Network And Modem Games
Modem Num Rate-
Name Typ T Yr Company Net /Null Ply C M S Notes
--------------------- --- - -- ------------- --- ----- --- ------ ------------
AirDuel / DogFight FS R 93 MicroProse No 2400 2 E A . aka DogFight
Air Warrior, SVGA FS R 95 Kesmai/Konami no 1200 50 H A A [11]
Archon Ultra Str A 94 SSI no Yes 2 M . . Chess-like
Battle Chess Str 1 88 Interplay no 300n 2 M . . FTF,[12]
Battle Chess 2 Str 1 90 Interplay no 300n 2 M . C FTF,Oriental
Battle Chess 4000 Str 1 91 Interplay no Yes 2 M . . FTF,Future
Battle Isle 2200 WG 1 95 Accolade Yes No? 4/5?H . . Bad EMail?
BattleDrome-Metaltec A R 94 Dynamix IPX* 2400n 2 M B+B *Reqr. NETX?
Battles Of Destiny WG 1 92 QQP No Yes 2? M . . [5] EMail
Big Three (Windows) WG ? 95 Alliance Int* ? Yes ? . . . [24]
Blood Bowl Spo ? 95 MicroLeague ? Maybe ? . . . [28]
Blue and the Gray WG/S1 93 Impressions no No? ? M C C FTF
Car & Driver Sim R 93? EA NBio 2400 2 E B-C Auto, SVGA
ChessMaster 4000 T. Str 1 94 SWareToolwork ? Yes 2 M . A
ChessNet3 Str 1 ? Masque NBio Yes 2 M . . Win
Combat ? ? ? Merit ? Yes ? ? . .
Combat 2 ? ? ? Merit ? Yes ? ? . .
Command HQ WG R 90 MicroProse No 2400 2 M A-C Strategy too
Conquered Kingdoms WG 1 92 QQP No Yes 2 M C-C- FTF
Conquer for Windows WG R 95 ? NBio Yes 4 E . . Win
Corridor 7 3D R 94 Capstone/GTek IPX 9600 12 E . F
Dark Legions A/S S 94 SiliconKnight No 9600 2 M B+C+ SSI; FTF[18]
Descent 3D R 94 Parallax/IPly IPX 9600n 8 E A A SW; 3D Space
Detroit Str 1 94 Impressions No 2400 2 M C F FTF
DogFight, see "AirDuel"
Doom 3D R 93 Id IPX 9600 4 E A A- SW
Doom II: HOE 3D R 94 Id IPX 9600 4 E A A-
Empire Deluxe Str 1 93 New World NBio 1200 6 M . . [14]
Evasive Ection Sim ? 94? Mindscape? ? Yes ? . . . Ev.Action?
F-15 Strike Eagle 3 FS R 92 MicroProse No 2400 2 M+B C Coop/DM
F-16 Combat Pilot FS R - DigitalInt/EA No Yes 2 M B C EGA
F-29 Retaliator FS R 91? Ocean/DID No 2400 2 E B+B-
Falcon 3.0 FS R 91 S.Holobyte IPX Yes 6 H . .
Fighter Wing FS R 94 Gemsoft/Merit I&NB 9600n 16 . B D [20]
Front Lines WG 1 95? Impressions No Y[19] 2 M . C
Flight Simulator 5.0 FS R 93 Microsoft ? Yes? ? . . .
Global Conquest WG S 91 MicroProse No 2400 4 M A+C [17], FTF
Global Domination ? ? - Impressions no Yes 2? . . .
Grandest Fleet WG 1 94 QQP No Yes 2 . . .
Great Naval Battle 2 WG ? 94 SSI ? ? ? . B-C- WWII
Greens Spo 1 93 Microprose No 2400 2 E . . FTF, Golf
Hammer of the Gods WG 1 94 New World I&NB 2400 4 M . . EMail [15]
Hearts Crd 1 92 Microsoft Yes no 4 M . . WinNT/Win
Heretic 3D R 94 Raven IPX yes 4 E A A- SW;Doom Eng
Hornet Nvl Strk Ftr FS R 93 S.Holobyte IPX Yes 6 . . . Falcon 3 Add
Indy Car Racing Sim R - Papyrus no 9600 2 M . . Auto Sim[16]
Knights of the Sky FS R 90 Microprose No 2400 2 M C-.
Legions WG S - MindScape/CrftIPX? No 18? M . . Win, 5 plrs?
