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Looking for dinosaur games - System 7

LaPorta

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Does anyone know of any nice dinosaur-based games that will run under System 7? My five year old daughter just loves dinosaurs, and I wanted to set something up on my kids computer for her for Christmas.

 

John8520

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I grew up playing Dino Park Tycoon in system 7 as a kid. It's a wonderful game with great music. Should run like a champ on any 68k or PPC mac (though it needs 256 colors).

 

maceffects

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I grew up playing Dino Park Tycoon in system 7 as a kid. It's a wonderful game with great music. Should run like a champ on any 68k or PPC mac (though it needs 256 colors).


I too, really enjoyed this game!  If anyone likes business/management games and/or dinosaurs this is sure to be a fun game.  Beyond that I only know of Nanosaur which I think requires 8.6/9.  

 

sfiera

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I remember spending a while with Dinosaur Safari. I would’ve been somewhat older. I think some of the more aggressive dinosaurs can give you a scare. MG claims it’s 68k, though the system requirements must be on the high side.

I also can’t help but think of this:





 

LaPorta

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Very cool game! I will have to check it out. Regrettably, I think it might be somewhat too complex for my 5-year old if it is anything like Roller Coaster Tycoon. I was thinking maybe something a bit more like click and learn, that sort of stuff, or coloring. Not sure if it exists.

 

ArmorAlley

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I, too, thopught imemdiately about Nanosaur.

Have a look what is in Macintosh Garden: https://macintoshgarden.org/search/node/dinosaur

 

chelseayr

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there was 'microsoft dinosaurs' too, I don't recall playing it but a quick look at the screenshots I could find suggests it does have an interactive learning abstract to it for any young ages nevertheless?

 
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