Educational software - October '97

Windows 95

There are no Windows 95 programs this month.


Windows 3.1x

ColourForms: Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts Talking Spelling for Windows The Yukon Trail Demo Great Word Adventure The Adventures of Sci-Man

 


ColourForms:
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts

Author: ColourForms
URL: http://www.gryphonsw.com
Registration: $20.87
Rating:

Help Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts to use their special powers to overcome evil. Essentially a paint program for five- to nine-year-olds, you place dozens of pre-drawn objects similar to stickers on three intriguing backgrounds (nine with the registered version). Every object is independent -- you can move it, resize it or fill it with different colours and textures without affecting the background or other objects. Each object also has a special sound effect attached to it. The sound plays when you place or click the object. You can also tape and add home-made sounds to your picture.

Locations and characters are based on the Sailor Moon cartoons and children can print pictures in colour or black and white to colour by hand.

With great multimedia and a simple, effective interface ColourForms: Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts charms.

 

Talking Spelling for Windows
Author: DareWare
URL: http://www.dareware.com
Registration: $US25
Rating:

In Talking Spelling you improve your spelling on one of the given spelling lists, or you can input your own.

From the picture of the boy asking you the spelling words to the design you colour as a reward for playing, the graphics are tops. Interest value is high and every screen is crammed with toe-tapping music and amusing, realistic sounds.

Recommended for four- to 17-year-olds, you can use Talking Spelling for Windows for spelling ranging from three-letter words to foreign languages.

 

The Yukon Trail Demo
Author: MECC
URL: ftp://ftp.mecc.com
Registration: $89.95
Rating:

Gold fever has swept the world and people are flocking to the Yukon in the hope of striking it rich. As a stampeder you too must join the rush!

This demo gives a taste of the fine game The Yukon Trail. You look around, ask questions, choose a partner, buy supplies, and decide whether to be rude or diplomatic. Next find the fastest routes, meet the native people, brave injuries and theft. Survive and you may strike pay dirt!

Tempted? I'm not surprised. The Yukon Trail is for 11 to 15-year-olds and is addictive in the best way.

 

Great Word Adventure
Author: 7th Level
URL: http://www.7thlevel.com/
Registration: $US14.99
Rating:

The Great Word Adventure for five- to 10-year-olds starts when the cute bear Little Howie and a grumpy skunk named Stinky decide to go on a trip. In order for them to go you need to pack their luggage for them by picking the odd one out in a group of four.

This shareware version includes one of the nine scenes in the full game, full speech, ingenious cartoons and amusing jokes to keep kids thoroughly entertained while they learn grammar.

 

The Adventures of Sci-Man
Author:
Richard T. Carman
Registration: $US10
Rating:

The Adventures of Sci-Man introduces the world of chemistry. You play Sci-Man, a slow, overweight genius lost in a large maze. While escaping the maze, you must dodge the large, hideous monsters that guard parts of the maze. Throw in an acid pit, toxic fumes and chemistry knowledge in order to get past these, and you have a challenging and amusing game.

To safely pass the acid pits you need to know your chemistry or guess and hope Sci-Man doesn't die. A neat game for 13- to 17-year-olds who know some chemistry already.

All these shareware programs are available on this month's PC User Offline CD-ROM available on the cover of the October issue of Australian PC User. The School PC Web page at www.schoolpc.acp.com.au also links to these.

 

by Alan Hilvert-Bruce


DOS

There are no DOS programs this month.

 


Previous PC User Offline CD's

Education - September '97

Education - August '97

Education - July '97

Education - June '97

Education - May '97

Education - April '97

Education - March '97

 


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