Post by wadmodderpudu on Jan 5, 2024 9:00:18 GMT
Since the introduction of the home computer in the late-1970s, we have been used to the keyboard and later in the 1980s with the mouse since the dawn of both the IBM PC and the Macintosh. On the gaming side of both PC and Mac, we've been used to the Joystick and later the game pad for controling actions in our PC games.
Yet between the mid-1980s and early-2010s, many companies both big and small experimented with unique input devices, with mixed results of success.
One of of these devices was the MindDrive from a companies in San Rafael, California called The Other 90% Technologies, which lasted from 1996 until 1999, and was designed for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
The MindDrive had at least a couple of software released during its existence on the market and a couple of which were games.
Of the software made available for the device, many were from The Other 90% Technologies, and a couple from third parties, according to their official website. Apparently Miramax, which was then-owned by Disney in the 1990s was planning to use the technology for movies and perhaps TV at some point, but this never came to fruition.
Here's the complete list of the titles from The Other 90% Technologies:
MindDrive Tutorial CD-ROM
MindSkier (AKA MindSki)
MindBowling
MindDoodle
MindFlight
MindGames
MindMusic
MindArt
PinballMind
FIB
The Zone
Get Smart
Now here's the list of software from Third Parties:
Crossword Creator by Centron Software
Lowdown on Doctors, Lawyers and Politicians by MCR Software
Early Learning v4.5 by KIDware
Holiday Fun for Kids v4.0 by KIDware
Logic Games for Kids v4.0 by KIDware
Math Basics v4.0 by KIDware
Math Dash v1.02 by Distant Markets Exports & Imports Ltd
Math Strategies v2.0 by PixelGraphics Inc
Men on Woman/Woman on Men by MCR Software
Oware! 1.04 by Sapient Software
Primary Learning v4.5 by KIDware
Science Fair v4.0 by KIDware
Spelling Games v4.0 by KIDware
THINKfast 2.25 by BrainTainment Resources Inc
Toddler fun v4.0 by KIDware
Wisdom of the Ages by MCR Software
WordSearch Creator by Centron Software
While the third-party software is technically shareware and can probably be found on some websites and shareware CDs back in the day, the titles developed by The Other 90% Technologies are very rare and weren't on Internet Archive until 2019 and 2020 when most of the software was found by user MedialunaRellena.
MindMusic probably saw a release but is likely the rarest game of the MindDrive software, while three games that were featured on the back of the device's box are believed to have not seen a release of any kind, those games are MindArt, The Zone and Get Smart.
Whether or not we will ever see the rare or unreleased games from the MindDrive is a chance of slim to none at this point.
Yet between the mid-1980s and early-2010s, many companies both big and small experimented with unique input devices, with mixed results of success.
One of of these devices was the MindDrive from a companies in San Rafael, California called The Other 90% Technologies, which lasted from 1996 until 1999, and was designed for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
The MindDrive had at least a couple of software released during its existence on the market and a couple of which were games.
Of the software made available for the device, many were from The Other 90% Technologies, and a couple from third parties, according to their official website. Apparently Miramax, which was then-owned by Disney in the 1990s was planning to use the technology for movies and perhaps TV at some point, but this never came to fruition.
Here's the complete list of the titles from The Other 90% Technologies:
MindDrive Tutorial CD-ROM
MindSkier (AKA MindSki)
MindBowling
MindDoodle
MindFlight
MindGames
MindMusic
MindArt
PinballMind
FIB
The Zone
Get Smart
Now here's the list of software from Third Parties:
Crossword Creator by Centron Software
Lowdown on Doctors, Lawyers and Politicians by MCR Software
Early Learning v4.5 by KIDware
Holiday Fun for Kids v4.0 by KIDware
Logic Games for Kids v4.0 by KIDware
Math Basics v4.0 by KIDware
Math Dash v1.02 by Distant Markets Exports & Imports Ltd
Math Strategies v2.0 by PixelGraphics Inc
Men on Woman/Woman on Men by MCR Software
Oware! 1.04 by Sapient Software
Primary Learning v4.5 by KIDware
Science Fair v4.0 by KIDware
Spelling Games v4.0 by KIDware
THINKfast 2.25 by BrainTainment Resources Inc
Toddler fun v4.0 by KIDware
Wisdom of the Ages by MCR Software
WordSearch Creator by Centron Software
While the third-party software is technically shareware and can probably be found on some websites and shareware CDs back in the day, the titles developed by The Other 90% Technologies are very rare and weren't on Internet Archive until 2019 and 2020 when most of the software was found by user MedialunaRellena.
MindMusic probably saw a release but is likely the rarest game of the MindDrive software, while three games that were featured on the back of the device's box are believed to have not seen a release of any kind, those games are MindArt, The Zone and Get Smart.
Whether or not we will ever see the rare or unreleased games from the MindDrive is a chance of slim to none at this point.
