''Hungry Dinosaurs'' is a
strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game (e.g. a board game) in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous, decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Almost all strategy games require internal decisi ...
for the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed and published by
Magical Company
, also known as MahÅ, is a Japanese entertainment company.
History
Established in Kobe in 1983 to design and develop video games, the company was incorporated on May 29, 1985 as Home Data. During the 80's they developed and published various ...
on October 19, 1994 in Japan, and was later published by
Sunsoft
, stylized as SUNSOFT, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher.
Sunsoft is the video games division of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sun Corporation. Its U.S. subsidiary operated under the name Sun Corporation of America, though, a ...
in Europe on January 3, 1995. The game was never released in North America in any form.
Gameplay
The objective of the game is to place eggs by walking on a 9x9 playing field. The player can eat the eggs by pressing the B button. In order to win, the player must have more eggs than the others; failing to do so will cause the player to lose the game.
Reception
The game received mixed to poor reviews. ''
Total!
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'' gave the game a score of 75%, ''
Mega Fun'' gave the game a score of 43%, and ''
Video Games
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedbac ...
'' gave the game a score of 25%.
Hungry Dinosaurs for SNES (1994) MobyRank - MobyGames
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1994 video games
1995 video games
Strategy video games
Video games about dinosaurs
Cooperative video games
Magical Company games
Sunsoft games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Video games developed in Japan
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