Kids on Site

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Kids on Site
Kids on Site cover.jpg
North American Sega CD box art
Developer(s) Digital Pictures
Publisher(s) Digital Pictures
Director(s) Heidi Holman
Programmer(s) Richard Levine
Platform(s) Sega CD, [1] , MS-DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, Windows
Release
  • NA: November 1994
  • PAL: 1994
PS4, Windows
  • WW: July 28, 2022
Genre(s) FMV
Mode(s) Single-player

Kids on Site is a first-person simulation video game using full-motion video for its primary gameplay. It was produced for the Sega CD and ported to MS-DOS compatible operating system systems and Mac. A 32X version was planned but never released. [2] Versions for PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam were re-released by Limited Run Games, Screaming Villains and Flash Film Works on June 14, 2022. [3]

Contents

Gameplay

This was a construction game for kids, where they watched videos and then got to "operate" heavy machinery on a construction site. This includes a steamroller, a wrecking ball, an excavator and a bulldozer. [4]

Development

The project was produced by Digital Pictures, directed by Heidi Holman and starred Larry Grennan, Scott McClain and Robin Joss. It was programmed by Richard Levine from a concept by Kevin Welsh. [4]

Reception

Kids on Site was awarded the "1995 Parents Choice Approval Award" and CD-ROM Magazine said it "captured all of the fun of playing with heavy machinery with the added advantage that your kids... won't come home full of dirt." [5]

References

  1. Easley, Joel (January 28, 1995). "Kids will virtually dig this new game". Kokomo Tribune . p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Actualités Internationales: Kids on Site • Mega CD et 32X". CD Consoles (in French). No. 3. Pressimage. January 1995. p. 30.
  3. "Kids On Site Hard Hat Edition announced for PS4, PC". Gematsu. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kids on Site". Moby Games. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. Anzovin, Steven (August 1995). "Kids on Site Big Fun With Big Machines". CD-ROM Today.