"If you ever watched Stingray, you'll love this playable level from Amok. Basically, you have to start a war by charging around, in this case underwater, blowing things up, whilst avoiding some rather toothsome sharks, irate frogmen and a bevy of relentlessly homing missiles. The biggest laugh factor is using high explosives underwater, and watching your enemies float belly up, like some many deceased goldfish. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\amokfils\files95\amokwin.exe
"*Back to Baghdad,"
"This comes at a rather appropriate time in world affairs, with the build up of American troops in the Gulf again. You too can now teach those naughty Iraquis a lesson, by dropping large bombs on their little heads, but remember, mind those oilfields! When installing, you must use the default directory given to you. DOS and Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\games\b2bdemo
+call setup.bat
#\games\b2bdemo\setup.bat
"*Deus,"
"A playable level from this new RPG, which uses polygons for the characters. As a bounty hunter on the trail of some terrorists, there is a variety of weaponry for you to get tooled up with. Once you have installed Deus, you need to run install a second time from the menu before playing the game. Don't ask us why, we just work here. When installing, Deus may come up with a file copy error, don't worry though it still works. DOS and Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\games\deus\
+call _setup.exe
#\games\deus\_setup.exe
"*DirectX 2,"
"As always, some of the Windows 95 games require the DirectX drivers to be installed on your machine. If you need them you can install them from here. A word of warning - DirectX can replace your current sound and video drivers, so make sure you have backups of them. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\games\directx\dxfull.exe
"*FIFA 97,"
"EA claims that when it designed FIFA 97, it threw out all the old FIFA 96 code and started again from scratch. Has this significantly changed the game? You decide. This version for Windows 95 requires DirectX drivers to be installed.,"
100
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\games\fifa97\fifawin.exe
"*FIFA 97,"
"FIFA 97 DOS version.,"
100
+cd\games\fifa97
+call fifados.exe
#\games\fifa97\fifados.exe
"*Jet Fighter 3,"
"NB: This demo is a PRE-RELEASE BETA version and so is a bit quirky. We would recommend that you backup all important data before running this demo. Although a P90 should be sufficient, we recommend a P100: please ensure you read all the relevant documentation BEFORE running the game. Install to the default directory, before running jf3demo.exe, not jf3.exe as it says. There are four different missions to try out. DOS.,"
010
+cd\games\jf3
+call setup.exe
#\games\jf3\setup.exe
"*Letter Rack,"
"Letter Rack is an intriguing word game similar to Scrabble. The difference between this and Scrabble is the game board can be laid out in way you wish in order to vary the gameplay. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\games\letter\setup.exe
"*Realms of the Haunting,"
"We're not great fans of FMV in the office, so we were pleasantly surprised to find a stonkingly good, first-person adventure game lurking after the intro. Take a stroll round a haunted house looking for clues to your father's death, but find a weapon first or your investigation could be a short one. DOS and Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\games\roth
+call install.exe
#\games\roth\install.exe
"*Red Alert,"
"Brought to you exclusively by PC FORMAT, get a sneak preview about how the follow up to Command and Conquer was put together. Best run in 16-bit colour. If you don't already have Video for Windows installed, you can install it from the Not Games section. Windows.,"
100
+cd\redalert
+win : redalert.exe
#\redalert\redalert.exe
"END"
shareware:
"*Alarm Clock,"
"We are living in a digital age, so throw away that old wind up thing next to your bed and break out Alarm Clock for Windows. Available in a wide range of user customizable options, featuring messages and reminders. You need to install it manually by going to the \sharew\win31\almwin directory and double clicking on setup.exe. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\almwin
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\almwin\setup.exe
"*Porsche Interactive Screensaver,"
"Porsche has just launched its first new car for 18 years, the Porsche Boxter. To celebrate this new launch Porsche has released this interactive screensaver and world time zone utility. Find out what the Boxter could do for you, if you had the money to buy one... Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\boxter
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\boxter\setup.exe
"*CompuShow,"
"This utility is a bit of a Jack-of-all trades, with the ability to view, print, and uuencode graphics files, as well as being able to view icon files, Windows meta files, movies and play sounds. Not content with all that, CompuShow also enables you to create your own screensavers, phew. Windows.,"
001
\sharew\win31\csshow\cshoww12.zip \cshow
"*Dimensia 3D,"
"Stereograms are greart 'cos you can hide all sorts of perverted rubbish behind layers of swirling colours. While Dimensia 3D doesn't contain any decadent filth, it does enable you run a selection of Stereograms as a screensaver, but then again, you can't have everything. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\dim3d
+call : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\dim3d\setup.exe
"*Emcontrol,"
"If having access to your most frequently used programs is important to you, try out Emcontrol. With 28 programmable menu buttons, applications can be launched with a single click and a large display provides the current time and date. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\emcon
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\emcon\setup.exe
"*Idate,"
"A simple reminder program which can be configured to give advanced warnings of reminders and can even be configured to prevent Windows from shutting down until messages have been read. Windows.,"
001
\sharew\win31\idate\idate420.zip \idate
"*McAfee Virus Scan,"
"Viruses are nasty, insidious things, so protect your PC with one of the most highly regarded virus checkers around. Regular updates are available to registered users. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\mcafee
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\mcafee\setup.exe
"*Mcafee Virus Scan."
