Contents

• Key
• Net & Modem Games
• Smaller Shareware Games
• FTF and/or EMail Only Games
• Future Products
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Key
  • "+"/"*" in 1st column means added/released since (2/7/95)
  • "`" means first-hand information from publisher or documentation

  • Game Type (Typ) Column

        A=Action        Spo=Sports       3D=1st Person Action (like doom)
        Str=Strategy    WG=Wargame       P=Puzzle      Crd=Card Game
        Sim=Simulation  FS=Flight Sim
        Adv=Adventure   A/S=Action/Str 

  • Turn Type (T) Column

        R = Real Time (uninterrupted play)
        S = Simultaneous (everyone does their turn, then waits for others)
        1 = Sequential (one person plays at a time, everybody else waits) 

  • Rating (Rate) Columns

        C = Complexity (E=Easy, M=Medium, H=Hard)
        M = Multi-player value (ABCDF +/-))
        S = Single-player value 

  • Abbreviations:

        EMail  turn based games playable via electronic mail
        FTF    refers to "Face-To-Face" games, with 2+ players on 1 computer
        FW     Freeware
        IPX    IPX network protocol required
        NBio   NetBios network support required
        I&NB   Both IPX and NetBios supported
        Null   (Modem/Null column) only null-modem support - no modem
        SW     multi-player supported in shareware or demo version 

  • Notes:

        AHill = Avalon Hill
        EA = Electronic Arts
        SH = Spectrum Holobyte
        IPlay. = Interplay
        DigitalInt. = Digital Integrations
        NWorld. = New World Computing
        MProse = MicroProse
        CGW###p## refers to Computer Gaming World, Issue ###, page ##
        CGSP##p## refers to Computer Gamming Strategy Plus, Issue ##, page ## 

  Note: Unless otherwise noted, Modem/Serial (aka Null Modem) play is limited to 2 players. If Modem is supported, assume Null Modem is too.

  Contents

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  Net And Modem Games

                                                    Modem Num Rate-
  Name                  Typ T Yr  Company       Net /Null Ply C M S  Notes
  --------------------- --- - --  ------------- --- ----- --- ------ ------------
  `AirDuel / DogFight   FS  R 93  MicroProse    No   2400  2  E A .  aka DogFight
   Air Warrior, SVGA    FS  R 95  Kesmai/Konami no   1200  50 H A A  [11]
   Archon Ultra         Str A 94  SSI           no   Yes   2  M . .  Chess-like
  `Battle Chess         Str 1 88  Interplay     no   300n  2  M . .  FTF,[12]
  `Battle Chess 2       Str 1 90  Interplay     no   300n  2  M . C  FTF,Oriental
  `Battle Chess 4000    Str 1 91  Interplay     no   Yes   2  M . .  FTF,Future
   Battle Isle 2200     WG  1 95  Accolade      Yes  No?  4/5?H . .  Bad EMail?
  'BattleDrome-Metaltec A   R 94  Dynamix       IPX* 2400n 2  M B+B  *Reqr. NETX?
   Battles Of Destiny   WG  1 92  QQP           No   Yes   2? M . .  [5] EMail
   Big Three (Windows)  WG  ? 95  Alliance Int* ?    Yes   ?  . . .  [24]
   Blood Bowl           Spo ? 95  MicroLeague   ?    Maybe ?  . . .  [28]
   Blue and the Gray    WG/S1 93  Impressions   no   No?   ?  M C C  FTF
   Car & Driver         Sim R 93? EA            NBio 2400  2  E B-C  Auto, SVGA
   ChessMaster 4000 T.  Str 1 94  SWareToolwork ?    Yes   2  M . A
   ChessNet3            Str 1 ?   Masque        NBio Yes   2  M . .  Win
   Combat               ?   ? ?   Merit         ?    Yes   ?  ? . .
   Combat 2             ?   ? ?   Merit         ?    Yes   ?  ? . .
  `Command HQ           WG  R 90  MicroProse    No   2400  2  M A-C  Strategy too
   Conquered Kingdoms   WG  1 92  QQP           No   Yes   2  M C-C- FTF
   Conquer for Windows  WG  R 95  ?             NBio Yes   4  E . .  Win
   Corridor 7           3D  R 94  Capstone/GTek IPX  9600 12  E . F  
   Dark Legions         A/S S 94  SiliconKnight No   9600  2  M B+C+ SSI; FTF[18]
  `Descent              3D  R 94  Parallax/IPly IPX  9600n 8  E A A  SW; 3D Space
  'Detroit              Str 1 94  Impressions   No   2400  2  M C F  FTF
   DogFight, see "AirDuel"
  `Doom                 3D  R 93  Id            IPX  9600  4  E A A- SW
  `Doom II: HOE         3D  R 94  Id            IPX  9600  4  E A A-
  `Empire Deluxe        Str 1 93  New World     NBio 1200  6  M . .  [14]
   Evasive Ection       Sim ? 94? Mindscape?    ?    Yes   ?  . . .  Ev.Action?
  `F-15 Strike Eagle 3  FS  R 92  MicroProse    No   2400  2  M+B C  Coop/DM
   F-16 Combat Pilot    FS  R -   DigitalInt/EA No   Yes   2  M B C  EGA
  _F-29 Retaliator      FS  R 91? Ocean/DID     No   2400  2  E B+B-
   Falcon 3.0           FS  R 91  S.Holobyte    IPX  Yes   6  H . .
  `Fighter Wing         FS  R 94  Gemsoft/Merit I&NB 9600n 16 . B D  [20]
   Front Lines          WG  1 95? Impressions   No   Y[19] 2  M . C  
   Flight Simulator 5.0 FS  R 93  Microsoft     ?    Yes?  ?  . . .
  `Global Conquest      WG  S 91  MicroProse    No   2400  4  M A+C  [17], FTF
   Global Domination    ?   ? -   Impressions   no   Yes   2? . . .
   Grandest Fleet       WG  1 94  QQP           No   Yes   2  . . .
   Great Naval Battle 2 WG  ? 94  SSI           ?    ?     ?  . B-C- WWII
  `Greens               Spo 1 93  Microprose    No   2400  2  E . .  FTF, Golf
  `Hammer of the Gods   WG  1 94  New World     I&NB 2400  4  M . .  EMail   [15]
   Hearts               Crd 1 92  Microsoft     Yes  no    4  M . .  WinNT/Win
  `Heretic              3D  R 94  Raven         IPX  yes   4  E A A- SW;Doom Eng
   Hornet Nvl Strk Ftr  FS  R 93  S.Holobyte    IPX  Yes   6  . . .  Falcon 3 Add
  `Indy Car Racing      Sim R -   Papyrus       no   9600  2  M . .  Auto Sim[16]
  `Knights of the Sky   FS  R 90  Microprose    No   2400  2  M C-.
   Legions              WG  S -   MindScape/CrftIPX? No   18? M . .  Win, 5 plrs?
   LineWars II          A   R 94? Epic?         IPX  Yes   8  . . .  SW; Space
   Lords of the Realm   Str 1R94  Impressions   No   Yes  2/6 M . .  [21]
   Lost Admiral, The    WG  ? -   QQP           no   Yes   2  . . .   
  'Magic Carpet        S/3D R 94  Bullfrog/EA   NBio No    8  M F+A  
   MegaWar              ?   ? -   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .
   Medieval Warriors    Str ? -   Merit         No   Yes   2  M . . 
   Metal Marines        Str R ?   MindScape     No   Yes   2  E . .  [4] Windows
   Merchant Prince      Str 1 93  QQP           No   Yes   4! M . .  email
   Mig 29               FS  R 93  S.Holobyte    IPX  Yes   6  H . .  
  `NASCAR               Sim R 94  Papyrus/Virgn No   9600  2  . . .  AutoRace[22]
   Netwars              ?   ? -   Novel?        IPX  no?   4  . . .  [1]
   Netris, Multimedia   A   R 94  SoftwareForge File No   20  E . .  [7]Win, SW
  `1942 Pacific Air War FS  R 94  MicroProse    No   9600  2  M B B+ Coop/DM [9]
   Onslaught            WG  ? 94  FrontalAssalt Yes  Yes   2? . . .
   Operation BodyCount  3D  R 94  Capstone      Yes  Yes   ?  E . .
   Perfect General      WG  1 -   QQP           No   Yes   2  M A . 
   Perfect General 2    ?   ? 95  QQP           No   Yes   2  . . .
   Populus              Str R -   Bullfrog      NBio Yes   2  M . .
   Populus II           Str R -   Bullfrog      ?    Yes   2  M . .
   Powerdrome           Sim R 88  EA            No   Yes   2  E C+C  space race
   Power Monger         Str R -   Bullfrog/EA   no?  Yes   2  . . .
   Pro League BaseBall  Spo ? -   MicroSports   no   Yes   2? . . .  
   Pro League FootBall  Spo ? -   MicroSports   no   Yes   2? . . .  
  `Rise of the Triad    3D  R 94  Apogee        Yes  Yes  11  E . .  SW(5 plyrs)
   Robosport            Str S -   Maxis         IPX  Yes   4  E . .  [6] Dos&Win
   Sea Wolf SSN-21      Sim R 94  EA            NBio Yes   2  M A A  Subs,Coop
   Second Front         WG  ? 92  SSI GGrigsby  ?    ?     ?  . B B- WWII: East
   Siege: DogsOfWar     Str S 92? Mindcraft     No   2400  2? E C B+ No EM/no FTF
   688 Attack sub       Str ? 89  EA            No   2400  2  . . . 
  `Spaceward Ho! V2.0   Str S 92  New World     IPX? No   20  E . .  [14]
   Spector              A   R -   Velocity      NBio no    8  E . .  3D Tank
   Spector VR/Deluxe    A   R 93? Velocity      I&NB no    8  E . .  3D Tank
   Spector VR/CDEnhance A   R 94  Velocity      I&NB ?     8  E . .  3D Tank [30]
   Speed Racer          Sim ? -   Accolade      ?    ?     ?  . . .  Auto
   Stalingrad           WG  ? 95  ?             ?    ?     ?  . B+C+ WWII: East
   Stunt Driver         Sim R 90  S.Holobyte    No   Yes   2  M B B  Auto
  'SuperKarts           Sim R 95  Manic/GT      IPX  No    8  E . .  FTF; [7]
  `SuperTetris - Dos    A/P ? 91  S.Holobyte    IPX  Null  2  E . .  FTF
  `SuperTetris - Win    A/P ? 91  S.Holobyte    No   No    2  E . .  FTF
   Syndicate-Am.Revolt  Str R -   Bullfrog      NBio No    8  H . .
   Tac Ops              ?   ? -   Arsenal       -    -     ?  . . .  
   Tank Commander       A/S R 95  Domark        IPX  9600  4  E C+F+ [25]
   Tanks!               WG  ? 94  Novastar      ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII;
   Transport Tycoon     ?   ? 94? Microprose?   No?  Null? 2? . . .
   Terminal Velocity    3D  R 95  3DRealms      IPX  Yes   8  E . .  [26] SW
  `Tetris Classic - Dos A/P R 91? S.Holobyte    IPX  Null  2  E . .  FTF
  `Tetris Classic - Win A/P R 91? S.Holobyte    No   No    2  E . .  FTF
   Thunder Zone         A   ? 94  Ingenuity     No   Yes   2  . . .  FW
   Tom Landry Football  Spo S -   Merit         No   Yes   2  M . .
   Tom Landry FB Deluxe Spo S -   Merit         No   Yes   2  M . .
   Tom Landry FB '94    Spo S 94  Merit         No   Yes   2  M . .
  `Tornado              FS  R 93  DigitalInt/SH No   2400  2  H B B  
   Tracon               ?   ? -   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .
   Tracon II            ?   ? -   ?             ?    Yes   ?  . . .
  `Transport Tycoon     Str R 94  Microprose    No   2400? 2  M-. .
  `Ultimate Football    Spo R 94  Microprose    No   9600  2  M . .  FTF
   V for Victory        Str ? -   360           no   Yes   ?  . . .
   V4V:Gold-Juno-Sword  WG  ? 93  Atomic/360    ?    ?     ?  . C C- WWII: D-Day
   V4V:Market-Garden    WG  ? 92  Atomic/360    ?    ?     ?  . B+B  (online too)
   V4V:Utah Beach       WG  ? 92  Atomic/360    ?    ?     ?  . A-B+ WWII: DDay
   V4V:Velikye Luki     WG  ? 92  Atomic/360    ?    ?     ?  . C-C- WWII; SVGA
   Virtual Pool         Spo 1 95  Interplay     Yes  Yes   ?  E . .  Demo [27]
   Wacky Wheels         A   R 94  Apogee        No   Y[10] 2  E . .  ToonRace,FTF
   War In Russia        WG  ? 93  SSI GGrigsby  ?    ?     ?  . B-B- WWII: East
  `WarCraft             WG  R 94  Blizzard      IPX  Yes   2  M . .  demo [3]
   Western Front        WG  ? 92  SSI GGrigsby  ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII: DDay
  `World Cir. F1 Gnd Pr Sim R 91  MicroProse    No   2400  2  H . .  Race [13]
   WW2 Air Force Cmdr   WG  ? 93  Impressions   ?    ?     ?  . C-C- WWII: Blitz
   Wing Commnder-Armada A   R 94  Origin        NBio Yes   6* M . .  Space [23]
  `Zephyr               A   R 94  NewWorld Comp Y[8] ?[8]  6  E . .  Tank Race
  
  [1] Bundled with Novel Personal Netware
  [2] 1994 CD verion has EMail support, 1992 Disk version has no EMail
      Modem play is Simultaneous, EMail is Sequential
  [3] wuarchive:/pub/msdos_uploads/game_demos/wcrft_1.zip(?).  SW has no multi.
      Modem play is 200-300% faster with 1.20 patch, contact blizzrdent@aol.com
  [4] ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/incoming/demos/metal.zip (???)
  [5] Empire-like, World conquest, MANY units, ability to make your own maps
  [6] Supports 4 plyrs over modem on 2 computers.  Net requires separate licenses
  [7] Netris: ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/
      Look for netris11.zip, netrisgx.zip, netrisfx.zip.  2 Player FTF support.
      Author: Samuel.Marshall@durham.ac.uk, http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d405ua
  [8] Requires unreleased patch
  [9] May require patch
  [10] Modem play to be fixed in future version 1.2
  [11] AirWarrior; 50 players via Genie/Delphi/CRIS services. Ver 1.16b or 1.17
  [12] Dos, Windows, Mac & Amiga versions.  Medieval setting
  [13] World Circuit Formula One Grand Prix:  Modem play requires patch,
        f1gpv105.zip(?)
  [14] Dos & Windows version available. EMail & FTF support
  [15] Each station requires separate CD.  Not sure if IPX is supported.
  [16] Need patch to V1.4 (1.5).  ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/papyrus/icr104.zip(?)
  [17] Need to patch to V2.0 for 4 player modem play & many addl. features
  [18] Dark Legions; Fantasy chess like game with action element
  [19] Currently, modem play unsupported.  No email play.  Dos. CGW129p160
  [20] Euro version or Patch required for IPX support
  [21] Turns are plotted sequentialy, combat real time. 6 players FTF. No Email
  [22] Latest version is 1.4, or 1.5 which is distributed with addon tracks
  [23] Armada: Proving Grounds Add-on (1/2 patch?) -  adds 6 play net support
       FTF using split-screen too.
  [24] The Big Three; Big Time Software/Alliance. CGSP53p56
  [25] Tank Commander; CGW128p38
  [26] Terminal Velocity; Terminal Reality, Inc.
  [27] Virtual Pool (3D); Demo availabile from www.interplay.com, pooldemo.zip
  [28] Blood Bowl; Port from Games Workshop's board game.  CGW128p70,44 CGSP53p127
       Apperently modem play requires an as-of-yet unreleased patch
  [29] SuperKart; CGW128p39, CGSP53p129, CGW129p147
       Runs only from CD
  [30] Spectre VR;  Spectre VR has Dos & Win verisions.  Spectre VR CD Enhanced
       has only a Windows version.
  
  

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  Smaller Shareware Games

  These games have merit, but either do not have the quality or depth of typical modern commerical games.

