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Microsoft releases new Vista game: Tinker!

26 September 2008 12 Comments

Well actually it’s only a mini-game and a Vista Ultimate Extra, but it rocks! Best of all, you can create your own levels.

Tinker is the name of the game, it’s a puzzle-like mini game. It is directed at the casual gamer, but even advanced players and puzzlers need a little bit of patience to complete all levels of the game. You control a little robot, that you can move with the arrow keys. Bombs, lasers, domino stones, dices and lots of other stuff block your way to a specific point somewhere in the level. You have to get there ..somehow!

I absolutely recommend to finish all the tutorials to get a feel for the game, even if they are boring at first. The higher you climb the more fun! Lot’s of cool animations and graphics give this game a modern touch, but see for yourself, here are ten screenshots of that new mini-game:

Start Screen

Learning the basics

Another of the tutorial levels

You get points for pick-ups and the the number of turns needed. The faster you complete a level the better!

What confused me was that sometimes the game did not recognize that I was stuck, and there was no way out.

Level completetd ! Yay!

Hmm ..

Too bad .. let’s try again!

Ouch, that laser hurts ;)

Another great addition to Vista Ultimate. The next time I would love to see a fast mini-game like bomberman!


Posted by sOliver
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I am the founder of http://windows7themes.net and http://vistadesktopthemes.com. In my free time I love blogging and I am a tech enthusiast; if there is something new out there I got to try it out! As a web developer, I also have a passion for programming and design.


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12 Responses to Microsoft releases new Vista game: Tinker!

  1. iCalvyn says:

    this game seen cool, i can practice my brain to be more active, thank for your recomendation

  2. dave says:

    tinker rocks!! does anyone know where i can post my own level? designed a wicked one in an hour! easy to use and a world of brain stimulating fun!!!

  3. sOliver says:

    @All
    You can submit Twinker Levels here
    http://vistadesktopthemes.com/submit/

    Added a new category for them!

  4. oj says:

    Tutorial level 11 infuriating! The help doesn’t show how to get it done with energy within par value! Anyone know?

  5. b3ck says:

    ok I see the new category to submit your tinker levels but how do I see what other people have uploaded?

    I have tried these:

    http://vistadesktopthemes.com/.....ker-levels

    http://vistadesktopthemes.com/.....ker-levels

    what else should I try? I don’t see a link for them… maybe I am just blind.

    -b3ck

  6. sOliver says:

    You can find user-submitted stuff here:
    http://vistadesktopthemes.com/category/user/
    The link is at the top.
    But I agree this is not very user-friendly, I will make the category visible on the frontpage as well.

  7. MacShrike says:

    Ls,

    If you want to play some custom levels, try these on for size..
    (click my name for a link to my wesite or.. HTTP://members.chello.nl/m.rheenen82)
    My rig just crashed wich had to go back to the shop.
    So these will be the last I will make for a month.
    Hope they will keep you busy that long..

    Enjoy,,
    Mac

  8. nelson says:

    To oj, to solve tutorial 11 don’t use the dice

  9. Rob says:

    MacShrike, THANKS!

  10. edel says:

    i can’t solve set 1 level 15, i’ve been stuck with it for 2 weeks already. please help!!!!! :(

  11. Ann says:

    Is there any way I can download Tinker if I have Vista Home Premium ?

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