{{More citations needed|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox VG series |title = Computerized Coloring Books |image = File:FernGully Amiga Box art.png |caption = Box art of "The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book" |developer = Capstone Software |publisher = IntraCorp |genre = Art tool |platforms = MS-DOS, Amiga<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Educational Games move Forward |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-10/Electronic%20Games%201992-10#page/n63 |magazine=Electronic Games |volume=1 |issue=1 |publisher=Decker Publications |date=October 1992 |page=64}}</ref> |release = 1992 }}
'''''Computerized Coloring Books''''' is a collection of three games developed by Capstone Software and published by its parent company IntraCorp for MS-DOS and Amiga. A port for Windows 3.1 was planned but never released.<ref name="FernGully-Buffalo">{{Cite news|last1=Hudkins |last2=Allen |first1=Lonnie |first2=Carl |url=https://buffalonews.com/1992/04/26/ferngully-program-both-fun-educational-children-create-color-and-print-pictures-from-their-own-computers/ |title=The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book |date=1992-04-26 |newspaper=The Buffalo News |access-date=2018-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> The games are based on Bill Kroyer's film ''FernGully: The Last Rainforest'', Don Bluth's film ''Rock-a-Doodle'', and John Hughes's film ''Home Alone''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Eiser |first=Leslie |title=The Learning Game - Preschool Picks |url=https://archive.org/stream/GPPCEVol5No4/GPPCE_Vol_5_No_4#page/n43 |magazine=Game Players PC Entertainment |volume=5 |issue=4 |publisher=GP Publications |date=September 1992 |page=42}}</ref> The ''Rock-a-Doodle'' game was as released with ''Trolls'' and ''An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends'' on the ''Capstone CD Game Kids Collection''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capstone CD Game Kids Collection |url=http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Capstone_CD_Game_Kids_Collection_(PC,_CD-ROM)_Ultra_Media_-_1994_USA,_Canada_Release |accessdate=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802162624/http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Capstone_CD_Game_Kids_Collection_(PC,_CD-ROM)_Ultra_Media_-_1994_USA,_Canada_Release |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Gameplay== The games work as basic computerized coloring books, which require the player to fill in a line art picture. There are 16 colors available, which can be mixed for up to 256 colors.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Computerized Coloring Books - Taking a Peek |url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_96#page/n9 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |issue=95 |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=July 1992 |page=10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Capstone 1993 Product Line |url=http://mocagh.org/miscgame/intracorp-93catalog.pdf |publisher=Capstone Software |date=1993 |page=14}}</ref> The products support a wide range of printers, including dot matrix, color and laser printers.<ref name="FernGully-Buffalo"/>
==Promotion== The ''FernGully'' game was designed to follow an environmentally friendly policy, by optionally using a computer instead of consumable paper, and using recycled paper.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FernGully - Taking a Peek |url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_95#page/n9 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |issue=95 |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=June 1992 |pages=8, 10}}</ref> A coloring contest accompanied the product launch, including entry forms,<ref name="FernGully-Buffalo"/> for a $100 prize.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=DeCoster |last2=Crook |first1=Jeane |first2=David |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-18-ca-518-story.html |title=Coloring Book Caper |date=1992-04-18 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Category:Video game franchises introduced in 1992 Category:Amiga games Category:Cancelled Windows games Category:Capstone Software games Category:DOS games Category:Drawing video games Category:Video games based on films Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Children's educational video games Category:IntraCorp games