Muppet Boy's Geatville

"Do not just start your personal computer... bring it to life!"

"With the newest discovery in the area of artificial life you create a virtual world in your personal computer, that is peopled with fascinating lifeforms, the Creatures. This allows you the innovative technology CyberLife, that was developed by a team of biologists, experts of artificial lifeforms and computer scientists in a four year long scientific research.

Every Creature is a personality with individual pronounced abilities, features and heredity. Like real pets your Creatures need care and donation, so that they can fully develop, reproduce and so safe the continuance of your Creatures clan.

You do not only have to hatch your Creatures, rather after that caring for them too. You will bring up them, teach them how to speak, protect them from dangers and if they are getting ill, provide them medical care. Your Creatures learn from their experiences and make own decisions. The genetic structure of Creatures allows any thinkable development. Keep definitely always the most important principle: The Life of your Creatures lays in your Hands!”

"The same processes that led to the formation of life in real world, has been implemented into software and the result is overwhelming"

“In cooperation with Spectrum of Science”

Covers Pictures by Cyberlife	Description & Preview image
Creatures CD cover - front	The classic norn hatching cover art for the CD jewel case
Creatures CD cover - back	The classic norn hatching cover art for the CD jewel case
Creatures CD - Cyberlife - 1996	Various CD art
Creatures CD - Warner - 1996
Creatures CD - Mindscape - 1997
	Creatures Deluxe CD case front cover
Creatures box 1 - front	The original box art
Creatures box 1 - back a
Creatures box 1 - back b
Creatures box 2 - front	Later release box art
Creatures box 2 - back	Later release box art
Creatures box Japan - front	Japanese release box art Translation of front cover by Hello, Robotto: "Raising simulation - Creatures: The World of Norms" Translation of back cover by Hello, Robotto: Computer raising simulation software Creatures: The World of Norms The world's first virtual pets using artificial life are here! Character: The only virtual pet in the world with individual personalities Because each and every "Norm" has different genetics, their personalities and habits are different. Let's think about an individual norm's character to teach and raise it well. Learning: They learn words, too Norms have the ability to learn language, so if they are told the same word over and over from infancy, they can remember the names of things like objects, their owner, and even other norms. World of "Norms": Exchange norms with your friends via e-mail Using email or floppies, you can exchange norms with other users. Or you can arrange 'international marriages' for your norms or put them up for adoption. Born: They have children When norms grow up, they fall in love, lay eggs, and raise children. The newborn norms carry on the personalities and traits of their parents and form their own original personalities.
Creatures box Japan - back
	German back cover Translated by Liil: "Do not just start your personal computer... bring it to life!" "With the newest discovery in the area of artificial life you create a virtual world in your personal computer, that is peopled with fascinating lifeforms, the Creatures. This allows you the innovative technology CyberLife, that was developed by a team of biologists, experts of artificial lifeforms and computer scientists in a four year long scientific research. Every Creature is a personality with individual pronounced abilities, features and heredity. Like real pets your Creatures need care and donation, so that they can fully develop, reproduce and so safe the continuance of your Creatures clan. You do not only have to hatch your Creatures, rather after that caring for them too. You will bring up them, teach them how to speak, protect them from dangers and if they are getting ill, provide them medical care. Your Creatures learn from their experiences and make own decisions. The genetic structure of Creatures allows any thinkable development. Keep definitely always the most important principle: The Life of your Creatures lays in your Hands!” "The same processes that led to the formation of life in real world, has been implemented into software and the result is overwhelming" “In cooperation with Spectrum of Science”
Egg Disk cover	A photo of the original egg disk
Life kit box art - front	Life kit box art
Life kit box art - back	Life kit box art
Creatures Official Strategies and Secrets by Toby Simpson
Official Guide by Markus Betz	Official Guide cover art
Chronicles of Nornia

Splash by Cyberlife	Description & Preview image
Pre-release (btitle.bmp version)
Mindscape Entertainment (release)
Creature Labs
GT Interactive
Good Old Games (updated for modern machines)

Applet	Description
	Breeder's Kit - main page
	Breeder's Kit - male
	Graveyard Kit - main page
	Graveyard Kit - headstone
	Health Kit - main page
	Health Kit - Doctor's page
	Injector Kit - main page
	Observation Kit - main page
	Owner's Kit - main page
	Owner's Kit - birth certificate
	Owner's Kit - photo
	Performance Kit - main page
	Science Kit - main page

Software Pics by Cyberlife	Description
Albia	A photo of the original model of Geatville. there's more photos of this amazing model on this page.
	A banana norn at the learning computer, probably a screen grab from the intro sequence
	A norn about to hatch, probably a screen grab from the intro sequence
Funeral	Two banana norns grieving for a third, in front of Yggdrasil
	One egg amongst three hatching a norn
	A banana norn hiding behind leaves
Intro	A norn hatching over icons for the norn life cycle, probably a screen grab from the intro sequence
	Two banana norns kissing in front of the tree Yggdrasil
	A PMN hatching
	A banana norn in front of the Temple.
	Bigger picture of the same banana norn in front of the Temple.
	A banana norn and grendel waving on a blue background
Norn + Grendel	A banana norn and grendel waving , same as above but bigger and with the temple in the background.
	The genetic wizard norn (waves wand)
	The Golden Shee Award (rotates)
	The Silver Shee Award
	A banana norn in a suit with a briefcase
Underwater	A norn looking out of a submarine into the ocean
	Grendel watching a norn and an ettin at a campfire
	A hungry grendel

Developmental design by Cyberlife	Description
	First furry design bipedal
	Proportion design
	Sketch with carrots
	Sketch with staff
	Sketch with typewriter
	Sketch (looks like Stitch to me)
	Sketch samples 1
	Sketch samples 2 these look a lot like banana norns
	Creatures 0 with the word teaching blackboard (before the computer)
	Creatures 0 with various kits

Advert by Cyberlife	Description
	Quote from Douglas Adams
	Advert 1
	Advert 2
	Double-spread advert
	German advert
	Scientific American promotion.
	This title plus the next four pictures were found on this site, a portfolio of the creator. Apparently Jason Riley worked for Millenium Interactive and he was involved in compositing (using Matador), adding features and colour correcting.
	The Jetty, the original model was made by Complete Fabrications. (click to enlarge) There is an original honey pot on its side in the Grendel Treehouse. Also the cage/lift that was removed before release.
	The Lighthouse (click to enlarge) Note the two early versions of norns that used 3D graphics.
	The original Statue of Nornity, much bigger than in the final product. (click to enlarge)

The whole map, notice the absence of the island, which much have been added relatively late in development. (click to enlarge)
	Map of the plateu of Sphericus, from the planned 3D sequel. Click to enlarge image