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Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).

Differences overseas (3)

The game was based on the American film Adventures in Dinosaur City which has been released worldwide earlier that year, with the Japanese title Dinowars Kyōryū Ōkoku e no Daibōken being the same name as the Japanese version of the movie.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Development"

The North American version was originally marketed by Irem America under the title "Dinosaurs" shortly after the game's Japanese release in July, with the finalization of the game's title coming just before its English release.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Development"

The cavewomen enemy character "Cindy" was originally designed as a large-busted woman whose character sprite was altered for the North American release due to Nintendo of America's policy against overly-sexual depictions of women on their consoles.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Version differences"

People (3)

Electronic Gaming Monthly was impressed with the game's "colorful" graphics and "cute" character designs, stating that it "seems geared for kids, but adults can play too.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Reception"

Nintendo Power praised the game's "colorful and very detailed" graphics and "very good" music, but found the overall experience to be "a little too difficult for beginning players.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Reception"

IGN placed the game tenth on its "Top 10 Prehistoric Games" list in February 2007, stating that "If you never got a chance to play Dino City on the SNES, we feel bad for you.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Reception"

Changed from the original (2)

The North American version was originally marketed by Irem America under the title "Dinosaurs" shortly after the game's Japanese release in July, with the finalization of the game's title coming just before its English release.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Development"

The cavewomen enemy character "Cindy" was originally designed as a large-busted woman whose character sprite was altered for the North American release due to Nintendo of America's policy against overly-sexual depictions of women on their consoles.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Version differences"

Reception (1)

Nintendo Power praised the game's "colorful and very detailed" graphics and "very good" music, but found the overall experience to be "a little too difficult for beginning players.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Reception"

Difficulty (1)

Nintendo Power praised the game's "colorful and very detailed" graphics and "very good" music, but found the overall experience to be "a little too difficult for beginning players.

(English)English Wikipedia"DinoCity"from "Reception"

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