I grew up with the Zoombinis. I remember it took forever to get all the way to Zoombiniville and I don't think me and my siblings ever got all of them through. I also remember that we were not thrilled with the sequels, and I remember coaching my younger sister through the one with the caterpillars. We also loved all of the humongous entertainment games, Puttputt, Fatty Bear, Spy Fox, but we did not get to play the pajama sam games. We also played all the trail games (africa trail and inca trail not as much as oregon and amazon). We played all of The Magic School Bus games too. I played through all the Clue Finders (3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) when I was in the hospital with brain cancer. (I was in 4th grade at the time, and don't worry, I've been cancer free since 2003) I find it so sad that it is almost impossible to find any of these games today, and there is nothing coming out these days that is in any way comparable in educational quality.
Thank you for making this video! Zoombinis was one of my favorite childhood games and it's wonderful to see it shared. Thank you for covering the sequels too, I never saw the gameplay as a kid. They look pretty rough. Nothing can replace the beautiful art and sound direction of the first one. Gameplay: That the mud wall sound sticks with me and the mirror minecart one was tedious. I liked the bubble maze but sometimes I sent out too many Zoombinis at once...it was a sad day when I learned they could pop each others bubbles and fall into the depths. Zoombinis was one of the few games I wanted to 100%, filling up the new town and getting new buildings was rewarding for my little brain.
I made a series of videos years back about the mathematics of the first Zoombinis game since I teach math! It's a great game, I'm excited to learn about the rest of the series.
I stumbled upon a copy of a Zoombini game at some point, and it was certainly interesting, although, since I was an adult in my thirties without any kids, I must admit my interest was limited. Still, I liked checking out kids games. Like Pajama Sam, or one of my favorites, Spy Fox!
