Comments on: Oh, the Humanity!: Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego Winner of GameCola's 2009 "Website of the Year" Award Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:37:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:38:16 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-1613 I just did a bit of searching Oversoulthirteen still has most of Where on Earth available on Daily Motion. If you'd like to see more than what was on that lone VHS. Another prolific software company from the 80's that is hard to get a full listing on because of their success being in the 80's is MECC. But more people have played Oregon Trail than have played Broderbund's titles, any of them. The publishing rights from both companies got sold, after a couple trades of hand, to The Learning Company. Riverdeep has good programmers as far as solid stable software goes but they just don't make the newer games anywhere near as fun as the original companies did with the original versions of the games. I just did a bit of searching Oversoulthirteen still has most of Where on Earth available on Daily Motion. If you’d like to see more than what was on that lone VHS.

Another prolific software company from the 80’s that is hard to get a full listing on because of their success being in the 80’s is MECC. But more people have played Oregon Trail than have played Broderbund’s titles, any of them. The publishing rights from both companies got sold, after a couple trades of hand, to The Learning Company. Riverdeep has good programmers as far as solid stable software goes but they just don’t make the newer games anywhere near as fun as the original companies did with the original versions of the games.

]]> By: Matt Jonas http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Matt Jonas Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:46:43 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-1612 I remember Broderbund were an incredibly prolific company, and released a LOT of games. The only one I've ever played was The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. I remember Broderbund were an incredibly prolific company, and released a LOT of games. The only one I’ve ever played was The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.

]]> By: Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:24:38 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-1611 Michael even Game Faq's Moby Games and just about every other major game site has yet to even get close to a full listing of games published by Broderbund. There are versions I own or have played of these games that they don't even seem to know ever were released. That is one of the problems of such a large software company (Distribution wise) that had its prime before the internet was more than porn and program passing bulletin boards. Spokavriel @ yahoo .com Michael even Game Faq’s Moby Games and just about every other major game site has yet to even get close to a full listing of games published by Broderbund. There are versions I own or have played of these games that they don’t even seem to know ever were released. That is one of the problems of such a large software company (Distribution wise) that had its prime before the internet was more than porn and program passing bulletin boards.

Spokavriel @ yahoo .com

]]> By: Michael Gray http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Michael Gray Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:00:07 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-1609 I'm surprised that the article is so inaccurate. I specifically double-checked _everything_ on Wikipedia to make sure there WERE no inaccuracies. Curse you, Wikipedia! I’m surprised that the article is so inaccurate. I specifically double-checked _everything_ on Wikipedia to make sure there WERE no inaccuracies. Curse you, Wikipedia!

]]> By: Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Daniel Thomas Stack (Spokavriel) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:28:23 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-1608 I know this was posted back in January. There are a couple inaccuracies. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego first hit computers in 1985. Its fan following grew along with the titles in the game series including your shown Where in USA, followed by Where in Time, Where in Europe, Where in America's Past, and Where in Space that were all made before the TV Series "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego" was first produced. After that came the Game Shows on PBS for Where in the world and Where in Time as the V3 Where in the World, Where in USA, Where in Time and the new Junior Detective edition games started being marketed. The Junior Detective was targeted at Preschool age children and included some of the characters from the Where on Earth Series notably Zack Ivy and a single episode partner Stretch the dog. I know this was posted back in January. There are a couple inaccuracies.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego first hit computers in 1985. Its fan following grew along with the titles in the game series including your shown Where in USA, followed by Where in Time, Where in Europe, Where in America’s Past, and Where in Space that were all made before the TV Series “Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego” was first produced.

After that came the Game Shows on PBS for Where in the world and Where in Time as the V3 Where in the World, Where in USA, Where in Time and the new Junior Detective edition games started being marketed. The Junior Detective was targeted at Preschool age children and included some of the characters from the Where on Earth Series notably Zack Ivy and a single episode partner Stretch the dog.

]]> By: Flash Flood: Games IN SPAAAAACE! http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Flash Flood: Games IN SPAAAAACE! Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:32:40 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-334 [...] the Pudding” or “Moddus Operandi” or “testgame.exe” or “Oh, the Humanity!” or “What the Crap?” or…look, you’re welcome already! This here is [...] [...] the Pudding” or “Moddus Operandi” or “testgame.exe” or “Oh, the Humanity!” or “What the Crap?” or…look, you’re welcome already! This here is [...]

]]> By: Zach Rich http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Zach Rich Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:58:48 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-195 Wrong again! Where on Earth never aired on PBS at all. The series ran from 1994 to 1996 on Fox's Saturday Morning block, and then was moved to Fox Family until it finished it's run in 1999. The show was Fox's answer to the Children's Television Act, requiring an educational show to level with the crazy action cartoons like the 90's X-Men and Spider-Man series. Zack and Ivy were the main characters for Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition, which was released in 1995, while the series was still on the air. I know this because I fucking adored this series as a kid, and going back and watching a few more episodes only reminds me of why I loved this series. Yes, it's corny and the early episodes are high on facts low on story, but the later episodes in the last few seasons had some actually fun stories. And I fucking love that theme. I love them both, but there's something about a bombastic orchestra and choir opening up a Saturday Morning Cartoon that makes my heart go pitter-patter. Wrong again! Where on Earth never aired on PBS at all. The series ran from 1994 to 1996 on Fox’s Saturday Morning block, and then was moved to Fox Family until it finished it’s run in 1999. The show was Fox’s answer to the Children’s Television Act, requiring an educational show to level with the crazy action cartoons like the 90’s X-Men and Spider-Man series. Zack and Ivy were the main characters for Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition, which was released in 1995, while the series was still on the air. I know this because I fucking adored this series as a kid, and going back and watching a few more episodes only reminds me of why I loved this series. Yes, it’s corny and the early episodes are high on facts low on story, but the later episodes in the last few seasons had some actually fun stories.

And I fucking love that theme. I love them both, but there’s something about a bombastic orchestra and choir opening up a Saturday Morning Cartoon that makes my heart go pitter-patter.

]]> By: Mark Freedman http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Mark Freedman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:27:23 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-190 The new chief looks like Egon from The Real Ghostbusters. Man... I think I've seen this intro before. The new chief looks like Egon from The Real Ghostbusters. Man… I think I’ve seen this intro before.

]]> By: Mark Freedman http://gamecola.net/2010/01/oh-the-humanity-where-on-earth-is-carmen-sandiego/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Mark Freedman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:23:50 +0000 http://gamecola.net/?p=1945#comment-189 You had me at "2001 VHS tape." You had me at “2001 VHS tape.”

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