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| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1990 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Adventure | |||||||
| Developed by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Published by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 320×200×4c EGA 320×200×16c | |||||||||
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Based on the legendary SCUMM engine, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a graphic adventure based on the movie. Set in 1938, Indy has just returned from recovering the Cross of Coranado when he learns that his father has disappeared while searching for the Holy Grail. Indy must collect and figure out how to use objects throughout the game, but he can also solve some problems by fighting. You can practice boxing at the Barnett College gym at the beginning of the game. The player earns IQ (Indy Quotient) points for solving problems and progressing through the game, and many problems can be solved in more than one way. The player's score is retained when a new game is started, so every path and solution must be used to get a perfect score, giving the game replay value. Only the first stage is playable in the shareware version. Downloads
AvailabilityLucasArts no longer sells this game. It can be ordered from Amazon: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or as part of LucasArts Classic Adventures.
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| Loom 1990 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Adventure | |||||||
| Developed by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Published by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 320×200×4c EGA 320×200×16c | |||||||||
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Loom is the fourth point-and-click adventure to be built with the SCUMM engine. While still featuring the beautiful graphics that LucasArts' adventure games were known for, Loom differs in that it has a mostly serious storyline and uses a unique interface. The game features a fantasy storyline that takes place in the distant future, when powerful guilds formed communities devoted to their specific craft. The hero, Bobbin Threadbare, lives on the island of Loom, home of the Guild of Weavers. Using a distaff, he can weave four-note tunes called drafts to cast spells. Most drafts can be played backwards to create the opposite effect, such as playing the Opening draft backwards to close something. Originally Bobbin can only play the first three notes on the distaff, but as he becomes more powerful he can use five higher notes. As the mysterious "Loom-child", Bobbin must discover his destiny. Only seven screens are playable in the shareware demo. Downloads
AvailabilityLucasArts no longer sells this game. It can be ordered from Amazon: Loom or as part of LucasArts Classic Adventures.
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| Moraff's Entrap 1990 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Puzzle | |||||||
| Developed by MoraffWare | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by MoraffWare | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 320×200×4c EGA 320×200×16c EGA 640×350×16c VGA 640×400×256c | |||||||||
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A turn-based strategy game where you attempt to reach the other end of the playing field while robots of progressively increasing intelligence home in on your position. You can move around in the eight compass directions, filling gaps to create new paths in the playing field, and putting holes in the playing field to block or entrap your enemies. A map allows you to see the entire level and the location of all of the enemies, which you can't otherwise do because screen only shows your immediate area and scrolls as you change position. There is only one episode in the shareware "Beginner's Version", but the registered "Advanced Version" has 10 difficulty levels. Moraff's Entrap v1.11 Shareware (104k) Play online AvailabilityI have found no ordering information for this game, and it is not listed on Moraff's website.
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| Psion Chess 1985 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Traditional | |||||||
| Developed by Psion Software | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Psion Software | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 640×200 mono | |||||||||
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Using an engine written by legendary chess engine programmer Richard Lang, Psion Chess was ahead of its time. Despite monochrome graphics, Psion Chess could be viewed in either 2D or 3D. Designed for high resolution monochrome Hercules Graphics Cards, the Hercules option sets the resolution to 720×384 and uses dithering to simulate shades of gray. The "IBM color card" option reduces the resolution to 640×400 for color graphics cards, still in monochrome, but without dithering. The playing strength doesn't go quite as low as modern chess software, but the easiest level can be beaten by a novice player, and it makes a great opponent for even very skilled players. To illustrate Psion Chess at its weakest level, I played this game as white on Level Novice E0. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Nd5 Nxe4 8. d4 d6 9. Nd2 Ng5 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Be6 12. O-O exd4 13. Nf4 Kd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qf7+ Kc8 16. Qxe6+ Kb7 17. Bd5 Qe8 18. Qg4 Qe5 19. c4 Rd8 20. Bf4 Qe8 21. Bg3 Kb6 22. a4 h5 23. Qf4 Qe2 24. a5+ Nxa5 25. Qxd4+ c5 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Qh3 Nxc4 28. Qd7 Na5 29. Rxa5 Kxa5 30. Ra1+ Kb6 31. Qb7# White checkmates Psion Chess v2.13 (96k) Play online AvailabilityAuthor Richard Lang and copyright holder Psion Software have generously released this game as freeware.
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| Secret of Monkey Island, The 1990 | |||||||||
| User rating: 9.3 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Adventure | |||||||
| Developed by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Published by LucasFilm Games (LucasArts Entertainment) | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 320×200×4c EGA 320×200×16c | |||||||||
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The Secret of Monkey Island is a point-and-click adventure. Guybrush Threepwood always wanted to be a pirate, but didn't know how to get started. This humorous point-and-click adventure is the first in the Monkey Island series of games. Guybrush can talk to people and use objects to solve puzzles and advance through the game. A shareware demo was released as part of The Secret of Monkey Island Caribbean Summer Contest in Game Player's Guide, and your goal is to complete the demo and answer questions so that you can enter the contest. There are only five screens in the contest demo. A slightly different demo appeared in the Passport to Adventure three game sampler, which removed a cinematic sequence at the beginning and all references to the contest, but added a sixth screen and four extra unlockable doors, as well as people walking around in the city.
AvailabilityLucasArts still sells The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a Windows version with re-imagined graphics, remastered music, and voice over. The game still contains a "Classic Mode" so that you can switch back to the original graphics at any time. The original game can be ordered from Amazon: The Secret of Monkey Island or The Secret of Monkey Island: Enhanced CD-ROM Edition with Digital Music, or as part of LucasArts Classic Adventures.
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| SimCity 1989 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Simulation | |||||||
| Developed by Maxis | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Broderbund, Interplay | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 640×200 mono Tandy 320×200×16c EGA 320×200×16c EGA 640×350 mono EGA 640×350×16c | |||||||||
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The original city-building simulator from this legendary series, later sold as SimCity Classic. In SimCity, you create residential, commercial and industrial zones and watch them develop. To be successful, they need roads and power. Industry does better when there is a sea port, and commerce improves when there's an airport. Create police departments to reduce crime and fire departments to put out fires when disasters occur. A map screen allows you to see where there is crime, pollution, traffic, police coverage, fire coverage, and see the land value, population density and population growth throughout the city. You determine the rate of taxation, and how well funded your police, fire and transportation departments are. All of these things determine how successful each neighborhood is, and creating a thriving city can be quite addictive. As in life, there are no goals. You may want to get the largest possible population, or perhaps a smaller community that has no pollution or crime. There are also eight scenarios that can be played with specific goals to achieve. You can't run power lines over roads in the demo for some reason. The game can only be played for 3 minutes in the shareware demo. SimCity Shareware Demo (568k) Play online AvailabilityCopyright holder Electronic Arts no longer sells this game. It can be ordered from Amazon: SimCity or SimCity for Windows 3.0 or SimCity Classic or SimCity Enhanced for CD-ROM or SimCity Enhanced Multimedia Edition, or as part of Sim Classics 3-in-1 Pack or Maxis Collections 1 or Maxis Collections 2 or Maxis Collections 3 or SimMania Pack or Interplay All-Nighter Collection.
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