Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? (lost inaccessible online game; 1988): Difference between revisions

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Carmen Sandiego Dossier

Status: Lost

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego (sometimes simply referred to as World) was a 1988 game created for Prodigy, an online service similar to AOL that was in operation from 1984 to 2001. The Carmen Sandiego game updated weekly during its initial launch. It was adapted from the 1985 Broderbund title, which shared its name. The only known remaining footage is from printed advertisements of the time. There is rumor that further screenshots can be found on older computer models that formerly ran Prodigy, cached under STAGE.DAT.

Gameplay

Players would investigate thefts and be given clues that would help lead them to the culprit.

Gallery

High res screenshot
Scanned screenshot
Black and white scan from Why Go Online (1995)
Black and white scan from Why Go Online (1995)
Ad in the October 1991 issue of Compute Magazine
Mention in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Black and white menu of where the game would have been found on Prodigy
Ad in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Black and white scan of suspect dossiers
Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
Mention in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
"Carmen" as a Jumpword

Sources

Dossier Retrieved 17 July '20
High res photo Retrieved 17 July '20
Why Go Online scans Retrieved 17 July '20
Compute Magazine scans Retrieved 18 July '20

[*https://ptabdata.blob.core.windows.net/files/2016/CBM2016-00083/Exhibit-1014.pdf The Official Guide To The Prodigy Service] Retrieved 18 July '20

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-'''''Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego''''' was a game created for Prodigy, an online service similar to AOL that was in operation from 1984 to 2001. The Carmen Sandiego game updated weekly during its initial launch. The only known remaining footage is from printed advertisements of the time. There is rumor that further screenshots can be found on older computer models that formerly ran Prodigy, cached under STAGE.DAT.
+'''''Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego''''' (sometimes simply referred to as '''''World''''') was a 1988 game created for Prodigy, an online service similar to AOL that was in operation from 1984 to 2001. The Carmen Sandiego game updated weekly during its initial launch. It was adapted from the 1985 Broderbund title, which shared its name. The only known remaining footage is from printed advertisements of the time. There is rumor that further screenshots can be found on older computer models that formerly ran Prodigy, cached under STAGE.DAT.
 ==Gameplay==
-Players would collect clues that would help them discover where Carmen Sandiego was hiding in order to foil her next caper and catch the thief.
+Players would investigate thefts and be given clues that would help lead them to the culprit.
 ==Gallery==
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 CS Prodigy 4.png|Black and white scan from Why Go Online (1995)
 CS Prodigy 5.png|Black and white scan from Why Go Online (1995)
+Compute Issue 134 1991 Oct 0016.png|Ad in the October 1991 issue of Compute Magazine
+Exhibit-1014-082.png|Mention in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-118.png|Black and white menu of where the game would have been found on Prodigy
+Exhibit-1014-120.png|Ad in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-121.png|Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-122.png|Black and white scan of suspect dossiers
+Exhibit-1014-123.png|Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-124.png|Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-125.png|Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-126.png|Game instructions from the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-132.png|Mention in the 1991 Prodigy Service Guide
+Exhibit-1014-368.png|"Carmen" as a Jumpword
 </gallery>
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 *[https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1166005799124180993 Dossier] Retrieved 17 July '20
 *[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/where-online-services-go-when-they-die/374099/ High res photo] Retrieved 17 July '20
-*[https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1166012110243028992  Why Go Online scans.] Retrieved 17 July '20
+*[https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1166012110243028992  Why Go Online scans] Retrieved 17 July '20
+*[https://archive.org/details/1991-10-compute-magazine Compute Magazine scans] Retrieved 18 July '20
+[*https://ptabdata.blob.core.windows.net/files/2016/CBM2016-00083/Exhibit-1014.pdf The Official Guide To The Prodigy Service] Retrieved 18 July '20
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