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Super Solvers - Gizmos & Gadgets!
Super Solvers - Gizmos & Gadgets!

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From: Learning Company
Category: Software

List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $0.89
You Save: $24.06 (96%)



New (19) Used (21) from $0.38

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2308

Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 7 - 12 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4

MPN: LLSUPGIGAJ
UPC: 798936820037
EAN: 0798936820037
ASIN: B00029SRB8

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Product In White Sleeve

Features:
  • Develops an Understanding of Physical Science Principles [Ages 7 - 12]
  • Solve puzzles to collect all the parts to build the best auto, air, and alternative energy vehicles.
  • Over 260 puzzles and simulations help you understand the physical science principles
  • Develops understanding of force, magnetism, electricity, gears, balance, energy sources and more
  • Encourages hands-on experimentation. [Windows 95/98, Mac OS 7/8/9]

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Makes physical science fun! Morty, the Master of Mischief, has taken over the Shady Glen Technology Center - your mission: build the fastest vehicle!


Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Fun but windows 3.11 only!   July 9, 2008
This is fun, but i had to run dosbox with windows 3.11 installed then download video and sound drivers. Not that hard to do, but its a great game onces it playing!


3 out of 5 stars WinXP can play Gizmos & Gadgets   February 23, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This has to be one of the hardest Win95 games to get to work under WinXP.
I did it on two different systems and had an extra twist on the second system.

First, I have not been able to get it to work running the ssgwin32.exe in the installed \Tclwin\ssgwincd directory.

Put the CD in the drive and find the ssgwincd.exe in the ssgwincd directory.
Right click on this file and select Properties and then the Compatibility tab. At a minimum, check the "Run in 256 colors" and "Run in 640x480 screen resolution" and select OK. I would go ahead and select "Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 95" for good measure, but at least one of my tests seemed to indicate this is not absolutely necessary.

Now you are ready to try and run this executable. You will still get
a MIDI error in a window titled "The Learning Company", so don't panic: "The MIDI driver for your sound card could not be found. Make sure that the current sound card drivers are installed before restarting Gizmos & Gadgets! Consult you sound card is documentation for additional protection."

Just click the "Exit" button and it may play OK.

If not, then maybe you will get a window titled "Error" with the message "Error with WaveMixOpenWave". This is what afflicted my second system I tried. To fix this, find and rename the wavemix.ini file (i.e. wavemix.ini.bak) - mine was in \WINDOWS and rename the wavemix.dll (i.e. wavemix.dll.bak) - mine was in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Keep in mind that may affect other existing programs, so you may want to make note of this for the future so you could reinstate these.

Then reboot your system and try running the ssgwincd.exe in the ssgwincd directory that we fixed earlier.

Good luck!



4 out of 5 stars Gizmos & Gadgets will not run on Win XP   April 18, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Gizmos & Gadgets is a great game but I found it will not run on Windows XP due to the lack of MIDI functionality in XP. I have not been able to find a work around for this issue


5 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!   September 3, 2006
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

First of all it is for ages around 8-14 I would say. It is really nice and I play it every time I get a chance too! It makes learing so much fun and I think they should make more as one for xp also. It is so much fun I suggest you buy it today!
P.S. the music is nice too!



3 out of 5 stars Fun and educational, but won't work on XP computers   July 18, 2006
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

My son loved all of the Super Solvers software titles when he was little (4-8 years old). I now have a daughter who would love to play them, but Gizmos & Gadgets, Outnumbered and Midnight Rescue won't work on XP computers. I've tried HP, Dell & Gateway computers and no luck on any of them. Each one gives me an error message about a MIDI Driver and kicks out of the program. However, If you have an older computer at home, I highly recommend these games for your children.

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