Software of the Month Club
March 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide


- DOS Children's -

BALLOONS 1.0
High-flying adventure
Can you master this challenging strategy game? Puncture all the  
hanging balloons, except for one. It's not as easy as it sounds.
*   One or two players
*   Choose from four levels 
*   Four computer skills
(Application by Eugenio Garcia; Requires a DOS mouse driver)

Chain Reaction 1.0
Expanded classic
This Tetris-style games adds a new dimension to the classic 
program. When falling pieces are matched horizontally, 
vertically and diagonally, they explode and disappear. If there 
are blocks above, they fall into place -- creating an explosive 
chain reaction.
*   Three music selections
*   Three skill levels
*   View next piece 
(Application by Webfoot Technologies, Inc.; Requires 5MB of 
RAM)

Cyberbox 6.41
Strategy game 
Push and pull boxes as you try to escape! Each box has arrows 
indicating which direction they can go -- left, right, left and right, 
up and down. It's simple to learn, but difficult to master.
*   Create your own rooms
*   Change text and background colors
*   Fifteen levels
*   Six sound levels
(Application by Edward D. Collins)

DrawSome 4.3
Picture this 
Kids will love this simple drawing program. They can create 
their own illustrations with easy-to-use shapes and vibrant colors.
*   Choose from ten different flowers
*   Nine shapes including squares, triangles, circles and more
*   Five colors
(Application by AssistWare)

- Feature Program -
H2O 1.3
All washed up
Guide falling droplets to a drain at the bottom of the screen in 
this Lemmings-style game. It's not as easy as it looks. Each level 
is different. Use an assortment of bombs, bridges and walls to 
guide the falling droplets. 
*   Six levels
*   Password given after completing each level
(Application by Webfoot Technologies, Inc.; Requires 580K of 
conventional memory, 5MB hard disk space)

Hopy-ONE 1.0
Virus outbreak
You are Hopy-ONE, a bio-droid built to assist production of a 
vaccine for the deadly Fast Line Virus. Collect contaminated 
samples while protecting the research lab from mutant droids. 
The health of the universe is in your hands.
*   Four levels 
*   Travel back to earlier levels
(Application by Webfoot Technologies, Inc.; Requires 530K of 
memory)

LessonPlanZ 2.60
Lesson planner
Teachers can make lesson plans and save them to disk with this 
handy program. Includes areas for methodology, goals, 
objectives, evaluation methods, supplies and more. When plans 
change, edit your files instead of creating new ones.
*   Each section can contain up to 5,000 lines
*   Help feature
*   Print forms for listings, folder labels and more
(Application by Charles P. Schell IV, Unicorn Software Limited)

Mentor 1.3
Game collection
Young kids will enjoy this collection of mind-boggling puzzles. 
Rearrange numbers into their proper order, arrange blocks into 
specific figures, remove pegs and more. It even comes with a tic-
tac-toe-style game.
*   Colorful graphics
*   Choose from six different puzzles
*   Restart feature
*   Online help
(Application by Lex Owens, Flywheel; Requires a DOS mouse 
driver)

Piano Flash Cards 1.0b
Strike a chord
Test your note-reading abilities with this musical program. 
*   Covers treble and bass clefs
*   Choose from three tests -- 10, 50 and 100 questions 
*   Track your progress
(Application by Jeff Barlow, JLB Software)

POPTBALLS 1.0
You'll have a ball
Eliminate bouncing balls by shooting them in this cute game. 
Move side to side to avoid being hit. Watch out for the bigger 
ones -- they break into smaller balls when you shoot them. 
Requires quick thinking and fast reflexes.
*   Eighteen levels
*   Two players 
*   Password feature so you can continue at any level
(Application by vIRTUAL tECHNOLOGIES)