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Visual IP Trace 2006
Operating system: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/NT
Licence: Trial version (15-day limit)
Minimum system requirements: Full adminstrative rights, 20MB RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Web: www.visualware.com
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Upgrade to the latest version of the program and take advantage of better accuracy when tracing IP addresses and an improved graphical user interface, making tracking down scammers easier than ever!
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EZ LabelXPress Lite 2.5
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.meritlinemedia.com/products/labeling/software.html
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EZ LabelXPress is free, and helps you to create labels, inserts and booklets for CDs and DVDs from easy templates which are included with the program. Although the program is very basic, with only a small number of backgrounds and graphic images, as well as limited formatting options, it's adequate if you want to create labels quickly without fuss, and without spending money. You can save the files you create, making it easier to design new labels without starting from scratch each time.
The Print Shop Essentials 21
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: 3-use trial. Purchase full version for USD $9.95 from www.broderbund.com
Minimum system requirements: Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
Web: www.broderbund.com
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The Print Shop Essentials 21 is a huge program (almost 400Megs) which helps you to design and print everything from greeting cards and calendars to business stationery. The program comes with templates for all designs, so you can just choose the right template, and add the graphics and text that you want. Over 115,000 photos and graphics are included, which accounts for the size of the program. The Print Shop Essentials 21 can be used in schools, as well as in small businesses, and willMeet most everyday design and printing needs.
FotoSlate Photo Print Manager 4.0
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial, then USD $29.99
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.acdsee.com/products/fotoslate/index
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FotoSlate Photo Print Manager makes printing your photos completely easy and fun. You can create photo albums, greeting cards, calendars CD and DVD covers using your favourite photos with the program's wizards. When you download images from your camera, the program creates contact sheets. FotoSlate Photo Print Manager prints to a variety of popular photo paper sizes including 4x6 and 5x7, and you can create your own customized sizes. The program offers masks for printing various shapes – including stars, ellipses, and circles.
Klick-N-View Business Cards 4.5.2.1
Operating system: WindowsXP
Licence: Trial, then USD $23.95
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.knvsys.com/knvbc.php
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With Klick-N-View Business Cards, you can design and print your own business cards and other stationery, including brochures, labels and letterheads. The information is drawn from a multi-person database, so you can print cards and stationery for everyone in your organization or business. The program comes with templates, to which you can add your own images and design elements like transparency, gradients and fills. You can save snapshots of your cards in popular graphics formats, so you can show them to others before printing.
exPressit 2.1
Operating system: Windows 95/ 98/Me/ 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.medea.co.uk/pressit/download/
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With exPressit, you can design and printMedia labels. The program helps you to create CD and DVD covers, with excellent templates for A4 paper, making the program efficient and easy to use. In addition, you can print labels for other removableMedia, like Zip disks, Jaz, VHS and audio tapes. To design your covers, just drag images into the templates, and add text. No special CD labels are required, and exPressit will work with any inkjet or laser printer, aligning your paper for a perfect fit. |
PortableApps Suite (Standard Edition) 1.0
Operating system: WindowsXP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: portableapps.com
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If you use more than one computer – at home, school and work, for example, you'll love PortableApps Suite. You can take all your applications with you, and use them directly from your choice of portableMedia – USB stick, iPod, or portable hard drive. Just plug in, and get to work. The big benefit is that you leave none of your information behind: you don't have to remember to clear information like passwords. Essentially the suite is made up of freeware applications like the Mozilla Firefox browser, and Thunderbird email, with the complete OpenOffice.org office suite, a planner and calendar, andMessaging system.
TimeTo 2006.10.10
Operating system: Windows 95/ 98/Me/ 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.davidberman.com/software/timeto.php
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TimeTo is a task manager on steroids: it's a complete time management solution. Not only does the program keep track of your tasks, andMemorize recurring tasks, it also helps you to balance your goals, your priorities, your deadlines and your budget. It's powerful and comprehensive, but easy to use. There's no need to install the program, you can run it entirely from a USB stick. The biggest benefit is that the program splits your tasks into chunks that you can do immediately, which eliminates procrastination.
