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  Cadaver (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cadaver is an isometric adventure game by the Bitmap Brothers, originally released on the Amiga by Image Works in 1990.
The game has a wide variety of puzzles requiring items to be found, brought and used in a variety of places.
Cadaver II has only four levels, but they are significantly larger than those of the first game, and the second level has a large number of monsters and scant possibilities to heal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cadaver_(computer_game)   (628 words)

  
 Category:1990 computer and video games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This category lists Computer and video games published in 1990.
Articles in category "1990 computer and video games"
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:1990_computer_and_video_games   (98 words)

  
 Quake 3 Arena - Computer Game Review - Al Menconi Ministries
The brutality of the killings is horrendous, but because of how fast-paced this game is, you tend to simply forget the blood and gore as nothing unusual after the first twenty or so killings.
This game is so full of violence and gore that to have this partial statute of Jesus in the background is an obvious attempt to mock Him.
We live in such a violent society, that it would be nice to see a game that is fun and exciting and free of gore and violence.
www.almenconi.com /topics/games/Quake3.html   (988 words)

  
 Linux Links - The Linux Portal: Software/Games/Strategy
The objective of the game is to conquer enemies' capitals by occupying and encircling their territories.
The game in itself is a port to newer operating systems (currently unices) of the old DOS game Ascendancy.
game is for two or three players and the main goal is to shoot your opponents.
www.linuxlinks.com /Software/Games/Strategy   (3531 words)

  
 The Athens NEWS: Twice weekly alternative
The GRID Lab is a gaming facility developed by OU's School of Telecommunications as a research center, community outreach program and "entrepreneurial test-bed" for digital gaming technology.
Karen Riggs, the director of the lab, said digital gaming is part of a new educational strategy called "immersion education," which focuses on direct experience and involvement in the education process, in this case through virtual reality programs or intensive games.
At an economic symposium in February he called video game design and research the "enabling skills of the 21st century," and argued that educational institutes like OU have to incorporate new strategies into their curriculum.
www.athensnews.com /issue/article.php3?story_id=19977   (1179 words)

  
 Mediale Aspekte des Computers: Interactive Entertainment - Computerspiel : Developers
At that time, there were five friends and computer game enthusiasts and today they are 19 people, among them developers, programmers, graphic artists and musicians.
Monolith first grabbed the attention of the gaming public with their controversial shooter Blood, which was published by GT Interactive and lived up to its gory name.
From game designers to animators, programmers and even the company CEO, Monolith personnel are active and vocal in the online gaming community by posting on Web sites, answering questions and soliciting feedback for current and future projects.
www.uni-konstanz.de /FuF/Philo/LitWiss/MedienWiss/MAC/develop.htm   (2621 words)

  
 Reading and Writing: Participatory Novels
The murder, the characters and the setting are all part of a computer game called Deadline.
Infocom has been a major pioneer in such games, which have been called "participatory novels," "interactive fiction" and "participa-stories." The main author (and programmer) for Deadline is Marc Blank, a 28-year-old vice president and co-founder of the company.
The classic detective novel itself may be a 19th-century bourgeois mythic tale, in which the detective -- an eccentric outside the social order, armed with magical powers of reason -- restores the transgressed boundaries of the social world.
infocom.gerf.org /Infocom/Articles/nyt83.html   (860 words)

  
 Quandary Forums: Tell us your favourite or funniest part of an adventure game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was fun helping Dr Cadaver get his backbone back so that he could stand up to those kids.
In the same game, I thought the Mocking bird was really funny and spent a lot of time just standing there seeing how many ways he could mock Rosella.
There are too many to talk of here but I loved how the each world would become one big puzzle and the world would 'activate' in some way when you worked it out, I found that really satisfying.
quandaryland.com /ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/1598/.../1   (379 words)

  
 GIDForums - Computer Software Forum - Games
I used to play this game on Windows 98 and it worked fine, but when I try to play on XP there is a problem.
This game had alot of bugs in it and was picky if you had a joystick plugged in your pc.
I know it been awhile since I last posted about a game, and I have to confess the reason for this is because I have been playing a new game or at least new for me. For the past few months I have been playing EVE Online.
www.gidforums.com /f-32.html   (1373 words)

  
 Heimdall
In many role-playing games, character creation involves the numbing task of rolling and rerolling (and re-rerolling) a set of stats until optimal numbers come up--if you don't fall asleep with your face in your hand.
And so, instead of stat juggling, Heimdall, Core's massive Norse action role-playing game, graces us with three delightful little arcade sequences--axe throwing, pig catching, and baddie beating--whose results are then reflected in your character's stats.
Sea travel is handled abstractly--the old dotted-line-on-the-map trick--but once you're ashore, the game switches to a closeup, isometric view (the same perspective adopted by games such as Populous, The Immortal, and Cadaver).
www.atarimagazines.com /compute/issue146/A29_Heimdall.php   (594 words)

  
 The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
I originally stuck to "one person, one vision" games, as that is what is most interesting to me, but I eventually decided to include ports as well (though undoubtedly ports carry less weight).
Games for modern platforms are mentioned only when the programmer has written at least one classic title.
Used for games ported from other formats or when a game was designed by someone else--implies a lack of creative control.
www.dadgum.com /giantlist/list.html   (729 words)

  
 Brian's reflection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
No one wants to do this on their home computer, especially not every week, which is how often the database dumps are usually updated.
Using my computer we were able to determine the exact second that article counter (which is actually 2000 off if you're pedantic) turned to 500,000.
If the squids don't have it, they ask for the page from the apache's, and their job is, say you've requested a page, and they're actually going to build the page for you and send it to you.
www.br1an.net /indexBlog.html   (12814 words)

  
 PC Game News - Codemasters Brings the 3D Battlefield to the PC with World War II: Frontline Command
While RTS games traditionally involve the player spending time concentrating on building and preparing, World War II: Frontline Command’s authentic troops are fully resourced with equipment from the start, enabling the player to get straight into action and concentrate on what really matters, the battlefield.
The game features 10 unique multi-player maps and up to four players at a time will have the choice of commanding the entire range of Allied or German units in multi-player mode.
Richard Darling, the company’s Design Director and co-founder, is renowned as one of the most prolific game designers and has been involved in the creation of 60 of the company’s staggering #1 titles in the UK.
pc.gamezone.com /news/09_03_02_02_32PM.htm   (935 words)

  
 BigSoccer Boards - MLS pre game match ups 8/14
With eight games remaining in the season, Schmid wants to give his marquee veterans a game off and also save the wear and tear of a road trip.
The timing is key as the Galaxy is in the midst of an 18-day stretch (8/7-8/24) during which the team will play six games, including three games on the road.
Having started every game this season, Lalas not only leads the Galaxy in minutes played with 1818 minutes, but has also tallied two goals and four assists to this date.
www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=7310   (476 words)

  
 Gold Yard - Web Design Review - Wow Web Designs
Gold Yard is one of the few Flash-based games that feels and plays like a real computer game thanks to Maisto's excellent game design and programming skills.
For old-time gamers, Gold Yard reminds BitmapBrothers' 1990 game Cadaver in terms of art and gameplay.
The menu font and the golden headlines look great, the game art is used where needed, the background image nicely covers the whole browser window, and there is even an parchment.
www.wowwebdesigns.com /designs/id_358   (246 words)

  
 Amiga Reviews: Renegade Software
Martin heath is the head of Rhythm King Records and a computer games nut of the first order.
Largely, licensed games are expensive to produce and are frequently rushed out to tie up with the release of the film/book/record or whatever the licence is based on.
Eric believes that by establishing this sort of pedigree and then selling games with the programmers names in prominence, Renegade can create a situation where publishing a game by the Bitmaps is the same as publishing a licensed product — except perhaps with more confidence in the quality of the contents.
www.classicgaming.com /amigareviews/s_renega.htm   (1610 words)

  
 C64 Crap Game Competition | C64CGC 2001 Previews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A game for two players - guide your worms around the screen collecting coins - don't you just love how realistic computer game scenarios are...?
A game of skill, logic and of fiendishly mind-bending puzzles.
A reasonably close conversion of the Commodore C16 game Zeppelin, with the addition of a decent soundtrack and the lack of colour clash around the sprites.
www.cgc.cosine.org.uk /previews.html   (250 words)

  
 Raleigh entrepreneur sees future in gaming - 1997-06-09   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
About 40 percent of games are sold in the United States, with the balance sold on the international market.
A native of South Africa, du Toit was a computer retailer before moving to the Triangle in January 1993 to be near his brother, who had relocated several years earlier.
Since studies have shown that most hard-core gamers are between the ages of 16 and 35, there is always a new group of game enthusiasts ready to grab the latest box off the shelf, du Toit added.
www.bizjournals.com /triangle/stories/1997/06/09/focus6.html   (743 words)

  
 Kings Quest 7 game walkthrough
Inside, click on Dr. Cadaver several times to learn clues about Ooga Booga and what's been going on.
Now, when you come out and transform the king in a scarab with his magic wand, click the cloak and put it on.
Get out of the clubhouse (try the window on the right for fun) and walk left a screen, past Dr. Cadaver's house and to where the crying woman is. Now walk up from there.
www.computerhope.com /kq7.htm   (3989 words)

  
 July 2003 weblog entries (kottke.org)
I played a few games of 20 questions against a computer yesterday.
Particularly in the beating-heart cadaver chapter, I really came down strong on the side of being in favor of donating organs.
She'll be talking about subjects related to her book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
www.kottke.org /03/07/index   (3874 words)

