Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3
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Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 is a compilation video game consisting of seven games and a screensaver developed and published by Microsoft for Windows 3 in 1991. This is the third title in the series. The various games were made by a variety of developers and included the following:
| Title | Game Type | Developer |
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| Fuji Golf | Golf game | Chiki Nagai |
| IdleWild (8 new screensavers) | Screen saver | Bradford Christian |
| Klotski | Sliding block puzzle | ZH Computer |
| LifeGenesis | Conway's Game of Life | Jim Horne |
| SkiFree | Action game | Chris Pirih |
| TetraVex | Tile placement game | Scott Ferguson |
| TriPeaks | Tri Peaks solitaire | A RHogue Child |
| WordZap | Word game | Michael F. C. Crick |
Personal
| Own? | No. |
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| Won? | See individual game pages. |
I never owned Entertainment Pack 3, and I don't think I even even knew anyone who had it at the time, but I've since played most of the games in the pack. I have beat TriPeaks, LifeGenesis on all difficulties, and TetraVex at 6x6 with 10 digits.
Review
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Best Version: Windows 3
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- There is a fairly decent assortment of games. A card game, two sports games, a word game, and some puzzle games.
- Even though it was rare at the time, some of the programs take into account display sizes beyond 640x480 resolution.
Bad
- None of the games have much depth.
- The programs are lacking media being mostly devoid of music, sound effects, and animation.
- Although several of the games could have easily benefited from multiplayer, they're mostly single player games.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
Like the previous boxes, this package uses a photograph of various toys and games, again, many of which are not represented among the software.
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