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Dilbert's Desktop Games

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Dilbert's Desktop Games
Developer(s)United Media
Publisher(s)DreamWorks Interactive
Platform(s)Windows 95 up to ME
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1997 (US)
Genre(s)Puzzle, Action
Mode(s)Single Player

Dilbert's Desktop Games is a collection of Dilbert-related games for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, & Millennium Edition.

List of games

Can-O-Matic 2
Fire employees out of a cannon at various gadgets, some of which malfunction badly.
Elbonian Airlines
Similar to Can-O-Matic; managers are fired from a large slingshot and must land on various cities and modes of transportation.
The Techno Raiders minigame.
Boss Evaders
A Space Invaders take-off; Dilbert must avoid the pink slips shot at him by fleets of descending managers while attempting to hit them with reports.
Project Pass-Off
Dilbert must face off against Zimbu the monkey in an attempt to gather good items thrown by a boss, while fending off bad ones.
Enduring Fools
Shock and hurt various "fools" with a phaser borrowed from Dogbert.
CEO Simulator
Take the role of a CEO in charge of a business, hiring/firing/motivating employees to help the company grow.
Techno Raiders
The main game of the collection. Dilbert must search for gadgets and work his way from floor to floor in the office building, all the while trying to avoid or hurt co-workers.
The Jargonator
Allows the user to input an amount of text and have it padded with adjectives and jargon in an attempt to make the piece look smarter.
The Final Word
Stamp phrases and cliches which can be used as desktop backgrounds.

An additional feature, when enabled, causes various characters to wander around the screen and speak lines from the comic strip.