Color a Dinosaur

Color a Dinosaur
Box art
Developer(s)	FarSight Studios[1]
Publisher(s)	Virgin Games[2]
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Jay Obernolte[3]
Composer(s)	Tommy Tallarico[4]
Platform(s)	NES[5]
Release date(s)	NA July 1993[3]
Genre(s)	Drawing and creativity[6]
Mode(s)	Single-player[4]
Rating(s)	ESRB: not rated (n/a)
Media/distribution	NES cartridge

Color a Dinosaur is an electronic coloring book video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Summary

In the game itself, the player colors various non-threatening dinosaurs by using the provided dinosaur images and palettes. Players can either color using the free form mode or in the automatic mode where they only have to choose a color.^[7] The basic colors are either brightly-colored patterns or limited variations on pink or red; giving the game a childish feel to it. However, an extra set of patterns can be reached by pressing the Select button.^[8]

This game is intended for younger audiences as no sophisticated features are offered in this game (animation, minigames, etc.) The game's overly simplistic nature, lack of a save feature and bad visuals have made the game a frequent subject of criticism among the gaming community. Tommy Tallarico did the music for this game; which is rather repetitive compared to his later works like Earthworm Jim,^[4] although this is largely due to limitations with the NES sound drivers.^[9] Dr. Stephen Clarke-Willson was the producer and the educational consultant for this video game;^[3] making it one of the few video games produced by a person with a doctorate (from 12 or more years in university).

Gallery

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  This is a picture of a pink dinosaur that was drawn by a sample player of Color a Dinosaur.

References

1. ^ "Developer information". Games are Fun. http://www.gamesarefun.com/gamesdb/game.php?gameid=2528. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
2. ^ "Publisher information". Raptr. http://raptr.com/game/NES/Color_A_Dinosaur. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587195.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Music/gameplay/# of players information". Epinions (Ryan Genno). http://www.epinions.com/content_326573264516. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
5. ^ "Console information". GameStats. http://www.gamestats.com/objects/007/007075/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
6. ^ "Genre information". IGN. http://cheats.ign.com/objects/007/007075.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
7. ^ "Basic summary of game". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/game/color-a-dinosaur. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
8. ^ "Additional information". Blogspot. http://oldskoolcrimes.blogspot.com/2007/04/color-dinosaur.html. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
9. ^ "Color A Dinosaur". Tommy Tallarico: The Official Website. http://www.tallarico.com/index.php?s=coloradinosaur. Retrieved 2009-01-21. "The sound driver for the NES was horrid!! Before the G.E.M.S. tool for the Sega Genesis you pretty much had to be a computer programmer in order to do sound for video games, especially the NES.!!" 

External links

• Color a Dinosaur @ Gaming Wiki
• Dinosaur Coloring Book @ Dinofun