Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005BNLP
• Item Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,287 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Software > Children's Software > Social Studies
  • #7 in Video Games > Mac Games > Puzzle
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC/Mac | Edition: Jewel Case

From the Manufacturer

Get ready to travel the world, encounter exotic sights and sounds, meet unusual people – and arrest them! Carmen Sandiego's international crime ring is filching world treasures ordinary thieves wouldn't dare tackle. We're counting on you, Gumshoe. So when you think you've got the goods on the bad guys, submit your evidence, make a collar, and go to court. But beware! Your evidence must be airtight or your suspect will go free.

Product Description

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? challenges kids' knowledge of geography, history and other subjects while taking on a trip around the world. Help the detectives chase down the famous thief!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How to make the program with Windows XP, March 23, 2006

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Anonymous - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

To run the program in Windows XP without the computer frequently locking up, I have found that this procedure works: Install the program, right-click on the shortcut icon, click Properties, click the Compatibility tab, check the Compatibility Mode box and choose Windows 95, click Apply, and then click Okay. Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego will now run, at least on my Sony Vaio with a Pentium proceesor, and 2 gigs of RAM.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Your CD cover image is incorrect!, July 12, 2008

By 

Amanda Gadwell "the living muffin" (Mooresville, NC USE) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I bought this product under the pretense it was the Carmen Sandiego game from 1996, simply based on the description and jewel case cover photo. I was sent a copy of the game made in 2001.

The updated version is a perfectly workable game. I just wanted the one I played back in middle school!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Windows XP Instructions, February 29, 2008

By 

Artree - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

First uninstall the game (if it's installed) then proceed.


- Click Start
- Click My Computer
- Right-click on your CD drive icon
- Click Search
- Type *.exe
- Press Enter then wait for the search to complete

About 18 files should have been found.
For each of those files, perform the following six steps:

1. Right click on the file
2. Click Properties
3. Click on the Compatibility tab
4. Check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
5. Choose Windows 95 from the drop-down list
6. Click OK


(Yes, you need to repeat those six steps for every file.)


That's it.
Now the game should install and work fine.
Be sure to install QuickTime when asked to during the installation process.



NOTE:

While playing the game, the video clips are likely to be of lower quality than they would be on an actual Windows 95 computer.

This is because your display is automatically switched to 256-color mode when the game starts, and Windows XP won't allow the video clips to play using 16-bit color while the game is running in 256-color mode.
Windows 95, however, does allow this.

If you discover a way to force XP to show the clips in 16-bit color, please post instructions.

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