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Dino

Dino and the Saurus Races is a side-scrolling platform game. You are a dinosaur rider and your goal is it to get as far as possible to get as many points as possible. You hop over gaps and mushrooms and avoid…

31 December 1987

Dino is a platform developed by Gordon J. Key, released 31 December 1987 on BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Dino is

Dino is a platform game developed by Gordon J. Key and released in 1987. It was published by The Micro User. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dino and the Saurus Races is a side-scrolling platform game. You are a dinosaur rider and your goal is it to get as far as possible to get as many points as possible. You hop over gaps and mushrooms and avoid birds (or pteranodons) and spiders.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dino launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Dino come out?
Dino was released on 31 December 1987 for BBC Microcomputer System.

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