LineWars II A R 94? Epic? IPX Yes 8 . . . SW; Space
Lords of the Realm Str 1R94 Impressions No Yes 2/6 M . . [21]
Lost Admiral, The WG ? - QQP no Yes 2 . . .
Magic Carpet S/3D R 94 Bullfrog/EA NBio No 8 M F+A
MegaWar ? ? - ? ? ? ? . . .
Medieval Warriors Str ? - Merit No Yes 2 M . .
Metal Marines Str R ? MindScape No Yes 2 E . . [4] Windows
Merchant Prince Str 1 93 QQP No Yes 4! M . . email
Mig 29 FS R 93 S.Holobyte IPX Yes 6 H . .
NASCAR Sim R 94 Papyrus/Virgn No 9600 2 . . . AutoRace[22]
Netwars ? ? - Novel? IPX no? 4 . . . [1]
Netris, Multimedia A R 94 SoftwareForge File No 20 E . . [7]Win, SW
1942 Pacific Air War FS R 94 MicroProse No 9600 2 M B B+ Coop/DM [9]
Onslaught WG ? 94 FrontalAssalt Yes Yes 2? . . .
Operation BodyCount 3D R 94 Capstone Yes Yes ? E . .
Perfect General WG 1 - QQP No Yes 2 M A .
Perfect General 2 ? ? 95 QQP No Yes 2 . . .
Populus Str R - Bullfrog NBio Yes 2 M . .
Populus II Str R - Bullfrog ? Yes 2 M . .
Powerdrome Sim R 88 EA No Yes 2 E C+C space race
Power Monger Str R - Bullfrog/EA no? Yes 2 . . .
Pro League BaseBall Spo ? - MicroSports no Yes 2? . . .
Pro League FootBall Spo ? - MicroSports no Yes 2? . . .
Rise of the Triad 3D R 94 Apogee Yes Yes 11 E . . SW(5 plyrs)
Robosport Str S - Maxis IPX Yes 4 E . . [6] Dos&Win
Sea Wolf SSN-21 Sim R 94 EA NBio Yes 2 M A A Subs,Coop
Second Front WG ? 92 SSI GGrigsby ? ? ? . B B- WWII: East
Siege: DogsOfWar Str S 92? Mindcraft No 2400 2? E C B+ No EM/no FTF
688 Attack sub Str ? 89 EA No 2400 2 . . .
Spaceward Ho! V2.0 Str S 92 New World IPX? No 20 E . . [14]
Spector A R - Velocity NBio no 8 E . . 3D Tank
Spector VR/Deluxe A R 93? Velocity I&NB no 8 E . . 3D Tank
Spector VR/CDEnhance A R 94 Velocity I&NB ? 8 E . . 3D Tank [30]
Speed Racer Sim ? - Accolade ? ? ? . . . Auto
Stalingrad WG ? 95 ? ? ? ? . B+C+ WWII: East
Stunt Driver Sim R 90 S.Holobyte No Yes 2 M B B Auto
SuperKarts Sim R 95 Manic/GT IPX No 8 E . . FTF; [7]
SuperTetris - Dos A/P ? 91 S.Holobyte IPX Null 2 E . . FTF
SuperTetris - Win A/P ? 91 S.Holobyte No No 2 E . . FTF
Syndicate-Am.Revolt Str R - Bullfrog NBio No 8 H . .
Tac Ops ? ? - Arsenal - - ? . . .
Tank Commander A/S R 95 Domark IPX 9600 4 E C+F+ [25]
Tanks! WG ? 94 Novastar ? ? ? . B+B WWII;
Transport Tycoon ? ? 94? Microprose? No? Null? 2? . . .
Terminal Velocity 3D R 95 3DRealms IPX Yes 8 E . . [26] SW
Tetris Classic - Dos A/P R 91? S.Holobyte IPX Null 2 E . . FTF
Tetris Classic - Win A/P R 91? S.Holobyte No No 2 E . . FTF
Thunder Zone A ? 94 Ingenuity No Yes 2 . . . FW
Tom Landry Football Spo S - Merit No Yes 2 M . .
Tom Landry FB Deluxe Spo S - Merit No Yes 2 M . .
Tom Landry FB '94 Spo S 94 Merit No Yes 2 M . .
Tornado FS R 93 DigitalInt/SH No 2400 2 H B B
Tracon ? ? - ? ? ? ? . . .
