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^4[2T H E P R E H I S T O R I C F U N P A C K .[0
^2LPD 59.
^6by Steve Bennett.
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^4 This is a good fun disk for the kids. All kids seem to love
^4dinosaurs, from Dino of Flintstone fame to the real skeletons seen in
^4museums.
^2 In the program docs Steve says that it was written specifically for
^2children, and he has taken a lot of care to make things as easy as
^2possible for the younger player while still retaining the feel of a
^2real game.
^4 Each part displays an information screen before going to the main
^4game, this gives you the necessary knowledge to get the best use of
^4the program.
^2 There are four programs on this disk, which make it really good
^2value.
^7 These are:- Dino-Saw - mouse controlled
^7 Dinoslide - mouse controlled
^7 Egg-stinct - mouse controlled
^7 Snakes and Caves. - joystick controlled
^4 The games are selected from a very impressive looking menu screen.
^4the background is a marble slab which displays the names of the
^4games. An arrow foats at each side and the games are selected by
^4moving these up or down with the joystick and choosing with the fire
^4button,
^7 Dinosaw is a jigsaw puzzle. There is a picture showing three
^7dinosaurs, the puzzle pieces are squares which you fit back into a
^7grid. You first see the completed picture, which disappears when you
^7press the `play' button. The pieces are selected by clicking on
^7arrows at the side of a display box. the pieces are shown here and
^7can be placed on the grid with a click of the left mouse button. A
^7piece can be removed by using the right button. There is a `help'
^7button which displays the whole picture for you.
^6 Dinoslide offers a choice of four sliding puzzles, selected by
^6clicking on the numbers in the corners. The pictures are really good
^6dino pics which you mix by clicking on the `jumble' button and
^6reassemble by selecting a square next to a space. It then slides
^6into the space and you're ready to move the next piece. This is an
^6excellent version of a traditional game.
^5 Snakes and Caves is another excellent version of a traditional game.
^5There are several novel touches. The means of rolling a dice is the
^5best I've seen yet. At the start of a turn a boulder slides on from
^5the edge of the screen and hits a caveman on the head. The height of
^5the resulting bump decides the number of moves! The player has to
^5move his/her own playing piece, (these are cavemen on pogo sticks!)
^5using arrows, clicking on the centre to say that the move is
^5complete. It is good that the child is involved in deciding how far
^5to move, but there doesn't seem to be any checking to see if any
^5cheating has gone on. Another new touch is that some squares are
^5full of mud where you can get stuck and have to throw a 3 or 6 to
^5move on.
^4 Eggstinct is a brilliant title for a prehistoric fun pack! This is
^4a little platform game in which you control a dinosaur, a cute little
^4green dino, with the joystick. His aim in life is to travel around
^4collecting eggs, avoiding the baddies and trying not to fall in the
^4water. You don't die, you just get put back to the start of the
^4level.
^6 All in all this is an egg-sellent package and will give hours of fun
^6to young Dino holics. Well recommended.
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