| Charlie II Wiering Software, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: 8.5 | DOS Shareware (partial game) | No screenshot yet | |||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie II is a nice improvement over the original, Charlie the Duck. Every level is full of hidden and secret areas, and the challenge is to find them in order to collect coins and diamonds. Charlie can't leave the level until he has found enough coins, which is determined by the difficulty setting. There are also hidden levels to unlock. The game looks better and has more types of enemies than the original, and Charlie can now enter some areas by diving in the water. Starting with version 2.0, there is a Win32 version of each DOS version which takes advantage of DirectX, adding Scale2x image smoothing, as well as background music and realistic quacking. Version 2.06 and above are Win32 only, but retain a copy of v2.05 for DOS. There are 18 levels in this game, with only the first 6 levels playable in the shareware version.
Wiering Software still sells the registered version of this game for $15 by download only.
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| Charlie the Duck Wiering Software, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | No screenshot yet | |||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie the Duck is a beautifully animated sidescroller designed to be appropriate for gamers of all ages. Charlie can bounce on his enemies; jump, but not fly; and wade in the water, but not dive or swim. The boss of the first level is a giant fish that spits fireballs and is protected by two smaller, invincible fish. You have to jump directly onto its eyes five times to defeat it. After studying the demo video, I was able to beat the level after a few dozen attempts, but it's unlikely that any child born of human parents can beat this level, so just tell your kids that they've won when they get that far. There are 3 worlds in this game, with only the first world playable in the shareware version. Charlie the Duck v2.4 Shareware Episode (391k) Wiering Software still sells the registered version of this game for $7.50 by download only.
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| Super Angelo Wiering Software, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Shareware (partial game) | No screenshot yet | |||||||||||||||||||
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Angelo is a guy with a big nose and a mustache who must save a princess from a dragon in a world that has a lot of pipes and blocks in it. Yes, it's a Super Mario Bros. clone, including enemies that look like Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Spiny, Cheep-Cheep and Podoboo. Angelo becomes Super Angelo when he eats a strawberry, and can shoot bullets in a straight line when he gets a gun. If he gets another gun power-up, he can shoot three shots at once and run much faster. There are no mid-way save points, so dying requires you to start at the beginning, although you can save at any level. The game is short, but everything Wiering Software makes is kid-friendly, so this is a good diversion for younger gamers. There are 3 worlds in this game, with only the first world playable in the shareware version. Super Angelo v2.2 Shareware (231k) This game has been discontinued.
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