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| Blue's ABC Time Activities | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher | Humongous Entertainment |
| Platforms | Windows Macintosh |
| Release | September 1, 1998 |
Blue's ABC Time Activities is a 1998 educational video game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.
Gameplay
[edit]The player is guided by Steve to help Blue gather words for her storybook by completing six different activities, each awarding colored letters that correspond to pages in the book, including assembling words and pictures with felt pieces, navigating alphabet mazes with Shovel and Pail, choosing snacks that begin with given letters, taking snapshots of animals whose names start with specific letters during a safari, matching missing letters in Mailbox's mail, and selecting rhyming words for Slippery Soap's rhyme; after completing activities and optionally inserting new words into the story with Tickety when colors match, the player receives feedback from Steve, who then sings the "So Long" song as the words appear in Blue's book.[1]
Release and reception
[edit]Blue's ABC Time Activities was released on September 1, 1998.[2]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| All Game Guide | 4/5[1] |
| MacHome Journal | 3/5[3] |
| Southtown Star | 4/5[4] |
Games Domain called Blue's ABC Time Activities not only a great buy but a great investment.[5] All Game Guide recommended Blue's ABC Time Activities to children.[1]
Blue's ABC Time Activities ranked first on PC Data's list of Top-Selling Home Education Software for the week of April 4 to 10 in 1999.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Savignano, Lisa. "Blue's Clues: Blue's ABC Time Activities". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Finally, Preschool Software With A Clue! Humongous Entertainment And Nickelodeon Introduce Two New CD-ROMs Based on the Hit Preschool TV Show, Blue's Clues". Business Wire. August 25, 1998. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via The Free Library.
- ↑ "Blue's ABC Time Activities". MacHome Journal. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ Shea, Gene (November 8, 1998). "Blue's software colored with fun". Southtown Star. p. 79. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dixon, Alecia. "Blue's ABC Time Activities". Games Domain. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ "PC Data Hits List of Top-Selling Software Week of April 4- April 10, 1999". Computer Retail Week. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)