| Name | Extracted | Size | Date | Description |
| ABYSS.ZIP | Yes | 117510 | 11/21/1993 | Rooms of the Abyss (Binder, Martin & Lichtenwalner, Damon; $2) is a 3-D role-playing adventure game. You will explore King Edward's castle, searching for the evil wizard Deerg. Collect armor, keys, and gold coins while doing battle with snakes, bats, and poisonous spiders. You will gain experience in your battles, and you must maintain health points to continue on. VGA and 640K required. |
| ABYSS1.ZIP | Yes | 279076 | 5/16/1994 | The Catacomb Abyss (Gamer's Edge; $15-$30) is an incredible three-dimensional arcade/adventure game from the makers of Wolfenstein 3D. As the town Wizard you are called upon to use your courage and magical abilities to defeat the diabolical plans of the evil Nemesis. In your quest you will explore the maze-like Towne Cemetery, gathering healing potions, collecting gems and weapons, and blasting Magic Missiles and Zappers at an amazing variety of bizarre monsters. Games can be saved at any point during play, and if you're lucky enough to find the Hourglass you can even stop the flow of time. This game is filled with secret passages, puzzles, treasures, and playfully gruesome levels. The beautiful scrolling EGA/VGA graphics and AdLib compatible sound effects easily rival similar commercial games on the market. Requires 590K free RAM and 900K+ of disk space. |
| ABYSS2.ZIP | Yes | 285072 | 5/16/1994 | See ABYSS1 |
| ABYSS3.ZIP | Yes | 245726 | 5/16/1994 | See ABYSS1 |
| ANCIENTS.ZIP | Yes | 301491 | 5/16/1994 | Ancients I: The Deathwatch (FARR-WARE; $24) is a 3-D fantasy adventure game with outstanding graphics. Your party of four characters must explore the city of Locklaven and ultimately enter the dungeon to eradicate an unknown evil. You can visit several shops, bartering for weapons and food and drink. You can try your luck at the Wheel of Despair at the Casino, or toss down some ale at the Dragon Inn. Within the Temple of Healing, the priests can heal your character or even resurrect the dead. Only the proper mixture of magic, wits, and brute strength will prevail against the powers of darkness. A mouse and 1.3+meg of disk space are required. |
| BANDOR1.ZIP | Yes | 303856 | 5/16/1994 | Bandor 1.1 (Magic Lemon Software; $20) is a 3-D "Dungeons and Dragons" type graphic adventure game. In your quest to become a hero of Bandor, you will assemble a party of daring adventurers to prevent the evil Storm King's minions from overrunning your city. Visit the armory to obtain weapons, and head to the Training Grounds to improve your fighting skills and increase your magical knowledge. The Priests of P'Tah will offer you healing (for a small fee), and valuable information can be overheard at the Keg & Ale tavern. This is a very vast game, with impressive graphics and an excellent mouse-based interface. Requires 2.25 meg of hard disk space, MCGA or better video, and 580K free RAM. Sound Blaster support is also provided. |
| BANDOR2.ZIP | Yes | 237527 | 5/16/1994 | See Bandor1 |
| BANDOR3.ZIP | Yes | 192345 | 5/16/1994 | See Bandor1 |
| BANDOR4.ZIP | Yes | 305324 | 5/16/1994 | See Bandor1 |
| BANDOR_2.ZIP | Yes | 712910 | 5/16/1994 | Bandor II: Wrath of the Storm Giant King (Magic Lemon Software ASP; $20) is the second in a series to the 3-D graphic adventure game, Bandor. Bandor II takes you through the forest to meet Wanaidi and Roligel, to the slums to fight the Dark Servants, and to a cave to fight the Storm Giant King Wraith. Requires 2.5 meg of hard disk space, 580K free RAM and at least a 286. Sound Blaster support is also provided. |
| BASH.ZIP | Yes | 1009407 | 7/27/1993 | Monster Bash 2.1 (Apogee Software; $39) is a horror adventure/arcade game with gruesome graphics. Johnny Dash must save his dog from the underworld of Count Chuck. The program features 8 megs compressed animated and scrolling EGA/VGA graphics, digitized sound and voice effects, Ad Lib and SoundBlaster support, uniquely animated monsters, opening and closing animated/cinematic sequences, joystick support, three skill levels, save/restore up to 10 games, built in hints, and many secret places and bonuses. Requires a 286 or faster. |
| CLYDES.ZIP | Yes | 160167 | 5/16/1994 | Clyde's Adventure 2.0 (Moonlite Software; $26) In this edition, Treasure of Tahookaboo, you must search the eight deadly castles of Tahookaboo for hidden treasure. As you search the seemingly endless rooms you'll have to deal with force fields, dead ends, killer stalagmites, and much more without running out of energy. Your only weapon is a magic wand which can blast through bricks and light bombs to blow out walls. Other features include a four-way scrolling playfield, music and sound effects, adjustable playing speed, save/restore game options, and joystick support. Requires 512K free RAM and a 286 or better CPU. |
| COMIC.ZIP | Yes | 90466 | 11/18/1993 | Captain Comic 3 (Denio, Michael; $10-$20) is a terrific EGA game with great graphics -- true arcade quality. We were so impressed with an earlier version, which could be given away but not distributed for a disk fee, that we gave it away for free just so people could see it. The author has given us special permission to distribute the disk for our normal fees. EGA compatible video required. |
