Mr. Eight-Three-One | Kid Pix (Macintosh v1.2) Gameplay @MrEightThreeOne | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 17 hours ago
No, I have no clue who Susie is, don't ask.
Okay, on a more sincere note...KID PIX!
Yes, really. The classic drawing toy that inspired many a child to create insane splatter paint works of art before Microsoft Paint made it cool. This is of one of the oldest versions of the game, which I recently got at a retro computer meetup. I got it for free, in the box no less. Pretty dang cool. In fact, this is an old enough version that it came on two floppy disks, not a CD. Amusingly, this game also works both on a black-and-white and a color Macintosh. I find it a bit counterintuitive that a drawing game would work on a B&W Macintosh, but hey, I guess you gotta target the widest audience you can.
I doubt I need to introduce this game at all, because pretty much anyone who grew up using a computer played this at one point or another, but the basic premise -- it's a drawing tool for children. It features all sorts of wacky brushes (in fact, that's what they're officially called) that you can use to create all sorts of hilarious creations. I'll admit, it's more fun playing with the brushes than it is actually drawing anything, but...hey, isn't that how we all felt playing this? Though if I want to be real, I had the most fun as a child using the erase buttons. Since this is of the original game, there's nothing more than a drawing canvas to play with here -- there's no slide shows or "moopie" drawing tools that would be standard in "Studio" onward.
In this video, I primarily attempted to show off every tool available at your disposal, and showcase every feature, including voice recording. Yes, I actually have a microphone attatched to this computer.
Oh, and to explain the first sentence of this description -- this copy of the game apparently once belonged to someone named Susie. I couldn't find any way to change that -- presumably, it asks you the first time you start the game, and it's highly likely the previous owner played this game straight off the floppy disk instead of the hard drive, so that would explain why it has an old name on there.
This was played on a Power Macintosh 7600 running Macintosh System 7.5.3. Hope you enjoy!
No, I have no clue who Susie is, don't ask.
Okay, on a more sincere note...KID PIX!
Yes, really. The classic drawing toy that inspired many a child to create insane splatter paint works of art before Microsoft Paint made it cool. This is of one of the oldest versions of the game, which I recently got at a retro computer meetup. I got it for free, in the box no less. Pretty dang cool. In fact, this is an old enough version that it came on two floppy disks, not a CD. Amusingly, this game also works both on a black-and-white and a color Macintosh. I find it a bit counterintuitive that a drawing game would work on a B&W Macintosh, but hey, I guess you gotta target the widest audience you can.
I doubt I need to introduce this game at all, because pretty much anyone who grew up using a computer played this at one point or another, but the basic premise -- it's a drawing tool for children. It features all sorts of wacky brushes (in fact, that's what they're officially called) that you can use to create all sorts of hilarious creations. I'll admit, it's more fun playing with the brushes than it is actually drawing anything, but...hey, isn't that how we all felt playing this? Though if I want to be real, I had the most fun as a child using the erase buttons. Since this is of the original game, there's nothing more than a drawing canvas to play with here -- there's no slide shows or "moopie" drawing tools that would be standard in "Studio" onward.
In this video, I primarily attempted to show off every tool available at your disposal, and showcase every feature, including voice recording. Yes, I actually have a microphone attatched to this computer.
Oh, and to explain the first sentence of this description -- this copy of the game apparently once belonged to someone named Susie. I couldn't find any way to change that -- presumably, it asks you the first time you start the game, and it's highly likely the previous owner played this game straight off the floppy disk instead of the hard drive, so that would explain why it has an old name on there.
This was played on a Power Macintosh 7600 running Macintosh System 7.5.3. Hope you enjoy!
