============================================================ T H E G A M E S A R C H I V E N E W S L E T T E R ============================================================ Number 6 * 17 June 1999 * http://www.dosgamesarchive.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Newsletter index ------------------------------------------------------------ * What's new? + New URL: www.dosgamesarchive.com + 13 new games added * Game tip + Wacky Wheels * Top 10 downloads * Wanted! + Life and Death / Life and Death 2 + Tyrian v2.0 * Site tip + ShadowNet Repository * Feedback + Krilijan + Scordato * WebPoll ------------------------------------------------------------ What's new? ------------------------------------------------------------ - New URL: www.dosgamesarchive.com ------------------------- The Games Archive is moved to a new address. After one year, we have our own domain name, http://www.dosgamesarchive.com! The URL of The MS-DOS Games Ring is also changed, now it's http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/dosgamesring Please update your links and bookmarks, thanks! - 13 new games added --------------------------------------- We have uploaded 13 new games. They are: 4D Boxing Crystal Caves Cybersphere Falcon 3.0 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Lamborghini LHX Attack Chopper Mario Race Drivin' 95 Realms of Chaos SkyRoads Spit Wad Willy SU-25 Stormovik You could download these games from our site if you wish. There isn't already a HTML document for them, but that's coming! We would like to thank Rick Smits for providing these games. ------------------------------------------------------------ Game tip ------------------------------------------------------------ - Wacky Wheels --------------------------------------------- Title: Wacky Wheels Developer: Beavis Soft Publisher: Apogee Software File size: 1,60 MB Year: 1994 Version: Shareware 1.1 Website: http://www.apogee1.com/catalog/wacky/index.html Rating: [x][x][x][x][ ] Wacky Wheels is a high-speed, VGA, 3D point-of-view, full-screen racing game. The shareware version has 5 tracks plus specialty tracks for shoot-outs. The game has a two-player mode via split screen on the same PC, or via modem or serial cable. The program includes MIDI music and digital sounds, supports most top boards as well as joysticks, game saving, and cheats. Screenshot: http://gamesarchive.etmnet.com/images/wwheels.gif If you want to download this game, go to our site at http://gamesarchive.etmnet.com/index.html Choose 'Games' in the frame to the left and select 'Wacky Wheels'. You will get a HTML document with some information about the game. On the bottom of the page you will find a link with which you can download Wacky Wheels. ------------------------------------------------------------ Top 10 downloads ------------------------------------------------------------ The following games are most downloaded: 1. Prince of Persia 2 6. Wolfenstein 3D 2. Cannon Fodder 7. Worms 3. Pinball Fantasies 8. Ninja Rabbits 4. Doom 9. Aquanoid 5. Wacky Wheels 10. TIE Fighter ------------------------------------------------------------ Wanted! ------------------------------------------------------------ In this section you will find postings from our message board. Most people are looking for a game that isn't in our archive. Maybe other visitors (or readers of this newsletter) own the game. Then they could contact the person who has written the message. - Life and Death / Life and Death 2 ------------------------ > "If you know where I can get these games, please send me > an e-mail. Thanks very very much." T4ce - alphaetomega@otelo-online.de - Tyrian v2.0 ---------------------------------------------- > "Hi. Does anyone know where I can get the full version of > Tyrian version 2? Seeing as it's freeware now, I can't > wait to play it again." Swarmster - swarmster@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Site tip ------------------------------------------------------------ - ShadowNet Repository ------------------------------------- Ever wanted to play those old Keen or Wolfenstein 3D games? Go ahead, play 'em here.. or, use your browser to play some of the latest web technology! URL: http://shadow.gamersintel.com/ BTW: This site is a member of The MS-DOS Games Ring Do you know a nice or original games site? Then you could send the URL to us! Please mail to gamesarchive@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Feedback ------------------------------------------------------------ In this section of the newsletter you can find messages from visitors of our site. - Krilijan ------------------------------------------------- > "This is a very good site and you got very good games > to download!" krilijan@the18th.com - Scordato ------------------------------------------------- > "loooovvvvveeee this site -- i'l be ba'ack!" skordato@hotmail.com Thanks to all of them who have sent messages about our site! ------------------------------------------------------------ WebPoll ------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the results of our WebPoll: What's your favorite browser? Internet Explorer 41% 262 votes Netscape Navigator 49% 313 votes Other 5% 33 votes Opera 6% 36 votes Total votes: 644 ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for reading our newsletter! ____________________________________________________________ If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, mail to gamesarchive@hotmail.com and write down the following information: UNSUBSCRIBE your@email