## Description

_My Little Pony: Friendship Gardens_ is a game for young children that is
based on the ‘My Little Pony’ franchise. It was originally developed in 1998
and has been re-issued a number of times.

The game starts with the player creating their own pony using a paint box
screen to change the colours to their liking. Then the pony is given a name
and the player is taken to Ponyland where the game begins.

The game starts at a bridge. To the left is the farm where the player gets to
know and train their pony. To the right is the pony village. The player starts
on the farm where they feed, groom and train their pony. There is a limited
supply of food in the inventory to start with and more can be grown or picked
from trees.

When the pony has grown she will be confident enough to enter the village and
have fun with other ponies. In the village there are four cottages, each with
its own resident and mini-game(s):

* Ivy’s Beauty Salon where the player can dress and/or style their pony’s hair
* Light Heart’s Game Cottage naturally has the most activities. There’s Tic-Tac-Hoof, a Tile Switch Puzzle, videos to watch, books to read, Sweet Berry’s kitchen where cakes can be baked, and pictures to colour in.
* Sun Sparkle’s Dance Studio has a dance floor with coloured squares. The mini-game here is a ‘Simon Says’ like game where the player has to repeat the sequence in which the dance floor squares light up.
* Morning Glory’s schoolhouse has a memory game and pictures to print.

Throughout the game the player can take pictures of their pony, these are held
on an album along with the pony’s pet certificate, awards, the pony diary and
mail messages.

My Little Pony: Friendship Gardens