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- Public (software) Library
- December 1993 Monthly CD-ROM
- Copyright 1993 Nelson Ford, PsL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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- Battles on Distant Deserts 1.5 [BDD150] (Glacier Edge Technology, reg. fee:
- $15-25) is a strategic war game for Windows that presents hypothetical
- battles which could have occurred during Operation Desert Storm. You can
- command M1A1 Tanks, M2 Bradleys, AH-64 Apaches, Infantry and other units
- against Saddam's T72s, T62s, T55 tanks, BMP IFVs, and Infantry in a variety
- of tactical situations. You can play against the computer or a friend, and
- choose to fight for the Coalition or Iraqi forces.
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- Stardate 2140.2: Battles on Distant Planets 1.5 [BDP150] (Glacier Edge
- Technology, reg. fee: $5-40) is a complex sci-fi battlefield strategy game
- for Windows.
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- Boxem 1.0 [BOXEM] (Flat Rabbit Software, reg. fee: $18) is a game of logic
- similar to "pen-the-pig" or "squares". The object of the game is to build
- more boxes on the game grid than your opponent. When a complete box is made,
- the box is removed to show a portion of a picture which lies under the
- playing board. When all the boxes are made, the complete picture becomes
- visible and a brief description of the picture appears. This game features
- beautiful 256-color pictures and high quality digitized sound clips. You can
- also add your own pictures, sounds, and descriptions to the game. Requires
- WIN31, 4meg RAM, VGA, mouse, and a hard disk. This is available on 3.5"
- 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
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- Personal Golf Tracker for Windows 1.1 [PGT11] (John I. Hancock, reg. fee:
- $25) is a golf score database with extensive analysis of your golf game. Now
- includes VBRUN200 on the second disk.
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- Rhapsody! A King Kong Battle 1.0 [RHAPSODY] (Jeffrey R. Marken, reg. fee:
- $10) is an interesting 2-player strategy game for Windows. You must maneuver
- your King Kong around the maze-like city to try to capture your opponent.
- Each player's turn consists of giving his Kong directions (North, South,
- East, or West) and the number of steps to take in that direction. Your turn
- is ended if you run into a building or fail to reach your opponent's
- location.
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- Tee Time 1.2 [TEETIME] (MerryWare, reg. fee: $20) is an interesting
- strategy/puzzle game based on Tetris. The object of the game is to clear all
- the blocks on a 10x10 playing grid. The target blocks do not fall but appear
- in a window for placement, and can be rotated and reversed. The playing
- grid is divided into four 5x5 quadrants by two mirrors, one vertical and one
- horizontal. A row or column clears when it can be divided into two halves
- that are "negative mirrors" of each other. This is a very challenging game.
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- Triple Yahoo! 2.0f [TYAHOO] (Dan Puraty, reg. fee: $10) is a Windows 3.1
- version of the dice game Triple Yahtzee for up to four players. Requires
- VBRUN200.
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- Ultima 21 Deluxe for Windows 1.7 [ULTIMA21] (Bitwise Software
- International,, reg. fee: $40.) allows you to play blackjack in one of four
- different casinos with computerized or human players. You can control the
- card count, change dealers, keep statistics, and change any or all of the
- casino rules. (720K)
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- Video Draw Poker 2.0 [VDP20] (WT Enterprises, reg. fee: $15 CDN) is a game
- of video poker for WIN31. Features include WAV sound support and 256-color
- card backs. A 386/33 or better machine is recommended. Requires VBRUN300.
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- Zanti! 1.2b [ZANTI1, ZANTI2] (Patrick Sheaffer, reg. fee: $5) is an
- exciting multi-media arcade game. You must guide the Zanti aliens into the
- hands of Earth's military. This is accomplished by connecting pieces of a
- tunnel from the invader's ship to an ending piece. If you have played any of
- the "Pipe Dream" type games, you'll understand how this works. There are
- great 256-color graphics and digitized WAV files to add to the enjoyment of
- the game. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. (A set of
- PG-13 rated graphic files for this game is available on the CD in
- ZANTI3.ZIP. )
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- Block Breaker 3.13E [BLOK_BR] (Yutaka Emura, reg. fee: $10) is a colorful
- WIN31 version of the old Breakout game.
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- Jewel Thief 1.4 [JEWLTHF] (ServantWare, reg. fee: $10) is a mouse-driven
- arcade game where you try to steal as many jewels as you can while avoiding
- the ever-present guards.
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- PentaBlox 1.0 [PENTABL] (Aquila Software, reg. fee: $20) is a puzzle game
- with twelve unusual pieces and 2339 unique solutions. The pieces may be
- rotated and flipped for placement using a handy toolbar and the drag and
- drop interface. There is no timer and no falling pieces as in Tetris games,
- and your solutions can be saved to a file for future reference.
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- Slam! 1.0 [WSLAM] (Robert Epps, reg. fee: $10) an excellent air hockey game
- for Windows 3.1. It allows you to play on a 3-D table agains a computerized
- opponent with adjustable speed and aggressiveness. You may also customize
- screen colors and the overhead view angle. A 386 or better CPU is required.
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