| COSMOS.ZIP | Yes | 510877 | 11/20/1993 | Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure I: Forbidden Planet (Apogee Software Productions; $20) Cosmo is a lovable little alien with green skin, red hair, and suction cups for hands. He and his family were on their way to Earth to when their ship was struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on a mysterious uncharted planet. His parents soon turn up missing, and he is forced to journey across a forbidden planet full of dangers and surprises. This game features multi-scrolling graphics, loads of animated creatures, Ad Lib/SoundBlaster compatible music and sound effects, joystick support, game save/restore options, and much more. Requires a 286 or better, EGA/VGA, and a hard disk. |
| CRYSTL1.ZIP | Yes | 91943 | 5/16/1994 | Crystal Caves Vol. 1 (Apogee Software; $15-$33) (Episode: Troubles with Tribbles) is an action packed arcade game from the makers of Duke Nukum and Commander Keen. This game includes arcade-quality puzzles and EGA/VGA graphics, screen effects, arcade sounds, joystick support and more. As Mylo Steamwitz, you'll explore the planets of Altair in search of vast treasures. In some levels of this game, Mylo will walk up-side-down. In other levels, there is such low gravity that the recoil from Mylo's laser pistol can knock him into other dangers. Some levels are without lights, and others are packed full of falling hammers, egg-dropping alien bats, free roaming slither eyes, web-shooting alien spiders, and more. Each level features all new graphics. Requires EGA/VGA and a hard disk. |
| CRYSTL2.ZIP | Yes | 92076 | 5/16/1994 | See CRYSTL1 |
| CUBMAZE.ZIP | Yes | 352341 | 5/16/1994 | Cubics' Maze & Cosmic Mines (Dunavant, James C.; $0) contains two exciting games. In Cubics' Maze, hostile aliens have placed you in a vast 3-D maze. If you can find your way out and defeat the creatures within, you will be allowed to live. This game requires VGA, and a 286+. A mouse is recommended but not required. Cosmic Mines is a space shoot-em-up that requires you to destroy an unending barrage of alien mines. Requires EGA or better, and a 286+. |
| DEF_BOST.ZIP | Yes | 755668 | 11/20/1993 | Defender of Boston (Wisseman, Tim; $10-$16) is a real-time mystery adventure set in the 1920's. As a Boston investigator, you must solve the mystery of Rock Island by gathering clues and other materials. Requires VGA, hard disk and a mouse. A Sound Blaster compatible sound card is optional. |
| DARKAGES.ZIP | Yes | 143365 | 11/19/1993 | Dark Ages: Price of Destiny Vol. I (Scenario Software; $15) is a splendid animated, scrolling, arcade game in which you rescue the Great Kingdom as you try to survive traps and creatures. Background music consists of eight original theme songs which require an Ad Lib or Sound Blaster card. The graphics are very good and require EGA or VGA. The scrolling animation requires a 286 or faster CPU. |
| DUKENUKM.ZIP | Yes | 230883 | 5/16/1994 | Duke Nukum (Apogee Software; $15) is a top-quality arcade game from the publishers of Commander Keen. In addition to arcade-quality EGA/VGA graphics, Duke Nukum features four-way scrolling scenes, arcade sound effects, joystick support and much more. In addition to the usual running, jumping and weapon firing, the Duke can do somersaults and use hooks to walk on ceilings. The game has over one meg of animation and graphics. Requires 640k, EGA/VGA and a hard drive. |
| DUKEED.ZIP | Yes | 67141 | 8/18/1993 | DukeEdit 1.6 is an easy way of finding your way through the dangerous world of Duke Nukum. |
| ELECBODY.ZIP | Yes | 331902 | 11/21/1993 | ElectroBODY 1.2 (XLanD-ADAMIK; $29) You are Jack, a cyborg with the brain and qualities of a human, but in a high-tech body and with powerful weapons. Jack must fight to get back the spaceship that was invaded by the robots that killed his family. The program features high quality graphics, and Sound Blaster compatible digitized sound effects and music. Requires 640K RAM, 12+ Mhz cpu. |
| ELF1.ZIP | Yes | 139396 | 11/21/1993 | Elfland Vol. 1: Gorgimer's Castle (Erikson, Carl; $15-$20) is a fantastic arcade/adventure game. You take on the role of Elfie (or Elfita for girls), and try to save your Elf villiage from the evil Trolls. You'll gather different fruit weapons, talk to other characters, explore caverns and castles, and figure out some puzzles on this heroic quest. The game features colorful four-way scrolling backgrounds, Sound Blaster support with digitized sound effects and music, save/restore game options, three difficulty levels, joystick support, and much more. The variety of comical animated creatures make this game suitable for children and adults alike. Requires 640K, EGA/VGA, and a hard disk or high-density floppy. |
