Meet Ribbit the frog. Unlike most frogs, Ribbit is a strict vegetarian. Still, the dragonflies at this pond are irresistible, and he enjoys swatting them from the air with his long tongue. Unfortunately for Ribbit, a neighborhood snake has acquired a taste for frog. The game begins with Ribbit making his way to the center of a log. Flies descend …

Want to impress your friends? There's no better way than to rescue them from the aliens who've locked them in an underground maze! You can accomplish this amazing task with Kidnapped! The problem is that you only have 2 minutes to save them all because once the aliens detect you the maze will be set to explode. The maze has …

Based on a popular African pastime that involves moving counters, usually pebbles, among 14 pits dug in the ground. The object of the game is to accumulate more stones in your home pit than the computer does in its pit. First player is chosen randomly. Mancala is essentially a game in which players "sow" and "capture" seeds. The game begins …

A Space Invader style game with a much more frenetic pace than the original. Not quite bullet hell but a serious deluge of bombs from the alien faces must be dodged in order to save face and make it to the next level. Published in the last official release of ReRun 1992/11-12 in disk form only, no magazine was issued …

A version of the card game Uno, where you play against the computer. The object is to be the first player to reach 100 points or more. You score points by winning a hand, which happens when you're the first to play all your cards or when your opponent's hand grows to 18 or more cards. The Duo deck contains …

Catch the falling raindrops from the stormy skies and keep the home fires burning, remember we didn't start the fires. They were always burning as the world's been turning. You have 3 buckets to catch the raindrops in, If you miss a drop it hits the fire and the top bucket disappears. When you've missed three drops the fires go …

Something's seriously wrong in Christmas Town! A group of rebellious elves has gone on a rampage and stolen some of Santa's finest presents. As if that weren't enough, the gifts have been stashed in caverns below St. Nick's workshop, where they're guarded by crazy mechanical snowmen. It's your job, as Santa, to recover the presents. As you search, you must …

Even if your name isn't Joshua, here's your chance to get rid of some frustration by knocking down some walls. Colorout is a fast-paced one-person game that challenges you to knock as many bricks as possible out of a brightly colored, six-course wall. The missiles you use are ten high-speed balls, kept in play with a movable paddle you control. …

Published in RUN 1990/06-07, this is a head-to-head dart throwing game. You start with a score of 300 and then each hit is deducted from that. Each player gets three darts at a time, alternating with the other player. Eventually you try to get to exactly zero. Only then can you know who is the RULER of the PUB!! And …

A madman equipped with a huge supply of explosives is perched atop a local highrise and he's bombing the street below. With only a bucket of water to catch adn diffuse the bombs, you are the only one who can save the block from sure destruction. Position the bucket under each bomb and catch it before it hits the ground. …

A type-in game from the 1988/10 Issue of RUN Magazine in which you have to drop "rescue packages" on a pad by pressing any key to drop the package. Coded in BASIC.

This simple collect-em-up game was published in RUN 1988/08 (Issue #56). Mazes are randomly generated every time you play. You begin with 25 pieces of gold, you work you way through the maze, collecting gold pieces as you go. If you reach a dead end, you cannot retrace or backtrack. You can, however, press the space bar to blast your …