ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ º ɼ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ º º Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ÜÜÜÜÛ Û ÜÜÜÜÛ Û ÜÜÜ Û º ɼ Û ÜÜÜÜÛ Û ÜÜÜ Û ÛÜÜÜÜ Û Û ÛÜÜÜÜ Û ÛÜÛ Û º º ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ º º º º ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ º Éͼ Û ÜÜ ÛÜ Û ÜÜ ÛÜ Û ÜÜÜÜÛ º º Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ÜÜÜ Û ÛÜÜÜÜ Û º ɼ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ º º º ÉÍͼ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÉÍÍͼ º Û Ü Ü Û Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ÜÜÜÜÛ Û ÜÜÜ Û ÛÜÜÜ ÜÛ ÛÜ ÜÛ Û ßÛÛ Û Û ÜÜÜÜÛ º ɼ Û Û Û Û Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ÛÜÜ Û Û ÜÜÜ Û ÜÛßÜÛÛÜ ÜÛ ÛÜ Û ÛÜß Û Û ÜÜÜÛÜ º ɼ ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ» º April 1994 Volume 2 Number 4 º ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ º Board of Trade BBS New Port Richey, Florida (813) 862-4772 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ In This Issue ------------- þ Beginnings - Notes from a local Sysop meeting þ Update with popular BBS utility author Brent Yandell þ The Best Shareware Games and Developers by Paul Pollack þ Reviews and much more! + + + + + Editor's Welcome ---------------- It has been an interesting month. Sometimes frustrating because the work involved in running a board and publishing a magazine can get to the point where it just does not seem to be fun anymore. But, as the month wore on things started to change. Understandings were reached on some interesting sounding articles for future issues. The month finished with a meeting of local Sysops which gave a renewed spirit to this whole endeavor. There is a full, and somewhat rambling, report on that meeting in this issue. This month also features more from Paul Pollack. Like I said last month, you may be surprised at some of his comments about the best Shareware games and game developers. There are also a few words with the popular BBS utility author Brent Yandell and some other features. Hope you enjoy this month's issue, and I'll even refrain from my almost customary begging for articles. + + + + + ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PASCO BBS MAGAZINE ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ EDITOR: Richard Ziegler ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ HOME BBS: Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772 ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION SITES: 24 ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ NATIONAL SITES: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, ³ ³ Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, ³ ³ North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ INTERNATIONAL SITES: Canada, United Kingdom ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ + + + + + ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ For detailed information on the ³ ³ Official Pasco BBS Magazine Distribution Sites ³ ³ see the ³ ³ ³ ³ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ³ ³ ÛÛÜÜÜÛß ÛÛÜÜÜÛß ÛÛÜÜÜÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜÜ ³ ³ ÛÛßßßÛÛ ÛÛßßßÛÛ ßßßßÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ³ ³ ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛß ³ ³ ³ ³ Featuring the finest bulletin boards worldwide! ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ + + + + + Beginnings ---------- What follows are more or less random thoughts after a meeting of primarily Pasco County Sysops recently. Clark Gilbo, editor of the Westcoast 813 BBS Directory, actually got the ball rolling by asking local Sysops to get together to discuss the possibly of doing a show for cable television. About a dozen people came to this first ever meeting, which ended up taking place at a local McDonald's. Just talking about ways to work together on different ventures with fellow Sysops of varying experience made the night a success. But, it did end up leading to a rather rambling article. You hear it from everyone who has operated a bulletin board for a while. I decided to run a board because I enjoyed calling BBSs, but now I never have time to call around to boards on a purely recreational basis. Most Sysops are so busy with their own boards, that they never get a chance to just relax and call a few boards. The question of calling boards for fun has been asked in almost all the major interviews in this magazine, and the answer is always the same. This