Today Netflix released a brand new Carmen Sandiego cartoon.
As a kid, I loved Carmen Sandiego in every form of media that I encountered:
- MS DOS games
- Game shows
- Cartoon
The new show has completely reimagined the character. They have transformed her from a cunning villain into what looks like something of an anti-hero.
I have no respect for any “Why did they change it? My childhood is ruined!” nonsense. This is for kids, not people in their 30s. I’m just happy that the character is back and hope that they continue to teach geography and history through amusing crime adventures.
Playing The Old Games
That being said, I was also really excited to find that the Internet Archive has a library of browser-based emulators that allow people to play all sorts of ancient video games for free.
It was a fun stroll down memory lane.
This archive includes a ton of Carmen Sandiego titles.
- Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego Deluxe? (the best version, in my opinion)
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
- Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective
- Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
- Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego?
There is a lot more on the Internet Archive and their library also includes other classics like Snood, Colossal Cave Adventure, and Super Solvers Treasure Mountain… which might be the first puzzle game that I ever played. I have no idea how that one holds up. I might have to give it a whirl one day just to see.
It is really strange playing these old games. It’s amazing how far video games have come in 30 years.
YESSSSSSSSS
Oh, man. I also played the Super Solver games back in my homeschool days. I’m sure they’ll feel clunky now, but would love to press that nostalgia button!
Yeah, I played for a few minutes today. It’s bit of a slog in retrospect.