Serious Game Classification

Fantastic Fossils Virtualogic (U.S.A.), Virtualogic (U.S.A.), 1991

Informations Analyses Discussion

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

Ecology - Educational - Puzzle-solving - Science

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:

Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:

Entertainment
Education
Ecology

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12-16 / 17-25 / 8-11
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

0 analysis

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Fantastic Fossils was an educational game title released as shareware in 1991. It had an all-ages theme. The educational aspect offered much information and depth, and the games after each section were used to reinforce what you had learned. It had fossil and bone puzzles, matching games, and classification games. It also had a very detailed "fossil dig" game where you could excavate and preserve your findings like real archaeologists. The Fossil Gallery in Fantastic Fossils was very large and had 200 fully cataloged fossil images in 8 bit color with synthesized audio and sound effects. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Dos)