it is difficult to hit it (the heroine has trouble aiming vertically), some types of dinosaurs are not killed at all. The DOS release has expanded color palette compared to the earlier 1993 Amiga version. A 1996 CD release added higher quality music as Audio tracks, a longer intro opening, a game menu, a new 'Video Message' section (an interactive manual), new animated in-game 'hint messages' and full voiceover in several languages (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian). It also supports the 'ReelMagic' MPG decoder card by Sigma Designs. If the card is present, introduction sequence and in-game 'hint messages' are replaced by live action full-screen FMV sequences. | ||
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| Fatman: The Caped Consumer | I/O Product / Black Legend Ltd. | [top] | |
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One night, when Roy Fat was home, thugs from the evil Thindicate corporation kidnap Roy's old lady while she watches television, and the only way that Roy is going to get her back is to trade her for the Duplicator, and the complete documentation that came with it. There are seven stages to the game, and there are three levels each in the first stage, only two in the rest. The object of the game is to eat all the food that there is in the level. Once all food is eaten by Roy, a tone will sound, meaning that the gate that leads Roy into the next level will be open. Stopping him from doing this is insects and other wildlife, including rats, birds, bats, and many more. Roy is able to fix this, however, by using a variety of weapons like his foot, his fat tummy, carrots, mushroom bombs, and my personal favorite, his burp. He can also jump in the air and land on his ass to get rid of enemies. If he touches an enemy, he loses one of his lives. If he loses all his lives, the game is over. Once Roy has collected all the food in a stage, he has to face a boss that is usually much bigger than him. Fatman can also pass flags, which lets him continue where he left off if he loses a life. Besides enemies, other hazards need to be looked out for, including spike, spikeballs, water, and fire. | ||
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| Frankenstein | Merit Studios | [top] | |
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This is an average cartoon platformer whose obscurity is probably due to the fact that it was released very quietly as a shareware title, and only in Europe. Gameplay is typical platform fare with a few twists, such as an inventory (although limited to only 2 items), and “blood level” which you must keep an eye on (you are Frankenstein, after all, although somehow you look more like Quasimodo from Hunchback of The Notre Dame than anything else). The game suffers from relative lack of monsters and repetitive levels, as well as uninspired attacks and general gameplay. When all is said and done, Frankenstein doesn't pack enough punch to sustain anyone's interest for long, especially when compared with other, more famous cartoon platformers on the market. | ||
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| Hocus Pocus | Moonlite Software / Apogee Software, Ltd. | [top] | |
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Hocus Pocus is a young magician apprentice who has two goals in life: to join the Council of Wizards in the land of Lattice, and to marry his sweetheart Popopa. Unfortunately, both objectives cannot be accomplished without embarking on a long and dangerous journey to gather magical crystals on behalf of the wizard chief Terexin. The quest for career and love begins! Hocus Pocus is an action platform game. Controlling the young magician, players run, jump, and climb through levels populated by various types of monsters. Hocus will encounter many magic potions on his way; some will restore health, others will grant special powers; such as as a super-jump that will allow access new areas, or laser shot which offers a better attack. It is a 256 color VGA game featuring 360 degree scrolling and parallaxing backgrounds. A part of this title is distributed under the shareware license. Hocus has to beat 36 levels spread over 4 episodes, filled with over 30 different kinds of monsters, includings imps, ghosts, and dragons, and a boss at the end of each episode. Hocus can cast magic lightning bolts from his hands to kill his enemies. He also has to solve several puzzles along the way, and collect as many point items as he can. To gain extra powers, Hocus can find magic potions which will allow him to cast lightning bolts more rapidly, to jump higher, to teleport, and more. | ||
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| In Search of Dr. Riptide | MindStorm Software / Pack Media Company, Inc. | [top] | |
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As a naval agent your job is to find the secret undersea laboratory of evil scientist, Dr. Riptide and give an end to its destructive effects in this side scrolling arcade action. In your explorations of the underwater caverns, your main vehicle is a submarine. You can also use a JASON submersible that will help you to reach smaller areas with its small size. Your ability can be enhanced by collecting Power-Ups. Nick battles many aquatic creatures including two giant marine life-based monsters, Oscar the giant bionic fish and Otis the giant octopus. On his journey he travels through the chambers and ruins of a Greco-Roman Lost City of Atlantis. All the while, Nick salvages for oxygen, ammunition, weapons and gold coins. | ||
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| Incredible Toon Machine, The | Jeff Tunnell Productions / Sierra On-Line, Inc. | [top] | |
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This release updates Sid & Al's Incredible Toons. In the predecessor, the key for this game is puzzle-solving, but the Toons adds a whole range of in-puzzle animations that increase the entertainment value of this release. It has 130 new mind-crushing puzzles, a player versus player mode., and a "Hometoons" facility to design your own levels. | ||
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| Jack Flash: Mutiny of the Things | CAPS Softwaredesign ULM / MVP Software | [top] | |
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This is a typical mid-90's side scroller. You are Jack Flash and you must "suck" the energy from all the evil inanimate objects that have been brought to life. Use his Succ-O-Matic as you try to stop Evil Eddie and his dastardly things from destroying the universe. Parallax-scrolling, 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. The full registered version is now freeware. | ||
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| Jazz Jackrabbit | Epic MegaGames, Inc. | [top] | |
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Jazz Jackrabbit was created by Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee, and inspired by classic console games such as Super Mario Bros., Mega Man, and especially the fast-paced Sonic the Hedgehog. As a result, its console-style vibrant graphics and speedy gameplay made it somewhat novel as a PC game. Three thousand years after the events of Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare", the enmity between tortoises and hares continues. Jazz Jackrabbit visits various planets to save Princess Eva Earlong and the rabbits' homeworld, Carrotus, from the megalomaniacal Devan Shell and his army of Turtle Terrorists. The eponymous hero is a bright green rabbit or hare with a red bandana, similar in appearance to (and probably in pastiche or parody of) Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's similar in gameplay to the Sonic the Hedgehog games, with some differences. The game features six episodes; each episode consists of three worlds, with two levels and one 3D bonus level (reached by finding a special gem hidden in one of two standard levels) per world, a secret level on each episode hidden in a particular planet and finally a boss level. Unlike Sonic, Jazz has a life bar: when enemies shoot or come in contact with him, he loses health that must be replenished by collecting carrots. If his health falls to zero, Jazz turns to ash and the level restarts from the last checkpoint. Also, instead of jumping on enemies(which would only result in Jazz losing health) Jazz must shoot his enemies with a blue gun he always carries. A variety of different bullet types can be found in the game and do varying amounts of damage. Originally, the game was sold on floppy disks; one could purchase the first three episodes, the final three episodes, or all six at once. A special CD-ROM version was later released that contained all six original episodes, three completely new episodes, and the 1994 Christmas edition (retitled Holiday Hare). The three new episodes ("Outta Dis World", "Wild Wabbit", and "Turtle Soup") has Jazz exploring planets with such names as Exoticus, Industrius, Deserto, Stonar, and several others. The episode feature new music, new graphics, more enemies, and new bosses. | ||
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| Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare 1994 | Epic MegaGames, Inc. | [top] | |
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First of two free standalone special episodes developed and published by Epic MegaGames, Inc. starring everybody's favorite hare, Jazz Jackrabbit. Jazz must survive three areas of Holidaius using his own weapons to fight mongrels, monkeys, hands, ski turtles, and devils. The graphics have a "Christmas" theme to them, and that means that you will see snow, christmas trees (with and without decorations), and red-and-white striped poles. Music has been changed, which is basically a remix of your favorite songs, including Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Rudolph, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and Silent Night. | ||
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| Jolly's Christmas Vacation | Softprime Inc. | [top] | |