| FBIFRED.ZIP | Yes | 41571 | 5/16/1994 | FBIFred (Spezzano, Richard; $10) You are an FBI agent searching for a secret access code in a rat infested New York City subway. This multi-screen mission contains many hidden secrets. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| FGODMOM.ZIP | Yes | 104852 | 11/19/1993 | F. GodMom 4.0 (Blackwell, John; $5-$20) is an arcade/logic game in which you play a fairy godmother on a mission to free fifty of your fellow fairy godmothers. Your only weapons are your wits and a magic wand of transformation, and you must make your way across fifty levels while avoiding killer crabs and dangerous dimensional implosions. If you succeed, you will see the freed fairies dance for joy in your honor. Other features include a save/restore game option, on-line help and hints, a boss key, and a pause control. Sound effects and joystick support are also provided. This is a challenging and entertaining game with a rather humorous twist and great graphics. |
| HARRY.ZIP | Yes | 1280322 | 10/13/1993 | Halloween Harry 1.1 (Apogee Software Productions; $35) Aliens have landed in New York City and are intent on turning humans into mindless zombies in their conquest of the universe. Harry is our only hope in defeating their ghoulish advances. Help Harry blow away the aliens with an arsenal of weapons, including flame throwers, missiles and grenades. Rescue the captives at each level before finding the way out and on to the next adventure. Featured are a colorful tutorial, fantastic, scrolling, perspective-based graphics and three skill levels. Requires a 386+ and 256-color VGA. It supports joysticks, gamepads and Sound Blaster compatible sound cards. |
| HOOSIER.ZIP | Yes | 162964 | 11/21/1993 | Hoosier City: Assault of the Orcs (MVP Software ASP; $15-$33) is an arcade adventure game. You must explore dangerous underground caverns and spooky crypts to track down and capture a dragon in order to drive invaders away from Hoosier City. It features original Sound Blaster music and sound effects. Requires 512K RAM and EGA/VGA. |
| HUGO1.ZIP | Yes | 216776 | 5/16/1994 | Hugo's House of Horrors (Gray Design Associates ASP; $20) is a challenging adventure game that uses a combination of colorful 3-D animated graphics and text. You control Hugo's destiny as he tries to rescue his sweetheart, Penelope, who is imprisoned inside the haunted house. EGA and over 900K of disk space is required. (Don't ask us for advice; we couldn't get past the Mad Scientist.) |
| HUGO2.ZIP | Yes | 298210 | 5/16/1994 | Hugo II: Whodunit? (Gray Design Associates ASP; $20) is an animated 3D adventure game by the authors of Hugo's House of Horrors. This time a murder mystery is afoot with a couple of fiendish twists and a large helping of humor along the way. There's a revolving bookcase, a saucey French maid, a murderer, and lots more with many different screens and characters. Requires EGA, 360K, and over 900K of disk space. |
| HUGO3.ZIP | Yes | 532821 | 11/19/1993 | Hugo III: Jungle of Doom (Gray Design Associates ASP; $24) is the third installment of this popular adventure game series. Can Hugo outwit the evil witch-doctor, find the mysterious pool of life, and finally defeat his arch-enemy the Old Man? The game features excellent EGA/VGA graphics, a turbo mode for high-speed exploring, built-in hints, and much more. Requires 400K RAM and 1 meg of hard disk space. |
| HWJOGGER.ZIP | Yes | 234709 | 5/16/1994 | Heavy Water Jogger 1.0 (Viable Software Alternatives; $20) you must attempt to prevent meltdown of a nuclear plant. As Fred Fluke, jogger extraordinaire, you must avoid robots, jump pits, avoid radiation sickness, keep from getting your Reeboks wet, and locate keycards to find the control room to stop a disaster. The 256-color graphics require VGA or better video. This game also requires 512K, a hard drive, and a 286+. |
| JILL1.ZIP | Yes | 264822 | 5/16/1994 | Jill of the Jungle (Epic MegaGames ASP; $15) is a professional quality, arcade game with 16 levels of play. The game features scrolling VGA/EGA/CGA graphics, great sound effects, game save option, joystick support and a musical sound track for Sound Blaster compatible cards. As Jill, you run, jump, swim, climb and sometimes fly through the jungle, eating apples to stay healthy, killing animated monsters, and collecting keys to open doors and gems to open gates. There are secret icons that transform Jill into other creatures, such as birds, fish, and frogs. With games of this quality, we don't see how anyone ever gets any work done on a computer any more. Requires 286+, 512K and DOS 3.0+. |
| KEN1.ZIP | Yes | 313318 | 5/16/1994 | Ken's Labyrinth (Epic MegaGames ASP; $34) is a 3D, virtual reality, adventure game. Aliens from the planet Zogar have kidnapped your dog Sparky and placed you in a 10-level labyrinth. You must battle mechanical spiders, robotic soldiers and moving holes to rescue your dog. It features hi-res graphics, music, digital sound, and support for a joystick and mouse. Requires VGA, 512K and a 386 or faster. |
| KEN2.ZIP | Yes | 329053 | 5/16/1994 | See KEN1 |
| KEN3.ZIP | Yes | 154078 | 5/16/1994 | See KEN1 |
