PsL Monthly 1994 July/PSL Monthly Shareware CD-ROM (Public Software Library) (July 1994).iso/filesbbs/games/dos/ascii_ga.bbs

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BEGIN.ZIP       86692  11-23-93  Begin (Clockwork Software; $10-$15) is a
                               | non-graphic, complex, space-trek type game.
                               | You can choose to be the good guys or bad
                               | guys, as well as choose how many and what
                               | kind of ships accompany your ship and the
                               | enemy's ship. Then the purpose becomes to
                               | wipe out the bad guys.
SUPRTREK.EXE    90442  11-01-87  SuperTrek is a souped-up trek game.
TOM_TREK.ZIP   147870  11-20-93  Tommy's Trek (Tommy's Toys; $?) is a space
                               | trek type game with music and real-time
                               | animation, as well as a complex autopilot
                               | which runs the ship for you if desired.
ACQB.EXE        50176  01-01-80  ACQB is the ArmChair QuarterBack program. It
                               | is similar to the commercial NFL Challenge
                               | program, but much simpler than Cunning
                               | Football. CF lets you control the actual
                               | play, while ACQB only lets you select a play
                               | (against the computer) and then tells you
                               | the result.
ADMAZE.EXE      87847  05-29-91  Mission Maze 1.0 (Soleau, William; $12) is a
                               | maze/adventure game. There are a total of 6
                               | levels and 12 items which must be located to
                               | complete the entire game.
AIRTRAX.EXE     31104  07-12-86  Airtrax is an air traffic control game. You
                               | guide planes in without any crashes and your
                               | salary goes up. Object of the game is to get
                               | a high salary.
ALLEY.EXE       55670  08-20-91  Alley (Claypool, Stephen; $7) is a plain
                               | looking, but entertaining race car game.
                               | Although the "cars" and other objects are
                               | just ASCII block characters, the play of the
                               | game is well designed and fast paced. You
                               | have to avoid junk in the road, pick up
                               | fuel, and get around slower drivers.
ALLSLOT.COM     17379  12-04-89  AllSlot is a program with three different
                               | types of slot machine simulations. It uses
                               | ASCII characters, so it will run on any
                               | machine, but that means it isn't as slick as
                               | if it used true graphics.
ATC.ZIP         51313  08-25-93  Air Traffic Controller 1.0 (Cascoly Software
                               | ASP; $24) is a simulation of the duties of a
                               | sector air traffic controller. The object is
                               | to guide twenty planes safely through your
                               | sectors. You have control of landing, taking
                               | off and changing altitudes with twenty
                               | levels of difficulty.
AXTRONS.EXE     45993  10-18-91  Axtrons (Gunn, Christopher G.; $?) is a
                               | simple arena style game which pits you
                               | against dim-witted but diligent
                               | intergalactic opponents. You can destroy
                               | your enemy with direct combat or by setting
                               | traps and barbs.
BERSERK.COM     41134  05-14-90  Berserk (Graham, Keith P.; $0) is an arcade
                               | game. BASIC source included.
BLINDMZ.EXE     69392  01-17-90  Blind Maze 2.0 (Soleau, William; $15) is a
                               | maze game in which you blast walls, find
                               | maps and time bombs, and avoid the Evil
                               | Spirits. Each floor is a different, complex
                               | maze of which you can see only a little
                               | piece at a time. A different "mission" is
                               | given to you for each level. Try to complete
                               | the mission and advance to the next level
                               | before you run out of oxygen. Graphics NOT
                               | required.
BOMBRUN.EXE     13200  02-18-93  Bomb Run 2.1 (PC Solutions; $15) As your
                               | plane crosses over the enemy's territory,
                               | you must bomb the targets below. If you hit
                               | all the targets, you keep advancing to new
                               | screens.
BUGS.COM        13045  08-21-89  Bugs (Ouye, M.; $?) is similar to the arcade
                               | game centipede. Fast paced and challenging.
