Re: Trying to remember a long lost game...

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Tristan Mumford wrote:
> heuser.marcus@freenet.de wrote:
>
>
> > On Apr 22, 7:43 am, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > There is a game I have a dim memory of which I thought my daughter
> > > may soon be able to enjoy.
> > > For some reason I remember it to be called "Mother Goose". I think it
> > > was a puzzle game where the player had to go around a simple world
> > > consisting of static rooms to find things and solve puzzles.
> > >
> > > My strongest memory is that there was a sprite editor room. I
> > > remember taking objects in there and completely altering their look.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any idea what that game was?
> >
> > Well, I haven't played it but there is "Mixed Up Mother Goose"
> > by Sierra.
>
>
> -snip-
>
> I checked the screenshots. Thanks for that, but that's not it.
> I thought I said that it was on a //e, but it looks like I forgot. Sorry!
>
> Unfortunately the disk was not in the disks I got off a friend many years
> ago. Just wish I could remember.

Check out "Gertrude's Puzzles"--it sounds like what you're describing.

IIRC, there were a couple of "Gertrude" games, very cleverly teaching
logic and memory.

-michael

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