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One computer program that you may find enjoyable is The Adventures of MicroMan. This game is a very interesting one that can either work on an Apple Computer or Windows based platform. The system requirements for a Macintosh are either a 88060 processor with a System 7 setting running under a Windows emulator, or a thirty-three megahertz processor running under and 0S/7 platform. In addition, there must be sufficient memory in the harddrive to install the program properly.
In the beginning of the game, your character is an astronaut from a ruined scientific experiment, wearing a small blue hat along with a red suit. The background is quite simple, with a logic-board design and other patterns resembling numerous parts of a computer's microconductors. As each screen changes, the patterns vary. You perform the elementary functions, i.e. walking and jumping by depressing combinations of arrow keys on the keyboard interface that are quite easy and simple to memorize. However, there is an aspect of the game where you must apply your best strategies and logic. Some areas of a particular screen present you with a challenge to defeat numerous robotic and other electronic forces. These characters can cause you to lose the challenge by bombarding you with lasers, rockets, and other devices. Hidden gadgets and magnetic strongholds within the user field background can easily trap the player, and as a result, the character falls immediate prey to the enemy. Strategies such as counter-attacking are essential to successful playing.
There are some negative aspects inherent in this game. Programming errors appear during some screen dialogues. These involve correct keyboard functions making the character disappear, a very frustrating issue to resolve. Also, because the program runs under WAP, or Windows Animation Programmer, the screen may flash at different sectors of the game. After conducting research on the animation programming source, it was discovered that this programming source could promote some system malfunctions. I advise Windows users to run Scandisk(Windows 95). Macintosh users should not worry, for the harddrive platform is not likely to cause an error unless it is under a Windows emulator.
While the concept of the game was promising, the poor graphics and stilted animation along with numerous program errors makes The Adventures of MicroMan probably a game to leave on the computer store shelf.
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