Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4
Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 is a package of seven video games of assorted genres published by Microsoft for Windows 3 in 1992. This is the fourth title in the series. The was the first Entertainment Pack that did not feature IdleWild. The various games were made by a variety of developers and included the following:
| Title | Game Type | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Chess | Board game | [[]] |
| Chip's Challenge | Port of the original | [[]] |
| Dr. Black Jack | Card game | [[]] |
| Go Figure! | Math game | [[]] |
| JezzBall | Like Qix. | [[]] |
| Maxwell's Maniac | Like Pong | [[]] |
| Tic-Tac-Drop | [[]] |
Personal
I didn't own Entertainment Pack 4, but a couple of my friends did. This pack didn't impress me all that much, since I'm not a big fan of chess or black jack, and JezzBall and Maxwell's Maniac were too similar to older games which played much better. The only thing that impressed me was Chip's Challenge, which I didn't know was a port at the time, but that too got stale pretty quickly.
Status
I do not own this title.
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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