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Again, a sequel to which I have no idea of the original. Battlestar 2 is a pretty fun but challenging game that plays kind of like asteroids or the ship combat of Star Control, but as a Gradius/R-type type design with enemies coming at you constantly. Sorry this video is so short, I was taking care of my Son and he’s top priority

This game however is far better than the game Galacta, which I posted a video of previously. Not quite Major Stryker level though but definitely fun.

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http://www.4shared.com/file/114121012/54e2713/BS2.html

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Abuse is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Crack dot Com and and published by Electronic Arts in 1996. Even though the shareware version was released for MS-DOS, Linux and the Apple Macintosh, the retail version was available for MS-DOS only. However, since Crack dot Com released the source code and the shareware data as public domain around 1998, it is possible to compile Linux binaries from the sources.

One interesting thing is that the story is set in the near future, the year 2009. Even though we already have 2009, it was still far away when the game was done.

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Lemmings is a puzzle game developed by DMA Design an published by Psygnosis in 1991. It has been originally released for the Commodore Amiga, and due to its success, it was ported to various platforms like 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Apple IIGS, Apple Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore C64, PC MS-DOS, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sinclair Spectrum, and many, many more.

The basic idea of this game is based on the urban legend of the real lemmings going on migrations to eventually run into death. In this game, your goal is to safely lead as many lemmings as possible to the exit.

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Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1995. It is the first game of the Command & Conquer series. The story is about an alternative history featuring two globalized factions: the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) of the United Nations and the Brotherhood of Nod.

In 2007, the Windows 95 version has been released as freeware.

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From a shareware compilation of mine. The framerate wasn’t too great and I could not find a way to strafe. You pick up items with the enter key. This game looks like it was made using the Pie in the Sky software 3d GCS (Game Creation System). I used to own that program too but a friend lost the disks so long ago. Anyway, this game La Cosa Nostra is a mobster themed FPS game with the first episode as shareware, registered users get the second episode sent to them. I really know very little else about it. The Second level of the game (which I was too lazy to get to because I didn’t feel like putting any effort into getting to) features the Terminator movie theme for some reason… suggesting this game probably just uses midi music gathered from around the 1994 net.

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http://www.4shared.com/file/114122030/cbc38b53/LaCosaNo.html

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Abuse is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Crack dot Com and published by Electronic Arts in 1996. Even though the shareware version was released for MS-DOS, Linux and the Apple Macintosh, the retail version was available for MS-DOS only. However, since Crack dot Com released the source code and the shareware data as public domain in around 1998, it is possible to compile Linux binaries from the sources.

One interesting thing is that the story is set in the near future, the year 2009. Even though we already have 2009, it was still far away when the game was done.

This video was originally uploaded by SquarePulse, I hope you like it

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Highway Hunter is a scrolling driving shooter by Safari Software (Makers of Line Wars 2 and Tyrian). It plays similar to a many space shooters like Major Stryker or Raptor: Call of the Shadows, except you’re confined to a narrow banded road. It also has superficial resemblances to Spy Hunter (and a coincidental name similarity). At this point, Safari teamed up with Epic Megagames to distribute their games more easily, but this game is still not as well known as Tyrian. As you drive around shooting enemies, you pick up upgrades for your weapons and 3 different types of shields that protect you or do damage to enemies.

Story from the game itself:
“Five years earlier Axis of Allied Nations gained control over Earth. They immediately placed up terraformers to make life more hospitable for themselves. The downside? It is killing the human race. You were once a rebel, but you got caught and has been used as an engineer to build a new weapon for the aliens. The MASTER (Multi-Attack Super Turbo Energy Ranger). One day when oppurtunity strikes, you steal the MASTER and escape. Now it is time to do some serious payback.”

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http://www.4shared.com/file/115065912/1d56f51a/HHunter.html

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I always wanted to try this game. The only copy I could ever find was on a shareware compilation and the game seems bugged all to heck because it refuses to work past putting your character name in. The end of this video is where it crashes!

Wikipedia Says: WarWizard was a fantasy computer role-playing game that was released as shareware in 1993, first for Amiga, then ported to Ms-Dos for IBM-compatible computers. It was developed by MicroGenesis, a small company founded by Brad McQuaid and Steve Clover in 1989. Today, the game is most notable as the commercial start for McQuaid, Clover, and artist Milo Cooper, who would later work together at Sony Online Entertainment on EverQuest and at Sigil Games Online on Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
The player acts as a “WarWizard”, a powerful magic-using character that fights and completes quests. WarWizard features VGA graphics and sound effects, but touted greater emphasis on gameplay than on anything else.
One notable feature of the game was its combat mode, which featured the ability to target specific parts of an opponent’s body, hampering movement or disabling the opponents altogether, rendering them unable to flee from the battle or to retaliate. The same thing could also happen to the player, WarWizard, himself.
Today, the game is mostly unknown except to a few fans and appears impossible to find anywhere on the net. Even the official site, which became unavailable from September 2007 (possibly connected to Sony Online Entertainment’s takeover of Sigil Games Online on 15 May, 2007), offered only a shareware version of the game for download. According to Brad McQuaid, the full version seems to be misplaced and nowhere to be found.
Few people mentioned to have ordered the full Ms-Dos/PC Version of WarWizard at the time, but never received any answer or the game. It appears that the game has been discarded by its makers without any chances ever for the full version to become available today for anyone.

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http://www.4shared.com/file/114114876/2a149fd6/WWIZARD.html

This is the only download available of the game on the whole internet apparently… See if you can get it to run better than I could.

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Death Rally is a top-down perspective racing game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Apogee Software in 1996. You start with a poor car and $495 in your pocket, and you have to compete against other drivers in order to win money for upgrades and new cars. This game has been released for MS-DOS.

A few days ago, Remedy re-released it as freeware for Windows. You can get it there:
http://www.death-rally.com

Have fun

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Tyrian is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter developed by Eclipse Productions and published by Epic MegaGames in 1995. It was a departure from the prevalent “serious” style of shooters, due to the cartoon-like artwork and the abundance of silly (or at least strange) dialogue and content.

The game was officially released as freeware in 2004, and the graphics have been made available under an open license in April 2007.

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