Serious Game Classification

Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo Cyan (U.S.A.), Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), 1991  

Informations Analyses Discussion
 

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

Purpose

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

Market

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

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12-16 / 17-25 / 8-11 / 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:

Similar games


This is another in a series of graphical adventures for kids by Cyan. The hand-drawn black & white graphics originally done for the MAC support an open-ended exploration of the game world. There are many different educational activities within, such as: an Animation Machine teaches stop-motion, Mr. Seudo's telescope concerns Cartesian coordinates, the Yon-Yon Caverns is about gravity, and a Lightning Simulator enlightens on the speed of sound. Also, a Pigtoad Tree teaches choreography and music, Criss-Ants is about animal behaviour, a Pet Lizard concerns metabolism, and the Tree Gene-orator is regarding genetics. There are many hidden spots for kids to click on and discover new items.

In 1993, a colorized version was released for the MAC and in 2006 that version was ported to Windows exclusively on Gametap. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

Links