  
 Halflife2.net - BF Vietnam patch 1.01 released   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BF:V has to be the worst computer game purchase I have ever made.
After my computer reboots, I have to restart again because two of my processes (ccapp.exe and explorer.exe) start using 80% of my processing power.
My computer goes back to normal after I restart the second time.
www.halflife2.net /forums/printthread.php?t=23206   (638 words)

  
 MBR: Internet Bookwatch, November 2001
Written by the gaming gurus of Loki Software, Programming Linux Games is meant to be the ultimate resource, containing everything from how to use SDL to build a scrolling game engine with environmental audio and embedded scripting, to building a multiplayer game with TCP/IP sockets, to successfully distributing your game to the Linux user community.
More than a collection of definitions, the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia is a unique and practical reference which includes clear, detailed descriptions and illustrations of both basic and cutting-edge topics, and is a must-have for all computer professionals, students, teachers, and technicians alike.
Practical Algorithms For 3D Computer Graphics is a superb introduction to, and continuingly useful reference work for, anyone involved with the development of computer games, movie animation, and graphics programming.
www.midwestbookreview.com /ibw/nov_01.htm   (16300 words)

  
 IGN: Cadaver: The Payoff
Gaming on the Go Whether you've got a DS, a GBA, a PSP, or a cell phone -- IGN's got you covered.
IGN » Games » PC Games » Game Profiles
Find out what other IGN readers have to say about Cadaver: The Payoff.
pc.ign.com /objects/015/015701.html   (135 words)

  
 Amiga Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The game was never really finished, but a fairly complete beta was released to the public in summer 1998.
Formula 1 Manager is a Management game where you take control of the formula 1 team of your choice and try to make them the best team there is. There are lots of options and 1 to 3 players are supported on a single Amiga.
The game is complete in as far as the whole of Part 1 of the story is finished.
cciinter.net /users/amigasource/ml/11.htm   (4865 words)

  
 LOCAL 8 :: KFMB Stations, San Diego, California
Clicking your computer mouse is hardly the most authentic way to play a few innings of a baseball video game.
For $80, the QMotions-Baseball system replaces the game pad, letting you use a bat of your choosing.
Coming in September, this $40 keyboard ad-on should appeal to fans of first-person shooters, or any computer game were you'll need a nimble keyboard to get around.
www.kfmb.com /story.php?id=12979   (761 words)

  
 antikoan.net | sorry, no koolaid...
The late Isaac Asimov famously resisted computers for many years.
I got into computers to use word processors.
That was really my dream: To manage prose, which meant managing ideas, managing text, searching seamlessly through stuff that I'd written, changing on the fly, getting rid of hard copy, automating tedious tasks....
antikoan.net   (11769 words)

  
 Cadaver sites from GamesVault.net for Cadaver Computer Games Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Freshmeat: Cadaver - Contains project information and user ratings.
Crusade of Cadavers [CoC] - News, roster, form for joining, rules and contact information.
The Bitmap Brothers - Game developer of titles such as Z: Steel Soldiers, Speedball Arena, Speedball 2100, Cadaver, Chaos Engine, Chaos Engine 2, Gods, Magic Pockets, Xenon, Xenon 2: Megablast, and Xenon 2000: Project PCF.
www.gamesvault.net /games-sites-Cadaver.aspx   (166 words)

  
 Strange But True: Cincinnati.Com's Strange News - Freetime
From these--plus the round sun and round moon and round canopy of the sky itself--the brainy ancient Greeks came to a conclusion.
It has been reported that the wealthy don't play state lotteries unless the jackpot grows enormous, at which point probability theory says the game may become a good bet.
Bingo is a game of luck, not skill.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/strange   (9066 words)

  
 Painkiller Cheats, codes, hints, tips, reviews, faqs and more cheats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Then equip the painkiller, and use the secondary fire as FAST as you can on the body: The body will NOT fly away in the air, since its locked to the wall by the pike and you will be able to get up to 4 or 5 gems (each is worth 15$) for each monster.
It work better if you shoot in the torso of the monster, the arms or legs wont work as good because the cadaver will still react to the painkiller (moving very fast in unusual ways), making it a little harder to hit him.
If you use the cheat that prevent the bodies from disappearing, its even easier.
www.cheatplanet.com /pccheats/painkiller.htm   (275 words)

  
 GIDForums - Has anyone heard of CADAVER?
It was made for AMIGA and then later for pc.
To get the emulator to work thought, you need a kickstart rom (like bios).
What is the most believable thing you have heard on the net that probably wasn't true
www.gidforums.com /t-3646.html   (285 words)

  
 News.com Extra | CNET News.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The University of Texas has removed 90,000 books from one of its libraries and brought in laptops--and a cafe.
Fans of vintage video games come together to meet, greet and trade at the Classic Gaming Expo, while exhibitors show off new products that give old games a face lift.
Toymakers are betting this and other new gizmos can compete with the video, MP3, and computer tech stealing their biz.
news.com.com /2001-9373_3-0.html?part=rss   (514 words)

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