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Richard Scarry's Busytown

This early version is different from its PC counterpart with this version featuring six different stages to choose from and each with their own type of gameplay. Additionally, the player can choose these…

31 December 1993

Richard Scarry's Busytown is a video game developed by Novotrade, released 31 December 1993 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and DOS.

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What Richard Scarry's Busytown is

Richard Scarry's Busytown was developed by Novotrade and released in 1993. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This early version is different from its PC counterpart with this version featuring six different stages to choose from and each with their own type of gameplay. Additionally, the player can choose these different locations at the main screen that has the player become Lowly Worm and fly around the map using his Apple Helicopter. It also features many characters from Scarry's children's books.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Richard Scarry's Busytown 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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When did Richard Scarry's Busytown come out?
Richard Scarry's Busytown was released on 31 December 1993 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and DOS.