Carmen Sandiego - Handheld Computer Game

The Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego game is a great handheld game that is an amazing spin off of the original 1980s game. This brings back all the nostalgia from 80s computer gaming. I remember playing the original game on a Commodore 64 with an 8 inch floppy disk. The screen has the same graphics from the 80s and the buttons are high quality. The game turns on and off by pushing the red floppy disk button. The game requires 3 AA batteries and they are included with the game. The game is as challenging as I remember from my childhood and there are game instructions included so you can read up on how to play. This is a fun and educational game for all ages that teaches you easy and difficult geography while you play. Don't forget to type in the description of the suspect as you play so you get the warrant for their arrest. I kept wondering why I could never catch the thief and reread the instructions to figure it out. Overall this is a great game that is also educational. It is a great recreation of the original and provides hours of fun!

This took me a few tries to catch the suspect and understand what I needed to do to get the warrant and where to look but once I learned how the game worked it comes easier. I had forgotten how to play from when I was a child. Very nostalgic. Fun to play. Game is a big as your hand. Screen is small. You navigate with buttons only. Looks like the old computers we had. Love the design. Programming is good and haven't seen any flaws. Great for road trips. I don't see an age suggestion on box. I'd say over 8 for sure.

This brings back a lot of memories. I introduced it to my kids but they had no clue how it works or what it does. My husband and I got a kick out of it. If you love games from before iPads and phone you will love this game.

Where in the world has my life gone!? This handheld Carmen San Diego game has been a blast from the past! This game brings me back to my childhood of playing it when I was in grade school. The portability, graphics, and sound are all amazing. There is nothing better than traversing across the globe trying to track down the elusive thief. It took me a few attempts to get the hang of it, and once I did there was no stopping me. One of the features I like the most is the ability to save my data anytime without having to start over. I eventually let my kids play (lol) and they loved the old school graphics I grew up on.

the old school gamins system is awesome to play. There is a book that you can read to understand your mission. There is a lot of thinking involved with less graphics as compared to today's devices. The audio is understandable and cues are appropriate. It serves to pass time for a couple of hours.

I used to play Carmen Sandiego as a kid all the time and loved how it used country trivia and detective work together. When we recently played the Carmen San Diego Board Game (not this game), I was a little disappointed because it barely captured the computer game I remembered from my childhood. BUT this! If memory serves right, is SUPER CLOSE to the original computer game. Old graphics and all. Lol. The buttons even remind me of an old computer we had. Kids today probably won't even realize the on/off button resembles a floppy disk. A little tongue in cheek for those who remember the DOS style computers. To that end though, I played this with my 6 year old daughter. The box recommends 8 and up which is probably pretty accurate since you do need to know country trivia. If your child has an iPad though they can easily look up country flag colors or languages. My daughter surprisingly loved it. I think the original graphics were almost novel. And it was more nostalgic for me. Overall though, my daughter learned some geography, country facts, and how to track clues. I was really happy with this game. Would definitely recommend to anyone who played it as a kid. If you did not play Carmen Sandiego as a kid, there might be a little bit of a learning curve. It also might seem way too simple with poor graphics if you never played it. Having played it as a kid, I absolutely loved it. Great remake! Would definitely recommend.

This little handheld game system is perfect for car rides or for letting the young ones just sit on the couch with a game to play. It brings back memories for me! The display is very bright and the buttons are large and easy to hit. This is going to make a great Christmas present for a particular special young man. I like the two tone grey color of the handheld game. I also like the design of the way the game is laid out. I think any little gamer will be very thankful to get this.

My kids love this game!! Especially my 11 years old. It has been a while since I saw him excited about non electronic game. He loves learning about countries and cities, he kept searching some info to be able to catch the suspects. And sharing all this info with his younger brother and every one in the family. I believe this kind of games kids need these days to spend their time playing while learning new things.

My kids LOVED Carmen Sandiego so when I saw that she was still out there and kids were watching and enjoying the shows on Netflix, I was so happy! I still remember the theme song! My kids really learned a lot and when you can combine learning with fun, well that is the best kind of show or game. This handheld version is perfect for my grandson who is 8, and he and his friends had so much fun playing it the day it came. They were chasing down the clues around the world, all the while learning about the world and it's countries. I love it and they love it more, playing now every day so that makes it an awesome toy as most toys for kids today are relegated to the toy bins soon after playing it and forgotten about by now. It has a save so they can play and then turn the game off, then pick it right back up and continue without having lost all your info. Very cool game! I recommend this toy to anyone with kids, or in my case, grand kids, who love a great game they can play anywhere, anytime. It is retro, like the game my own kids played, so that is pretty cool too. Screens are great, colors great, and easy to use right out of the box. Batteries are included which means they can start playing and chasing criminals the minute they get it out of the box!

My kids love the tv show Carmen Sandiego and this is definitely a cute, vintage style handheld video game that goes along with that. However the sound is loud, the type is extremely tiny and the game, while informational, is a bit simplistic. So I think my kids have fun with it but I doubt that it will impress kids who are used to high graphic, exciting, action-packed video games. It is nice that the sound can be turned off completely though.