"Clean up your old and diseased hard drive, with what is generally reckoned to be the dog's proverbials of Anti Virus tools. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\Mcafee\setup.exe
"*Magic Notes,"
"Sticky post-it notes are great for placing important messages somewhere visible, but they have a knack for falling on the floor, just before you need them. Magic Notes though, because they live on your PC screen, will never fall to the floor to be mauled by the dog. More configurable than most too. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\mnote
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\mnote\setup.exe
"*New Frontiers,"
"Space, the final frontier, to boldly go where no screensaver has gone before. Okay so we couldn't resist the cliche, but if you want NASA photographs on your desktop, then this screensaver does the job nicely. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\win31\newfrntr
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\win31\newfrntr\setup.exe
"*WindChimes,"
"Make your working environment more soothing with this program, which simulates the sound of wind chimes. WindChimes can be set to use any one of the 128 MIDI instruments, with a wide range of scales to choose from. WindChimes can also be linked to the Kaleidoscope screen saver. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\chimes\wc1setup.exe
"*CoolEdit 95,"
"Absolutley the best audio editing tool you can lay your hands on - in our opinion. CoolEdit supports a huge range of file formats, as well as having more sound processing filters than you know what to do with. CoolEdit 95 gives the competition a right kicking, then walks away laughing. Windows 95.,"
001
\sharew\win95\cooledit\cool95 \cool95
"*ICCD,"
"Most CD players are only 16-bit applications, so they don't fair too well in Windows 95. So let us introduce ICCD, a fully 32-bit audio CD player for Windows 95, with plenty of features. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\iccd\install.exe
"*Kaleidoscope,"
"Remember as a child how you were fascinated by the patterns produced by a Kaleidoscope? Remember pulling that kaleidoscope apart in a shower of coloured plastic shapes and a triangular mirror? Oops. Relive those glorious days of innocence again with this screensaver. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\kalscope\k95setup.exe
"*lock 800,"
"Instantly password-protect and lock your PC with this utility. Includes a message facility, for people to leave you notes while your are away from your PC. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\lock800\setup.exe
"*Magic Folders,"
"If you feel your data is at risk and passwords aren't secure enough, give Magic Folders a go. Magic Folders works by hiding folders, even the system registry can't find them. A simple password reveals the folders again. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\mfd\magic.exe
"*Norton Crash Guard,"
"Now we all know that Windows isn't perfect, occasionally stops responding and goes in for a spot of naval contemplation. Norton Crash Guard detects when Windows applications are feeling a bit suicidal and help to talk them down from the ledge. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\ncgrd\ncg_free\setup.exe
"*PolyView,"
"Featuring a rather tasteful picture of a parrot (although we don't know if it is a Norwegian Blue), PolyView is a rather talented multi-format graphics file viewer, converter and editor. Unusually, PolyView also supports most Unix system file formats. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\sharew\win95\pvbeta\setup.exe
"*Hotdog 16,"
"The bee's knees of HTML editors, apparently. Get your Web pages up and running in no time with this new application. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\hotdog16
+win : hotdog16.exe
#\sharew\hotdog16\hotdog16.exe
"*Screen loupe,"
"This utility provides a magnified view of the area immediately surrounding your mouse, in a separate window. Very handy for design work, where positioning is critical, rulers can also be displayed on the desktop. A very unusual, but helpful tool. Windows 95.,"
001
\sharew\loupe\loupex.zip \loupe
"*Photo Icons,"
"Photo Icons enables you to create and modify Windows icons, up to 24-bit colour, although only 16 colours are available in this demo. An inclusive screen capture utility eanbles any part of the screen to be captured and saved as an icon. Photo Icons also enables you to extract icons from .DLL and .EXE files. Install by going to the \sharew\photoico directory and double clicking on setup.exe. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\photoico
+win : setup.exe
#\sharew\photoico\setup.exe
