Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm
Oscar is exploring the world and explores the farmland to discover and learn about animals and living on a farm.
Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm is an adventure developed by Tivola Verlag GmbH, released 2 May 1997 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm is
Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm is an adventure game developed by Tivola Verlag GmbH and released in 1997. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this 1997 educational PC game, Oscar crash-lands his magical, season-changing hot air balloon onto a rural farm. There, he meets an animal researcher named Balthasar Pumpernickel who is too terrified of live animals to leave his laboratory. Oscar agrees to explore the farmyard across all four seasons, interacting with talking farm animals and uncovering 12 hidden mini-games to help the professor complete his grand study.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm launched on 2 May 1997, within three weeks of Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior and Jonah Lomu Rugby.
Released around the same time: Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Jonah Lomu Rugby.
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