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Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop

This game was intended as a creative educational exercise for children. It was based off of the popular Smurf T.V. series in the 1980s, and included many of the most popular characters. Players would use the…

31 December 1984

Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop is a video game developed by Coleco, released 31 December 1984 on ColecoVision.

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What Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop is

Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop was developed by Coleco and released in 1984. It is available on ColecoVision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game was intended as a creative educational exercise for children. It was based off of the popular Smurf T.V. series in the 1980s, and included many of the most popular characters. Players would use the ColecoVision's classic controllers to paint various creations.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Smurfs series

Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop is the eighth of 41 entries we hold in the The Smurfs series. The next entry was Smurf in 1984.

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What it launched against

Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.

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When did Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop come out?
Smurf: Paint 'n' Play Workshop was released on 31 December 1984 for ColecoVision.