Rugrats Adventure Game is an educational adventure game based on the Rugrats television series. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh on September 30, 1998. It was developed and published by Broderbund. Rugrats Adventure Game Cover art DeveloperBroderbund PublisherBroderbund SeriesRugrats PlatformWindows, Macintosh Release US: September 30, 1998 GenreAdventure, educational ModeSingle-player. It's the first software game that lets you join an adventure with the Rugrats gang! The evil Alien Queen Angeleeka is out to destory the earth - and Reptar, the babiers' only hope. Rugrats: Search for Reptar is a platform video game that was released in 1998 for PlayStation in North America and in the PAL region by THQ. The game is based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats which aired from 1991 until 2004. The game follows the main character of the cartoon, Tommy Pickles, who has lost his Reptar puzzle. It features stages that are typically based on episodes from.
| Rugrats Adventure Game | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Broderbund |
| Publisher(s) | Broderbund |
| Series | Rugrats |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rugrats Adventure Game is an educational adventure game based on the Rugrats television series. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh on September 30, 1998. It was developed and published by Broderbund (at that point a subsidiary of The Learning Company).
Plot and gameplay[edit]
The plot sees evil alien Queen Angeleeka (Angelica) kidnap the mighty Reptar (Tommy's action figure), and the main characters' goal is to rescue Reptar so he can defeat the Queen. This plot is contextualised as the imagination of the babies, and the game itself is set in Tommy's family home.
The game is a standard adventure title that plays like an interactive episode of the cartoon—even getting an in-game title of 'Reptar vs. the Aliens', after the in-universe TV film the babies were watching at the beginning of the game—where the player collects items, interacts with characters, and solves puzzles to advance.[1] The game aims to teach problem-solving, strategy, critical thinking, logical reasoning, memory, and mouse and keyboard skills.[2]
Production[edit]
Rugrats Adventure Game was released with two companion CD-ROMs entitled Rugrats Movie Activity Challenge and Rugrats Print Shop on September 30, 1998, in anticipation of The Rugrats Movie.[3] The Learning Company president said, 'The unprecedented strength and breadth of the Rugrats franchise offers us the opportunity to promote the Rugrats CD-Roms on a broader scale and with much greater impact than our competition.'[3] Broderbund held a promotion where the purchase of any Rugrats title from November 1998 to June 1, 1999, would give consumers 20% off a second Broderbund kid's product.[4] As part of a cross-promotion, 200 copies of the game were available as second prize in a scratch-n-win sweepstakes by Simon and Schuster Children's Division, which sold Rugrats books.[5][6]
Critical reception[edit]
AllGame recommended that players sit with their kids to help them if they get stuck.[7] MacHome described it as being ' extensive and richly animated', and a mix between Myst and a Huggies commercial.[8]Just Adventure felt it was a fantastic title to develop computer skills and a love of adventure games within youth.[9]Hartford Courant liked the game's 'playful' graphics and music.[10]CBS News conducted a children playtest of the three Rugrats CD-ROMs and found them all to be 'winners'.[11]The Boston Globe praised the variety of the three CD-ROMs.[12]Boston Herald called Rugrats Adventure Game a 'waste of money and time'.[13]The Baltimore Sun said the game's requirement to get items in a certain order is frustrating and that it slows down the pace.[14]The Washington Post deemed it 'silly' and 'fun'.[15]Los Angeles Daily News praised the title's educational skill-building.[16]The News-Press felt it was 'dull and confusing'.[17] The Los Angeles Times found the main characters' 'mangling of the English language' to be grating.[18] Kiplinger's Finance felt it was 'convenient' that the title was tied to the theatrical film.[19]PC Direct liked the game's mix of comedy, madcap antics, and puzzles.[20]
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The game was nominated for a 1999 Interactive Achievement Award for Computer Children's Entertainment Title of the Year, ultimately losing to Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game.[21]
Rugrats Adventure Game was among the best-selling PC games of October 1998,[22] and was 9th-best-selling home education software for 1999.[23]
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References[edit]
- ^'SuperKids Software Review of Rugrats Adventure Game'. www.superkids.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1998-11-14). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ^Willson, Sarah; Klasky, Arlene; Germain, Paul; Csupo, Gabor (1999). The Perfect Formula. Simon and Schuster. ISBN9780689826771.
- ^'SimonSaysKids.com: Rugrats'. web.archive.org. 1999-10-04. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^'Rugrats Adventure Game - Review - allgame'. web.archive.org. 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^'macHOME'. web.archive.org. 2004-10-30. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^'Review: Rugrats Adventure Game'. web.archive.org. 2001-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^UBINAS, HELEN. ''RUGRATS' JUST RIGHT FOR KIDS'. courant.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^'Rugrats on CD ROM'. www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^Rosenberg, Beth (1998-10-29). 'Test Drive: From aardvarks to Zooks'. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-05-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'KID TECH Rugrats CD duo hits and misses'. Boston Herald. 1998-10-18. Retrieved 2020-05-24 – via NewsLibrary.