                                                    Modem Num Rate-
  Name                  Typ T Yr  Company       Net /Null Ply C M S  Notes
  --------------------- --- - --  ------------- --- ----- --- ------ -----
  'Baryon               A   R 95  Acro Studio   No   No    2  . . .  [25] FTF;SW
  'Battles on a Distant Planet 1.0 (Win)
                        Str 1 92  Glacier Edge  No   No    2  . . .  [19] FTF;SW
  'Battles in a Distant Desert 1.0 (Win)
                        Str 1 93  Glacier Edge  No   No    2  . . .  [20] FTF;SW
  'Bridge Crew          RP  ? 94  Mirthril SW   No   Null  ?  . . .  [10]
   Car Racer 0.95       A   ? 95  D Meschede    No   No    4  . . .  [3] FTF
  +AFT Modem            FS  1 89  Steven Hugg   No   Yes   2  . . .  [33] SW
   Empire               ?   ? ?   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .  [5]
  'Fences               Str 1 91  SteveBlanding No   No    2  E C-D- [30] FTF;FW
  'Gladiator 3.5        A   R 95  Acro Studio   No   No    2  . . .  [25] FTF;SW
  'Ground War II        A   R 92  EnQue SW      No   1200  2  E . .  [15]
   LineWars 1.52        A   R 90  Pat Aalto     No   Yes   2  . . .  [14];see LW2
   Liteyear             A   ? -   ?             Novl No    4  . . .  aka Netwars
   Maecca               A/S R 95  Spinning Fish No   No    2  . . .  [24];FTF; SW
   Medieval War         Str 1 93  Burnham Park  No   No    6  M . .  EMail,FTF[4]
   MegaTron VGA         A   ? 92  John Stanley  No   Yes   2  . . .  [32];SW
  'Modem 3D             ?   ? 94  Amazing Graph.No   Yes   ?  . . .  modem-3d.zip
   Mother Of All Battle Str 1 93  S O'Connor    No   No    6  E . .  [17];FTF; SW
   NetSpace             A   ? 92  Dragon Palace TCP  No    8  . . .  [1]
   Panzerkrieg (Win)    WG  S 93  Blue Chip     NBio Yes   2  M . .  [31];FTF; SW
  'Pune                 A   R 95  Nick Duddy    No   No    6  . . .  [16];FTF; SW
  'Reflector Chess      Str 1 95  DigiCraft     No   No    2  M . .  [28];FTF; SW
  'Second Conflict      Str 1 91  jSoft         No   No   10  E . .  [18];FTF; SW
  'Slicks & Slides      A   R 93  TimoKauppinen No   No    4  E . .  [8]; FTF; SW
  'StarDuel 1.0         A   R 95  Mark Sutton   No   No    2  E . .  [22];FTF; SW
  'Stellar Empires      Str 1 93  Tahuya Bay    No   No   12  . . .  [21];FTF; SW
  'Super Speed          A   R 95  GameFactory   No   No    4  E . .  [9]; FTF; SW
   Super Tank 1.0       A   R 92  K Dahlhausen  No   No    3  E D+na [6]; FTF; FW
  'TanKKK               A   R 92  Jaaskelainen  No   No    3  E D+na [7]; FTF; SW
  'Tubular Worlds       A   R 94  Dongleware    No   No    2  E . C  [13]; FTF;SW
   WarPath (Win)        Str R 94  SyntheticR... IPX  Yes   4  M . C- [11]; SW
   Warp Space           A/S R 92  Mike Erskine  No   Yes   2  M . .  [29]; SW
   Wasteroids (WinG)    A   R 94  GlenSummers   No   No    2  E D+D  [12]; FTF;FW
   Wibbles II           A   R 95  D'India       No   No    2  E . .  [27]; FTF;SW
   
  [1] NetSpace 1.3: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/nspace13.lzh
  [3] CarRacer: ftp://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/msdos/meschede/
      author: mesched@GOEDEL.UNI-MUENSTER.DE
      requires S3 Video car or use of UNIVESA driver (same ftp site)
  [4] Medieval War: contact burnsoft.aol.com
  [5] Empire: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/?/emp64.lzh
  [6] Super Tank: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/sptank10.zip
      Like the Atari 2600 Tanks game.
  [7] TanKKK: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/tankkk.zip
      Also Like the Atari 2600 Tanks game.
  [8] Slicks & Slides; Overhead car race; SLICKS.ZIP; Version 1.26
  [9] Super Speed; Overhead car race; V1=SUPSPEED.ZIP; V1.1=SUPSPD11.ZIP
  [10] Bridge Crew; Computer-Assisted Role Playing.  SW.  Daisy chains
       computers/dumb-terminals using null modem cables or multi-port
       cards (I was unable to get SW1.12 running on a single machine)
       Look for BCREW.ZIP or contact JAGUAR@SUBURBIA.APANA.ORG.AU.
  [11] Warpath; WARPATH.ZIP.  Version 1.0. Synthetic Reality, Dan Samuel,
       70110.434@compuserve.com.  Space Conquest
  [12] Wasteroids 1.0; WAST.ZIP.  Windows with Wing, gsummers@physics.ox.ac.uk.
  [13] Tubular Worlds; TUBWORLD.ZIP.  RType-ish space sideways shooter.
  [14] LineWars 1.52; LW152.ZIP. Look for LineWars II instead.
  [15] Ground War II V2.0; GRNDWAR2.ZIP.  
  [16] Pune; 6 player snake game.  Based on Dune3 for Amiga.  Ver 0.91.
       nick@fourny.demon.co.uk, pune@forny.demon.co.uk, ceenad@cee.hw.ac.uk
       ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/ibmpc/games/misc/punev091.zip
  [17] Mother of all Battles 1.0 (Win); Sean O'Connor, Cade Roux,
       Fast & simple Empire clone.  SW version supports only 2 players.
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/mother.zip
       spto1@cus.cam.ac.uk
  [18] Second Conflict 1.01 (Win);  JSoft/J.W.Galloway
       Space conquest.  Moderate number of features.  Unusual, rough interface.
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/scw101d.zip
  [19] Battles on a Distant Planet 1.0 (Win);  Simplistic, ameturish, single
       tank level, tactical wargame.
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/battles.zip,  bdp.zip
  [20] Battles in a Distant Desert 1.0 (Win);  Battles on a Distant Planet, but
       set in middle east (Desert Storm).
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/bdd.zip, bdp100.zip
  [21] Stellar Empires 1.0 (Win).  Relativly simple but fast Space Conquest
       (StarWeb) type game.  Odd interface.  Windows but no graphics.
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/stlemp10.zip
  [22] StarDuel; Simple 2 player FTF "SpaceWar" arcade game.  Collect
       energy for weapons.  Stars affect ships with gravity field
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/spacewar.zip
  [24] Maecca; bnb121@cs.usask.ca;  Action/Puzzle type game
       http://www.cs.usask.ca/personal/Byron/SpinFish.html
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/maecca2.zip
  [25] Baryon; Top-down scrolling shoot-em-up.  Nice graphics, but
       runs way too fast on modern machines.
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/baryon.zip
  [26] Gladiator 3.5; Gauntlet like, 2 player split screen, overhead view.
       Control 8 or so units (one at a time) in a real time tactical battle.
       tricket@ucsd.edu or mikes@ictv.com
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/glad35.zip
  [27] Wibbles II 1.0;  Split screen Catapilliar/worm game w/many options.
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/wib2v10.zip
  [28] Reflector Chess;  Chess-like board game w/pieces that shoot
       dooze@edna.cc.swin.edu.au
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/reflect1.zip
  [29] Warp Space;  EGA, Ameturish, overhead view, StarTrek like space game.
       Author was busy working on a CGA version.
       wprspace.zip
  [30] Fences (win); Simple game like Dots for 1 or 2 players, FTF
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/fences.zip
  [31] Panzerkrieg for Windows; Tactical wargame
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/pfw.zip
  [32] Megatron VGA; mega700.zip;  1st person - robots in a maze.  Modem & NullM
  [33] Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer:  AFT Modem;  Shareware program
       that presumably adds 2 player modem support
       aftmodem.zip
       
  
  

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  FTF or EMail Only Games

                                                Num Rate-
   Name                 Typ T Yr  Company       Ply C M S  Notes
   -------------------  --- - --  ------------- --- ----- ---------------------
   Aide De Camp         WG  ? -   HPS Simu.     any . . .  Board wargame aide[2]
   Boppin               Puz R 94  Apogee*        2  E . .  *Accursed Toys
   BreakThru for Win    A   ? 94  S.Holobyte     ?  E . .  ?
  `Buzz Aldran's Race Into Space
                Str 1 94  Interplay      2  H . .  FTF & Email (CD Only)
   Cyborg Empires       Str ? -   ?              ?  . . .  world-conquest
   Clash of Steel       WG  ? 93  SSI            ?  . A-B+ WWII (modem?)
   ClockWerx            A/P ? 95  S.HoloByte     2  . . .  Alexey Pajitnov, FTF
   D-Day: Begin. of End WG  ? 94  Impressions    ?  . B C  WWII
   5th Fleet            WG  ? 94? Avalon Hill    2  . . .  EMail
   FX Fighter           A   R 95  GTE            2? . . .  StreetFighter clone
   Future Classics      ?   ? ?   ?              ?  . . .  FTF
  `Gazillionaire        Str 1 95  LavaMind/SH    6  E . .  Win; Space Monopoly
   Hexxagon             ?   ? ?   ?              ?  . . .
   Jihad 1.51           Str 1 93  J McGuire      6  E . .  SW, FTF [9]
   Joe & Mac            ?   ? ?   New World      ?  . . .
   Lode Runner, The Legend Returns
                        A   R 94  Sierra         2  E . .  Win, Coop/DM?
   Machiavelli the Prince
                        Str ? 95  ?              ?  . . .  EMail [
   Master Of Magic      Str 1 95  MicroProse     4  M . .  [5]
   M.U.L.E. 386         Str 1 ?                  4  . . .  [11] SW?
   Mortal Kombat II     A   R ?   Acclaim/Midway 2  . . .  Fight
   National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1
                        Str 1 ?   S.Holobyte     2  M . .  
   Omega                Str S old Origin         ?  M . .  Program Tanks
   One Must Fall        A   R 94  Epic Megagames 2  E . .  SFighter type game
   Operation Crusader   WG  ? 94  Atomic/AvalonH ?  . A B+ WWII: NAfrica; Email
   Panzer General       WG  ? 94  SSI            2  . A A+ WWII; EMail only
   Point Of Attack      WG  ? -   HPS Simu.      2  . . .  EMail/FTF?[2]
   Rampart?             A   R 94  ?              3? E . .
   Rise of the Robots   A   R 94  ?              2  E . .  SFighter type game
  'Scorched Earth 1.5   A   1 -   Wendell Hicken 10 E A C  FTF, tanks, SW [1]
   Slicks & Slides      ?   ? -   ?              ?  . . .  ?
   Squarze              ?   ? -   ?              ?  . . .  FTF
   StarCon I            A/S R 92? Accolade       2  M B-B- FTF; like MOO
   StarCon II           A   R 93? Accolade       2  M B A  FTF; more ships
   Star Reach           Str ? -   Interplay      ?  . . .  FTF; Split Screen [6]
   Stars! 1.1           Str S 95  ...           16  M . .  EMail; SW [7]
   Skunny Kart          A   R 94  CopySoft       ?  . . .  FTF; Cartoon Race [5]
   Tank Wars            A   1 -   ?              ?  E . .  Tanks,FTF [3]
   Threat               A   R 95  Fragment       3  E . .  FTF; SW [10]
  `Tigers On The Prowl  WG  1 94  HPS Simu.      2  . A-B+ WWII; FTF,EMail [2]
   Tubular Worlds       ?   ? -   ?              ?  . . .  FTF
   VGA Planets (S)      Str ? -   Tim Wisseman  11? M . .  EMail only [4]
   Warlords II          WG  1 -   SSG            8  E . .  FTF, EMail
   WordTris             A/P ? -   S.Holobyte     ?  E . .  FTF
   
