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Reader Rabbit
''Reader Rabbit'' is an educational video game franchise created in 1984 by The Learning Company. The series is aimed at children from infancy to the age of nine. In 1998, a spiritual successor series called ''The ClueFinders'' was released for older students aged seven to twelve. The games teach language arts including basic skills in reading and spelling and mathematics. The main character in all the titles is named "Reader Rabbit". History The first ''Reader Rabbit'' computer game was conceived by the Grimm sisters and titled ''Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory''. It was released initially in 1984 and featured in the 1983 holiday special ''The Computer Chronicles''. In 1986, both ''Reader Rabbit'' 2.0 and ''Math Rabbit'' were released. In 1987, ''Writer Rabbit'' was released with the intention of having a ''Rabbit'' series that featured different academic subjects. Ultimately, the developers decided to have a ''Reader Rabbit'' series that explored subjects bey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reader Rabbit (video Game)
''Reader Rabbit'' (fully titled "Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory" or alternatively known as "Reader Rabbit Builds Early Learning & Thinking") is a 1984 educational video game and the first of the long-running ''Reader Rabbit'' edutainment series. It was made by The Learning Company for Apple II and later for other computers. It supports the KoalaPad graphics tablet. The Connelley Group helped with the Atari 8-bit computers conversion in 1984. A Talking version was developed for the Apple IIGS in 1989. An enhanced version was released for MS-DOS in 1991. A Deluxe version was released in 1994 for Mac and Windows 3.x. In 1997, the game was remade for Windows and Macintosh under the title "Reader Rabbit's Reading 1". Gameplay The game takes place in the titular Word Factory, which teaches reading and spelling in four different activities and has over 200 three-letter words and more than 70 pictures for learning. The following four activities are: * 1. Sorter - the player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |