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Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time
''Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time'' (previously ''Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and sometimes given the subtitle ''v3.0'') is a 1997 edutainment point-and-click adventure game developed by Broderbund for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh devices. The game is a remake of the 1989 time-travel title '' Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'', making it the second ''Time'' video game in the ''Carmen Sandiego'' franchise. The game was strongly influenced by the short-lived PBS game show, '' Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?''. The game was previewed at the 1997 Toy Fair in New York City. A demo version was included on the CD for ''Carmen Sandiego Word Detective'' and was available on the Carmen Sandiego website. After Broderbund was sold to The Learning Company, the game was re-released with the new title - ''Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time'' - but with minimal redesign. The game's narrative involves master thief Carmen Sandiego, who has used a time machine call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Sandiego (video Game Series)
''Carmen Sandiego'' is a series of American educational software, educational mystery video games that spawned an Carmen Sandiego (franchise), edutainment franchise of the same name. The game released in 1985, ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game), Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'', started off both the video game series and the franchise as a whole, which has continued up to the present day. Each game of the series has a particular theme and subject, where the player must use their knowledge to find Carmen Sandiego (character), Carmen Sandiego or any of her innumerable henchmen. This series was originally owned by Broderbund, but is now owned by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Since its initial release the series has won over 125 awards and accolades. Design Background In 1983, the founders of Broderbund, Broderbund Software, Gary and Doug Carlston, publicly discussed a plan to make edutainment one of their company's three focus areas. The character of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
