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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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