''Dilbert's Desktop Games'' is a collection of ''

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''-related games for Microsoft Windows.

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. ;Boss Evaders :A ''

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'' 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 people saying inane things 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 donuts 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

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in an attempt to make the piece look smarter. ;The Final Word :Allows the user to stamp assorted business phrases onto the screen and save the result as a desktop background. ;Intrusive Mode :Causes various characters to wander around the screen and speak lines from the comic strip. Each of the first seven games awards a component when completed, such as a microchip, capacitor, or piece of wire. Once every component has been found, the player can enter his/her name on a printable certificate award that lists the total amount of time spent playing the games.

Reception

In Spain, Sergio Zazo of the magazine ''PC Manía'' gave ''Dilbert's Desktop Games'' a score of 81 out of 100. He wrote that it provided "great moments of fun".

References

Dilbert 1997 video games Minigame compilations Puzzle video games Windows games Windows-only games Video games based on comics DreamWorks Interactive games Video games developed in the United States {{puzzle-videogame-stub