burton@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Philip M. Burton) (09/08/87)
My kids are 4 and 8, both read somewhat above the average for their age, and they're clamoring for games to play on their parents' PC. (AT with EGA display.) I've discovered that most of the games available on BBS's are either inane, poorly designed, violent, or simply boring to my kids. Games they have liked include WPK (public domain), Facemaker (mildly interesting), King's Quest (!!!), and Gertrude's Secrets. Flight Simulator was a turnoff (too complex and frustrating). Adventures in Math is a big hit. I'm interested in both educational and purely recreational software, that is truly suitable for kids. Please post, rather than mail your suggestions, so that others on the net can see them. (Also, my system's mailer is flaky.) If you can comment, please note if the game is dependent on the system clock speed, or absolutely must have a CGA. (I have a neat p/d routine, SETVID, that throws the EGA into CGA mode. Works sometimes.) Also, please note if the game is self-booting, or runs under DOS, or even (like King's Quest) has a hard disk install routine. -- Philip Burton burton@parcvax.COM ...!hplabs!parcvax!burton Xerox Corp. preferred path: burton.osbunorth@xerox.COM 408 737 4635 ... usual disclaimers apply ...
mrk@gvgspd.UUCP (Michael R. Kesti) (09/09/87)
My kids (ages 8 and 6) enjoy CryptoCube, a spelling game from (I think) DesignWare. We also got CreatureCreator from the same company, but it is BORING. Both of these require that the user boots from the distribution disk (YUK), but have nice displays in CGA. Finally, they are both learning and enjoying HACK, which was posted to the net about two months ago. -- =================================================================== Michael Kesti Grass Valley Group, Inc. P.O. Box 1114 Grass Valley, CA 95945 UUCP: ...!tektronix!gvgpsa!gvgspd!mrk