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Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure

Once again Arthur, D.W., and friends lead us on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An Interactive Adventure, 5 learning activities and 13 surprises and puzzles help kids develop critical…

30 June 1997

Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure is a point-and-click developed by Living Books, released 30 June 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure is

Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure is a point-and-click game developed by Living Books and released in 1997. It was published by Brøderbund Software. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Once again Arthur, D.W., and friends lead us on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An Interactive Adventure, 5 learning activities and 13 surprises and puzzles help kids develop critical reading, math, and logic skills while they play along with Arthur. Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, the temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play long enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out! Treasure Hunt: Get the treasure if you can read all the words! Kids develop…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Arthur series

Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure is the fifth of 28 entries we hold in the Arthur series. The next entry was Arthur's Reading Race in 1997.

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What it launched against

Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure launched on 30 June 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.

Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.

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Living Books: Arthur's Computer Adventure was released on 30 June 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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