Hyperbowl: Arcade Edition Preservation Project

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Hyperbowl: Arcade Edition Preservation Project

September 15, 2025 /
Quick Links Development History Download & Installation Community Links Hyperbowl Unity by Technicat Hyperbowl: Arcade Edition was a home PC release of the actual arcade game of the same name. While bowling videogames were nothing new in the early 2000s, Hyperbowl stood out for its aggressively Y2K aesthetic, unique locations, and especially its control scheme. There are no virtual bowlers in Hyperbowl; rather, players take control of the bowling ball directly, guiding it through obstacle courses in ...

Hyperbowl: Arcade Edition Preservation Project

Area 51 (2005) Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

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Area 51 (2005) Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

December 13, 2021 /
Quick Links Development History Download & Installation Community Links Area 51 on MyAbandonware Multiplayer LFG About - Why Area 51? Area 51 is a game that holds a bigger place in my heart than it has any right to. It has all the trappings of a military sci-fi B-movie, and both looks and feels the part. I'll contend the story is better than first meets the eye, but more importantly, the game itself is a historical curiosity beyond its design. You see, the only reason I (and many others) played Area 51 ...

Area 51 (2005) Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

Microsoft Plus! Patched Installers

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Microsoft Plus! Patched Installers

September 30, 2021 /
Microsoft Plus! was a series of bonus feature packages produced for various editions of Windows beginning with 95 and ending with XP. It hails from an era when collections of themes, utilities, and games could not easily be downloaded from the internet, and served essentially as an advertisement for the World Wide Web itself. "Like what you see? There's more on the internet!" was often Plus's call to action, and it was magical. While not all of Plus's contents have aged particularly well, some ...

Microsoft Plus! Patched Installers

TRON: Evolution Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

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TRON: Evolution Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

May 04, 2020 /
At the time of writing, it's officially the 10th anniversary of the much-anticipated return of TRON. TRON: Legacy, the sequel to the original 1982 film, was only a modest hit at the box office in 2010, but it certainly wasn't for lack of trying. Disney put their entire marketing machine to work to celebrate TRON's return, with cross-promotions ranging from Coca-cola to electric razors (yes, really). A handful of videogames were also produced, spanning the range of available platforms at the time. The main ...

TRON: Evolution Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

PalmDB

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PalmDB

December 11, 2018 /
PalmDB is a download catalog for Palm OS applications opened in 2018 to preserve the legacy of this highly influential piece of pre-smartphone tech history. From the early '90s to late '00s, Palm pioneered many technologies we enjoy in modern smartphones today. Unfortunately, with the popularity of iOS and Android, Palm failed to gain a foothold in the smartphone market and was shut down in a series of acquisitions. In the years following, Palm OS's massive library of applications was nearly lost. With no ...

PalmDB

Chaos Rings Preservation Project

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Chaos Rings Preservation Project

December 11, 2018 /
Quick Links Support the Series! Downloads About In the early '10s, Square Enix teamed up with veteran JRPG developer Media Vision to create a series of role-playing games exclusively for iOS, and later, Android (and even Windows Phone!) devices. For the time, it was an incredibly ambitious project with advanced graphics, console-style gameplay, a deep storyline, and a highly memorable soundtrack. Unfortunately, the games were a bit too far ahead of their time, and updates to Android and iOS broke ...

Chaos Rings Preservation Project