Visual Directory Explorer - 1.5
Operating system: Windows 95/ 98/Me/ 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.sb-software.com/visdir/
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Visual Directory Explorer is a simple but useful program which helps you to clean up your hard drive. It shows a navigator version of the selected hard drive on the left of the program window, while the rest shows a pie chart (or optionally a bar chart) display. You can see which directories and sub-directories are taking up the most space at a glance, as well as how much space they're using, and can remove those that you no longer need.
Adobe Reader 8
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.adobe.com/products/reader/
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Adobe Reader allows you to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files, and is a must-have for your computer. In this latest version, Adobe Reader's interface has been completely redesigned, making the program easier to use. You can choose the reading mode which is best for a task, and there's a full-screen view, which makes documents easier to read. The Search feature has been enhanced too: you can now search the file you've opened, or any PDF on your local machine. |
Microsoft Windows Defender 1.1.1
Operating system: Windows Server 2003/ WindowsXP with Service Pack 2
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: MS Internet Explorer 6
Web: www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Windows Defender is the next version of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware. It keeps your computer continuously free from spyware, monitoring your computer's activity to watch for spyware threats. In additional to continuous monitoring, you can run deep scans on a schedule that you select. The interface has been redesigned, so that's easier for novices to use. It includes tools like the Software Explorer, which lets you change security settings for programs on your hard drive. The program requires WindowsXP, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later.
Ashampoo Firewall Pro - 1.12
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.ashampoo-root03.com/webcache/html/1/product_2_0050_.htm
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Virus and spyware developers are becoming more cunning every day, and you need a heavy-duty firewall to safeguard your computer from the Internet. A good firewall monitors your connection constantly. Although Windows provides its own firewall, Ashampoo Firewall Pro gives you many more options. For example, it alerts you when any program on your computer is trying to access the Internet. Many programs do this without your knowledge – and some of these programs are malicious, installed without your knowledge. While powerful, Ashampoo Firewall Pro is simple for novices to use, and experts can customize the program to suit their needs.
Avant Browser - 11.0 Build 38
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/ 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.avantbrowser.com/index.html
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Avant Browser calls itself "the fastest Web browser on earth". It's a small, powerful browser, and is a great choice if you're running it on an older computer. The program has all the browser features you expect: tabs, a built-in popup blocker, full-screen mode, and privacy controls. This latest version improves the Auto-fill feature, which fills in Web forms for you, and enhances the built-in RSS reader. Avant Browser's most useful feature is its Flash Animation Filter, which lets you block the flash advertising which forms the bulk of popular sites, and slows your browsing to a crawl. |
Catfood Fortune Cookies 2.22.0016
Operating system: Windows Server 2003/ WindowsXP with Service Pack 2/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.catfood.net/products/fortune/
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Catfood Fortune Cookies is fun and free. The program adds a touch of humour to your computing. Whenever you switch on your computer, you get a random fortune cookie chosen from a database of over 4000 jokes and quotations. Want more? Just click anywhere in the program window and a new fortune will be displayed. If you register using the registration link in the program (registration is free), you get the ability to add your own quotes to the program's database.
Second Life - 1.13.1.14
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP; Mac; Linux
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: secondlife.com/
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The virtual world, Second Life, is moving into the mainstream. Real companies are creating their own counterparts in Second Life: it's a fascinating and exciting world. This program allows you to both explore the vast country of Second Life, and to create your own avatar there. Be warned: Second Life is addictive. Once you've created your own customized avatar, you canMeet the other residents and can join in the activities of Second Life – there's always something going on, and someone new toMeet and speak with.
Easy Burning - 2.02
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: dpaehl.dd6338.kasserver.com/cdr/easyburning.php
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Burning CDs can be frustrating and slow, especially on an older computer. The free program Easy Burning integrates with your Windows shell, and the Send ToMenu, so that you can select files and folders for burning with a right-click of your mouse. You can also open the program and add files to a burning session. Multi-session support is included, so you can keep adding files to an optical disc until you fill it, and then burn the disc later when you're ready. This program is ideal for novices, as well as for experienced users.
Life Poster Maker 2.01
Operating system: Windows 95/ 98/Me/ 2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Trial, then USD $29.95
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.life-poster.com/
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Turn your photos into fast and easy art with Life Poster Maker. The program takes your images and turns them into collages. These large posters are suitable for framing: you can hang the collages on your walls, or give them as gifts. You can make any size poster, and add effects like shadows and captions to each of the images. Just drag and drop your photos to where you want them, and the program crops them automatically to fit. You can even add a calendar to your photo collage with the calendar overlay. |
Outlook Express Backup Wizard 1.1
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version (30-day trial)
Minimum system requirements: Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; Outlook Express 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0
Web: www.outlook-express-backup.com
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Outlook Express Backup Wizard can create backup copies of the Outlook Express email database including your address book, mail folders, signatures and identities.
Outlook Express Backup 6.5
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version
Minimum system requirements: Outlook Express
Web: www.genie-soft.com
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Backup, protect and restore everything at any time with just a click of a button.
ABF Outlook Express Backup
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003
Licence: Trial Version (30-day trial)
Minimum system requirements: Outlook Express 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0
Web: www.abf-soft.com
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ABF Outlook Express Backup is a backup and synchronisation tool for Outlook Express mail client. The program allows you to backup and restore email messages, address book contacts, mail and news accounts, message rules, blocked senders lists, signatures, stationeries and even your Internet Explorer favourites.
Auto Outlook Express Backup 2.0
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version (30-day trial)
Minimum system requirements: Outlook Express 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0
Web: www.nsware.com
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Outlook Express backup and restore, transfer and synchronise messages, contacts, accounts, rules and more.
BackRex Outlook Express Backup
Operating system: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Demo
Minimum system requirements: Outlook Express
Web: www.backsettings.com
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BackRex Outlook Express Backup is a backup and restore tool for Outlook Express. It allows you to backup address book, mail and news folders, mail accounts, message rules, signatures, stationery, blocked senders list and all personal settings.
123 OutLook Express Backup
Operating system: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003
Licence: Trial Version (21-day trial)
Minimum system requirements: Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; Outlook Express 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0
Web: www.allnetsoft.com
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123 OutLook Express Backup is an easy-to-use synchronisation and backup tool for the popular Outlook Express mail client. |
Democracy 0.9.2
Operating system: Windows
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.getdemocracy.com
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The free and open source Internet TV platform. (Play videos and search YouTube)
Thunderbird 1.5
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.mozilla.com
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Enjoy safe, fast, and easy email, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search and customisable views.
Juice 2.2
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: juicereceiver.sourceforge.net
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Juice lets users select and download shows and music and play whenever they want on their iPods, portable digital media players or computers automatically.
GIMP 2.2.13
Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment
Web: www.gimp.org
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
OpenOffice.org Portable 2.0.4
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: portableapps.com
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OpenOffice.org Portable is a full-featured office suite that's compatible with Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Lotus and other office applications.
ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.88.7
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.clamwin.com
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ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows. |
Arthur and the Invisibles Movie Screensaver
Operating system: PC
Licence:
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.arthur-movie.com
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VIAL Video ScreenSaver
Operating system: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: svimal.cabspace.com
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Play video files as screensavers.
Gaia Wallpaper Desktop 1.2
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.gaiawallpaperdesktop.com
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This new wallpaper manager will make your desktop appear more alive than before. It adds a new dimension to your wallpapers.
Wallperizer 1.2.1
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/Vista
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.gardenerofthoughts.org
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Wallperizer is a desktop wallpaper changer that draws wallpapers from selected folders. Calendar option is also available.
Jarte 2.6
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.jarte.com
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Jarte is a free, compact word processor with a unique interface. |
Dodge That Anvil!
Operating system: Windows 98/2000/XP
Licence: Demo
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.rabidlab.com
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The sky is falling! Eastwarren's rabbits have been forced underground and only one brave harvester stands between them and starvation. Travel through bountiful fields while unraveling the mystery of the perilous anvil storm. Be clever, be quick, and dodge that anvil.
Typhoon 2001
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: typhoon.kuto.de
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A freeware game inspired by both the Atari Jaguar hit game Tempest 2000 and the arcade hit Tempest.
15 Cells 2.0
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.leadinggames.com
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15 Cells is a very simple and logical game. You should arrange cells in the correct order.
Teddy Tavern: A Culinary Adventure
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.bigfishgames.com
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Teddy must learn to cook many varieties of food, earn the satisfaction of the customers and win five medals before entering the competition. Join Teddy in his quest to become a Culinary Master.
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.bigfishgames.com
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Rumors surrounding the history of stately Ravenhearst Manor have circulated for decades. The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind this unsettling place, yet the pages are missing. Players assume the role of Master Detective to unlock secrets held within Ravenhearst, scouring 32 rooms in the manor for cleverly hidden clues.
Flower Shop - Big City Break
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Trial Version
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.bigfishgames.com
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Can you help Meg turn a small flower shop into a blooming success? You’ll need to keep the customers happy, the flowers blossoming and the money rolling in. Keep an eye out for helpful butterflies, and tricky bugs. Sound easy? Then see how many demanding customers you can help her serve at once. |
Camino 1.0.3
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2 or later; Universal
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.caminobrowser.org
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The Camino web browser is powerful, secure and ready to meet the needs of all users while remaining simple and elegant in its design.
Democracy 0.9.2
Operating system: Mac OS X; Universal
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.getdemocracy.com
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The free and open source Internet TV platform. (Play videos and search YouTube)
Adium X 0.89.1
Operating system: Mac OS X
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: adiumx.com
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Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and more.
Thunderbird 1.5
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2.x and later
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.mozilla.com
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Enjoy safe, fast, and easy email, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search and customisable views.
Vienna 2.1.0
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3.9and later
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.opencommunity.co.uk
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A Freeware RSS/Atom Newsreader for Mac OS X
Juice 2.2
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3 and later
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: juicereceiver.sourceforge.net
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Juice lets users select and download shows and music, and play whenever they want on their iPods, portable digital media players or computers automatically. |
Arthur and the Invisibles Movie Screensaver
Operating system: Mac
Licence:
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.arthur-movie.com
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Dancing Spirals Screensaver
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.raintone.com
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This is a 3D OpenGL eye-candy for your Mac.
Cellular Automaton 1.0
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4.8; Universal
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: blog.eagleeye87.com
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A screen saver based on Langton’s Ants cellular automaton. Ants will move around your screen producing numerous interesting and unique patterns. When you find an interesting pattern simply press the 's' key to save an image to the desktop. |
Zak and Jack in Showdown at Monstertown
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3
Licence: Demo
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.redmarblegames.com
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Take control as our heroic twosome mows down wave after wave of Rhinosaurs, Robocopters, Swelloons and more.
Dodge That Anvil!
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Licence: Demo
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.rabidlab.com
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The sky is falling! Eastwarren's rabbits have been forced underground and only one brave harvester stands between them and starvation. Travel through bountiful fields while unraveling the mystery of the perilous anvil storm. Be clever, be quick, and dodge that anvil.
Arctic Quest
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.4
Licence: Trial Version (Limited use trial)
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.exclusivegames.com
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Arctic Quest for Mac is an absorbing inlay puzzle where you have to liberate tropical islands from the rule of the cunning Snow King.
Minigolf Mania
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Licence: Trial Version (Limited use trial)
Minimum system requirements:
Web: www.topmeadow.com
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A 3D computer minigolf game with a mixture of classic minigolf holes with many game elements that could not occur in real life. Up to four people can play on the same computer. |
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