Skipper & Skeeto

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Skipper & Skeeto
Genre(s) Edutainment
Developer(s) Ivanoff Interactive
Publisher(s) Ivanoff Interactive
Creator(s)Ole Ivanoff
Platform(s) Windows 3.x, Windows

Skipper & Skeeto (Magnus og Myggen) is a Danish edutainment franchise created by Ole Ivanoff in 1996, including a TV show and video games.

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Plot and Gameplay

The series centers on the adventures of the titular characters and protagonists Skipper the adventurous mole and Skeeto the book-loving mosquito. Both friends go around Paradise Park to solve problems. The gameplay has the style of a simple point-and-click adventure game, but the menu, icons and actions change throughout the games. The game was released in several languages including:

Characters

Games

The following is a list of all the game titles in the series

Original TitleEnglish TitleRelease Year
Leg og Lær med Magnus & MyggenTales from Paradise Park1996
Den Store SkattejagtThe Great Treasure Hunt1996
Skumlesens HævnThe Revenge of Mr. Shade1998
Skumlesens SkyggeThe Shadow of Mr. Shade2000
Mollys MusikmaskineMolly's Music Machine2000
Mysteriet om det Talende SolurThe Mystery of the Talking Sundial2001
MidnatsmysterietThe Midnight Mystery2002
De Alfabetiske LegeThe Alphabetic Games2001
TalbutikkenThe Number Shop2001
På SkattesjovTreasure Quiz2003
QuizkampenQuiz Games2003
Quizkampen IIQuiz Games II2004
Hold Da Helt FerieTake a Break2000
Den Store LegedagFun in the Park2002
i Australien2009
I Afrika2009
i Sydamerika2009

Animation

A Danish-German-Spanish-Australia-British-Irish animation series named Magnus & Myggen with 26 episodes was also produced in 2000 and 2001, [1] [2] which has been shown in Germany on Super RTL, Denmark on DR, Spain on TVE, Australia on ABC And ABC Kids, United Kingdom on CBBC, and Ireland on RTÉ 2 Skipper & Skito since June 4, 2001. [3]

Critical response

In a review of the 2001 game Skipper and Skeeto: The Great Treasure Hunt by Ivanoff Interactive, Rosemary Young from metzomagic.com said "it is probably best suited to older children although parents might also have some fun helping out. It's quite a substantial game and...it's very intuitive". She gave it 2 and a half stars (out of 5). [4]

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References

  1. Skipper & Skeeto at IMDb
  2. Skipper & Skeeto: Animations- & Zeichentrickserie, kino.de
  3. Skipper & Skito, wunschliste.de
  4. Young, Rosemary (November 2003). "Skipper and Skeeto: The Great Treasure Hunt". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved November 30, 2011.