Dominoes

Dominoes by M. Overlin, P. Beard, I. Gasowski.
©1991-93 Berkeley Systems Inc.

Part of the More After Dark collection.

I've always really liked the Dominoes module. At the time, it was a unique idea to create a screensaver out of game and there was something slightly fascinating about watching a game play out automatically on your screen. Okay, maybe I was easily entertained back then.

A small number of future After Dark modules would play on the theme of a game. It's something I wish was done more. Why not have a chess or checkers game as a module? The After Dark Games release came close as each game could also be used as a screen saver but they didn't capture the simplicity of this old Dominoes module.

Also, as with almost all the More After Dark modules, this runs absolutely fine on modern systems.


DOMINOES (tm)

Plays a game of dominoes so you
don't have to.

Windows version by:
Mike Overlin
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
Richmond, CA

Original Mac version by Patrick C. Beard.
Artwork by Igor Gasowski.


Works under Windows XP & Vista in greater than 256 colors.

Boris

Bogglins by M. Overlin, R. Vaterlaus, I. Gasowski.
©1991-93 Berkeley Systems Inc.

Part of the More After Dark collection.

Boris is perhaps the exact opposite of Bogglins. The animation is nicely done, the subject matter is cute, and you can have more than one sprite on the screen at the same time. Boris really represents the direct After Dark was heading after their initial release. The quality level is elevated but the feeling of random possibilities still exists.

It should also be noted, the flavor text given below does inform us that Boris works well in a MultiModule environment. Little did Berkeley Systems know that most users would combine Boris with Mowin' Man to simulate a cat being run over by a lawn mower. In fact, this combination was so popular, it paved the way for an actual (very funny and violent) module release in the Totally Twisted package.



BORIS (tm)

Boris will leap around, scratch the edges of
your screen, and preen.

Boris is a great display to use with
MultiModule. Try Boris and Meadow, for
example.

Windows Version by:
Mike Overlin
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
Richmond, CA

Original Mac version by Boris' owner, Rob Vaterlaus

Artwork by Igor Gasowski


Works under Windows XP & Vista in greater than 256 colors.