Cooking Dash [Old Version]

by Encore

Product Features

• Over 50 levels of game play
• Master the art of perfectly prepared meals in five different restaurants
• 3D rendered characters add dimension to the animation

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001W30FZE
• Item model number: 17470
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 13, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,711 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #50 in Software > Games > Mac Games > Adventure

Product Description

It's Simmer Time! Product InformationWhen Cookie the Chef leaves Flo's Diner to pursue a career on a popular cooking reality TV show he creates a shortage of chefs in DinerTown by inviting them all to appear as guest stars. It's up to Flo to pick up the slack with a whole new set of food service skills! Help Flo and Grandma Florence keep five DinerTown restaurants up and running... if you can stand the heat!Product FeaturesOver 50 levels of game playMaster the art of perfectly prepared meals in five different restaurants3D rendered characters add dimension to the animationWindows System RequirementsWindows XP (Home and Pro) SP3 Vista SP1 Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)Pentium IV 1.2 GHz processor or faster256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows 7 and Windows Vista)30 MB free Hard Disk space32 MB 3D DirectX 7.0 compatible or higher Video Card800 x 600 16-bit color displayDirectX 7.0 or higher compatible 16-bit Sound Card recommended8X or faster CD-ROM driveKeyboardMouseMacintosh System RequirementsMac OS X 10.4 - 10.6Intel processor256 MB of RAM30 MB free Hard Disk space800 x 600 minimum screen resolution8X CD-ROM drive or fasterKeyboardMouse

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even more addictive, September 20, 2009

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Melers (NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cooking Dash [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I already LOVE the original Diner Dash but I'd have to say this is even more addictive because you do more and can really screw up the orders which makes it that much harder than just clicking around like in the original Diner Dash games.
If you like Diner Dash or any of those Cooking games, I highly highly suggest this game. There is an hour demo on PlayFirst if anyone wants to check it out before they purchase. I doubt you'll be disappointed though =]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicting, May 6, 2009

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notAyesperson "Always in search of good books" (somewhere, kansas) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cooking Dash [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This game is very fun and addicting. For all of you Diner Dash fans, this game is a little more challenging. It is just like Diner Dash only this time you are cooking the food with the help of grandmother, who only makes the sandwiches by the way. You get a boatload of customers that you have to please or else. You won't be disappointed with this if you liked Diner Dash.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Good One in this series, March 13, 2010

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J. Sheriff (Calgary, Alberta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Dash [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I first became a fan of the Dash games with Wedding Dash. I loved Wedding Dash and Wedding Dash 2, as well as Diner Dash, Hometown Hero. The original Diner Dash was good, but not as great, and The Ready, Aim, Love Wedding Dash was only about 3-star fun for me. I offer those opinions to give you a gauge about your own experience with those titles, and having said that, I love Cooking Dash. The first 3 rounds are really too slow with tutorials, but then it picks up and it offers a lot of interesting challenges.

A basic overview: in early rounds, you have a fryer and a stove, a smoothie machine, and another middle station (it serves salads, subs, pizza, cheeseburgers, and various options at different levels). So very early on, there are quite a few things to manage. As you progress, you have to manage more details, like ketchup, sauces, multiple snacks, desserts, and ice cream, on top of the other basic stations.

Things that are similar to Diner Dash: you can attend to color seating, you still get chaining bonuses, you have to drop off checks and clean up dishes, and there are comic-book-style stories in between restaurant rounds. You also get to purchase upgrades--about half are decorative and the others are functional (faster fryer, coffee machine to calm impatient guests, and so on). This game is less dependent on personality types than some of the other Diner Dash games, but eating speed and impatience of particular guests is still a factor.

For me, this game keeps the best elements of previous versions. It's highly addictive, and lots of fun!