Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)

by Brøderbund Software, Electronic Arts, Microids, Pack-In-Video, Parker Brothers, Tec Toy
Genres:Adventure, Puzzle
Themes:Educational, Kids, Mystery
Game modes:Single player
Story:Woldwide crime wave! Acme Detective Agency hot on the trail of master thief Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen. Wanted: Detective to locate and capture Carmen and her gang. Must be hard working, independent, fun seeking individual willing to travel the world. No experience necessary. - Digitised graphics - Hundreds of cases - More animated sequinces - Play in 5 languages Don't forget your World Almanac. It is a gumshoe's best friend.Show more
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This is am amazing game that taught me a lot about geography, history, and 80s geopolitics. We need a version for 2025 on GOG, which would be a total blast.
user avatar@RPGDad7user avatar@RPGDad7
February 02, 2025
Listen up Gumshoe!. I can't believe that such a classic game is not on GOG. I played this game when I was kid, and I thought that the illustrations looked so realitic (compared to 8 bit system). I would really want to get this game. In fact we need all of the Where in... collection.
user avatar@Vickingtoruser avatar@Vickingtor
February 01, 2025
I have started many games, many times. But I have not started as many times as this one. Back then I was too young and didn't know enough English to properly play the game, I still try a new game every now and then with old emulators and abandonware sites.
The entire Carmen Sandiego series needs to come to gog as part of the gog preservation program in all their original glory! These great games need to be presented and preserved in their original format so players new and old can enjoy them for many years to come! No updates or enhancements, please!
This game had the best copy protection ever. It shipped with a 900 page World Almanac and expected you to USE it! What does the flag of Albania look like? Which country has the anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann"? Where is the Volga river? These were things you had to look up in a BOOK!
user avatar@RedTigerDuser avatar@RedTigerD
April 25, 2025
The Carmen Sandiego series was a big influence in developing my love for history and geography, not to mention my love for gaming on pc in those early days. I only got to try them at school, so I never had the opportunity to finish any of them. They shouldn't be lost to time.
Personally, I used to own the deluxe edition from 1992. Even though I played it when I was a child with my mom, on our first ever computer we had in the family. It was a fun game. It always drives you to learn more about geography. And looking back, the windows re-releases from the 90s greatly enhanced the look and feel of the original DOS game.
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