- ^GALLAGHER, PAULA. 'Familiar characters aid learning Education: Software for children features their favorite figures from books and television'. baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^Katz Gibbs, Hope (November 20, 1998). 'Screen Shots'. The Washington Post.
- ^'LET THE GAMES BEGIN; SOFTWARE FOR PLAYSTATION, N64 AND PCS GETS READY FOR PRIME TIME'. www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^'News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida on December 14, 1999 · Page 73'. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^CURTISS, AARON (1998-11-09). ''Spyro the Dragon' Is a Colorful, Nonviolent Adventure'. Los Angeles Times. ISSN0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^Inc, Kiplinger Washington Editors (December 1998). Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc.
- ^Corless, Fiona (January 1999). 'Rugrats Adventure Game'. PC Direct (UK). Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^'Awards Category Details'. www.interactive.org. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^Feldman, Curt (1998-11-13). 'Top-Selling PC Games for October'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1999-04-27.
- ^'Top-Selling Software, 1999'. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 2000. p. 262. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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External links[edit]
- Rugrats Adventure Game at MobyGames
Broderbund was a large American software developer and publisher most active in the 1980s and the 1990s. Though most of their products were video games, they also published a number of home productivity software titles.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.E. | 1982 | AppII, ATR, MSX, PC88 | Fixed shooter co-developed by Programmers-3[1] | |
| Airheart | 1986 | AppII | An action game by Dan Gorlin | |
| The Amazing Writing Machine | 1995 | Mac, Win | Creative writing and drawing software | |
| The Ancient Art of War | 1984 | AppIIe, Mac, DOS | A real-time strategyvideo wargame | |
| The Ancient Art of War at Sea | 1987 | AppII, Mac, DOS | A real-time strategyvideo wargame focussing on naval warfare | |
| Apple Panic | 1981 | AppII, ATR, DOS, VIC20 | A platform game | |
| Arcade Game Construction Kit | 1988 | C64 | An arcade game construction program | |
| The Arcade Machine | 1982 | AppII | An arcade game construction program. Winner of a Certificate of Merit in the category of 'Most Innovative Computer Game' at the 4th annual Arkie Awards.[2]:33 | |
| The Battle of Olympus | 1988 | NES | An action-adventure game set in Ancient Greece | |
| Banner Mania | 1989 | DOS | Banner making program. Released by Brøderbund; developed for Pixellite Group by Presage Software Development. | |
| Calendar Creator, last version 12 | 1995-now | Win | Create calendars | |
| Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear | 1985 | AppII | A side-scrolling action-adventure game where you fly a plane, drive a tank, steer a jeep, pilot a sub, and ride a tram. | |
| Capitalism Plus | 1996 | Win9X | Business simulation game | |
| The Castles of Dr. Creep | 1984 | C64 | A platform/puzzle game set in medieval castles | |
| Centauri Alliance | 1990 | AppII, C64 | A science fictionrole-playing video game[3] | |
| Championship Lode Runner | 1983 | AppII, C64, DOS, NES | A platform/puzzle game, the sequel to Lode Runner | |
| Choplifter | 1982 | AppII, ATR, ATR52, ATR78, C64, CLV, FM7, MSX, NES, SMS, VIC20 | An action game; player is helicopterpilot attempting to save hostages being held in prisoner of war camps | |
| Darby the Dragon | 1996 | Win, Mac | An Adventure game and one of the StoryQuests series games. | |
| The Dark Heart of Uukrul | 1988 | AppII, DOS | A first-person perspective, turn-based fantasycomputer role-playing game with some advanced features for its time. | |
| David's Midnight Magic | 1982 | AppII | A pinball video game | |
| Dazzle Draw[4][5] | 1984 | AppIIc, AppIIe | Paint program to create bitmapped image files | |
| Deadly Towers | 1986 | NES | Action adventure game | |
| Drol | 1983 | AppII, ATR, C64, PC88, SG1K | A platform game with a cartoon robot hero | |
| Fantavision | 1985 | Ami, AppII, AppGS, DOS | Animation program based around 'tweening' and transforming objects. | |
| Galactic Empire | 1980 | AppII, ATR, TRS80 | Brøderbund's first game; a science fictionstrategy space conquest game | |
| Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon | 1996 | Win, Mac | An Adventure game and one of the StoryQuests series games. Won the Parent's Choice Gold Award.[6] | |
| The Guardian Legend | 1988 | NES | A hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up game; a.k.a. Guardic Gaiden | |
| Gumball | 1983 | AppII, C64 | ||
| In the 1st Degree | 1995 | Mac, Win3X, Win9X | An interactive legal dramaadventure game | |
| Karateka | 1984 | CPC, AppII, ATR, ATR78, C64, DOS, FDS, GB, ST, ZX | An action game with influential, pioneering animation | |
| Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge | 1997 | Win, Win3X | A comedy adventure game | |
| The Last Express | 1997 | DOS, Mac, Win | An adventure game set right before the start of World War I | |
