

Gameplay-wise, Crunchling Adventure is really 3 mini-games in one. The Cap'n brings you in to help raise and train a Crunchling to compete in this important contest. The Cap'n negotiates with the Thieves into letting the fate of the mines be determined by an athletic challenge between a Crunchling and a Thief. The premise is that the Crunchium Mines at the center of the earth have been taken over by Crunchium Thieves. Cap'n Crunch's Crunchling Adventure, however, is an exceptionally well-designed game that is a lot more fun than many commercial titles.Īs you would expect from a CD-ROM game bundled with 2 boxes of Cap'n Crunch cereal, this is a simple kid-oriented game. The CD-ROM also features audio tracks that accompany the game and can be played on most standard CD players.Ĭommercialized marketing tie-in games usually do not get a mention in gaming magazines, and for good reason: they are typically awful.
WHAT YEAR DID CAPTAIN CRUNCH CRUNCHLING ADVENTURE WINDOWS
The Windows installation of the game features all of the creature development as well as the training exercises and duels against the thieves. The Macintosh installation of Cap'n Crunch Crunchling Adventure allows players to raise several Crunchlings to well-fed, healthy adults but does not allow players to put their virtual pets through any of the training or enter them in the duel against the Crunchium thieves. Training sessions involve different forms of running and jumping practice to hone skills that will be crucial in the final contest against the Crunchium theives. Players need to feed their new Crunchling to keep him healthy and pet him to keep him happy. Before the contest begins, however, the young Crunchling must be properly raised. Instead of entering the contest himself, the Cap'n enlists a cute, furry, young Crunchling creature to compete on behalf of cereal lovers everywhere. Realizing that cereal production will plummet without this special ingredient, Cap'n Crunch confronts the thieves and challenges them to a contest to win back the world's supply of Crunchium.

Nevertheless, there are some wily thieves who know all about the importance of this special element and they have stolen the world's supply. Very rare and found only deep beneath the surface of the earth, Crunchium is not featured on most standard periodic tables. According to Quaker Oats legend, Cap'n Crunch cereal gets its unique flavor and crunchiness from a special element known as Crunchium.