is a sad truth that you hear over and over again. I made it a point to take a couple of hours one evening and just call around to some local boards. Most Sysops call many boards which are operated as a business to pick up the latest files or whatever else they may need for their own boards. So, it can be a real treat to spend some time calling boards which are being operated as a hobby. There is an uniqueness that these Sysops put into their boards which is not really found on the big boards. I think maybe the operators of the boards that are making big money could benefit from calling around to some local hobby boards. It is not so much to see what the competition is doing, but maybe to remind them what BBSing is all about. The spirit of BBSing really lives with these Sysops. After you run a BBS for year or so, everything changes. If you are not on the Internet, or do not have RIP graphics, you might feel that you are a small time player. More and more money and time are poured into the board, but many times the rewards are far more infrequent that in the first few months you had your board up. It can be refreshing to talk to Sysops who are just starting out. To hear someone proudly state they have 85 users, instead having to talk about how tight they pack their user base prior to any discussion of users. For Sysops who have been up a while, and have become complacent about all the statistics, new Sysops are like a breath of fresh air. Remember back when you received your first calls and would rush in and watch everything the callers were doing. Remember how excited you were when you got your first out-of-state caller, or your first call from another country came in? Remember how exciting it was to get those early messages saying 'nice board' or wishes of good luck with the new board? You might even remember some of the first times that people asked for help, and how great it felt to help out someone new to bulletin boards. These are the reasons that Sysops get into BBSing in the first place. Just a few days before the release of this issue a group of Pasco County Sysops got together to discuss working together on a wide range of projects to increase the exposure of all local boards. It was encouraging to see so many Sysops interested in working together for the betterment of everyone's system, without any of the traditional pettiness which dominates the BBS world. No one asked what software are you running, or wanted to exclude somebody because they did not agree with their views. There was plenty of enthusiasm to join together to form a Sysop organization and build on what was started. While few concrete plans were initiated at this introductory meeting, probably the best thing that came out of the meeting was an agreement to meet again in one month. It cannot be stated too strongly that Sysops who fight among themselves are only hurting their own board. The users should decide who's board is best, or which software they prefer, not the Sysops. In this age where there are so many people getting involved in the on-line world, and so many choices for people to make about who to call, Sysops need to spend their efforts attracting callers not turning them off. If you are having a war with another board, you are just dragging your board down. A Sysop who bad mouths another board is in effect downgrading their own board. What is even worse is that this pettiness hurts all BBSs, as the public's perception of bulletin boards may already be tainted because of the uninformed media's representation. Bulletin boards that do not act in a professional manner are shooting themselves in the foot. It is sad to think of all the energy which is being wasted. Please do not think for a moment that I am trying to indicate that our own local BBS community is worse than any other. This type of stuff seems as much a part of BBS history as the early hackers. Competition between boards is inevitable, but it should be a healthy competition. It seemed that everyone who went to the Sysop meeting was in agreement that the time was right to join together. Laura Cordery of the Mythology BBS agreed that "it is about time that everyone started working together instead of warring with each other." "We definitely have to get together and push BBSing for the whole community," concurred the Sysop of Gator's Place BBS. Sean Fleeman of Ground Zero BBS stated, "I think that it is about time, perhaps, we can work past the BBS battles." Dave Anderson from The Ground Zero BBS