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Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round

The Sesame Street Muppets invite a child player for a spin on the Letter-Go-Round!. By catching and matching letters on a spinning ferris wheel, children practice recognizing and matching letters, simple…

31 December 1984

Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round is a platform developed by CTW Software Group, released 31 December 1984 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round is

Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round is a platform game developed by CTW Software Group and released in 1984. It was published by CBS Learning Systems. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Sesame Street Muppets invite a child player for a spin on the Letter-Go-Round!. By catching and matching letters on a spinning ferris wheel, children practice recognizing and matching letters, simple spelling and word formation. There are several types of game: - Upper case matching; - Lower case matching; - Mixed case matching; - One little word; - What's missing?; - Spell the secret word. At the start of each game, one of Muppet pets brings out a letter to match or word to spell and drops it on the seesaw. A letter appears on each ferris wheel bucket and as the Letter-Go-Round spins, child player should find the right letter to match or complete a word. Child may choose and try any…
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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.

Where it sits in the Sesame Street series

Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round is the sixth of 36 entries we hold in the Sesame Street series. The next entry was Ernie's Big Splash in 1986.

See all 36 Sesame Street games in release order →

What it launched against

Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.

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When did Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round come out?
Sesame Street: Letter-Go-Round was released on 31 December 1984 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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