Links
Kids Amiga Software
From Aminet:
kidpixdemo.lha biz/demo 138K+Demo of EA/Broderbund's Kid Pix
bc_kid.lha game/demo 323K+BC Kid demo, first level. (platform game
kiddot.lha game/misc 70K+Giftware Kid's game from Ready Robot Clu
kidnumb.lha game/misc 63K+Kid's 2-player number game Freeware from
Nesquik.lha game/misc 760K+Nice, easy jump&run-game for kids
Counting.lha misc/edu 105K+Education program for kids from 4 to 14.
Division.lha misc/edu 182K+Educational program for kids of all ages
kidusa.lha misc/edu 275K+Ready Robot Club USA Presidents & States
NMA.lha misc/edu 173K+Math arcade game for kids 6-12
rdyrbt94.lha misc/edu 383K+ReadyRobot 1994 demo disk for kids
ABC.lha game/misc 241K+Educational
Fun-2-3-demo.lha game/misc 365K+Educational program for young minds.
cible.lha misc/edu 186K+Educ calculation game 4 children aged >7
Elevators.lha game/board 164K+Elevators - A Children's Game
LaserRace.lha game/board 278K+Laser Race - A Children's Game
bcs.lha game/misc 199K+Duplicate a personage /4 child aged >3
Rdy.Robot93.lzh misc/edu 381K+Educational program for children 5-12
Zipperware offers programs for young kids, but they're PAL. Contact
them for a catalog.
Zipperware
76 South Main St.
Seattle, WA 98104 USA
(206) 223-1107
(206) 223-9395 FAX
zipware@nwlink.com
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A PD program named "Keybang" was mentioned. It draws randomly sized
shapes and plays random sound effects when keys are hit. Works well as
a keyboard lock to keep your kid (or cat) from messing up your work.
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A software company called First Byte gathered praise. Specifically
mentioned were their programs "First Shapes" and "First Letters and Words".
No contact information given.
Another First Byte game mentioned is "KIDTALK". The concept is a
talking bear helping your kid recognize the letters of the alphabet &
stuff. There are four segments, which the kid just clicks on that
(quarter screen sized) "icon" and is taken to one of four activities:
1) Magic Letter Machine - hit any key on keyboard & watch machine go.
2) Card Circus - match the lower/upper case letter on a card by clicking
on one of the other four cards presented.
3) Dinosaur Surprise - Click on major body parts & big color name buttons
to fill in the Dino picture with those colors.
4) Who Am I? - Gives several hints & you have to either spell out, or just
click & pick the word of what is described.
It's hard to describe it briefly & still give you the flavor of why it's
such a fun one for the littler kids, but it is a good one. They don't
need much adult intervention (eventually none) for this one either.
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Bill Alexander sent me a very lengthy
note with lots and lots of good recommendations. Unfortunately, some
mailer between him and me mangled parts of his letter. His note has too
much information density to summarize well, but I'll try to at least
chop out the headers...
Shareware:
AmigaTration: A memory game like "Concentration". It has very small pics
but my 3 yr old plays without problems using a mouse. For 1 or 2 players.
Elevators: Simple game like "Shoots and Ladders". Easy for kids using a
joystick button to roll the dice. Great sound Effects and color game board.
We have a problem seeing the lowest row of spaces on the gameboard but it is
still a great game. We just got this so I haven't sent in any $ to the
author who is in the Australia (I guess it is in PAL mode?) Aminet.
Sorry! The computer will show you all of the possible moves or you can
count them out yourself. You can play against the computer. Assassins Game
CDROM.
ReadyRobot Software Club: 3 or 4 games/Demos on Aminet.
BCS: BCS ("Bonhommes Construction Set") is designed for children aged 3-4
years. The purpose is to recreate a "bonhomme" shown on the screen with 6
buttons. Speaks in French. Easy. Click on buttons to match the correct
legs to the correct body and the correct head. PostcardWare. Aminet.
ABC.lha: Aminet. Talks. Point and click on the alphabet.
Commercial Software:
Mickey's ABC's: Talks! Great Game. Press letters on the keyboard and
Mickey does someting in his house. He also walks over to the FunFair and
does another set of actions.
Mickey's 123's: Talks! Great Game. Press the number keys. Send invitations
to a Birthday Party. Shop for items in the grocery store. Make a toy for a
party present in the toy factory.
Amy Fun23: Talks! Great Game. Mouse control. Number recognition.
Counting. Music section, play tunes by number. 4 games in one.
Noddy's Big Adventure: Large game on 4 disks. Made for 3-5 yrs old, easy
to use and a new favorite. Also great for potty training as in, "You can't
play Noddy if you don't go on the potty". Teaches color (or colour)
matching, shapes, spelling, etc. All the games and locations are linked by
an easy arrow key controlled driving screen. About $25-30 after conversion
from pounds. Well worth it. It has three difficulty levels for each of the
eight integrated games. It also has 4 locations for pointing and clicking
on objects with funny results. I called England direct, ordered with a
credit card and had the game in one week. It boots off of a floppy and I
think it will run it one meg.
McGee; McGee at the FunFair; and Katies Farm: All Talking. Very easy
point and click exploration "games". Good for two and up. Simply click on
a small picture of 4 on the bottom of the screen and you go to that
location. Katie's Farm is the best and the newest and should run on your
system. Read .marketplace and buy these used $5-$10. One of these is
probably enough.
There are also lots of others listed in English Amiga Mags including a
Thomas the Tank Engine Collection for 13 pounds (I may get this next). Most
of the UK programs run on unexpanded A500's. I have an A2000 with 1 meg
chip plus 4 megs expansion.
Amiga Format, Amiga Shopper and CU Amiga have a lot of adds. They also come
with 2 cover disks so they are a little expensive. Also search aminet using
kid, child or education. Here are some:
ABC.lha game/misc 241K+Educational
Fun-2-3-demo.lha game/misc 365K+Educational program for young minds.
Counting.lha misc/edu 105K+Education program for kids from 4 to 14.
Division.lha misc/edu 182K+Educational program for kids of all ages
NightMathAttak.lha misc/edu 117K+Educational math game
PM-Planetarium.lha misc/edu 476K+Educational astronomy program (V1.01)
Rdy.Robot93.lzh misc/edu 381K+Educational program for children 5-12
Educate1.lha pix/clip 288K+Education
Educate2.lha pix/clip 193K+Education
kiddot.lha game/misc 70K+Giftware Kid's game from Ready Robot Clu
kidnumb.lha game/misc 63K+Kid's 2-player number game Freeware from
Nesquik.lha game/misc 760K+Nice, easy jump&run-game for kids
WizkidDemo.lzh game/misc 63K+Playable demo of a good game
Counting.lha misc/edu 105K+Education program for kids from 4 to 14.
Division.lha misc/edu 182K+Educational program for kids of all ages
kidusa.lha misc/edu 275K+Ready Robot Club USA Presidents & States
NMA.lha misc/edu 173K+Math arcade game for kids 6-12
rdyrbt94.lha misc/edu 383K+ReadyRobot 1994 demo disk for
kids
Please send me your results. Thanks.
For some mags try: Contacting Safe Harbor (they will email a price list)
We are working hard to provide a secure internet-based ordering system for
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Questions or comments?
E-mail us and get answers! dennish@sharbor.com
Last updated December 18, 1995.
I also use Mickey Mouse as a pointer (from Aminet). The file I got it from
also has some R-rated pointers.
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Last modified: Thu Jul 11 09:34:07 MET DST 1996