Chapter 4: Action Games
3D Games Page
http://www.techline.com/~musickl/nigel.htm
A Web site dedicated to 3D favorites Doom I, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Duke3D, and Dark Forces. Shareware, cheats codes, WADS (custom-made levels), and a long list of links are provided here. Essentially one long page with hot-linked icons to the game company's FTP site.
3D Gaming Scene-Dark Forces
http://www.pol.umu.se/html/ac/split/darkforces.html
A links-happy page connecting the Dark Forces fan to various Web sites and FTP archives around the world. Cheats and mission codes to use during play are also given. This is part of the 3D Gaming Scene mega-site set out to provide gaming-action fans with links and services to enlighten your gaming encounters. The main page is at http://www.pol.umu.se/html/ac/spel.htm.
@dver@active's Shocked Games and Diversions
http://www.adveract.com/shkgames.htm
Five games that require the multimedia plug-in Shockwave are featured here: Plaque Attack, Frenzy!, Shockwave Bowling, Darkroom game, and Tooth Time. Some of the games are a massive 640 x 480 in size (opposed to the usual small Shockwave window in the middle of the screen) so adjust your browser accordingly. @dver@ctive has developed these titles as part of their interactive business card lineup.
Ackbar's Dark Forces & Jedi Knight Page
http://www.muzik.com/ryloth/
This Netscape 3 enhanced site gives you Dark Forces (DF) and Jedi Knight (JK) news, previews, screen shots, sounds, FAQs, patches, links, and many files (mainly DF levels and other utilities). Crescendo music from the games chaperone your stay here, and Ackbar's site is constantly updated with all the latest gossip and even a Quick-Time movie page (see a CNN JK scene!) An impressive page.
A Larger World
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~pranks/swmain.htm
This is primarily a Star Wars fan site but contains some useful files and information about the game Dark Forces. Pete Rank's page covers add-on levels, patches, editors, utilities, links and toys. A framed split-screen design is used here to access what you want more efficiently. Note: check out the middle right panel for a screen-shot slide-show of all the highlights of the Dark Forces universe.
Alienvasion!
http://www.LooseJocks.com/littlealien/
A very cute (and tiny 10K!) Shockwave game to play in real-time. A Mother ship releases little green aliens that run around this Web page. Click on them with your mouse to make them splatter! It gets tough as they multiply, so keep your trigger-finger ready. This page also hot-links you to the super extended version of Alienvasion, with music, scoring, and messages. Funny URL name too!
All Marathon Zone
http://studwww.rug.ac.be/~tklskns/Marathon.html
A page dedicated to Bungie's 3D-action hits Marathon and Marathon 2: Durandal. Download the demos, the Marathon cheater, spoilers, strategies, and the Universal Patcher (save anywhere, plus more...). This page has some great links to other Marathon-related sites; check 'em out.
Andy's Duke Nukem 3D Homepage
http://www.empnet.com/andy/duke3d/
Andy Gerlicher's page provides cheats, maps, FAQs (including a FAQ file for editing .CON files), patches, and other files for the Duke enthusiast. Download either the full shareware version v1.3d (5.7 MB) or six diskette-sized split files. A link to 3D Realms page is also provided.
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Applet Arcade, The
http://members.aol.com/shadows125/arcade.htm
An award-winning collection of over 50 Java-based games to play in real-time. No downloading to your hard drive is required. From Air Assault to Xcogitate, everything is here, including Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command, Pinball, Pool and many more. The Frogger and Pacman were particularly worth playing. Some are at this Web site while others are linked to the corresponding page. All of these games loaded very fast and there is a wide assortment to choose from. Enjoy!
Asterix's Game Page
http://members.tripod.com/~game29/
An ambitious and fairly successful page received quite a few hits this past summer. Asterix contains an easy-to-use graphical engine to help you decide what you want out of this gaming site. This Web page is most deserving in its online gaming composition, including forty or so links around the world for fine online real-time games. All game sections of this site including 3D action games, Mac titles, and gaming utilities are presented in alphabetical format with handy brief descriptions.
Baal's 3D Gamer's Arena
http://www.net1plus.com/users/baal/
This is a site strictly devoted to Doom, Doom2, Duke Nukem 3D, Heretic, and Hexen. It's a frames-enhanced site with an intro, FAQs, shareware, and cheats for each 3D game. I found something out just by fooling around with the monster animation. Click on the demon and he stops running; click again and he starts!
Battle Beast-J. Mateo Baker's Page
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~jmbaker/battlebeast/
Cool page on the ultimate cartoon fighting game from the folks at 7th Level. Graphics, sounds, cheat codes, hints, and "taunts" are downloadable or readable online. Check out the intro title page shot or the New Scores area-a point-by-point structure for each Battle Beast move.
Blex's Killer Duke Nukem 3D Page
http://mrnet.com/blex/killer.htm
Yellow frames, Metallica midi music, and wavy blue wallpaper? Cool! This Duke page is best viewed at 1024 x 768 pixels, with Netscape version 3.0. Download or access a Duke Nukem live chat, cheats, screen shots, FAQs, links and a massive file list (mainly user levels and RTS files). Surfing Duke stuff listening to "One" is quite cool (especially that middle part with the double-kick bass drum!). Grab the zipped-up wallpaper collection while you're here-it contains thirty or so backgrounds.
Blue's 3D House of 3D Carnage
http://www.panix.com/~sheaslip/3d/
Choose your Deathmatch poison: Quake or Doom 2. This site is a tribute to the multi-player angle of both hot 3D games. Read Blue's helpful tips on keeping alive, or download the multitude of levels to try out. Tons of FAQs and other worldwide sources of hot-links make this page an all-inclusive nest for blast-fest fun. The Doom 2 page asks "Tired of getting your ass kicked?" so study Blue's Deathmatch Strategy Guide-there are over twenty HTML pages!
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Blue's Quake Rag
http://www.panix.com/~sheaslip/quake/
News and files for id Software's 3D game of carnage, Quake. This is one of the best sources on the Net for Quake stuff (along with Quake Command and Scary's Quakeholio). Keep up-to-date with current news and industry happenings (such as new Quake utilities. Download maps and other files. Make a note of his helpful tips to fine-tune your single player or multi-player game. Bookmark the useful Quake links, or read Blue's unique and opinionated "Rants" section. There is also a hot-link to "finger" the guys at id to see what they're working on next (John Carmack, John Cash, Tim Willits, and American McGee). Extremely popular page (almost 100,000 hits in the three months since its inception).
Brad Wernicke's Duke Nukem Web Site
http://www.bwernicke.com/games/duke/
Almost five hundred user maps are here for your downloading pleasure. One of the most respected places on the Net for up-to-date news and files for 3D Realm's monster hit, Duke Nukem 3D. Other utilities, cheats, FAQs, and a message center are here, or download Aapogee's shareware, Death Rally, for a change of pace. If Quake is your thing, visit Brad's page at http://www.bwernicke.com/quake/quakfram.htm.
Bryan's MechWarrior 2 Page
http://www.lookup.com/homepages/69636/mw/mech2.html
One of the better Mech sites to hit on the Web, containing information on all Mechwarrior 2, Ghost Bear's Legacy, NetMech and Mercenaries. Bryan's site is well-designed and uses Web technology, including animations and frames. Hints & tips, utilities, reviews, news, cheat codes, and more are all used here for the right reasons: to present the gaming content of this Web page in an attractive and engaging manner. If time is on your side, go to Bryan's home page at http://www.lookup.com/homepages/69636//home.html to shoot over to other gaming sections such as Warcraft II, Command & Conquer, Tie Fighter and Dark Forces.
Bust Out!
http://www.tiac.net/users/pschwarz/bustout.html
A Shockwave clone of the old arcade hit, "Arkanoid". Move the paddle back and forth with your mouse and don't let the ball hit the ground. Try to remove as many of the colored tiles and advance to more difficult levels. Neat sound effects and fast load time makes this game an enjoyable diversion.
Byron's Duke Nukem 3D page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1956/
A fan-related Duke Nukem 3D page offering custom-built maps, screen shots, reviews, and links. On the opening page, there's a great picture of Duke with one of the major beasts from the game. Download the sequel to "Outpost"-a single or multi-player user map (Outpost 2.zip) made by Byron himself and very cool! Visit Byron's Cyberdemon page (Doom 2 and Hexen levels) at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2598/.
Chris's Duke Nukem 3D Homepage
http://www.burgoyne.com/pages/chriss/
Join a live Java chat or download Duke secrets, cheats, maps, or the latest shareware version. The best part of this site are the files available for free: Build FAQs (on how to make your own user levels), various front-end map shells, Internet-play programs, icons, RTS sound clips, a new music utility, a Duke Nukem 3D screensaver, and other cool stuff.
