Cool PDF Reader is a small and fast PDF viewer that enables printing, convert to image, slideshow, crop PDF, and more.
NOTE: This program is being re-evaluated in forums as adware/nagware.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Registry |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware for personal use only |
How to extract: | Download the standalone EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch CoolPDFReader.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SumatraPDF |
What's new? |
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Latest comments |
z
on 2009-08-25 21:03
oneof the wirst readers i used
smaragdus
on 2015-02-02 12:01
This PDF reader is of very poor quality and besides it shows ads it has a nag screen on program's exit ("Do you need...", "Do you want...", etc).
__philippe
on 2021-07-29 07:47
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CoolPdfReader v3.5.0.550, a commendably compact (3Mb) PDF utility, |
KMPlayer is a audio/video player that supports a wide range of file formats, including AVI, MKV, MPEG, OGM, MP4, ASF etc. without any additional codecs installed. It also has full VCD/DVD playback functionality. In addition, it is able to play incomplete/damaged AVI files, or media files that are locked while downloading or sharing.
Note: In the past, this application managed open source components against the terms of their respective licenses. The current status of this is unclear.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Alternatively, before launching KMPlayer.exe create a file called KMPCfg.ini in the EXE folder with these lines of text:
[\Software\KMPlayer\KMP4.0\OptionArea]
ConfigUseIni=int:1 AutoUpdate=int:0 The folders $TEMP and $PLUGINSDIR may also be removed to save space. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Light Alloy |
Latest comments |
kanu
on 2017-05-23 05:20
webfork: Thanks for answering. It looks like the file I got from MajorGeeks is corrupted because I redownloaded and still didn't extract correctly. I searched for another host and now all the files extract as usual.
apometron
on 2017-09-30 15:50
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The Brazilian Portuguese is not the real language, because Files in Brazilian are not "ficheiros". They are called "Arquivos". =( I have to change to English, because Portuguese of Portugal is not my preference. |
Lost Labyrinth is a graphical rogue-like game with emphasis on exploration and character strategies. It offers a wealth of options during character generation to ensure plenty of versatility, which also gives the game nearly endless replay value. Each game is fairly short but has that "just one more time" feeling.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch laby.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://lostlabyrinth.com/index.php?p=news |
Latest comments |
Emka
on 2012-07-07 16:17
v4.8.2 is available, but I don't know if it stripped down now since they offer a paid extended version now
aazard
on 2020-12-07 15:25
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curent v5.3.1 19.2mb OR: |
TAGAP (The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins) is a penguin-laden sidescrolling shooter in the same vein as the classic Abuse. Use a variety of weapons to blast hordes of baddies and clear a path to your nemesis, Pedro the penguin. Take different drugs to boost your health, agility and even become invulnerable, and overdose on them for even more... interesting effects. You can also unlock various awards by completing tasks within the game.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
See: https://tagap.net/ |
Latest comments |
IKhan
on 2008-01-13 03:14
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TO JFish: Just go the Tagap's website and you can download it from there. http://www.tagap.net |
IVAN, short for Iter Vehemens Ad Necem, is probably one of the meanest rogue-like games out there. It uses graphical tiles instead of ASCII graphics, and also features all kinds of unique features, such as a fully functional locational damage system (losing limbs won't kill you, but it sure doesn't help), flexible character development environment, and a fluid system where you can track monsters by their blood trails.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch IVAN.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/Attnam/ivan/releases |
Latest comments |
aazard
on 2020-11-11 23:51
UPDATE: 0.58 under new site & Github
aazard
on 2020-11-12 00:00
NOTE to my update post, tldr: v0.51 is last "fix" of original game: https://github.com/Attnam/ivan/releases/tag/v051
aazard
on 2020-11-12 01:09
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sorry for comment spam (no edit function): extended testing report |
Simutrans is a SimCity-style transport and economic simulation game. You can build the railroad networks with platforms, discharging quays, level crossings, signals and much more. Create your own bus company: transport people throughout the city and help make cities grow by laying out bus routes. Explore just how many industrial choices and connections are available.
