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From: chore@neumann.une.oz.au (Pursuit of Happiness)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,aus.games
Subject: Galactix Shareware game
Date: 9 Apr 92 00:42:48 GMT
Followup-To: rec.games.misc


I haven't seen any discussion about this game yet, which i thought was abit
unusual becuase it is sucha completely brilliant game, 
And pardon my typing :-)

Is it that nobody has heard of it or played it, or does nobody else like it
as much as i do, anyway i found it at wuarchive, in the mirrors directory
somewhere, sorry i con;t exactly remember where, but it's worth the effort to
go and look for it.....i may even register...:-)

Anyway you ask yourself, what's so good about this game to make this guy
actually use it long enough to have to register......

Ok i'll tell you.....

Soundblaster music to rival any commercial game i've seen.
Arcade quality scrolling and graphics
Soundblaster Speech (YES speech)
Awesome speed
Only $15 to register (probably about $25 for me by the time i convert it to
$Aus, but what the hell)
85+ levels (that's as far as i'v gotten so far)
Power ups, rapid fire, brilliant sound effects, hours of entertainment.

Just to name a few...........


Anyway take a look at it, i still have it in .Zip form, if there is enough
interest i'll see if i can learn how to upload....maybe

Get it and find out...

-Chris  
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: davros@ecst.csuchico.edu (Tyler J. Yip)
Subject: Space Quest IV, EGA ***WANTED***
Organization: California State University, Chico
Distribution: ca
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 01:37:23 GMT

I just bought the VGA version, and am enjoying it thouroughly on my roommate's
VGA computer, but I long to enjoy the sound that my Sound Blaster could
produce, but I only have EGA.  For the life of me, I can't find a retail piece
at the market rate.  I can only find the EGA version at $59.95 
Anybody out there that want's to sell a set of original EGA materials?
-Tyler Yip
-davros@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: ajl9@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Aaron J Lebovitz)
Subject: UW: Level1, pesky secret door
Reply-To: ajl9@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Aaron J Lebovitz)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:48:15 GMT

  Ijust got UW, and it's great so far.  I've mapped out the entire first
level, but I can't seem to get through the secret door on the north wall
just outside the room with the levers;  it says it's locked, but neither of
my keys works and my picklock skill doesn't seem to be kicking it in;
Any help would be appreciated, even if it's just telling me that I can't
get in...

Thonks,

Aaron

Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: volkoffb@nextnet.csus.edu (brian volkoff)
Subject: Re: UW: where'd Judy go?.. *AND* how to find her again
Organization: California State University: Sacramento
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 19:01:17 GMT

In article <lamg.703084573@sfu.ca> lamg@fraser.sfu.ca (Kin Lam) writes:
>SPOILERS ALERT!!
>
>
>I was about to post about this too.  I guess you are out of luck... she did
>die in the lava along with the third piece of the key you are looking for.  I
>knocked her off to the lava accidentally before I got her picture and when I 
>came back, she wasn't there anymore.  To make sure, I restored another game
>and intentionally pushed her into the lava.  After that if you do not move,
>you would only see her standing there.  Try move around a bit (to let the game
>time pass I guess?), and all of a sudden she sinks into the lava!  I hope you 
>have a saved game of before she was killed.

No, I didn't have a save file prior to killing her.  ACK!  After your
posting (and nearly going into cardiac arrest for blowing my game),
I did the following to save myself: I created a new character, saved the
game, then exited.  I copied the PLAYER.DAT file out of my real save
file (the one that is missing Judy) and put it in with my new character
(so I was running around in a fresh dungeon with my old stats and belongings).
I made my way back up to Judy (your position in the Underworld seems to be
in the PLAYER.DAT file) from the 8th level without maps [ack!  the wizard
has been resurrected!  :-)].  Got the piece of the key I needed, saved my
game, then replaced my updated PLAYER.DAT into the dir with my real saved
game.  It *SEEMS* to be working fine.  Unless someone writes a utility to
edit characters or finds a cheat to get into a char editor, it will have
to do.  

[..middle hacked out, thanks.. correct about Urgo = Murgo..]

>Can you help me find Ring of Humility?  This is the last of the eight items I
>need.  I followed the knight's instruction, and it didn't work.  Also I have 

Follow them better.  :-)  When he says to stay out of the middle of
the room, he means it.  Hug the walls if you have to.

