Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!sunybcs!boulder!huntert From: huntert@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Tim Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Game recommendation Summary: More from Windham Message-ID: <18468@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Date: 16 Mar 90 08:04:46 GMT References: Sender: news@boulder.Colorado.EDU Reply-To: huntert@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Tim Hunter) Distribution: na Organization: University of Colorado, boulder Lines: 23 In article blk@mitre.org (Brian L. Kahn) writes: >I would like a game recommendation for my son, eight. He doesn't like >arcade games much, finds them boring. On the other hand, stuff like >bard's tale is too wordy and obscure. Favorite game was Windham's >_Alice_in_Wonderland_, Well, Windham has a few more similar games: _Below_The_Root_ and _The_Wizard_Of_Oz_ - these are quite enjoyable (there might be more in this genre, but I don't know about them - try sending for a catalog) Winham also puts out _Swiss_Family_Robinson_, but it isn't a game where you have a live, jumping personage, as in _BTR_ and _AIW_. Another company that puts out similar games is LucasFilm. _Maniac_Mansion_, _Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mind_Benders_ and _Labyrinth_(based on the film) are all enjoyable, and the first two are pretty funny, though the jokes may be slightly above the 8-year-old level. Hope this helps... -------------- Tim Hunter University of Colorado, Boulder huntert@tramp.Colorado.EDU 'I really don't like lobster!'