Lemonade Tycoon

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007MF75
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 10, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,724 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Always wanted to test your entrepreneurial skills? You start with a small lemonade stand and a few dollars in your pocket. Check the latest weather forecast and try to pick the best location for your stand, tweak your lemonade recipe, set your price and manage your inventory. Re-invest your profits and streamline your production methods to earn the best margins out of every workday. Make the wrong decisions and you’ll be on your way to bankruptcy faster than you think? Make the good ones, and you just might take your business to the top!

• Play on PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
• Realistic simulation system.
• Cool customers with distinctive personalities.
• Career Mode or 30-day Challenge Mode.
• Compare your results on the LSX (Lemonade Stock Exchange). Internet access required to use Lemonade Stock Exchange.
• And lots of other cool features!

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT the same version as available for download., September 15, 2003

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"sillygirrrl" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lemonade Tycoon (CD-ROM)

I got addictd to the free download from Yahoo games and decided to order it from here.

I wish I had understood/listened to the other reviewers, they're right. This is NOT the same version you can download! The download version is apparantly a "deluxe" version, and has much more capabilitiy and fun-factor. The differences--- There are less "upgrades" to save up to buy (less kinds of lemonade stands, juicers, ice makers, etc.) and you don't have the ability to hire any staff.

I'd recommend either buying it through yahoo or search around google for a free version/code for it until they are willing to sell an equal or better version on CD of what you can download free!

My advice, if you like having more toys/bells and whistles to play with, do NOT buy this version on CD from ....., you'll be disappointed.

All versions are not made equal, and in this case, free is truly better, all the way around.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boring to Better, June 25, 2003

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"phrostyblue" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lemonade Tycoon (CD-ROM)

The first time I ever played this game was with the demo version, a 60min trial. At first I was just kind of annoyed with it, and after about 40min gave up and found something else to do. Then, it hit me, the urge to play it, and that's what I did. However when I downloaded the demo, I knew nothing about the 60min trial period, and so with 20min left, the time went by pretty quickly. When it ended I was prompted with the "buy your version now" screen, which was only a downloadable version. In my opinion, I'd rather own the game itself than have to download it. If you ever had to reformat your computer, then you would have to go through the process of proving that you bought it, which can just be a disaster sometimes. Well, needless to say, I finally found the version that you can actually buy and own, and so I got it. Unlike some reviews, it was rather easy to figure out. I'm sure if I set it in front of my 4 and 5 year old cousins, they would figure it out in a matter of minutes. This game is pretty amusing, and somewhat addictive as well. I've had a lot of fun with it so far. I'm sure I'll get sick of it, but it's one of those games that you will want to keep coming back to. The game is pretty simple, yet gives you hours of continuous enjoyment. I recomend this game to just about everyone. (Just about everyone else - if you think too deeply into things, then you may not be satisfied with this game, and will probably never figure out how to play it - like some of the reviewers here). This game has good graphics and sound, but is somewhat of a break from all the new high-tech games out right now. It's simple and fun.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not the same, October 3, 2003

By 

David G. Leipsic (Modesto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemonade Tycoon (CD-ROM)

This game is not the same as the free download on Yahoo. Don't waste your money on another Learning Company scheme to deceive the consumer. The game play is slower, with less features as the free version on Yahoo, and there are bugs in it. I called tech support at Learning Company, and what a waste of time that was.