agreed "we definitely need to do it." After the meeting, Clark Gilbo shared his thoughts on what had transpired. "I think it was a very productive meeting, with a lot of interesting ideas from a lot of people. I would like to thank everybody who showed up, and at the next meeting I hope even more Sysops would show." It is also naive to think that there will not be disagreements about how to get things accomplished. Just laying the groundwork for the Sysop association could lead to some heated discussions over the more controversial topics in the BBS world. It can be a fine line and the last thing needed is the feeling that Sysops are being told how to run their board. The yet unnamed association's by-laws will have to address many subjects which Sysops have very strong feelings about. Adult material and the verification process for access to adult material; Sysops who operate boards without using their real names and the perception problem with handles; a policy on Guest Sysop access; since minors cannot enter into legally binding contracts, will member Sysops have to be 18 years of age; the period of time a board must be up to be eligible; will only full-time, 24 hour a day, boards be eligible; will there be different levels of membership; dues, officers and all the rest. While running a BBS is pure anarchy, a Sysop organization has to be a democracy. Many decisions will be tough and nobody will agree with everything decided. Many can attest to the fact that one gathering of Sysops is a long way from a successful organization carrying out the lofty plans discussed. There is much work to be done by people who are usually pretty busy in the first place, so many such attempts never get off the ground. If the objectives are to be reached, it will have to be a united effort on the part of many people. It is not impossible. We will keep you up to date. Editor's Notes: Gator's Place BBS can be reached at (813) 376-0087. Ground Zero BBS may be contacted at (813) 849-4034. Mythology BBS is reached at (813) 856-8088. A list of the Westcoast 813 BBS Directory Distribution Centers can be found later in this issue. The next meeting will take place at Shoney's resturant, 4736 US Hwy 19, New Port Richey, Florida on Tuesday March 29, 1994 at 7:30 pm. 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He is the author of many successful programs, including Chat Box, USBBSDOR, PCBoard File View and QReader the Official Text Viewing Door of the Pasco BBS Magazine. He was asked what he's been up to since we interviewed him in the magazine last summer. "Well, we have been busy updating our existing programs to reflect the new technological advancements in the BBS world. We've kept up-to-date and are adding fossil support for all the programs, since most of the multi-port BBS software now have the capability of using a fossil implementation of a door program." Since Brent Yandell works closely with many Sysops, we asked why some boards are more successful than others. "That is a really tough question. I think a lot depends on the whole board and where it is located. I think you have to have a little bit of everything. You have to certainly have mail, and a lot of mail from several different sources. You have to have files. There are some boards that do well with door games. On-line publications like the Pasco BBS Magazine, having those on-line are very important. This is what different Sysops have told me, but I don't think that there is any one solid formula for success." When he mentioned location, we had to follow up. Is it easier to build a successful board in large metropolitan area compared to a more rural location like Pasco County? "Your potential customer base is much larger, although, the competition is also going to be greater. One of the things successful Sysops are doing regarding telephone calling area is exemplified perfectly by what the Marlowes have done with the Inner Sanctum BBS. That is to get local lines to other areas coming into their BBS." He was also asked if he ever gets the chance to call bulletin boards on a purely recreational basis. "I never do. It is not a matter of having the chance. A person who paints houses, the last thing they want to do when they come home is paint their house. The guy who works on cars, the last thing he wants to do is go home and fix his own car. I have to force myself to find other things to do for recreation and hobby that don't involve a computer screen." Brent Yandell also said he was working on a few things and that we would have the chance to read about it in a future issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine. If you want more information, or the latest versions of the YCS PCBoard Accessories, called the YCS Support System BBS at 813-842-8099. 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Jim Tolliver's MEG is one of the better efforts you will find. MEG displays disk information in full VGA graphics with both pie and bar graphs. The program normally reports in megabytes, but will display in kilobytes when less than two megabytes are available. MEG shows the total available space, total disk space used and the percentage of space remaining. Also displayed on the single screen are CPU type and speed, memory information, DOS version and the current date and time. After one minute the programs goes in a screen-saver mode with five different savers included. There is now full mouse support and an auto-scan for viewing all available drives. MEG is very simple to use and the main display is large enough to be very useful on laptop computers. The program is more than just colorful graphics. + + + + + ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º /\ /\ Snowshoe BBS - Snowshoe, West Virginia /\ /\ º º ------------------------------------------ º º º º Now carrying the Pasco BBS Magazine º º º º Home of US Cavenet - Echomail for cavers º º º º Phone 304-572-2531 º º º º Supporting baud rates up to 57,600 º º º º CD-Rom Online Seeknet Echo º º Over 7000 messages º º 3000+ files US Mail Echo º º in message bases º º Apogee & Epic games WV Cavenet Echo º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ + + + + + The Best Shareware Games and Developers --------------------------------------- By Paul Pollack, author Best Shareware Games, New Port Richey, Florida Section 1: What Makes a Good Game? What makes a good game?? Isn't that the eternal question? Ok, so maybe not, but it should still be important to you and me as gamers. What makes a good game? Graphics, plot, sound? I feel that the main requirement for a good game is a good plot. Sure graphics and sound are nice, but look back 7 years ago. Fabulous Hercules and PC Speaker support wasn't the ideal environment for games, but that didn't stop gamers from playing the hit games of those times. Another example of the importance of plot is shown by the immense popularity of text adventures. Infocom made a lot of money off it's hit Zork games years ago. Compare these old text adventures to the new cinematic movie-style Return to Zork game and you see how primitive it looks, but that didn't stop gamer's then from playing. Actually, the plot is not as important as the idea of the game. The difference between the two is that the plot is the story-line and the idea is the basis or concept. For example, the hit SNES and Sega game, SF II (Street Fighter II) doesn't have that much of a plot, yet is one of the best games on the market because of the well designed, fairly original concept. The second most important thing in a game is graphics. Why, you may ask. Because graphics are what you see and that is one of the main ways your brain gets information. As mentioned before, the more graphic realism, the more feeling of actually being inside the game, and the more enjoyment from the game. Compare the early text adventure games to DOOM or Wolfenstein or The 7th Guest and you'll see how far graphics have progressed. You'll also notice that the more engrossing world is the one with the better graphics. After playing DOOM, Wolfenstein seems so much worse, why? Because DOOM gives a more plausible feeling of being there because of the angle of the walls, realism of the graphics, and stairs - a feature not found in Wolfenstein. The third most important thing to a game is it's sound. The sound in a game gives you your third most important sense of being there. Hearing. Imagine Wolfenstein, Doom, or any great game without sounds. It's kind-of-like watching a movie on mute. You don't get a feel for being there, but once you turn up the sound you enhance the experience. For this reason, it is very important to get sound in a game. Section 2: Which Shareware game manufacturers are best? Another one of my opinions has to deal with the various computer game manufacturers. I'm probably going to get a lot of letters disagreing with the comment that I'm about to make. In my opinion, Apogee doesn't know how to make a game. Let me explain to you why I say this. What was Apogee's first