-- 
Brian Volkoff
  volkoffb@nextnet.ccs.csus.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: carlm@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (carl.a.marseglia)
Subject: FTP SITES LIST
Keywords: PASSWORDS
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 13:46:33 GMT

Could someone please post a list to this newsgroup
of current ftp sites to get shareware games with
their passwords. Every time I find one it shuts me out.
Mostly interested in Apogee Games.
                                  Thanks Carl M.

Xref: sparky rec.games.misc:12005 rec.games.bridge:2725
From: felixa@microsoft.com (Felix ANDREW)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,rec.games.bridge
Subject: Bridge request
Date: 9 Apr 92 23:01:52 GMT
Followup-To: rec.games.misc
Organization: Microsoft Corp.

Hi, sorry for posting here, but does anyone have a character based bridge
program in C? I know of the TurboPascal version, but I cant find a GOOD
pascal to C converter!

Thanks
	Felix
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: lamg@fraser.sfu.ca (Kin Lam)
Subject: Re: UW: Can't find Cup Of Wonder
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 04:37:51 GMT

daly@ecs.umass.edu (Bryon Daly, ECE dept, UMass, Amherst) writes:

>Ok. I've buried Garamon, got the three-part key, and got all the 
>talismans...except the Cup of Wonder.  I've used the mantra INSAHN to
>determine that it is somewhere in the (NW quadrant?) of level 3.  I
>had expected it to be somewhere in the separate area, where you fight the
>metal golem, get the Key of Courage, and the third part of the 3-part key.
>But I can't find the Cup anywhere in there.  I've looked everywhere in
>the area for secret doors and found none.  I've tried reveal spells, and
>even roaming sight, with no luck.  Does anyone know where I get the Cup 
>from?

I think you are looking at the wrong place.  When you chant the mantra on 
level 3 (?), it says the cup is to your west.  Go to the west part of the map,
swim at the river, you should find a small branch of the stream heading north,
which leads to a small rectangle piece of land.  You won't find the cup there,
until you do something "wonderful"... (if you don't know what to do, and really
want to know, look up a posting I made yesterday.)


>Someone please help me...I need to finish this game and get on with my 
>life!  :-)

me too!!  I have a few questions too... please help.

- where do I find the Ring of Humility?  I followed the instruction given by
a knight, but it didn't work.
- where to bury garamon?  (with Tyball's bone?)  I've got a bunch of bones I
found near a platemail and a boardsword.  Are those the one?  Name Enchantment
didn't help there.
- where is the CORP stone?
- where is the Regeneration Ring?  I've got it once and it is an wonderful
item.  Later my savegame files screwed up, I restored one of my previous games
(and lost a whole day's progess!), but couldn't find the ring again.

much thanks!

Timothy Lam
From: rod@cats.ucsc.edu (Rodrick Su)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW - some help please
Date: 13 Apr 92 23:09:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: darkstar.32817
Organization: Tigana Restoration Inc.


In article <1992Apr13.161746.2844@exu.ericsson.se> exukozi@exu.ericsson.se (Tom Koziatek) writes:
>In article <1992Apr13.033841.24641@watserv1.waterloo.edu> white@watsci.uwaterloo.ca (Brad White) writes:
>>    How does one get the password from the King?  I have killed the monster
>>in the mine, but even after I give him some money he just says thanks !! 
>
>Don't know this one.

Ok. I'll bite
spoliers

To get the word, give the king a golden crown you fond somewhere in the same
level.

And if you are too lazy

the password is Deco Morono

-- 
[ Rodrick Su           ]<----------------------------------------------------] 
[--------------------->[ `Belief is a concept that Ring does not believe in.']
[ rod@cats.ucsc.edu    ]----------------------->[ ``Emerald Eyes''           ] 
[ rod@ucscb.ucsc.edu   ]----------------------->[   Danield Keys Moran       ]
From: daly@ecs.umass.edu (Bryon Daly, ECE dept, UMass, Amherst)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW: Can't find Cup Of Wonder
Date: 12 Apr 92 15:19:39 GMT

SPOILERS-------SPOILERS---------SPOILERS--------SPOILERS------SPOILERS



In article <lamg.702967071@sfu.ca>, lamg@fraser.sfu.ca (Kin Lam) writes:
> daly@ecs.umass.edu (Bryon Daly, ECE dept, UMass, Amherst) writes:
>
>>Someone please help me...I need to finish this game and get on with my 
>>life!  :-)
> 
> me too!!  I have a few questions too... please help.
> 
> - where do I find the Ring of Humility?  I followed the instruction given by
> a knight, but it didn't work.

