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Reader Rabbit - DOS


Control:

Game is con­trol­led by the same keys that are used to playing un­der MS DOS. For full­screen press 'Right Alt' + 'En­ter'.


Help:

If the game e­mu­la­ti­on spe­ed is low, you can try to in­cre­a­se it by re­lo­a­ding this pa­ge with­out a­ds or cho­o­se a­no­ther e­mu­la­tor from this table.


Other platforms:

Unfortunately, this game is cur­rent­ly available only in this ver­si­on. Be patient :-)



Game info:
Reader Rabbit - box cover
box cover
Game title: Reader Rabbit
Platform: MS-DOS
Author (released): The Learning Company (1984)
Genre: Educational Mode: Single-player
Design: Leslie Grimm, Corinne Grimm, Cynthia Bruschi, ...
Music:
Game manual: manual.pdf

File size:

5894 kB
Download: ReaderRabit.zip

Game size:

93 kB
Recommended emulator: DOSBox

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

   Reader Rabbit (fully titled 'Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory' or alternatively known as 'Reader Rabbit Builds Early Learning & Thinking') is a 1984 educational video game and the first of the long-running Reader Rabbit edutainment series. It was made by The Learning Company for Apple II and later for other computers. It supports the KoalaPad graphics tablet. The Connelley Group helped with the Atari 8-bit computers conversion in 1984. A Talking version was developed for the Apple IIGS in 1989. An enhanced version was released for MS-DOS in 1991. A Deluxe version was released in 1994 for Mac and Windows 3.x. In 1997, the game was remade for Windows and Macintosh under the title 'Reader Rabbit's Reading 1'.
   The game takes place in the titular Word Factory, which teaches reading and spelling in four different activities and
Reader Rabbit (MS-DOS)
Reader Rabbit (MS-DOS)
has over 200 three-letter words and more than 70 pictures for learning. The following four activities are:

  1. Sorter - the player is required to pick words that start with a chosen letter and discard the rest.
  2. Labeler - out of a number of mixed up letters, the player must use those letters to spell words that match three objects on the screen.
  3. Word Train - the player needs to select a word that slightly differs from the first.
  4. Matchup Games - the player must match picture cards with corresponding word cards.

   Reader Rabbit was originally conceived by the Grimm sisters; Leslie authored the game while Corinne and Cindy contributed the art. Version 1.0 of Reader Rabbit, titled Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory, was released in early 1984 (and featured in the 1983 holiday special for Computer Chronicles), while versions 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 were released in 1984. Development for an updated 2.0 version began at the start of 1984. By this time, Leslie Grimm had suffered a disc fracture but was able to develop the game while bedridden, thanks to a detachable keyboard provided by her colleague Pete Rowe. Many critics and gaming historians erroneously assert that the Reader Rabbit series officially began in 1986.
   In 1988, the first 'talking' version of Reader Rabbit was released for the Apple IIGS and Tandy 1000 computers. The game was remade as an enhanced version for DOS in 1991 to incorporate the 256-color VGA mode, sound card option and mouse compatibility. Another remake was done as a deluxe version along with its two sequels and implemented digitized speech.
   The Learning Company showcased the game alongside Number Stamper, Word Spinner, Addition Magician and Colorasaurus in the 1984 Winter Consumer Electronics Show. Dr. Ann Piestrup praised the game for its ability to aid young learners in overcoming the difficulties of reading and its word recognition.

More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.

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Platform:

This ver­sion of Reader Rabbit was de­sig­ned for per­so­nal com­pu­ters with o­pe­ra­ting sys­tem MS-DOS (Mi­cro­soft Disk O­pe­ra­ting Sys­tem), which was o­pe­ra­ting sys­tem de­ve­lo­ped by Mi­cro­soft in 1981. It was the most wi­de­ly-used o­pe­ra­ting sys­tem in the first half of the 1990s. MS-DOS was sup­plied with most of the IBM com­pu­ters that pur­cha­sed a li­cen­se from Mi­cro­soft. Af­ter 1995, it was pu­s­hed out by a gra­phi­cal­ly mo­re ad­van­ced sys­tem - Win­dows and its de­ve­lop­ment was ce­a­sed in 2000. At the ti­me of its grea­test fa­me, se­ve­ral thou­sand ga­mes de­sig­ned spe­ci­fi­cal­ly for com­pu­ters with this sys­tem we­re cre­a­ted. To­day, its de­ve­lop­ment is no lon­ger con­ti­nue and for e­mu­la­tion the free DOSBox e­mu­la­tor is most of­ten used. Mo­re in­for­ma­ti­on about MS-DOS operating system can be found here.

 
Available online emulators:

5 different online emulators are available for Reader Rabbit. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Reader Rabbit are summarized in the following table:
 

Emulator Technology Multiplayer Fullscreen Touchscreen Speed
Archive.org JavaScript YES NO NO fast
js-dos JavaScript YES YES NO fast
js-dos 6.22 JavaScript YES YES NO fast
jsDosBox JavaScript YES NO NO slow
jDosBox Java applet YES YES NO fast


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