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Thinkin' Science: Zap!

It is a dark and stormy night as you step backstage to be guest director at the Wonder Dome, the world-famous auditorium of light, sound, and electricity. But great zotz! The theater has been zapped by…

31 December 1998

Thinkin' Science: Zap! is a music developed by Edmark Corporation, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Thinkin' Science: Zap! is

Thinkin' Science: Zap! is a music game developed by Edmark Corporation and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is a dark and stormy night as you step backstage to be guest director at the Wonder Dome, the world-famous auditorium of light, sound, and electricity. But great zotz! The theater has been zapped by lightning, and the Laser Control System is on the fritz! Can you learn all about light, sound and electricity to rescue the show? Using your own mental powers and some help from zany ZAP! stars Blaze, Surge and Riff, apply the principles of science to set up and test experiments with lasers, sound waves and circuits. Then, orchestrate your own wacky electro-laser-sound concerts!
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How it plays

Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Thinkin' Science: Zap! launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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Thinkin' Science: Zap! was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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