The Playroom (1989 video game)

The Playroom
Windows cover art
Developer(s)Broderbund
Publisher(s)Broderbund
Infogrames (Amiga)
Designer(s)Leslie Grimm[1]
Dennis Casewel
Lynn Kirkpatrick
Artist(s)Donna Buttlaire[2]
Composer(s)Tim Larkin
Greg Rahn
SeriesEarly Learning Family Series
Platform(s)Amiga, Apple II, MS-DOS, FM Towns, Mac, Windows
Release
  • December 18, 1989: MS-DOS
  • 1989: Apple II, IIGS, Mac
  • 1992: Amiga
  • 1994: FM Towns
  • 1995: Mac, Windows
Genre(s)Educational
Mode(s)Single-player

The Playroom is an educational video game published in 1989 for MS-DOS, Apple II, and Mac. The game was compatible with the TouchWindow utility.[3] It was ported to the Amiga and FM Towns computers in 1992 and 1994 respectively and then remade for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 1995. It was designed for ages 3 to 6 (preschool through first grade) manufactured by Broderbund. A follow-up game titled The Treehouse was released in 1991 and a sequel to this game, called The Backyard in 1993.

  1. ^ "Leslie Grimm Ph.D." (PDF). Talking Fingers Inc.: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Donna Steiner Buttlaire. "Donna Buttlaire Portfolio". Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Clark, Letha (1993). "The Playroom: Opportunities for Exploration and Discovery" (PDF). ACTTion News. p. 6.