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| Abuse 1995 | ||
| User rating: 9 | DOS Shareware-turned-freeware | Platform |
| Developed by Crack dot Com | Compatibility guide | |
| Published by Crack dot Com | ||
| Graphics: VGA 640×400×256c | ||
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One of the most innovative platform games ever, Abuse is a cult classic. Players move using the arrow keys on their keyboard, but aim their weapons using the mouse. This allows the hero to fire in 360°, even while running in the opposite direction. The story changed between versions, though the rest of the game is largely unchanged. In v1.05, the game takes place in 2021, and Nick Vrenna is a Unified Underground agent fighting against the Ants. In v2.0, Nick Vrenna is wrongly incarcerated in the year 2009. Genetic experiments that isolated the aggression gene, called Abuse, have caused everyone in the prison to transform into hideous monsters. Using battle armor, Nick must prevent the Abuse-infected water supply from contaminating the outside world. The graphics are dark and almost photo-realistic, and the sound effects and music are terrifying. Monsters scream as they ambush, and the entire game has the feel of a science fiction horror movie. There are a variety of weapons, and various switches, doors and elevators, breakable walls, hidden areas, and teleports are arranged as puzzles that must be solved in order to advance. The commercial version has 17 levels, 12 network-only levels, and more weapons, enemies, sound effects and artwork. DownloadsAbuse v2.0 Shareware Episode (3055k) Play online AvailabilityCrack dot Com has generously released this game as freeware.
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| Magic Pockets 1992 | ||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Platform |
| Developed by The Bitmap Brothers | ||
| Published by Renegade Software | ||
| Graphics: CGA 320×200×4c EGA 640×200×16c VGA 640×400×256c | ||
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Magic Pockets is an incredibly straightforward platformer. You play the Bitmap Kid, whose pockets hold an infinite number of toys. Some of your toys have captured by monsters escaped, so you must enter worlds inside of the pockets, throwing objects from your pockets to kill enemies. Sometimes you find a helmet which will transport you to a secret area, or give you powers like the ability to fire lasers. The gameplay is a bit slow, but the graphics are decent. Only the first level is playable in the shareware version. DownloadsMagic Pockets Shareware Demo (240k) Play online AvailabilityThe Bitmap Brothers no longer sell this game.
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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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