Blue's Clues (video game series)

Blue's Clues is educational adventure video game series based on the television show of the same name developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.

Blue's Clues
Genre(s)Educational, adventure
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)Humongous Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Color

The first game, Blue's 123 Time Activities, was released in 1999. The game works on Windows 95 and above, and on System 7.5.3 (with PowerPC) to Mac OS X Tiger.

List of games
  • Blue's 123 Time Activities (1999)
  • Blue's ABC Time Activities (1999)
  • Blue's Art Time Activities (2000)
  • Blue's Reading Time Activities
  • Blue's Birthday Adventure
  • Blue's Treasure Hunt
  • Blue's Clues #105: Sorting Clothes
  • Blue's Clues #106: Instrument Sound Matching!
  • Blue's Clues #110: Matching Snowflakes
  • Blue's Clues #116: Fairy Tale Matching
  • Blue's Clues #203: Lights On, Lights Off!
  • Blue's Clues #208: Counting with Cash Register
  • Blue's Clues #213: Lost and Found
  • Blue's Clues #215: Felt Friend Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Blue's Clues #216: Kaleidoscope Pictures!
  • Blue's Clues #218: Teeter-Totter
  • Blue's Clues #219: Blowing Matching Bubbles!
  • Blue's Clues #220: Racing Cars!
  • Blue's Clues #304: What's that sound?
  • Blue's Clues #307: Hide-and-Seek!
  • Blue's Clues #312: Concentration
  • Blue's Clues #319: Blue's Pajama Party
  • Blue's Clues #322: Holiday Quilt
  • Blue's Big Musical (for PlayStation)
  • Periwinkle's Disappearo
  • Blue's Alphabet Book (2001, Game Boy Color)
  • Blue's Clues: Joe's 3D Scavenger Hunt
  • Blue's Clues Preschool
  • Blue's Clues Kindergarten
  • Blue Takes You to School
  • Blue's Clues: Blue's Collection (for V.Smile)

History

Blue's ABC Time Activities was debuted at the 1999 electronic entertainment exposition in Atlanta, and was set to hit shelves that September 1.[1] Business Wire called it " one of the most anticipated kids software debuts in recent memory".[2]

Gameplay

Blue's Reading Time Activities "teaches the basics of art" and allows players to create their own.[3] Players are invited to participate in the Really Big Art Show, while helping Blue and other characters create artworks.[3] The game offered "curriculum-structured learning".[4] The game was for children aged 3 to 10.[5]

Commercial performance

Together, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's ABC Time Activities sold-through over 150,000 units in their first month of release, and were the second and third best selling educational titles.[6] The two titles became the No. 1 and No. 4 selling educational CD-ROM titles of 1998, respectively.[7] ABC was the fourth best-selling video game title in the week before January 3, 1999, after Barbie Photo Designer, Tomb Raider III, and Fallout 2,[8] and became the no. 3 best-selling title out of all PC games in the third quarter and nine months, ending December 31, 1998.[9] PC Data, which generated the sales data, commented "The popularity of the Blue Clue's CD-ROMs is evident from the incredible sales numbers it consistently generates".[10]

Critical reception

Blue's 123 Time Activities
Main article: Blue's 123 Time Activities

The game was the winner of the 1999/00 BESSIE Award for Math.[11]

Blue's ABC Time Activities

SuperKids deemed it "pleasant" and said it would appeal to fans of the TV show.[12] Review Corner said the educational value was "excellent", while noting it was "entertaining and appealing for preschoolers".[13] Allgame deemed it a " very good package",[14]

PC Data reported that Blue's ABC Time Activities was the United States' best-selling educational software during 1998.[15]

Blue's Art Time Activities

Tech With Kids said the game wasn't as intuitive as previous titles.[16] Entertaining Kids thought a negative of the game was inability to provide a "good freeform art activity".[17]

Blue's Reading Time Activities

Tech With Kids thought the game was special because it taught word awareness, not simply the alphabet or letter sounds.[18] Discovery School thought the title was well-designed and entertaining.[19][20] Edutaining Kids thought the game was "clever".[21] Just Adventure gave the game an "A".[22] Daily News thought the game saw the host "gently walking players through graphically simple but engaging activities".[23] Allgame thought that "normally, the Blue's Clues series of games are excellent", but found various technical difficulties with this title.[24]

References
  1. "KID NEWS". 1998-05-22. Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "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. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. "Blue's Art Time Activities and Blue's Reading Time Activities from Humongous Entertainment Combine Interactive Fun with Fundamental Learning. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. "Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Bring Creativity and Learning Together with Blue's Art Time Activities and Blue's Reading Time Activities. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. "Humongous Entertainment Helps Bring Smiles to Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Seattle. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. "Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Soar to the Top of PC Data's Sales Charts With Blue's ABC Time Activities and Blue's Birthday Adventure CD-ROMs. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. "Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Deliver Preschool Software Kids Can Count On With Blue's 123 Time Activities in June 1999. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  8. "CHARTS: THE TOP 10". 1999-01-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "GT Interactive Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Operating Results. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  10. "Top-Selling Blue's Clues CD-ROMs From Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Surpass One Million Mark. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  11. "ComputED Gazette - 6th Annual BESSIE Awards". computedgazette.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  12. "SuperKids Software Review of Blue's ABC Time Activities". www.superkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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  18. "Blue's Reading Time Activities Review - TechWithKids.com". www.techwithkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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  20. "Blue's Reading Time Activities - Review Corner". 2004-04-05. Archived from the original on 2004-04-05. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. "Children: Learn to Read Programs". www.edutainingkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  22. "Review: Blue's Reading Time Activities". 2002-02-21. Archived from the original on 2002-02-21. Retrieved 2016-09-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. "TOY, LEARNING TOOL, FRIEND IT'S THE GIFT THAT NEVER STOPS GIVING TO YOUR CHILD: A NEW COMPUTER, SOFTWARE. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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