| HELIUS.ZIP | Yes | 287004 | 5/16/1994 | Helious I (Puckett, Sean M.; $12) is a strategy arcade game. Features include nine levels of gameplay, beautiful graphics, and joystick support. The object is to move an air-filled ball around by releasing it's air in any of four directions, collecting all the blue gems and the team flag. You will encounter many other weird symbols along the way. When you finish a level, you're presented with a symbol. To win the game, you must match the nine symbols with each of the nine levels. Requires a 386 or better and 640K RAM. |
| KEEN.ZIP | Yes | 219048 | 11/18/1993 | Commander Keen Volume 1 (Apogee Software; $15) is a richly complex run-jump-explore type game with high quality EGA/VGA smooth scrolling graphics. Animation is done at 60 frames per second (motion picture cartoons are filmed at only 24 frames per second). The story behind Commander Keen is amusing and entertaining. This is definitely one of the top quality games in shareware. Requires EGA/VGA, 520k RAM. A joystick is optional. |
| KDREAMS.ZIP | Yes | 360725 | 11/20/1993 | Keen Dreams (Gamer's Edge; $15) is another exciting installment in the continuing adventures of Commander Keen. In this episode you must defeat the evil King Boobus Tuber and his endless army of killer vegetables and fruits. You will face Tater Troopers, Sour Grapes, Broccolashes, Asparagustos, and a host of other organic foes as you explore the vegetarian Land of Tuberia. The game features beautiful scrolling backgrounds, AdLib Sound Blaster effects, keyboard and joystick support, high score display, and incredible animation that even the most die-hard Nintendo fan will appreciate. Requires 560K free RAM and EGA or better video. |
| KEENGALX.ZIP | Yes | 659270 | 11/18/1993 | Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy (Apogee Software; $35) is a spectacular sequel in the Commander Keen saga. It contains excellent high-speed EGA/VGA graphics and animation with over 1.6 meg of action packed cinematic sequences. In this episode Commander Keen again wanders the Shadowlands and must save the galaxy from hordes of hilarious (but deadly) aliens. Other features include music through Ad Lib compatible cards, tilted levels, a demo mode, three skill levels, and much more. Requires a hard disk, and EGA/VGA. |
| KEEN_CGA.ZIP | Yes | 501027 | 11/18/1993 | Commander Keen: GoodBye Galaxy - CGA (Apogee Software; $35) is a version of Keen for CGA. See KEENGALX. |
| LASTHALF.ZIP | Yes | 345106 | 11/20/1993 | The Last Half of Darkness (Soft Lab; $22) Your strange Aunt (rumored to be a witch) has recently died while working on a powerful magic potion. You are her only living relative and you can gain title to her estate and fortune if you continue her studies in the field of magic. Thus begins an excellent adventure, as you search the creepy old house for the missing ingredients to the magic potion. The graphics are really nice, and scary sounds and actual talking can be heard through your PC speaker. Sound Blaster support is provided for enhanced sound effects. Use of a mouse speeds game play along, but is not required. EGA/VGA and a hard disk are required. |
| ORION.ZIP | Yes | 400893 | 11/18/1993 | Orion Odyssey (Dalrymple, Billy; $10) With your jetpack firmly strapped to your back, you must try to accumulate as many points as possible while destroying alien beings and finding and using useful artifacts. You must also monitor your health status, fuel consumption, and ammunition. Flying is extremely tricky, and inertia and gravity must be taken into consideration. This is a very challenging game with excellent graphics. You will have to work pretty hard just to find all the parts of the game. Requires 512K free RAM, EGA/VGA, and 1.5 meg of hard disk space. |
| OXYD_V39.ZIP | Yes | 1151650 | 11/20/1993 | Oxyd 3.9 (Dongleware Publishing, Inc.; $39) is an incredible arcade/puzzle game. Only you can save the world from suffocation by opening all the oxygen-producing "Oxyds". Through increasingly devious landscapes you must open each Oxyd by matching patterns and colors. Along the way you'll find umbrellas to prevent you from free-falling to your doom, dynamite and bombs to blast through walls, laser cannons to disintegrate objects, and much more. Features include being able to play with a friend via modems, sound card support, a timed game option, and the ability to restart a level if you make too many errors. This archive includes Hercules, EGA, and VGA versions. The program requires 512K EMS to use a sound card and 1 meg EMS to run the souped-up 256-color VGA version. This is an excellent game, with highly imaginative graphics. |
| PAGAN_1.ZIP | Yes | 208293 | 5/16/1994 | Paganitzu Part 1 (Apogee Software; $15-$33) (episode: Romancing the Rose) is an adventure/arcade game with an incredible cinematic ending and an epic story. You're an adventurer like Indiana Jones, trapped in a dangerous Aztec pyramid, full of secret rooms, creatures, artifacts, and traps. There are 20 chambers. It has vivid EGA/VGA graphics (plus CGA support), joystick support, arcade sound effects and much more. Requires 500K and a hard disk or high density floppy. |
| PAGAN_2.ZIP | Yes | 77936 | 5/16/1994 | See PAGAN_1 |