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Help Jolly collect all his favorite items in this exciting Christmas themed game that’ll keep you glued to the screen for hours. This is a side scrolling 2D game in which you’ll be filling Jolly’s shoes as he sets out on a mission to collect an abundance of presents and several other cool items in numerous fun-to-play levels that you won’t be able to get enough of so gear up and help Jolly achieve his goals. Offering a straightforward yet an intriguing gameplay, Jolly’s Christmas Vacation assigns you the task of collecting supplies and items that’ll help you progress though the game but that’s not the only fun part of the game as you’ll face several hurdles and creatures who will try their very best to stop you from accomplishing your goals so make sure you keep an eye on them and plan all your moves cleverly. To make things easier for you against these dangerous creatures, the game also features a few power-ups such as a pair of socks that helps you walk over fire which means, if you have these magic socks on, you can easily walk through the bonfires since the socks will extinguish the fire to clear the path for you. You’ll also have the ability to freeze your enemies with the help of snowballs that you’ll have in your inventory so if you can’t seem to find a way out and you want to take your foe out, use these snowballs but keep in mind that you’ll only have a few of them in each level so make sure you use them effectively. The game also has stunning visuals thanks to its colorful level designs and brilliant character designs which make this game a lot more enjoyable. | ||
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| Little Witch / Jageun Manyeo | Ablex / DS Game Channel | [top] | |
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This is a hybrid of a platformer and a role-playing game. The titular character is a little girl who lives with her mother in a quiet town, but ventures into dangerous realms on her quest to become a full-fledged sorceress. Visually and gameplay-wise the game resembles Popful Mail; however, the RPG element is more pronounced and includes experience points awarded for defeating enemies, which results in character growth. The heroine can only fight enemies with various magic spells, which deplete her MP bar. Besides experience, enemies also award her with gold, which can be used in towns to purchase restorative and supporting items. Towns (and sometimes also hostile areas) contain friendly non-player characters that the little witch can talk to. Rather than having a continuous world, the game is divided into areas, which can be accessed from a world map and tackled in a linear fashion. Hostile areas consist of platform systems and tend to be fairly maze-like. Game progress can be saved at any time. | ||
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| Lode Runner: The Legend Returns | Presage Software, Inc. / Sierra On-Line, Inc. | [top] | |
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A resurrection of the original classic platform game with a number of updates such as one and two player options, detailed graphics, character moves, a level editor, and music with sound effects. Beside you run from some red-toga wearing "Mad Monks" that eat you (like in the "Beast Master" movie) if they catch you, you have a few things on hand to use: small bombs, big bombs (nothing will reappear when they destroy something), a drill (for stone floors), booby-traps, and a few other things up your sleeve. | ||
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| Lollypop | Brain Bug / Rainbow Arts | [top] | |
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Sweet she is and sweets she wants. Young Lolly wakes up and has an incredibly appetite for candy. For chocolate, and for caramel and gingerbread, and for cookies and crisps and marshmallows and lemonade and bubblegum and jelly bears and ice and cream and sugar frosted chocolate bombs. All right, we’ve all had such moments. But Lolly is a doll. Animated by a stroke of lightning, she suddenly has life, a sweet tooth and a quest: Onward to the land where candy grows and the refrigerators never run out! It’s a hostile world for small, innocent and rather hungry little dolls – that’s why you’ve got to help Lolly find her way through eight big levels in this jump’n’run game. After the escape from the toy factory, the way to the promised land leads through places like a ghost town, a snow world and even Lolly’s own cottony dreams. The way is far from safe: plenty of traps and monsters threaten a doll’s life, but good timing, athletic leaps and an ample supply of lollipops to fling at obtrusive enemies help mastering any challenge. In desperate situations, Lolly can take a snapshot with her pocket camera, which instantly destroys all opponents on the screen. Huge level bosses guard the exit of each world; defeating the mega-monsters requires specific tactics. Fortunately, there is support: chests contain key items (to unlock different parts of each level), power-ups and plenty of sweets, of course. On the downside, the boxes may also yield harmful objects that jumble up Lolly’s controls or even hurt her. Tender dolls of that model can sustain three hits before they break apart. There’s a time limit for each level, so sucking popsicles in a corner won’t do. You cannot save the game, but you get a personal passcode after each level. | ||
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| Lost Reindeer, The | Softprime Inc. | [top] | |
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This developer released only 4 Christmas-themed games all in 1994. One of the Santa Claus deers - the main character - got lost somewhere ten levels from the North Pole, and we have to help him get back, and for a limited amount of time. This will not be very difficult to do. The architecture of the levels is quite simple - there are platforms and fences, painted like caramel canes, and pyramids of gifts, and everything else is just background scenery. On the way the deer will meet remarkable enemies: flying seahorses, flying sharks, cats and bees. Any contact with them is fatal, but we have an endless supply of some green shells. Another thing is that a deer shoots at a height of about the middle of its growth, so, for example, you can’t kill a cat, because you can’t get into it. To pass each level, you need to not only reach the pointer with the arrow and the inscription "North Pole", but also collect all the necessary objects along the way - these are caramel canes, bells, Christmas balls and ... hives. They are attached to the lower sides of the platforms and surrounded by bees, so to take them, you must first get along the hive with a green shell. It is noteworthy that at later levels, sometimes icicles will hang menacingly over us. The graphics are magnificent. Rather, not so much the graphics as the technical component, but the artist’s work. Snow backgrounds, decorated with spruce, tin soldiers and much more - all together makes the game very cozy and atmospheric. The only thing you can complain about if you want is that the scene and, accordingly, the design of all levels are the same. The music and soundtrack is also well done. | ||
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| Mickey's Wild Adventure / Mickey Mania | Travellers Tales (Uk) Ltd., Data Design / Disney Interactive Studios | [top] | |
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Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey must find his former selves from different cartoons to help him battle Pete. He uses marbles and his own derriere as weapons. Pete sends out enough enemies to keep him busy, too, including a collection of skeletons, ghosts, a rampaging moose, and, in the end, Pete himself. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey's most famous cartoons. The levels range about 75 years, starting off with "Steamboat Willie" and going all the way to "The Prince and the Pauper". In between you'll see Lonesome Ghosts, The Mad Doctor, and Mickey and the Beanstalk. The gameplay consists mostly of jumping and marble throwing at enemies, with an occasional puzzle element. | ||
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| Mr. Blobby | Millennium Interactive Ltd. | [top] | |
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Basically a remake of the SNES game Super Troll Islands, but superficially incorporating TV character Mr Blobby, who was famous for crushing people and shouting "Blobbitty Blobbitty Blobby" or words to that effect, neither of which he does in the game. It's essentially a platform game, but the 60 levels are reliant on you colouring in enough of the screen, by walking over it. Power ups are on offer, and the levels include some interesting design features, including ladders, spikes and springs to bounce off. You can switch between the 3 characters (Mr Blobby, Mrs Blobby and Baby Blobby) at any point, and only lose once all 3 are out of lives. There are plenty of bad guys around, all looking identical and following pre-programmed attack paths. | ||
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| Oscar | Flair Software Ltd. | [top] | |
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Your name is Oscar. You have to run and jump through 7 Levels in Hollywood-style (Science Fiction, Western, Horror, Cartoons, Dino, Detective and Gameshow) to find Oscars (yes – the Academy Award!). If you have enough Oscars you solve the level. You can choose the levels in every order you want. In the levels you must jump on platforms to discover the level. You kill the enemies by jumping on them. Some of them lose a power up like invulnerable or a superjump. You can also find a JoJo to break down walls or using as ladder. Two creatures are no opponents. First the white rabbit. He gives you a extra continue. Second a red elephant. Touch him for using as save point in level. | ||
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| Peach the Lobster | A-J Games / Recreational Software Designs | [top] | |
