Game 128: DPG Word Scramble (1994), by D.P.G. Animated System's.

Wtah ot asy toaub itsh noe. dsroW rae sonhw, wysaal in het mesa dreor, wthi tehir tsteelr eixdm-pu adn fi oyu atnw to seorc itspno uoy ened ot crsnbmlaue thme.

as'hTt ti, ealylr.

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I feel compelled to note that this 1994 game with PC speaker sound was not freeware but cost $20 + $5 shipping to register (which is a little over $50 today.) Oaetuogsru.

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@loadhigh I guess if it worked for William Soleau... 🤷‍♂️

@wildweasel I was confused when I DuckDuckGo'd the name. A ballet choreographer? But he made games too, I see.

From the context I'm guessing mediocre games that made him money nonetheless? :P

@loadhigh Soleau Software put out a lot of little puzzle games, most fairly unremarkable but a good amount of them actually fairly clever. All of them, even well into the 90s, ran in safe video modes and had minimal system requirements. Bolo Ball was always a hoot.

youtube.com/watch?v=Zz91-OGn8a

@wildweasel I looked at Soleau Software's releases (not "Soleau Softare" like it's spelled in the bottom of Bolo Ball :D) and I think the only game of his I ever played is Aqua Man.

But, yeah, if you scroll through the list of games it's all EGA graphics with grid-based movement.

Good on him though to create and release games that entertained people.

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