Computerized Coloring Books facts for kids
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Box Art of "The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book"
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| Genres | Art tool |
| Developers | Capstone Software |
| Publishers | IntraCorp |
| Platforms | DOS, Amiga |
| Original release | 1992 |
The Computerized Coloring Books are a series of three fun games. They were made by Capstone Software and released by IntraCorp. You could play them on DOS and Amiga computers. There was a plan to make them for Windows 3.1, but it never happened.
These games let you color pictures based on popular movies. The movies were FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Rock-a-Doodle, and Home Alone. The Rock-a-Doodle game was even part of a special collection. It was called the Capstone CD Game Kids Collection.
How Do You Play?
These games work just like real coloring books, but on your computer! You get to fill in black-and-white pictures. You have 16 main colors to choose from. But here's a cool trick: you can mix these colors to create up to 256 different shades!
You can also pick different backgrounds for your pictures. And you can add characters from the movies into your scenes. All the pictures, backgrounds, and characters come from the FernGully, Rock-a-Doodle, and Home Alone films.
A neat feature was that you could print your finished artwork. The games supported many types of printers back then. This included dot matrix, color, and even laser printers. So, you could hang your digital masterpieces on your wall!
Saving Trees and Winning Prizes
The FernGully coloring book had a special message. It encouraged players to "color on your computer and save a tree." This was part of an effort to be environmentally friendly. Even the game boxes used recycled paper.
After the games came out, Capstone held a coloring contest. They included entry forms with the games. The best pictures won $100 each! It was a fun way to get kids involved.