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Norumbega was a peaceful land. But all is not well in Norumbega as, Fang Duck, the evil ruler of the Dark Quarter region decided to invade the rest of Norumbega. Fang Duck in his haste to fill the land with his duck minions overlooked the coastal home of Peach, our titular hero. Being the spryest land lobster in all of Norumbega, Peach, has been chosen by the leaders of the coastal town to take out Fang Duck and restore peace to the lands. Luckily for you Fang Duck expected no resistance! Peach The Lobster is an arcade platformer where you play the role of Peach. Peach the Lobster can jump around, and use his claw gun to hit enemies or monitors to release items like 1-up Lobsters, health-up shells and bonus points. Peach can also slide, run and duck under platforms and crevices. If your goal is a little higher than that well Peach can also double jump up there. There are four regions that Peach will have to traverse. Grasslands is where the adventure begins. Filled with lush foliage, waterfalls and hills, Grasslands is the main territory in Norumbega. When you arrive in the region of Atland be wary of currents and underwater hazards as this region mysteriously sank under water a thousand years ago. The Norumbegan Caves is where you will find yourself after that. These torch-lit caverns lead up to windswept mountaintops and are the last stop before The Techno-Castle. This wannabe-technologic wonder fort is the Fang Duck's lair and home to his bevy of futuristic minions including laser turrets, and robotic duck henchmen. Of course this all leads up to a final confrontation with the boss duck himself, Fang Duck. | ||
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| Pickle Wars | Redwood Games / MVP Software | [top] | |
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This is a platform game using dual parallax scrolling. It features jumping, shooting and climbing in large levels, locating weapons and unlocking areas. It came in a trilogy of 3 episodes in the full version and 1st episode is shareware. This is a game with a tangy twist. Warlike aliens resembling giant dill pickles have invaded the peaceful human colony of Arcadia. After 500 years of peace, the people of Arcadia have put away their weapons. Their only military organization is the Coast Guard. They appear to be helpless against the alien onslaught. The only thing that frightens the pickles are vegetables! So, the only logical weapon to use against them is a SaladShooter. YOU are the hero, known as "Dave." As Dave, you must accomplish many tasks including finding Lord Geric's Depository of Ancient Weapons, finding the Ancient Weapons themselves, finding more SaladShooters and ultimately finding the Doomsday Machine itself. This isn't just war, it's Pickle War, and only you can stop it! It was released as freeware in 2010. | ||
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| Prince Of Persia 4D | Terebilov K.A. | [top] | |
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4D Prince of Persia is a solid freeware unofficial version of Jordan Mechner's classic action/adventure that starts off the same as the original version but will stump even action veterans with devious level design and tougher enemies in the later stages. There's new traps and new puzzles. | ||
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| Quik The Thunder Rabbit | Stywox / Titus France SA | [top] | |
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This platform game has much in common with console games of the era. There are 4 worlds including ice, desert and fields, and have multiple routes through. The bad guys are cutesy. You get past them by spinning at them, although jumping over them is often sufficient. Power-ups on offer include speed ups, energy, food and water (Quik’s thirst and hunger are measured separately). The bonus levels involve jumping through time, by finding the right doors. | ||
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| Rallo Gump | Edge Creations, Inc., Homebrew Software / Just Softworks Inc. | [top] | |
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You are Rallo Gump, saving the planet GUMP from Mr. Glump Gump the Third and his invading Glumpites. Rescue your fellow citizens from their Uglybottle prisons, and save your world. Rallo Gump is a side scrolling platform game, including features such as flying, swimming, and many hidden areas. | ||
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| RedCat | RedCat Software / Davilex | [top] | |
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This is the first game in the Redcat series. It's very different from the later educational Redcat games aimed at children. In this game you play as Redcat, who sets out to retrieve the stolen treasure from the mice. The game has 10 levels in total. In these levels you will be killing different kinds of mice with your sword, bombs, a machine gun or a flamethrower. You will also be picking up money on your way to the final level, which will make your score go up. There are a number of traps set up throughout the levels as well, like spike pits and blocks that will crush you. | ||
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| Santa Saves Christmas | Softprime | [top] | |
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The ghouls and Ghosts have been up to no good again and have kidnapped Santa's reindeer. They are trying to ruin Christmas for all of us. But Santa not only has a plan, he has a rocket powered sled that his elves made for him. It's perfect for emergencies such as this. Help Santa deliver presents on Christmas Eve. But be careful of all the Ghouls and Ghosts of Bummersville will be trying to stop him from bringing Christmas to everyone around the world. Remember all the presents must get delivered on time for Santa to save Christmas. | ||
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| Soccer Kid: Feets of Fury | Krisalis Software Ltd. | [top] | |
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Aliens attempting to steal the World Cup have crashed as they tried to flee, and the Cup has been broken, its pieces scattered around the globe. As Soccer Kid, you must retrieve it. During your journey you will visit Britain, Italy, Russia, Japan, and finally the States. Soccer Kid is a platform game with some unique elements. As the name implies, you have to kill your enemies with your ball. Football-style tricks of keeping the ball in the air and under control are especially useful - headers and overhead kicks can be played with practice. You gain access to the pieces by collecting 11 Player Cards across each world. There is a saving feature that gives you the ability to save between each country (but not between individual levels). | ||
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| Super Cop [K] | Marixon / Softtown | [top] | |
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This is a Korean-made platform shooter similar to early Duke Nukem platformers. The player controls a boy who has miraculously turned into a super-cop and must traverse hostile areas to defeat monsters and evil mechanical creatures. The game's visual style is fairly colorful, and many of the enemies are anthropomorphic animals. The player must complete eight platforming stages. A fixed amount of key items (such as floppy disks) must be collected in each stage in order to proceed to the next one. A boss enemy normally holds a number of such items and drops them upon defeat. The protagonist can only use one weapon, a gun with unlimited ammunition, but it can be upgraded twice for laser attack and fire bursts. It is possible to shoot horizontally and upwards, but not downwards or diagonally. Security camera and supply crates can be destroyed; the latter usually contain score-increasing or health-restoring items. Developed by the same staff as Gakgae Gyeokpa, this is a much more straight forward platformer with a strictly linear stage progressing. The basic elements are standard platforming fare, but this game is incredibly inventive. Each stage seems to introduce at least one completely new idea, giving even the better Super Mario games a run for their money in that department. There's a mountain climber hat, slides, shooter sequences, a pencil item that draws sketchy platforms on the screen, and much, much more. The technical side, however, is once again much less to get excited about, but luckily not as catastrophic as in Gakgae Gyeokpa. The scrolling is perfectly smooth this time, more so than in most DOS games, but Zis occasionally gets stuck in the scenery, sprites aren't always deleted properly and there's a whole package of other glitches and even crashes. The game is still playable for the most part, but the overall impression is dragged down by those flaws, nonetheless. All sprites are drawn well and have an unique, raw charm to them. Backgrounds tend to be a bit on the dull side, though. The music's fine, but lacks inspiration and goes mostly unnoticed. Ablex once again proved that they were one of the best creative teams in Korea, despite the repeated lack of fine tuning. | ||
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This is a traditional jump & run platformer. You're – surprise – a frog. Your enemies are all animals – like bees, hedgehogs or snails. You have no weapons. The only way to kill the enemies is to jump on them. Every stage has a time limit. In this limit you have to collect a pre-determined number of coins. Each of the six worlds has four stages. Every stage has a password. After all you can type your name into a high score table. The objective of the game is to find and defeat a witch, thus rescuing a princess, whilst achieving smaller objectives throughout the game, such as finding a golden key or escaping from captivity in a circus. There are 24 regular levels, divided into six differently-themed worlds. The goal of each level is to collect a set number of coins, and then reach the exit, which will only open if Superfrog has collected enough coins. Extra factors of gameplay include a timer countdown and a number of health points, both of which can be restored by finding bottles of Lucozade among the levels. Depending on the number of coins and fruit collected, and on how fast the player finishes the level, a number of credits (up to a maximum of 15) are awarded at the end of each level. The player can then choose to either collect the credits for a score or gamble them in a slot machine-style minigame for more bonuses. The most important function of the slot machine minigame is the chance to win a level code, enabling the player to restart the game from the beginning of the next level at a later time.
