Blue's 123 Time Activities

Blue's 123 Time Activities is a 1999 educational adventure game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. The game works on Windows 95 and above, and on System 7.5.3 (with PowerPC) to Mac OS X Tiger. It was the first game in the Blue's Clues video game series.

Blue's 123 Time Activities
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)Humongous Entertainment
SeriesBlue's Clues video game series
Platform(s)PC, Mac OS
Release1999
Genre(s)Point and click, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

This educational point-and-click game teaches players maths through fun activities, as they help Blue and his friends accomplish goals and tasks.[1] Kids learn skills such as measurement, estimation, weight, pattern, and counting.[2]

Critical reception

SuperKids said the game taught maths in a "pleasant, non-threatening way".[3] Review Corner said the game had "excellent activities" and " good replay value".[4] Allgame said the game captured the "flavor, feel, and tone" of the TV series.[5] KidSource said the game was a "high-performance multimedia program".[6] Discovery Education said the game was both educational and entertaining.[7] Sonic described the game as "wonderful"[8] and Parent's Choice deemed it "charming".[9] A review by education professors at the University of Texas highly recommended the title.[10] Games First liked the difficulty system as "children can play at their own developmental level and progress as their skills improve" [11] Playtesters thought the game was a "great learning experience".[12] Kids Domain praised the graphics and audio for emulating the TV series.[13]

The game was the winner of the 1999/00 BESSIE Award for Math.[14]

Reviews

  • Macworld - Oct 01, 1999
  • All Game Guide - 1999
gollark: It's a text generation algorithm!
gollark: Also, protists are a healthy part of a balanced diet, and you should try some.
gollark: There are probably copies of everything floating around on the internet now, though.
gollark: Hmm, they seem to have stopped that? There's a list of the textbooks which *were* free here: https://link.springer.com/search?facet-content-type=%22Book%22&package=mat-covid19_textbooks&facet-language=%22En%22&sortOrder=newestFirst&showAll=true
gollark: There was also that Springer free textbook thing if it's still on.

References

  1. "Article: Blue's Clues on the Computer". www.edutainingkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1999-07-10). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  3. "SuperKids Software Review of Blue's 123 Time Activities". www.superkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. "DiscoverySchool.com - Review Corner". 2004-02-10. Archived from the original on 2004-02-10. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Blue's Clues: Blue's 123 Time Activities - Review - allgame". 2014-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. "Blue's 123 Time Activities". www.kidsource.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. "DiscoverySchool.com - Review Corner". school.discoveryeducation.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  8. "Blue's 123 Time Activities". www.sonic.net. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  9. "Blue's Clues: Blue's 123 Time Activities". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  10. "UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN". www.ischool.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  11. "Blue's 123". www.gamesfirst.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  12. "A-Z Playtesters.Com Reviews - Blue's Clues: Blue's 123 Time Activities". 2000-01-18. Archived from the original on 2000-01-18. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  13. "KD Review: Blue's 123 Time Activities". 2000-04-20. Archived from the original on 2000-04-20. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  14. "ComputED Gazette - 6th Annual BESSIE Awards". computedgazette.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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