Software:Time Riders in American History
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| Developer(s) | The Learning Company |
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| Publisher(s) | The Learning Company |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Educational |
Time Riders in American History is a history-themed, educational video game for DOS released by The Learning Company in 1992.[1]
Plot
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Gameplay
The game "features abundant in-game help, lavish production values, compelling cutscenes and scores of easter eggs."[1]
Reception
MobyGames says the game plays "much like an enhanced remake of Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?".[1] Home of the Underdogs wrote "Another outstanding edutainment title from The Learning Company, Time Riders in American History teaches history of United States in such a captivating way that kids will not realize that they're learning something... Overall, another great underdog that was sadly overlooked. Thumbs up!"[2] Compute! wrote that the title is a "one well-rounded text adventure".[3] The New York Times felt it was "riding the current historical-games wave".[4] Deseret deemed it similar in concept to Davidson's Headline Harry and the Great Paper Race.[5]
PCGames nominated Time Riders in American History for its award for the best children's game of 1992.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Time Riders in American History for DOS (1992) – MobyGames". mobygames.com. http://www.mobygames.com/game/time-riders-in-american-history/. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Time Riders in American History". Home of the Underdogs. http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=1160. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Time Riders in American History". https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue149/92_Time_Riders_in_Ameri.php.
- ↑ Leimbach, Dulcie (December 10, 1992). "When a 'Toy' Won't Do: Gifts for the Pre-Teen Set" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/10/garden/when-a-toy-won-t-do-gifts-for-the-pre-teen-set.html.
- ↑ "EDUCATIONAL GAMES GET 'F' FOR FLEXIBILITY" (in en). October 4, 1992. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/251203/EDUCATIONAL-GAMES-GET-F-FOR-FLEXIBILITY.html.
- ↑ Keizer, Gregg; Yee, Bernie; Kawamoto, Wayne; Crotty, Cameron; Olafson, Peter; Brenesal, Barry (January 1993). "Best of PCGames '92". PCGames: 20–22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32.
Other sources
- "Gadsden Times – Google News Archive Search". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19940326&id=m7wfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H9gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5017,2919096. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- "Herald-Journal – Google News Archive Search". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19940216&id=HiofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KM8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4196,91837. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- "Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Google News Archive Search". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19940205&id=5gEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3051,6754749. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- "Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Google News Archive Search". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19940205&id=5gEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1820,6668373. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc.. March 25, 1997. p. 562. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wVDB2C8IJRYC. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc.. June 11, 1991. pp. 1–532. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_LNhQLiJ8TgQC. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- PC Magazine: The Independent Guide to IBM-standard Personal Computing. 11. PC Communications Corporation. 1992. https://books.google.com/books?id=6n_yAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- Studies, C.C.S. (1993). Social Studies Review. California Council for the Social Studies.. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0lAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- Scholastic Inc (1996). Literacy Place: America's journal. Scholastic Incorporated. ISBN 9780590906685. https://archive.org/details/literacyplacesou00scho. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- Leonhard, W.; Simon, B. (1994). PC Mom: The Mother of All PC Books, Wherein Mom's Mordant Minions Muck in the Multimedia Madness. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 9780201406818. https://books.google.com/books?id=V07MEgmSBwAC. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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