''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler'' is a

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video game developed by

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. It was first released for the

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in 1984 and was later ported to several home computers. The game features six

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, a Star-Bellied Sneetch, the Doorman, and the Woset and Clark. Designed for children ages 4–10, the objective of the game is to reassemble scrambled pictures, each of which is composed of three characters.

Gameplay

There are five

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s from which to choose. In the easiest level, players can mix and match the characters' heads, torsos and feet any way they like. In higher levels of play, there are more puzzle pieces, some of which are upside down, and characters must be assembled in their original left-to-right order. Puzzles range in size from 9 to 25 pieces. The fifth level has a time limit which, when beaten, will give the player bonus points. The manual for ''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler'' claims that the game promotes "problem-solving strategies, logic, pattern recognition, memory and a variety of other early learning skills."

External links

* * 1984 video games ColecoVision games ColecoVision-only games Adaptations of works by Dr. Seuss Children's educational video games North America-exclusive video games Puzzle video games Video games developed in the United States Single-player video games Coleco games {{puzzle-videogame-stub