The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler

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The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler
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Developer(s) Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s) Mattel Interactive
Director(s) Rodney White [1]
Producer(s) Ellen Hobbs [1]
Designer(s)
  • Game Boy Color:
  • Josh Mandel [2]
  • PC:
  • Scott Hazle [1]
  • Troy Whitlock [1]
  • Maria Vidal [1]
Programmer(s)
  • Game Boy Color:
  • Dominic Collins [2]
  • Brian Beuken [2]
  • Paul Windett [2]
  • Wayne Mike [2]
  • Danielle Beuken [2]
  • PC:
  • Jesse Spears [1]
  • Jamie McBride Steans [1]
Artist(s) Gabriel Valles [1]
Writer(s) Rodney Gibbs [1]
Composer(s) Andrea Perry [1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • August 7, 2000 (PC)
  • November 2000 (GBC)
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler is an action adventure game based on Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys animated television series. The game was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Mattel Interactive. It was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2000 and Game Boy Color in November 2000. [3]

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Gameplay

The Microsoft Windows version contains five mouse and keyboard controlled mini-games themed to different countries and characters from the show, including: Eliza's Ice Hopper, Darwin's Another Vine Mess, Donnie's Bug Quest, Debbie's Monkey Chaser, and Nigel's Boomerang Tango.

The Game Boy Color version consists of six side-scrolling platformer and mini-game levels, also based on different locations and characters from the television series. [4] This version offers three levels of difficulty with unique endings for each, password-based game saves, and a multiplayer board game mode via the Game Link Cable accessory. [5]

Development

The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler was developed for Microsoft Windows using Open Media Toolkit from Pacific Media Worx. [1] Audio was created from samples from the Supreme Beats library by Spectrasonics. [1] The television series cast reprise their roles for the game. [1] Charlie Adler served as voiceover director for the game. [1]

Reception

The game received mixed to negative reviews. IGN gave the Game Boy Color version a 4.0 out of 10 rating, calling it "uninspired and simplistic" and criticizing its "wonky control, occasional bad collision detection, and aimless level structure." [5] Nintendo Power gave this version a 2 out of 5, calling it "disappointingly tame and actionless." [6]

The Microsoft Windows version received a 7.9 out of 10 from ReviewCorner.com, which wrote, "long-term replay value is a bit questionable," but that "this program is good, clean fun." [7] PCMag called it "an uneven collection of games" and rated it 3 points out of 5. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vicarious Visions (November 2000). The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler (Game Boy Color). Mattel Interactive. Scene: Credits.
  3. ↑ "Mattel Interactive Ships Its First Ever PC Game Based on Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys" (Press release). Novato, California: Berkshire Hathaway. Business Wire. August 7, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2019– via Yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "It's a Wild World". Nintendo Power . No. 141. February 2001. p. 119 – via Archive.org.
  5. 1 2 Nix, Marc (November 16, 2000). "Wild Thornberrys Rambler". IGN . Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  6. ↑ "The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler". Nintendo Power . No. 141. February 2001. p. 127. Retrieved 2024-06-12– via Archive.org.
  7. ↑ "The Wild Thornberrys Rambler". ReviewCorner.com. September 2000. Archived from the original on 2003-11-21. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. ↑ "The Wild Thornberrys Rambler". PCMag . December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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