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| Time Runners Episodes 1-30 [It] | Simulmondo | [top] | |
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This is a series of platform adventure games that were released one a month and sold in magazine stands just like comic books. Unlike other similar Simulmondo series, this was the only one not based on a comic book and was also released in different languages (not only Italian). Basically, Max has to explore locations, avoid pits and traps, fight some enemies (after the cavemen of the first episode, I don't remember anything different from Skunks until episode 9) and searching for objects to use or take (press U to see the "hot spots" of each location). There are few of these objects, though, so you'll have to search carefully. Some screens are almost identical to each other, and it's easy to get lost. Probably for this reason, you can see a map by pressing M. Sometimes, the action will change to an adventure-style screen, where you use or take objects. You can see your inventory by pressing I, but you can't combine objects, or decide when to use them - Max does the action automatically if he has the object. So, it's a totally useless screen, even because it's a miracle to have more than two objects at the same time. Calling the tasks of each episodes "puzzles" is too much, considering how few they are too. Sometimes, "hot spots" are activated only when you did some actions, so you have to search for them again. When you fight with a Skunk, you seem to exchange slaps with him, like some old B&W slapstick movies. When I had a gun, I rarely bothered to use it, considering how stupid the enemies are. Sometimes, they even turn around pointlessly, allowing you to whack them. And now, the worst thing, the control system. Using the keyboard, it has some similarities to Prince of Persia and Flashback, but it's often unresponsive. You can perform a running jump before or after you really intended, and then fall in a large pit. When I tried to cross small pits with a standing jump, Max often did and additonal step before, falling miserably. Instead of making a better keyboard control, programmers found a shortcut: mouse control. Right-click on a spot of the screen, and Max will reach it, doing all the jumps automatically. I often tried to resist to this temptation, but I eventually gave up. This makes the games TOO easy, like they were already difficult: once you know what to do (and there's little to do), you can finish every episode in about 25 minutes. All that "empty" exploration is only an excuse to make the things a little longer. They are often unforgiving: step on a certain platform, push the wrong button, and it's game over. Saving often is the only remedy. | ||
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| Tonko [K] | TWIM | [top] | |
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This cute Korean platformer was the developer's most successful one. The first entry in the series works like a classical single screen action platformer, only the view is zoomed in so much that the stages actually don't fit on a single screen, anymore. Typical for the genre, though, is the game's simplicity in every aspect: The yellow goblin(?) Tonko has to whack ghosts of various prominent villains on the head with his hammer, such as Dracula or Hitler. And while he's at it, all of their minions, too, all the while listening to remixed public domain music. A stage usually ends when all enemies are defeated, but certain pickup items have also the same effect. | ||
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| Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land | Rauser Advertainment, Factor 5 / Kellogg's | [top] | |
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This promotional platformer resembles very much another classic platformer, being very fun and well-designed. You play as Tony the Tiger, that has to take back the resources that were stolen by King Kroko and his crocodile gang from the peaceful Kellogg's Land. Your tasks involve actions like jumping through the levels, defending from various enemies and getting rid of them (the fights include stomping on them), solving puzzles, collecting coins and other bonus items. Your special capacity implies transforming other characters from the Kellog's franchise, for example Smack, that has other abilities. The three worlds that present the wonderful world populated by the cartoon characters from the covers of Kellogg's cereal boxes are: Corn Country, Rain Forest and Frosty Mountains. Each world has six levels. If you have forgotten about your favourite cereal characters, now it's time to bring back the memories, by playing this game with colorful, vivid, graphics, great sound effects, upbeat music and an easy and smooth gameplay. In short, it's an imaginative and classic time killer. | ||
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| Totsugeki! Mix [J] | C-Lab | [top] | |
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The dark lord Galuf has ambitions to take over the world, and there's only one thing left that he needs: three magic seals, said to be the most powerful weapons in existence. When he comes to the castle where they are hidden, the princess entrusts them to a fairy to find help. She escapes the castle and finds three young travelers of improbable hair colors: Rare, Medium, and Well. The fairy entrusts each girl with one of the seals, and they set off to defeat Galuf, rescue the princess, and restore peace to the kingdom. Totsugeki! Mix is a cute action platform game. Choosing one of the three girls, each with their own unique weapon, the player must travel through ten different stages fighting Galuf's unreasonably cute army. There are several different special magic powers that can be collected, including a fairy familiar, magic shield, and time slow, and a boss waits at the end of each stage. | ||
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| Tricky Quiky Games | ARGON Software GmbH / Nestlé Deutschland AG | [top] | |
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This is a promotional adventure action game by Nestlé, that was given free in Nesquik cereal packages. In the game a crazy doctor has stolen the secret recipes, you must take control of Quicky the Nesquik bunny to recover peace to the land. You control Quicky through fifteen chocolate cereal filled platform levels. You will have to fight your way through worms and bees in the forest world, fish and crabs in underwater cities, mummy worms in the desert and penguins in the winterland. After each two stages you'll get to battle the crazy doctor to retrieve one lost recipe from him. Much like other platformers of the time, you can collect ammo, health items and bonus letters (forming the word NESQUIK) which take you to a secret level after each level. There are mushrooms you can use to jump higher and some hidden platforms you have to find to get all the hidden items. | ||
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Whizz is one of the few 3D platformers to use an isometric viewpoint. This game is about a race between Whizz, a bunny with a hot air balloon, and a rat with a zeppelin. Even though the game doesn't really show the rat often, the first intro cut scene shows that the rat is cheating by shooting Whizz down with his shotgun. Now Whizz must search throughout the land for another hot air balloon. Whizz has a mushroom as a health bar, collects flags and gems for points, and gains an extra life after getting 10,000 points. He fights with a spinning attack which can kill some of the enemies and transform them into mushrooms that can add some health to the mushroom health bar. Unfortunately, to perform such a spinning attack he uses health from the health bar, and the enemies can also drop a blue mushroom instead of a red one. The blue mushrooms are bad for Whizz, since they take health when eaten. On top of that, some of the enemies are even immune to his spinning attack! The attack destroys certain walls if Whizz has collected boxes that enable him to do so. The more boxes he gets, the more walls he can destroy with his spinning attack! You can instantly lose your lives if you don't pay attention when an enemy walks into you. It will keep draining away your health until you either step aside or die. Each level is played out against a time limit, and the paths through the level aren’t always clear-cut. There are four different types of doors, each of which needs a particular icon to pass (the icons represent the door type, such as ice or bricks, rather than hot water or a key, or anything you'd logically expect to clear the path). You can avoid the baddies, which may be the best option, as killing them costs you some energy –this reduces the significance of the points system. | ||
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| Zool 2 | Warp Factory, The / Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. | [top] | |
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The sequel to Zool sees him take on Mental Block and Krool across 15 levels. The gameplay is similar to the original, but the character can now scale walls, and has some new spinning attack moves. Much was made at the time of the game's release of the fact that you could play as either Zool or his girlfriend Zooz, and the two characters completed each level in slightly different ways. On each level you had to collect a certain amount of the featured fruit, and then find the exit across the multi-directionally-scrolling levels. There are lots of hidden areas to see, including a bonus Breakout game starring Zool's pet 2-headed dog. | ||
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This is a wacky combination of track & field games and retro-arcade games that you play as an alien. There are 8 unique alien characters that you can choose and compete against. Each alien has different strengths and weaknesses. For example, Mr. Mune (a caterpillar-like alien) has many legs enabling him be very good at shooting events but also makes it difficult for him in racing events. You can either compete against a friend by sharing the keyboard or against the computer. There are a total of 15 different events to compete in and you have the choice of tackling a selected few, or going through the whole series. You also have the option of practicing first to get the hang of things. The 15 events are: 50 Qrbit Dash (Racing), Laser Leaping (Hurdling), The Big Bounce (Long jump), Laser Skeet I (Shooting Targets), 200 Qbit Splurge (Racing), Lunge Leap Splat (Triple jump), Toxophilly (Archery), Flob Flop (Shot put), Saber Launch (Javelin throw), Survival (A Pac-Man variant), Alien Hurl (Another throwing game, but your alien is now the object to be thrown by a giant robot), Laser Skeet II (Shooting Targets), Jetpack Tag (similar to Asteroids), Lizard Leap (Pole vault), Wall Jumping (High jump). | ||
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| Anyone for Cards? | Random Programming / Capstone Software | [top] | |
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While in Arizona, USA you enter the house of 65 years old Reynold and Viola and meet 18 characters who also came here for some reason. The reason is to play a one of 12 card games - Cribbage, Gin, Hearts, Spades, 31, 99, Whist, Pinochle, George, Oh Hell, Euchre, Crazy Eights. Each visitor has different levels of skills in different games, but is capable to play any of the games. Choosing the participants of the game you begin to play. During the gameplay the sorting by Rank and by Suit is available, each player may talk to you, or you may even learn the rules of each game. In options you may change the deck image, table top, skill levels, talking speed, and cards moving as well as sound and music settings. Also the game may be saved, loaded or started as new one. | ||