CHASE.COM       17636  05-14-90  Chase 1.0 (Wilson, John; $0) See how long
                               | you can elude the large number of different
                               | kinds of creatures that are after you as you
                               | dig through the ground. You get a head start
                               | to dig some false tunnels or to do anything
                               | else you can think of to slow down the
                               | opponents, so make good use of the time at
                               | the start of the game.
CONECT4.COM     11392  03-25-91  Connect4 2.07 (Harper, Jeff; $5) lets you
                               | play the computer in this popular strategy
                               | game that takes tic-tac-toe to a higher
                               | level.
CPOKEMAN        26024  02-07-90  CPokeman ($0) is similar to PacMan. It is
                               | not as slick, but it works well and does not
                               | require graphics. Slow-down required.
DEPTHCH.COM      6730  08-21-89  Depthchg Your ship goes across the top of
                               | the screen while subs cross below it at
                               | varying depths. You try to blow up the subs.
                               | BASIC required.
DANGER.EXE      45478  09-08-92  Islands of Danger 3.2 (Carr, Richard; $9) is
                               | an excellent shoot-em-up arcade game. You
                               | must clear seven islands (on a scrolling
                               | playing field) of missile launchers to save
                               | your friend who has been captured by the Mad
                               | Emperor.
DIAMAZE.EXE     40687  12-16-91  DiaMaze 1.0 (Herringbone Software; $6)
                               | Explore and blast your way through a mine to
                               | find as many diamonds as you can before your
                               | lamp fuel runs out.
DICE.BAS         6870  09-29-84  Dice is the game of Craps. Basic required.
ECOMSTR.EXE    331791  03-10-93  EcoMaster 2.03 (Cascoly Software ASP; $20)
                               | is an ecology simulation in which you try to
                               | predict how animals will survive in a series
                               | of different environments or biomes. Each
                               | round, players bid for animals, using
                               | ecopoints that they have earned. This is a
                               | game of skill and chance. Some of the areas
                               | where skill comes in include learning which
                               | animals perform best in various biomes. The
                               | program uses ASCII characters for graphics,
                               | so it will run on any machine.
FALLZON.EXE     11472  09-25-91  Fall Zone-II 1.2 (PC Solutions; $12)
                               | requires fast thinking and reflexes as you
                               | pick up items in a cave as it crumbles
                               | around you.
GBALLS.COM      56740  08-21-89  GBalls (Tommy's Toys; $0) you are on a
                               | constantly shrinking pool table and you must
                               | try to avoid running into any of the
                               | increasing number of balls. A good hand-eye
                               | coordination game for children. No graphics
                               | required.
GOPHER.EXE      53168  10-18-91  Gopher's Garden (Gunn, Christopher G.; $?)
                               | Your garden has become overrun with pesky
                               | gophers. Your job is to trounce the little
                               | rodents before they can do any more damage.
                               | You can pull up weeds along the way for
                               | bonus points.
HOVER.COM       41168  07-22-90  Hover Craft 1.01 (Carr Software; $?) is a
                               | game in which you are the commander and have
                               | six hover crafts with which to destroy all
                               | of the enemy missile launchers on the island.
KURSK.COM       45537  11-17-89  Battle Of Kursk (Kowalski, Matthew; $0) is a
                               | strategy/simulation game of World War II
                               | tank warfare. The strategy comes in proper
                               | positioning of your tank to blast your
                               | opponent. The tanks are intended to be
                               | historically accurate in their make-up,
                               | despite the fact that only ASCII characters
                               | are used. Frankly, we found this to be a
                               | little simplistic (dull), but we've seen it
                               | get rave reviews elsewhere, so that may just
                               | be a matter of personal taste.
LAWN.COM        49687  08-21-89  Lawn Mower 2.0 (LAWN) (Orr, Christopher D.;
                               | $0) challenges you to cut a lawn in the
                               | least amount of time without running over,
                               | through or into objects and without using up
                               | all your spare blades. Finish one yard and
                               | different ones come up.
MADMAZE.EXE     65536  08-26-89  MadMaze (Soleau, William; $10-$15) is a
                               | maze/adventure game. You must find your way
                               | through a maze, blast through walls and find
                               | the treasure before you run out of time.
