The Platinum line of budget titles pushed the retail price for edutainment down to $12.99 in the US, and swapped the fancy packaging for a simple jewel case. Softkey embarked on a cost-cutting exercise with the aim to sell cheaper software. Softkey adopted the name The Learning Company. In 1995, The Learning Company was bought by SoftKey after a hostile takeover bid. The 1990s saw an audio cassette release of some of the game's most popular music, titled Reader Rabbit's Sing Along Favorites, and by 1996 the Reader Rabbit series included a wide variety of titles, including Reader Rabbit's Reading Development Library which allowed players to experience fairy tales via animated storybooks. Many critics and gaming historians erroneously assert that the Reader Rabbit series officially began in 1986. With this directional change, Math Rabbit would later be renamed Reader Rabbit with the game title Reader Rabbit's Math. Ultimately, the developers decided to have a Reader Rabbit series that explored subjects beyond reading. In 1987, Writer Rabbit was released with the intention of having a Rabbit series that featured different academic subjects. In 1986, both Reader Rabbit 2.0 and Math Rabbit were released. It was released initially in 1984 and featured in the 1983 holiday special The Computer Chronicles. The first Reader Rabbit computer game was conceived by the Grimm sisters and titled Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory. Learn to Read with Phonics 1st & 2nd Grade Learn to Read with Phonics Preschool and Kindergarten History Reader Rabbit media release years 1984 ![]() The main character in all the titles is named "Reader Rabbit". The games teach language arts including basic skills in reading and spelling and mathematics. In 1998, a spiritual successor series called The ClueFinders was released for older students aged seven to twelve. The series is aimed at children from infancy to the age of nine. ![]() Reader Rabbit is an educational game franchise created in 1984 by The Learning Company. Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |