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Dinosaur Discovery

Dinosaur Discovery is an educational game developed for schools. Teachers use the game in conjunction with teaching materials to provide an intertwined course based on English, Maths, Science, Drama and Art…

31 December 1985

Dinosaur Discovery is an adventure developed by 4Mation Educational Resources Ltd, released 31 December 1985 on Apple II and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Dinosaur Discovery is

Dinosaur Discovery is an adventure game developed by 4Mation Educational Resources Ltd and released in 1985. It was published by Jacaranda Software. It is available on Apple II and BBC Microcomputer System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dinosaur Discovery is an educational game developed for schools. Teachers use the game in conjunction with teaching materials to provide an intertwined course based on English, Maths, Science, Drama and Art. Based on the situations encountered in the game, students can perform tasks in the classroom based on the game's backstory. The players start the game in a shed, where they must decide which tools to take with them to use in the game environment, and which to leave behind (although they can return to the shed at any time and exchange them). As they explore the world, they will encounter situations based on basic English (such as word puzzles), compass reading, telling the time and…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dinosaur Discovery launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Dinosaur Discovery come out?
Dinosaur Discovery was released on 31 December 1985 for Apple II and BBC Microcomputer System.

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