| Legacy of the Wizard | 1987 | NES | A sidescrolling adventure RPG in the Dragonslayer line | |
| Living Books series | 1992–1998 | Mac, Win | A series of edutainment titles based on popular children's books | |
| Lode Runner | 1983 | AppII, ATR, BBC, C64, CPC, IBM PC (self-booting disk), iOS, Lynx, Mac, NES, PS1, PSN, SG1K, SNES, VIC20, Win, XBLA, ZX | Puzzle/platform game | |
| Logical Journey of the Zoombinis | 1996 | Mac, Win | An educationalpuzzle computer game created by Chris Hancock and Scot Osterweil of TERC | |
| The Mask of the Sun | 1982 | AppII, C64, ATR | Graphical interactive fiction game | |
| Matchboxes | 1983 | ATR, C64 | Memory puzzle game | Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing |
| Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony | 1985 | Ami, AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, Mac SE, ST | A top-down tile-basedrole-playing video game with some action sequences | |
| The Music Shop | 1985 | C64 | A music notation program with playback capabilities | |
| Myst | 1993 | 3DO, Ami, CDI, iOS, Jag, Mac, NDS, PS1, PSP, Sat, Win | An adventure game with ground-breaking 3D graphics | |
| Orly's Draw-A-Story | 1997 | DOS, Mac, Win | An edutainment game where the user draws pictures for inclusion in a story | |
| PlayMaker Football | 1989 | DOS, Mac, Palm, Win | An American footballsimulation | |
| The Playroom | 1991 | Ami, AppII, DOS, Mac | An early childhood education system | |
| Prince of Persia | 1989 | Ami, AppII, CPC, DOS, GB, GBC, GG, iOS, Mac, NES, PCD, PSN, SAM, SCD, SMD, SMS, SNES, ST, X68K, X360 (XBLA), ZX | A platform game with breakthrough animation; started a media franchise | |
| Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame | 1993 | DOS, Mac, SNES, Xbox | A platform game, sequel to the original Prince of Persia | |
| The Print Shop | 1984[7] | AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, Mac | A desktop publishing title for home users. | |
| Raid on Bungeling Bay | 1984 | C64, MSX, NES | A warzone shoot 'em up; first game designed by noted designer Will Wright | |
| Rugrats Adventure Game | 1997[8] or 1998[9][10][11] | Win, Mac | A point-and-click adventure game based on the Nicktoon series Rugrats | |
| Serpentine | 1982 | AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, VIC20 | A maze game featuring an ever-growing player-controlled snake | |
| Shufflepuck Café | 1989 | Ami, ST, CPC, NES, X68K, NEC PC-9801, DOS | An air hockey game | |
| Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor | 1992 | DOS, SNES | A fantasystrategy video game | |
| Spare Change | 1983 | AppII, ATR, C64 | An action game | |
| Spelunker | 1983 | ATR, C64, MSX, NES, PSN | A platform game with a cave exploration theme | |
| Star Blazer | 1982 | AppII | A space-themed shoot 'em up. Winner of a Certificate of Merit in the category of 'Best Arcade/Action Computer Games' at the 4th annual Arkie Awards.[2]:32 | |
| Star Wars | 1983 | AppII, C64, DOS, Mac | A sci-fispacecombat video game based on the Star Warsmedia franchise; port of original arcade video game | |
| Stunts | 1990 | Ami, DOS, NEC | A racing game with special track areas featuring early 3D computer graphics | |
| The Treehouse | 1991 | DOS, Mac, Win | A point-and-click edutainment title with minigames and minimal encyclopedic information | |
| Thinkin' Things | 1993 | PC | A series of educational games involving experimenting with interactive objects and patterns. | |
| Track Attack | 1982 | AppII, ATR | Maze game with a scrolling platform game level | |
| Typhoon Thompson | 1988 | Ami, ST | Enhanced remake of Airheart | |
| WarBreeds | 1998 | Win | A science fiction, real-time strategy, resource management video game | |
| Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game) | 1985 | AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, PCD, SMS | A series of edutainment games that spanned over a decade and spawned a media franchise | |
| Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (video game) | 1989 | Ami, AppII, C64, DOS, SMS, NES, SMD, SNES | A time travelling video game based on the Carmen Sandiegomedia franchise | |
| Whistler's Brother | 1984 | ATR, C64 | A platform game | |
| Wings of Fury | 1987 | Ami, AppII, C64, CPC, DOS, GBC | A World War IIfighter planeaction game with some simulation aspects | |
| Wolfpack | 1990 | Ami, DOS, Mac, ST | A World War IIsubmarine simulator | |
| Write, Camera, Action | 1996[12] | Mac, Win | An edutainment game where the user has to help complete a Hollywoodfilm, and tries to solve a mystery while doing so. |
See also[edit]
- Red Orb Entertainment — Broderbund's game publishing division
References[edit]
- ^A.E. at MobyGames
- ^ abKunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (March 1983). 'Arcade Alley: The Best Computer Games'. Video. Reese Communications. 6 (12): 32–33. ISSN0147-8907.
- ^Centauri Alliance at MobyGames
- ^'Dazzle Draw'. Gamervision. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^'Dazzle draw'. WorldCat. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^'Game portfolio'. www.tonytrippi.com.
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