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A playthrough of Virgin's 1993 NES game, Color a Dinosaur.
Color a Dinosaur's box loudly makes the claim that "this kind of fun won't go extinct!"
As disheartening as it is to admit, that's not entirely untrue. It's a grossly misleading statement, but it stands to reason that something that never actually existed - in this case, the capacity to provide "fun" - can not cease to exist. It's not a lie in the strictest sense, but it does lead to a divide-by-zero style logical exception. Does that pose the game a disingenuous attempt to swindle well-meaning parents? Well... the game's credits include Jay Obernolte (a CA congressman) and Tommy Tallarico (a world-class liar turned pariah), so gauge their credibility however you see fit.
But whatever. Color a Dinosaur doesn't warrant much attention or consideration. The game gives you sixteen line drawings of cartoon dinosaurs, and you point your cursor and hit A to fill an area with one of three colors.
And such colors they are! Do you love the indistinct orange/blue smears of the Apple II? Do you pine for the days of eye-searing CGA neons? Perhaps you're looking for a reliable way to self-diagnose conditions such as glaucoma and epilepsy at home? Color a Dinosaur caters impressively well to nobody's tastes.
What's more, according to the manual, the game's biggest features include the ability to use your VCR to "save" your pictures and the option to choose whether the cursor moves freely or snaps between predetermined targets.
If you really like playing with the bucket fill tool in Microsoft Paint, you might get a laugh out of how thoroughly Color a Dinosaur screws up every aspect of such a simple concept.
A nice box of Crayola crayons and a coloring book trumps this in every way and at a fraction of the price. It makes me wonder why anyone at Virgin would've ever greenlit something this unappealing and this unnecessary.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of Virgin's 1993 NES game, Color a Dinosaur.
Color a Dinosaur's box loudly makes the claim that "this kind of fun won't go extinct!"
As disheartening as it is to admit, that's not entirely untrue. It's a grossly misleading statement, but it stands to reason that something that never actually existed - in this case, the capacity to provide "fun" - can not cease to exist. It's not a lie in the strictest sense, but it does lead to a divide-by-zero style logical exception. Does that pose the game a disingenuous attempt to swindle well-meaning parents? Well... the game's credits include Jay Obernolte (a CA congressman) and Tommy Tallarico (a world-class liar turned pariah), so gauge their credibility however you see fit.
But whatever. Color a Dinosaur doesn't warrant much attention or consideration. The game gives you sixteen line drawings of cartoon dinosaurs, and you point your cursor and hit A to fill an area with one of three colors.
And such colors they are! Do you love the indistinct orange/blue smears of the Apple II? Do you pine for the days of eye-searing CGA neons? Perhaps you're looking for a reliable way to self-diagnose conditions such as glaucoma and epilepsy at home? Color a Dinosaur caters impressively well to nobody's tastes.
What's more, according to the manual, the game's biggest features include the ability to use your VCR to "save" your pictures and the option to choose whether the cursor moves freely or snaps between predetermined targets.
If you really like playing with the bucket fill tool in Microsoft Paint, you might get a laugh out of how thoroughly Color a Dinosaur screws up every aspect of such a simple concept.
A nice box of Crayola crayons and a coloring book trumps this in every way and at a fraction of the price. It makes me wonder why anyone at Virgin would've ever greenlit something this unappealing and this unnecessary.
_____________
No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
NintendoComplete (http://www.nintendocomplete.com) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