top seller? Commander Keen - which I will admit was a great game. But who developed Commander Keen - not Apogee, but ID software. Apogee just followed up the arcade game feel with Duke Nukem, BioMenace, etc. Apogee's next big break came with their all time best seller, Wolfenstein 3D. But again, who developed it? ID software again. One of Apogee's worst new games is Blake Stone. Why? Because ID software wasn't involved with it, and the people at Apogee teamed up with JAM productions who probably can't program another Wolfenstein clone that even comes close to the original. But ID software does know how to make a game. They developed Commander Keen (which game reviewers in Shareware magazine called "commercial quality"), Wolfenstein 3D (one of the most popular games of all time), and now DOOM which even surpasses all of ID's previous works (even Wolfenstein 3D registered can't compare to it). Below I will list the different, important, Shareware game manufacturers and rate them on a scale of * to *****. The more asterisks the better. Apogee - *** Apogee is an OK game company with some famous works such as Wolfenstein, Commander Keen, Major Stryker, Duke Nukem, etc. But a lot of these were licensed from ID software or have the same idea as an ID game (ID developed Wolfenstein). ID - ***** ID software is a first-rate game making company that pioneered the commercial quality Shareware games. Most people think that Apogee did this with it's award winning CK: Invasion of the Vorticons game because it was the first game actually called "commercial quality" by the reviewers at Shareware Magazine, but actually ID developed it. ID also developed Wolfenstein 3D and the AWESOME, new DOOM! EM - **** Epic MegaGames is a great company and is one of the first (Epic MegaGames) major Shareware companies to rival Apogee's dominion. They came up with hits like Zone 66 (which was developed in part by Renaissance Productions), Overkill, Jill of the Jungle, and the extremely good adventure game, SOLAR WINDS (developed in part by STONE productions). Their games have good features, but some of the sounds sound alike from game to game. Section 3: Best Shareware Games 1. DOOM1-1 - DOOM1-3 - Doom. This game breaks new ground and is the closest thing to virtual reality I've ever seen on a PC! You've gotta get this program!!!! Although the game definitely has heavy hardware requirements (386+, 4MB+ RAM), it's definitely worth it! Featuring a great plot and HOT action!!! This game features smoooooooooooth scrolling, VGA-high detailed graphics that make Wolfenstein look like something from BC times! Violent, but entertaining! This is plenty more than Wolfenstein in new clothes!!! VGA, SB/Other sound card support (no PC speaker support), (ID Software, NOT in ANY way connected with Apogee). 2. 1MSTFALL.ZIP - A great game in the tradition of Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat. SB/SB Pro, Joystick support, awesome! New version coming soon (One Must Fall 2053 EPIC, OT). This game is a definite must D/L! VGA, JOY (Diversions Entertainment). 3. WOLF3D.ZIP - Wolfenstein 3D- Although aging rapidly, Wolfenstein is still one of the best 3D scrolling games out on the market today. You kill Nazis trying to escape from castle Wolfenstein. Great if you have a 386+. The first popular 3D scrolling game that started all the clones. Sound Blaster, AdLib, and Disney Sound Source support. Voluntarily rated PC-13. VGA, JOY, APG (developed by ID, the makers of DOOM). 4. $ZONE66.ZIP - Zone 66, a new product by Epic MegaGames and Renaissance Software Productions. This game is HOT, arcade type space shooting action. Fast and smooth. 32-bit requiring a 386 or faster processor. VGA, SB/Other sound cards supported, EPIC & Renaissance. 5. $SOLAR1.ZIP - Solar Winds- from Epic MegaGames- Solar Winds is a combination of an outer space shoot 'em up and puzzles. Joystick and Sound Blaster support. Great! VGA, JOY, EPIC and Stone Productions. 6. #1GX13.ZIP - Galactix. Awesome space shoot 'em up. Great Sound Blaster/ AdLib support. Version 1.5 supports stereo on the SB Pro. Over 50 action-packed levels. Supports joystick. VGA, JOY. 7. REDHOOK.ZIP - Redhook's Revenge is a strangely addictive game that combines the best parts of Trivial Pursuit, Life, Monopoly, etc. with the classic book Treasure Isle. Up to 3 players can compete against each other, or you can choose to compete against the computer. This game features High-res VGA graphics, Sound Blaster+AdLib sound card support, good speed, and is an all around good game. VGA, SB, 386-16Mhz+ recommended. 