Chris's Hexen Page found at
http://www.healey.com.au/users/thornton/
A myriad of Hexen resources including tons of downloadables (demos, editors, levels), links, and a very big HTML Hexen guide, written by Chris Thornton himself. The downloads page will please any Hexen fan that likes to create, exchange or try out custom-built levels. A job well done.
Classic Video Games Index
http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~fraser_gj/page3.htm
A page dedicated to all that is late 1970s and early 1980s. The video game revolution touched the hearts of many of us and the beeps of Galaga and chomping of Pacman makes me feel nostalgic. Broken into six zones, The Classic Video Games Index provides shareware or freeware PC clone games of past favorites: Defender, Frogger, Space Invaders, Q-bert, and the like. Many related links are also available. Love the Comic Sans font.
Classic Video Games Nexus
http://iquest.com/~lkseitz/cvg_nexus.html
Opposed the Classic Video Games Index, this site caters more to the home invasion of video game consoles. Units such as Pong, Atari, Intellivision, and Colecovision are attended to. There is some Coin-operated info, but the TV units dominate here. There is also an impressive list of links to other related sites (emulators, collectors, etc.).
Claw Marks
http://www.jade.se/wc/
The online Wing Commander (WC) Magazine is another thorough counterpart to Origin's popular space series. The surfer is accompanied by WC music upon landing on this page, which serves as a good background while browsing the various sections. These separate areas are broken out effectively using frames and clickable graphic images. News of a rumored WC movie and game sequels are discussed in detail. Also available here are WC history, pilot profiles, strategies, and more.
Also see: The Official Wing Commander Web Site at http://www.ea.com/origin/english/prod-info/pc-cd/current-titles/wing-4/index.html and its Unofficial counterpart Terran Confederate Underground at http://www.tcu.why.com.
Other good fan-related pages:
God's Backyard: Ext. Privateer
http://www.teleport.com/~daberle/god/priv.htm
The Axuis System
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/2367/wingm.htm
Phoenix Chronicles-Wing Commander
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~schollks/wing.html
Evan's Wing Commander Homepage
http://www.icenter.net/~eadnams/
My Wing Commander Page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4570/wcpage.html
Calisto IntraNews
http://www.calisto.com/
The Terran Outpost
http://greatbasin.net/~madman/topage.html
Wing Commander on IRC
http://www.calisto.com/bearcat/wcirc.html
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CleverMedia's Shockwave Arcade
http://clevermedia.com/arcade/
Web guru Gary Rosenzweig created this fantastic arcade boasting fourteen adventures for all gaming tastes. Clean and attractive Web design allows the gamer to experience real-time fun with games such as Pretty Good Bowling, Scamper!, The Jazz Thinger and Space Pirate. Make sure you try out either of the two golf games which feature multiple courses and cool sound effects that make for great re-playability. Shockwave is one of the best plug-ins available for Netscape or Internet browser.
Combined Duke 3D and Quake Page
http://www.ipswich.gil.com.au/~andrewm/
Brought to you by Australia's infamous "InFaMOuS" is a combo page dedicated to the top two action titles of 1996. The Duke Nukem 3D section has demo downloads, links, and other stuff (FAQs, cheats, maps, and patches). Quake has pretty much the same (a shareware version to download, links) as well as cheat codes, a pak-to-wad utility, and various maps for single-play or QuakeMatches.
Complete Gaming Headquarters
http://www.netwrx.net/macgyver/
A Links, FAQs and Cheats site heavy on action titles: Descent I & II, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Heretic, Hexen, Mechwarrior 2, One Must Fall, Primal Rage, Quake, Rise Of The Triad, Strife, Terminal Velocity, and more. Click on your game(s) of choice and The Complete Gaming HQ will give you a long list of relevant Web sites to check out, strategy files, and more.
Computer Gaming World's Dark Forces Tips
http://www.zdnet.com/gaming/print/9506/features/doc2.html
One of my beefs about Dark Forces is that you can't save your spot during the game and since the fourteen levels are so big, it's frustrating to have to start all over-even if you're near the end. Thank Heavens Computer Gaming World magazine (one of the world's leading authorities on computers games) has provided helpful hints and strategies to beat the game by Jason Kapalka. Select which mission you're having difficulty with and it'll bring you to the appropriate help page along with screen shots.
Craig's Unofficial Abuse Website
http://members.tripod.com/~ABUSE/
Craig's site offers news, levels, FAQs, cheats, shareware, and links-all related to Crack Dot Com's smash game Abuse. The success of this side-scrolling game came as a surprise considering most computer action titles use the first-person 3D perspective engine. Lots to download and read here if you're a fan of the game or want to see if you are.
Crusader: No Regret
http://www.ea.com/origin/english/prod-info/pc-cd/coming-soon/no-regret/
The official site to EA/Origin's sequel to Crusader: No Remorse. In Crusader: No Regret, you're still a renegade silencer out to settle a score with the powerful World Economic Consortium using up to twenty-one fast-action individual maneuvers and fifteen devastating weapons. At time of visit, all that was available here was a game description, system requirements, and product screen shots.
Crusader: No Remorse-official page
http://www.ea.com/origin/english/prod-info/pc-cd/current-titles/crusader/
At Electronic Arts/Origin's U.S. site, grab Crusader screen shots (makes cool wallpaper); "meet" the designer/director, Tony Zurovec; download and view two movies (both AVI and MOV); play the demo; read the system requirements and game description; or play the MOD music files. Info on ordering the official strategy book is provided as well. Before you buy the official strategy guide, see if these sites help you out: http://www.pcentertainment.com/games/Dec95/tip/crusadertip.html, http://www.pcgamer.com/s_crus.html, or http://www.happypuppy.com/hleukart/crusadercheat.html.
Crusader: No Remorse-Welcome to the Resistance
http://www.intac.com/~thatguy/crusader/crusader.htm
After your introduction to and mission debriefings for the Resistance, you get to the heart of the site: cool cheats and hints to Origin's hit game, Crusader: No Remorse. Brought to you by "That Guy," this page also gives away a secret at the end of Level 2. Check out the five game-character animations.
Cursed to Crawl
http://users.aol.com/benupies/index.htm
A creepy page offering Quake clan listings, related sites, and QuakeMatch information. Benu's page on Doom II (including WAD levels and other utilities) are also just a click away. Read the Napalm Death quote at the top of the page, or if you're curious, go through Benu's "Esoteric Stuff" area.
Cyberdemon's Page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2598/
This Web site includes Doom2 and Hexen levels, screenshots, and map previews. A great title pix greets you upon your arrival, and from there you can download Webmaster Byron Collins' own levels or other uploads to his page. Sounds, Utilities, Links, Reviews, Comments, and Coming Soon sections are listed in the framed sidebar. Visit Byron's Duke Nukem page as well at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1956/.
Duke Nukem 3D Page at Gamelords.com
http://www.gamelords.com/
Part of the terrific Gamelords Web site now (see the mega-sites chapter), it isn't often that a page can actually contribute to the appreciation of an existing game. However, visiting Damian August Holmberg's frames-happy fan site breathes new life into an already awesome action game. There are literally hundreds of worthy all-inclusive Duke Nukem 3D sites around the globe but few have managed to offer what is found here. This Web site is as rich in content as it is in design. A chat group, level maps, and a boundless library of add-ons to really get more bang out of your buck are available.
Dark Forces Cosy Nook
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~anoviko/nook.html
A very cozy Web page designed to give its visitors Dark Forces goodies. Editors, converters, and other utilities are available for download to create new levels, characters, and backgrounds in your existing Lucas Arts Star Wars game. Links to related sites around the globe are also offered.
Dark Forces GOBs Page
http://www.pncl.co.uk/%7Eidries/dark_f.html
Since Dark Forces doesn't support multi-player play (hiss, boo!), at least there are some creative folks out there making their own levels and refining the ones given with the original game. This page provides the utilities to make your own GOBs (levels like Doom WADS, Warcraft PUDs...) and gives away a few too.
[author's pick]
Dark Forces Homepage, The
http://www.best.com/~dalton/DarkForces/
This is probably the most popular Dark Forces Web site on the Net, with more than a quarter of a million hits and counting. Everything is here, including custom-made levels (and editors to make your own), screen shots, news, sound clips, cheat codes, FAQs, Mac files, and affiliated links. Also noted are enemy, weapons, and item pictures with descriptions. Visit the related Dark Forces Newsgroup at alt.games.dark-forces or visit the official site at the Lucas Arts http://www.lucasarts.com/.
Dark Forces Midi Page
http://www.tiac.net/users/carr/darkmidi.htm
You know a game is well done when you're whistling the tunes well after turning off the computer. Or when a theme song played during a game pumps you up to a point where you're ready to blow up anything in your way. You know anything to do with Star Wars has good tuneage, so why not collect and play the songs when you're surfing the Web? This page houses almost fifty midi tunes from the game broken up into handy levels and enemies. If time isn't on your side, download a zipped-up version of all forty-six tunes available in one whole swoop (only 490KB!).