MINELAY.COM     35727  03-12-91  Minelayer 1.2 (Carr Software; $12) is a
                               | fast-scrolling color arcade game. Your
                               | high-speed minelayer can move in eight
                               | directions across a 24 screen ocean. You
                               | must destroy enemy bases while laying mines
                               | for the enemy rammer ships that are out to
                               | get you. If it seems too easy at first,
                               | adjust the parameters as suggested and try
                               | again. Works on any kind of video, although
                               | color is helpful.
NVPOKER.COM     48708  08-22-89  NVPoker (Niese, Mike; $10) is a video poker
                               | machine game. Unlike 2-Bit Poker, NVPoker
                               | doesn't use graphics. Unfortunately, it uses
                               | a constant beeping and tunes. You'll never
                               | convince your spouse that you are working on
                               | your taxes in the den. The best feature of
                               | this game is that it gives you hints on
                               | strategy on each play, making this a good
                               | way to prepare for the next Las Vegas Comdex.
PACWORM.COM      5245  08-21-89  Pacworm The point is to guide a worm around
                               | the screen and gobble up things as they pop
                               | up. Each time the worm eats something, it
                               | grows longer. If the head of the worm bumps
                               | into a wall or into itself, it dies.
PCCASINO.ZIP   102466  11-19-93  PC-Casino (Fallen, David L.; $10) includes
                               | three casino games, all done in
                               | text-graphics that will work on any video
                               | system. PC-POKER is a video poker machine
                               | game. Since it does not use true graphics,
                               | it is not as good looking as 2-Bit Poker
                               | (#882), but it works well. PC-SLOT is the
                               | best looking text-graphics slot machine game
                               | we have seen and the sound effects are above
                               | average too. However, it seems to us that it
                               | pays off far too often compared to real
                               | machines. The last game is PC-KENO, a video
                               | Keno machine.
PCSTUD.ZIP      76607  07-30-93  PCStud 1.5 is a video poker game using ASCII
                               | graphics.
PITFALL.COM     21284  08-21-89  Pitfall You have to guide your jet through
                               | an endless pit, avoiding the curving walls
                               | and other dangers.
PLUNDER.EXE     43948  09-03-91  Plunder 1.0 (Herringbone Software; $6) you
                               | must use your skills as an archaeologist to
                               | uncover ancient ruins from Scotland to Iraq.
                               | As you dig trenches and pits in your search
                               | for long lost treasure, you must watch your
                               | budget. You can either get rich quick or go
                               | bankrupt just as quickly.
PODWARS.COM     47669  01-02-90  PodWars (Updyke, Merwin and George, John;
                               | $15) is a maze/adventure game. After running
                               | PODWARS.EXE, use the Load option to load
                               | TUNL-000. This will put you in the space
                               | ship armory. After you stock up on energy
                               | cells and weapons, you will teleport down
                               | into the middle of a lot of rock. Press the
                               | space bar to bring up the weapons menu,
                               | select Laser, press Enter (the menu
                               | disappears). Notice at the top of the screen
                               | it now says "Lasr". Press an arrow key in
                               | the direction you want to fire and part of
                               | the rock is blown away. Now the top of the
                               | screen says "Move", so move into the new
                               | space. Reload the Laser and keep chipping
                               | away and moving until you get out of the
                               | rock and into clear tunnel. There is a LOT
                               | more to the game. Read the doc file
                               | carefully for what little help there is if
                               | you expect to get anywhere.
PYROII.EXE      84573  12-17-90  Pyro II 2.2.2 (O'Brien, Michael; $0) is a
                               | game in which you are a pyromaniac burning
                               | down buildings. As you move from floor to
                               | floor, you earn points for the amount of
                               | damage you do without getting trapped in the
                               | flames. (No, the program doesn't have any
                               | redeeming social values, but then, neither
                               | does Die Hard(er).) Although the program
                               | uses ASCII characters for graphics, the
                               | graphics are very well done and the sound
                               | effects are even better.
RACECAR.COM     43570  08-21-89  Racecar 1.2 (Soleau, William; $0) Guide a
                               | car down a race track, avoiding obstacles
                               | and oil slicks, following curves in the road
                               | and hitting ramps to jump over gullies. The
                               | clever use of ASCII graphics means that the
                               | program should work on any video setup.
