Developed by MindFlight for Grolier Electronic Publishing.
Rhyme Land is a simple rhyming game for the Apple II. Players can choose from a number of different cartoon animals, including: foxes, cats, mice, dragons, frogs, bees, and snakes. They then must choose if the displayed words rhyme or don't rhyme with the animal.
Point-and-click / Puzzle / Adventure / Action / Science fiction
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters could have a motive? Could it be J. Saint Gideon, former head of British Intelligence? Could Frank Schimming, president of the largest surveillance company in the world be hiding something? Or what about Sylvia, the professor's daughter. Is she as innocent as she seems? And why is an infamous Detroit hit man in town?
Point-and-click / Science fiction / Educational
Gus Goes to Cyberopolis is an educational game for children between three and eight. The player can explore six locations and trigger animations by clicking on items on screen. Gus' three buddies are hiding in each screen and speak/sing to the player when found. Each location additionally has an activity: Subway: the player has to recycle a number of items by dragging them on the correct bin (aluminium, plastic, paper or glass). Post Office: the player has to complete a partially written letter by dragging icons on the blank parts. There are no right or wrong choices. Science Dome: creating a soil aquarium by choosing the container, gravel, dirt, plants and critters. This is a freeform activity without a set goal. Aquarium: a concentration variant with sea animals. Library: after spinning the globe, the player can click on a visible continent. Then a short factoid about a local animal is shown. Gus's Diner: The diner is located in six countries (USA, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan) which can be changed by clicking on the flag. Clicking on any item gives its name in the local language. In the background are also local photographs which can be changed by clicking on them.
This computer coloring book is another part in the Electric Crayon series and it has 26 pictures of different Dinosaurs to color. Pictures could be colored from a palette of 16 colors. A mix button would "mix" the current color with the 15 other colors and give a total of 256 colors. Choosing a color and clicking in the picture do a color fill in the area clicked. The finished, or in progress, coloring was automatically saved to disk. Player may also remove all colors applied previously to start coloring from the very beginning. Pictures could be printed with, or without, a monthly calendar, description, message, banner, etc.
Point-and-click / Educational / Kids
Laugh and play as you buzz through the fun-filled world of bugs. You'll be bug-eyed with excitement at all you can do as you scurry through this world of tiny creatures. In addition to lots of playful activities--a board game, puppet show, and swarms of surprises--your friend Flik is counting on you to help him save the colony by finding items he needs to build a grasshopper-keeper-outer invention. So get ready for a really big adventure into the tiny world of bugs. Hop to it!
Point-and-click / Science fiction / Educational
Rhymo's Falling Star is 1 - 2 player educational word game for the Apple II. Players compete in 3 slightly different challenges, where they must type matching rhyming words. In each challenge, the player must complete a total of 15 rhyming words to either help Rhymo catch a falling star, save creatures from a dying planet, or reach his spaceship. Each challenge contains 2 different difficulty levels. At the easier level, the player must type the two words that rhyme. At the harder level, the player is given a word with the first letter missing, and the player must choose 2 of 5 letters that will complete this word. As the player successfully answers questions, they get closer to their goal of helping Rhymo.
Point-and-click / Puzzle / Adventure / Fantasy / Historical
Prepare yourself for an adventure in a 3D world, in a time and place full of intrigue and mystery. You are Ramose, an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. Your father has been accused of stealing treasures from a royal tomb. Unless you can show the Pharaoh proof of innocence, your father will be executed and his name erased from history. Live everyday life in Egypt over 3000 years ago, as you experience the splendor, the passion and the mystery of a very special moment in time. Go now...into the tomb of the Pharaoh!