Dark Forces Page, The
http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/DF_index.html
Fans of the Star Wars universe and Lucas Art's Dark Forces (DF) alike retreat to this site, featuring a walkthrough, speech upgrades, editors, patches, art packs, and other miscellaneous information. The Web design is very frugal but the neat DF utilities make it a beneficial stay. The hypertext version 2.6 of the FAQ deserves recognition. It's compiled and maintained by Karsten A. Loepelmann.
Dark Forces WDFUSE Home Page
http://www.ping.be/~ping4087/wdfuse.htm
WDFUSE is a Windows-based editor exclusively designed for creating new Dark Forces worlds. The shareware program allows the gamer to edit existing game levels or add-ons built by fans or generate new levels from scratch. Besides downloading the program, this Web page discusses features and tips in using WDFUSE along with updates, news, and other related utilities. To save time and frustration, check out the known problems and bugs area before diving into WDFUSE.
Death of the Duke Page, The
http://152.160.53.241/Duke/
A very different Duke Nukem 3D tribute site specializing in midi tunes and the "first and largest automated player listings". Grab Duke other utilities and editors, maps, RTS and CON files while you listen to thirty-+ Duke songs available on the sidebar jukebox. Nice dark feel to this page.
Definitive Duke Nukem 3D DukeMatch Repository, The
http://nukem.apk.net/
The folks here take their Duke 3D multi-player gaming SERIOUSLY. What they offer to you, for free, are the absolute finest DukeMatch maps that the Duke community has to offer-they will not post a DukeMatch map on their site that doesn't meet the highest of standards. Let's face it-there are tons of places on the Net to grab DukeMatch user maps, but it's good to know there's some discretion out there (I've seen some pretty bad levels). Try out BlockWar, Trenches, and City @ War.
Descendarium: An Illustrated Guide to Descent I & II
http://www.gamesdomain.com/moonglow/
No stone has been left unturned while creating this colorful and often animated guide to one of the best PC action games to date. Parallax Software and Interplay have taken Doom's 3D engine to new heights by implementing a complete six-degree-of-freedom rotation to your spacecraft (up, down, right, left, or complete somersaults front, or back). Joerg Riebert's Descendarium is a very good supplement to Descent and Descent II and contains: secret and bonus levels, cheat codes, strategies, screen shots, downloadable demos and much more. A very modern and useful site.
Descent 2: Vertigo Overload
http://www.atw.fullfeed.com/~jkrutke/des-main.htm
This is a 21-gun salute to Parallax and Interplay's computer action title, Descent 2. Download the demo, video clips, cheat codes, or view gameplay screenshots, words from the authors, features, and links. A page on music from the game is also highlighted. Nice animation and graphics at this site.
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Digital Nostalgia
http://www.umich.edu/~Webspin/games/
Marc Sakey's award-winning page was created as a high-tech memory lane, a moment of digital nostalgia. Game console emulators such as Commodore 64, Atari, or Colecovision are given for your PC, or download and play the best clones for arcade classics. Try out excellent remakes of Donkey Kong, Dig Dug, Galaxian, MS Pacman, Lunar Lander and more. A tutorial on how to zip and unzip a game is offered here for beginners. This Web page also has a hearty Links section to related sites around the Web or check out the cool utilities available like Mo'Slo (to slow down older games that just cook on your current Pentium!). All in all, a great page for us Generation Xers that have a sentimental slant toward arcade games and early TV console systems.
DMU Duke Nukem 3D Page
http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/~hc2jb/Duke.html
Nice-looking frames-enhanced Web site dedicated to all that is Duke. The knockout game of the year gets more royal treatment with strategy tips, screen shots, news, and neat downloadables: the shareware game, patches, editors, FAQs, user custom-built maps, and other utilities. There's also a cool links section and message area.
Don's Hexen Pages
http://www2.awinc.com/users/dgronlun/hexen/hexen.html
A more graphically impressive site than The Wacky Hexen Page, and it probably has more hits than John Olerud! Don's fan site is also a contender for the most comprehensive assortment of Hexen files and add-ons found anywhere. This gorgeous Web page, along with Don's own Duke Nukem 3D site (http://www2.awinc.com/users/dgronlun/duke3d/duke3d.html), continues to serve as a template for many other successful personal gaming pages. There are access hints, walkthroughs, stats, inventory and beastiary guides, WADS, e-mail, FAQs, links, and a guestbook.
Also see:
The Official Hexen Page at GT Interactive
http://www.gtinteractive.com/hexen/
and
Official Hexen Page at Raven Software
http://www.ravensoft.com/html/hexen.htm
Don's Duke Nukem 3D Pages
http://www2.awinc.com/users/dgronlun/duke3d/duke3d.html
One of the more popular Duke Nukem sites (and let's face it, there are LOTS of them). The midi version of the theme song keeps you company while you peruse through the files, cheats, links, FAQs, and of course...levels. These pages are now mirrored at GamePro magazine online at http://www.gamepro.com/. Also check out Don's Hexen Page at http://www2.awinc.com/users/dgronlun/hexen/hexen.html.
Don Sielke's Home Page: Dark Forces
http://interoz.com/usr/dsielke/dforces.htm
If you have completed Dark Forces but are not ready to shelve the game just yet, try out these custom-built add-on levels and components. Many to choose from, including Reclaiming Cloud City, Emperor's Gambit and Operation: Just Cause are from Don's personal collection or try creating your own with use of the free utilities available here. After sifting through what may be of interest, go through the related links to continue your DF conquest around the Web.
Doom I, II, Heretic, Hexen, Duke3D, and Dark Forces Page
http://www.techline.com/~musickl/nigel.htm
OK, so the name of this Web page isn't too creative, but there is quite a lot to get here. There are other games than those listed above that also have informative cheat codes and hacks: Quake, Descent I and II, and Warcraft II. Although extra levels were mentioned-I couldn't seem to find out quite where they were!? A nice-looking page never-the-less, with cool graphics from the various 3D action games.
Doom II Deathmatch Level WADS and Other Cool Stuff
http://www.island.net/~idendy/
Ian Dendy and Clint Bowick (the guys at Rogue Enterprises) bring you a collection of home-grown Doom II Deathmatch WADS, The Deathmatch Database, and other neat utilities for DOOMing (modem strings, editors, FAQs, etc.).
Duke 3D Highlight Zone
http://www.cris.com/~darkman/
Informative page for the die-hard Duke Nukem enthusiast. Join the Elite e-mailing list to have the hottest map levels sent to you automatically, or download the ones provided on this site. Keep your speakers cranked because you're also in for an auditory treat with MIDI and WAVs playing simultaneously. Other utility files are also available. This site is maintained by Darkman (level creator extraordinaire) and is hosted by the Concentric Network.
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Duke Nukem 3D Rodeo Shootout
http://www.cyberrodeo.com/duke/
The Rodeo Steakhouse restaurant/bar in downtown Fort Worth, Texas has been attracting quite a crowd lately and it ain't for their beef. It so happens they now house the CyberRodeo-a place to surf the Net and chow down. This Web site is dedicated to the networked multi-player competitions between eight Duke Nukem 3D players. These DukeMatch battles occur every few months and carry a complete itinerary including food, drinks for all, and hefty prizes for the winners. View photos from past competitions or download the user map used for the fight. Sponsors include 3D Realms Entertainment (the folks who brought you Duke Nukem 3D) and TEN (the exclusive carrier of Duke Nukem 3D on their Internet-based gaming network). A cool idea and Web page...let's face it, what goes better with Duke than beer and steak?!
Duke Nukem 3D User Maps
http://www.bayserve.net/~mike/duke/maps.html
Part of Mike Miller's Duke Web site, this section/URL takes you right to the custom-built user levels. This is one of the largest-rated collection of single-player and multi-player maps on the Net (especially multi-player DukeMatch levels). You can search for a desired level via the search engine by name, by date, or by the number of players it's designed for.
Duke Nukem on the Wildman Rudeboy Website
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jonathan_wildman/duke.htm
This is Jonathan Wildman's answer to the 3D Realms game Duke Nukem 3D. There are over sixteen departments here, such as "Doom vs Duke: The Dispute Continues," "The DukeMatchers Forum," user maps and RTS sound files, and links to official Duke Nukem news, FAQs, and the Aapogee live-cam. There are a few of Wildman's own user maps to choose from, as well (including Neighborhood Rumble and Oasis of Chaos). As the Duke says, "Come Get Some!".
Duke Nukem RTS Distribution Site
http://www.cyberhighway.net/~srogers/duke/index.html
This specialty Web site's name says it all-an archived collection of RTS sound files to use with your Duke Nukem 3D or Rise of the Triad games. RTS files, or Remote Ridicule Files, were designed by Aapogee in 1995 when Rise of the Triad was released. They are used to ridicule your opponent during multi-player gaming, and it has become quite an art to create your very own RTS sound bytes. If you think yours are good enough, you may want to upload or exchange files with your online peers here. The hundreds of free RTS's are well organized for your indulgence.
