JumpStart Phonics
JumpStart Learning Games Phonics is an educational game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1999, based on the JumpStart Kindergarten: Why Did the Bus Stop? video. Players explore three main locations - the…
JumpStart Phonics is a point-and-click developed by Knowledge Adventure, released 12 October 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What JumpStart Phonics is
JumpStart Phonics is a point-and-click game developed by Knowledge Adventure and released in 1999. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
JumpStart Learning Games Phonics is an educational game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1999, based on the JumpStart Kindergarten: Why Did the Bus Stop? video. Players explore three main locations - the Barn, Fire House, and Train Station - collecting clues to solve the mystery of why a bus stopped. The game's core mechanics involve completing activities at each location, gathering clues that appear in the Look and Listen window, collecting objects from different areas, and deducing the bus stop reason from four randomized clues. Upon successfully solving the mystery, players earn a certificate and can print game characters and objects. Each game features multiple possible explanations…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the JumpStart series
JumpStart Phonics is the 22nd of 37 entries we hold in the JumpStart series. The next entry was JumpStart ABC's in 1999.
What it launched against
JumpStart Phonics launched on 12 October 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Homeworld.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Homeworld.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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