# Computerized Coloring Books > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Computerized_Coloring_Books > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Computerized_Coloring_Books.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerized_Coloring_Books > Source revision: 1319399586 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Capstone_Software) |publisher = [IntraCorp](/source/IntraCorp) |genre = [Art tool](/source/Video_game_art) |platforms = [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga){{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](/source/Electronic_Games) |volume=1 |issue=1 |publisher=Decker Publications |date=October 1992 |page=64}} |release = 1992 }} '''''Computerized Coloring Books''''' is a collection of three games developed by [Capstone Software](/source/Capstone_Software) and published by its parent company [IntraCorp](/source/IntraCorp) for [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS) and [Amiga](/source/Amiga). A port for [Windows 3.1](/source/Windows_3.1) was planned but never released.{{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}} The games are based on [Bill Kroyer](/source/Bill_Kroyer)'s film ''[FernGully: The Last Rainforest](/source/FernGully%3A_The_Last_Rainforest)'', [Don Bluth](/source/Don_Bluth)'s film ''[Rock-a-Doodle](/source/Rock-a-Doodle)'', and [John Hughes](/source/John_Hughes_(filmmaker))'s film ''[Home Alone](/source/Home_Alone)''.{{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}} The ''Rock-a-Doodle'' game was as released with ''[Trolls](/source/Trolls_(video_game))'' and ''[An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends](/source/An_American_Tail%3A_The_Computer_Adventures_of_Fievel_and_His_Friends)'' on the ''Capstone CD Game Kids Collection''.{{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}} ==Gameplay== The games work as basic computerized coloring books, which require the player to fill in a [line art](/source/line_art) picture. There are 16 colors available, which can be mixed for up to 256 colors.{{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](/source/Computer_Gaming_World) |issue=95 |publisher=[Ziff Davis](/source/Ziff_Davis) |date=July 1992 |page=10}} 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.{{cite book |title=Capstone 1993 Product Line |url=http://mocagh.org/miscgame/intracorp-93catalog.pdf |publisher=[Capstone Software](/source/Capstone_Software) |date=1993 |page=14}} The products support a wide range of printers, including dot matrix, color and laser printers. ==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.{{cite magazine|title=FernGully - Taking a Peek |url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_95#page/n9 |magazine=[Computer Gaming World](/source/Computer_Gaming_World) |issue=95 |publisher=[Ziff Davis](/source/Ziff_Davis) |date=June 1992 |pages=8, 10}} A coloring contest accompanied the product launch, including entry forms, for a $100 prize.{{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}} ==References== {{reflist}} 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Computerized Coloring Books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerized_Coloring_Books) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computerized_Coloring_Books?action=history)). 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