Duke Versus Duke
http://w3.gwis.com/~doomboy/
Put up your Dukes! This is Doomboy and Roland's Duke Nukem 3D page providing DukeMatch and single-player maps to download and try out. I like the idea of them having a separate icon for solo play or multi-player games, because I know from experience about craving a great single-player game in the middle of the night but having a directory with the games all mixed in together. There's nothing worse than starting a new user level and finding out you're the only one in the game! Cool maps with descriptions.
Earth Academy
http://www.calisto.com/academy/
Jump Point recently joined this mega-force honoring the Wing Commander (WC) galaxy. Missions, cheat codes, FAQs, trivia, pilot tips, and other informative files are here for your disposal, whether you're interested in the first or last in the Wing Commander series. A section on the off-shoot WC game Privateer is also included here.
Earthworm Jim Official Page
http://www.activision.com/ewormjim/ewjim.html
Top-selling console and computer-game Earthworm Jim has even spawned its own TV cartoon show. Download demos to see why this charismatic soil-crawler is a hit, or preview the "Slimy Screenshots" section. Earthworm was one of the first native Windows 95 games to hit PCs.
Electric Pancake, The
http://users.aol.com/johnjankow/epframe2.htm
3D action and real-time strategy games are highlighted here: Doom 2, Warcraft 2, Command & Conquer, Heretic, Hexen, and Descent. Download levels, editors (to make your own), Deathmatch pics/screen shots, and front-end utilities. Area of note: the Map Room is a central area where Deathmatch players can see where everyone was in the level at that moment (created by John Jankowski, the designer of this Web page, and his brother Jim). Visit Jim's own site, The Pit of Ultimate Darkness, at http://members.aol.com/jwjanko/index.htm.
Eradicator
http://www.accolade.com/products/eradicator/acerspla01.html
The official site to the hot 3D action title Eradicator, by Accolade. This Doom-style game allows you to view your world from a first-person or third-person perspective, and you can choose between three characters, each with their own battle style, special weapons, unique abilities, and unique levels. At this site, download the 7 MB demo, view screen shots, match to make sure your system specs are up to par, get tech support, and more.
Erick's Duke Nukem 3D Page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4185/
A Netscape 3+ or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3+ enhanced site. This page is updated frequently with maps, CONs, RTS, and links additions. This page is most noteworthy for their DukeMatch strategy tips donated by Erick and other Duke players around the globe. Also available: a guest book, cheat codes, and other utilities.
Fury3
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdrom/Reviews/0,50,311,00.html
C-Net's six-page review of Microsoft's Fury3. We've seen this game engine in 3D Realms/Terminal Reality's Terminal Velocity game-an action flight-sim combat game with many worlds to fly through. Screen shots, system requirements, and an extensive look at the native Windows 95 CD-ROM game.
Galaxian
http://www.worktechs.com/space/space.html
You won't need any hard drive space to play this real-time animation space game. Galaxian is loosely based on William's early eighties classic arcade game of the same name. By using your mouse skillfully you are in control of a ship equipped with deadly arrows. Cool sound effects and a neat hit-and-miss ratio counter. Fun for all ages.
Gamer's Alliance
http://www.proaxis.com/~rowell/doom/
A hang-out place for Quake and Doom fanatics. Looking for editors, multi-player info, or levels for Doom, Doom2, Ultimate Doom, and/or Quake?! Well, you came to the right place. Many pages make up this site, including their WAD and Utilities corner. Enhanced for Netscape 3-neat music and wallpaper, too.
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Gamers.org
http://www.gamers.org/
This is former home of well-renowned DoomGate. Piotr Kapiszewski and Steve Young are the designers and hosts to one of, if not the one, most popular Doom Web site in the world. There is so much to do here it has its own search engine! This site really is a tribute to 3D action gaming as a whole and most other popular shareware titles, such as Strife, Quake, Hexen, and Abuse, are accessible here also. Doom fans worldwide can peruse through the vast WAD area, where you can download the online community's picks for the best add-ons around. Graphically the site is not much to write home about (it has an FTP feel to it), but it is extremely rich in content and organization.
Gamers Realm
http://www.Websolutions.mb.ca/realm/
A Canadian site for DOS and Windows games. Download a shareware game or demo you've head about or grab a cheat from their long alphabetical list. Each game is rated, and talk about interactivity-if there's a game or a cheat for a game you want that isn't already on this site, you can request it and Webmaster Graeme Skinner will try to get it to you ASAP.
Heretic Levels Mega-Page
http://pages.prodigy.com/SC/hereticlevels/
A no-frills site but chock-full of gaming goodies for id/Raven's Heretic. Tons of levels (I mean tons), cheat codes, shareware, FAQs, a 4-level Hexen beta, DeathMatch tips, screen shots, patches, and a rumor mill. Heretic WADS are this site's key asset, so point your browser this way if you've finished the game but are still itchin' for more.
Holy Quake Site, The
http://www.abc.se/~m10013/quake/quake.htm
A relentless look at 1996's most anticipated game from the creators of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. This Web page is an all-inclusive overview of Quake information and files. Whether you're a beginner or pro, this site caters to your Quake needs, with sections on how to play the game in Windows 95, a monster guide, playing tactics, and a sweeping Links area. Make note of the immense Quake Console Commands list also available at http://www.trader.com/quake.htm.
Home Fries Software
http://www.oberlin.edu/~mblecher/hf/hf.htm
Welcome to Home Fries Software, creators of fine Marathon 2: Durandal scenarios and products to supplement Bungie's hit game. This frugal site is fairly resourceful though, with sections on Bungie's solo maps, Netmaps, Physics models, and Home Fries products with screen shots and description.
Husk's Duke Junk
http://www.magna.com.au/~husk/duke3d/
A frames-enhanced Web site with a very fast page-load time. Find out how to crack the "parental lock" in the Australian version of the game or hot-link to the Alienphobia site (also in Australia) and see what maps they're creating for Duke Nukem 3D. Other sections include "Filez" (shareware goodies), Cheats (more than twenty-two codes), and "DukeMatch" (find other players to play head-to-head with-in Australia).
InterARC-The Internet Arcade
http://www.rocketsci.com/interarc.html
This Shockwave arcade has clones of late 70s and early 80s arcade classics like Frogger, Asteroids, and Space Invaders. The Frogger remake, in particular (WebFrog!), is highly addictive. Memories of quarter-filled pockets run through my mind as I try to get my little amphibian friend across a busy road and snake-filled swamp.
Introspection Wing Commander's Home Sector
http://home.cdsnet.net/~akkbar/wclinks.html
A sleek and informative Wing Commander site (WC) that brings you news, articles and rumors (past and present), press releases, links, previews of other upcoming WC games and a "listening post": new WC fiction twice a month by Craig Lampert. Introspection's page is more like an e-zine, with their up-to-date columns and knowledgeable staff.
Invisible Knight's Jedi Knight FAQ Page
http://www.nucleus.com/~dlovejoy/jedi/jktoc.htm
A large HTML FAQ covering Lucas Art's Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (JK). Frequently asked questions are answered here regarding game descriptions and features, multiple players, levels and level editors, Mac news, weapons (lightsabers!), the story, characters, the game engine itself, screenshots, movies, and more. Acknowledgments and references are provided and updated often.
Java Games
http://www.whidbey.com/bodo/javagame.htm
The games here are either arcade-style or small-strategy brain-teasers. All programs can be played in real-time right on your screen with little or no load time. The remakes consist of Tetris, Missile Command, Pong, Tic Tac Toe, Blackjack, Zoop, Connect Four, Magic 8-Ball, Rubick's Cube, Java-Script casino, Yahtzee, and Duke Hangman.
Jedi Knight Outpost, The
http://www.3dg.com/JediKnight/
In anticipation for Dark Forces II, or Jedi Knight, this page by Tola Dalton provides hot news, screen shots, official press releases (from Lucas Arts), game details, and more. This Windows 95-only sequel is a 3D first-person perspective game set in the Star Wars universe once again with Kyle Katarn as the protagonist.
Jose's Tekken 2 Page
http://home.earthlink.net/~joseanibal/index.html
Check out the main title graphic when you get to this page-cool! Jose provides the Tekken fan with special moves, characters, PlayStation codes, Tekken 3 info, and links. In the moves section, each character is highlighted, or you can write down, or print out, the general codes to assist you in the game.
Josh's Gaming Page
http://www.azstarnet.com/~duke3d/
A Web site honoring games Duke Nukem 3D, Descent, and SimCity 2000. Josh Barr's main page is quite plain but once inside (especially the Duke page) there is quite a bit to see and download here. Plenty o' maps, cheats, tips, and pictures for your discretion. Make sure you join the "Elite Duke 3D Mailing List"-a free e-mail service devised to send you the latest Duke Nukem maps played on TEN and elsewhere.
