Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure [Old Version]

by Atari

Product Features

• Dora's special teddy bear has disappeared and she's decided to go looking for it with some help from her friends and Boots
• She'll explore the exotic lost city, where all the missing things go
• Help Dora solve the case of missing teddy bear by playing cool math-related games
• Develop your language skills by learning a few Spanish words
• Encounter Dora's strange friends like Pirate Pig and Mami Bugga Bugga -- you can help them find lost objects too

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006G98B
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 11, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,355 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Dora the Explorer has lost her teddy bear! Osito is truly missing, and Dora and her friend Boots believe he has ended up--like all mislaid things--in the mysterious Lost City. Planning an expedition to find Osito becomes complicated, though, when it turns out that Dora is far from the only one missing a personal treasure. Mami Bugga Bugga has lost her children's baby blankets, for one thing, while Pirate Pig has misplaced his hat!

Despite these revelations Dora is on her way soon enough, headed to the Lost City in search of a handful of wayward items. The path is not smooth, however. Obstacles like the Big Pond (where Pirate Pig's minions must be sorted into variously colored boats) and the Number Pyramid (a place for elementary math skills to get a workout) crop up along the route. These and other puzzles cry out to be solved... preferably before Dora continues on her way.

Aimed solidly at players ages 3 and older, Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure is a simple game with a straightforward storyline and no unpleasant surprises. The flow of its educational subject matter is frequently broken with animations and songs, making it easier for young gamers to maintain a focus on learning. Its activities are the most basic of skill builders, easily mastered even at their highest levels of difficulty. Lost City Adventure also stimulates user interest by doling out a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary through its animations, exposing players to a handful of easily learned words from Dora's mother tongue.

As for Dora herself, her good-natured encouragement and enthusiasm for the quest to the Lost City are infectious, and children are certain to respond eagerly to every task she puts before them on the way to rescue Osito. --Alyx Dellamonica

Product Description

Join Dora and her friends for an interactiveadventure!Product InformationDora's Teddy Bear Osito is lost! Join Dora Boots Backpack and Map on ajourney to the Lost City a mysterious hidden place where all things go whenthey get lost! Along the way you'll meet Pirate Pig Mama Bugga Bugga and SenorTucan and help them find their lost objects too. Be on the lookout for hiddenstars throughout the game and collect them all in the Star Pocket onBackpack! Product Features Multiple locations to visit with math-related games to play! 2 ways to play Adventure and Freeplay Modes 3 adjustable difficulty levels to challenge your child Paint by number to make a picture of Dora's Teddy Bear. Help Pirate Pig get the Pirate Piggies into the right boats. Dora needs your help to round up the Bugga Bugga Babies. Printable activity sheets All this and a little Spanish too!Windows Requirements Windows 98/Me/XP Vista  Pentium II 233 MHz or higher 64 MB RAM 85 MB free hard disk space 8X Speed CD-ROM Drive 2 MB Windows 98/Me/XP-compatible SVGA video card compatible with DirectX version 8.1 or higher Windows 98/Me/XP-compatible sound card compatible with DirectX version 8.1 or higher DirectX 8.1 (included) or higher Macintosh Requirements System 8.6 to 9.1 or OS X 233 MHz G3 or higher 32 MB RAM 85 MB free hard disk space 24X Speed CD-ROM Drive 2 MB video card

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Customer Reviews

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Adventure for the Little Ones!, November 19, 2002

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Jeffrey Davis "lunarsea" (North Salem, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Our four-year-old daughter loves Dora the Explorer, so we were delighted to see the release of Lost City Adventure. The reviews so far have been raves from the little one (and from us). The animation, music and sound are first rate, but more importantly, the challenges are appropriately measured for a pre-schooler. This program stacks up well against the Knowledge Adventure titles like Reader Rabbit. Skills such as sequencing, color matching, memory and basic addition are developed in fun and entertaining environments. Plus, there are three difficulty levels, so if your child is frustrated or bored at a certain level, you can adjust accordingly.

The program works great using the Classic environment on our Macintosh G4 laptop and G3 desktop computers. Have fun!

147 of 158 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT buy this!!, November 19, 2002

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This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

My 3 1/2 year-old daughter was so excited to receive the Lost City Adventure we had to play it as soon as she opened it! So to make a really long story short....The software has a problem! The first one we purchased had sound problems (so choppy we couldn't understand anything.) We purchased another one thinking it was a software flaw....same problem. Our computer had more than the required systems. After an hour of trouble shooting we called tech support. They tech support was not at all surprised to hear our plight. It appears that there is a problem with the program and they immediately asked us to send the software back. They are replacing it with other software but not giving back our $$. I guess if I pushed it they may have given us a refund. Your best bet would be to wait until a new version comes along!

98 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT For kids under 5! TOO HARD!, November 24, 2002

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J. Curry "JCurry" (Libertyville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

My son is 3 and a half. He has mastered many games like Jumpstart Preschool, etc.. This game is way to difficult for him. There are numbers moving on the wall, so he not only has to identify the numbers but try to click on them as they move past. I would HIGHLY not recommend this game for younger kids under the age of 5.