Computer Games

Electronic art centers--for kids 4 to 12 years old:

(Manufacturers in parentheses)

“Kid Cuts” (Broderbund): D, M

“EA Art Center” (Electronic Arts): M, D, IM, MM

“Mario Paint” (Nintendo of America): S

Family togetherness:

“Mutanoid Word Challenge” (Legacy): D, M

“The Miracle Piano Teaching System” (The Software Toolworks): D, M, S, Se, N (Keyboard plus software about $300)

Games for children by age:

4 to 6

“Scooter’s Magic Castle” (Electronic Arts): D, M, IM, MM

“A.J.’s World of Discovery” (Bright Star): D

6 to 8

“Peter Pan” (Electronic Arts): D, M, IM, MM

“Mixed-Up Mother Goose” (Sierra): D, MM

“Mixed-Up Fairy Tales” (Sierra): D

“Hawaii High” (for girls only) (Sanctuary Woods): MM

9 to 11

“Super Solvers Gizmos & Gadgets!” (The Learning Co.): D, W

“Eagle Eye Mysteries” (Electronic Arts): D, M, IM, MM

“Carmen Sandiego” series (Broderbund): Varies

“Sierra Discovery” series (junior titles) (Sierra): Varies

“KidCAD” (Davidson): D, M, W

12 to 15

“Sierra Discovery” series (older titles) (Sierra): Varies

“SimCity 2000” (Maxis): M, D

“SimFarm,” “SimLife,” “SimEarth” (Maxis): D

“SimAnt” (Maxis): D, S

“Unnatural Selection” (Maxis): D

15 and older

“Iron Helix” (Spectrum Holobyte): MM, W

“The Incredible Machine” (Dynamix): D, M

“The Even More Incredible Machine” (Dynamix): D, M

“Incredible Toons” (Dynamix): D, M

Key to the platforms:

D: Dos; M: Mac; W: Windows; IM: IBM CD-ROM; MM: Mac CD-ROM; N: Nintendo; S: SuperNintendo; Se: Sega Genesis