Justin's Game Page
http://www.connections.w1.com/justin/
Justin has rounded up the finest in demo and shareware versions of the top PC games to download. Each game is listed alphabetically with file size and brief description in the framed sidebar. Not a very big collection but Justin's Game Page hosts most of the top names from the last few years in all genres.
Kano's MK Page
http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/~keith/mkstuff.html
Mortal Kombat (MK), MK 2, MK 3, Ultimate MK, and MK 4 are examined here at Kano's Web page. Click on the color graphic to choose which game you want for cheat codes, moves, tricks, or view screen shots. Hot link to the associated CookieMan's Lair to read more on MK and hear MIDI tunes by Queen, Smashing Pumpkins, or even the BattleStar Galactica song.
Keymaster's Doom, Doom2, Duke 3D, Heretic, and Hexen Site
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/5616/index.html
As the name indicates, these 3D games each have their own section offering a WADS list (some levels created by the Keymaster along with others), utilities, patches and other files, games, Deathmatch tips, cheat codes, links, and more. Bonus: Cool wallpaper to copy for your own, and I like the Top Ten WADS area.
Killer Tips for Mechwarriors
http://piggy.ucsb.edu/~jones/tips.html
This Web site provides Mechwarrior 2 tips on weapon usage and configuration, combat movement, controller configurations, and useful tricks against particular enemies (thirteen of them, plus a dozen from the expansion pack)
A tips exchange virtual cork board is a new feature here.
Le Quake
http://www.worldnet.net/~edwin/quake/quake.htm
A French Web site dedicated to id Software's Quake. An introduction, FAQs, editors, levels, screen-shots, and a links section are all provided here. Le Quake is nicely arranged with frames and graphics from actual screen grabs. Surf this site and download the various files or find a gaming partner for some head-to-head action in France or Quebec, Canada.
Lou's Mechwarrior Info Page
http://www.computer.net/~louish/mech.html
A bare-bones page dedicated to Activision's gaming sensation Mechwarrior 2 and its expansion pack Ghost Bear's Legacy. Downloadable demos, patches, cheat codes, and FAQs are contained within these walls. Lou's tribute site has two endearing sections: the gaming registry for head-to-head destruction and the history of Mechs. Unfortunately, not much else is here that a discerning surfer couldn't find elsewhere.
Mad Dog's 3D Games
http://www.cybercomm.net/~iceman2/3dgames.html
System requirements, downloads, cheats, and strategies for games The Need For Speed, Descent, Doom, CyberMage, and Quake are here for your disposal. One cool thing about this site is you can sign up to get a free biweekly cheats newsletter by e-mail.
Marathon
http://www.bungie.com/BungieProducts.html
The official page to Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, and Marathon Infinity (the new scenario Blood Tides of Lh'owon, plus other goodies). These highly successful 3D action games from Bungie Software originated on the Mac but have been recently ported over to the PC. Get a thorough overview of each game, view screen shots, download the demos, get a full version (with a valid credit card), and more.
Marathon 2: Durandal
http://www.ctnet.com/marathon/
Basically a page of custom-made maps for Bungie Software's Marathon 2: Durandal. There is a brief introduction, features of the game, and relevant links. Many of the maps created here by Drew or Chet are for multi-player games. Their maps are stored as Stuffit archives, so you will need to decompress them with Stuffit Expander, which is available online at Aladdin Systems at http://www.aladdinsys.com/aladdin.html.
Marathon Magazine on the Web
http://general.amug.org/~marathon/maramag/
Marathon Magazine is the premier free electronic magazine for fans of Marathon and Marathon II, 3D actions games created by Bungie Software for the Mac and PC. Download the mag or the Marathon software catalog to read offline, or pore over the related links on the Web.
Other Marathon and Marathon 2 Sites:
Marathon New Magazine
http://www.wco.com/~eriksale/News.html
Marathon!!!
http://www.ames.net/marathon/
Marathon 2 Web
http://www.amug.org/~marathon/slurpee/marathon2/index.html
Matt's Mechwarrior 2 Page
http://www.deter.com/mw2/
Matt Deter's Mechwarrior page at his Web site offers screen shots, undocumented key sequences, patches, cheat codes, and links for Mech 2 and Ghost Bear's Legacy. I particularly liked the Sounds page hot-linked to http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~choon/eugene/audio.htm -very different. It's good to know that when you hear "critical meltdown imminent," it's not the game speaking!
Max Game Page
http://www2.passagen.se/max/
Pure PC action with the likes of Eradicator, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Road Rash, Hexen, Z, Fire Fight, Quake, Heretic, and more. Each game has the story/background, system requirements, screen shots, the demo and other news, and information. An uncluttered, fast, and attractive page designed with scrolling animation, boxes, and a refreshing format. Hot link to the adjoined FTP sites and newsgroups are listed for each game to get bonus levels, cheats, and FAQs.
Mechwarrior 2 High Octane Info Site
http://www1.clarku.edu/~rmohns/mw2/highgraph.html
Cool page that takes advantage of the Shockwave and Java plug-ins. Besides all the animations, sound, and music, there is some substance here. An overview of the game is provided first, then cheats, hints, Q & A, stats, editors, and the infamous Mechwarrior 2 crack (that allows you to play the game without needing the CD-ROM in the drive!). A noteworthy section is 'New on the Target Range,'a news page and public bulletin board to keep up-to-date on all the BattleMech happenings. Download the Mech 2 Theme Pack for Windows 95 to give your desktop some punch. If you don't use Netscape 2.0+, don't have the Shockwave plug-in, or are running less than 14.4 bps, then turn your browser to http://www1.clarku.edu/~rmohns/mw2/lowgraph.html.
Mechwarrior 2: The Clans, From Activision
http://rom.oit.gatech.edu/~willday/mw2/index.html
Will Day's Mechwarrior 2 site pays homage to one of the best computer games of our day. Many screen shots, reviews, movies, patches, hot links and FAQs (text and HTML version) are submitted for your perusal. Download a great Mech picture for your Windows wallpaper or read various strategies on conquering the game. Besides the logo on the main page this is a plain site to look at, but the various sections make it a worthwhile visit.
Mechwarrior 2 Unofficial Strategy Page
http://users.aol.com/sphere200/mech2.htm
A very large, comprehensive Web page that offers strategies to Mechwarrior 2 and Ghost Bear's Legacy gamers. A stats breakdown of each Mech, cheat codes, playing tips, and general and mission-specific guides to help you kick some 31st century butt!
Also see:
Official Mechwarrior Page at Activision
http://www.activision.com/
Hot 100 Mechwarrior Page
http://www.100hot.com/mirrors/mech2home.html
Mechwarrior 2 Infopage
http://arbornet.org/~lokety/mw2_index.html
Macintosh Mechwarrior Page
http://members.aol.com//mw2site/MACMECH.html
MindHackers Home Page, The
http://www.domain.com.br/~olifiers/index.htm
Mike Miller's Duke Nukem 3D Site
http://www.bayserve.net/~mike/duke/
This is a relatively average fan-based site but has an interesting section called "Fun Things to Do and See". Here you will find secrets and bonuses inherent in the game that will make you laugh and prompt you to try them out for yourself. By the time you read this, many secrets in Duke Nukem 3D will be known but I guarantee you'll find at least a few neat ones here. This Web page also supplies the player with advice and strategies for a competitive and fulfilling multi-player game. The usual Map collections are also available here, donated by like-minded Web enthusiasts.
Mindwave's Duke Nukem 3D Site
http://www.cyberramp.net/~chowboy/duke3d.html
A colorful page offering the Duke Nukem 3D demo, game overview, cheat codes, user maps (including Mindwave's own custom-built levels), and a comprehensive list of secrets for Episode's 2 and 3. Hot links are also covered (including the 3D Realms Live-cam). Download his "Mitch22.zip" map-it takes place in a hockey arena!
Modem Games Yellow Pages
http://www.azstarnet.com/~doomgod/
The Modem Games Yellow Pages (MGYP) were created to assist gamers in finding people in their area code to play computer modem games with. This is a great idea since many of us would rather play for free against someone in our area rather than spend onlinetime playing with someone over the Net. Also, most of us don't have access to Networked stations. Add your name to the list or search the large database for locals. You may also download a selection of Doom WADS while you're here.
Monolith Systems: Heretic Archives
http://norden1.com/~bielby/heretic/heretic.htm
Designed by Brett A. Bielby, this site helps you conquer Raven Software and id Software's 3D gothic action adventure Heretic. It's all broken down here for you on how to beat the game: secrets, cheats, strategies and weapons. This frames-enhanced site also has a cool Artifacts pictures and text area.
