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Aspyr announces Rollercoaster Tycoon 3– Soaked!

366539035 89d90d1c67 m Aspyr announces Rollercoaster Tycoon 3   Soaked!Aspyr announced today they will publish RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! for Macintosh, with an anticipated release in March 2007. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! licensed from Atari Interactive, Inc., is the first expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

With this expansion pack, you run your own water park–and ride all the rides. Celebrate summer as hundreds of peeps (that’s RollerCoaster Tycoon talk for “guests”) catch rays and waves with an amazing lineup of super-splash flume rides, massive water slides, aquatic shows, beaches and more. Blast peeps with water cannons, build them outrageous coasters, and wow ‘em with laser light shows!

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! will soon be available for pre-order through Aspyr’s website and is rated “E” for “Everyone” by the ESRB.

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Digicraft Software releases their Classic Computer wall calendar for 2006

70308065 9a794dd8bc m Digicraft Software releases their Classic Computer wall calendar for 2006What was your first computer? I remember working on Apple ][‘s in my computer science class in high school and the day I got my Commodore VIC 20. I remember when floppy discs were spacious and, in fact, floppy. this calendar from Digicraft Software displays a new classic computer every month and includes the TRS-80 Color Computer, Commodore VIC 20, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, Jupiter Ace, Atari 800 XL, Acorn Electron, Sega SC-3000, Oric Atmos, Amstrad CPC 464, Commodore Amiga 1000, and the Apple IIGS.

The 2006 classic computers calendars sell for USD$9.99 each + shipping.

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Collector to sell world’s largest horde of classic computer software

A 175,000-piece collection of classic computer software, including many rare and sought-after titles, will be offered at auction June 16th on eBay.

The collection contains approximately 20,000 separate titles, more than half of them pre-1990. It includes a nearly complete line of early products from Accolade, Activision, Epyx, Infocom, LucasArts, Microprose, Origin Systems, Taito, and Virgin.

Most of the items in this collection were designed for a specific kind of home computer: Apple II, Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, Coco, CP/M, Mac, PC, ST, TI, Timex, TRS-80, Commodore Vic-20. More than 60% of the pieces in the collection are brand-new and sealed in their original packaging.

Check out Eli’s Software Encyclopedia for details.

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