Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? (1986) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?

As a detective, the player must hunt down Carmen Sandiego's henchmen, who have stolen outrageous items that are important in US history and heritage. Using clues, the player will follow the henchmen from city…

31 December 1986

What Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? is

Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? is an adventure game developed by Brøderbund Software and released in 1986. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As a detective, the player must hunt down Carmen Sandiego's henchmen, who have stolen outrageous items that are important in US history and heritage. Using clues, the player will follow the henchmen from city to city.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Carmen Sandiego series

Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? is the second of 36 entries we hold in the Carmen Sandiego series. It arrived 2 years after Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?. The next entry was Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Enhanced Edition in 1988.

See all 36 Carmen Sandiego games in release order →