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JumpStart 2nd Grade
''JumpStart 2nd Grade'' (known as ''Jump Ahead Year 2'' in the United Kingdom) is a video game released on 26 March 1996 by Knowledge Adventure. As its name suggests, it was made to teach second grade students. It was replaced by '' JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade'' in 2002. Gameplay and plot Like the previous '' JumpStart'' products, the game takes place in a school setting, but begins after school hours when a giant anthropomorphic frog named C.J. enters the classroom and frees a firefly named Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom). C.J. and Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom) form a double act A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' ... of sorts with C.J. being an ardent, self-styled "adventurer" while Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom) is the more pragmatic straight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowledge Adventure
JumpStart Games, Inc., formerly Knowledge Adventure, Inc., was an American edutainment video game company based in Torrance, California. Founded in 1991, it was acquired by Chinese holding company NetDragon Websoft in 2017. History From 1991 to 1994, Knowledge Adventure created DOS games. Purchase by CUC International On November 5, 1996, CUC International announced that it would acquire Knowledge Adventure; the acquisition was completed on February 3, 1997. In February 1996, CUC had acquired Davidson & Associates; this subsidiary was later merged with Knowledge Adventure in October 1998. On May 28, 1997, CUC International announced plans to merge with Hospitality Franchise Systems to create a single, "one-stop" entity. The merger was finalized in December that year and created Cendant. As a result of the merger, CUC Software was renamed Cendant Software. On November 20, 1998, French media company Havas (later acquired by water utility Vivendi) announced that it would acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
