The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (video game)
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''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' was published by
NewKidCo NewKidCo International Inc. ( TSE:NKC; OTC BB: NKCIF) was an American video game publisher of children's titles based on popular licensed characters, for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft consoles. It went out of business in 2005. The publisher was ac ...
for Game Boy Color and
Mattel Media Mattel Interactive (Known as Mattel Media until 1999) was a video game publisher and software distributor. History Mattel originally founded the company as Mattel Media in February 1996, as an aim to expand into the multimedia unit by producing ...
for Windows in 1999. This game is a platforming side scroller based on the movie of the same name.


Gameplay

There are eight side-scrolling platform levels in Elmo in Grouchland, and each one is very short. The player generally spends each level hopping over obstacles such as fire hydrants. Along with the eight platforming levels are two alternate style levels, each one different. In one, the player is sitting in a minecart and has to duck the low ceilings as the mine cart moves forward. The other involves Elmo falling into Grouchland. The player moves Elmo left and right, helping him to avoid trash.


CD-ROM version

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland was also released as a Sesame Street CD-ROM game for home computers. The game was published by Mattel Media in October 1999, and re-released by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop in 2005. Travel with Elmo to recover his lost blanket in Grouchland. Concepts introduced include sharing and friendship, while skills such as problem solving, observation, prediction, and spatial relations are emphasized.


References

1999 video games Game Boy Color games Sesame Street video games Ubisoft games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Children's educational video games Mattel Interactive games Encore Software games Single-player video games NewKidCo games {{platform-videogame-stub