Computerized Coloring Books


The Computerized Coloring Books is a collection of three games developed by Capstone Software and published by its parent company IntraCorp for both the DOS and Amiga systems. A port for the Windows 3.1 operating system was planned but never took place. The games are based on Bill Kroyer's film ', Don Bluth's film Rock-a-Doodle, and John Hughes's film Home Alone. The Rock-a-Doodle game was as released with Trolls and ' on the Capstone CD Game Kids Collection.

Gameplay

The games work as basic computerized coloring books, which require the player to fill in a lineart picture. There are 16 colors available, although they can be mixed to get up to 256 colors. The player can choose from a selection of backgrounds and add any characters to the picture, both of which are based on scenes and characters of the respective films. The products support a wide range of printers for the time of its release, including dot matrix, colour and laser printers.

Promotion

The FernGully product was designed to follow an environmental-friendly policy, including the use of recycled paper. After the release of the games, Capstone sent entry forms with the boxed products for a coloring contest. The prize for the best pictures were $100 each.