  [1] Scorched Earth:   ftp.tower.itis.com:/pub/scorch/
      ftp.uml.edu:/msdos/games/misc/scorch12.zip
      ftp.parasoft.com:/pub/scorch/scor122.zip
  [2] Upgrades, etc at ftp.cyberspace.com:/pub/dos/games
  [3] ftp.uwp.edu /pub/msdos/games/misc/BOMB32.ZIP
      cs.uwp.edu /pub/msdos/games/misc/BOMB32.ZIP
  [4] To join a game, read newsgroup alt.games.vga-planets
  [5] ftp://ftp.uwp.edu//pub/msdos/games/copysoft/kart14.zip
  [6] Star Reach; CGW129p114 (review)
  [7] Stars! V 1.10.  Windows.  Jeff Johnson & Jeff McBride.  (503) 451-1635
      ftp://www.ohiou.edu/pub/stars/stars!11.zip  http://www.webmap.com/stars!  
      This is the most professional windows game I've ever seen.
  [8] Need unofficial savegame patch program!
      ftp://ftp/cdrom.com/pub/dresden/games/utility/cheat/mmom30s.zip
  [9] Jihad 1.51; Buggy Risk clone.  JIHAD151.ZIP.  No computer player support.
  [10] Threat; Overhead arcade game in a 'aliens' like environment
       ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/incoming/threat14.zip
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/incoming/games/threat14.zip
       ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/incoming/threat14.zip
  [11] M.U.L.E. 386;  Documentation in German
       ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/msdos/msdos-games/games/Misc/mule386.zip
  [12] Machiavelli the Prince;  Patch corrects EMail password bug.
   
  
  

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  Curiosities

                                                   Modem Num  Rate 
  Name                  Typ T Yr  Company      Net /Null Play C M S  Notes
  --------------------- --- - --  ------------ --- ----- ---- ------ -----
   Alien Legacy         Str ? -   Sierra        no   Yes   ?  . . . 
   Armor Alley          A   ? 90? 360           no   Yes   2  . A -  like Chopli
   Battle Front         WG  ? 86  SSG           ?    ?     ?  . B B- WWII; [3]
   Battle Front - Battles for North Africa
                WG  ? 87  SSG           ?    ?     ?  . B-B- WWII
   Battles In Normandy  WG  ? 87  SSG           ?    ?     ?  . B B  WWII: D-Day
   Cell Wars (Win)      Str 1 92  Al Funk       no   no    2  E . .  [24];SW;FTF
   Decision in Desert   WG  ? 85  Sid Meier     ?    ?     ?  . A-B+ WWII
   F-16 Falcon          FS  ? -   S.Holobyte    no?  Yes?  ?  . . .
   Faces Tris III       A/P ? 90? S.Holobyte    IPX? Yes   ?  . . .  ?????????
   Fire Brigade         WG  ? 87  Panther Game  ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII: East
   Fireteam             Str ? -   ?             no   Yes   2  . . .
   FirePower            A   ? -   ?             no?  Yes   ?  . . .
   Flight Of Intruder   Sim R 89? S.Holobyte    no   Null? 2  H ? B
   Flight Simulator     FS  R M   Microsoft     no   Yes?  ?  . . .  V2,3,4
   Global Effect        Str ? -   Millenium     ?    Yes   ?  . B .
   Great Naval Battles  WG  ? 92  SSI           ?    ?     ?  . B B- WWII
   GNB Scenarios Disks  WG  ? 93  SSI           ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII
   HenrikTerdvdn L-Peli Spo?? -   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .
   High Command         WG  ? 93  360 Pacific   ?    ?     ?  . C+D+ WWII; SVGA
   Kampfgruppe          WG  ? 85  SSI GGrigsby  ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII: East
   Kasparov's Gambit    Crd ? -   EA            ?    Yes?  ?  . . .
   Knights of Desert    WG  ? 85  Novastar      ?    ?     ?  . D D  WWII
   Kriegsmarine         WG  ? 89  Sim. Canada   ?    ?     ?  . B+B  WWII
   Modem Wars           Str R 88  EA/Ozark      No   300   2  E A-C  [2]
  +Modem Chess 1.00     Str 1 89  Bill Durbrow  No   300   2  . . .  [7];SW
  +MODem Chess 4.1      Str 1 90  Robert Scott  No   Yes   2  . . .  [6];FW
   Network Q RAC Rally  ?   ? ?   EuropressSW   ?    ?     ?  . . .  
   NFL Pro League       Spo ? -   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .
   NLSNIPES             ?   ? 8?  Novel?        Yes  No?   5  . . .  [1]
   Orion (Win)          Str 1 95  Blue Light    No   No    4  M D-D- [23];FTF; SW
   Panzer Strike        WG  ? 87  SSI           ?    ?     ?  . B+B- WWII: East
   Patton Strikes Back  WG  ? 90  ?             ?    ?     ?  . C C  WWII: DDay
  +PC-Arena Chess       Str 2 85  Mike & Jim Co No   300   2  . . .  [5];SW
   Rommel at El Alamein WG  ? 86  Sim. Canada   ?    ?     ?  . B B- WWII
   Rommel at Gzala      WG  ? 87  Sim. Canada   ?    ?     ?  . B+B- WWII
   Rommel at Tobruk     WG  ? 85  GDW           ?    ?     ?  . F D- WWII
   SpaceWar             A   ? -   ?             ?    ?     ?  . . .  FW?
   Storm Across Europe  WG  ? 89  SSI           ?    ?     ?  . C C+ WWII
   Tank                 Sim ? -   ?             ?    Yes   ?  . . .
   3-D Helicopter Sim   FS  R 80? Sierra        no   Yes   2  . . .
   Vette!               Sim R -   S.Holobyte    ?    Yes   2  . C .
   Walls of Rome        ?   ? -   MindCraft     no   Yes?  2? . . .  [4]
  +WordWar              Str 1 90  ?             no   no    6  . . .  [8]
  
