View Full Version : Never seen this before... [Windows 95 Kid's PC Game]
Tupin
08-09-2008, 04:47 PM
So, I picked this up at at a pawn shop for $1, mainly because it's factory sealed. Never seen it before, but it's probably not worth more than the $1 I paid for it because it's a kids game.
But it never hurts to ask, so here's pics.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x28/TUPPYLUVER95/IMG_1962.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x28/TUPPYLUVER95/IMG_1966.jpg
Tupin
08-09-2008, 06:10 PM
No one else knows what it is?
modest9797
08-09-2008, 06:24 PM
It's a pc game. That's all I know.
it SOUNDS like an old point and click adventure game
Raedon
08-09-2008, 06:35 PM
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth/release-info
There you go. Released Jan. 1, 1995 Windows 3.0, 3.1, and Windows 95 compatible CD-ROM
Action, Adventure, and Educational.
*The poster has been sacked by himself for hotlinking to mobygames ... sorry*
Kitsune Sniper
08-09-2008, 07:00 PM
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth/release-info
There you go. Released Jan. 1, 1995 Windows 3.0, 3.1, and Windows 95 compatible CD-ROM
Action, Adventure, and Educational.
*whacks you*
We don't appreciate hotlinkers over at MobyGames. :P
That said, I hadn't seen this game before today. If this was the first of a series, I wonder if more were made.
Poofta!
08-09-2008, 07:03 PM
id say its probably not worth the dollar you paid for it or the space itll take up in your house.
there are literally hundreds of thousands of games made for the pc... why would you go for a kids one from windows 95 days...
Jorpho
08-09-2008, 07:40 PM
there are literally hundreds of thousands of games made for the pc... why would you go for a kids one from windows 95 days...
Occasionally one does come across a nifty, forgotten piece of gaming history. And some of the old, hyper-obscure point-and-click adventures are worth a lot of money to some people. This isn't one of the ones I've heard about, though.
Tupin
08-09-2008, 07:44 PM
Yeah, it apparently was apart of a series.
roushimsx
08-09-2008, 10:53 PM
crack it open, rip an image, and let's get playing it as a group. Breathe some life into this sucker and really find out what it's all about. Get some real discussion going about it. Good luck finding anyone else that's got a copy or has played it.
Looks like both demos for it aren't available on the publisher's homepage anymore, either. Bummer.
Tupin
08-09-2008, 10:58 PM
crack it open, rip an image, and let's get playing it as a group. Breathe some life into this sucker and really find out what it's all about. Get some real discussion going about it. Good luck finding anyone else that's got a copy or has played it.
Looks like both demos for it aren't available on the publisher's homepage anymore, either. Bummer.
Well, it says it's an interactive book with four mini-games on it.
Yeah, I probably should open it. It doesn't seem to be worth much, and no one knows what it is so I might as well find out what it is. It is, after all, an interactive novel.
Just so you guys know, it was actually made by US Gold. You know, the people that made then computer ports of Capcom fighting franchises like Street Fighter and Final Fight.
roushimsx
08-09-2008, 11:00 PM
Well, it says it's an interactive book with a few mini-games on it.
Yeah, I probably should open it. It doesn't seem to be worth much, and no one knows what it is so I might as well find out what it is.
Fire up Fraps and snap loads of screenshots for Mobygames and GiantBomb while you're at it. Documenting stuff like that is can be pretty fun.
Tupin
08-09-2008, 11:06 PM
Ok, it's open.
I'll take a few screenshots in Fraps.
Jorpho
08-09-2008, 11:22 PM
Just so you guys know, it was actually made by US Gold. You know, the people that made then computer ports of Capcom fighting franchises like Street Fighter and Final Fight.
It was published by US Gold. If Mobygames is to be believed, it was developed by these EuroPress Software people, whoever they are.
Also, those Capcom ports aren't particularly known for their quality, as I recall.
Kitsune Sniper
08-10-2008, 01:02 AM
It was published by US Gold. If Mobygames is to be believed, it was developed by these EuroPress Software people, whoever they are.
Also, those Capcom ports aren't particularly known for their quality, as I recall.
EuroPress software is mentioned in the back of the box (look at the scan in MobyGames). They no longer exist, and were absorbed into another company in 2002. Their old website address (http://www.europress.co.uk/) now points to another company called SoftUnity.
Tupin
08-10-2008, 01:12 AM
One interesting thing to mention is that on the box, the title uses the British spelling centre instead of the American spelling of the word, but the disc itself uses the American spelling of center.
It's nothing, but it was funny when I noticed it. The box was probably made in Europe and the disc made in America.
Raedon
08-10-2008, 01:50 PM
One interesting thing to mention is that on the box, the title uses the British spelling centre instead of the American spelling of the word, but the disc itself uses the American spelling of center.
It's nothing, but it was funny when I noticed it. The box was probably made in Europe and the disc made in America.
The "Centre" spelling was the only reason I found this game.