8. KAEON.ZIP - Awesome shoot 'em up. Great graphics. Lots of options. 3 levels. SB support. VGA. 386+ recommended for smooth scrolling. (Tran of Renaissance- from the developers of Zone 66). 9. PHYLOX.ZIP - Cool, but tough game. Sound Blaster support. Shoot 'em up. Recommended 386+, though 286 is still good. VGA, JOY. 10. $JILL.ZIP - Jill of The Jungle. Awesome 4-way scrolling, and great Sound Blaster sound support. An arcade game with better graphics and sound then the famous Keen games. C/E/VGA, JOY, 286+, EPIC. Runner Up HEXXAGON.ZIP - Cool strategy game kind-of-like Othello and Reversi. AWESOME! 256 color VGA graphics. 286+. Supports Sound Blaster. Really fun and definitely addictive!!!! VGA (Argo). Other great games worth a D/L! $EPICBB.ZIP - Epic Baseball is a true-to-life baseball simulation based off the commercial game. This Shareware version features a few teams, good video clips, complete stats, rosters, and more. Probably the best and one of the only sports simulations in Shareware. The sound is fair, but the game could have had more of it. VGA, SB/AdLib/PC speaker, 286+, EPIC (MicroLeague Interactive). $CAP13.ZIP - Capture the Flag is a new idea for a PC game. Based off the actual outdoor game, Capture the Flag has plenty of options and great gameplay. Like a war game, but not as complex or violent. This one's really recommended for mediocre strategy players. VGA, SB. STARFR14.ZIP - Cool space shoot-em up. Smooth scrolling and a great 256 color VGA game. Cool! Supports AdLib, Sound Blaster (speech), VGA, JOY. BOMB30.ZIP - Cool game! If you like tank games (or GORILLA.BAS which came with DOS 5/6) you'll love this. With over 20 different items to buy including shields, repulsers, etc, you'll have a blast (sorry, couldn't resist the pun). VGA, OT. $1BRIX.ZIP - Kind-of-like Tetris. Cool game. 256 color VGA graphics and great sound. Make all the same type of blocks fall next to each other. COOL!!! VGA, EPIC. KEN.ZIP - If you like Wolfenstein 3D try this. It has the same smooth scrolling that made Wolfenstein so good! Pretty cool. 486-25+, Sound Blaster, VGA (For Multisync monitors it has a special mode (360*240)), EPIC (Ken Silverman). $OK1.ZIP - Overkill. Cool game!!! Great space shoot 'em up. Only 2 levels though. Action packed with three difficulty levels. Sound Blaster, EGA, JOY, EPIC. #?KEEN.ZIP - Any game in the Commander Keen series is worth a D/L. Try them all. The newer ones are EGA/Sound Blaster. EGA, JOY, APG. #4DUKE.ZIP - Pretty good Apogee game. This is a sequel to the series Duke Nukem enhanced with VGA graphics and Sound Blaster sound. If you're a fan of the original Duke Nukem this has all the excitement and more. VGA, SB, APG. #1MAJOR.ZIP - Major Stryker. Awesome space shoot 'em up by Apogee. A lot like Overkill except more boards. Cool!! Sound Blaster, EGA, JOY, APG. BANANOID.ZIP - Another Arkanoid clone. Freeware. Cool!!! VGA, 360*240. If you like Arkanoid type games, try this. You won't be sorry. Fair warning: HARD!!! VGA. BIPBOP2.ZIP - A progressively harder paddle-ball game for the 90's. Smooth background color cycling and awesome VGA graphics add to the effect. Awesome!! VGA. COMIC40.ZIP - Captain Comic version 4.0. Pretty good EGA arcade game with OK PC speaker sound and good joystick support. Nice. EGA. DESRAID.ZIP - Desert Raid is a cool but hard shoot-em up kind of game. It has good, detailed, 256 color VGA graphics with realistic Sound Blaster sound effects. Nice game! VGA, JOY, SB. SCORCH13.ZIP - Scorched Earth v1.3. A Tank Wars clone. It features high-res graphics, tons of weapons and shields not found in Tank Wars, and good sound. VGA/SVGA. BALDRIC.ZIP - A scrolling side-view game reminiscent of many of Apogee's classics such as Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, etc. This game features VGA graphics, realistic SB/AdLib/PC Speaker sound FX. It has a good plot, and pretty scrolling & animation. VGA, SB/AdLib, JOY, (Animation FX). W$R40.ZIP - Wall Street Raider version 4.0. Financial Wall-Street simulation capable of unbelievable realism. It features untold realism, and makes for a very realistic Wall Street simulation. If you like games such as Rags to Riches, where you invest in certain stocks, be sure to try this strategy stock-market game. Runs on any display, 286+ recommended, disk- caching utility recommended and 28ms or faster HD rec. SHADOW_D.ZIP - Fantasy Role-Playing Game based on the terribly over-used