Reader Rabbit (video game) facts for kids
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C64/Atari Cover art
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| Developer(s) | The Learning Company The Connelley Group (Atari 8-Bit) |
| Publisher(s) | The Learning Company |
| Series | Reader Rabbit |
| Platform(s) | Original: Apple II, Atari 8-Bit, Commodore 64, Apple IIGS, DOS, Macintosh Talking: Windows, Macintosh |
| Release date(s) | 1983 (Original) 1989 (Talking) 1991 (Reader Rabbit 1) 1994 (Deluxe) 1997 (Reading 1) |
| Genre(s) | Edutainment |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reader Rabbit (fully titled "Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory" or alternatively known as "Reader Rabbit Builds Early Learning & Thinking") is a 1983 video game and the first of the long-running Reader Rabbit edutainment series. It was made by The Learning Company for Apple II and later for other computers. It also made use of the KoalaPad graphics tablet. The Connelley Group helped with the Atari 8-Bit conversion in 1984. A Talking version was developed for the Apple IIGS in 1989. An enhanced version was released for DOS on 1991. A Deluxe version was released in 1994 for Macintosh and Windows 3.x. In 1997, the game was remade for Windows and Macintosh under the title "Reader Rabbit's Reading 1".
Gameplay
The game takes place in the titular Word Factory, which teaches reading and spelling in four different activities and has over 200 three-letter and more than 70 pictures for learning. The following four activities are:
- 1. Sorter - The player is required to pick words that start with a chosen letter and discard the rest.
- 2. Labeler - Out of a number of mixed up letters, the player must use those letters to spell words that match three objects on the screen.
- 3. Word Train - The player needs to select a word that slightly differs from the first.
- 4. Matchup Games - The player must match picture cards with corresponding word cards.
Images for kids
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Reader Rabbit version 1.0 (1983/4)
See also
In Spanish: Reader Rabbit (videojuego) para niños
