Jumpstart 3rd Grade Mystery Mountain Mac
- As the title suggests, the game is intended to teach a third grade curriculum. Set in a retro-futuristic universe, the game concerns Polly Spark, the bratty daughter of an apparently very wealthy inventor, and her attempt to alter history so that her inane answers to a history quiz she failed will be correct.
- An educational adventure game in which a scientist's bratty daughter wreaks havoc with his inventions, and one of his robots needs the player's help to stop her.
| JumpStart Kindergarten | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Fanfare Software |
| Publisher(s) | Knowledge Adventure |
| Producer(s) | Barton Listick |
| Designer(s) | Barton Listick |
| Artist(s) | Bonnie Bright |
| Series | JumpStart |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh |
| Release | 14 November 1994 (MS-DOS/Win 3.x)[1] 28 August 1995 (Win/Mac) 24 November 1997 (Win/Mac Re-Release) |
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
JumpStart Kindergarten (known as Jump Ahead Classic Kindergarten in the UK) is an educationalpersonal computer game developed by Fanfare Software and released by Knowledge Adventure on the MS-DOS platform in 1994 (v1.0). It was the first product released in the JumpStart series and, as its name suggests, it is intended to teach kindergarten students. According to the Knowledge Adventure founder Bill Gross, it is the first educational software program that covers the entire kindergarten curriculum.[1] It was ported to the Windows and Macintosh systems in 1995 (v1.2). It was updated with a new version on 24 November 1997 (v2.0). In 2000, the game was specially designed on VHS. That same year it was updated with additional content in a 2-CD Deluxe version in 2000 (v2.6), that included JumpStart Around the World. Eventually it was replaced in 2002 by JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten.
Gameplay[edit]
Jumpstart advanced 3rd grade fundamentals free download - JumpStart World 2nd Grade, and many more programs. JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain is a personal computer game in Knowledge Adventure's JumpStart series of educational software. As the title.
The game takes place in a kindergarten schoolhouse. The game is hosted by the teacher, an anthropomorphic gray bunny named Mr. Hopsalot. The specifics of the game vary from the two versions, but in both the user may access educational activities and simple games by clicking on objects. In the early version, all of the activities are accessible from a single screen inside the classroom. In the re-release, different areas of the classroom and the nearby areas outside containing activities may be explored and as a new addition playing activities earns the player stars.
Educational goals[edit]
During computer learning, the game teaches children basic pre-reading, vocabulary and math, plus songs five for entertainment.[2] It introduces and reinforces lesson related to the Kindergarten curriculum and parents are able to check their children's progress report via a comprehensive Progress Report.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Knowledge Adventure Announces Four New CD-ROM Educational Software Titles for Children and Adults'. Knowledge Adventure. 14 November 1994. Archived from the original on 24 October 1996. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^Grech, Christine (September 1995). 'Multimedia Back to School - Early Achievers'. Electronic Entertainment. No. 21. IDG. p. 33.
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