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Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long

Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long is an educational music game for children between three and eight. It features six songs (Animal Shenanigans, Down by the Bay, Imagination, The Ants Go…

15 September 1994

Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long is a music developed by Gray Matter Studios, released 15 September 1994 on DOS and Mac.

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What Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long is

Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long is a music game developed by Gray Matter Studios and released in 1994. It was published by Modern Media Ventures. It is available on DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long is an educational music game for children between three and eight. It features six songs (Animal Shenanigans, Down by the Bay, Imagination, The Ants Go Marching, Old MacDonald's Farm and I Am A Fine Musician) with three game modes: Sing: The song is played and is accompanied by an animation. The lyrics are also shown, karaoke-style, so the player can sing along. Play: The player can add a variety of icons (e.g. animals, trees, etc.) to the background. When playing the song, those icons stay on the screen. Paint: The player can use simple painting tools to paint over the background while the song is optionally playing in the background.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are educational, kids and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long launched on 15 September 1994, within three weeks of EarthBound, DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth and System Shock (1994).

Released around the same time: EarthBound, DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994).

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When did Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long come out?
Gus and the Cyberbuds: Sing, Play & Paint-A-Long was released on 15 September 1994 for DOS and Mac.

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