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Pelmanism (Early Demo Version, 1984)

A demonstration copy of Pelmanism by A.J. & S.E. Pack, marked "DEMO VERSION 001 16/4/84", with card symbols drawn differently from the release.
Original Game
1984
Last Updated
October 16, 2026
Pelmanism title screen with a fan of cards: Copyright A.J. & S.E. Pack 1983

About

This is a demonstration copy of Pelmanism, the card-matching memory game for two to four players. Its title screen reads “Copyright © A.J. & S.E. PACK 1983”. The released game is in the library as Tycoon & Pelmanism.

It was found on a plain, hand-labelled disc that turned up in a Kuma Castle Quest case, beside early versions of Castle Quest and Quest and a demonstration copy of Quadrax. The program opens:

1 REM PELMAN.XBS
2 REM DEMO VERSION 001 16/4/84

How It Differs

  • Several of the symbols on the cards are drawn differently from the released version.
  • The title tune ends on a different note.
  • Each round starts with the same player, where the release passes the first turn round the players.
  • Its start-up line sets the machine up for demonstration.

Running It

The disc image holds just this program and boots XtalDOS. XBAS.COM is not on it; with XBAS available, type XBAS PELMAN.

Files in the Package

FileWhat it is
PELMNDMO.dskdisc image, Pelmanism only
PELMNDMO.mfithe same as a MAME flux image

About this File

Dumped on 26 September 2026 with a Greaseweazle V4 and an original Einstein 3″ drive; every sector read cleanly on the first pass. TatungBytes can send the full flux capture (.scp) of the disc on request: get in touch.

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Publisher

Kuma Software
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FILE downloads
.ZIP
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