Mortal Kombat WWW Pages
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/students/A.Espindola/mk/
Award-winning MK page full of animation and tons of text to bring information, characters, rumors, sounds, movies, screen shots, news, gossip, codes, and strategy tips to the computer screen. This site covers all three platforms of the game: arcade, computer, and TV gaming consoles. Read up on Mortal Kombat 4 scheduled for a spring or summer 1997 release.
Motaro's MK Page
http://greg.simplenet.com/mk/
This is another all-in-one Mortal Kombat source. Sections including The MK Story, Kombat Kode Central, Entertainment, Chat, MK1, MKII, MK3, UMK3, MK News, The Vault, Sites, Survey, Guestbook, and What's New. This frames-enhanced site contains multiple toolbars and makes for an enjoyable and easy navigational design. Motaro teaches MK moves and secrets for each of the various MK games.
Moves, Hints, Tricks, etc. for Popular Computer Games
http://pilot.msu.edu/user/chowdhur/cheats/computer/cheats.htm
Pages and pages of great tips, walkthroughs, cheats, codes, moves, and tactics for all kinds of computer games. Compiled from many sources over the Net, this is a good database regardless of your gaming genre preference. Hint: press CTRL and "F" to bring up the "Find" menu-type in your game of interest, and ENTER, and it'll take you right there.
Mr. DooM's Quake Page
http://www.erie.net/~mrdoom/quake.html
A simple yet effective Web design breaks up Quake cheats, codes, news, links, tips, secrets, monsters, files, and up-to-the-minute Quake servers for your multi-player needs. This page is part of the Mr.DooM's Web site the id software game that started it all. The Quake Match screen shots are worth viewing (check out that bloody ax shot!) If Mr. DooM does to his Quake site what he did with his Doom/Doom 2 pages look forward to an awesome Quake headquarters in the near future.
Mr. Wolf's Quake Den
http://www.vvm.com/~hfowler/hug.htm
This is an thorough fan-related site designed to give other Quake fans toys, tricks, and news to supplement the game. A nicely designed site created for easy use and navigation to its many sections and subsections. Quake editors, help, tips 'n secrets, many useful links and id software company info are all attainable in the framed sidebar (and more) whereas the main screen documents day-to-day news on Quake and other 3D related computer game products. Self-pronounced Quake-a-holic Heath Fowler is 'Mr. Wolf', a computer science major in Texas. Up-to-the minute Quake-related news is this site's greatest attribute.
My Duke Nukem and Command & Conquer Web Site
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6971/index.html
By the sounds of this title you'd think the Webmaster was providing a bunch o' files pertaining to two of the hottest games of the decade. Well, nothing was found for Command & Conquer (at all!) but some cool Duke stuff was there: 100+ user maps are provided alphabetically with rating and file size, a Duke Nukem Plus Pack for Windows 95, and related links.
My Favorite Duke Nukem 3D Site!
http://www.wesnet.com/kevinfin/game/duke3d.htm
Nothing like hearing the Duke Nukem theme song to pump you up while your surfing! Kevin Fincel's page takes advantage of all the coolest plug-ins and is littered with maps, extra user levels, and RTS files (pre-recorded voice insults to use during Dukematch head-to-head play.) Animated icons will guide you around this site so you can browse through various files to heighten your Duke experience. Kudos to Kevin for excellent Web page design and creative use of multimedia technology.
Nailhead's Presents...Duke Nukem 3D
http://www.virtualtimes.com/vidgames/duke3d/
A very dark, cool Netscape 3+ enhanced site. Creepy midi music welcomes and accompanies you on your travels here: the definitive Duke Nukem 3D user levels, cheat codes, downloadables (patches, utilities, RTS files, slide show, icons), and links. Nailhead's own maps are available along with the best of the Net.
Nando Net
http://www2.nando.net/nandox/shock.html
A Shockwave arcade featuring 5 different games. Both games "Space Battle" and "Nando Space Race" are a cross between Space Invaders and Galaxian. Cool sounds on Space Race and quite small to load (45K). The other are 3 games are puzzle-related.
Net Game Connection: Jedi Knight Preview
http://www.3dg.com/ngc/games/jk/
This is Tola Dalton's preview of the highly anticipated Dark Forces sequel. Lucas Arts blew us away with their Doom-style game set in a Star Wars universe. Here are the first screen shots available as well as game description, features, and differences between Jedi Knight and the original. This is part of the lager Net Game Connection Web site at http://www.3dg.com/ngc/index.shtml.
Oberlin 'Mech Lab
http://kellnet.com/harley/mechlab.htm
Any other Mech page that I have traveled to is pale in comparison to Oberlin's Web site. However, this is a specialized site for the advanced Mech gamer so don't visit this page if you just need general information (patches, cheats, FAQs, etc.). The 'Mech Lab is just that-downloadable *.mek Mechwarrior 2 or Ghost Bear's Legacy designs complete with screen shots, specifications and mission suggestions. The custom BattleMechs created by Stacy Harley (and others) can be selected by mission-specific variants, Mech weight, or general purpose (how about just to make the game harder?). Game editors, books, links, and game technique can be found at Oberlin's Mech Bay at http://kellnet.com/harley/btech.htm. As if this wasn't enough to keep you busy until the 31st Century also visit the Mechwarrior 2 Battle Plans Page also by Harley at http://kellnet.com/harley/battle.htm.
Truly an example of how far a ingenious fan-related Web site can stretch an already vast Mech universe. Activision, FASA and Battletech must be proud.
One Must Fall 2097
http://www.epicgames.com/omf.htm
This is the official Epic MegaGames site devoted to the PC fighting game, One Must Fall: 2097 (OMF). Read review quotes, notes about the game, view screen shots, features, system requirements, or download the shareware or patch. A new page on net/modem support is up and running. For more information on OMF head-to-head play, visit the One Must Fall 2097 Tournament Site is at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/5498/index.html or the Ogre-Wolf's One Must Fall 2097 Ladder at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1645/.
Outer Rim Gaming Sector
http://pages.prodigy.com/outer_rim/
This action game Web site offers tips, missions/levels, cheat codes, editors and builders for games such as Descent, Hexen, Doom II, Heretic and Tie Fighter. Nicely arranged sections keep everything simple. Note: download and try out the Doom II WAD 'Farside of Titan' and the Descent level 'Ice Sewer' for a real challenge.
Pathways Into Darkness, The
http://www.mit.edu:8001/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/c/dcoufal/www/pid/
In 1993, Pathways Into Darkness (PID) was the first 3D first-person texture-mapped multi-level game for the Macintosh (published by Bungie of Marathon fame). This Web page features the Mac PID demo and upgrades, the FAQ, strategy guide, level by level walkthrough (with maps), and a PID cheater program.
Pit of Ultimate Darkness, The
http://members.aol.com/jwjanko/index.htm
Come here to get more out of your Doom 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, and Warcraft II. Each of the four pages at this site offer levels/maps (made by Web page designer Jim Jankowski, plus others), level editors, front-end software, links, and more. Visit Jim's brother John's site "The Electric Pancake" at http://users.aol.com/johnjankow/electric.htm.
Putz Descent Page, The
http://www1.shore.net/~mpcd/descent.htm
First download the game (or patch) from his site or from the linked FTP servers. Then, read the FAQs, cheats and techniques before downloading new editors and bonus levels to try out. Once completed, scan the links area for some other cool Descent sites around the globe. And if you're REALLY good, then download the free Kali software to play a little head-to-head action.
Quaaaaake! The Quake Pages
http://www.quaaaaake.com/
Lots to do here including a pick-a-Midi contest, Deathmatch screen shots, news, editing software and an interactive Java chat section. There is also a shrine to Sean "Redwood" Martin for his savoire-faire on the inside scoop at the Quake camp (see above). Various sound clips accompany the myriad of sections here most notably the Play and Files pages. A comprehensive Links area is here broken down alphabetically and separated into Newsgroups, Web Sites and FTP archives.
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Quake Command
http://www.nuc.net/quake/
One of the most uniquely-designed, informative, and resourceful Quake site on the net. This huge site is run by Steve Bond (a.k.a. Wedge) and John Guthrie (a.k.a. Choryoth)-infamous QuakeC Gods-one of 20+ Quake building or editing utilities around today that allow you to construct new weapons and monsters (even used by id software, too). Besides their outstanding Quake weapons (the nail grenade, the axe-throw, flares, and even banana peels!), they have also designed vehicles such as an aircraft and jeep! Quake Command also features common and little-known Quake secrets, levels, files, and links to only the BEST Quake sites around. Don't forget the up-to-the-minute news and Quake gossip too.
Quake Stomping Grounds, The
http://www.stomped.com/
This extremely popular Web page is designed by Guy Gustavson and his team of volunteers to bring you the most comprehensive and complete Quake-related news, files, multi-player play information, tips, editing software, and screen shots. Need help? No problem-take advantage of the Stomping Ground's Quake FAQs, Q & A section, and a Consoles Command page. Probably the largest Quake file collection found anywhere on the Web or if you prefer FTP visit via FTP://ftp.stomped.com/pub/quake/. Happy stomping!
Quakeworld
http://www.magicnet.net/~jza/quakeworld/
A clean and relatively useful site for the Quake follower. With the abundance the numerous mammoth fan sites on the Web this may serve as a more simple, and less-heavy, Quake refuge. Orderly news, contests, servers, links, charts, pictures, files, tips, cheats, chats are conveniently arranged. A handy 'sounds' option is given if you want to listen to music while surfing this site (Nine Inch Nails does midi). The files section is tidy and trim and organized with discernment. Spice up your desktop with Quake icons, fonts, animated cursors, screensavers or wallpaper.
Rayman
http://www.daren.com/rayman/ray.htm
Who ever said platform side-scrollers were dead? With games like Crack Dot Com's Abuse, Sierra's Lode Runner On-Line, and Ubi Soft's Rayman, the 'ol left to right runners are still going strong. Especially with Rayman that has been voted an incredible 8.14 out of 10 from Computer Gaming World's reader's poll (second highest Action game score next to Crusader: No remorse at 8.49). This Web site offers the Rayman story, notes about the game (plus features), hints, pictures, and a downloadable demo. This site is best viewed with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0.
Visit the Official Ubi Soft Home Page at http://www.ubisoft.com/.
Realms of Darkness, The
http://academy.bastad.se/~tinman/trod/realms.htm
A positively creepy site specializing in Doom-related 3D games. The moment you arrive here haunting Crescendo music fills your ears along with a backwards welcome message (which of course you can play back the right way using your .wav player!). T.R.O.D. contains a huge picture gallery that you can save and add to your Windows desktop or personal image collection. Not very many Web sites can alter your mood but this macabre page from Sweden is drenched in useful Doom WADS, Japanese anime, various lists, and cool links. On top of the rich content, beautiful graphics and animation grace this page, adding to the dark feel. Hey, where else can you sign the Guestbook of Hell?
Rebel Assault Resource
http://acm.cs.umn.edu/~slug/rebel/
This is a fan-related page honoring Lucas Art's Rebel Assault and Rebel Assault II. Info, tips, tricks, FAQs, cheat codes, and links make up the content of this Web site. There aren't too many places on the Web to get this kind of info, so if you're a admirer of the game, visit Doug the Slug's resource center.
Redwood's Quake Page
http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~stm9233/quake.html
Another news-heavy Quake page, but one of the better ones. Up-to-the-minute news and gossip on the Quake and id Software front to satisfy any dedicated fan of this year's mega-hit. The second half of this site provides the visitor with links broken up into various sections, such as Quake server lists, editing software, FTPs, Help, and other fan-based URLs.
Also see:
Official pages:
id software main page
http://www.idsoftware.com/
id Official Mirror Site
http://www.idsoftware.com/mirrors.html
id Quake Update
http://ids.usnetworks.net/net2_0/hotquake.htm
More Cool Quake Sites
All in One Quake
http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~u9412476/quake1.html
Blue's Quake Rag
http://www.panix.com/~sheaslip/3d/quake.shtml
Buzman's Quake Page
http://www.netzone.com/~deckm/quake.html
Death Angel's Quake Page
http://www.igc.net/~dangel/quake.htm
Elgrande's Quake Page
http://members.aol.com/elgrande1/index.htm
Game Room at Gigabyte
http://www.gygabite.com/gameroom/
Grizzly's Quake Page
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7710/quake.html
Predator's Quake Page
http://users.mwci.net/~predator/quake.html
Quake at the Mecca
http://www.mm.com/user/tcdmntia/wwd/quake/
Quake Clan Ring, The
http://www.clearlight.com/~iathycs/qcring.htm
Quake Heaven
http://www.execpc.com/~tduckles/rob/quake/
Quake Mania
http://www-home.calumet.yorku.ca/dcardoso/www/quake2.htm
Quake Rumblings
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/3251/quakep.html
Quake Seismograph, The
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/porter/quake/
Shadow and Warrior's Quake Page
http://users.mwci.net/~shadow/quake.html
Shake N' Quake
http://www.canvasnet.com/quake/
Tremor
http://www.Webcom.com/psi/
Ventura's Quake page
http://www.computer-services.com/ventura/
Rich's Dark Forces Home page
http://members.aol.com/dfmaverick/index.html
An interesting Web site dedicated to where Dark Forces left off. The contents of this page are separated into an online game, Star Wars: The Tie That Binds and Crow Calls, a Dark Forces Fanzine. The Tie that Binds continues the adventures of Kyle Katurn, the hero from the Dark Forces CD-ROM game, in which the outcome is based on your choices as the hero. Crow Calls contains news bulletins, a Top Ten add-on level area, and letters from the editor. An unconventional and virtuous site for DF fans.
Rick's Mechwarrior Page
http://billboard.emedia.com.au/chipster/games/mech.html
A page on Mechwarrior 2 and NetMech. Numerous sections include the usual (Tips, Cheats, Downloads, Links) and not-so-usual (Mechwarrior Screw-Ups, Enabling More Mechs, and Easter Eggs [tricks right from Scott Goffman, 3D Animator at Activision Studios]). Not a graphically impressive site but heavy on useful information on the Mechwarrior universe.
Ryan's Duke Nukem 3D Page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/5808/
Not only has Ryan Graf, 8th grade student, designed his own resourceful Duke Nukem site, but he has also included his own custom-built maps! Download these bonus map levels (try his DukeMatch Motel or D House) along with cheat codes, links, RemoteRidicule TM files, and more. Hear the main Duke theme via Crescendo and choose whether or not you want a frames-enhanced version of his site. Great job from a young aspiring Webmaster/programmer!
Saturday Shockwave Games
http://www.imperium.net/~onedan/Saturday/games/index.html
A Windows-like page offering three Shockwave creations: Quatris (a Tetris variation),'Stroids (Asteroids clone) and 'Sile Command (Missile Command). Play these games in real-time using the free Macromedia interactive animation utility.
Scary's Quakeholio
http://www.rockisland.com/~phook/scary/
One of the best Quake sites on the Net, along with Quake Command and Blue's Quake Rag perhaps. Tons of levels, demos (camera or first-person angles), CURRENT news, utilities (including a QuakeC page), stories, maps, screen shots, secrets, strategies, and more. This site is hosted by Gamesmania at http://www.gamesmania.com/ (see Chapter 15).
Scorpion's MK Page
http://www.sunlink.net/~dadamsky/mk/mortal.htm
A remarkably fast-loading page chock-full of Mortal Kombat information. Each of the releases is given the same treatment: news, moves, stories, rumors, and links. Whether you prefer the arcade version or TV console variation,it's all here at this award-winning site.
Secrets of Dark Forces
http://laser.klemp.com/DAWSON/darkforces/df.html
The name says it all about this page designed by Dawson Klemp. Find out how to beat or cheat the game, play without the CD, or download the patch to use a lightsaber instead of your fist. There are various tutorials and mission editors to help in your battles against evil. There is also a Mac section for those interested.
Mac Addict? Visit:
Dark Forces for the Macintosh Stuff
http://www.primenet.com/~bradman/darkforces.html
Sektor's Mortal Kombat Page
http://www.megatoon.com/~gpouliot/mortal.html
Computer, arcade, and TV console versions of the MK trilogy are covered here. FAQs (HTML or text-based), and links (almost one hundred) to the various related sources around the Net make up the bulk of this site. Sektor's own FAQ describes the moves and codes to beat your opponents.
Space Pirates!
http://clevermedia.com/arcade/pirate.html
An interactive real-time Shockwave game with neat animations and music/sound effects. View the galaxy from your spacecraft window and land on various planets. Trade goods, attack other ships, and pay your crew. Lots of options, all accessible with a mouse click. It took no time to load either-cool!
Stallion's Duke Nukem 3D Pages
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/3488/duke.htm
Duke Nukem cheats, user maps, RTS sound files, shareware and demos (walkthroughs and secrets), utilities, registered screen shots, and links are all available here. The news section is well-laid out by date and Duke happenings around the globe. A simple and attractive tribute page.
Strife
http://www.velocitygames.com/games/strife/strife.html
The official site to Velocity's 3D action/RPG game. Check out the cool screen shots, read a meticulous product description and game overview, system requirements, or download the patch if you already own the game. For Strife cheat codes, see http://www.netwrx.net/macgyver/strifech.html. Or download the playable demo at http://www.gamers.org/~rogue/demo.html.
Submarine
http://www.nando.net/nandox/submarine.html
A cool Shockwave game where you have to launch torpedoes at submarines. Move your target up, down, right, or left and click on the torpedo button-let 'em rip! A small game to load, neat sound effects, and a simple yet effective point n' click design.
