Spelling Jungle

Spelling Jungle
Developer(s)Bright Star Technology[1]
Publisher(s)Sierra On-Line[1]
Producer(s)Lynn Luukinen
Designer(s)Mark Swardstrom
Programmer(s)Mark Marion
Steve Schonberger
Artist(s)Ward Makielski
Composer(s)Gordon van Eskröm
Platform(s)Windows 3.x, Mac OS
Release1993[1]
Genre(s)Educational, Puzzle, Adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Spelling Jungle, also known as Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks[2] or Yobi's Magic Spelling Tricks,[3] is an educational adventure game created by Bright Star Technology[nb 1] and released by Sierra in 1993 for both Windows and Macintosh PCs.[5] The program is designed to strengthen reading, spelling, and logic skills in children ages 7–10.[6]

The objective of Spelling Jungle is to paddle a raft up the river and stopping the flooding at its source. The player must make frequent stops in his journey and complete puzzles, where the player must walk over letter tiles in order to spell out a certain word, avoiding enemies like lions, alligators, or demons, in order to advance farther up the river. The game features 101 levels total that become more difficult and complex as the player ventures farther upriver.[7]

Spelling Jungle was also released under the name "Yobi's Magic Spelling Tricks" and "Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks". It is also referred to as "Spelling Demons" in the game's owner's manual[8] In 1994, Sierra released a sequel to the game entitled "Spelling Blizzard"[9]

  1. ^ a b c "Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  2. ^ "gameplay footage". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Hugues Johnson: Electronics Boutique August 1993 Catalog - PC..." huguesjohnson.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24.
  4. ^ "Elon Gasper". Corum. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  5. ^ "Spelling Jungle". IGN. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  6. ^ "Macintosh: Spelling Jungle with Yobi the Spelling Wizard Details". Gamegas. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  7. ^ Lord Seth (2006-08-27). "Spelling Jungle (PC) FAQ/Walkthrough". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  8. ^ "Yobi's Knowledge Test" (PDF). Sierra Gamers. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  9. ^ "Sierra On-Line Categorical Game List" (PDF). Sierra Vault. Retrieved 2011-05-17.


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