Electric Crayon Deluxe: Dinosaurs Are Forever

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Electric Crayon Deluxe: Dinosaurs Are Forever turns point-and-click computing into a kid-friendly art project. Choose from 16 base colors and use a "mix" function to blend them into 256 shades. Click on pre-drawn dinosaur illustrations to fill areas with your picks. Each of 26 pages auto-saves your progress or lets you reset and start fresh. The simplicity makes it easy to tweak colors until the T-Rex looks truly terrifying in magenta. What sets it apart is the option to print finished art with added extras like calendars, banners, or handwritten messages. Released in late 1988, it worked across DOS, Amiga, and Commodore systems, making it a rare cross-platform creativity tool for its era. Though basic by modern standards, its focus on open-ended customization still feels satisfyingly hands-off. Just bring the imagination, and maybe a bigger box of crayons.