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Blue's Clues is an educational adventure video game series based on the television show of the same name developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.

Blue's Clues
Genre(s)	Educational, adventure
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Humongous Entertainment
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Color

The first game, Blue's Birthday Adventure, was released on August 11, 1998. The game works on Windows 95 and above, and on System 7.5.3 (with PowerPC) to Mac OS X Tiger.

List of games

• Blue's Birthday Adventure (September 8, 1998)
• Blue's ABC Time Activities (September 8, 1998)
• Blue's 123 Time Activities (May 11, 1999)
• Blue's Treasure Hunt (September 7, 1999)
• Blue's Art Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
• Blue's Reading Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
• Blue's Clues #101: Do You See My Friend[1]
• Blue's Clues #104: Sorting Pictures With Blue and Steve[1]
• Blue's Clues #105: Sorting Clothes[1]
• Blue's Clues #106: Instrument Sound Matching![1]
• Blue's Clues #110: Matching Snowflakes[1]
• Blue's Clues #112: Jigsaw Puzzles[1]
• Blue's Clues #115: Picture Frame Patterns[1]
• Blue's Clues #116: Fairy Tale Matching[1]
• Blue's Clues #117: Letter "P" Word Play[1]
• Blue's Clues #118: Shadow Matching[1]
• Blue's Clues #119: Felt Friends Dress-Up[1]
• Blue's Clues #120: Picture Riddles[1]
• Blue's Clues #202: The Popsicle Stick Project[1]
• Blue's Clues #203: Lights On, Lights Off![1]
• Blue's Clues #204: Sink and Float[1]
• Blue's Clues #205: Recycle![1]
• Blue's Clues #206: Let's Dream[1]
• Blue's Clues #207: Blue's ABCs[1]
• Blue's Clues #208: Counting with Cash Register
• Blue's Clues #209: Blue's Birthday![1]
• Blue's Clues #211: Water Xylophone![1]
• Blue's Clues #212: Race Against Time[1]
• Blue's Clues #213: Lost and Found[1]
• Blue's Clues #214: Feelings[1]
• Blue's Clues #215: Felt Friend Tic-Tac-Toe[1]
• Blue's Clues #216: Kaleidoscope Pictures![1]
• Blue's Clues #217: What Does Paprika Need?[1]
• Blue's Clues #218: Teeter-Totter[1]
• Blue's Clues #219: Blowing Matching Bubbles!
• Blue's Clues #220: Racing Cars![1]
• Blue's Clues #301: Art Appreciation![1]
• Blue's Clues #302: Weight and Balance![1]
• Blue's Clues #304: What's that sound?[1]
• Blue's Clues #307: Hide-and-Seek!
• Blue's Clues #311: Treasure Hunt![1]
• Blue's Clues #312: Concentration
• Blue's Clues #319: Blue's Pajama Party[1]
• Blue's Clues #322: Holiday Quilt
• Blue's Big Musical (for PlayStation)
• Periwinkle's Disappearo
• Blue's Alphabet Book (2001, Game Boy Color)
• Blue's Clues: Joe's 3D Scavenger Hunt
• Blue's Clues Preschool
• Blue's Clues Kindergarten
• Blue Takes You to School
• Blue's Room: Blue Talks
• Blue's Clues: Blue's Collection (for V.Smile)

History

Blue's ABC Time Activities was debuted at the 1999 electronic entertainment exposition in Atlanta, and was set to hit shelves that September 1.[2] Business Wire called it " one of the most anticipated kids software debuts in recent memory".[3]

Gameplay

Blue's Art Time Activities "teaches the basics of art" and allows players to create their own.[4] Players are invited to participate in the Really Big Art Show, while helping Blue and other characters create artworks.[4] The game offered "curriculum-structured learning".[5] The game was for children aged 3 to 10.[6]

Commercial performance

Together, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's ABC Time Activities sold-through over 150,000 units in their first month of release, and were the second and third best selling educational titles.[7] The two titles became the No. 1 and No. 4 selling educational CD-ROM titles of 1998, respectively.[8] ABC was the fourth best-selling video game title in the week before January 3, 1999, after Barbie Photo Designer, Tomb Raider III, and Fallout 2,[9] and became the no. 3 best-selling title out of all PC games in the third quarter and nine months, ending December 31, 1998.[10] PC Data, which generated the sales data, commented "The popularity of the Blue Clue's CD-ROMs is evident from the incredible sales numbers it consistently generates".[11]

Critical reception

Blue's 123 Time Activities

The game was the winner of the 1999/00 BESSIE Award for Math.[12]

Blue's ABC Time Activities

SuperKids deemed it "pleasant" and said it would appeal to fans of the TV show.[13] Review Corner said the educational value was "excellent", while noting it was "entertaining and appealing for preschoolers".[14] Allgame deemed it a " very good package",[15]

PC Data reported that Blue's ABC Time Activities was the United States' best-selling educational software during 1998.[16]

Blue's Art Time Activities

Tech With Kids said the game wasn't as intuitive as previous titles.[17] Entertaining Kids thought a negative of the game was inability to provide a "good freeform art activity".[18]

Blue's Reading Time Activities

Tech With Kids thought the game was special because it taught word awareness, not simply the alphabet or letter sounds.[19] Discovery School thought the title was well-designed and entertaining.[20][21] Edutaining Kids thought the game was "clever".[22] Just Adventure gave the game an "A".[23] Daily News thought the game saw the host "gently walking players through graphically simple but engaging activities".[24] Allgame thought that "normally, the Blue's Clues series of games are excellent", but found various technical difficulties with this title.[25]

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