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Currently hosting 4 ImagiSOFT games!
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Home of Retro PC Gaming
Currently hosting 4 ImagiSOFT games! |
| Chinese Checkers 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware-turned-freeware | Traditional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Graphics: EGA 640×350×16c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As you might expect, this is a game of Chinese checkers for two to six human or computer players. EGA graphics get the job done. The music plays for a few seconds every once in a while, which can be annoying, so you'll probably want to turn the music off. Otherwise, the game is excellent. The computer's difficulty level can't be adjusted, which is unfortunate, but you can set all of the players to be computers in order to watch and learn. The full version is now freeware, but it can't be distributed without permission, so you'll need to go to ImagiSOFT's website to download it. Downloads
AvailabilityImagiSOFT has generously released this game as freeware, which can be downloaded from their website.
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| Redhook's Revenge 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware-turned-freeware | Traditional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Redhook's Revenge is a pirate-themed board game. Players roll a die and move their ship around the board. Some spaces require you to answer trivia questions, and the rewards will often include items that will help you during the game. Insurance, for instance, can be used to protect yourself from disasters. Most items, like ropes or cotton, only protect against specific disasters. Winning cannons will help you attack cities, or other players if you land on their square. The more cannons you have, the more dice you can roll. Perhaps not as practical as the trivia in most educational games, there is some interesting information about the age of pirates, and the game is infused with a sense of humor as well. The full version is now freeware, but it can't be distributed without permission, so you'll need to go to ImagiSOFT's website to download it.
AvailabilityImagiSOFT has generously released this game as freeware, which can be downloaded from their website.
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| Color Wizard, The 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware-turned-freeware | Educational | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed by ImagiSOFT | Compatibility guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Graphics: VGA 320×200×256c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At first glance, The Color Wizard appears to be just a coloring book for children. Actually, it's an advanced drawing program and tutorial. The Color Wizard makes it easy to apply shading, and uses dithering to simulate 700 colors. If you click on the Artist button, the artist teaches you drawing techniques, such as shading and the effect of light on objects, and reflections. The Book button gives information about the subject of the drawing, such as dinosaurs and sharks. It's educational and fun. There are 40 pictures in this game, with only 8 available in the shareware version. The full version is now freeware, but it can't be distributed without permission, so you'll need to go to ImagiSOFT's website to download it. Downloads
AvailabilityImagiSOFT has generously released this game as freeware, which can be downloaded from their website.
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| Wari: The Ancient Game of Africa 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware-turned-freeware | Traditional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Graphics: EGA 640×350×16c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wari is a "sowing game" known by names such as Oware and Ouri, and a variant of game known in the West as Mancala or Kalah. Played throughout Africa, Asia and the Caribbean for at least 1000 years, it is less known in the rest of the world than other great games of pure skill such as Chess, Checkers and Go. The board consists of a row of six pits for each player, and usually includes a larger pit called a "store" for each player to place their captured seeds. Gameplay is simple, with each player taking turns removing all of the seeds from one of his pits and distributing one seed at a time, counter-clockwise around the board, except for the pit that he drew from. If this causes two or three stones to be left in any of his opponent's pits, he captures them. Unlike Mancala, he does not sow seeds into his store, which eliminates strategic attempts to have one's turn end in his store to get an extra turn, and it prolongs the game because seeds are only removed from play when captured. The game is incredibly easy to learn, but can be played at a master level. Wari can be played by two humans, one player against the computer, or by two computers to watch and learn. Features very nice music. There are four difficulty levels in this game, with only the first three playable in the shareware version. The full version is now freeware, but it can't be distributed without permission, so you'll need to go to ImagiSOFT's website to download it.
AvailabilityImagiSOFT has generously released this game as freeware, which can be downloaded from their website.
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