  [1] ASCII based. Bundled with netware
  [2] Modem Wars; Dan Bunten's Ozark Softscape. EGA. Maneuver robots across goal.
  [3] CGW129p46
  [4] This probably has no multiplayer support.  Does anyone have an email
      address for MindCraft?  It's not in the S/W Tome.
  [5] PC-Arena Chess; pcchess.zip;
  [6] Modem Chess 4.1; modchess.zip
  [7] Modem Chess 1.0; mchess.zip
  [8] WordWar; FTF; SW; wordwar.zip
  [23] Orion 4.0 (Win);  Cheezy little othello/spot/boogers clone.  Space theme,
       excessive nagging.
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/orion4.zip
  [24] Cell Wars (Win);  Life turned into a 2 player game
       ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/cellwr10.zip
       
  
  

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  Future Releases

                                                     Modem Num  
  Name                  Typ T Yr   Company       Net /Null Play Notes
  --------------------- --- - --   ------------- --- ----- ---- ------------
   Abuse                A   R 3Q95 crack dot com Yes  ?     ?   [8]
   Advancd Civilization Crd ? ?    Avalon Hill   No   No    8   [3]  CGW128p142
   All American College Football
                Spo ? ?    MicroSports   ?    Yes   ?        CGW128p44
   Armored Assault      ?   ? ?    Interactive Broadcasting
                                                 Com  ?     ?   CGW130p192
   Baldies              Str ? ?    CreativeEdge  ?    ?     ?   CGW131p53
   Battle Isle 2 - Titan's Legacy
                    WG  ? ?    Blue Byte?    ?    Yes   ?        CGSP53p41 
   Battleground: Ardennes     
                WG  ? 3Q95 TalonSoft     no?  Yes   ?   [16] CGW132p29
   Brett Hull Hockey    Spo ? ?    Accolade      No   No    2   [14] FTF
   Casino               Crd ? ?    Capstone      Yes  Yes   ?        CGW128p151
   Celtic Tales, Balor of the Evil Eye 
                S   ? ?    Koei          ?    ?     4        CGW130p159
   C.E.O.               Str ? ?    I*Motion      No   Yes   ?   [18] CGW132p35
   ChessMaster 5000     Str 1 Sep  MindScape     ?    ?     2        CGW129p25
   CivNet               WG  ? 3Q95 MicroProse    Yes  Yes   7   [2]
   Civilization, 2 Plyr WG  ? May  MicroProse    No   Yes   2   Win, CGW130p22
   Command & Conquer    Str R May  Westwood      Yes  Yes  4/8? Virgin; [6]
   Creation             ?   ? ?    EA            ?    ?     8?   
   Empire II            Str ? Jul  New World     ?    ?     ?   CGW129p25
   Empires of the Middle Ages (Windows)
                WG  1 ?    RAW Entertn.  No   No    ?   [17] CGW132p31
   Exploration          Str 1 3Q   Interac.Magic No   No    4   [13]
   Flight Commander 2   WG  ? ?    Avalon Hill   ?    ?     2   
   Great Naval Battle 3 WG  ? ?    SSI           ?    ?     ?   WWII; SVGA
   Iron Assault        S/3D ? ?    Grafitti      No   Yes   2   Virgin [11]
   Lost Admiral II      WG  ? May  QQP           ?    ?     ?   CGW129p25
   Last Blitzkrieg      WG  ? ?    SSG           ?    ?     ?   CGW58; SVGA
   Magic Carpet-Hidden Worlds (Addon Disk)
               S/3D R May  Bullfrog/EA   NBio No    8?  CGW129p28
   Magic The Gathering  Crd ? 2Q95 MicroProse    Yes  Yes   ?   CGW128p40,129p25
   Master of Orion 2    Str ? 3Q95 SimTex;MProse ?    ?     2+  CGW128p140
   Mechanisms           3D  R 3Q95 Inverse Logic IPX  14.4 many [5]
   MechLords            ?   ? Jul  SimTex;NWorld ?    ?    18?  [12]
   Mechwarrior II       A   R 95   ?             ?    yes?  ? 
   NBA Live '95         Spo ? ?    Hitmen;EA     ?    ?     4   CGW131p124
   One Must Fall        A   R 95   Epic Megagame Yes  Yes   2?  Feb or so
   Pax Imperia          ?   ? 4Q95 Blizzard*     ?    ?    16   *Changling [9]
   Power                Str ? ?    Power Games   Yes  Yes   ?   [4] CGW128p40,153
   PowerHouse           ?   ? ?    Impressions   Yes  ?     ?   CGW128p42
   Pro League BaseBall  Spo ? May  MicroSports   no   Yes   2   CGW129p25
   Pro League Football  Spo ? ?    MicroSports   ?    Yes   ?   CGW128p44
   Rapid Assault        A   R ?    GTE Entertain Yes  ?     ?   CarWars;CGW128p38
   SlipStream 5000      A   R May  Gremlin Int.  Yes  Yes   2   Race;   [10]
   Stelcon II           Str ? 1295 Vu Truong     ?    ?     ?   SW [7]
   Super TFX            ?   ? ?    DID           ?    ?     8? 
   Third Reich          WG  ? ?    Avalon Hill   ?    ?     2   CGW128p40
   WarCraft II          WG  R Dec  Blizzard      Yes  Yes   7   CGSP53p42
   Warlords II Deluxe   WG  ? ?    SSG           NBio Yes   ?   Post
  
  [2] CivNet (Multiplayer Civilization); FTF; EMail; Internet; Windows (using
      WinG), Mac; Chat; 1028x1204  CGW128p41,129p45,130p140
  [3] FTF; EMail; NOT Microproses upcoming Multi player Civilization;
  [4] Power: Internet support, Windows & Board game.
  [5] Mechanisms; wudavid@ecf.utoronto.ca
  [6] Command & Conquer; CGW128p32,129p25 CGSP53p42
  [7] Stelcon II - Armadas; Space Conquest game like MOO.
      Author is 40% done & looking for a publisher.
      Screen shots: ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/sc2prev.zip
  [9] Pax Imperia; CGSP53p12
  [10] Slipstream 5000; CGW128p39, CGW129p24, Req 586?  Demo: SLIP5000.ZIP
       Combat racing through canyons in hovercraft
  [11] Iron Assult; Giant Robot - 3D+Str; CGSP53p9 CGW129p137
  [12] MechLords; CGW128p42,140 CGW129p25
  [13] Exploration; CGW130p161, Interactive Magic & Software2000(Germany)
  [14] Brett Hull Hockey; CGW131p130; Radical Entertainment/Accolade 
  [15] Abuse; Game design program.  produced by id's ddt (should be incredible).
       Info & screenshots: ftp:/ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/incoming/abusepc2.zip
  [16] Battleground - Ardennes: 75162.373@compuserve.com
  [17] Empires of the Middle Ages:  Winodws, RAW Entertainment, (713) 286-2386
  [18] C.E.O.: Artdink, CNN, I*Motion. CDRom
  
  

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  Frequently Asked Questions

  How can I get an up-to-date list?

  Check rec.games.announce for a post titled "Multiplayer IBM PC Games List". It should be posted monthly. Otherwise, contact jimu@cs.uwm.edu. You can also request to be sent the list monthly.

  Of course there is this experimental WWW page too. It is at

  How do I obtain demos or shareware versions of the games?

  I've listed below some of the ftp sites with games I know of.

  Robert Mueller maintains a valuable listing of game ftp sites. Finger lsrlight@netcom.com for the list.

  Some FTP Sites

       ftp.cdrom.com:       /pub/cica/games
       ftp.uml.edu:         /msdos/games
       ftp.netcom.com
       ftp.ea.com           (Electronic Arts FTP Site)
       ftp.swcbbs.com       (Software Creations BBS FTP Site)
       ftp.idsoftware.com:  /new
       ftp.unlogic.com
       ftp.funet.fi:        /pub/msdos/games
       ftp.sunet.se         /pub/pc/games
       iftp.std.com:        /vendors/COMPUTER_EXPRESS
       ftp.uwp.edu:         /pub/msdos/games
       garbo.uwasa.fi:      /pc, /windows
       ftp.demon.co.uk:     /pub/ibmpc/games/id
       ftp.sun.ac.za:       /pub/msdos/doom/
       nctuccca.edu.tw:     /PC/games/DOOM/
       www.wit.com:         /systems/ibmpc/games
       wuarchive.wustl.edu
     

  Fingers

  • lsrlight@netcom.com
  • Id

  Games Through WWW Links

  • Games Domain
  • The Free Software Shack
  • GameWave. Nathan Cochrane's WWW HomePage. Aulstralia
  • Multi-Player Combat Simulations. Michael Sutton

  How Do Use an Ftp Site From the Command Line?

  Assuming you are at a unix prompt,

    ftp -i infant2.sphs.indiana.edu  ; -i suppresses multi-file prompts
    login: ftp                       ; use "ftp" or "anonymous" for login name
    password: mylogin@               ; password is your login followed by "@"
    cd /pub/doom                     ; "cd" to change directories
    dir                              ; "dir" or "ls" to view file list
    ls -lt                           ; "-lt" to view most recent files firest
    bin                              ; short for "binary" file transfers
    get filename.txt |more           ; to display a text file on the screen
    get filename.txt -               ; another way to display text
    mget file1.zip file2.zip ...     ; to download some files
    quit                             ; to exit ftp
  

  How Do EMail Games Work?

  EMail games do not require direct interaction between the players. One player processes a turn, and emails a file describing his actions to the other player(s). The other player(s) program reads this file, and updates the game.

  What's a "Null Modem"?

  A cable linking the serial ports of two PCs. On a 9-Pin connector, pins 2 and 3 are reversed between the two computers. Pins 5 & 7 are straight through:

       Pin       Pin
        2 (-----) 3
        3 (-----) 2
        5 (-----) 5
        7 (-----) 7
  

  BTW, I've seen these things for as low as $2.09 (6' DB9, Cables America). Check out Computer Shopper under Advertisers; Product Index: Hardware; Peripherals; Components; Cables/Connectors

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  Disclaimer

  I cannot guarantee any of the information is 100% correct, although I'm pretty certain of lines marked with a "`" or "'" in the first column, the information coming from either the publisher or first hand experience respectivly.

  Notice

  This document is copyright ©1995, James Urbas. If you want to reproduce or publish it, contact jimu@cs.uwm.edu

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  jimu@cs.uwm.edu

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