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Invention Studio

Invention Studio is an educational game made for kids nine and up. In the game you can brainstorm then build gadgets, electronics, air and land vehicles then test them out to see how they fair. Once your…

30 September 1996

Invention Studio is a puzzle, released 30 September 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Invention Studio is

Invention Studio was released in 1996. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Invention Studio is an educational game made for kids nine and up. In the game you can brainstorm then build gadgets, electronics, air and land vehicles then test them out to see how they fair. Once your creation is working and tested you can patent your invention and even print the patent. Invention Studio also includes an in-game Notebook/Sketchbook, some other mini-games as well as short videos about brilliant inventions and inventors.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy and educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Invention Studio launched on 30 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL, Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

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When did Invention Studio come out?
Invention Studio was released on 30 September 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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