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Josephine and Friends

Josephine and Friends is an educational game for children. You play as Josephine through summer and winter. In the summer you go on a fishing trip, play piano and solve assignments in the plot of vegetables…

31 December 1999

Josephine and Friends is a point-and-click developed by Pinjata AS, released 31 December 1999 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Josephine and Friends is

Josephine and Friends is a point-and-click game developed by Pinjata AS and released in 1999. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Josephine is a very happy girl. She likes to cook, play with her friends and help others. Josephine has a horse which she likes to ride. She loves to dress in funny clothes and has a cupboard full of clothes. Josephine is very good at singing. She sings in a band along with her friends. Sofus is Josephine’s best friend. He often comes up with ideas of what they shall do. He loves food and comes running when it smells carrotcake. Sofus likes to do skateboarding, always wears a cap and is a bit mischievious. In the winter he use to snowboarding. Peter Porcubine is a nice hedgehog who is very intelligent. He helps his friends with mathematics, the english language and when they need to learn a…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Josephine and Friends launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Josephine and Friends come out?
Josephine and Friends was released on 31 December 1999 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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