Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon |
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Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon box art
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| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software |
| Publisher(s) | Raya Systems |
| Designer(s) | Craig Conder |
| Composer(s) | H. Kingsley Thurber, Mark Ganus |
| Platform(s) | SNES |
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| Genre(s) | Educational, action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon is an exciting educational action game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was made by Sculptured Software and published by Raya Systems. This game teaches players about the dangers of smoking tobacco cigarettes. It even got help from the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality when it was first being made. Rex Ronan is part of a series of educational games from Raya, which also includes Captain Novolin, Packy and Marlon, and Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus.
Game Story and How to Play
The game's story is about a man named Jake Westboro. Jake has a good life with his family and a big job as a CEO for a tobacco company. But because he started smoking when he was 15, Jake is now very sick from the cigarettes he used to sell.
A special surgeon named Rex Ronan offers to help. He uses amazing technology to shrink himself and his small ship down to a tiny size. This lets him travel inside Jake's body. His mission is to fight off different diseases and remove harmful things. These include tar, nicotine, and precancerous cells.
However, the tobacco company is worried. If Jake gets better, he might tell everyone about the dangers of tobacco. This would hurt their business. So, they secretly send many tiny robots, called microbots, inside Jake's body. These microbots try to stop Rex Ronan from helping Jake. If Rex Ronan is defeated by these evil robots, Jake will not survive.
What People Thought of the Game
Some early versions of Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon were tested with children. These tests showed that kids enjoyed the game a lot. They also became interested in learning more about how tobacco affects people's health.
Experts like Richard L. Street and Timothy R. Manning said the game was made for kids and teenagers aged 10 to 16. They also pointed out that people in this age group are most likely to start smoking. This makes the game's message very important for them.