Technicolor's Index
http://ddi.digital.net/~ecarr/index.html
A collection of Duke Nukem 3D and Quake files. The Duke section includes custom-made maps, editors, build FAQs, strategies/cheats, links and even user art. Quake's Clan news, links, and server info is useful, but the Quake file library was under construction upon my recent visit.
Tekken Web Project
http://metro.net/slikatel/tkprojct.htm
Constantly updated Tekken page with WAVs, cool graphics and up-to-date news. Built as a one-stop resource center for fans worldwide, including a movie archive, special moves/codes, image gallery, FAQs, chat, and even a glossary of terms section. Designed for Netscape 3+ and Internet Explorer 3+.
Tempest's Duke Nukem 3D Page
http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~cwong/duke3d.htm
Due to space limitations, most of Cho Yan Wong's Duke maps have been removed from this page, so only the BEST ones around have stayed. You can download and use these maps or read an updated news section, tutorials, and FAQs (build and game). Cho's own user levels are also provided along with useful links. Make sure you download these zipped-up level packs from Intrepid and Canadian designer Chris Redekop.
Terminal Velocity
http://www.3drealms.com/cgi/kds?$=pub/tv.htm
Get vertigo at 3D Realm's official site for Terminal Velocity (TV), their 3D vehicle shooter that's partly Star Wars and partly Descent! (Computer Gaming World magazine).
Download the TV shareware version, full version (with valid credit card), view screen shots, the official FAQ, utilities, patches, and a story overview. Warning: this single player or multi-player flight action game, created by Terminal Reality, does not come with it's own barf bag! For cheat codes go to http://www.netwrx.net/macgyver/tvcheats.html.
Terran Federation, The
http://newport.thirdwave.net/~spyder/
An impressive fan-related Web site dedicated to Origin's Wing Commander series. This page is an all-out tribute to everything and anything to do with all four episodes of the most popular space game series ever created. Much time and effort went into developing the different facets of this site, including a Wing Commander fighter index, its own IRC chat group line, huge graphic archives and related links worldwide. Information is constantly updated and presented in crisp color and detail.
The Best 3D Game Ever, Duke Nukem 3D!
http://prairie.lakes.com/~wrichard/duke/duke.html
A very large repository of Duke Nukem files, stories, pictures, music, walkthroughs, cheats, and more. Check out the graphical transition of Duke over the years and read cool articles on the game or download the interview previewing the work on the making of Duke Nukem 4. A wealth of information here to sift through.
Time Commando
http://www.activision.com/timecommando/index.html
Activision's official page for the hot fighting game. Time Commando takes you through nine worlds and twenty levels, with forty-five lethal weapons and eighty fierce enemies. A new action-packed video preview is shown here each week, along with a thorough product description, reviews, screen shots, or enter the Time Commando "Choose Your Adventure Sweepstakes."
Tom's Doom Page
http://www.cs.tulane.edu/www/Ward/doom.html
One of many specialized fan-related Doom pages but this one is catered more for the Mac enthusiast. Access hundreds of files from id Software's breakthrough game, including various single-player or Deathmatch WADS (add-on levels), game editors, Newsgroups, and FTP hot-links. Aesthetically pleasing site with the ability to add your favorite relevant Doom Web sites, as well.
Also see:
The Mac Doom Park
http://www.gac.edu/~bgustafs/macdoom_park.html
The Original Mac Doom Page
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~rkinion/macdoom.html
The Mac Doom 2 Territory
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/2192/DOOM2.html
Mac Doom Review Homepage
http://www.voicenet.com/~reeltime/mdr.html
Toru's Shockwave Arcade
http://sharedcast.hccs.cc.tx.us/toru.htm
A six-game Shockwave arcade, including Acrobats, Escape Balls, Cockroach Busters!, and more. What's unbelievable here is Venknown's intro page-you won't believe your eyes or ears. The games themselves are small but amusing (especially Sara-Mawashi; click on the acrobats so they don't drop their plates) This site is also available in Japanese at http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~uenknown/mmd/sw/index.html.
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Tribute to Duke
http://duke.intersphere.com/
A very funny tongue-in-cheek look at how Duke Nukem 3D has infiltrated our current pop culture. Besides having the regular files available at many other pages (demos, maps, utilities), this site poses Duke as a presidential candidate, one of the Beatles, riding the wave of Hurricane Fran, an Olympic Gold winner, a disco dancer, and taking part in our favorite movies and TV shows (The Duke of Hazzard!?). The many animations, sound clips, doctored pictures, and amusing articles are good for a laugh-any Duke fan should definitely NOT miss this Web page. An off-the-wall, creative, and entertaining site brought to you by Team Duke (a.k.a. Mark Farish, Jeffrey Erb, and Mike Oryl at Intersphere Communications Ltd.).
Unofficial Duke Nukem 3D Links Site, The
http://www.tornado.be/~firefox/index.htm
With more than two hundred links (and counting) all related to Duke Nukem 3D, you've got quite a few hours of adventuring here. The top ten sites are charted for your inspection, or you may vote for your favorites, as well. Hot link to the Elite e-mailing board to get user maps sent to you automatically. This award-winning page is a great archive collection of (worthy) Duke pages on the Net. Sink your teeth in.
Val's Mechwarrior 2 Game Page
http://rampages.onramp.net/~val/
Another well-done Web site packed with Mechwarrior 2 goodies to aid in your gaming experience. First things first: if you haven't bought the game yet, download the demo and FAQ files. If you already own Mech 2, then access the patch and cheat codes directories. If you've mastered the game, visit the Mech Registry, get a copy of an editor (to make your own levels), read up on the add-on games, or give your e-mail address to be updated with Activision and Mechwarrior info. A nicely polished page offering the latest on Mech 2, Ghost Bear's Legacy, NetMech and Mercenaries.
Valvoline Internet Racing
http://ww3.valvoline.com/game/
A game and contest sponsored by Valvoline. You must have Macromedia's Shockwave plug-in and Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer to play. This racing game is really fun, but the first time you visit, you may have to wait a bit to load up. The motor oil company adds some spice to their Web page with this cool, real-time action driving game.
Video Arcade Preservation Society
http://www.vaps.org/
Yes, this is an official organization maintained by Kevin Ruddy (although officially started in 1990 by Steve Ozdemir). The aim of the society is to collect and preserve classic Coin Op video games, and to become a member you have to own at least one game in good working order. It may interest you that the top games collected by the almost six hundred members are Tempest (111), Asteroids (65), Ms. Pac-Man (64), and Robotron 2084 (64).
Vittorio Longhi's 3D Gaming Page
http://www.intercom.it/~vlonghi/
All first-person perspective games, such as Eradicator, Quake, Marathon 2, Josephine: Portrait of an Assassin, Hellbender, and more. They're here with game info and descriptions, downloads, screen shots. An attractive page with cool wallpaper and animations. Lots of links also make up this Italian gaming venue.
Void, The
http://www.citicom.com/~jpratt/index2.html
The Void is a framed, dark Web site catering to the 3D action fan. Games such as Blood, Strife, and Unreal are the topic of discussion here, but this site mainly acts as a springboard to the various 3D game manufacturer sites, as well as other fan-related links. It seems that quite a few of this page's hot-linked icons were not set up while I was on my travels, as they did not serve any particular function. Perhaps when construction has been completed, there will be enough here to warrant another visit.
Wacky Hexen Page, The
http://www.zensoft.com/Raven/Hexen.shtml
Another award-winning site devoted to offering all Hexen fans the creme de la creme of extra levels, FAQs, cheat codes, finishing moves(cool!),and even Hexen recipes encrypted and embedded in the game for each monster! Created on October 30, 1995, this site is used mainly for its Answer Wizard; enter your Hexen query in the box and the whole Internet will be searched for an appropriate answer.
Well of Games
http://www.cybernet.dk/wellofgames/
Brought to you by Kristian Kolstrup and Gert Braun, this plain but resourceful page offers many sections for all your gaming needs. Areas are: What's New (current industry info, rumors), Cheats (more than two hundred games), Walkthroughs (when you've REALLY had enough), FAQs (a big list), a Universal Hint System page (cool!), Downloads (tons), Reviews & Ratings, a link to The Top 100 Internet PC Games Charts, Patches & Fixes (hundreds of games), and Links. Need another reason to visit?
Whack-A-Mole
http://www.mindframe.com/tools/shockwave/game.html
The old carnival game has been brought to the PC for a second time (the first was in Sam n' Max Hit the Road by Lucas Arts). By using Shockwave technology, you can whack the moles on the head with your mouse in real-time. No downloading to your hard drive is required. A fun diversion brought to you by the Mindframe.com Web site.
Yeoman's Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/3841/index.html
An awesome page with Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D all rolled into one. Appropriate gothic music accompanies your visit while you download the shareware versions of the games, cheats, FAQs, utilities, and custom-made user levels for all three games. You may also peruse the links list or send Yeoman your own maps and WADS.
