''Adibou'' (English: ''Adiboo'') is an educational video gaming series first developed by

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in the 1990s. The franchise expanded into comic books, music and television series (such as ''Adiboo Adventure'' (2009)). Titles in the series follow Adiboo, a young alien who teaches children about a variety of topics including nature, maths, and language. Most stories are set in the world of Celesta. The series is divided into different categories based on target market: ''Adi'' for 10-14 year-olds, ''Adibou'' for 4-7 year-olds, and ''Adiboud'chou'' for 18 months-3 year-olds, and characters have different names in different regions. The name Adibou is derived from the French acronym ADI meaning ''Accompagnement Didacticiel Intelligent'' (English: Intelligent Accompaniment Tutorial). ''Adibou'' games are now supported by ScummVM's "Gob" engine. The series was created by Roland Oskian, CEO of Coktel Vision and the brains behind the original Adibou concept as well as coordinator of the game's development; Manuelle Mauger, who managed the development of the content; Arnaud Delrue, responsible for the game's technical development; and finally, Joseph Kluytmans, who was responsible for the visual quality of the universe. The games were designed specifically to be applicable within a classroom context. In October 2005, Coktel Studio was sold by Vivendi Universal Games International to French publisher Mindscape which itself closed in 2011. More than a dozen titles were published until 2009 when the series went dormant. Following the closure of Mindscape, the IP rights to ''Adibou'' were sold to

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, and in 2020, French company Wiloki, a french educational start-up founded by the children of Adibou creator Roland Oskian, partnered with Ubisoft to revive the character. In May 2022, Wiloki released a brand new title titled ''Adibou: La Chanson d'Adibou'' for browser,

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and Android under their partnership with

. The new version of the game is now available in French, English and German.

Titles

This list is far from complete; there were dozens of titles in the series, some more documented than others.

TV series

An animated series, ', aired on french channels

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and TiJi, each of the 40 episodes usually lasting around 5 minutes.

Critical reception

Referring to ''AJ's World of Discovery'', Feibel felt there were better run and jump games available whereas Jeuxvideo argued that ''Adibou'' games were a good option for children but were too short. ''The Argus'' praised the series for its music but criticised its "daft" title. ''PC Mag'' praised ''Adiboo: Discover Nature, Animals & Planets'' for offering educational content and "hours of entertainment". By 1997, the series had sold over 1.5 million copies. Today, the series is inactive and little in-depth information exists online apart from a few

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series and articles.

References

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External links

Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org

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