Blue's Clues (video game series) explained

Several video games based upon Blue's Clues, a children's educational television series by Nickelodeon, have been released, educational video games and web browser games based on the show. Most of the PC CD ROM-format titles were developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.

List of games

PC CD-rom games

Home console and handheld console games

Online web browser games

A series of Shockwave-formatted minigames directly based on scenes from the original series were also produced:

Commercial performance

Business Wire called Blue's ABC Time Activities "one of the most anticipated kids software debuts in recent memory".[4] Together, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's ABC Time Activities sold-through over 150,000 units in their first month of release, and were the second and third best selling educational titles.[5] The two titles became the No. 1 and No. 4 selling educational CD-ROM titles of 1998, respectively.[6] ABC was the fourth best-selling video game title in the week before January 3, 1999, after Barbie Photo Designer, Tomb Raider III, and Fallout 2,[7] and became the third best-selling title out of all PC games in the third quarter and nine months, ending on December 31, 1998.[8] PC Data, which generated the sales data, commented that the popularity of the Blue Clue's CD-ROMs was evident from the impressive sales numbers it consistently generated.[9]

Critical reception

Blue's 123 Time Activities

The game was the winner of the 1999/2000 BESSIE Award for Math.[10]

Blue's ABC Time Activities

SuperKids deemed it "pleasant" and said it would appeal to fans of the TV show.[11] Review Corner said the educational value was "excellent", while noting it was "entertaining and appealing for preschoolers".[12] Allgame deemed it a "very good package".[13] PC Data reported that Blue's ABC Time Activities was the United States' best-selling educational software during 1998.[14]

Blue's Art Time Activities

Tech With Kids said the game wasn't as intuitive as previous titles.[15] Entertaining Kids thought a negative of the game was inability to provide a "good freeform art activity".[16]

Blue's Reading Time Activities

Tech With Kids wrote that the game was special because it taught word awareness, not simply the alphabet or letter sounds.[17] Discovery School opined the title was well-designed and entertaining.[18] [19] Edutaining Kids thought the game was "clever".[20] Just Adventure gave the game an "A".[21] Daily News commented the game saw the host "gently walking players through graphically simple but engaging activities".[22] Allgame thought that "normally, the Blue's Clues series of games are excellent", but found various technical difficulties with this title.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blue's Clues Games NuMuKi . 2022-11-20 . www.numuki.com . en.
  2. Web site: Blue's Clues Game Archive . November 23, 2021 . The Old Nick Jr Sites . November 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211123164009/http://theoldnickjr.com/nickjr19992000/blue_archive/archive.html . dead .
  3. Web site: CloudyEgg- Archive.org . 2022-11-20 . archive.org . en.
  4. Web site: Finally, Preschool Software With A Clue! Humongous Entertainment And Nickelodeon Introduce Two New CD-ROMs Based on the Hit Preschool TV Show, Blue's Clues. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2016-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404202717/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Finally%2c+Preschool+Software+With+A+Clue!+Humongous+Entertainment+And...-a021053733. dead.
  5. Web site: Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Soar to the Top of PC Data's Sales Charts With Blue's ABC Time Activities and Blue's Birthday Adventure CD-ROMs. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2018-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101032108/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Humongous+Entertainment+and+Nickelodeon+Soar+to+the+Top+of+PC+Data%27s...-a053142948. dead.
  6. Web site: Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Deliver Preschool Software Kids Can Count On With Blue's 123 Time Activities in June 1999. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2016-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403051702/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Humongous+Entertainment+and+Nickelodeon+Deliver+Preschool+Software...-a054191574. dead.
  7. 1999-01-03. CHARTS: THE TOP 10. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008201535/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23106827.html. dead. 2016-10-08.
  8. Web site: GT Interactive Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Operating Results. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2016-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403025439/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GT+Interactive+Reports+Third+Quarter+and+Nine+Months+Operating...-a053853459. dead.
  9. Web site: Top-Selling Blue's Clues CD-ROMs From Humongous Entertainment and Nickelodeon Surpass One Million Mark. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2018-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101031847/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top-Selling+Blue%27s+Clues+CD-ROMs+From+Humongous+Entertainment+and...-a058274294. dead.
  10. Web site: ComputED Gazette - 6th Annual BESSIE Awards. computedgazette.com. 2016-09-13.
  11. Web site: SuperKids Software Review of Blue's ABC Time Activities.. www.superkids.com. 2016-09-13.
  12. Web site: DiscoverySchool.com - Review Corner. 2003-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20031218202718/http://reviewcorner.com/software/bluesabc.html. 2003-12-18. bot: unknown. 2016-09-13.
  13. Web site: Blue's Clues: Blue's ABC Time Activities - Review - allgame. 2014-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115060751/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19426&tab=review. 2014-11-15. bot: unknown. 2016-09-13.
  14. Web site: GameDaily March 24th, 1999 . 2001-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010525113907/http://www.gamedaily.com/news/march_99/3_24/index.shtml . 2001-05-25 . live.
  15. Web site: Blue's Art Time Activities Review - TechWithKids.com.
  16. Web site: Edutaining Kids: Blue's Art Time Activities Software Review.
  17. Web site: Blue's Reading Time Activities Review - TechWithKids.com. www.techwithkids.com. 2016-09-13.
  18. Web site: DiscoverySchool.com - Review Corner. school.discoveryeducation.com. 2016-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220084503/http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/reviewcorner/software/bluesreadingtime.html. 2016-12-20. dead.
  19. Web site: Blue's Reading Time Activities - Review Corner. 2004-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20040405060243/http://reviewcorner.com/software/bluesreadingtime.html. 2004-04-05. bot: unknown. 2016-09-13.
  20. Web site: Children: Learn to Read Programs. www.edutainingkids.com. 2016-09-13.
  21. Web site: Review: Blue's Reading Time Activities. 2002-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20020221060419/http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Blues_Reading/Blue.shtm. 2002-02-21. bot: unknown. 2016-09-13.
  22. Web site: TOY, LEARNING TOOL, FRIEND IT'S THE GIFT THAT NEVER STOPS GIVING TO YOUR CHILD: A NEW COMPUTER, SOFTWARE. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016-09-13. 2016-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220221553/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TOY%2C+LEARNING+TOOL%2C+FRIEND+IT%27S+THE+GIFT+THAT+NEVER+STOPS+GIVING+TO...-a083399709. dead.
  23. Web site: Blue's Clues: Blue's Reading Time Activities - Review - allgame. 2014-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20141212013035/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25777&tab=review. 2014-12-12. bot: unknown. 2016-09-13.

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