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