Tracon II ? ? - ? ? Yes ? . . .
Transport Tycoon Str R 94 Microprose No 2400? 2 M-. .
Ultimate Football Spo R 94 Microprose No 9600 2 M . . FTF
V for Victory Str ? - 360 no Yes ? . . .
V4V:Gold-Juno-Sword WG ? 93 Atomic/360 ? ? ? . C C- WWII: D-Day
V4V:Market-Garden WG ? 92 Atomic/360 ? ? ? . B+B (online too)
V4V:Utah Beach WG ? 92 Atomic/360 ? ? ? . A-B+ WWII: DDay
V4V:Velikye Luki WG ? 92 Atomic/360 ? ? ? . C-C- WWII; SVGA
Virtual Pool Spo 1 95 Interplay Yes Yes ? E . . Demo [27]
Wacky Wheels A R 94 Apogee No Y[10] 2 E . . ToonRace,FTF
War In Russia WG ? 93 SSI GGrigsby ? ? ? . B-B- WWII: East
WarCraft WG R 94 Blizzard IPX Yes 2 M . . demo [3]
Western Front WG ? 92 SSI GGrigsby ? ? ? . B+B WWII: DDay
World Cir. F1 Gnd Pr Sim R 91 MicroProse No 2400 2 H . . Race [13]
WW2 Air Force Cmdr WG ? 93 Impressions ? ? ? . C-C- WWII: Blitz
Wing Commnder-Armada A R 94 Origin NBio Yes 6* M . . Space [23]
Zephyr A R 94 NewWorld Comp Y[8] ?[8] 6 E . . Tank Race
[1] Bundled with Novell Personal Netware
[2] 1994 CD verion has EMail support, 1992 Disk version has no EMail
Modem play is Simultaneous, EMail is Sequential
[3] wuarchive:/pub/msdos_uploads/game_demos/wcrft_1.zip(?). SW has no multi.
Modem play is 200-300% faster with 1.20 patch, contact blizzrdent@aol.com
[4] ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/incoming/demos/metal.zip (???)
[5] Empire-like, World conquest, MANY units, ability to make your own maps
[6] Supports 4 plyrs over modem on 2 computers. Net requires separate licenses
[7] Netris: ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/
Look for netris11.zip, netrisgx.zip, netrisfx.zip. 2 Player FTF support.
Author: Samuel.Marshall@durham.ac.uk, http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d405ua
[8] Requires unreleased patch
[9] May require patch
[10] Modem play to be fixed in future version 1.2
[11] AirWarrior; 50 players via Genie/Delphi/CRIS services. Ver 1.16b or 1.17
[12] Dos, Windows, Mac & Amiga versions. Medieval setting
[13] World Circuit Formula One Grand Prix: Modem play requires patch,
f1gpv105.zip(?)
[14] Dos & Windows version available. EMail & FTF support
[15] Each station requires separate CD. Not sure if IPX is supported.
[16] Need patch to V1.4 (1.5). ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/papyrus/icr104.zip(?)
[17] Need to patch to V2.0 for 4 player modem play & many addl. features
[18] Dark Legions; Fantasy chess like game with action element
[19] Currently, modem play unsupported. No email play. Dos. CGW129p160
[20] Euro version or Patch required for IPX support
[21] Turns are plotted sequentialy, combat real time. 6 players FTF. No Email
[22] Latest version is 1.4, or 1.5 which is distributed with addon tracks
[23] Armada: Proving Grounds Add-on (1/2 patch?) - adds 6 play net support
FTF using split-screen too.
[24] The Big Three; Big Time Software/Alliance. CGSP53p56
[25] Tank Commander; CGW128p38
[26] Terminal Velocity; Terminal Reality, Inc.
[27] Virtual Pool (3D); Demo availabile from www.interplay.com, pooldemo.zip
[28] Blood Bowl; Port from Games Workshop's board game. CGW128p70,44 CGSP53p127
Apperently modem play requires an as-of-yet unreleased patch
[29] SuperKart; CGW128p39, CGSP53p129, CGW129p147
Runs only from CD
[30] Spectre VR; Spectre VR has Dos & Win verisions. Spectre VR CD Enhanced
has only a Windows version.
Shareware Games
Modem Num Rate-
Name Typ T Yr Company Net /Null Ply C M S Notes
--------------------- --- - -- ------------- --- ----- --- ------ -----
Baryon A R 95 Acro Studio No No 2 . . . [25] FTF;SW
Battles on a Distant Planet 1.0 (Win)
Str 1 92 Glacier Edge No No 2 . . . [19] FTF;SW
Battles in a Distant Desert 1.0 (Win)
Str 1 93 Glacier Edge No No 2 . . . [20] FTF;SW
Bridge Crew RP ? 94 Mirthril SW No Null ? . . . [10]
Car Racer 0.95 A ? 95 D Meschede No No 4 . . . [3] FTF
AFT Modem FS 1 89 Steven Hugg No Yes 2 . . . [33] SW
Empire ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . . [5]
Fences Str 1 91 SteveBlanding No No 2 E C-D- [30] FTF;FW
Gladiator 3.5 A R 95 Acro Studio No No 2 . . . [25] FTF;SW
Ground War II A R 92 EnQue SW No 1200 2 E . . [15]
LineWars 1.52 A R 90 Pat Aalto No Yes 2 . . . [14];see LW2
Liteyear A ? - ? Novl No 4 . . . aka Netwars
Maecca A/S R 95 Spinning Fish No No 2 . . . [24];FTF; SW
Medieval War Str 1 93 Burnham Park No No 6 M . . EMail,FTF[4]
MegaTron VGA A ? 92 John Stanley No Yes 2 . . . [32];SW
Modem 3D ? ? 94 Amazing Graph.No Yes ? . . . modem-3d.zip
Mother Of All Battle Str 1 93 S O'Connor No No 6 E . . [17];FTF; SW
NetSpace A ? 92 Dragon Palace TCP No 8 . . . [1]
Panzerkrieg (Win) WG S 93 Blue Chip NBio Yes 2 M . . [31];FTF; SW
Pune A R 95 Nick Duddy No No 6 . . . [16];FTF; SW
Reflector Chess Str 1 95 DigiCraft No No 2 M . . [28];FTF; SW
Second Conflict Str 1 91 jSoft No No 10 E . . [18];FTF; SW
Slicks & Slides A R 93 TimoKauppinen No No 4 E . . [8]; FTF; SW
StarDuel 1.0 A R 95 Mark Sutton No No 2 E . . [22];FTF; SW
Stellar Empires Str 1 93 Tahuya Bay No No 12 . . . [21];FTF; SW
Super Speed A R 95 GameFactory No No 4 E . . [9]; FTF; SW
Super Tank 1.0 A R 92 K Dahlhausen No No 3 E D+na [6]; FTF; FW
TanKKK A R 92 Jaaskelainen No No 3 E D+na [7]; FTF; SW
Tubular Worlds A R 94 Dongleware No No 2 E . C [13]; FTF;SW
WarPath (Win) Str R 94 SyntheticR... IPX Yes 4 M . C- [11]; SW
Warp Space A/S R 92 Mike Erskine No Yes 2 M . . [29]; SW
Wasteroids (WinG) A R 94 GlenSummers No No 2 E D+D [12]; FTF;FW
Wibbles II A R 95 D'India No No 2 E . . [27]; FTF;SW
[1] NetSpace 1.3: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/nspace13.lzh
[3] CarRacer: ftp://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/msdos/meschede/
author: mesched@GOEDEL.UNI-MUENSTER.DE
requires S3 Video car or use of UNIVESA driver (same ftp site)
[4] Medieval War: contact burnsoft.aol.com
[5] Empire: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/?/emp64.lzh
[6] Super Tank: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/sptank10.zip
Like the Atari 2600 Tanks game.
[7] TanKKK: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/arcade/tankkk.zip
Also Like the Atari 2600 Tanks game.
[8] Slicks & Slides; Overhead car race; SLICKS.ZIP; Version 1.26
[9] Super Speed; Overhead car race; V1=SUPSPEED.ZIP; V1.1=SUPSPD11.ZIP
[10] Bridge Crew; Computer-Assisted Role Playing. SW. Daisy chains
computers/dumb-terminals using null modem cables or multi-port
cards (I was unable to get SW1.12 running on a single machine)
Look for BCREW.ZIP or contact JAGUAR@SUBURBIA.APANA.ORG.AU.
[11] Warpath; WARPATH.ZIP. Version 1.0. Synthetic Reality, Dan Samuel,
70110.434@compuserve.com. Space Conquest
[12] Wasteroids 1.0; WAST.ZIP. Windows with Wing, gsummers@physics.ox.ac.uk.