REALLY, REALLY make sure you don't step anywhere near the center of the room.
Hug the wall the whole time.  I didn't get the ring until my second try.  It
appears on the center pedestal when you get it right.

> - where to bury garamon?  (with Tyball's bone?)  I've got a bunch of bones I
> found near a platemail and a boardsword.  Are those the one?  Name Enchantment
> didn't help there.

Garamon's (empty) grave is near Cabirus' on Level 5.  Garamon's bones are
in the SW corner of L8, near a knight's bones (look for a helmet).  The bones
are with a few runes and a map case.

After you find them, take them to the grave and "Use" them on the headstone.

> - where is the CORP stone?

Sorry, I can't remember.  There's no good spells with it anyway, really.
I don't think I ever really used mine.  The spell the wisp gives is useless,
anyway.  It's just another version of the Armageddon spell from U6.

> - where is the Regeneration Ring?  I've got it once and it is an wonderful
> item.  Later my savegame files screwed up, I restored one of my previous games
> (and lost a whole day's progess!), but couldn't find the ring again.

Sorry, I don't remember this either...but better is the Mana Regeneration ring,
in the N (NW?) part of level 8.  Then you can afford to cast VIM a lot.

Have fun,
-Bryon
From: sg@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (stephan.gross)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Paganitzu, Room 19
Keywords: Help!
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:04:18 GMT
Organization: AT&T


  I'm in room 19, I've crossed the Red Sea, but I don't have enough
boulders to get the key in the top right area, protected by the snake.
Help would be appreciated.

  Steve
-- 

                      Steve Gross    (...att!homxc!sg or sg@ATT.COM.HOMXC)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: cs911030@ariel.yorku.ca (STAVROS TSOKOS)
Subject: DIEHARD
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 18:27:46 GMT

I've been playing DIEHARD for a while now, and I can't seem to get by
the following problems:

1) can't figure out how to get by the security access code.
2) get off the first level of the game (I think this is story 32 of the
building)
3) I kill almost everyone, but I always run out of bullets - so I can
never kill the last guy.
4) What is the cord used for?
5) Is there any advantage to having the cigarettes? I smoked a few and
noticed I was losing my health.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!

Steve
From: jon@pern (Jon M. Holdman)
Subject: Re: UW: mantras *SPOILERS*
Organization: Shell Oil
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 17:41:02 GMT

*** MANTRA SPOILERS ***


>Traps is what I get, too, when I use ROMM.
>Anyone know what repair really is?

lon - repair - told to you by the Mountainman smith Shak.
               Haven't tried it, though.

Jon Holdman, jon@shell.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: dmb@wam.umd.edu (David M. Baggett)
Subject: Re: Cosmo (spoilers)
Keywords: spikes,ouch,die,sigh
Organization: University of Maryland at College Park
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:30:04 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.162312.29762@samba.oit.unc.edu> Bucky.Whaley@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Bucky Whaley) writes:
>I'm past the blue door in level 10 of Cosmos's Cosmic Adventure, but
>can't figure out how to kill the big round thing with spikes on the
>bottom.  I managed to jump on top of it once, and it flashed like other
>creatures do when they are weakened and finally destroyed by jumping
>on them.  Is it just a matter of how many jumps I make before the thing
>vaporizes?  Any strategy hints?
>
>BTW, is 10 the last level?

Spoilers:

You just jump on the top of the saucer about 12 times.  The easiest
way to so this is to stand on the edge of the ledge on the left side
and drop on the thing when it comes by.  It takes a while to kill
it this way, but you almost never take any damage.  Do NOT make the
mistake of trying the go up the right side -- the wall is slick.
(You CAN get up to the top if you work really hard, but you'll
probably take several hits before you do it.)

10 is the last "real" level, though there's a somewhat cheesy 
end-game sequence afterwards.

Nifty game, though too easy, like most of Apogee's.  Great soundblaster
music.

