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The games

Every game on the PCs is a shareware release its publisher said could be copied freely. Walk up to a free PC (its screen says FREE) and press E. The Game button on the seated bar reboots it into the next one, in this order: DOOM, HERETIC, HEXEN, QUAKE, DESCENT, DUKE NUKEM 3D.

On the PCs

Game	What it is	Deathmatch
DOOM 1993	First-person shooter. The one everybody knows. The shareware episode, and the room's default.	Deathmatch for 2 to 4. The host clicks Host a deathmatch, the others click Join, the host clicks Start, and IPXSETUP finds everyone.
HERETIC 1994	First-person shooter. DOOM's engine, with swords, sorcery and a wand that is not enough.	Deathmatch for 2 to 4. The host clicks Host a deathmatch, the others click Join, the host clicks Start, and IPXSETUP finds everyone.
HEXEN 1995	First-person shooter. The 4 level demo. Bigger levels, switches that open things on the other side of the map.	Deathmatch for 2 to 4. The host clicks Host a deathmatch, the others click Join, the host clicks Start, and IPXSETUP finds everyone.
QUAKE 1996	First-person shooter. Real 3D. Hungry for RAM, so mind the 16MB.	Pick MULTIPLAYER, then NEW GAME (host). Pick MULTIPLAYER, then JOIN A GAME and search for local games (everyone else).
DESCENT 1995	Six-degrees-of-freedom shooter. You are a ship in a mine. Up and down are suggestions.	Pick MULTIPLAYER, then START A NETWORK GAME (host). Pick MULTIPLAYER, then JOIN A NETWORK GAME (everyone else).
DUKE NUKEM 3D 1996	First-person shooter. Episode one, L.A. in a bad mood. The shareware release, and the one that wants SETUP before a network game.	In SETUP pick the network game and start a new one (host). In SETUP pick the network game and join it (everyone else).

Up to 4 players in a deathmatch. Standing up (the ` key) leaves it.

On the desktop

Minesweeper	Beginner, Intermediate and Expert, with chording. Your first click is always safe.
Solitaire	Klondike. Draw one or three, drag or click, double-click to send a card up, and undo.
Downhill	An endless ski run: trees, ramps, gates and a bear after 2000 m. Arrows to steer, F for speed, P to pause.

Start > Programs > Games, or Start > Run.

At midnight

StarCraft. Somebody kicks off a game at midnight and the chat says so. Free PCs with at least 32MB show it running; the rest show a DOS error. The game itself is not here, because it is not shareware, so sitting down still runs the shooter you chose.

Looks like a game, is not

The DUKE NUKEM 3D poster on the wall is just a poster, and the characters are not here. The shareware episode is on the PCs, though, and has a box on the shelf. The console under the TV has four pads and a brawl on a loop. Press E at the TV for its prompt and bring your own cartridge files. Six more game boxes and film posters are on the walls (IRON HYMN, VOID HARVEST and so on); they are all made up. The shelf on the left wall holds a box for each game that runs on the PCs. Those pictures are made up too.

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