Alien Garden

One of the earliest ‘Software Toys’, _Alien Garden_ is set on a scrolling
planet consisting mainly of 24 clusters of crystals, representing flowers. You
control an embryonic life-form and must ensure its survival and reproduction
through up to 20 generations.

Through trial and error, you must find which of the crystals are food, which
of them grow when you sting them, and which of them are fatal to touch.
Depending on this, you can use either your tail, stinger or wings to make
contact with them. Every time you boot the game, the behaviour of the crystals
changes, emphasising the need for experimentation.