Web site: www.gnu.org/software/chess/ Category: Games Sub-Category: Board Platform: Linux, BSD, Unix-like, Windows License: GNI GPL Interface: TUI Wikipedia: First release: February 17, 1996 GNU Chess – a chess-playing program. It can be used to play chess against the computer on a terminal or, more commonly, as a chess engine for graphical chess frontends such as … Read more
Web site: Category: Games Sub-Category: Puzzle Platform: Sega Saturn License: Proprietary Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 1996 Tetris S – a puzzle game crated for Sega Saturn platform by Bullet-Proof Software. It features three modes of the user choice: classic, versus cpu, and versus opponent. It was released in Japan only. Tetris S screenshot source: … Read more
Web site: www.tetris.com/FR_BOg6.html (not active) Category: Games Sub-Category: Puzzle Platform: Windows, Nintendo License: Proprietary Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 1996 Tetris Jr. – a keychain Tetris game with eight game modes created by Blue Planet Software. A port for Windows was also developed. Tetris Jr. PC is a free, shareware version of the classic Tetris … Read more
Web site: Category: Emulators Platform: Acorn Archimedes License: unknown Interface: GUI Wikipedia: First release: 1996 GBoyEm – an altered version of the GameBoy emulator which will run in a window on the desktop, although it won’t multitask. There are various other improvements, too, with a desktop frontend allowing you to redefine the colours and keys, … Read more
Web site: Category: Games Sub-Category: RPG Platform: Nintendo SNES License: Proprietary Interface: GUI Wikipedia: Super Mario RPG First release: March 9, 1996 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Japanese: スーパーマリオRPG, Sūpā Mario RPG) – console RPG game released in 1996 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the first Mario game … Read more