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| Arcade Pool | Team17 Software Limited | [top] | |
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This is an overhead viewed pool game designed to be easy to control. The game includes the most standard games of pool (UK and US 8-ball and the fast-paced 9-ball game), each with customisable rules, computer players of variable difficulties, and two-player options. There's also a Survivor mode, which is similar to the early Pool arcade game, in that you're playing alone and have to clear the table without missing more than three times. Speed Pool involved clearing the table as quickly as you can - two minutes can be considered a good time. | ||
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| Archon Ultra | Free Fall Associates / Strategic Simulations, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a complete remake of Archon. The game features a completely rewritten game engine, new graphics and sound as well as digital music (a la MOD files), along with a new style of game board and an additional "special weapon" for each figure. It also adds multiplayer game (modem as well as hot seat). | ||
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| Blupimania | Epsitec SA | [top] | |
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Blupimania is a puzzle game, more than an action game. The idea is that Blupi needs to make his way to a point in the game, and needs to arrange so that he finds a beautiful balloon to go to the next level. It is very much in the spirit of "Lemmings". Obstructing you are a variety of dangers and distractions, including walls, pits, banana peels (which turn Dr. Blupi into the psychotic Mr. Hyde-Blupi, who promptly rushes over and bursts the balloon that he so earnestly sought just moments earlier), evil robots, and doors that require keys. Often Blupi is not alone, several of his twin brothers are walking also in the game, and you should arrange so that everybody can find a balloon! The graphics are excellent VGA level creations. The game is composed of more than 150 puzzles, grouped into 8 categories. In addition, players can make their own puzzles. The game is in 3D isometric, with small nice music to accompany the part, and a range of fun sound effects. The game is now freeware. | ||
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| Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess | Bookup, Inc. / Mission Studios | [top] | |
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Based on the best-selling chess-book of the same name by chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer. The educational course, illustrated history of chess and 500 chess matches of amazing Bobby are presented in this game. Window-interface, 3D view, feedback of any depth, match recording and replaying are present. The strength of the engine is similar to Chessmaster 2000. | ||
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| Boppin' | Accursed Toys, Inc. / Apogee Software, Ltd. | [top] | |
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This is a puzzle game with a difference. A teddy bear has stolen all of the monsters from the arcade games of every universe because he considers them to be evil. You play an arcade character yourself, and you must not only defeat said teddy bear, but also his wife and his child (who has an incurable urge to maim and\or kill anyone who gets in his way) while freeing the monsters. This is done by creating patterns of blocks by throwing matching blocks at them. Theoretically, you don't actually have to free any monsters, but you do have to clear all of the blocks on the level to continue, and often there is a trick to doing so, such as some of the blocks being a part of the environment, or set up as a trap. You can often spend ten minutes on a level before realising this, and the same trick is almost never used twice, making many of the levels quite difficult, but also keeping the game, which is 160 levels long, from getting old, but not entirely successfully. Throwing blocks can get tiring after 20 levels or so. The game also features a level editor that is relatively easy to use, but the sheer number of buttons and modes can make it seem a little daunting at first. The graphics are equivalent to your average side-scrolling puzzle game, and the art style is very cartoony, which makes it quite a surprise when you lose and your character pulls out a gun and shoots himself. This can be censored, of course, but it ruins the unusual and occasionally disturbing atmosphere of the game (set up, I might add, by the Accursed Toys logo, which is a stabbed and bleeding teddy bear). There are a huge number of different art styles between levels, from a weird natural\technological fusion, to temple-ish levels, to levels that are scribbled on refill paper in blue ink, and this gives the game quite a disjointed feeling. The sound is of a reasonable quality, although a little sparse, and the music is cheerful and suits the art style of the game. Overall, Boppin is a good game. Good, but nothing other than the art and story of the game really puts it above any other puzzle games, and many other puzzle games are both more challenging and more engaging. It can often be frustratingly hard and frustratingly easy, but also deceptively frustrating, and the developers have gone a long way to give the player a smart way to solve many of the puzzles. In 2005, the authors recompiled the game as freeware for Windows, adding the sounds of the version for Commodore Amiga. | ||
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| Breakline | Atreid Concept SA / Kalisto | [top] | |
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This is a Breakout variant. You have a paddle which bounces a ball up and down to break blocks on the game field. You can activate several special abilities, e.g. releasing several balls at once or a ball which cuts through solid blocks. The levels include gimmicks like teleporters or bumpers. There is also a training mode in which you can select the individual levels. | ||
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| BreakThru! | ZOO Corporation / Spectrum Holobyte Inc. | [top] | |
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In the award-winning tradition of Tetris, comes BreakThru. This time, your goal is to make as many bricks disappear as you can before time runs out. Click on a group of same-colored bricks to remove bricks and make the wall come tumbling down while battling the clock. Bombs fall and huge sections of the wall blow apart. Tear down wall after wall as you race the clock to raise your score. Test your skill in six cities - from Berlin to Beijing - each with original music and scenery. Watch out for pesky spiders, annoying soda cans and obnoxious boulders which are out to make life rough. Knock them out of action with rockets and bombs before the clock finishes you, so you can break through to the next wall. It has 4 skill settings and multiple levels mean increasing speed and challenge. 3 time settings dare you to beat the clock. Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris, is featured on the cover as endorsing the game but did not create it. | ||
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| Bridge Olympiad | T-Time Technology Corp. / Quantum Quality Productions | [top] | |
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A game of Contract Bridge (the classic card game) set in the National Bridge Club. Players can practice their skills against the 12 computer opponents using three different bidding systems (American Standard, Natural, and Precision). There is also a Tournament in which you play round robin against all the computer players with the highest score winning a spot in the NBC hall of fame. | ||
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| Casino Master | Centron Software | [top] | |
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Welcome to the multimedia CD-Rom edition of Casino Master. You can learn and practice 9 exciting casino games at your own pace, without risk, then use the skills you develop to improve your chances of winning at a real casino. While playing, you can bring up on-line video and audio gambling instruction by noted professional gambler and gambling teacher John Patrick. John will guide you through the games and help you learn to be a winner. Although you can play all of the programs directly from the CD, you cannot save options or win/loss data. All games have video instruction, accessed through the Video menu. To call up a video clip any time while playing a game, all you need to do is select an item from the Video menu. Blackjack, Craps, and Pai Gow Poker also have audio instruction keyed to specific playing actions. The manuals for these games provide details. | ||
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| Champ Ms. Pacman | ChamProgramming Corporation | [top] | |
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This is a one or two player, shareware implementation of the 1981 classic arcade game. The object is to clear as many mazes as possible while accumulating the highest score possible by eating all the pills in each maze. The player must avoid the four ghosts, contact with them costs a life, but in the four corners of each maze are power pills which,when eaten, turn the ghosts blue and vulnerable for a short while. Sometimes, bonus fruit will enter the maze, Ms. Pacman can score bonus points by eating this before the fruit leaves the maze. The game can be controlled by keyboard or mouse and it has a high score table and optional sound. | ||
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| ChessNet 3 | Design Track, Inc. / Masque Publishing, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is version 3 of Masque's chess program. This version of ChessNet has options that allow the player to compete with other players via modem, null modem, BBS terminal Emulator, PC Pursuit Dial up, Network or Internet connections. Alternatively the player can play against the computer and in such matches can choose any of six levels of difficulty. It has a help function, based on the US Chess Federation rules, which explains the game and a feature that allows players to listen to their own CD's while playing. The game comes loaded with 20 games from the 1993 World Chess Championship. The game can be played entirely by the mouse, dragging and dropping pieces. However the keyboard is needed when entering players' names and when typing messages to other players. There are also keyboard shortcuts to some of the game's menu options such as save, load, hints e.t.c. | ||
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| Crystal Caliburn | LittleWing Co. Ltd. | [top] | |
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Crystal Caliburn is a pinball game from the makers of Tristan Pinball and Eight Ball Deluxe. You get one medieval-themed table on which to play with up to 4 players. Graphically, the game features the entire table on the left side of the screen, with the score and other info on the right side. Graphics are high-resolution and you get raised ramps and two-level glass boards, among other goodies. Controls are fully customizable and are the standard pinball ones: left, right, shoot, and different "nudges". | ||
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| Crystal Maze, The | Digital Jellyfish Design Ltd / Sherston Software Ltd. | [top] | |