hack-'n-slash concept. It is reminiscent of such games as Eye of the Beholder using the first-person perspective. Though it features nothing new in a FRP it is still one of the best FRP's in Shareware with real-time combat and plenty to explore. VGA/MCGA, SB/AdLib, 286-12Mhz+ recommended, (Magic Lemon). CDMAN.ZIP - CD Man. Perhaps the best PacMan clone available for the PC. Three levels and good graphics. Nice. EGA/VGA, 286+ recommended. WINTREK.ZIP - Star Trek for Windows! A Star Trek combat simulator similar to the old games found on mainframe computers of the 70's, and reminiscent of such games as Tommy's Trek and EGA Trek. WinTrek has much improved graphics, plenty of realism, and good sound. You can pick from different rank levels such as Expendable Crewman, Yeoman, Captain, and Admiral to challenge you. If you like Star Trek and can run Windows, then this game is for you! VGA, SB, WIN. HARRY#1.ZIP - Halloween Harry. This new game by Apogee is sure to excite any gamer who craves action. It features good sound, VGA graphics (a first for Apogee's side-scrolling arcade games) and a fast mode for those with slower computers. Try it! VGA, JOY, 386+, SB, APG. WSP10.ZIP - Word Search Puzzle creator version 1.0. While not really a game, this program lets you create word-searches with a minimum amount of fuss. Simply type in the words, give the puzzle a title, and the program figures the rest out for you. You can also print out your puzzles on either an Epson or an IBM printer. Great for school reports, or fun at parties. Try it! Requires any color monitor. CSWRDPWR.ZIP - Crossword Power is an excellent tool for generating crossword puzzles, and printing them out. It features support for any color monitor, and supports a wide range of printers. This program is a must have for school projects, or for general fun. Great! Any graphic monitor. Coming soon!!! 1MF2053.ZIP - One Must Fall 2053. This is an awesome Street Fighter type game. You fight using robots. Awesome!!!!! Build up your character and everything. Hopefully will be out sometime soon. Radical!!!! VGA, 386+. SB/SBPRO. Joystick supported. EPIC, JOY, (Diversions Entertainment). Good Games for Older Computers You find yourself thinking "Why in the world did a download this piece of #$%@3#$? I have an 8 Mhz 8088 and a CGA monitor, and I need to find a good game." BUSHIDO.ZIP- Bushido- The Way of the Warrior. Good CGA fighting game. Features 4 different arsenals of techniques. Uses numeric keypad. Good fighting game for CGA. NOBEER.ZIP - Another Lifeless Planet and me with No Beer. A good CGA text/ limited ASCII graphics adventure. Reminiscent of such writing as Dave Barry/Douglas Adams/That Olde Brain Matter. PCPOOL.EXE - PC Pool. A faithful CGA pool game with realistic PC Speaker sounds, and plenty of options. If you like realistic pool games you'll have fun with this one. Adjustable speed makes this game playable on just about all systems. DDAVE.ZIP - Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion. A Shareware game where you are Dangerous Dave. Jump, shoot, fly, in 4 color CGA/16 color EGA/256 color VGA. Supports mouse, keyboard, joystick. Editor's Note: Next month will have more from Paul Pollack. He has also assembled over 50 of the best Shareware programs on 16 jam packed disks, which is available for only $30 (the price includes all shipping and handling). For further information on this Shareware collection contact Gator's Place BBS (813) 376-0087. 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Now with the addition of sound card support, this classic is even better. If you are not familiar with Shooting Gallery, it features seven different rounds of targets to shoot. The first round is reminiscent of the carnival shooting booth, as you try to knock over birds, bottles and an array of other objects as they cross the screen. Round two takes place at the skeet shooting range as you try to down the clay pigeons. Round three is a test of your speed, as you try to hit the center of a target as quick as you can. Round four is somewhat like the first, but there are new carnival type targets at which to shoot. Round five takes you back to skeet range, but there are now two clay pigeons and you have a double barrel shotgun to shoot them with. Round six is again a quick draw, but this time with two targets to hit. The seventh and final round is a wild west shootout were you try to get the bad guys without shooting the townspeople. 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