Play Fine Artist by Microsoft Kids Online

Game Overview

Remember Fine Artist? That weirdly charming MS-DOS painting program from Microsoft Kids back in '93? You'd boot it up and suddenly you're in Imaginopolis—this colorful, slightly surreal world where a goofy little guy named McZee would guide you through different "floors" of a building, each with its own art activity.

It was like MS Paint on imagination steroids. You could slap down clip art (drag a dinosaur into your scene, why not), tweak it with weird effects, and even add sound effects to your masterpiece. Every tool made these cartoony noises—the spray can sounded like someone going "psshhht!" way too enthusiastically.

The whole thing felt like wandering through a kindergarten teacher's wildest dream. Not sure how much actual art I made, but I definitely spent hours making McZee repeat his weird little catchphrases. You can still find copies floating around if you're feeling nostalgic.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".