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Purble Place is a game which children love to play on Windows 7 and on Windows Vista.It is a suite of three computer games for children. Developed by Oberon Games for Microsoft, it was publicly introduced in Windows Vista build 5219, and was included in Windows 7.
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Purble Places is not included in all versions of Windows Vista as the article suggests. Home Premium does not carry the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.100.53.80 (talk) 16:35, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure OEM copies of Home Premium carry Purble Place.--173.20.106.196 (talk) 13:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Where is the source for 'only two recorded Master Chef scores'? There is no difficulty to achieving this, I've done it numerous times -- seems a spurious comment to make unless this really is a recognised difficult puzzle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.10.96.10 (talk) 20:37, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
149.226.254.200 (talk) 11:32, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Purble Place is first included in Windows with Vista. But Windows XP users can also play Purble Place using an emulator. In the following source, there is executable Purble Place for Windows XP for XP users. So instead of a work-around like this, Microsoft could provide a small set of game applications to run on Windows XP computers
149.226.254.200 (talk) 11:32, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
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Purble Place on Windows XP[edit]
(originally posted at User talk:67.174.105.246)Hi, I saw your edit and your edit comment Citation needed? I have an XP Tablet with Purble Place installed! How am I supposed to prove it?). I do sympathize, but even if you know it to be true you still have to find a source, otherwise the claim is what wikipedians call 'original research'. I hit exactly the same issue when I started here about five years ago. A google search for Vista games on XP is a good starting point but you'll need to find a reference from a reliable source, such as an article in a recognized newspaper or magazine. If you need any help formatting the reference please leave a note on my talk page. Good luck - Pointillist (talk) 14:40, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
- (originally posted at User talk:Pointillist)
- I got it and other games from here: http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/play-purple-place-free-download-purble-place-for-Windows-XP.aspx67.174.105.246 (talk) 20:50, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
- (discussion moved to Talk:Purble Place)
- Thanks for the quick reply. I browsed http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/play-purple-place-free-download-purble-place-for-Windows-XP.aspx and it says 'I have gathered these installation files and the Vista.Emulation.DLL file from the following blog owners.' I'm afraid that doesn't make it a reliable source, and the need for 'Vista.Emulation.DLL' (apparently a third party component) doesn't support the implication that the game programs can be executed on Windows XP. From what I can see online, this is a hack. If there isn't a reliable source describing it, the section should be removed. - Pointillist (talk) 22:52, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
- It's not a hack. The applications are the originals. The DLL is third-party, but it doesn't modify the application. It just adds some Vista coding to the system so it's compatible. It's not a hack so much as compatibility mode. 67.174.105.246 (talk) 01:22, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
- That's one point of view, but you still need to find a reliable source to confirm it. Here's an explanation that might help. - Pointillist (talk) 07:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
- It's not a hack. The applications are the originals. The DLL is third-party, but it doesn't modify the application. It just adds some Vista coding to the system so it's compatible. It's not a hack so much as compatibility mode. 67.174.105.246 (talk) 01:22, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
I've removed the section for the time being. We can add it back if an appropriate source is found. - Pointillist (talk) 14:59, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
- Would screenshots count as good sources? 67.174.105.246 (talk) 02:35, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry about the delay replying. The screenshot would have to come from a reliable source, because any screen capture can be faked. But if a good source has published a screenshot, I don't see why it couldn't be used as a source, even if copyright prevents it from being added to an article. But I think it is a bit more complicated here. As I understand it the idea is that by using third-party software it is possible to get the Vista versions to execute on Windows XP. How could a screenshot tell a story like that? - Pointillist (talk) 07:51, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
| Purble Place | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of Purble Shop under Purble Place on Windows 7 | |
| Developer(s) | Oberon Games |
| Platform(s) | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | action, mysteries |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Purble Place is a suite of three computer games.[1] Developed by Oberon Games for Microsoft, it was introduced in Windows Vista and also is included in Windows 7.
History[edit]
Purble Place was publicly introduced in Windows Vista build 5219[2][3] along with Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans.
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Games in Purble Place[edit]
The collection has a single home screen that offers three packs of games: Purble Pairs, Comfy Cakes, and Purble Shop.[4]
Purble Pairs is a pattern recognition and memory game similar to Pelmanism. The object is to clear the tableau in the fewest turns. As the skill level progresses, the game becomes timed, the grid size increases, and more similar pictures are used. The Beginner level has one 5x5 grid, Intermediate has two 6x6 grids, and Advanced has four 8x8 grids to solve per game. In addition to a joker that automatically finds another match of an exposed card, numerous special pairs are present in the higher levels: such as a card of the batter machine in Comfy Cakes that shuffles the board when paired, a clock that adds more time to the timer, and a Master Chef that automatically finds and matches pairs of cards containing cakes. A sneak peek coin bonus allows the player to expose all remaining cards for a couple of seconds, but every card exposed in this way is counted as a turn.
Comfy Cakes is a hand-eye coordination game. The object is to fill orders in a bakery by assembling a cake to match a given specification, by controlling a conveyor belt that brings the cake to various stations. Elements of the cake include shapes (square, circular or heart-shaped), flavor of batter (strawberry, chocolate or vanilla), optional icing (flavors as used in the batter) and other decorations (e.g. sugar may be sprinkled on top of the cake, and in rarer cases, flames are applied to iced cakes to create a smooth glaze). If the cake does not match the specification, the player is penalized and the cake gets thrown in the trash. If the player sends three incorrect orders, the game is over. After a certain number of correct orders are shipped, the player wins the game, and the score is tabulated. The final score depends upon the number of cakes baked, the number of incorrect orders sent and the efficiency of the player in baking. At higher levels the specifications become more complex and multiple cakes must be manufactured in parallel on a single conveyor belt. The player makes about 5 or 6 cakes in one of the difficulty levels.
Purble Shop is a code-breaker game. The computer decides the color of up to five features (hat, eyes, nose, mouth and clothes) that are concealed from the player. you can choose from a assortment of colors, and a color can be used once, several times or not used at all. The player then attempts to deduce or guess the correct feature colors in a limited number of moves. There are three difficulty levels: Beginner with three features in three possible colors for 33 = 27 different possible solutions, Intermediate with 44 = 256 solutions, and Advanced with 55 = 3125 solutions. The beginner and intermediate levels are guessing games where after each move the computer tells the player which items were correct, so there is little scope for deduction. At the advanced level the computer doesn't tell the player which specific items were correct, reporting only the count of picks in the correct color and position, and the count of picks in the correct color but the wrong position. This level is similar to the colored peg game Mastermind where success requires logical reasoning (although, there is a small chance of succeeding through lucky guesses).
References[edit]
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- ^'Purble Place - Microsoft Windows Vista Games, Page 2'. Windows.about.com. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^Clyman, John (13 September 2005). 'Inside Windows Vista Build 5219'. PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^Paul Thurrott (2010-10-06). 'Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5219 (Community Technical Preview 1) Review | Product Review content from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows'. Winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^James Yu (July 24, 2006). 'A Look at Windows Vista Installed Games, Page 3'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.