I passed out a handout sheet which listed each of the 22 games we looked at (see below). Six of the games were Freeware, and the rest of them ranged in prices from $7 to $25. Most of the games can be found at www.tucows.com, or you can search on the Internet to find them.

One thing I must stress is that most of today's games are infused with music and sound effects, and they are much more enjoyable if you have a good set of speakers. Go ahead and spend $50-$100 for a set that has a good sub-woofer, and I guarantee you will be glad you did. It's one of the funnest additions you can make to your home computer system.

In November, we will look at cheap video capture cards for your PC, so you can copy those home videos onto your computer and to a CD. The December meeting will be on Software Synthesizers. Come join the fun at the Harmon Foundation, 2901 S. Harvard, on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.

Name	Size (KB)	Price	Description
Arkanoid	595	Free	This is a new version of Breakout. Steer your spaceship to destroy all of the blocks and collect power-ups.
Bejeweled Deluxe	1,495	$19.99	You are presented with a 8X8 board that is filled with different-colored jewels. Your goal is to switch the places of two jewels that are next to each other in order to get three or more in a row. If the switch will not result in a matching row, it will not be completed.
Bursting Bubbles Deluxe	3,848	$19.95	Battle against the clock to rearrange the bubbles into groups and pop them off the screen before the bubble meter boils over; you can also play the more relaxed puzzle mode.
Charlie the Duck II	393	Free	This will remind you of games like Super Mario Brothers, except for the fact that you're a duck. Charlie (your duck) goes across the screen avoiding enemies like frogs and bees while trying to collect diamonds and coins. And, like any good side-scrolling game, there is a lot of jumping around on platforms that float mysteriously in the air.
Chicken Invaders	2,976	Free	Shoot at anything that moves. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway. Collect anything that even resembles a bonus. Advance through waves of chicken invaders. Fire your primary laser at chickens to destroy them while simultaneously avoiding eggs dropping down. When a chicken is destroyed, chicken legs fly out. Collect those for missile bonuses. Hidden inside chickens and some asteroids are gift boxes. Collect these to upgrade the power of your primary laser.
Collapse Deluxe	1,315	$19.95	In this game you score points by clicking and thus detonating like-colored blocks that are in clusters. But they have to be in groupings of three or more. Larger groupings mean more points and very large groupings earn bonuses to compound your score even further.
Crazy Taxi	26,905	$19.95	Crazy Taxi is a wild 3D arcade racer that places you as a taxi driver who picks up and delivers clients for points.
Frozen Fruit Frenzy	780	Free	A mix of Arkanoid, Pinball, and Mario. Gone are the level screens that often plague Arkanoid clones. Now you will be presented with maps in which you "find" the next level like in Super Mario Bros 3.
GreenFace	3,388	$19.95	A puzzle maze game which mixes elements from Pac Man, BomberMan and BoulderDash, resulting in a highly addictive game that can bring even more fun than his predecessors.
Krakout	3,436	$17.95	A remake of the classic arcade favorite, Arkanoid. You've got new weapons at your disposal. You've got monsters to shoot at to receive bonus points. There also are new types of bricks and prizes. Destroy all bricks while keeping the ball on the playing field. Some bricks will give you special powerups such as missiles, gun, long or double pad, and many more!
Kyodai Mahjongg	4,760	$22.95	Great version of Mahjogg for both experts and novices. Choose from several skins, game modes, and music. Also choose between 2D or 3D mode.
Mahjongg Towers	6,053	$19.95	Play Mahjongg solitaire with towers that can be up to nine layers tall. It includes dozens of layouts and a board editor. Save your creations and share them on the Internet to allow others to play your boards. If you get tired of your own boards, click the download button and get up to 50 new boards each week created by other players.
Mummy Maze Deluxe	2,920	$19.95	Outwit the menacing Mummy and claim the treasures of the Pyramids! The PC conversion of the hit web puzzler features the brand new Adventure mode, spectacular new graphics and sound, and nearly 10,000 all-new mazes!
NoLimits Roller Coaster	5,852	$25.00	Feel like you're really on the Roller Coaster with this beautiful and realistic 3D Simulation.
Ploing2	6,767	$19.95	Is it Arkanoid? Is it Breakout? Is it Pinball? No. Itīs PLOING! A unique mix of arcade classics put in a fantastic 3D environment. Peter Pilot is lost in space and he must travel through seven galaxies to reach his home galaxy. Unfortunatly his rocket is not prepared for such a long journey. His rocket can only fly from planet to planet where Peter has to fill up the tanks with fuel. Each of those planets contains different challenges that Peter has to master.
Sammy Suricate	8,986	$19.95	Amazing 3D detail as you run Sammy the dinosaur through various worlds and mazes colleting gems.
Smoke Attack	5,906	Free	In this smoking-risk awarenesss game from the Swiss federal office of public health, you navigate the character "Oxy" through offices. You can fight the aggressive smoking balls and cigarettes by shooting them with your oxygen gun.
Spiderman	132,228		The game has an impressive engine, allowing for seamless transitions from indoor to outdoor and from in-game to cinematic.
Tobi On The Run	5,013	$14.95	What's better than running around a two-dimensional board collecting gold donuts and avoiding bad guys? According to Tobi On The Run, it would be digging holes to trap the bad guys.
Unreal Tournament	CD-ROM	$19.99	Heart stopping first-person action at its best. More than 100 insane maps to choose from; tutorial levels give you time to polish your combat skills. Intense multiplayer gameplay supports up to 16 players without requiring an Internet connection. Internet play pits you in furious head-to-head combat with other UT fans!
Vblocks	2,200	$6.99	Remove like-colored blocks from the playing field. As you remove blocks, those that remain fall into the newly created empty space. If you leave even one block, the game is over. Three types of Lifelines will help you get out of jams, but use them wisely; you only have a limited number.
Zelda Classic	3,361	Free	A PC-friendly version of the classic Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda. The evil Ganon has kidnapped Princess Zelda, and it is up to you to guide the intrepid Link through monsters and puzzles to rescue his beloved.

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