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A game based on the successful UK TV Show (1990 - 1995) of the same name. You have a team of six which you lead around the maze. There are four zones: Ocean, Aztec, Medieval and Futuristic. There are four types of game, Physical, Mental, Skill, and Mystery. Every game you win earns you a time crystal worth 5 seconds in your final destination, the Crystal Dome. | ||
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| Double Feature Solitaire | Ian Heath / Personal Companion Software | [top] | |
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Two Windows solitaire games on one cd, Arachnid v2.1 and Towers v1.1. Have fun playing by yourself. | ||
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| Ds-Poker | Dario Ruggieri / Finson | [top] | |
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This is a fun program for the solitary Poker player. Its originality lies in the fact that, respecting all universally recognized rules, it places the player in an environment very similar to the real one of the green table, to experience exciting games with the computer. The program is easy to use even for those who have no experience with computers. The graphics, the use of the mouse, the voice messages (it is in fact possible, using the Sound Blaster, to hear the computer speak), make it truly pleasant. In DS-Poker there are the rules of the game and the rules that concern all cases of ties, explained and accompanied by illustrated examples. | ||
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| Expert Chess | Infinite Vision Technologies / Expert Software, Inc. | [top] | |
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Typical Chess single-player game with 2D/3D view, 6 types of piece set, 5 kinds of boards, 5 background music themes. Using windows the game provides Clock, Statistics, Move List. Human player can manually choose the computer opponent, defining its skill from Novice to Expert, search depth of its moves and time limit for move. The list of players with rating updated during his career are allowed. Many opening/defense variants can be automatically played as well as classic games replayed. During the game players can switch sides or take a hint for the next move. Replay is allowed and can be saved or printed. The player can edit the board. | ||
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| Fun Pack 2 | WizardWorks | [top] | |
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This is a compilation of 7 Games for Windows 3.1. They include: Time Warp, Hurricane, Destroyer, Tale Gunner, Gecko Chase, Stellar Warrior, Runner. | ||
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| Holiday Lemmings 94 / Christmas Lemmings 94 | DMA Design / Psygnosis Limited | [top] | |
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This was the second retail version of the stanadlone Christmas themed Lemmings levels. The 1994 version has difficulty ratings "Frost" and "Hail" with 16 levels each, as well as two-player versions of all 64 levels. | ||
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| Hugo | ITE Media ApS (Interactive Television Entertainment) / NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH | [top] | |
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The evil witch Hexana kidnapped Hugo's family and he has to rescue them. This game contains five ported levels from the popular TV show: Level 1/1: Hugo is driving on a draisine and has to dodge oncoming trains and dead ends by changing the tracks. On the right side of the screen is a map of the route. Level 1/2: Hugo has to cross a forest and has to dodge several obstacles by jumping over them. Level 2/1: Hugo is climbing a mountain and has to dodge oncoming stones by jumping over them. Level 2/2: Hugo is flying a airplane and has to dodge oncoming balloons. Level 3: You have to choose between three ropes. If you choose the right one your points get doubled. In every playthrough you have to beat three levels which you choose beforehand. You have to select either 1/1 or 1/2 and either 2/1 or 2/2. Because the levels were created for a TV show where you had to control Hugo with your phone buttons, the controls are simple: Depending on the level there are just two or three buttons to press at the right time. The levels contained in Hugo were originally released as Hugo - Pa Nye Eventyr and Hugo - Pa Nye Eventyr II on the Amiga. A CD version was later released in 1996 with the same content. | ||
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| Incredible Machine 2, The | Sierra On-Line, Inc. | [top] | |
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This game involves puzzle solving, while creating wacky machines. Each level of the game contains a machine designed to do a specific task. The only problem is, there are parts missing, and it is your job to figure out where to put what in order to get the machine to work. The game features many wacky machine parts, including cats, super balls, lava lamps, flashlights, can openers, monkies on tredmills, and many more wacky parts to get your machine working. The game also comes with an editor to let you design your own unique machines from scratch. These can either be for fun, or you can set it so that the person playing has to fill in the missing parts, just like the campaign. | ||
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This expands the moving-puzzle-game concept to the younger set, substituting cartoons starring the likes of Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss for rock music videos in the original game. The gameplay remains the same. 10 full-length Hanna-Barbera cartoons are cut up into puzzle pieces (the number varies by skill level selected) and jumbled in a number of different ways (some pieces are upside down for instance). Gamers reassemble the puzzle while the cartoon plays, racing both the clock and the times of any other gamers (up to 10 can play). It's not necessarily as simple as it sounds - one wicked twist alters the number of squares as the cartoon unspools - so even though the number of cartoons is relatively small, the potential number of distinct games to be created from them isn't. | ||
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| Lemmings Chronicles, The / All New World of Lemmings | DMA Design Limited / Psygnosis Limited | [top] | |
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This third game in the popular Lemmings puzzle game series was the last Lemmings game developed by DMA Design. The gameplay remained similar to the original games, requiring the player to lead all the lemmings to their exit by giving them the appropriate "skills". However, as the game's title suggests, both the gameplay as well as the graphics were "all new". Fans disagree on whether or not this made it a better game, but no more lemmings games were made in the same style. The storyline continues where Lemmings 2 left off. Of the twelve tribes that escaped from Lemming Island, the adventures of three tribes are followed in this game; the Shadow tribe, the Classic tribe and the Egyptian tribe. Each tribe leaves the flying Ark they escaped on, and finds their own island to explore. Unlike all previous Lemmings games, it represented the lemmings with larger graphics, and now introduced enemies and an alternative way of giving lemmings skills. The game had a total of 90 levels, 30 for each tribe. Like in the previous game, the lemmings saved in one level are the ones left for the next one. The gameplay has the following new features: There are five skills that are available in each level, while others can be given when a lemming picks up an item. The five permanently available skills are: Walk/Turn - The lemming will turn around, or stop working and start to walk again; Blocker - For the remainder of the level or until commanded otherwise, the lemming will hold his position and act as a wall; Jump - The lemming will make a short jump; Use item - The lemming will start to use the item he picked up; Drop item - The lemming will drop the item he has; Other items/skills (for digging, building, climbing, etc.) are available as little blocks that a lemming will pick up when he finds it. Only this lemming can be told to use this item. Builders and diggers now have the option of working in multiple directions, as can be specified by the player. The player also has the ability to pick out a selected lemming who will then follow the commands given, without having to be clicked on every time. The following monsters can be found in levels: Potato Beast - Will walk around and kill any lemming it comes across; Psycho Buzzard - Will fly down on a lemming and kill it; Lemme Fatale - Will make a nearby lemming lovestruck and have him commit suicide; Mole - More or less friendly, will start digging diagonal tunnels; A new "replay" mode allows a player to automatically redo everything done before in a level, with the option to continue playing at any given point. Practice levels are available including every available item to experiment with. | ||
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| Literati | MVP Software | [top] | |
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This is a version of a 1990 DOS shareware game that was converted and upgraded with more features for Windows in 1994. In 2000, it became a popular part of the Yahoo Games web portal playable in a JAVA format in a web browser. Similar to Scrabble, the gameplay involves placing letters from 7 tiles per player on a board and trying to accumulate the highest score possible. Letters are distributed to players randomly and are worth between 1 and 5 points while blank tiles (one which is always given in first 7 tiles of the game) have no point value but can be made into any letter. The first word must be placed horizontally or vertically with one tile on the center square. Subsequent words must use one letter of an existing word or be placed next to one so that any touching letters form valid words also. Knowing the valid 2-letter words is very helpful in doing this. Placing tiles on letter and word multiplier squares will increase your score and if you place all 7 tiles on the board at once, a 35-point bonus is given. A player can also choose to pass and select any of the letters in their pile to trade for new ones but loses their turn. A player first creates a table and can change its options for number of players, put a time limit and whether it is unrated or rated (the outcome will affect a person's overall rating). A challenge mode can also be set so that any word placed on the board can be challenged as to its validity by an opponent. If it is invalid the word is removed and the player who put it down loses their turn or else the challenger loses their next turn if the word is indeed valid. Other players choose to Join a table and press Start to begin a game. When all tiles in the game are distributed and one player places all their remaining ones on the board or no-one can play any more tiles then the game is over. The sum of the letter values in each player's hand is subtracted from their score. If a player has no letters remaining, the sum of all of the letter values in the other players' hands are added to their score. The person with the highest score wins. | ||