Dave Baggett
dmb@wam.umd.edu
From: tchriste@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Todd Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW: how to fish ?
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:36:36 GMT
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing Atlanta -- Atlanta, GA

In <1992Apr15.174749.14365@leland.Stanford.EDU> stephen@leland.Stanford.EDU (chee ho stephen lee) writes:

>I have a fishing pole, but everytime I use it, 
>it said "No luck this time", "The fish gets away".
>Am I missing something (e.g. a bait) ?

You are carrying too much.  Drop something and try again, I'll bet you catch a
lovely fish.
-- 
========================== Standard Disclaimer ===============================
Todd E. Christensen,      |"If you guys know so much about women, then why are
Financial Systems Support | you hanging out at the Gas & Sip on a Friday night
NCR E&M Atlanta,Duluth,GA | with no women around anywhere?" - Say Anything...
From: sekullbe@athena.mit.edu (Scott E Kullberg)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Planet's Edge question- Zaurak sector
Summary: Bug or confusion?
Date: 15 Apr 92 02:08:48 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology


I'm having a problem with Planet's Edge that I'm not sure whether it is
a bug or just my cluelessness. I don't really think it's a spoiler, but
I will ^L it just in case...


In Zaurak Sector, I'm supposed to put a grav buoy on Zaurak II. The buoy
is supposed to tell me where it is to be put. It didn't. I've been
everywhere I can go on the planet (due to another stupid bug, I'm walled
off from a section, but I'd already been through there.) and nothing
happens. There is a section off the the lower right of the map where I
cannot go, and a hatchway which I cannot open in the lower building; I
don't know if they are relevant.

Has someone else had this problem (or solved the sector without the
problem?)

Also, I've solved every sector but Zaurak, Izar, and Ankaq. I have TL3
weapons (quark beams, megamissles, Mark 7 engines) and a size 5 ship
(Harbinger or something like that). Am I missing some tech info or ship
plans? Where can I get them? There are ships in those sectors I need to
fight which I just don't have the firepower to deal with.

And, is there a way to got to Acamar? My machine locks up whenever I
beam down there.

Scott Kullberg
sekullbe@athena.mit.edu
From: mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Chuck McMath)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW: how do I repair?
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:00:56 GMT
Organization: MSD

In article <1992Apr16.183857.9889@ugle.unit.no>, robert@solan.unit.no (Robert Schmidt) writes:
> 
> I have the repair ability, but how do I use it?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards from Robert Schmidt, PC C/asm is my game, fast graphics is my 
> pain  -  Watch for my VGA/SB demo!
>      e-mail to robert@solan.unit.no
>  snail-mail to Stud.techn. Robert Schmidt, stud.post 170,
>                Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, NORWAY
> 
> 

Dont'cha need an anvil?

chuck

                       --chuck mcmath-
                    mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov
  MSD, Inc. * National Library of Medicine * National Institutes of Health
                       Bethesda, MD 20894
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: rcj41604@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Huh!?)
Subject: Re: EOB2: Stuck in the medusa maze.
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 18:44:36 GMT

damon@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Damon Schaefer) writes:

>Okay...  I made it to the medusa maze and have killed a bunch of medusae
>and ghosts.  Problem is that I can't find my way past the maze.  Even
>though I can hear moving walls and occasionally opening or closing doors
>but I haven't ever seen the walls move or even seen the doors.

>I seem to have hit the proverbial brick wall.  Any hints from the net?

>THANKS in advance.

Ahh  yes... this place is fun.   Just keep walking around till ya find
a cross shaped area with doors around pressure plates.  Once there, ya
gotta trap the ladies on the plates, I sugesst using hold monster,
and plenty of it!
I suggest ya trap a lady in the box near the sign last.
have fun!  8-)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: georged@sequent.com (George Dolbier)
Subject: WANTED: wcI and wcII cheats + FAQ
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 21:20:54 GMT

Hello all, I have been out of contact with r.g.m for about 6 months and going 
through a backlog of posts I have not found any info on a Wing Commander 2
"cheat".

I grabbed the WCI cheat when it was posted quite some time ago.

Could someone please post any info on a WC2 cheat and where the WC1 cheat
can be found.

Many people have answered various questions about WCI and WCII, sounds like a FAQ
for WC is in order...

--
I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.

Deja Fu - feeling that you've been kicked in the head by this
	  martial artist before.

