Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant
A multimedia presentation of the story about a once selfish giant who welcomes children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual little child. The game features animation…
Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant is a point-and-click developed by Sanctuary Woods, released 31 December 1993 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant is
Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant is a point-and-click game developed by Sanctuary Woods and released in 1993. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A multimedia presentation of the story about a once selfish giant who welcomes children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual little child. The game features animation, sound, narration, and video. It offers 100 word definitions, activities, games, jigsaw puzzles, and information about trees, plants, castles, giants, seasons, and weather.
How it plays
Its themes are educational, fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
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