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| Masque Solitaire Antics | Ant Software / Masque Publishing Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a compilation of single player card games that was later added to and released as Solitaire Antics Deluxe. The collection contains the following solitaire games; Royal Family, Ant's Solitaire, Aces Out, Aces Up, Agnes, Auld Lang Syne, Calculation, Canfield, Carpet, Chamelion, Demon, Double or Quits, Easthaven, Fascination, Fortune's Favor, Golf, Klondike, Simplicity, Storehouse, Thumb and Pouch and Yukon. Each game has its own help screen which explains the rules, and can be played in three levels of difficulty: normal, easier or harder. When loaded the game will start at a random game which the player can either play or choose another game from the collections menu. All card games are played using the mouse. At some points during the game, notably when a game ends, an animated ant appears on-screen. | ||
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| Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Volume 3 | Softkey Incorporated / Mindscape | [top] | |
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Improve Your Skills With the World's Best-Selling Typing Program. We've Made the Award-Winning Best Seller Better than Ever. Get up to speed on your computer. To stay competitive in the job or in school, you have to keep your skills honed. And one of the most important skills you can have is the ability to type quickly and accurately. Mavis Beacon teaches you how. As the world's most popular typing teacher, she's taught millions of people around the world how to type. With Mavis, you learn the skills you need, at your own pace. And if you already know the basics, Mavis shows you how to type better and faster. So you can get more work done, without having to work so hard. It's the most knowledgeable and patient typing teacher you'll ever have. More features make learning to type Mavis way a lot more fun: Personalized practice lessons let you learn at your own pace; Simple conversational explanations help anyone, at any age; Record your progress by keeping track of up to ten previous lessons. Before each lesson, Mavis outlines the teaching plan on the Whiteboard. Fun typing games and interesting practice text from Newsweek Magazine and The New Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia make each lesson a great learning experience. Fantastic 256-color graphics. Work on your typing "rhythm" with a fun new game to Improve your skills. Expert teaching methods help you learn quickly and easily. Ergonomics information emphasizes stress reduction through correct typing posture. Improved 10-kεγ teaching mode uses innovative typing techniques t0 teach you faster. Mavis makes it easy the typing skills to get the you need. More than 20 charts and graphs help Mavis identify and correct your typing errors. Guide hands type with you to demonstrate perfect technique. If you want to learn how to touch type or improve your current skill level, you won't find a better, more patient teacher-human or computer than Mavis Beacon. | ||
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| Mile Bones | Andre Needham | [top] | |
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This is a driving card game based on the French card game Mille Bornes. The object of the game is to be the first to reach 700 miles (or 1000 miles under an extension). There are four types of cards that make up the 101 card deck: Hazard cards, Remedy cards, Safety cards, Distance cards. Each hazard is corrected by a corresponding remedy, and is actually prevented from happening in the first place by a corresponding safety. The target distance is reached by playing distance cards. | ||
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| Opus 'n Bill: On the Road Again | Delrina Software | [top] | |
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On The Road Again marks the first anniversary of the release of the award-winning (and infamous) Opus and Bill Screen Saver. This includes 16 fully-animated new modules of politically incorrect humour. It lets loose another batch of loopy animation's to better hijack the computer screen that's expected will cause many hours of relentless entertainment. Where else can you watch Opus play Tarzan, Bill cause pileups on the Information Highway, or relive those special moments of the Winter Olympics? Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat journey the globe - and the binary - blacktop for adventure. Be they at home eating pistachios in their underwear, or attempting to hang-glide, Opus and Bill are never far from disaster. While touring St. Peter's Square, Bill spews a hairball, which grows to monstrous proportions and runs him down. Closer to home, "The Butt Boys" demonstrates a unique method of cleaning the PC monitor. Meanwhile, in "Tax This!", an Internal Revenue Service Emergency Squad foils Opus' attempts to commandeer the sacred American greenback. The original release of Opus 'n Bill achieved worldwide fame with the banned "Death Toasters" Module in which Opus the Penguin blew a flying toaster out of the sky with his hunting rifle. The product was reintroduced in November following the resolution of a court action involving Berkeley Systems. The "Flying Toaster War" controversy was covered in more than 1,500 newspaper articles and featured on national television. On The Road Again also includes usability improvements to Intermission, the screen-saver engine. The user interface has been reorganized and improved, including the addition of "thumbnail" views of each module to assist in set-up. This new version 5.0 retains the standard Intermission features of password protection, synchronisation with network password support, multimedia sound support, and the ability to run modules from other popular screen savers including Delrina's original Opus 'n Bill, The Far Side, and The Flintstones. All 16 modules are fall 256-colour animation for incredibly detailed (up to 800 x 600 resolution) images. | ||
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This game was originally created by a Spanish shareware house. They released it by two names: Peter Box and Soko Sex. The concept is derived from the Japanese puzzle game "Sokoban". Soko-Sex adds pictures of young naked models, whose parts are shown to you after completing the levels. Original idea of game is not changed but added strip motivation. First level is the same, others levels are not very changed from original ones but some of them are new. Soko-Ban players just has to remember how to put this box in that place. The source code of the DOS Peterbox is probably lost, and the game itself is very rare too, but in 2005, Joel Yliluoma recreated it in Javascript. | ||
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Phobos '99 is an arcade-puzzle game, which is set in 2099 in the auto lab-fortress circulating the orbit of Phobos, artificial satellite of Mars. Phobos Lab was left by a mysterious civilization that died out thousands of years ago and now endangers the safety of Earth. A new generation of specialized robot is sent on a mission to destroy it. The mission is to collect fissile material scattered throughout the station. After reaching a critical mass explosion will destroy the lab. At successive levels robot will interfere with hostile creatures, such as spiders and ghosts, as well as elements of the environment, such as ice and radioactive traps. For equal opportunities robot receives aid in the form of ghost hunters, extra life, bonus power, magnetic card opening bridges. Whole is complemented by moving walkways and teleports. There are 100 levels in total. There is no possibility of saving the game - after completing each level, the player receives the level code. | ||
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| Pinball Dreams II | Spidersoft Limited / 21st Century Entertainment Ltd. | [top] | |
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The sequel to Pinball Dreams with 4 entirely new tables. Neptune: with an undersea theme. Safari: with an obvious safari theme. Revenge of the Robot Warriors: with a sci-fi them. Stall Turn: with an aviation theme. In 1994, Pinball Dreams Deluxe pack mashed Pinball Dreams 1 + 2 into the same menu (the list of tables now scrolls up and down), added a settings menu where you can change the number of balls, table angle, and screen mode (in case you don't like playing in the bizarre 320x350 screen mode), and also - the most interesting addition - a History section, with details, photos, and flyer posters for some of the more famous real-world pinball tables like Bride of Pinbot and Terminator 2. It also adds some frivolous rendered intros to all the tables. | ||
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| Pinball Fantasies | Digital Illusions CE AB / 21st Century Entertainment Ltd. | [top] | |
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After the success of Pinball Dreams on several systems, a sequel featuring four new tables was created. The gameplay is much the same as the first game, with realistic physics, multi-player options and a high score table to aim for. The tables are Partyland, Speed Devils, Billion Dollar Gameshow and Stones 'n' Bones, taking in a funfair, racing cars, a tacky game-show, and a graveyard. Each one has a range of ramps, combos, light sequences and targets to shoot, as well as general themes which are less influenced by real tables than those in Pinball Dreams. Pinball Fantasies Deluxe later added the four tables of Pinball Mania. | ||
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| Radio Active | Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation | [top] | |
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This bills itself as The Music Trivia Game Show. Up to four players can compete and each chooses from a set of 16 avatars to represent them. The avatars are all digitized actors and fall into a number of stereotypes such as the fitness instructor, the rebel, the cheerleader, the pirate, the surfer dude, the cover girl, the cowboy, and the nerd. The players take turns answering trivia questions covering music from 1961 to 1985. A player spins the wheel to select a time span of 4-5 years in which the question will fall. The player then chooses either an easy, medium, or hard question, worth 100, 200, or 300 points, respectively. The game asks a question and gives the player a set period of time in which to select from among 16 possible answers. The player has one opportunity to get it wrong. If the player is wrong twice then the next player gets to try the same question. However, if the player gets the question right, then they get the points as well as a point bonus corresponding to the time remaining when the question was correctly answered. After answering a textual question correctly, a player has the opportunity to identify a music melody. Another type of question is the video question. A person will recite clues about a particular musician they once worked with and the player has to choose from among 16 possible answers. Further, the game throws an extended round every 3 rounds. In the extended round, there are actually 3 correct answers among the 16 and each is worth points. | ||
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| Royal Flush Pinball | Amtex / Brøderbund Software, Inc. | [top] | |
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This is a simulation of the real life pinball machine of the same name by Gottlieb. The main focus lies on a realistic feeling and the ball physics. The game is played with just four buttons: two to handle the two paddles, one to release the balls, and one to simulate the shaking on a real pinball machine. The whole table uses a poker design. There are multiple ways to receive bonus points, e.g. hitting one of the five cards on the upper part, three bumpers or The Hole which gives you a lot of points and lands the ball on the right paddle. Depending on the graphics card there are two ways how the machine is simulated: it is either stationary (you see the hole table at once) or it scrolls with the playing ball. The game features an extensive menu where you can set almost all aspects of the pinball machine, including inclination, number of playing balls and the amount of currency which flows through the paddles. | ||
