Microzine #32

Microzine is an educational disk-based magazine published by Scholastic between 1983 and 1992. Each issue generally contains a simple adventure game, often with a Choose Your Own Adventure Style. Issue no. 32 contains:* Computer Stuff: data disk initiation

• Double Vision: Eyes on the World: the player looks at blurred pictures of famous international landmarks which slowly become more clear. Each photo has 6 levels of blurriness, and the player gains points based upon how quickly they guess the picture.

• FYI: Database!: a database program that contains information about the flora, fauna, history, and geography of all 50 states. The player answer questions based upon these database instructions.

• Letter: stories from the editor and people who have written into Microzine

• Monitor Mystery: The Case of the Unidentified Flying Alien: the player learns that one of the 4 children on the bus is actually an alien. Using story clues and a picture, the player must answer questions related to the mystery.

• A Night at Fleener's: in this side-scrolling adventure game, the player, while out shopping with for a birthday present for their father, accidentally becomes locked in Fleener's department store late at night. The player must walk, run, and jump through different departments, and must collect items to outsmart the robotic nighttime security guards. The goal is to locate the Convenient Shopping Service Computer, which will choose the ideal birthday present for the player's budget of 5 dollars.