Geheimprojekt DMSO
Another adware game from Germany’s mid-90’s marketing beehive The Art
Department, Geheimprojekt DMSO (“Secret Project DMSO”) features the generic
private eye, the generic adventure setting and a lot of painkiller ointments,
all ingeniously united on the game’s cover illustration.
DMSO is short for Dimethyl-Sulphoxide, the prime ingredient of Merckle
Pharma’s Dolobene(TM) and Rheumabene(TM) ointments, and thus a likely target
for scheming international criminals. As detective Jack Bene, you travel
through Europe in search for the formula, solving simple puzzles and using a
fair amount of ointments on your way.
Geheimprojekt DMSO is freeware, was published in German and Germany only,
and features the exact ingredients of 100 g Dolobene(TM) and 100 g
Rheumabene(TM) on no less than three manual pages.