| 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 a | | | | and tour sites in the world. Lynne Thigpen also |
| geography, history, or astronomy education at | | | | starred as the ACME chief, and Rockapella sang a |
| the same time. At least this big kid fell in love with | | | | capella 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 Carmen | | | | up and mini scenarios entertained audiences at |
| San Diego?" ACME Chief (played by the dynamic | | | | home. At the core of the game were three |
| Lynne Thigpen) sends you [gumshoe name | | | | rounds-of a questions quiz; a simulated video |
| inserted] on the hunt for suspected criminals who | | | | process of finding the loot, getting the warrant, |
| have stolen a significant artefact and have | | | | then 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 visiting | | | | contestant (who had made it through the other |
| a number of locations in the world, answering | | | | rounds first) got to locate countries on a |
| questions that will help you decide where you can | | | | continent by running to them with a giant parking |
| acquire, in a mandatory order, the particular loot | | | | meter 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 be | | | | Evidently, the Carmen series, made by |
| awarded a higher rank and to move on to the | | | | Broderbund 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 the | | | | almanac and relevant maps to compete in quizzes. |
| same above strategies and premises, as does | | | | The tools and concept have been carried over to |
| "Where in Europe is Carmen San Diego?"-while | | | | the CD Rom games, whereby kids are not |
| "Where in Time is Carmen San Diego?" and | | | | cheating 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 at | | | | of facts regarding the world, history, the U.S., and |
| the same time as the player learns geography | | | | or 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, with | | | | on years ago. I highly recommend any of the |
| kids guessing clues, proving their finesse with | | | | Carmen San Diego games! |