Sonic's Schoolhouse
Encyclopedia
Sonic's Schoolhouse is an education
al computer game developed by Sega
and published by Orion Interactive
that teaches young learners mathematics
, reading, and spelling
.
(which later became MGM Interactive
) and published by Sega Entertainment
and Bap Interactive. It was the first game to be developed by Orion
(The first non-indie game
and to be a kids game), although the game is now owned by MGM Interactive
themselves. It is still owned by Orion
, although the Sonic series is not owned by MGM.
The entire game plays in a similar fashion to id Software
's Wolfenstein 3D
, in that the player plays in a world that has no variation in height and is largely composed of right angle
s. Players pick up nearby answers (ranging from bouncing letters and numbers to balloons with various pictures on them) to shoot back at a blackboard so as to answer it (usually filling in the blank; in the reading section the player must match up pictures with their words instead), or otherwise recycle
(much to Sonic's pleasure).
Sonic the Hedgehog
himself is not playable, but acts as the guide. Instead, the player must choose from numerous animals to play as during the course of the video game. Doctor Eggman and his robots also show up to steal the player's answer (or in the ring mini-game, to steal all of the player's rings). The player can find the clock character (that was replaced with something else) if he looks on the files of the CD on his Windows Explorer
.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al computer game developed by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
and published by Orion Interactive
Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
that teaches young learners mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, reading, and spelling
Spelling
Spelling is the writing of one or more words with letters and diacritics. In addition, the term often, but not always, means an accepted standard spelling or the process of naming the letters...
.
Gameplay
In addition, players can earn access to two mini-games (a collect-the-rings game and a match-the-statues game) and a "field trip" section which gives them numerous facts on the various animals in the game. It was developed by Orion InteractiveOrion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
(which later became MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive is a national video game publisher owned by Hollywood Studio, MGM.-Games published:...
) and published by Sega Entertainment
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
and Bap Interactive. It was the first game to be developed by Orion
Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
(The first non-indie game
Indie game
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
and to be a kids game), although the game is now owned by MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive is a national video game publisher owned by Hollywood Studio, MGM.-Games published:...
themselves. It is still owned by Orion
Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
, although the Sonic series is not owned by MGM.
The entire game plays in a similar fashion to id Software
Id Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
's Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded by critics and gaming journalists as having both popularized the first-person shooter genre on the PC and created the basic archetype upon which all subsequent games of the same genre would be built. It was created by id Software and...
, in that the player plays in a world that has no variation in height and is largely composed of right angle
Right angle
In geometry and trigonometry, a right angle is an angle that bisects the angle formed by two halves of a straight line. More precisely, if a ray is placed so that its endpoint is on a line and the adjacent angles are equal, then they are right angles...
s. Players pick up nearby answers (ranging from bouncing letters and numbers to balloons with various pictures on them) to shoot back at a blackboard so as to answer it (usually filling in the blank; in the reading section the player must match up pictures with their words instead), or otherwise recycle
Recycling
Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
(much to Sonic's pleasure).
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
, trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
himself is not playable, but acts as the guide. Instead, the player must choose from numerous animals to play as during the course of the video game. Doctor Eggman and his robots also show up to steal the player's answer (or in the ring mini-game, to steal all of the player's rings). The player can find the clock character (that was replaced with something else) if he looks on the files of the CD on his Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer
This article is about the Windows file system browser. For the similarly named web browser, see Internet ExplorerWindows Explorer is a file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It provides a graphical user interface...
.