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| SkyRoads: Xmas Special | Bluemoon Interactive / Creative Dimensions | [top] | |
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This Special edition of SkyRoads features 3 new worlds for Christmas and one for a training course to its existing worlds. The differences lay in brand new tracks, and a harder difficulty. However by this addition you will not able to play Satellite, Into The Sun, Asteroid Belt and The Earth again. It was later made freeware. | ||
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| Sportz Freakz | Great Bear Technology | [top] | |
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The Outrageous Interactive Game for Sports Blooper Lovers. Ages: for immature kids from 0-90. Hosted by: Gilbert Gottfried. If you love sports, then (admit it) you love sports bloopers. And you're about to have more fun with them than the time your little league coach made an embarrassing noise in front of everybody's parents. Just try your skills at Sportz Freakz, the Multimedia Blooper Game where the action is fast, furious, slick, sick and always hilarious. This rowdy, revealing CD-ROM is the funniest way ever to experience the funniest moments in sports. Genuine unbleeped-bloopers. With authentic footage and the original crowd sounds, Sportz Freakz tests your knowledge of the dumbest moments in history. It takes America's competitive spirit to a new low. | ||
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| Super Basketball | Alleva & Todaro & Casiraghi / Simulmondo | [top] | |
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This pinball game simulate events characteristic of a real basketball game. | ||
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| Super Ice Qube Hopper | Starline / Elpin Systems | [top] | |
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This is based upon the style of game started by Q*BERT which appeared in arcades in the early 1980's, a time considered by some to be the high point of video game design. The graphics and sound may not have been anything to write home about, the memory may have been limited but we did a lot with what we had. In 1983 SGN (Star Gaming Network) brought home two versions of Qube Hopper, one for the Commodore VIC=20 and the Atari 400/800 series. Programmed by Patrick J. Barrett III and Glen Merrill, these early versions were quite limited. Like Q*BERT every screen was a pyramid. While you played, balls fell from the top of the screen and you had to avoid them. In 1987 the Commodore 64 version was written. This version added other characters and the balls bounced down the pyramids. In 1990, Star Gaming Network (SGN) became SGN/Starline. In the line of first titles under the SGN/Starline Banner was Qube Hopper for the Commodore Amiga. This version is the closest relative of the current Windows 95 Edition. The capabilities of the Amiga added much to the original design including background music, colorful backgrounds, fluid animation, different shaped qubes, different boards for different levels, and most important, a construction set to make your own levels. In 1993, Super Qube Hopper Version 2.0 was written for the Commodore Amiga. Though never released, this is the version Super Qube Hopper for the PC has been modeled from. In 1994 a PC version first arrived. Versions 2.1 through 2.4 were identical to Super Qube Hopper for the Commodore Amiga only without the background music. Versions 3.X added Multimedia support, including digital voice. Finally Version 4.0 added the capability of playing a music CD as background music (This feature is NOT available in the Windows version). The Windows version was changed to Super Ice Qube Hopper and given a snow theme. | ||
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| Trivial Pursuit Interactive Multimedia Game | Western Technologies Inc. / Parker Brothers | [top] | |
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This is the first multimedia version of the classic Parker Brothers board game. It uses photos, animations, videos & voice clips to pose over 2000 questions and answers to Trivial Pursuit questions. In the Classic Game, up to 6 players roll an on-screen die and move their 'pie-dish' marker around the spoke-and-wheel game board, just like the board game. The square you land on is color coded to one of six trivia categories: People & Places, Sports & Leisure, History, Arts & Entertainment, Science & Nature, and Wild Card. Answering the trivia question correctly lets you take another turn. Further, if you are on the 'prize' square at the end of each spoke (1 spoke end for each category color), the correct answer grants you a colored pie piece in your pie-dish marker for that category. Once you have all 6 pie pieces in your dish, you need to head back to the hub for a final random question to win the game. In the Fast Game, up to 6 players can forgo the die-rolling and board movement. It's a race to answer correctly a question from each category first! Categories are randomly selected in this mode. | ||
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| Turoid | Jason Truong | [top] | |
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This is an Arkanoid clone, where the point is - like in many other games like it - to bounce a ball with a paddle in order to destroy all the bricks on a given level. The paddle is controlled with a mouse (the mouse sensitivity can be adjusted with the numeric keys). The bricks come in various types: the green, orange and white bricks can be destroyed simply by hitting them; the yellow brick can be destroyed only after picking up a certain powerup; the purple brick contains a ball that will fall down after destroying it - two hits with such a ball will destroy your paddle; the gold bricks are "special" and many various, benevolent effects may occur when they are hit. Only the green, orange and white bricks need to be destroyed to complete the level. A level editor application is included with the game. | ||
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| Video Cube: Space | Aris Entertainment | [top] | |
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This is the first in a series of interactive puzzles incorporating over 100 video clips. It gives that classic Rubik's Cube a digital twist. Are you fast enough? Fragments of images materialize on the CUBE. You must transform them before time runs out in non-stop arcade action. Upon your skill and speed avail victory...or death. Can you see with your mind's eye? Each image fragment is part of a larger picture. Visualize how it should look in your mind's eye. Click to rotate the fragments to build a complete image. Can you conquer the CUBE? Master the puzzle. Daring deeds untold in a cinematic spectacle of music and video each time you solve an image. Solve all six sides of the CUBE and advance to the next level. | ||
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| Wheel of Fortune | Sony Imagesoft | [top] | |
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This version of the tv game show incorporates moving video and a talking Vanna White. Spin the wheel and watch Vanna turn the letters. The game features more than 5,000 puzzles, music and sound effects and digitized video of contestants. For those not familiar with Wheel of Fortune, it's a word game in which three players take turns spinning a colorful wheel with spaces representing varying dollar amounts and prizes. After the wheel is spun, players guess a consonant that they believe is behind one of the highlighted tiles in the puzzle. For each letter successfully guessed, the dollar amount is awarded for each letter found on the wheel. Vowels can be bought during gameplay to help solve the puzzle. A game consists of three rounds followed by a bonus round for the winner. Both human and computer-controlled players can participate in each game. Three skill levels are available for computer-controlled players and, depending on which is chosen, determine how forcefully and intelligently the AI executes actions such as spinning the wheel, picking consonants, buying vowels and solving puzzles. The interface is point-and-click with the keyboard used for some shortcuts and entering contestant names. | ||
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| WinGenius | Twisted Pine Software / Pinnacle Software | [top] | |
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This is a brain-stimulating (hence the name) bundle of animated conversions of traditional puzzle / board games "Connect", Checkers, WinJump. "Baffle" (better known elsewhere as Pegged or simply "the peg game") is an animated version of the board game commonly known as Solitaire in the UK, Peg Solitaire in the US, another common name is Brainvita. The game is played on a board with a number holes in it of pegs in it. The player must jump one peg over another to capture it, all captured pieces are removed and the object is to finish with a single peg in the central hole. The standard game has all the holes, apart from the central hole, occupied by a peg. This is an animated version of that game with several non-standard peg configurations of escalating difficulty. It also has two choices of boards & pegs, several types of music and a range of in-game sounds. WinHex is a two player strategy game played on a hexagonal grid. Each player takes it in turns to place a piece in a cell on the grid. The object is to link two sides before the other player does. The game can be played with two players or by one player against the computer. A handy user interface can indicate valid moves to players unfamiliar with the rules. | ||
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| Zig-Zag | Castaway Software Hawaii / Quantum Quality Productions | [top] | |
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This is a cross between the word games Hangman and Mastermind. The computer selects a secret word and then the player must try to guess it by placing other words in a crooked pattern and evaluating a point score based on the number of correct letters and their location compared to the letters in the secret word. In addition to freestyle word guessing, the game contains four "Quests" where the player moves across Hawaiian maps solving zig zags to traverse obstacles. | ||
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| Żmija [PL] | Polskie Systemy Informatyczne / xLand Games | [top] | |
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Żmija is an adaptation of the classical concept of snake games. The player has to guide a worm through a labyrinth. The player must feed the worm to score points and gain access to the next board, however feeding the worm makes it grow longer. The worm loses a life when he bites its own tail. If the worm manages to eat all the apples and reach the exit doors, he will be transferred to the next level. The game contains several additives to facilitate the completion of the board, such as: spring (allows you to jump over the tail), conditioner (reduces the snake size), missiles and more. The game features a total of seventy levels. | ||
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This was a monthly magazine supplement that came with PLAY-PC December 1994 issue. | ||
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