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'''Dinosaur Detective Agency''' is a platformer arcade game released for Amiga<ref>[https://www.emuparadise.me/Amiga_ROMs/Dinosaur_Detective_Agency/5975 Page about this game for Amiga on Emuparadise] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref> and DOS.
''Dinosaur Detective Agency'' is a platformer released for Amiga<ref>[https://www.emuparadise.me/Amiga_ROMs/Dinosaur_Detective_Agency/5975 Page about ''Dinosaur Detective Agency'' for Amiga on Emuparadise.] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref> and DOS.


==Availability==
==Availability==
The DOS port is largely referenced on many websites on the Internet<ref>[http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2472549/remember-dinosaur-detective-dos-game.html Can't remember the name of an old dinosaur detective DOS game - tom'sHARDWARE] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=1988 Dinosaur Detective Agency (Amiga) - Manual. IBM PC port is referenced] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=12776.0 Thread about this game on abandonsocios.org (Spanish)] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.old-games.ru/forum/threads/kollekcionirovanie-originalnyx-versij-staryx-igr.27184/page-105#post-1390660 "Dinosaur Detective Agency -! About them, too, you know exactly what was the PC-version" @ old-games.ru (Russian)] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref>. The year of game's release is unknown, but since the Amiga version was first published in the year 1993,<ref>[http://hol.abime.net/359 Page about Amiga version of the game on Hall Of Light] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref> it can be assumed that the DOS port was released around the same time period.
'''The DOS port is largely referenced on many websites on the Internet'''<ref>[http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2472549/remember-dinosaur-detective-dos-game.html Can't remember the name of an old dinosaur detective DOS game - tom'sHARDWARE] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=1988 Lemon Amiga page on ''Dinosaur Detective Agency''.] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=12776.0 A thread about this game on abandonsocios.org (Spanish).] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref><ref>[http://www.old-games.ru/forum/threads/kollekcionirovanie-originalnyx-versij-staryx-igr.27184/page-105#post-1390660 ''Dinosaur Detective Agency'' -! About them, too, you know exactly what was the PC-version - old-games.ru (Russian)] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref>. The year of game's release is unknown, but since the Amiga version was first published in the year 1993,<ref>[http://hol.abime.net/359 Page about the Amiga version of the game on Hall Of Light.] Retrieved 18 Jun '17</ref> it can be assumed that the DOS port was released around the same time period.


The game can be found on the eXoDOS website.<ref>[https://exodos.the-eye.eu/public/eXoDOS/Games/Dinosaur%20Detective%20Agency%20%281994%29.zip Download link for the game, on the eXoDOS website] Retrieved 05 Mar '20</ref>
As of March 2020, the game can be found on the eXoDOS website.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Dinosaur_Detective_Agency_2.png|Screenshot (Amiga).
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==Extra Link==
==External Links==
* [https://www.emuparadise.me/GameBase%20Amiga/Extras/Hints,%20Tips,%20Cheats%20&%20Walkthroughs/D/Dinosaur%20Detective%20Agency.txt Dinosaur Detective Agency - Cheats]
* [https://www.emuparadise.me/GameBase%20Amiga/Extras/Hints,%20Tips,%20Cheats%20&%20Walkthroughs/D/Dinosaur%20Detective%20Agency.txt Emuparadise cheat code page for ''Dinosaur Detective Agency''.] Retrieved 18 Jun '17
*[https://exodos.the-eye.eu/public/eXoDOS/Games/Dinosaur%20Detective%20Agency%20%281994%29.zip eXoDOS website's download link for the game's DOS port.] Retrieved 05 Mar '20


==References==
==References==

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Dinosaur Detective Agency.png

Title screen (Amiga version).

Status: Found

Date found: Unknown

Found by: eXoDOS

Dinosaur Detective Agency is a platformer released for Amiga[1] and DOS.

Availability

The DOS port is largely referenced on many websites on the Internet[2][3][4][5]. The year of game's release is unknown, but since the Amiga version was first published in the year 1993,[6] it can be assumed that the DOS port was released around the same time period.

As of March 2020, the game can be found on the eXoDOS website.

Gallery

Scans

  • Front scan of the box (Amiga).

    Front scan of the box (Amiga).

  • Back scan of the box (Amiga).

    Back scan of the box (Amiga).

  • Misc scan (Amiga).

    Misc scan (Amiga).

In-Game Screenshots

  • Screenshot (Amiga).

    Screenshot (Amiga).

  • Screenshot (Amiga).

    Screenshot (Amiga).

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Page about Dinosaur Detective Agency for Amiga on Emuparadise. Retrieved 18 Jun '17
  2. ↑ Can't remember the name of an old dinosaur detective DOS game - tom'sHARDWARE Retrieved 18 Jun '17
  3. ↑ Lemon Amiga page on Dinosaur Detective Agency. Retrieved 18 Jun '17
  4. ↑ A thread about this game on abandonsocios.org (Spanish). Retrieved 18 Jun '17
  5. ↑ Dinosaur Detective Agency -! About them, too, you know exactly what was the PC-version - old-games.ru (Russian) Retrieved 18 Jun '17
  6. ↑ Page about the Amiga version of the game on Hall Of Light. Retrieved 18 Jun '17
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