'' is a Computer Game first released by Sierra On-Line in 1987 . It is, in essence, an Edutainment title, directed specifically at young gamers, as well as an Adventure Game .
The storyline of the game is very simple, as is common in games for children. One night, while preparing for bed, a child (which is the player's avatar) is sent into the dreamlike world of Mother Goose , who desperately needs his or her help. All the Nursery Rhymes in the land have gotten mixed up, with none of the inhabitants possessing the items necessary for their rhyme to exist. And so, the child will find itself helping Humpty Dumpty find a ladder to scramble onto a wall, bringing the little lamb back to Mary and seeking out a pail for Jack And Jill , among others.
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''Mixed-Up Mother Goose'' was remade by Sierra several times, bringing the total up to four different versions.
- In 1990 , it was remade using the SCI0 system, which naturally meant improved graphics.
- In 1992 , the game was remade once again, this time with more significant enhancements and changes. The first was the clearly visible change in graphics, resulting from Sierra's transition to VGA games. Second, the rhymes, whose tune was played in the previous versions, were given voices, each of them being sung separately, with the appropriate actions accompanying the music. Third, the interface was updated and became much easier and faster to navigate. Finally, the player was given a map of the land, if he or she should ever feel lost in the nursery rhyme world. This edition came out as a CD version with full digital speech, and as a floppy version in which only the rhymes were digitally recorded.
- In 1996 , the final remake was released, entitled ''Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe''. It featured further improved SVGA graphics and a bonus audio CD, as well as the introduction of different melodies and styles of music.
Below is a list of nursery rhymes used in the game, along with corresponding items in brackets:
- Two versions of ''Mixed-Up Mother Goose'' are included in ''The Roberta Williams' Anthology'', a collection of games designed by Roberta Williams . Those are the original 1987 version and the 1992 multimedia CD remake.
- The picture of Mother Goose on the original game box is actually Roberta Williams herself, with her two children reading a book of nursery rhymes with her, accompanied by several characters from the rhymes.
- The 1992 version of the game was Sierra's first CD-ROM game, as well as one of the first computer games to be released exclusively on CD.
- In a later Sierra game, '' Space Quest V '', one of the messages displayed upon dying was ''"Looks like you've been spreading yourself a bit thin lately. Perhaps you'd like to try one of our less challenging games like "Mixed Up Mother Goose?"''
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