Games

ESP! (Extra Sensory Perception) 1.0, the registered build from March 1991: a simple guess-the-number door and the earliest PAROLE Software program known. It survives only as loose files on a floppy disk Dennis Maidon gave us; The Serial Port packaged those nine files, unchanged and with their original dates, into this ZIP, and Dennis gave us his OK to publish it.

ESP (Extra Sensory Perception), a simple guessing-game door and, in Dennis Maidon's words, his first attempt at writing a BBS door. Free, for PCBoard, GAP, Wildcat!, Spitfire, QBBS, RBBS, RA and WWIV. Version 2.2, September 1991.

Adults-only purity evaluation test door with 1,000 questions on all aspects of sex. Version 1.0, the initial release (September 1991), distributed as a self-extracting archive; from the disk Dennis Maidon labeled as its master.

Adults-only purity evaluation test door with 1,000 questions on all aspects of sex. Version 1.3 (December 1991) centered all of the bulletin text.

Adults-only home version of the Purity 1000 door: answer 1,000 yes/no questions, save your answers and compare them with a partner's using the included ANALYZE program. Version 1.0, the initial release (September 1991).

Adults-only home version of the Purity 1000 door: answer 1,000 yes/no questions, save your answers and compare them with a partner's using the included ANALYZE program. Version 2.0 (November 1991) saves your place so you can stop and pick up later. The archive is named PSA-V21.ZIP but contains version 2.0.

Adults-only door: a comprehensive purity evaluation test of 500 questions on sex and related subjects. Version 1.1 (September 1991) fixed scores and user aliases not displaying; the first release was in August 1991.

A free play-at-home version of Dennis Maidon's OnLine Trivia door that runs straight from DOS, no BBS needed. This is the original December 1991 release: its four program files are dated December 23, 1991, and the ZIP comment is The Parole Board BBS's own 1991 download banner. From Dennis Maidon's own floppy disks.

A baby pool for BBS callers: users guess a new baby's date and time of birth, weight and length. Written at another sysop's request and first released in November 1991. Version 1.1 (January 1992) fixed a potential WWIV conflict and removed the beta-release messages from the bulletins.

Dennis Maidon's original trivia door: 1,750 multiple-choice questions in categories callers choose from, with a top-players bulletin. Version 1.1 (January 1992), twelve days after the first release, let callers turn ANSI on and off, fixed a WWIV bug and tidied the game's looks.

Adults-only trivia door with questions about sex. Version 2.1 (January 1992) fixed a potential problem with WWIV BBSes; 2.0 (December 1991) added Wildcat! 3.x bulletins.

Pro-wrestling door, one of Dennis Maidon's earliest (first released in May 1991). Version 3.4 (January 1992) fixed a possible conflict with WWIV BBSes. $15 shareware.

A baby pool for BBS callers: users join in the anticipation of a new baby by guessing its date and time of birth, weight and length. Version 2.6 (December 1993) added RIP-style bulletins.

A September 1993 warez-scene release of NCAA Sports Trivia 3.1. Its NUAA.NFO credits the crack to "Cookie" of NUAA (National Underground Application Alliance), with distribution by the SWaT courier group; the NFO is dated 9/26/93, four weeks after Dennis Maidon's own August 29, 1993 release of the door. Apart from a modified, re-packed SPRTRV.EXE and the group's NFO, board advertisement and FILE_ID.DIZ, the files are PAROLE Software's original distribution. The clean releases are the other NCAA Sports Trivia entries.

Horse-racing door: study the field, place your bets and borrow from the bank (which "wants and will get its money back"), then watch the race in ANSI. Creates ANSI/ASCII, Wildcat! 3.x, PCBoard and RIP bulletins. Version 1.5, December 1993.

Adults-only home version of the Purity 1000 door: answer 1,000 yes/no questions, save your answers and compare them with a partner's using the included ANALYZE program. Version 2.1, 1993.

Adults-only door: a comprehensive purity evaluation test of 500 questions on sex and related subjects. Version 2.5 (May 1993) added RIP bulletins.

Adults-only door: a comprehensive purity evaluation test of 500 questions on sex and related subjects. Version 2.6 (June 1993) was billed as a major update.

Adults-only door: a comprehensive purity evaluation test of 500 questions on sex and related subjects, with RIP bulletins. Version 2.7, December 1993.

Pro-wrestling door, one of Dennis Maidon's earliest (first released in 1991). Supports DOOR.SYS, USERINFO.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS, PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, CHAIN.TXT and other drop files, plus FOSSIL drivers. Version 6.2 (December 1993) added RIP graphics and Wildcat! 3.9 support. $15 shareware, no expiration date.

Drag-racing simulation door that gives you "everything but the smell of burning rubber": bet on quarter-mile runs and watch them race. Creates RIP graphic bulletins. Version 2.2, December 1993.

A free gag door Dennis Maidon released on his birthday in 1993 ("one birthday where I'm giving out the presents"): it asks questions nobody could answer, marks every answer wrong, and then appears to format the caller's hard drive. Nothing is actually harmed. Version 1.1, December 1993.

Trivia door on the history of North America from PAROLE Software's trivia series. Scores reset automatically each month, and the door writes "Trivia Royalty" bulletins in ANSI, Wildcat! 3.x, PCBoard and RIP formats. Registered sysops could download an editor to add their own questions. This release (series 3.7, December 1993) was recompiled on the latest DoorFrame library, fixing FOSSIL driver issues and allowing local DOOR.SYS logins.

Trivia door on the history of North America from PAROLE Software's trivia series. Scores reset automatically each month, and the door writes "Trivia Royalty" bulletins in ANSI, Wildcat! 3.x, PCBoard and RIP formats. Registered sysops could download an editor to add their own questions. Series 3.8 (October 1994) added a [Q]uit option to the graphics prompt and an [ENTER] pause after the game screen so slower modems could catch up.

Trivia door about famous people around the world, part of PAROLE Software's trivia series. Scores reset automatically each month, and the door writes "Trivia Royalty" bulletins in ANSI, Wildcat! 3.x, PCBoard and RIP formats. Registered sysops could download an editor to add their own questions. Series 3.8 (October 1994) added a [Q]uit option to the graphics prompt and an [ENTER] pause after the game screen so slower modems could catch up.