Serious Game Classification

Richard Scarry's Busiest Neighborhood Disc Ever! Philips Sidewalk Studio (U.S.A.), Philips Interactive Media International Ltd. (International), 1991  

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

Adventure - Educational - Licensed - Pre-school

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title
  • Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12-16 / 17-25 / 3-7
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
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Richard Scarry's Busiest Neighborhood Disc Ever! is an edutainment title for young children that is based on a book by Richard Scarry. In the game players can explore Busytown's shops and offices. All around town they will encounter familiar characters created by Scarry. There are various games to be played, such as a visual memory game in which you have to recreate an ice cream recipe. The player also learns what he or she can expect to see and find in various locations such as a doctor's office as well as more fundamental skills such as recognizing teh weather, patterns and sounds and matching up shapes. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : CD-i

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