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| Death Rally 1996 | ||||||||
| User rating: 8 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by Remedy Entertainment | ||||||||
| Published by Apogee Software | ||||||||
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This is one of those racing games where the cars have weapons. Death Rally takes the familiar racing combat genre a bit farther by letting you kill even the spectators. You race on different tracks and make money which you can use to upgrade your car and buy weapons. In addition to the power-ups that appear on the track, there are hallucinogenic mushrooms that distort your vision. Creative elements include gamblers who pay you to destroy opponents they are betting against and loan sharks who help you buy upgrades faster, among other shady characters. Between the gameplay, crazy voices, and realistic graphics and sounds, this is one of the best racing games I have ever played. There are 19 tracks in the registered version. Complete version history:
Apogee still sells the registered version of this game for $5.99 by download.
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| Kosmonaut 1989 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
| Published by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
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More of a driving game than a racing game, since there are no other cars. This challenging game requires you to make it to the end of interstellar highways without being destroyed by obstacles, or running out of gas or oxygen. The title screen calls the game "Skyroads", the name that BlueMoon used for the popular 1993 sequel. BlueMoon's website calls the game Kosmonaut, and the executable file is called kosmo.exe, which suggests that the game was either marketed as Kosmonaut, or the name was changed retroactively. Kosmonaut Freeware (74k) Play online BlueMoon Software has generously released this game as freeware.
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| SkyRoads 1993 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former shareware) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
| Published by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
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The sequel and remake of Kosmonaut, with vastly better graphics and excellent music. More of a driving game than a racing game, since there are no other cars. This challenging game requires you to make it to the end of interstellar highways without being destroyed by obstacles, or running out of gas or oxygen. Gravity varies by level. The game has an awesome soundtrack, the backgrounds are beautiful, and the levels are full of color. There are 30 roads in this game, with only the first 6 playable in the shareware version. SkyRoads Registered Version (580k) Play online Bluemoon Interactive generously released this game as freeware under the Bluemoon Interactive Freeware License.
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| SkyRoads Xmas Special 1993 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former shareware) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
| Published by BlueMoon Software | ||||||||
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An extremely challenging "Christmas version" of SkyRoads. Features identical gameplay but all new levels, many of which have Christmas-themed backgrounds. There are 30 roads in this game, with only the first 6 playable in the shareware version. SkyRoads Xmas Special Registered Version (587k) Play online Bluemoon Interactive generously released this game as freeware under the Bluemoon Interactive Freeware License.
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| Skunny Kart 1994 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by Copysoft | ||||||||
| Published by Copysoft | ||||||||
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Skunny Kart is a go-kart racing game with similarities to Mario Kart and Wacky Wheels. Skunny and a cast of other animals race in various cups on tracks that are littered with power-ups and items that can help you or hurt you. There are practice and battle modes and everything you would expect from the genre. The registered version comes with 6 extra episodes and 10 extra battle arenas. Skunny Kart v1.4 Shareware (1412k) Copysoft still sells the full version of this game for $29.95.
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| Turbo 1987 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (always) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by Doug Ross | ||||||||
| Published by Doug Ross | ||||||||
| Graphics modes: CGA | ||||||||
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A simple CGA racing game that takes place on a road that has only one lane per direction of traffic. Generally speaking, you should try to drive on your own side of the road, and only enter the oncoming lane to pass. There are two gears and no brakes (though you can slow down by releasing the gas or shifting down to first gear). There's not much else to it, but it has the novelty of being one of the first racing games for the PC.
I have been unable to locate the author online, but there is a mailing address in the game. The game indicates that you can send the author $5 as a sign of gratitude, and to get a free copy of a game he was working on at the time. The implication is that the game is freeware.
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| Wacky Wheels 1994 | ||||||||
| User rating: 7 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by Beavis-Soft | ||||||||
| Published by Apogee Software | ||||||||
| Graphics modes: VGA | ||||||||
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Wacky Wheels is a first person go-kart game with everything you would expect. The drivers are different animals and there are power-ups you can use to attack the other cars. Most of the weapons are hedgehogs who are sitting on the track, doing some pretty strange things. When you hit them with your car, you get hedgehogs which you can shoot at other players. There are a number of different modes of play, including a mode in which you shoot ducks on go-karts and a versus mode. There are 42 tracks in the complete version. Complete version history:Wacky Wheels v1.1 Shareware Episode (1616k)Apogee still sells the registered version of this game for $5.99 by download.
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| World Rally Fever 1996 | ||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | Racing | ||||||
| Developed by Team17 Software | ||||||||
| Published by Ocean Software | ||||||||
| Graphics modes: VGA | ||||||||
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One of the most impressive DOS racing games ever. World Rally Fever has incredibly realistic graphics and a three dimensional track with layer up layer of background objects. You simply have to see it to get a sense for how awesome the graphics are. Objects can be collected to use as weapons against other drivers, but this not another Mario Kart clone. You can choose from eight different manga-like drivers and take control of professional racing vehicles that can jump. There are some fun gameplay elements, like the sound when you hit a sheep that has wandered onto the track. One demo was released before the May 1996 release of the full CD-ROM version and has no sound, while a second demo adds sound and a new title screen with the subtitle, "Born on the Road". Only one driver can be used in the demo. There are four circuits of four races each in the full version, with only the first race playable in the shareware version.
Copyright holder Team17 Software no longer sells this game.
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