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* Each game plays well and is mostly bug free. | * Each game plays well and is mostly bug free. | ||
* This was the first Windows port of [[Tetris]]. | * This was the first Windows port of [[Tetris]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 11 March 2019
Microsoft Entertainment Pack For Windows is a package of multiple entertainment programs including seven single-player games and a screensaver published by Microsoft for Windows 3 in 1990. The various games were made by a variety of developers and included the following:
| Title | Game Type | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Cruel | Perseverance solitaire | Ken Sykes |
| Golf | Golf solitaire | Ken Sykes |
| IdleWild | Screen saver | Bradford Christian |
| Minesweeper | Minesweeper | Robert Donner, Curt Johnson |
| Pegged | Peg board solitaire | Mike Blaylock |
| Taipei | Mahjong solitaire | Dave Norris |
| Tetris | Tetris | Dave Edson |
| TicTactics | 3D tic-tac-toe | Robert Donner |
Although Minesweeper is often thought of as a default Windows game, Windows 2.0 and 3.0 shipped with Solitaire and Reversi, not Minesweeper. This was the first Microsoft product released which contained Minesweeper. Shortly after the release of Entertainment Pack, Microsoft began shipping Minesweeper with Windows 3.1, and included then it with every subsequent version of Windows.
This program came loaded on the Packard Bell 386SX computer my parents bought back in 1991. It was one of the few game packages I had for Windows at the time, so I became very familiar with each of the games.
Status
I do not own this title.
Review
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Best Version: 40%
Good
- There is a fairly decent assortment of games. Two card games, two tile games, a peg board game, a pen-and-paper game, and one action video game.
- Each game plays well and is mostly bug free.
- This was the first Windows port of Tetris.
- Even though it was extremely rare at the time, some of the programs take into account display sizes beyond 640x480 resolution.
Bad
- All of the games are casual, so they're all lacking depth.
- The programs are lacking media being mostly devoid of music, sound effects, and animation.
- With only one action game, the collection is very slow-paced.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
- Microsoft Entertainment Pack For Windows - WIN3 - USA.jpg
The box features a nice photograph of various toys and games. Too bad most of them aren't represented in the software.
