Stuart Little: Big City Adventures

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Stuart Little: Big City Adventures
Developer Media Station
Publisher Infogrames
Series Stuart Little
Platform Windows
ReleaseDecember 13, 1999 [1]

Stuart Little: Big City Adventures is a 1999 video game from Infogrames. [2] It is for ages 4 and up. [3]

Contents

Gameplay

Stuart Little: Big City Adventures CD-ROM Game presents a collection of small activities tied together by a storybook mode in which each game is played in sequence. The individual games vary in structure: some, such as the Regatta Race, Park Challenge, and pantry chase, increase in difficulty as the player progresses, though their basic mechanics remain the same. Others, like the mini‑golf and electric train games, offer multiple levels with distinct layouts that create new challenges each time. The mini‑golf holes begin with the same opening section—featuring obstacles such as a pyramid, windmill, or castle—before branching into more complex paths. The electric train game similarly changes its track arrangements across levels. Movement and control differ between games. Most activities use the mouse for interaction, but the pantry chase requires direct movement of Stuart in a side‑scrolling format, navigating objects such as sponges in a sink. Each game tracks high scores, and players can print certificates and pictures as rewards. Snowbell provides in‑game guidance, explaining how each activity works and serving as a help function. The storybook mode links the games together with brief narrative segments, culminating in a closing line about the importance of family. [4]

Development

Stuart Little: Big City Adventures was developed by Media Station, a company founded in 1989. [5]

Reception

FamilyPC magazine gave Stuart Little: Big City Adventures a score of 82%. [6] Games Domain praised the game's attention to little details. [8]

References

  1. "America's Favorite Mouse Makes a Double Screen Debut This Holiday Season; Stuart Little Stars in His Own Computer Game". Business Wire . December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2026 via The Free Library.
  2. "Stuart Little: Big City Adventures". PC Games (in German). 2001. p. 73. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  3. Carlson, Kurt. "Stuart Little: Big City Adventures". ZDNET . Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Brad. "Stuart Little: Big City Adventures CD-ROM Game". All Game Guide . Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  5. "Who We Are". Media Station. Archived from the original on March 3, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Carlson, Kurt. "Arcade Craze". ZDNET . Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  7. Schoflield, Jack (August 3, 2000). "Litle things please Little minds". The Guardian . p. 61. Retrieved February 27, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Mehl, Sharon. "Stuart Little Big City Adventures". Games Domain . Archived from the original on March 1, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2026.