Agent ONE Posted August 20, 2004 Posted August 20, 2004 When I was a kid I loved this game. For those who never played it, it was an espionage game where you are working for Interpol tracking down an international (they called her a terrorist back then) criminal. They still make the game, but I am sure if I were to play it now it would seem rediculously kiddie. The updated version is described here. http://www.broderbund.com/product.asp?OID=...0056015&CID=244 Who else played this? Quote
bsu legato Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Meh...I always preferred the TV show. that chief was H O T. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Loved that game. Loved that old cheesy b&w graphics when you finally caught or lost Carmen. Hell, it's educational and fun! Still have that encyclopedia lying around too. Quote
Wes Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Meh...I always preferred the TV show. that chief was H O T. ...so you're saying your alcholisium began at an early age, yes? The only thing I saw was the tv show as well - the only computer game I could get my hands on at that time was X-Wing. Anyone seen the Mad TV parody of the show? Awesome. Quote
Skull Leader Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I loved the show and I loved the game (I loved some of the others in the series also), I'd play it again, but it's probably way more complex than it used to be on my old Commodore 64.. Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 21, 2004 Author Posted August 21, 2004 Meh...I always preferred the TV show. that chief was H O T. There was a TV show!!!!??? Quote
Skippy438 Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 On PBS. It was a game show. I still know all the words to the theme song! Quote
CoryHolmes Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 As I recall, all the music was sung by an acapella group called Rockapella. I was amazed at the sheer variety of noises they could make (on command, no less). Quote
Jemstone Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Come to think of it. Did anyone EVER catch carmen on the game show? I recall a few teams whom were clsoe but just missed her at the timer. I still have this game for my old defunct Mac 600 along with "Oregon Trail" which was damn near impossible to make it with the whole family. Quote
ogami Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Come to think of it. Did anyone EVER catch carmen on the game show? I recall a few teams whom were clsoe but just missed her at the timer. I still have this game for my old defunct Mac 600 along with "Oregon Trail" which was damn near impossible to make it with the whole family. Yes... and the prizes were PCs with bunch of computer games... But of course, Carman escapes from the prison evreytime... Quote
the white drew carey Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I thought that game was terrible when I was a kid. It sucks!!! A1's losing his cool!!! Quote
GobotFool Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Used to play it all the time. I loved this game! Quote
Renato Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 On PBS. It was a game show. I still know all the words to the theme song! What do you mean, a game show? It was a cartoon. I used to watch it when there was nothing else on. Quote
Akilae Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 On PBS. It was a game show. I still know all the words to the theme song! What do you mean, a game show? It was a cartoon. I used to watch it when there was nothing else on. What do you mean, a cartoon?? It was a game show, with kids as contestants!! j/k Carmen Sandiego has been captured, and escaped, in animated, game show, and computer game format... that woman sure knows how to run! man, I used to love the game show... caught it every day... actually, I used to love pretty much everything on PBS. Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I was just a weeeee bit too old to play a kiddie grade geography game when they came out... but I do remember every time going down the games software isle of Egghead (R.I.P.) and seeing Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Where in North America? Where in the Western Hemesphere? Where in the World? Where in Space? They had like ten million spinoffs of that game... and to think that american kids still flunk geography. Also from what I remember I never saw the game show but I did see commercials for it... my guess is kids also did not like watching geography on TV either. Quote
motley Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 there was actually both a crappy cartoon adventure show and a cheesy pbs kids game show. plus several different versions of the pc game, my brother and i played one for late windows 3.X, and i'm pretty sure they have continued to release new versions. its one of the more successful PC game franchises. Quote
wolfx Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I've only seen the cartoon and damn is the tune catchy. "Where on earth is carmen sandiego, carmen sandiegggoooo. Where onnnn earth can she be, where on earttthhhhh can she beeee" Quote
Solscud007 Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 yeah I remember those games. I played them at school. along with the oldie and nice escape from regular class learning, Oregon Trail. Quote
That NOS Guy Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Greg! In my office. I loved the game, a bit too much apparently. Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 21, 2004 Author Posted August 21, 2004 I thought that game was terrible when I was a kid. It sucks!!!A1's losing his cool!!! If there were a universe called "Cool" it would have ME at the center of it. Quote
Akilae Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Just stopped by ebworld.com.... evidently there's a Carmen Sandiego PS2 game being released... Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 21, 2004 Author Posted August 21, 2004 Just stopped by ebworld.com.... evidently there's a Carmen Sandiego PS2 game being released... Could you link the article!?? Do you know if its like kiddie? I'd personally like an adult version, (and no EXO I don't mean porn) where the clues just require some serious research. Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I think the closest you will come is the CSI or Law and Order PC games... both of which are for "adults" and both feature hours and hours of repetative hunt and click and scripted circular talkie bits. They are pretty much police quest on steriods without the action. Quote
MrDisco Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I'd personally like an adult version, (and no EXO I don't mean porn) where the clues just require some serious research. why not have a porn version. which each clue carmen strips down. Quote
Max Jenius Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Yeah, those old ones were so easy to beat. Quote
Otaku-Smeghead Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I'd personally like an adult version, (and no EXO I don't mean porn) where the clues just require some serious research. why not have a porn version. which each clue carmen strips down. Its been done already It was called Leaiser Suit Larry Quote
Renato Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 I thought that game was terrible when I was a kid. It sucks!!!A1's losing his cool!!! If there were a universe called "Cool" it would have ME at the center of it. Yes. As a black hole, maybe. Quote
EXO Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Just stopped by ebworld.com.... evidently there's a Carmen Sandiego PS2 game being released... Could you link the article!?? Do you know if its like kiddie? I'd personally like an adult version, (and no EXO I don't mean porn) where the clues just require some serious research. Are you sure you don't mean porn??? Quote
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