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2008 PAST PRESENTED GAMES
For the:
Halifax Computer Club
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Quake 1
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Presented by Club Member Ian Fleming
(Image: The load screen for Quake 1) (Image: A screen shot of the difuculty selection.) (Image: A screen shot of game play in Quake 1.)
Ian Fleming showed the DOS game Quake 1, which can be run under Windows. Feel free to visit Planet Quake for all your Quake needs including downloads.



Quake 2
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Presented by a Club member.
(Image: ID logo screen of Quake 2) (Image: A screen shot of game play in Quake 2.) (Image: Another screen shot of game play in Quake 2.)
A Club member showed the Windows game Quake 2. Feel free to visit Planet Quake for all your Quake needs including downloads.



Pac PC
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Presented by Club Member Ian Fleming
(Image: Pac PC splash screen.) (Image: Pac PC sample game play.) (Image: Pac PC game play.)
Ian Fleming showed the DOS game Pac PC running under DOSBox. Pac PC was a clone of the popular game of the 1980s, Pac Man.



Star Trek The Kobayashi Alternative
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Presented by a Club member.
(Image: Star Trek The Kobayashi Alternative box art.) (Image: The opening screen.) (Image: The game screen during play.)
A Club member showed the PC game Star Trek The Kobayashi Alternative. This is a text game from 1985.



Danger From The Deep
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Presented by a Club member.
(Image: Danger From The Deep main menu.) (Image: Mission selection screen.) (Image: The screen during game play.)
A Club member showed the PC game Danger From The Deep. The game is from the Open Source community and is free to download.



Puzzle Quest
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Presented by Club Vice Chair Ian Fleming
(Image: Puzzle Quest main menu.) (Image: Hero creation screen.) (Image: A screen during game play.)
Ian Fleming showed the game Puzzle Quest. The game is available for the PC, Mac, Xbox Live, Playstation 2, PSP, and Nintendo's DS and Wii. It is rated E for Everyone 10+.



Das Boot
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Presented by a Club member.
(Image: Das Boot opening screen.) (Image: Das Boot main menu.) (Image: A screen during game play.)
A Club member showed the game Das Boot, which is based on the movie of the same name. The game is available for download on many abondanware sites. Abandonware refers to computer software that is no longer sold or supported, or whose ownership may be unclear for various reasons.



The History of DOS Chess Games
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Presented by Club Chair Richard Bonner
(Image: Psion game screen.) (Image: Battle Chess game screen.) (Image: Sargon 4 game screen.)
Richard Bonner showed the history of DOS Chess games. He showed five in total. The games were: Psion (pictured), Chess88, Battle Chess (pictured), Ed Chess and Sargon 4 (pictured).



ACiD Tetris
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Presented by a Club member.
(Image: Opening game screen.) (Image: Beginning game screen.) (Image: Game screen during game play.)
A Club member showed the game Acrid Tetris. The game was released in 1997 and was created by Dungeon Dwellers Design.



Sam & Max Hit the Road
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Presented by Club Vice Chair Ian Fleming
(Image: Opening game screen.) (Image: Beginning game screen.) (Image: Game screen during game play.)
Ian Fleming showed the game Sam & Max Hit the Road. Sam & Max is a graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts during their adventure games era. The game was originally released for DOS in 1993 and for Mac OS in 1995.



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