| PIPES_RP.ZIP | Yes | 136005 | 11/21/1993 | Pipes (Person, Roy Sr.; $10) is an action/arcade game. Your Robot Drone must stop the water leaks underground, kill the monsters, and collect the gold. The game has great graphics and is fun to play. Features include joystick support, sound effects and 4-way scrolling screens. Requires a 286+ and VGA. |
| RED_ROCK.ZIP | Yes | 177120 | 5/16/1994 | Secret Agent: The Hunt for Red Rock Rover (Apogee Software; $15-$30) You are a government agent whose mission is to parachute into a high-security island outpost and get back the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon. It has excellent graphics, smoothly scrolling scenes, joystick support and challenging fun. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| ROBOMAZ2.ZIP | Yes | 121635 | 11/20/1993 | Robomaze II volume 1 - The Lobby 1.1 (MVP Software ASP; $15-$30) lets you control the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's fearsome forces. You have 40 dangerous rooms to explore in the Tower, picking up money, ammo, and keys to further your progress. You can use the keyboard or a joystick and save and recall games. This is a professionally done arcade style game, with excellent graphics. |
| ROBOMAZ3.ZIP | Yes | 136166 | 11/20/1993 | Robomaze III volume 1 - The Dome (MVP Software ASP; $20) lets you control the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's fearsome forces. Complete the quest that began in Robomaze II. There are new enemies, underground caves and hideouts to explore. This is a top-notch game with excellent graphics. EGA/VGA required. |
| SIMSPACE.ZIP | Yes | 320788 | 9/22/1993 | SIMSpace (Rockland Software Productions; $35) is a spaceship flight and combat simulator. The screen is the bridge and all the controls work via a mouse. You must complete as many missions as you can before you die. Features include photo quality bitmapped and rendered graphics with digital and FM sound, many types of planets, wormholes, matter movers, shuttles and over 250 different types of missions. Requires VGA, mouse, 3-9MB of disk space and a sound card. |
| SILCITY.ZIP | Yes | 167206 | 5/16/1994 | Silicon City 2.5d (Lyric Software Co.; $22) is an interesting 3D strategy game. Due to massive over population, all of the Earth's people have been digitized and transferred to a large computer universe. Your job is to rescue the helpless inhabitants of Silicon City from a deadly virus that has infected the incubators. This game features excellent EGA/VGA graphics. A mouse is recommended. |
| SQUEST2.ZIP | Yes | 153236 | 11/21/1993 | Sword Quest 2 (NGS Software; $12) is a fantasy role-playing game based in a world of dragons, knights, and magic. Your quest is to free a world from the power of an evil dragon king. During pursuit, you are challenged by many divergent monsters and confusing puzzles. You get hints from people in towns you encounter, learn magical spells, and find hidden items. It features Adlib/Sound Blaster music support. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| SOLAR1.ZIP | Yes | 264297 | 5/16/1994 | Solar Winds 1: The Escape (Epic MegaGames ASP; $34) is a gripping action-filled quest through outer space. You are Jake Stone (renowned interstellar bounty hunter) and you must discover the secret of your past and the mystery of a distant human race from across the galaxy, while blasting away at hostile alien attackers. This game features beautiful 256-color scrolling VGA graphics, Sound Blaster-compatible music and sound effects, and joy stick support. The elements of strategy combined with outstanding arcade action, cinematic animation, and an interesting story line make this an excellent choice for game players of all ages. Requires a 286 or faster machine, 512K free RAM. |
| SOLAR2.ZIP | Yes | 222856 | 5/16/1994 | See SOLAR1 |
| SUPERZZT.ZIP | Yes | 103552 | 11/19/1993 | Super ZZT: Monster Zoo 1.1 (Epic MegaGames ASP; $14-$27) in this sequel to the popular ZZT series, you must journey through the giant seven-level Monster Zoo, shooting monsters and solving puzzles every step of the way. This game features a colorful four-way scrolling play field, on-line hints at the press of a button, mouse support, and numerous diabolical twists that are sure to keep you up way past your bedtime. Requires 512K and DOS 3.0+. |
| XORU.ZIP | Yes | 109200 | 11/20/1993 | Xoru (Castle Technologies; $20) is a pseudo-medieval story-quest where you compete to conquer the great Evil Titan. Features include sound effects, challenging puzzles, scary monsters, secret treasures, and lavish descriptions. |
| FREEBUSH.ZIP | Yes | 483084 | 9/22/1993 | Melvin Freebush (Sherwood Forest Software; $15 is a 3-D adult adventure game where the object is to find the love of your life. Be careful, the wrong move will get you thrown out of town Requires VGA and a hard drive. |
| ANTHILL.ZIP | Yes | 52480 | 5/16/1994 | Anthill (Busch, Chris; $10) puts you inside a giant ant bed in the Amazon. You must work your way through the nest, picking up ant eggs and gems while avoiding the deadly ants. The game has many levels of play, each more dangerous and challenging than the last. EGA/VGA required. F/X Software; $10) is another installment in the exciting Nevada Smith adventure series. You start on the arctic map and must find your way around the hazardous ice caves, searching for the remaining fragments of a map that will eventually lead you to the location of the hidden treasure cave. Nevada will face freezing waters, diabolical traps, slippery ice patches, falling stalactites, runaway snowballs, and even the Abominable Snowman. CGA only. |
| CRUSHER.ZIP | Yes | 102874 | 11/19/1993 | Crusher (Soleau, William; $12) is an adventure, arcade, and strategy game in one. You must avoid monsters; gather oxygen, bombs, and diamonds; find secret spies and rescue beautiful women. There are 25 different scenes. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| CRUSHER2.ZIP | Yes | 126877 | 9/27/1993 | Crusher Castle II 1.1 (Soleau, William; $12) is the sequel to Crusher, the adventure strategy game. The objective is to escape from a haunted castle of 25 rooms filled with ghosts. You collect bombs, candles, find maps, open closets, find passageways and more. It features animated graphics, and no two adventures are the same. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| DALOMAN.ZIP | Yes | 38362 | 5/16/1994 | Daloman Depths 1.0 (Pique, Lloyd; $0) You become one of four characters in a quest for the lost idol. Explore mazes, some in plain two dimensions, others are in three. You find traps, potions, chests, and plenty of monsters. EGA/VGA. |
| FIRST_EX.ZIP | Yes | 291995 | 11/19/1993 | First Expedition (Englestad, Steve ASP; $24) is a seagoing graphic adventure game. You are an explorer navigating and searching out old and new islands in a fantasy ocean world of sea monsters, storms, and mazes. Each day is about an eight-minute period. The world being explored is 20,000 by 20,000 units. Longitude and latitude are measured by these coordinates. Navigation is done by the night stars. |
| GLDHUNT.ZIP | Yes | 78049 | 5/16/1994 | GoldHunt 1.1 (Soleau, William; $12) try to pick up the pots of gold as you avoid the deadly sensors and roaming Red Devils. There are 10 different levels in this game, and it is very challenging. EGA or VGA is required. |
| HOGBEAR.ZIP | Yes | 122545 | 11/24/1993 | HogBear (Hogbear Software, Inc.; $10) is an adventure text/graphics game fashioned after the game of CASTLE. A few interesting twists have been added to the game. The monsters can be reincarnated at random and you'll have to watch out for the Hogbear! Other features are a save-as-you-play mode and the ability to toggle sound on and off. |
| INSANITY.ZIP | Yes | 65211 | 11/19/1993 | Insanity (Wizard Games; $20) is a huge maze-based adventure game where insanity rules. Find clues, solve puzzles and try to stay alive where the unexpected is common, and pandemonium is at every turn. This is a highly challenging and entertaining game suitable for all of the family. |
| KINGDOM.ZIP | Yes | 59433 | 5/16/1994 | Kingdom of Kroz II (Miller, Scott; $8) is a combination of arcade action, strategy, and adventure game exploration and trial and error. Some of the features include creature animation, flowing lava, sideways levels, magic (both good and bad), many special effects, and built-in instructions. |
| KROZ.ZIP | Yes | 66477 | 5/16/1994 | Lost Adventures of Kroz (Apogee Software; $22) is the seventh volume of the Kroz series of games. It has 75 unique play fields (screens) of action, exploration and puzzle-solving. The player assumes the role of a dauntless adventurer, armed with only a whip for protection. Each level has specific hazards to overcome, plus as many as 1000 creatures. Features include flowing lava, spears, moving boulders, growing forests, creature animation, moving walls, gravity, diary screens, multiple game saves, a permanent high score chart and many more. Some levels are played from a bird's-eye view, while others are played as if viewing from the side. Color and graphics are not required, but a color monitor will add a lot to the game. |
| LORRI.ZIP | Yes | 175566 | 5/16/1994 | The Rescue of Lorri in Lorrinitron (BC Software; $5) is a graphic adventure game in which the beautiful Princess Lorri has been kidnapped, and your services are required by the King to rescue her. You must recruit allies in your quest, fight the denizens of darkness, and face unknown danger at every step. The screen is normally a window that pans across the countryside as you move. When you enter a village or castle, the screen zooms in for more detail. EGA/VGA and over 900K of disk space are required. |
| MAJIK.ZIP | Yes | 195106 | 5/16/1994 | Quick Majik Adventure (Neurosport; $37) is a graphical adventure game with spells, monsters and magic items. It offers detailed, colorful VGA and EGA graphics, but it will work on CGA systems too. Requires a hard disk or high density disk. |