"*Yeah Write,"
"A word processing package for Windows. Might not sound very exciting, but it's free and it would be churlish to complain. Windows.,"
010
+cd\sharew\ywrite
+win : yw01.exe
#\sharew\ywrite\yw01.exe
"END"
handson:
"*Quake Patches - Bombs8,"
"Quake C files, or patches, enable you to do all sorts of things which you probably wish had been coded into the game itself. These patches give you homing missiles, grappling hooks, throwing axes and so on. Most patches have accompaning documentation, which we recommend you read. Each patch unzips to c:\quake as a sub-directory. Simply move the subdirectory to your Quake folder and see the mag for instructions. Bombs8 converts the grenade launcher into a Gib gun, proximity mine and firewall.,"
001
\quake\bombs8.zip \quake\bombs8
"*Quake Patches - Guide101,"
"Launch a rocket then steer it using the mouse around corners, over walls, under water, right into your intended victim.,"
001
\quake\guide101.zip \quake\guide101
"*Quake Patches - QuakeMe,"
"Quake Model Editor, for extracting sprites from the great game itself, leaving you free to edit them. Jim used QuakeME to create his very own Colin Mitchell Quake grunt which has an unnerving similarity to the lad himself.,"
001
\quake\quakeme.zip \quake\quakeme.zip
"*Quake Patches - Reaper Bot,"
"This patch enables you to place Quake grunts into a multiplayer game, whereupon they run around with murderous intent, picking up whatever weapons are around and using them with uncanny accuracy. The Bot's skill levels can be adjusted to provide more of a challenge.,"
001
\quake\reaprb06.zip \quake\reapbot
"*Quake Patches - BGBot,"
"Ever fancied having a friend to help you out in Quake? Well BGBot runs around helping you, shooting at what you shoot and shooting people who shoot you. Works in single player and co-op games they help you, in deathmatch they kill you.,"
001
\quake\bgbot15.zip \quake\bgbot15
"*Quake Patches - Xpak,"
"Xpak is for unpacking pak files before you edit them. Edited pak files are then stored in sub-directories, in the same way as normal patches.,"
001
\quake\xpak040.zip \quake\xpak
"END"
submit:
"*Nothing Here,"
"Oh deary me, well once again readers submissions have suffered at the hands of the games companies. I mean Realms of the Haunting is 215Mb, for a demo, what can we do, eh? Expect readers submission's to return when we have a 2Gb CD to play with.,"
100
+cd\
+call nosubs.bat
#\nosubs.exe
"END"
notgames:
"*CreataCard,"
"Create cards, in an instant - more or less. CreataCard is pretty much what it says, a card creation package. Select an image, card type and greeting and Bob's your uncle, probably. Oh yes, one other thing, a colour printer would come in handy at some stage. Windows.,"
010
+cd\cacard
+win : setup.exe
#\cacard\setup.exe
"*Dorling Kindersley,"
"Find out more about how things work, explore the Chronicles of the Twentieth Century and push back the boundaries of science with this sampler from Dorling Kindersley Multimedia. Windows.,"
010
+cd\dkmm
+win : setup.exe
#\dkmm\setup.exe
"*Green Eggs and Ham,"
"Dr Seuss stories are a favourite here at PC Format, so we just had to put our best loved story, Green Eggs and Ham, on the CD. This demo shows a part of what the Living Books series are all about. We're off to play with The Cat in the Hat now. Windows.,"
010
+cd\
+win : setup.exe
#\setup.exe
"*Opera,"
"Pavarotti on the Web? Hardly, if Internet Explorer or Netscape are'nt your cup of tea, trying drinking from Opera's mug instead. Opera may be another Web browser, but has the unique feature of using multiple windows, enabling you to view one site, while downloading a page from another. Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\opera\op209e.exe
"*Organic Art,"
"What do you do if your old Organic Art demo has timed out? Easy - just install this new version and make yet more strange and swirly organic images. This Version for Windows 3.1.,"
010
+cd\organic
+win : setup.exe
#\organic\setup.exe
"*Organic Art,"
"This version for Windows 95.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\organic\setup32.exe
"*QuickTime 32-bit,"
"QuickTime is essential for viewing and playing QuickTime movie files. This is the Windows 95 version. Windows 3.x version is below.,"
010
+cd\
+call win95msg.bat
#\qtime95\qt32inst.exe
"*QuickTime 16-bit,"
"QuickTime movie player for Windows 3.1.,"
010
+cd\qtw203
+win : qtinstal.exe
#\qtw203\qtinstal.exe
"*Video for Windows,"
"Video for Windows is for playing .AVI files in Windows. Most people should have this, it comes as standard with Windows 3.11 and Windows 95, but if you don't have it you will need it to run Red Alert under the games section.,"