Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs

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Dinosaur Digs
Developer(s)	Blue Fang Games
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Game Studios
Release date(s)	May 19, 2002
Genre(s)	Simulation
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Media	Compact Disc
System requirements	Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, 233 MHz processor, (300 MHz recommended), 250 MB of hard drive space (600 MB recommended), 32 MB of RAM (64 MB for Windows ME or 128 MB for Windows XP), 4 MB SVGA 16-bit color video card, DirectX 8.0a
Input	Keyboard, mouse

Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs was an expansion pack released for the PC game Zoo Tycoon. It allowed users to add many prehistoric themed items to the park, including restauraunts, scenery, and buildings. It also allowed users to place dinosaurs and ice age creatures in their parks.

Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs was also included in the expansion pack Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania.

Contents 1 Added Animals 1.1 Footnotes 2 Added Zoo Staff 3 Added Exhibit Items 4 Added Scenery 5 Added Buildings

[edit] Added Animals

Below is a list of the added animals in the expansion pack:

• Allosaurus
• Ankylosaurus
• Apatosaurus
• Camptosaurus
• Caudipteryx
• Coelophysis
• Deinosuchus
• Gallimimus*
• Herrerasaurus
• Iguanadon
• Kentrosaurus
• Lambeosaurus
• Megatherium
• Meiolania
• Plateosaurus*
• Plesiosaurus
• Saber-toothed cat
• Spinosaurus
• Stegosaurus
• Styracosaurus
• Triceratops**
• Tyrannosaurus
• Velociraptor
• Woolly Mammoth
• Woolly Rhinoceros

[edit] Footnotes

*- Released as a downloadable "bonus animal" after the initial release of the expansion pack.
**- Although Triceratops was available in the original Zoo Tycoon by use of a cheat code, its habitat could be made suitable with the use of modern day foliage and rocks. A new version was released with Dinosaur Digs that had to be pleased by use of prehistoric foliage and rocks.

[edit] Added Zoo Staff

Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs added a scientist as a hireable character in the game. Scientists had the ability to take care of vulnerable dinosaur eggs, feed dinosaurs large portions of food, and clean up dinosaur feces.

[edit] Added Exhibit Items

Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs added many items to help please dinosaurs. Prehistoric foliage and rocks are available from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, along with the ice age. Along with these exhibit items, reinforced concrete, iron and electric fences were added.

[edit] Added Scenery

A new scenery was added with Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs. This included volcanoes, tar pits, fossil walls, and dinosaur skeletons.

[edit] Added Buildings

New buildings were added, which could turn any park completely dinosaur themed. These included ice age themed ice cream shops, dinosaur themed gift shops, and even a dinosaur themed mini-golf course.