Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair
Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair is a 2002 point-and-click adventure game produced by Hulabee Entertainment and published by Plaid Banana Entertainment.
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Developer(s) | Hulabee Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Plaid Banana Entertainment |
Producer(s) | Aimee Paganini |
Designer(s) | Shannon Romano Mike Paganini |
Writer(s) | Dave Grossman |
Composer(s) | Ben Hochberg |
Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh, Linux |
Genre(s) | Adventure, Edutainment |
Plot
Ollo is helping Rose, a friend of his, grow a tomato for the annual fair. The tomato becomes gigantic and belts down to the Valley destroying everything in its path. Ollo has to help everyone put everything back together and capture the tomato.
Gameplay
The game allows the player to pick up items, go to different locations, listen to characters, and find trivial click points. Clicking on an item allows the player to drag it over the screen. Clicking on a certain place while holding an object allows Ollo to use it. Most puzzles require the player to make exchanges with characters and trade items.
Characters
- Ollo: He may just be a ball of clay, but he has a big heart and a desire to help his pal Rose.
- Blimpo: Who would have thought that turtles suffer from male pattern baldness? Blimpo the turtle clown is afflicted by it, which is why he wears that wig.
- Lottie: This resourceful rabbit owns the Rapid Rabbit Delivery Company and can deliver anything to any location in Sunny Valley.
- Rose: She's a raccoon who loves to garden and compete for the top prize at the annual fair.
- Sophie Wooldrik: This sheep engineer loves to ride roller coasters and repair them.
- Wally: True to his nature, this owl was the night watchman at the Sunny Valley Flower Factory, but now he's retired and spends his time baking.[1]
Cast
- Klem Daniels as Narrator
- Rose - Kate Flemming
- Lottie - Nicole Anderson
- Sophie - Jessica Chisum
- Wally/Brawny/Farmer Franklin - Dex Manley
- Blimpo - Rick May
- Muriel - Wendy Jo Carlton
Development
Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair was the second game published by Plaid Banana Entertainment and the third game developed by Hulabee Entertainment. It was written by Dave Grossman. Ben Hochberg was the music composer. Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair was designed by Mike Paganini, who was also the art lead, and Shannon Romano, who was also the program lead. Aimee Paganini was the producer. Ron Gilbert was the creative director.
Reception
The game has articles published on it in The Washington Times,[2] The Chronicle,[3] and the New York Daily News.[4] It is mentioned in the book Experiences in Math For Young Children.[5]
References
- Brad Cook (2002). "Hulabee Games: Fun for the Whole Family on Mac OS X, Toonville, Cast of Characters". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Joseph Szadkowski (May 5, 2002). "Finding Fun, Games in Sunny Valley". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- Anne Reeks (April 4, 2002). "At Home". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- Michelle Megna (March 3, 2002). "Two new titles promise to provide humongous entertainment for young gamers". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- Rosalind Charlesworth. Experiences in Math For Young Children. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.