| MORFWRLD.ZIP | Yes | 238707 | 5/16/1994 | Moraff's World 7.0 (Moraffware; $?) is a fantastic 3-D maze adventure game. This is a massive extension and improvement of Moraff's Revenge. It has 16 levels of dungeons and 20 classes of monsters, and provides a panoramic 360-degree view of the surrounding dungeons. As you explore different areas, a map of where you have been is revealed. The outstanding graphics are compatible with many video configurations, from monochrome to Super VGA. 640K RAM is required, and a 286 or faster machine is recommended. |
| MYTHMSTR.ZIP | Yes | 871685 | 11/20/1993 | MythMaster (Standley, Carol L.; $25) is a vagabond's adventure in 3-D. As Anton Schlepp, you must change your vagrant image to likable young hero MythMaster. You'll explore a kingdom of over 70 locations, talk with many characters and perform deeds. You will also encounter some danger on your quest. As you solve puzzles, your score will increase as it is compared to the total points possible in the game. Requires EGA/VGA, 384K RAM, and 2.5 meg of hard disk space. A joystick is optional. |
| PROSPCT.ZIP | Yes | 19740 | 5/16/1994 | Prospector 1.0 (Chapel, Lee; $25) is an interesting arcade game with excellent graphics and play. You must guide the prospector through a 10 level gold mine, picking up gold nuggets, negotiating obstacles such as elevators and conveyor belts, and avoiding the various creatures living in the mine. Requires an EGA/VGA. ASP; $25) lets you travel through a pyramid, trying to avoid various monsters and traps. You will find various objects throughout the game that can be used, but you must figure out what they do. This is a well-designed game with excellent graphics. |
| REVENGE.ZIP | Yes | 135448 | 11/19/1993 | Moraff's Revenge Beginner (MoraffWare; $0) is a 3d maze adventure game in which you must explore dungeons, fighting monsters and searching for goodies. |
| ROVER.ZIP | Yes | 176299 | 11/21/1993 | Rescue Rover! (Softdisk Publishing; $15) is an arcade style puzzler. You must solve intricate puzzles and concoct clever schemes to free your dog Rover from evil robots. Requires 640K RAM and EGA/VGA. |
| UNFORG1.ZIP | Yes | 282643 | 5/16/1994 | Moraff's Dungeons of the Unforgiven I 1.1 (MoraffWare; $?) is a dungeons and monsters game. You battle flying monsters, female warriors, and water creatures. It features realistic 3D imaging, built-in help, and support for Hercules to Super-VGA video. Requires a hard disk or high density floppy. |
| UNFORG2.ZIP | Yes | 166812 | 5/16/1994 | See xxx ASP; $10) requires you to explore 200 screens of cities, mountains and caverns looking for gold while avoiding monsters, lava, water-filled caverns, sudden drops and time bombs. Meanwhile you have to traverse conveyor belts, moving platforms, beamers, secret doors and ladders. Requires VGA. You will need to read the documentation before trying this one. |
| DAS16.ZIP | Yes | 310428 | 11/21/1993 | Denarius Avaricius Sextus 1.6 (Thorsoft; $15) is a graphical adventure game about a red-haired Roman named Avaricius. Avvy must make his way through Pompeii, escaping lions, blackmailers, and his nagging wife. Features include integrated shoot-'em-up, menu or command control, boss key, save/restore, and corny jokes. Requires EGA/VGA and 1.4MB disk space. |
| DRACULA.ZIP | Yes | 342531 | 11/19/1993 | Dracula In London (SDJ Enterprises, Inc.; $9) recreates all the suspense and horror of Bram Stoker's original novel. In this game you assume the role of a vampire hunter. Explore haunted mansions and much more. |
| METRO.ZIP | Yes | 126950 | 8/20/1993 | Metropolis [Lori Johnson; $20] is an interactive game in which you must investigate and solve crimes in the teeming city of Metropolis. This game is a cross between Blade Runner and Tron, taking place in a futuristic, pixel-sized world. |
| CASTLE.ZIP | Yes | 346264 | 5/16/1994 | Castle Escape (Jarrett, Eric; $5-$12) You must find your way out of a gloomy dungeon. You will need to obtain items along your journey to accomplish certain tasks, but you must be careful not to get the wrong items or use these items at the wrong moment. EGA/VGA and over 1 meg of disk space are required. |
| CAVETHOR.ZIP | Yes | 54119 | 11/20/1993 | Caves of Thor Volumn 1 (Replogle, Todd; $10) is a 16-color arcade/adventure game with a four-way scrolling playfield. You discover a vast underground empire, an immense network of caves, passages, and chambers on an expedition in the icy mountains of Norway. Overcome the many creatures that patrol it. It features great music and hazards such as lava pits, a Thor Beast, and flowing streams. lets you travel through a pyramid, trying to avoid various monsters and traps. |
| MORIA1.ZIP | Yes | 148652 | 5/16/1994 | Moria (Koeneke, Robert A. and Wilson, James E.; $0) is a single-player dungeon simulation. A player may choose from a number of races and classes when creating their character, and then run that character over a period of days, weeks, even months; attempting to win the game by defeating the Balrog which lurks in the deeper levels. The player will begin his adventure on the town level where he may acquire supplies, weapons, armor, and magical devices by bartering with various shop owners. The game of MORIA is a complicated and challenging game, and will require a dedicated player to win. Requires 640k and a hard disk. |
| KAIRN.ZIP | Yes | 221648 | 11/20/1993 | Dungeons of Kairn (Lawrence, Mike; $15) is an exciting fantasy adventure game. You are to find the three lost artifacts of power that could destroy Kairn. When you have recovered all three of the remaining Artifacts, venture to the Island of Mysterion and destroy the Mad Mage Inshanis. An optional initiative system causes monsters and characters to act on an individual basis. |
| CTREK.ZIP | Yes | 65891 | 5/16/1994 | CTrek 1.1 (Martin, T. Wendell Jr.; $0) is a fairly simple game of space ship-to-ship combat designed to utilize the capabilities of Covox's Speech Thing and Voice Master Key. You can play it without either product, but either one will greatly increase your enjoyment of the game. It's nice to be able to pace back and forth, barking orders and receiving verbal reports (and hearing actual sounds from the show) instead of sitting hunched over a keyboard, reading a screen and listening to random Beeps. $15) is a two-player real-time battle between opposing starships. The computer screen and keyboard are split in half allowing the captains of both starships to play simultaneously. |
| PDTREK25.ZIP | Yes | 29927 | 5/16/1994 | PDTrek 2.5 (McLawhorn, Carl; $?) is about as far removed from the old non-graphics mainframe "Star Trek" games as the Enterprise is from a row boat. It has great graphics. on the classic space "Trek" games but takes full advantage of the high resolution of the EGA display. The further back you go in playing Star Trek on old clunkers like the TRS-80 or old mainframes, the more you will appreciate the color and graphics of this version. Expanded help screens are provided, and replays are allowed. is a beta version with no documentation, but anyone familiar with Trek type games should not have any trouble figuring it out. The program uses VGA graphics and sound and has many interesting features. A mouse is required and is used to issue all commands. As the mouse cursor passes over an object (planet, star, Klingon ship, etc.), a description of the object appears. You move the Enterprise by clicking on the desired location. |
| IGB.ZIP | Yes | 78257 | 11/20/1993 | Intra-Galactic Battles (Hause, William D.; $10) is a detailed and sophisticated "Trek" type of game. It features great sound effects and beautiful graphics on EGA/VGA of up to 640x480 resolution and 16 colors. One player can battle computer controlled ship(s) or play against other human players. Even the documentation, which describes the state of the known universe, makes for interesting reading. |
| TRBOTREK.ZIP | Yes | 98865 | 11/20/1993 | Turbo Trek (JDG Simulations, Inc.; $15) puts you in charge of a starship in combat. You can choose from a variety of scenarios and how to allocate energy among the ship's devices. You can also design your own scenarios. You can play against the computer or against other players. Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse. |
| SHADES.ZIP | Yes | 149939 | 11/19/1993 | Space Shades (Frank, Rich; $10-$31) is a 3D space flight simulator game that places you in the cockpit of a Space Cruiser. You control your cruiser, a space station, and a spy remote while exploring planets in preparation for your encounter with a hostile enemy. There are graphics (including EGA/VGA), color text and monochrome text modes. You can optionally play with a friend via a modem. Requires 340k. |
| ULT_UNIV.ZIP | Yes | 378189 | 11/20/1993 | Ultimate Universe 1.5 (Bigelow, Garth; $18) is a space-trade war game. Features include customizable ship with which to defend, explore and conquer the universe, and ability to create your ship from over 400 devices and specialty items. It can be set up on a BBS and up to 28 players may compete in a single campaign, but a BBS system is not required to play it. |
| DCGAMES1.ZIP | Yes | 1262239 | 11/20/1993 | DC Games 3.0 (DC Software; $45) allows you to create graphical adventure and role playing games. This system supports for up to 1000 worlds with 500 characters or objects per world; predefined scripts for a variety of character types and classes, object types and classes and world types; graphic files for CGA, EGA, VGA and TANDY screens; and a script programming language to modify just about every aspect of the game. Other features include Sound Blaster voice, music and text to-speech drivers; PCX graphics; execution of DOS programs under script control; and utilities to convert graphics, print reports, and create voice files. A sample adventure game with Sound Blaster files is included. |
| DCGAMES2.ZIP | Yes | 912989 | 11/20/1993 | See DCGAMES1 |
| QSMKR22.ZIP | Yes | 242887 | 12/5/1993 | QuestMaker (Marietta Co-opware; $23) lets you play, modify and make your own animated graphical adventure games using QuestMaker editors in conjunction with a PCX compatible paint program. You can display an unlimited number of graphics during game play, and the program allows players to examine things closer, like maps, objects, and letters. Requires EGA/VGA, 512K, a hard disk and DOS 3+. A sample tutorial game is included. |