Bird Mother
{{Short description|1984 video game}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Bird Mother cover.jpg
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| developer = Andromeda Software
| publisher = Creative Sparks
| designer = Pál Balog{{cite web |last1=Hague |first1=James |title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers |url=http://dadgum.com/giantlist/}}
| composer = Zoltán Mericske
| platforms = Commodore 64
| released = 1984
| genre = Action game
| modes = Single-player
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Bird Mother ({{langx|hu|Madár mama}}) is an action game developed by Novotrade (Andromeda Software) and published by Creative Sparks for the Commodore 64 in 1984. It was not ported to other systems.
Gameplay
As the Bird Mother the player must collect twigs to build a nest then lay three eggs in it once it has been completed. The next task is to catch flying insects to provide food for the offspring which have now hatched. They must also be defended from attacks by moving them around. The final challenge is to teach the young birds to fly. When this has been done the game progresses to a higher difficulty level.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/personalcomputergames-magazine-14/page/n59/mode/2up?view=theater|title = Personal Computer Games Magazine Issue 14}}
Reception
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Bird Mother received review scores of 26/40 from Personal Computer Games{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/personalcomputergames-magazine-14/PersonalComputerGames_14#page/n59/mode/2up/ |title=Personal Computer Games Magazine Issue 14 |date= |accessdate=2015-11-03}} and 33/40 from Computer & Video Games.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-037/CVG037_Nov_1984#page/n90/mode/1up/s |title=Computer and Video Games Magazine Issue 037 |date= |accessdate=2015-11-03}}
References
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Category:Andromeda Software games
Category:Commodore 64-only games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about birds
Category:Video games about children
Category:Video games about families
Category:Video games developed in Hungary
Category:Video games featuring female protagonists
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