I Just Love This Game

Even the Carmen San Diego are kids' games,geography, and winning trips to related vacation
adults can get a kick out of them. and get aand tour sites in the world. Lynne Thigpen also
geography, history, or astronomy education atstarred as the ACME chief, and Rockapella sang a
the same time. At least this big kid fell in love withcapella songs intermittently (they were
the series. And trusts you will, too.awesome!), while guest stars occasionally popped
There was first "Where in the World is Carmenup and mini scenarios entertained audiences at
San Diego?" ACME Chief (played by the dynamichome. At the core of the game were three
Lynne Thigpen) sends you [gumshoe namerounds-of a questions quiz; a simulated video
inserted] on the hunt for suspected criminals whoprocess of finding the loot, getting the warrant,
have stolen a significant artefact and havethen capturing the fleeing criminal; and a map
absconded to somewhere in the world.locations-finding challenge, wherein the final
You, as Carmen San Diego, must track by visitingcontestant (who had made it through the other
a number of locations in the world, answeringrounds first) got to locate countries on a
questions that will help you decide where you cancontinent by running to them with a giant parking
acquire, in a mandatory order, the particular lootmeter like marker, which lighted up when the
stolen, then the warrant for the criminal's arrest,player was right.
then the criminal, whom you arrest to beEvidently, the Carmen series, made by
awarded a higher rank and to move on to theBroderbund originally, was based on a Broderbund
next case.founders' childhood game-in which they used an
"Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen" "?" works on thealmanac and relevant maps to compete in quizzes.
same above strategies and premises, as doesThe tools and concept have been carried over to
"Where in Europe is Carmen San Diego?"-whilethe CD Rom games, whereby kids are not
"Where in Time is Carmen San Diego?" andcheating but enhancing their research and
"Where in America's Past is Carmen San Diego?"deductive skills by accessing a massive collection
follow the same strategies but teach history atof facts regarding the world, history, the U.S., and
the same time as the player learns geographyor Europe. A thrilling game series, really, of which
and while "Where in Space is Carmen San Diego?"this overgrown kid has played four different
teaches astronomy and some science, as well.games and was hooked on the show when it was
This game was also a television game show, withon years ago. I highly recommend any of the
kids guessing clues, proving their finesse withCarmen San Diego games!