SCIFLYP.COM     16837  08-21-89  SciFlyPC 2.1 (Berg, Bob; $0) is a very good
                               | version of Space Invaders for those without
                               | graphics cards. Its ASCII graphics well done
                               | that you won't miss having true graphics.
SHAFT.COM       48852  12-11-90  Shaft 1.0 (Herringbone Software; $6) you
                               | must explore the high-rise Fenton Building
                               | trying to defuse anarchist time bombs. The
                               | elevator comes in handy, but the open shaft
                               | can be a killer.
SLOTMAC.COM     45412  12-04-89  SlotMach is a video slot machine. BASIC
                               | source code is included, but BASIC is not
                               | required.
SNAKES.COM       5609  08-21-89  Snakes lets you compete against the computer
                               | or a friend. As you move around the screen,
                               | you are leaving a "wall" behind you. The
                               | goal is to cut down your opponents space so
                               | that he will crash into a wall before you do.
SPACEIN.COM     17517  09-11-89  Space Investors 1.1 (SPACEIN) (Pinnacle
                               | Software; $0) is a space invaders type game.
                               | Pascal source code is included.
SUPERPAK.EXE   164604  03-31-93  Super Game Pak (Apogee Software; $various)
                               | is an entertaining set of seven games of
                               | arcade action, adventure, and trivia: Block
                               | Five ($0) is an ancient strategy game in
                               | which you try to place five markers in a row
                               | while blocking the computer from doing the
                               | same. Raiders of the Lost Mine ($0) is an
                               | arcade game in which you dig for gold while
                               | trying to avoid the deadly Skull. Asteroid
                               | Rescue ($0) is an ASCII arcade game in which
                               | you guide your ship through asteroids as you
                               | save astronauts from being crushed. Use
                               | missiles to blast away rocks, and collect
                               | fuel and shields to aid your ship. Rogue
                               | Runner ($0) is an arcade/maze type game with
                               | some deadly creatures thrown in. Shrine of
                               | Kroz ($8) is part of the Kroz
                               | ASCII-arcade/maze series. You are an
                               | archaeologist with a whip exploring a vast
                               | underground kingdom searching for a Crown.
                               | Word Whiz Volume ($4) is a word challenge
                               | game that will rate your ability with lesser
                               | known words.
TOMHYPR.EXE     71342  07-18-92  Tommy's Hyperdrive #32 (TOMHYPR) (Tommy's
                               | Toys; $6) You have to guide your ship
                               | through a constantly changing maze. When you
                               | reach the exit, your ship goes through a
                               | loud, flashy hyperspace to get to the next
                               | level. ASCII graphics work on any video.
                               | Good for younger children.
TRAP.ZIP        40806  08-22-93  Trap 2.0 (Brandt, Bruce; $5) is an unusual
                               | and interesting game in which you try to
                               | move doors to trap the "monsters" in the
                               | least amount of time.
VIPER.COM       15256  05-22-89  Viper (Kemmetmueller, Robert; $0) is a
                               | shoot-em-up space arcade game that makes
                               | such good use of graphics that you will
                               | swear it is using true graphics.
YAHTZEE.BAS      9728  06-29-82  Yahtzee is the game of Yahtzee in uncompiled
                               | BASIC, for those who like to study/modify
                               | the source code.
ZZT.ZIP        118977  11-19-93  ZZT 3.2 (Potomac Computer Systems, ASP; $15)
                               | is an exploration and adventure arcade game.
                               | It's use of ASCII characters for "graphics"
                               | means that the program will run on any kind
                               | of video. The game comes with 43 screens
                               | (rooms, or whatever) in which you try to get
                               | to keys that open doors you must get through
                               | while solving clever puzzles that block your
                               | progress. You must also avoid deadly
                               | creatures that could harm you. If the 43
                               | screens are not enough for you, a game
                               | editor lets you create your own game worlds.
                               | This is a very well designed game, and
                               | includes on-line instructions and a hint
                               | file.