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The World of Animals

While making his morning rounds, the Farmer finds an egg shell. He wonders what kind of animal could have come from the shell. You actually get involved helping the Farmer, the Bee, Mother Goose and Saymour…

31 December 1989

The World of Animals is a quiz/trivia developed by Mattel, released 31 December 1989 on Terebikko / See 'n Say Video Phone.

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What The World of Animals is

The World of Animals is a quiz/trivia game developed by Mattel and released in 1989. It is available on Terebikko / See 'n Say Video Phone only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

While making his morning rounds, the Farmer finds an egg shell. He wonders what kind of animal could have come from the shell. You actually get involved helping the Farmer, the Bee, Mother Goose and Saymour and his friends sift through a series of clues to solve the mystery and meet all kinds of farm and wild animals on the way! And, you'll even get personal phone calls from Saymour and the gang!
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The World of Animals launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.

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When did The World of Animals come out?
The World of Animals was released on 31 December 1989 for Terebikko / See 'n Say Video Phone.

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