[13] Tubular Worlds; TUBWORLD.ZIP. RType-ish space sideways shooter.
[14] LineWars 1.52; LW152.ZIP. Look for LineWars II instead.
[15] Ground War II V2.0; GRNDWAR2.ZIP.
[16] Pune; 6 player snake game. Based on Dune3 for Amiga. Ver 0.91.
nick@fourny.demon.co.uk, pune@forny.demon.co.uk, ceenad@cee.hw.ac.uk
ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/ibmpc/games/misc/punev091.zip
[17] Mother of all Battles 1.0 (Win); Sean O'Connor, Cade Roux,
Fast & simple Empire clone. SW version supports only 2 players.
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/mother.zip
spto1@cus.cam.ac.uk
[18] Second Conflict 1.01 (Win); JSoft/J.W.Galloway
Space conquest. Moderate number of features. Unusual, rough interface.
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/scw101d.zip
[19] Battles on a Distant Planet 1.0 (Win); Simplistic, ameturish, single
tank level, tactical wargame.
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/battles.zip, bdp.zip
[20] Battles in a Distant Desert 1.0 (Win); Battles on a Distant Planet, but
set in middle east (Desert Storm).
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/bdd.zip, bdp100.zip
[21] Stellar Empires 1.0 (Win). Relativly simple but fast Space Conquest
(StarWeb) type game. Odd interface. Windows but no graphics.
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/stlemp10.zip
[22] StarDuel; Simple 2 player FTF "SpaceWar" arcade game. Collect
energy for weapons. Stars affect ships with gravity field
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/spacewar.zip
[24] Maecca; bnb121@cs.usask.ca; Action/Puzzle type game
http://www.cs.usask.ca/personal/Byron/SpinFish.html
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/maecca2.zip
[25] Baryon; Top-down scrolling shoot-em-up. Nice graphics, but
runs way too fast on modern machines.
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/baryon.zip
[26] Gladiator 3.5; Gauntlet like, 2 player split screen, overhead view.
Control 8 or so units (one at a time) in a real time tactical battle.
tricket@ucsd.edu or mikes@ictv.com
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/glad35.zip
[27] Wibbles II 1.0; Split screen Catapilliar/worm game w/many options.
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/wib2v10.zip
[28] Reflector Chess; Chess-like board game w/pieces that shoot
dooze@edna.cc.swin.edu.au
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/incoming/reflect1.zip
[29] Warp Space; EGA, Ameturish, overhead view, StarTrek like space game.
Author was busy working on a CGA version.
wprspace.zip
[30] Fences (win); Simple game like Dots for 1 or 2 players, FTF
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/fences.zip
[31] Panzerkrieg for Windows; Tactical wargame
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/games/win/strategy/pfw.zip
[32] Megatron VGA; mega700.zip; 1st person - robots in a maze. Modem & NullM
[33] Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer: AFT Modem; Shareware program
that presumably adds 2 player modem support
aftmodem.zip
Game Type (Typ) Column
A=Action Spo=Sports 3D=1st Person Action (like doom)
Str=Strategy WG=Wargame P=Puzzle Crd=Card Game
Sim=Simulation FS=Flight Sim
Adv=Adventure A/S=Action/Str
Turn Type (T) Column
R = Real Time (uninterrupted play)
S = Simultaneous (everyone does their turn, then waits for others)
1 = Sequential (one person plays at a time, everybody else waits)
Rating (Rate) Columns
C = Complexity (E=Easy, M=Medium, H=Hard)
M = Multi-player value (ABCDF +/-))
S = Single-player value
Abbreviations:
EMail turn based games playable via electronic mail
FTF refers to "Face-To-Face" games, with 2+ players on 1 computer
FW Freeware
IPX IPX network protocol required
NBio NetBios network support required
I&NB Both IPX and NetBios supported
Null (Modem/Null column) only null-modem support - no modem
SW multi-player supported in shareware or demo version
Notes:
AHill = Avalon Hill
EA = Electronic Arts
SH = Spectrum Holobyte
IPlay. = Interplay
DigitalInt. = Digital Integrations
NWorld. = New World Computing
MProse = MicroProse
CGW###p## refers to Computer Gaming World, Issue ###, page ##
CGSP##p## refers to Computer Gamming Strategy Plus, Issue ##, page ##