	  George Dolbier sysadmin
	  georged@sequent.com
From: tozz@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Bob Tausworthe)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Underworld Help Needed!
Date: 9 Apr 92 01:07:20 GMT
Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA

/ hpindda:rec.games.misc / jferra@leotech.mv.com (Jim Ferraiolo) / 10:18 pm  Apr  4, 1992 /
Is there anyone out there that can help me with the following:

1) Where the HELL is the MANI rune? I NEED it to heal myself BADLY!
2) Where do I plant the silver seed?

> anywyhere you want to

3) Where is the human camp?

>***SPOILER***
>the human in the room on the first level tells the truth. Follow the 
>path north, turn right and leap to a ledge below it. then follow this
>to the human camp.
***SPOILER***

4) Which character has decent health and decent mana? I currently
have
a Paladin with 33 vitality but only 3 (GASP) mana points!

> when you pray the first time, pray for magic ability. I went from 2
> to 20 in one pray.

5) Gray goblins are tougher than green ones, right?

Thanks!

Reply to jferra@leotech.mv.com
 ~ SLMR 2.0 #T348 ~ Well, that's your opinion... Mine may differ
slightly...


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Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: cssnet@vms1.iscs.nus.sg (Postmasters - Info Sys & Comp Sci, NUS.)
Subject: Planet's Edge - Kochab question (minor spoiler)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords:  Planet's Edge, New World Computing
Organization: National University of Singapore Dept. of Computer Sc.
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:07:00 GMT

Questions regarding trading stuff at Kochab Starport

I've gotten the Music Box, but it seems that I can give the music box to
2 different persons. The first results in my characters getting 10 Starport
credits, however, when I try to get the Battle Laser from the weapons trader,
he gives me a scroe weapon instead. Alternatively, I could end up with some
Sornai(?) sticks.

Is there something I'm missing here?

Also, has anyone managed to find a Sabik Mining Colony?
I have the visitor's pass but when I went to Sabik, there was no planet
designated as a Sabik Mining Colony.

Any information on the topics would be appreciated.
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: tad2@Ra.MsState.Edu (Terry A. Donaghe)
Subject: Risk??
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 02:13:04 GMT

Can anybody tell me where I might be able to find a
shareware version of Risk that has computer opponents?
the risk.zip that I've found several places only allows
person to person play.

Any help?


email to

tad2@ra.msstate.edu
From: uzun@crash.cts.com (Roger Uzun)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: POD who is Gothmenes?  What am I doing here?
Date: 17 Apr 92 17:38:58 GMT
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA

Who is Gothmenes, I know he is a lieutenant of Bane, but
what is he?  A Balrog?  I killed Arcam in Mulmaster and after
doing so found a gate into Banes dimension, by trial and error
got past the big iron wall in Gothmenes castle, and killed
some Rakshashas pretending to be Shasha (who i saved earlier
from a wedding with Cardorna).  
Now as I wander large groups of monsters greet me and wait
for me to do something, is there something I can do
to stop them from attacking me, like show them the talisman
or blow the horn of doom?  Also what is my purpose here,
Right now I am just wandering aimlessly around this castle
of Gothmenes.

-Roger
--------------------------------------------------------------
bix: ruzun
NET: uzun@crash.cts.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: prb@chinet.chi.il.us (Paul Botts)
Subject: Global Conquest question
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 02:21:26 GMT

I have Command HQ and am thinking about buying Global Conquest (from the
same people), but I wonder if somebody who has could enlighten me on a
couple of points:

1) Supposedly the game is playable by 2 people via modem, or *4* people
via modem on two PCs. So, does this mean there are turns a la Empire? Or
is it "running time" like Command HQ?
2) How long does a typical game take?
3) Has anybody got any feedback from Microprose about those mouse
problems reported here? A friend of mine with Command HQ has it
regularly disable his mouse, although it doesn't happen to me. We
thought it was something wrong with his system, but now I think it's
probably the game. I am reluctant to buy Clobal Conquest if its going to
do similar things.

THANKS in advance!
Paul Botts
prb@chinet.chi.il.us

Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene)
Subject: anhk room on 1st level
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:29:26 GMT

	For those who responded to my question of how to get in to the anhk
  room on the first level, much thanks.  On to level two.

						G.Greene
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc