Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Sheriff

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mikko V?lim?ki GAME DEVELOPER:V?ldesoftware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1993, Mikko V?lim?ki A fast, fun, unassuming little side-scrolling freeware shooter. You are a new sheriff in town, and your job is to track down the notorious gunslinger who’s been causing trouble in these parts. The game is played…

  • Trump Castle

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Leigh Rothchild GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:Intracorp Copyright 1990, Intracorp One of the better series of games from Capstone/Intracorp, Trump Castle games are solid casino simulations licensed by the famous casino of the same name in Atlantic City owned by Donald Trump, one of the world’s richest…

  • Trump Castle 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Leigh Rothchild GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:Intracorp Copyright 1991, Intracorp One of the better series of games from Capstone/Intracorp, Trump Castle games are solid casino simulations licensed by the famous casino of the same name in Atlantic City owned by Donald Trump, one of the world’s richest…

  • Trump Castle 3

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Leigh Rothchild GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:Intracorp Copyright 1993, Intracorp One of the better series of games from Capstone/Intracorp, Trump Castle games are solid casino simulations licensed by the famous casino of the same name in Atlantic City owned by Donald Trump, one of the world’s richest…

  • Beat the House

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Park Place Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1995, Park Place Productions The best selling casino game of all time, Beat the House is an excellent game that is both accessible to beginners and challenging for veterans. includes seven casino favorites: video poker, slot machines (2…

  • Lucky’s Casino

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Destiny Software Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) Copyright 1995, Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) Probably the least known game from QQP (famous for wargames such as The Perfect General and The Lost Admiral), Lucky’s Casino is an excellent casino simulation strong enough to give…

  • Chaos Strikes Back

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:FTL Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, FTL Software Excellent sequel to Dungeon Master, one of the best dungeon crawls of all time. In Chaos Strikes Back, the original game system is continued in a quest packed with the finest heads-up-display (first person perspective), real-time…

  • Word Attack Plus!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jan Davidson GAME DEVELOPER:Davidson & Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Davidson & Associates Copyright 1988, Davidson & Associates Another excellent edutainment title from Davidson & Associates. Designed for ages 9 to adult, Word Attack Plus helps you become a better writer and speaker via a number of fun mini-games.…

  • Spell It Plus!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Faye Schwartz GAME DEVELOPER:Davidson & Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Davidson & Associates Copyright 1989, Davidson & Associates Solid edutainment program from Davidson & Associates. Design for age 9 to adult, Spell It Plus! helps students master of 1000 commonly misspelled words in a format that makes spelling so…

  • Reading and Me

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Davidson & Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Davidson & Associates Copyright 1988, Davidson & Associates Reading and Me is a collection of games and activities designed for beginner readers, ages 4 to 7. The game is not as fun as Davidson’s other games– perhaps because the company…

  • Math Blaster Plus!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jan Davidson GAME DEVELOPER:Davidson & Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Davidson & Associates Copyright 1987, Davidson & Associates Another excellent edutainment title from Davidson & Associates, designed by Jay Davidson himself. The description on MobyGames says it all: “An updated version of the older Math Blaster! educational game. Unlike…

  • Einstein Jr.’s Classroom

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dinosoft GAME PUBLISHER:Dinosoft Copyright 1992, Dinosoft Einstein Jr.’s Classroom is a fun edutainment title that teaches a wide variety of subjects in easy-to-learn mini-games (although most of them are some form of quiz). Designed for age 8 and up, the program teaches math, science,…

  • Tinker Tales

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Compu-Teach GAME PUBLISHER:Compu-Teach Copyright 1984, Compu-Teach One of the earliest “interactive storybook” for kids, Tinker Tales is an excellent title designed for young readers. The program contains 3 different stories, all centered around a young girl. The stories come complete with attractive pictures (albeit…

  • Willi’s Pinball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ComAd Group GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, bhv One of the earliest promotional games by ComAd, developed for Germany’s software superstore bhv in 1992. Willi’s Pinball is an okay pinball game with the same trappings as most other pinball games, except that you can forget…

  • Compaq Grand Slam Cup

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Distinctive Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Compaq A relatively rare version of Mindscape’s classic tennis game 4D Sports Tennis, Compaq Grand Slam Tour is identical in every respect except for digitized photos of real-world courts that make up the Grand Slam (Wimbledon, US Open,…

  • Daily Crossword Puzzles from The New York Times

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ShareData GAME PUBLISHER:ShareData Copyright 1987, ShareData Daily Crossword Puzzles is a decent but small collection of daily crossword puzzles from the NY Times. The game includes only 15 puzzles, although they are all quite interesting. The interface is clean and easy to use: you…

  • World Darts

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Melbourne House GAME PUBLISHER:Melbourne House Copyright 1987, Melbourne House An old, thoroughly average darts game from Melbourne House, originally released for the Amstrad computers. World Darts lets you play — surprise!– darts in a solo mode. In contrast to the usual power-meter interface, this…

  • Total Soccer 2000

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Iridon GAME PUBLISHER:Iridon Copyright 2000, Iridon “Get down to some really playable football” and “The world’s most playable football game” are the key phrases to this 3D Sensible Soccer clone. Is it good? Yes and No. Yes because the game really gets that “kick,…

  • Tread Marks

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Seamus McNally GAME DEVELOPER:Longbow Digital Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Longbow Digital Arts Copyright 2000, Longbow Digital Arts Tread Marks is an incredibly addictive battle tank combat and racing game that is similar to classic BattleZone, but a lot more sophisticated and fun. A deserving winner of 3 awards…

  • G-Sector

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeform Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Freeform Interactive One of the best freeware action games ever made, G-Sector is a sharp-looking, knuckle-blistering, action-filled futuristic sports game that plays like a cross between rollerblading and gladiator combat. The objective of the game is to zip…

  • Outbound

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeform Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Freeform Interactive The second and one of the last releases from Freeform Interactive, a promising freeware developing arm of Ingava.com, one of the best freeware sites that folded in mid-2001. Rocket Download has the skinny on this fun…

  • Dino: Lost in Bedrock

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hi-Tech Expressions GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-Tech Expressions Copyright 1991, Hi-Tech Expressions Hi-Tech Expressions botched another blockbuster TV license with this game, a lackluster platformer starring Fred Flintstones. The plot is simple: Fred and Barney are out looking for Dino, Freds pet dinosaur that is lost somewhere…

  • Strike Force Harrier

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mirrorsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Domark Copyright 1988, Mirrorsoft A decent flight sim by Mirrorsoft featuring the Harrier jet, released at the time when the fighter was hailed as hero of the just-over Falklands war. Strike Force Harrier simulates the worlds only vertical take-off and landing aircraft…

  • Fire Fight

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Chaos Works GAME PUBLISHER:Epic Megagames Copyright 1997, Chaos Works One of the most underrated shareware releases from Epic Megagames, Fire Fight is an excellent, very addictive isometric shoot em-up from Polish developer Chaos Works. Although the game did well enough to warrant a later…

  • Granite

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Fifty1 Software GAME PUBLISHER:Fifty1 Software Copyright 2001, Fifty1 Software Designed by a team of husband and wife curlers, Granite is probably the worlds best computer version of curling, one of the more niche winter sports that became an official Winter Olympics sport in 1998.…

  • Knights and Merchants

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Interactive Magic GAME PUBLISHER:Interactive Magic Copyright 1998, Interactive Magic An ambitious but disappointing clone of Blue Byte?s popular The Settlers series, Knights and Merchants offers little to distinguish it or lift above the commonplace, although it does try to eliminate the tedious micromanagement that…

  • Dead Reckoning

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Goldtree Enterprises GAME PUBLISHER:Piranha Interactive Copyright 1998, Goldtree Enterprises Dead Reckoning is a significant update of Goldtrees 1996 underdog Cylindrix, a fun 360-degree, 3D action game set in a cyberpunk-ish universe. Similar to Cylindrix, Dead Reckoning is a pure arcade shooter: there is nothing…

  • Heimdall II

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ged Keaveney & Jerr O’Carroll GAME DEVELOPER:The 8th Day GAME PUBLISHER:Core Design Copyright 1994, Core Design Solid sequel to Heimdall, Core Designs underrated isometric action/adventure. Stuart Wilsons review for the Amiga Games Database says it all about this entertaining game starring a Norse hero: Heimdall returns…

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ged Keaveney & Jerr O’Carroll GAME DEVELOPER:The 8th Day GAME PUBLISHER:Core Design Copyright 1992, Core Design A fun isometric action/adventure hybrid from The 8th Day and Core Design, starring Heimdall the Norse hero. Your goal is to lead Heimdall and his band of warriors on comical…

  • Tie Break Tennis ’98

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hammer Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Hammer Technologies Copyright 1998, Hammer Technologies Tie Break Tennis 98 is a fun 3D tennis game that was unfortunately only marketed in Europe. The game combines both simulation and arcade elements into an excellent package, with a strong 3D engine to…

  • USCF Chess

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Indigo Moon Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1997, Indigo Moon Productions Licensed by and designed with the United States Chess Foundation, USCF Chess from Indigo Moon/Interplay is the only official chess program sanctioned by the U.S.C.F. and the only chess product to give users an…

  • Exploration

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martin Wolk GAME DEVELOPER:Software 2000 GAME PUBLISHER:Interactive Magic Copyright 1995, Software 2000 Exploration is a fun game of 15th 19th century era of exploration from Interactive Magic. Earlier released in Europe by Black Legend as Voyages of Discovery, the game attempts nothing that we havent seen…

  • Dinosaur Adventure

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Knowledge Adventure GAME PUBLISHER:Knowledge Adventure Copyright 1993, Knowledge Adventure Dinosaur Adventure is a fun edutainment title from Knowledge Adventure, third in its Adventure series. In addition to a solid encyclopedia about dinosaurs based on the same engine as Knowledge Adventure and Sport Adventure, Dinosaur…

  • Loony Labyrinth

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:LittleWing GAME PUBLISHER:LittleWing Copyright 1998, LittleWing Third in the acclaimed Solid State Pinball series, Loony Labyrinth is another excellent pinball simulation from LittleWing, Japan-based developer responsible for the outstanding Crystal Caliburn Pinball. This time, LittleWing has aimed this title at beginning pinball players, while…

  • Crystal Caliburn

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:LittleWing GAME PUBLISHER:LittleWing Copyright 1994, LittleWing Second in LittleWings acclaimed Solid State Pinball series and its best seller, Crystal Caliburn is an excellent pinball simulation with a cool story that takes place in the Golden Age of King Arthur and his Knights of the…

  • Angel Egg

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:LittleWing GAME PUBLISHER:LittleWing Copyright 1998, LittleWing After Loony Labyrinth, LittleWing continues to improve and enhance their Solid State Pinball series. Angel Egg, fourth game in the series, ups the ante even higher with new features and graphics modes that makes the game even more…

  • Golden Logres

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:LittleWing GAME PUBLISHER:LittleWing Copyright 2000, LittleWing Just when you think LittleWing can add no more features to their outstanding Solid State Pinball series that began with Tristan Pinball, LittleWing came out with Golden Logres, the latest and possibly best game in the series that…

  • Medieval 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Lapkoff GAME DEVELOPER:Incredible Simulations, Inc. (ISI) GAME PUBLISHER:Incredible Simulations, Inc. (ISI) Copyright 2000, Incredible Simulations, Inc. (ISI) A more polished follow-up to Incredible Simulations excellent but little-known Medieval, Medieval 2 is an excellent hex-based wargame that accurately depicts most major battles during the Middle Ages…

  • Pool Wars

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Etiumsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Etiumsoft Copyright 2001, Etiumsoft Pool War is an excellent, very innovative 3D turn-based strategy game that plays like a cross between chess, pool, and an arcade game. As the companys blurb says, …it’s very similar to a pool game set-up, but has…

  • BrickShooter

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Terminal Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Terminal Studios Copyright 2000, Terminal Studios BrickShooter is a wonderful combinatorial puzzle game based on a unique twist on Tetris. The best way to describe the game is perhaps to think of what happens when you combine Rubiks Cube with Tetris…

  • Night of The Hermit

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roy Lazarovich GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Roy Lazarovich Night of the Hermit is a fan game based on Ron Gilbert’s classic Monkey Island legacy. It is not the first game to attempt adding something to the Monkey Island universe, nor will it be the…

  • King’s Quest 1 VGA

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roberta Williams & Daniel Stacey GAME DEVELOPER:Tierra Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Tierra Entertainment Sierra’s King’s Quest series is most definitely one of the best known, and most loved adventure game series ever. This is because each King’s Quest game was both a technical masterpiece, and…

  • Ultimerr

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:DGMcPhee GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, DGMcPhee Ultimerr is a small, but very enjoyable amateur adventure game. It is most of all a parody of the Ultima universe – but isn’t restricted to just that. You will, for example, encounter quite a few familiar characters…

  • RON6: Blastoff

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Edmundo Ruiz-Ghanem GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Edmundo Ruiz-Ghanem The Reality on The Norm (RON) games are a series of short games started by some AGS developers. The idea behinds them is that of sharing characters and setting to create a world that seems more…

  • General, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dmitri Gusarov GAME DEVELOPER:NewGame Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, NewGame Software The General is an excellent turn-based strategy game that plays like a souped-up version of Risk. In the game, you are a leader of a country on a fictional map, and along with other countries…

  • Carnivores 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Action Forms GAME PUBLISHER:WizardWorks Copyright 1999, Action Forms Arguably the best ?hunting simulator? ever made, Carnivores 2 is an excellent budget game that proves that not every hunting game is Deer Hunter clone. PC Gameworld says it all about what makes this a FPS…

  • RON7: Dee Vee Ess

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Davis Jones GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Davis Jones The Reality on The Norm (RON) games are a series of short games started by some AGS developers. The idea behinds them is that of sharing characters and setting to create a world that seems more…

  • Madness of Roland

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Greg Roach GAME DEVELOPER:Hyperbole Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Hyperbole Studios Copyright 1995, Hyperbole Studios Billed as the worlds first interactive multimedia novel, Madness of Roland brilliantly fulfills the latter half of its claim (i.e. multimedia novel) while dismally failing the first (i.e. interactive). As celebrated designer Chris Crawford…

  • Stargunner

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Apogee GAME PUBLISHER:3D Realms Copyright 1996, Apogee One of the most underrated shooters ever made, Stargunner is a great sci-fi side-scrolling shooter that features excellent gameplay and outstanding graphics and sounds. The story, if you need to know for shoot-a-thon game, is straightforward: …deep…

  • Demon Blue

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Thorburn & Bill Thorburn GAME DEVELOPER:MicroValue GAME PUBLISHER:MicroValue Copyright 1993, MicroValue Demon Blue is a simple, average platformer from MicroValue, done in a cutesy cartoon style similar to Virgins better-known Cool Spot. You are a blue demon, and your job is simply to make it…