TwinTrix
By Underware Design
Twintrix is heavily inspired by the Atari ST classic Klatrix, which is a mixture between Klax (Atari''s attempt to steal the puzzle game crown from Tetris) and Tetris itself. It''s also similar to countless other puzzle games like Columns. The principle behind Twintrix is simple, connect rows of identical tiles to destroy them. The minimum length of a row is 3 tiles and they can be in any direction. Several rows can be destroyed at once, and when the remaining tiles fall down, new rows are often created causing further destruction and giving more and more score. The more tiles you destroy per move, the more you score. Tiles fall down the screen in groups of 3, these can be shuffled into the required order then dropped onto the piles at the bottom of the screen. The next set of tiles is displayed; always a good idea to plan your next move before the current tiles fall home. The game is over if any tiles reach the top of the screen. Twintrix is for 2 players, but it''s also independent multiplayer, so the game is really split in 2 - one half for each player. A head-to-head game can be started by both players selecting head to head then one of them selecting it - only when both players have the head to head option highlighted can they start a head to head game. In head to head mode - the game is identical, except when you advance a level, you punish the other player with a fresh row of tiles that push their existing tiles up. Once a players game is over, the game continues for the other player so they can build on their score, but they can also start a single player game for themselves. Twintrix was developed using in PlayBasic (www.PlayBasic.com) and only requires DirectX 3.0 or above.
Winged Warrior II
By Dataware
Continue your journeys as the Winged Warrior in the second of the three RPG games in the Winged Warrior series. In this adventure, you travel to a new land to aid your alien neighbors who have fallen into the hands of an evil emperor. Explore this new world by seeking help from those willing to assist you and defeating others whose purpose is to stop you. Published by Dataware.
Super Minesweeper
By Pixelmusement
Super Minesweeper takes your classic minesweeper gameplay and adds several new features to the mix. You can play on many different board styles such as squares, hexagons, rectangles, skewed squares, intricate octagons, and tons more. There are three gameplay modes to choose from in the shareware version: Classic, Backwards, and Multi-Mine. In the full version you can also play Flagless, Moving Mines, Endurance, and Mega Mines. Sound effects can be enabled or disabled in whole or you can turn off any particular effects you don''t like. The colors are also fully customizable allowing you to dramatically change the look of the game however you want. Another unique feature is that hitting a mine doesn''t end the game. When you hit a mine, you take damage, which becomes nothing more than a time penalty when you clear a board. This allows for boards loaded with mines to challenge players of any skill level! Think of Super Minesweeper as the merging of many different styles of minesweeper gameplay into one program so that you can play minesweeper the way you want to! In the shareware version you can play on 8 of the over 100 different boards and in the full version your high scores are saved for every different combination of game mode, board style and skill level.
12Ghosts ShowTime
By 12Ghosts Inc.
Enhance your taskbar clock to show the date and a second time zone. You may display seconds smaller and the date in a different color, for example. Everything is configurable, the display of the date and time, font, size, colors, alignment, and shadow effect. 12-ShowTime displays the time and date either in the tray or in a free movable window, which can be set to stay in the title bar of the active window. It displays the phase of moon and age of moon. A configurable tray icon can display a part of the date or time. It wouldn''t be a real clock if it didn''t have an alarm that can be set daily or at a certain date. You may choose as alarm melody any .wav or .mid file. The comfortable snooze function reminds you repeatedly until it is answered. With a configurable list of 12 world times in a separate, movable window, chimes every quarter, hour signal, chronograph, and quickly accessible countdown the program is powerful and a pleasure to use.
Encode It
By Skylark Utilities
Safely encrypt, decrypt or shred one or more files, including complete folders. Encode It allows you to safely encrypt, decrypt or shred one or more files, including complete folders and all it''s sub folders in one easy step. Files are encrypted in place for maximum security using SCC, a robust encryption that employs cycling the keycode on a 360º scale to produce a very effective blanket for binary files as well as text documents. The combination of the In-Place Encryption and SCC provide maximum protection for even the most sensitive documents. When important documents are no longer needed you can safely shred them using the SSF method developed exclusively for Encode It. The SSF simply reverses the process of creating the file bit by bit to completely erase it from the hard drive. Designed with both a project and explorer interface, it is sure to satisfy even the most demanding professional. Encode It Is Like An Industrial Strength Safe For Your Computer! Security doesn''t get any better than the SCC "King Of Ciphers" which employs a combination of Brute Force along with a touch of Snake Oil to securely protect your documents time and time again. Brute force encryption is the wave of the future and with a single system wide password - this ensures all your documents are safe and secure. In addition, it employs 21 layers of hacker proof protection or Snake Oil to ensure your data does not fall into the wrong hands. The Snake Oil prevents clear code and other attacks by producing fake code to trick hackers into a false sense of security and from the reviews over the years, my Snake Oil is working like a charm. Although I''m still in the doghouse, I know my next release will be the cat''s mellow! All the while your documents are safe and secure with Encode It safely guarding them. There''s no compromising security when it comes to Encode It. Download Encode It now and start using it today!
JPEG Lossless Rotator
By Anry
Have you ever thought that when you rotate your JPEG photos you lose their quality? All people usually make photos with different shot orientaton, and some photos need to be rotated. When you rotate a JPEG photo, most image editors decode the photo, rotate the bitmap and then reencode it back to JPEG. This process slightly decreases the final image quality. Unlike other tools, the JPEG Lossless Rotator does not recode your photo but performs a special lossless block transformation. As a result, the rotated photo has exactly the same quality as the original. JPEG Lossless Rotator features: Shell integration (this allows you to rotate your JPEG photos by a right-click on the file), Automatic rotation, Batch rotation, EXIF-data display, Multilingual interface. JPEG Lossless Rotator is easy to use and free utility.