[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] Games for MSDOS on f.ms.uky.edu

djna_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Douglas Nash) (02/15/91)

Every IBM user intrested in Games will love this file:

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Description Listing for /u/ftp/pub/msdos/Games
Last updated: Wed May 9 06:39:19 EDT 1990
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek         51000 Nov 14 18:11 aaalife.zoo
AAALIFE is a very fast implementation of Conway's Life using high
resolution graphics.  [The archive contains] aaalife.c (the source code
with more explanatory comments), aaalife.exe the executable program
which supports EGA/VGA, CGA and Hercules graphics, makelife.bat a batch
file showing the Turbo C switches used to compile the program, and
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      60283 May  5  1989 chinches.arc
chinches.arc            60283         May 5  03:13 
Chinese chess for the IBM-PC.  Rules not included.  
*** This isn't Chinese checkers!!    
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek        149514 Jul 23  1989 cosmos8.zoo
Cosmos is a program which provides astronomical simulations the same
way a planetarium does.  Cosmos will show the past, present and future
skies as viewed from Earth.  It also shows the position of the planets
in orbit around the Sun and gives specific data about the celestial
bodies.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      51203 Sep 24  1988 crypto.shar
crypto.shar             51203         Sep 24 1988  
Source for programs that will help you solve/create cryptogram puzzles.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl     25176 Apr 19  1989 dndpong.arc
dndpong.arc        25176     Apr 19 17:19

   This game is a variant of the Classic PONG game.  Instructions are included.
Requires CGA.                          
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek        125566 Sep 17  1989 eg09305.zoo
Eg09305.zoo contains the latest version of an EGA/VGA specific TETRIS
implementation;  also included is the Turbo Pascal (4.0 or better)
source code for both egaint and it's text-based predecessor, aint.

Eric (erc@irss.njit.edu)
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      26496 May  5  1989 fantas.arc
fantas.arc              26496         May 5  03:13 
Draws fantasy-like images on the screen using text characters.
Interesting graphics.  Mouse is optional but suggested.  
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl     63280 Apr 19  1989 gemini.arc
gemini.arc         63280  Apr 19  17:09

    A modem-link game, where you can play battleship, or something like
search-me-out.   Requires CGA, and another person with an IBM compatable/w
a modem. 
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl      4171 Apr 19  1989 goob.arc
goob.arc        4171    Apr 19   17:09

    A monochrome game sort of like Space Invaders....  
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl      9344 Apr 19  1989 invaders.com
invaders.com    9344     Apr 19   17:11
  
    Invaders is just what it seems, a space invaders game.   Requires CGA
The game is in High-Res...so it's kinda good.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      28955 May  5  1989 kalscope.uue
kalscope.uue            28955         May 5  03:13 
Interesting graphics program.  Draws colourful bouncing line on screen.  
Uuencoded.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney     224565 Aug  9  1989 moria.arc
moria.arc               224565        Aug 9  17:52 

Version 4.83 of Moria ported by Kneller to MS-DOS.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek        286465 Jun  8  1989 nhexe23e.arc
This is PC NetHack 2.3e, compiled using Turbo 2.0 from the source
obtained in the /comp.sources.games/nethack2.3 directory at
uunet.uu.net.

There are a couple of known bugs:
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek         18137 Jul 25  1989 nyet.zoo

>From the documentation:

   Randomly shaped pieces drop from the top of the screen.  Your job is
   to arrange them as they fall so that you can drop the greatest
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney     479287 May  5  1989 omega.arc
omega.arc               479287        May 5  03:14 
Non-graphic adventure game like the popular version from mainframes.  
Several text files within the archive - this program takes lots of disk.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      19456 May  5  1989 party.arc
party.arc               19456         May 5  03:14 
Adult oriented game.  Computerized version of some adult-party games.
Three levels of dificulty (or intimacy, as the case may be)
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      19031 May  5  1989 pcogre.arc
pcogre.arc              19031         May 5  03:14 
Non-graphic adventure game, written like the OGRE on mainframes.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek        354008 Jul 23  1989 pcom_bin.zoo

This message is about the current version of Omega for the IBM-PC, 0.75

This is the first new version since July '88, corresponding to the
first general Omega release since then.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek         53778 Jul 23  1989 pcom_fil.zoo
Omega support files.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      29696 May  5  1989 pente.arc
pente.arc               29696         May 5  03:14 
Challenging game of pente for the PC.    Has three levels of diffculty.
Requires CGA graphics.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl     40584 Apr 13  1989 pool.arc
pool.arc     40584      Apr 19    18:35

  PC-Pool is a shareware game of pool....play 8-ball either against other
players or against the computer.   
  Requires CGA
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl     26154 Apr 13  1989 robotron.arc
robotron.arc     26154    Apr 19  18:53

   Written by Atari, this is an EXCELLENT version of the classic arcade 
game.  Requires CGA. 
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 chaney      87040 May  5  1989 sexware.arc
sexware.arc             87040         May 5  03:14 
Test your sex I.Q!  Text game that asks you trivia about sexual matters.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek        134734 Nov  9  1989 sfs002.zoo

The Space Flight Simulator, version 0.02, provides a real-time, graphic
simulation of the earth (or some other orbital focus) from the
perspective of an orbiting spacecraft.  It allows users to set their
own orbital parameters, and features an optional ground-track display.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 jemearl      3396 Apr 19  1989 subchse.arc
subchse.arc   3396   Apr 19   17:21

    This is  a high-res game of drop the depth-charge on the sub.  
Requires CGA.
 
-- -rw-rw-r--  1 tek         68768 Jul 23  1989 trivia.zoo

This is a fairly good implementation of a trivia game.  Includes a
multilevel marketing scheme driven by user registrations.  All payments
appear to be completely voluntary.
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