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Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? may refer to the following: * ''Carmen Sandiego ''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World ...'', a series of educational mystery video games, most of which have been titled ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' ** ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1985 video game), the first game in the series ** ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' (Prodigy video game), a 1988 online game ** '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe'', a 1990 video game ** ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1996 video game), based in part on the TV game show ** ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (Gameloft), a 2008 video game ** '' Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? 3 - New Carmen Adventure'', a 2009 French video game ** ... [...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] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 Video Game)
''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an educational video game released by Broderbund on April 23, 1985. It is the first product in the ''Carmen Sandiego'' franchise. The game was distributed with ''The World Almanac and Book of Facts'', published by Pharos Books. An enhanced version of the game was released in 1989, which did not have the almanac-based copy protection and instead used disk-based copy protection. A deluxe version was released in 1992, and featured additional animation and a reworked interface from the original version. Some of the bonus features included digitized photos from ''National Geographic'', over 3200 clues, music from the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, 20 villains, 60 countries, and 16 maps. CD-ROM versions for DOS and Macintosh were released in 1992, and a Windows version was released in 1994. In the game, the player takes the role of a rookie in the fictional ACME Detective Agency, tasked to track down crooks from the V.I.L.E. organization w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Prodigy Video Game)
''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' is a game within the Carmen Sandiego (video game series), Carmen Sandiego franchise made for the Prodigy (online service), Prodigy Interactive online service, a "special edition" and Prodigy service adaptation of the 1985 Broderbund educational Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game), game of the same name. Prodigy was a computer service from a partnership of IBM and Sears. ''World'' was one of three games available on the extra audio card, alongside ''Silpheed'' and ''Cakewalk Apprentice''. It was an on-line version of the popular PC title, written specifically for Prodigy. This version had a new adventure each week, each Carmen Sandiego episode sponsored by the Prodigy online. The game was pitted to teach geography in an "exciting new way". The book ''Parents, kids & computers'' describes Prodigy s version of Carmen Sandiego as "a sort of online Carmen miniseries that changes from time to time". It was often used as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe'' is a video game within the Carmen Sandiego franchise released in 1990. It is the first remake of the 1985 title ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and follows the Enhanced Version. It is sometimes referred to as Version 2.0 along with ''USA'' and ''Space''. The Deluxe version featured additional animation and a reworked interface from the original version. Some of the bonus features included digitized photos from National Geographic, over 3200 clues, music from the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, 20 villains, 60 countries, and 16 maps. CD-ROM versions for DOS and Macintosh were released in 1992, and a Windows version was released in 1994. International music from Smithsonian Folkways was approved for use in this game. ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe'', released on CD-ROM, adds digitized photographs from the National Geographic Society and music from Smithsonian/Folkways. Each location contains three sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996 Video Game)
''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? v3.0'') is a 1996 video game part of the ''Carmen Sandiego'' franchise. It was the third version of the game, after the 1985 original title of the same name and a 1992 Deluxe version of said game. The game's release coincided on the heels of the end of the PBS game show, and features QuickTime videos of Lynne Thigpen reprising her role as "The Chief". This was the last version of the game to follow the "classic" formula of the series (until the Facebook version), but much of the game, especially the "warrant" portion, was heavily redesigned. The Deluxe Edition released in 1998 (also sometimes subtitled as "version 3.5") added speech welcoming the player to each country and an "ACME Global Language Link-Up" satellite which quizzed the user on the local language. Players also received a spy watch and "an introduction to 12 foreign languages". This "upgrade of the classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Gameloft)
''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] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? 3 - New Carmen Adventure
''Mais où se Cache Carmen Sandiego? Mystère au Bout du Monde'' ("Mystery at the End of the World") also known as ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? 3 - New Carmen Adventure'' in English is a French Carmen Sandiego game released on February 18, 2009. Mindscape had previously been acquired by The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey) alongside Carmen Sandiego developer Broderbund and took over its productivity, reference and entertainment brands when The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey) integrated its Broderbund division. It is a point-and-click adventure aimed at ages 8 to 12. It follows ACME detectives Julia and Adam in a worldwide hunt across 10 countries for stolen world treasures. It is published by Mindscape, France, and developed by Paris-based Strass Productions. It was released for the Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (2011 Video Game)
''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' was a The Learning Company, Learning Company Facebook puzzle game released in 2011. It was an adaption of the 80s and 90s ''Carmen Sandiego (video game series), Carmen Sandiego'' games of the same title. The game, which was released along with another game ''The Oregon Trail (series), The Oregon Trail'', was developed by Blue Fang Games and released by The Learning Company. This version, a remake of the first ''Carmen Sandiego'' game, was released on the social network site Facebook on February 9, 2011. The game was taken down in 2012. Development Dubbin, one of the developers, explained that he originally wrote a spec for Blue Fang, "with the kind of clues I might do and the sort of material you might get". He played the original game numerous times and put together a series of sample clues. Because of the scale involved (each of the 66 cities had many clues about them), a team was assembled to write them. The developers acknowledged the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Sandiego (franchise)
''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' video game was classified as a "mystery exploration" series by creators and the media, the series would later be deemed edutainment when the games became unexpectedly popular in classrooms. The franchise centers around the fictional thieving villain of the same name, who is the ringleader of the criminal organization, V.I.L.E.; the protagonists (most often including the in-game character controlled by the computer user) are agents of the ACME Detective Agency who try to thwart the crooks' plans to steal treasures from around the world, while the later ultimate goal is to capture Carmen Sandiego herself. The franchise primarily focuses on teaching children geography, but has also branched out into history, mathemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game Show)
''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' was an American half-hour children's television game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Broderbund. The show was hosted by Greg Lee, who was joined by Lynne Thigpen, and the a cappella vocal group Rockapella, who served as the show's house band and comedy troupe. The series was videotaped in New York City at Chelsea Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios and co-produced by WQED and WGBH-TV, and aired on PBS stations from September 30, 1991, to December 22, 1995, with reruns continuing to air until May 31, 1996. A total of 295 episodes over five seasons were recorded. The show won seven Daytime Emmys and a 1992 Peabody Award. In 2001, ''TV Guide'' ranked the show at No. 47 on its list of 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time. The show was created partially in response to the results of a National Geographic survey that indicated Americans had alarmingly little knowledge of geography, with one in four being una ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (album)
''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' or ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? The Album'' is a soundtrack album to the game show of the same name that ran from 1991 to 1995. Rockapella, the house band on the show throughout its entire run, performed six of the ten songs on the album. Background Rockapella had been hired as the game show's house band when the show's producer saw the group on the special '' Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella'' and felt their sound could appeal to a young audience. The group was surprised by their success, given the show's target audience of children, in contrast to their previous target market of adults in their 20s–40s. Release Following the premiere of the game show, some of the songs in the album are related to geography, such as "Capital", which lists the state capitals of the United States (comically omitting Pierre, South Dakota). However, other songs have no geographic basis, and many include witty humor aimed to adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Sandiego (other) , a 1994 animated TV series
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''Carmen Sandiego'' is a media franchise that originated with an educational video game series. Carmen Sandiego may also refer to: * ''Carmen Sandiego'' (video game series), an American educational mystery video game series *Carmen Sandiego (character), a fictional character at the heart of the franchise * ''Carmen Sandiego'' (TV series), a 2019 Netflix TV series that is part of the franchise See also * Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (other) * Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (other) * Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? (other) *Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an American animated television series based on the series of computer games. The show was produced by DIC Productions L.P. and originally aired from 1994 to 1999, on Saturday mornings during FOX's Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |