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22: 1406: 131: 257:, Clown College is chemistry, etc. There are three opposing teams: two tough street fighters, a pair of alien siblings, and a know-it-all named Odessa King. The game also featured an information book that ran over one-hundred pages long and taught science topics such as 284:
where it was described as a set of "fun science problems". Noting that the problems orient toward "energy, chemistry, magnetism, and air and water pressure", the authors assessed the game as best suited for children aged 9 years and older.
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The game centers on Quarky and Quaysoo O'Gandi, two space "elfs" that are green and yellow respectively. With the help of the player they race through a town in vehicles ranging from
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Keizer, Gregg (December 1992). "Stocking stuffers: Computer games can be teachers and toys in one".
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Developer(s)
Jeff Tunnell Productions
Publisher(s)
Sierra On-Line
Platform(s)
MS-DOS
1992
Genre(s)
Educational game
Single player
educational
computer game
Jeff Tunnell Productions
Sierra On-Line
MS-DOS
scientific concepts
cars
jet packs

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