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|series = ''[[Garfield merchandise#Video games|Garfield]]''

|released = {{vgrelease|<nowiki>Original</nowiki>|1986|<nowiki>Deluxe</nowiki>|1987}}

|genre = [[Educational entertainmentvideo game|Educational]]

|modes = Single -player

|platforms = [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], [[MS-DOS]]

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'''''Create with Garfield''''' is a 1986 [[Educational video game|educational]] based on [[computerJim Davis game(cartoonist)|Jim Davis]] based on the' ''[[Garfield]]'' franchisecomic strip, developed by Ahead Designs and published by Development Learning Materials. It was released for [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[IBM PC compatible|IBM PCMS-DOS]]. A deluxe edition was released in 1987; it featured two disks (one containing additional character and prop sprites), improved [[printer driver]]s and a shortcut for returning to a previous screen.<ref name="Holroyd">{{cite magazine |last=Holroyd |first=Eric |date=June 1987 |title=Create with Garfield! |url=https://apple2.callapple.org/magazines/aar/crtwgar.html |magazine=Australian Apple Review |___location=Randwick, New South Wales |publisher=Gareth Powell Pty Ltd, Saturday Magazine Pty Ltd |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="TESS">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1991 |title=The Latest and Best of TESS: The Educational Software Selector |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EEzQStXtyw4C |___location=Hampton Bays, New York |publisher=EPIE Institute |page=121 |isbn=9780916087159}}</ref> A companion disk was released in 1989.<ref name="TESS"/>

==ContentGameplay==

The game allows players to make Garfield cartoons with pieces of artwork featuring characters, props, backgrounds, and text. The game functions with a [[drag-and-drop]] system used by a [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]], [[Computer mouse|mouse]] or [[joystick]]. Cartoons can be printed and/or saved to disk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/1985/garfield-apple/ |title=Create With Garfield! |last=Green |first=Earl |date=1985 |website=theLogBook.com |access-date=2021-11-30}}</ref>

==Reception==

Eric Holroyd, in a review for the ''[[Australian Apple Review]]'', recommended the game for Garfield fans, especially if mixed with the similar game ''Teddy Bear-rels of Fun'', claiming that "The added bonus of mixing and matching the two will give endless hours of fun for you, your family and your friends".<ref name="Holroyd"/> Neil Randall, writing in [[Compute!'s Gazette]], highly recommended the software for those who enjoyed "creativity programs". He complemented the program as "useful and fun" and thought it "impressive for its ability to get the user creating shortly after boot-up".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Randall |first=Neil |date=September 1987 |title=Create with Garfield |url=https://archive.org/details/1987-09-computegazette/page/n43/mode/2up |magazine=Compute!'s Gazette |issue=51 |publisher=ABC Publishing |access-date=1 December 2023 |page=43}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Children's educational video games]]

[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]

[[Category:Single-player video games]]

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