Crazy Machines 1.5
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Manufacturer: Viva Media
Model: 00330
Binding: Software
Publisher: Viva Media
Label: Viva Media
Platform: Windows Vista
Platform: Windows Vista
Features for Crazy Machines 1.5:
- Get ready for explosive action and building fun with this brain-teazing puzzle game
- Create zany "Rube Goldberg" devices using 100 awesome and wacky parts
- Go crazy with over 200 brand-new gizmo-twistin' levels
- Enjoy all-new elements, music, backgrounds, and more
- Start off in the Inventor's Training Camp to sharpen your skills
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Customer Reviews
Crazy Machines 
2008-08-22
Crazy Machines 1.5 Great product! I had no trouble interesting my grandchildren in this and it is an excellent learning tool.
Fantastic for everyone 2008-06-24
This is a great program - my 13 year old loves it, and it came in very handy earlier this year when my child had to create a Rube Goldberg device for science class.
Crazy Machines 
2008-06-20
I purchased this software for my 8 yr old granddaughter. It was simple enough for her to immediately began playing it and yet I can see that it has complexities for her to learn. I look forward to seeing how she progresses in her 'rube goldberg' creations.
Fun and Educational 2008-04-27
This game is both entertaining and educational. The kids have fun with it and it does require and teach problem solving. A lot of basic science concepts in it to be considered educational as well.
awesome classroom tool 2008-03-22
I put this on all my classroom computers and my sixth graders love to show me the experiments that they come up with. Very creative and fun
Crazy Machines is fun and enjoyable learning software 2008-02-14
Enjoyable, both I and my son enjoyed it. Some minor interface issues, but overall this is very good software.
Watch out for the system requirements 
2008-02-10
Be sure to double check the system requirements using the Viva Media web site before you buy!
The 1.0 version had a bug where it would not start even though it installed properly, for which the developer issued a patch.
This version (1.5) has the same problem, but NO PATCH is available. When I emailed Viva Media about the situation, they responded that I didn't have enough graphics memory. Too bad those requirements are NOT spelled out in the Amazon listing!
Buyer beware!
Crazy Fun 2008-02-09
Solving the puzzles is a lot of fun. There is also a learning aspect as you have to understand the physical properties of the individual items and how they can be used to solve the problem.
I think you need to like physics to really enjoy the game.
Fun with slight install issue.... 2008-02-08
Software is great. My kids, age 6 and 7, really like it and have learned about some basic mechanical mechanisms. Quite a few entertainment hours for the cost.
The only issue I have is that the software requires the user to be an 'administrator' level account. Not just to install but to run. My kids account is 'limited' for obvious reasons. I run XP Pro.
Luckily, I'd seen a comment about this issue in another posting.
4, not 5, because of this item.
Great, mind growing fun 2008-01-12
Bought this for my 9 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son. Found that I enjoyed it as much as they do. We have not found that the game required really precise positioning of items to solve the puzzles, as some have mentioned. But we've mostly been making our own machines anyway.
One small gripe: discovered that in Win XP Home, Limited Accounts are not able to run the game. Since many homes probably set up Limited accounts to minimize the damage young kids might do the operating system, etc., it's odd that the game doesn't run from these. So the kids have to log on to my account or my wife's to play it.
On the plus side, that does allow us to control access a bit more, and the game is a bit addictive!
We also had to upgrade our system. Our video card was an ancient 32 MB thing and probably not DirectX 9 comaptible.
The rest of our system was fine (800 Mhz Ahtlon, 512 MB RAM), but the cost of a video card these days is about equal to the cost of a new motherboard and RAM, so we went ahead and upgraded.
The game also crashed once on my laptop. I'm guessing I need to fine tune some video settings. Other than that one time, it has been stable.