Note: the graphics of the game are available through downloadable paksets. You can also use download-paksets.exe in the game's root directory.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch simutrans.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | OpenTTD |
What's new? |
See: https://sourceforge.net/p/simutrans/news/ |
Latest comments |
shnbwmn
on 2016-05-03 18:10
This entry needed a desperate clean-up and update. I've replaced the pak128 download link with the actual game and added a note about the graphics paks. The rest of the entry has been updated appropriately.
aazard
on 2020-11-12 00:46
The CURRENT (2020-11-12) "offline" aka portable version instrustions:
aazard
on 2020-11-12 00:49
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@ 4.19mb in on drive size; this is the most current (still being updated) simcity/open TTD like game that is will run on ANY PC current enough to have a USB port. |
Kawaks is an emulator for two arcade systems: Capcom's CPS1/CPS2 and SNK's Neo-Geo. The program includes per-ROM control setup, a variety of different display and sound options, netplay capabilities, demo recording, and more.
Note: To actually play any game with Kawaks, you will need the proper ROM zips. Neo-Geo support requires additional BIOS roms.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package with multi-volume 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WinKawaks.exe. |
What's new? |
See: http://cps2shock.emu-france.info/ |
Latest comments |
jade
on 2010-12-07 13:45
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dowload dont work |
CloneSpy can help you free up hard drive space by detecting and removing duplicate files with exactly the same contents regardless of their name, date, time, or location. Also, CloneSpy is able to find files that are not exactly identical, but have the same file name. This can be an issue for example if you have different versions of a file and you want to find and remove the older versions. CloneSpy is able to find zero-byte files.
Note: The installer now allows you to choose between a 32 or 64-bit version of CloneSpy.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the installer and select 'portable version' at installation type. Launch CloneSpy.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | DoubleKiller |
What's new? |
Added:
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Latest comments |
MarkyMark
on 2015-04-09 15:36
A lot of people here trying to delete multiples of the same image - I just wanted to give a shout out to Dup Detector, which is a great piece of software that does exactly that.
I am Baas
on 2015-04-09 16:44
@MarkyMark Dup Detector is in the database at http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=225
MarkyMark
on 2015-04-10 02:08
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Oh awesome. Well, it's still great software - it does one thing & does it very well. |
System Spec is an all-in-one hardware information gathering tool. You can see, save and print a complete spec list of your PC and perform various Windows functions. Additional advanced info includes CPU, drives, apps, display, memory, CD / DVD drives and more.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SysSpec.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SIV |
What's new? |
See: http://www.alexnolan.net/news/ |
Latest comments |
webfork
on 2011-08-15 22:14
lyx: I am sorry that your post got deleted -- I'm not a big fan of censorship. That said, admins moderate the forums -- the "comments" section is moderated by all members.
I am Baas
on 2011-08-16 08:02
@lyx
Andrew Lee
on 2011-08-17 03:37
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@lyx: I have retracted webfork's negative vote at his request, but someone else may still vote your comment out. :) |
Neverball is part puzzle, part action game. Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Also included is Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game using the physics and graphics of Neverball. Finally, a level editor is included.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL v2 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch neverball.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://neverball.org/release.php |
Latest comments |
steve
on 2006-09-06 18:41
For an interview with the developer of Neverball:
Napiophelios
on 2017-12-03 08:30
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Neverball is @ v1.6 and works on Windows 10 |
AkelPad is a plain text editor focused on speed and a small size. The program includes unicode support, available single-document and tabbed interfaces, unlimited file size, and multi-level undo, etc.
Support plugins.
Alternatively, AkelPad Portable portablizes recent files and search history and has both the 32- and 64-bit versions together and chooses the right one. X-AkelPad is also available.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes. If you set Recent Files and Search History to 0 as these are stored in the registry. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of drive-less absolute path (eg. \docs\personal\work.doc without the drive letter) |
License: | BSD |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Notepad++, EditPad Lite |
What's new? |
Added:
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Latest comments |
__philippe
on 2015-06-04 09:04
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Akelpad v4.9.4 released 03-JUN-2015 : |
TinyResMeter is a small tool that you can configure to display real-time information of various system resources, including CPU, RAM, process etc. More details are available in a context menu that pops up when you right-click on each displayed field.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the single EXE file (0.97 - Executable file) to a folder of your choice. Launch tinyresmeter097.exe. Since Windows Vista TRM must be "Run as Administrator" or some fields will not work. |
What's new? |
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Latest comments |
hi
on 2009-05-04 08:59
this app isnt very stable it has crashed on me 10 times
olliebean
on 2016-07-09 21:33
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As mentioned in PE Soft's comment above, version 0.97 *is* portable if you download the executable file version, it stores its settings in the same directory as the EXE file. I have tested this and nothing is stored in %appdata% or in the registry. |
Drag'n'Crypt ULTRA is a small file encryption tool that uses a handy "drop box" interface to make encryption and decryption fast and easy. Uses the Twofish encryption algorithm
Note:
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
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Latest comments |
Mixture
on 2020-08-29 09:42
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The website of Drag'n'Crypt has a grim notice posted: |
Enigma is a puzzle game where you try to find and uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Easy to learn and hard to master, the game features hidden traps, vast mazes, laser beams, and most of all countless hairy puzzles that block your way to the Oxyd stones.
Inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
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DoomRL is a fast-paced Rogue-like game that's heavily inspired by id Software's Doom. As with many Rogue-like games, graphics are represented with ASCii characters, but DoomRL uniquely incorporates sound as well.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch doomrl.bat. |
What's new? |
This release is dedicated to NEW content. There are several new special levels paired with the old ones for greater randomness! Visit the Military Base, find Mt. Erebus or feel the dread of Limbo. Along with new special levels, there are new level generators and enhancements to the old ones. For the pro-players, we have brand-new Dual-Angel and Archangel challenges (with a corresponding hidden Badge level), and Custom challenges for everyone. Be sure to also check out Gunrunner, the new Scout master trait! |
Latest comments |
Emka
on 2012-07-07 15:11
v0.9.9.6 is available. Since there seem to have been some major additions, I don't know if it is still portable.
aazard
on 2020-11-12 00:13
Now hosted on: https://drl.chaosforge.org/
aazard
on 2020-11-12 00:16
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In testing both HQ and LQ versions of v0.997 BOTH use TILES AS GRAPHICS BY DEFAULT |
Alien Arena is a colorful, old-school first-person shooter with a cartoonish science-fiction theme. Featuring plenty of levels, 9 different game types, lots of mutators, and built in AI.
Cross platform (Linux, OS X)
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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Latest comments |
bonfire
on 2013-05-22 18:10
we have added great amounts of new content, like maps, skins, a new weapon etc.
bonfire
on 2013-09-12 13:58
Alien Arena has released a new version of the game, Combat Edition (version number 7,66). As always, the game is free
Napiophelios
on 2017-12-03 07:56
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Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars has been released....on Steam for $10 |
ClipGuru tries to provide a full-featured clipboard utility to recall and reuse current and past clipboard contents, as well as optionally save those clips into your own clip Sets for future use.
Main site offline, linking to mirror site.
64-bit compatible
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ClipAngel |
What's new? |
ClipGuru 2.9.0 File Date: 19 March 2010 |
Latest comments |
lintalist
on 2023-07-30 03:27
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Help in the program itself no longer works as it is online only - available via https://web.archive.org/web/20100327195138/http://www.clipguru.com/using_v2.htm |
InfraRecorder is a burning app that facilitates the creation of data, audio and mixed-mode disks. It also supports erasing rewritable discs using one of four different methods, and copying an existing CD or DVD to another physical disc or disc image.
Supports HD DVD and Blu Ray data and video, as well as to or from a wide range of image file formats (BIN, DVD, IMG, ISO, NRG, etc.) and burns audio CD's from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM - including FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA, and more.
PortableApps version also available.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: |
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Stealth: ? | No. It uses cdrtfe as burning backend, which depends on cygwin1.dll and creates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions. InfraRecorder does not delete this key when it is closed. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL (donate) |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InfraRecorder.exe. |
What's new? |
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Latest comments |
kirby
on 2010-09-03 12:27
Infrarecorder is not Stealth. It creates the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions after a disc has been written.
Richard in Michigan
on 2011-05-17 13:51
Help,
webfork
on 2011-05-17 16:24
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Richard: try Revo Uninstaller (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1398) |
Bowling Evolution is a realistic bowling game for PC with online highscores. It features realistic physics, multiple balls, a multiplayer mode and replays.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Latest comments |
warpwiz
on 2007-12-26 16:43
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It was terribly slow on my hyperthreaded machine. Nothing terribly exciting. And yes, it does leave traces. My Revo Uninstaller found and removed them. Glad I didn't try it at work. |
Exstora is a planner and organizer, with a user-friendly interface and appealing design. The planner is equally suited for daily events as well as keeping track of long-term events with a calendar. It also works well as a scratch pad for random notes, and can be password-protected.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Liteware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Exstora.exe. |
What's new? |
Full changelog is at http://www.exstora.com/changelog.html. |
Latest comments |
juverax
on 2020-01-07 16:36
Softpedia has the 2.9 freeware version:
orchus
on 2023-07-28 01:50
available at:
juverax
on 2023-07-29 17:54
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200720134208/http://www.exstora.com:80/download.html has the v.2.8 version (not v.2.9) |
Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files, files removed from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. Since release 2.8 it can clean the disk (free space, cluster tips and directory entries).
Note: Undelete Plus has gone payware. As such, I have made the version I have available for direct download. Please see comments for more download links contributed by donald.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. Only one setting (Language) is saved and the default is English. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the single EXE (portable version) to a folder of your choice. Launch undelete_plus.exe. |
Latest comments |
abc
on 2012-06-23 15:15
Of course these are minor nitpicks and do not decimate the value of the application. If recovering your files are a life and death situation than this should be the last thing on your mind.
JerusalemGifts
on 2014-01-18 18:57
DO NOT USE - Total waste of $40 - customer service offensive after I could not get their program to work. I kid you not!
AugustRon0
on 2014-11-04 03:00
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Honestly, when you accidentally delete something important off from your memory card or hard drive, the best solution to take them all back is to copy them back from your prepare drive or card data backups. Therefore, making data backups is really important. |
PowerEnc is a fast, light-weight audio encoder/decoder for a variety of formats or from a CD. The program supports a variety of metadata formats (ID3), CD database analysis, and a variety of different audio format quality settings.
Formats include WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, etc.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch powerenc.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Fre:ac |
Latest comments |
john1976
on 2008-09-23 15:07
If you have problems with PowerEnc, it will be the best, if you contact the publisher. PowerEnc is working very fine on my machine :)
Eric
on 2008-09-27 09:30
This is the best audio converter in the world! It is excellent the way it's set up - you can download more converters and add them to it. It's extremely fast, really easy to use, so many awesome options, batch list for multiple file processing, completely portable, and it's freeware!
nedmech
on 2010-04-02 17:12
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Anyone have any comments on how this compares to BonkEnc? |
Warning: This software has not been updated since 2009 and may have security/privacy vulnerabilities. The download link points to the last available version.
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OperaTor is a software bundle that combines the power of the Opera Browser, Tor and Privoxy to allow anonymous surfing while using public terminals at internet cafe, library etc.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OperaTor.exe. |
Latest comments |
Magibon
on 2011-04-06 03:05
it's called "Sonye v2":
Magibon
on 2011-04-06 09:22
If you're running Win7 SP1, you can get the updated version here:
Qoz
on 2011-09-04 15:35
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Opera 11.51 usb + AdvOR 0.3.0.1e (Advanced Tor) |
Typhoon 2001 is a remake of the classic Atari Jaguar game, Tempest 2000, which is in itself a remake of the classic game Tempest. This remake, however, is loaded with plenty of graphic bells and whistles as well as a great soundtrack.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win98 / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch typhoon.exe. |
Latest comments |
RDionysus
on 2009-10-13 05:08
Great game! Tempest was my all-time favorite when I was a kid. I used to love getting up to the invisible levels, playing for like 1/2 hour on a single quarter :P (not like today's arcade games where it's like a dollar a minute...)
ttttt11111
on 2013-09-19 04:07
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The links are still dead as of Sept. 2013. |
Taksi is a video/screen capture tool for 3D applications. It can capture from almost any DirectX, OpenGL or GDI window and capture video of the contents. Although videos can be compressed, this is not recommended as it further slows down an already taxing process
Note: This program does not appear to be in development any longer so some features are not implemented (such as recording audio).
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | BSD |
How to extract: |
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Latest comments |
Midas
on 2014-04-28 14:02
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Latest stable version at the site (http://taksi.sourceforge.net/) is v0.7.6 ... |