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"Flashy animations for happy surfers - a matter of seconds."

Flash Enabler is a compact installer containing the Macromedia Flash ActiveX control. Macromedia doesn't let you download the file manually, only the generic browser plugins, so the only way to get the ActiveX control is to use Internet Explorer's built-in update mechanism. But wait - many of us aren't even thinking of touching this "browser" - even the two minutes required to retrieve a plugin may result to your PC infected with pr0n toolbars and trojans. You know I'm not joking. So grab this, install it and your favorite .swf-capable player shouldn't complain any more :-)

 

Download Flash Enabler 1.1 (782k)

Platform: Win32 (95/98/2000/XP/2003)

License: Freeware

System Requirements: None in particular.



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"Yes, we think even the oldest game deserves to fill up the screen"

Switch'n'Run switches the desktop to the desired resolution and bit depth, runs a program and when the program is finished, restores the original display settings. Useful for old games when Windows ignores 640x480 set on the compatibility tab or your graphics card tweaker doesn't switch the mode properly so the game complains about it and won't start.

Example for running Woodruff & the Schnibble of Azimuth:

switchnrun -fwoodruff.exe -w640 -h480 -c8

 

Download Switch'n'Run 1.0 (13k)

Platform: Win32 (98/2000/XP/2003)

License: Freeware

System Requirements: None in particular. Visual Basic 6 runtime needs to be installed.



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"Play it again, man, no twisted tongue involved"

Zak McKracken FM TOWNS German Patch lets you do just what the name promises: Enjoy this rare 256 color version of the game in German language. This is a first version based on the manually reordered and reformatted text data of a "classic" Zak version. I did not play through the whole game for testing, so mail me if you find a textual glitch. While I am quite sure that all 2000+ text segments are correctly in place, minor glitches with the "classic" SCUMM v2 opcodes might occur.

 

Download Zak McKracken FM TOWNS German Patch 0.1 (108k)

Platform: Windows is required to patch the game (the patch may run under WINE, though), but you can play the patched game under various platforms using ScummVM.

License: Freeware

System Requirements: None in particular.



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