Now, making a game out of 'Connections'
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The Connections computer game, Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and The Nisus Way book and CD-ROM of word-processing macro programs are innovative products that expand computer usefulness. The $50 Windows-based Connections computer game, based on the Discovery Channel series of the same name, is an enjoyable product offering five levels of game play. Users learn how historical inventions play an important role in modern science. The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a richly detailed reference resource and gives users a chance to learn about this genre through video, graphics and text. The $29.95 Nisus Way book/CD-ROM package provides users with macros, or sub-programs, that expand the functionality of most word processing applications. The material is comprehensive and will likely improve the ability of users to generate innovative documents.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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For games, old wine comes in new bottles
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Software companies are releasing a number of classic computer games for new computer systems. Mosque Publishing offers the Five-Game Super Pak, which includes Solitaire Antics, Video Poker, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker and Chessnet 3; it is priced under $30 for diskette or CD-ROM. Activision is releasing two game compilations on CD-ROM called PowerGame III and Macbestsellers both priced at around $40. Macbestsellers includes SuperTeris, Spectre and a flight simulation game called Hellcats over the Pacific. PowerGame III includes SuperTetris, Spectre and F-15 Strike Eagle III, also a flight simulation game. Interplay Productions offers the Battle Chess Collection on CD-ROM, which is a series of games based on the Battle Chess strategy game and is priced around $40.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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I compute, therefore you die
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Three-dimensional computer video games, such as id Software Inc's Doom, feature blood and gore and has become one of the largest cult hits of the industry. Nearly 7 million copies have been downloaded and an entire cottage industry provides free Doom add-ons that let players change the identity of the villains and other characters. Popular among young men, some have become fanatical, claiming aggression is something everyone can relate to. Players can compete over phone lines, the Internet or via college networks, using guns, chainsaws and other weapons to subdue competitors. The game features a tough marine who has been banished to Mars for striking a superior officer. An experiment in inter-dimensional travel goes wrong and monsters flood through the gateway.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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