Dream House (video game)
Dream House is a Commodore 64 video game created by Joyce Hakansson Associates, released in 1984 by CBS Electronics. It allows the player to design and test the house of his or her dreams.
| Dream House | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | CBS Electronics |
| Designer(s) | Chris Oberth[citation needed] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Educational software[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[2] |
Gameplay Edit
From the sinks to the wall colors, from the roof to the various amounts of home appliances like dishwashers and dryers, nearly everything is a choice for the player.[3][4] One of the rooms even features a secret passageway.[4] Players can choose from a colonial farmhouse and other realistic properties.[3] Every house has a living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bathroom.[3] The game includes details such as a weather vane and a windmill on the barns.[3]
Reception Edit
Commodore Microcomputers stated that "Dream House is not exactly a game ... but it is just as entertaining and challenging as any traditional game out there". The reviewer concluded that it "has not replaced nor diminished my old stand-by dream-weaving habitual hobby" of drawing homes on graph paper, but "with Dream House, dreaming comes that much closer to coming true".[5]
References Edit
- ^ a b Dream House release information at GameFAQs
- ^ a b # of players information for Dream House at GB64.com
- ^ a b c d Basic overview for Dream House at Lemon64.com
- ^ a b Secret passageway information for Dream House at YouTube
- ^ Essoe, Kelley (September–October 1985). "Dream House". Commodore Microcomputers. pp. 22, 124–125.