Posted July 09, 2014
Since I've noticed several forum members (most notably tfishell) share my hope in seeing more Good Old Kid's Games coming to GOG in the future, I thought it may be helpful to compile a single thread containing rights and/or contact information for some of these beloved childhood games. Please share any information you may find, I will do my best to update this first post on a regular basis.
Backyard Sports
Rights Holder: Epic Gear, LLC./The Evergreen Group
Status: Outside of initial purchasing from Atari in summer 2013, I could find no information online.
Carmen Sandiego
Rights holder: The Learning Company
Website: http://www.carmensandiego.com/hmh/site/carmen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmensandiego
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarmenSandiego
Status: There have been hints for a potential upcoming game, but so far nothing.
Dr. Brain series
Rights holder: Activision/Blizzard
Status: One of the many Sierra series that has yet to make it to GOG.com
EcoQuest series
Rights holder: Activision/Blizzard
Status: One of the many Sierra series that has yet to make it to GOG.com
Humongous Entertainment
Rights holder: Tommo
Website: http://humongous.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumongousEnt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumongousEnt
Status: Most games available on Steam and DRM-Free from Amazon. Still, it’d be nice to see them come to GOG in the future.
Living Books
Rights Holder: Wanderful Interactive Storybooks
Website: http://www.wanderfulstorybooks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WanderfulStorybooks
Status: Wanderful has slowly been releasing updated versions of thier games for mobile devices and Mac OSX, with potential Windows versions coming in the future.
The Oregon Trail
Rights holder: The Learning Company
Website: http://www.oregontrail.com/hmh/site/oregontrail/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oregontrail
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oregontrail
Status: An in-browser emulation of the Apple II version is free to play on their website, and some hints have been dropped for a potential new release in the future.
Zoombinis
Rights holder: TERC
Website: https://external-wiki.terc.edu/display/ZOOM/Home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZoombinisGame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoombinisGame
Status: An enhanced iPhone remake of the original game is in development for iOS devices, and will likely be getting a Windows/Mac port upon it’s completion.
Backyard Sports
Rights Holder: Epic Gear, LLC./The Evergreen Group
Status: Outside of initial purchasing from Atari in summer 2013, I could find no information online.
Carmen Sandiego
Rights holder: The Learning Company
Website: http://www.carmensandiego.com/hmh/site/carmen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmensandiego
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarmenSandiego
Status: There have been hints for a potential upcoming game, but so far nothing.
Dr. Brain series
Rights holder: Activision/Blizzard
Status: One of the many Sierra series that has yet to make it to GOG.com
EcoQuest series
Rights holder: Activision/Blizzard
Status: One of the many Sierra series that has yet to make it to GOG.com
Humongous Entertainment
Rights holder: Tommo
Website: http://humongous.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumongousEnt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumongousEnt
Status: Most games available on Steam and DRM-Free from Amazon. Still, it’d be nice to see them come to GOG in the future.
Living Books
Rights Holder: Wanderful Interactive Storybooks
Website: http://www.wanderfulstorybooks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WanderfulStorybooks
Status: Wanderful has slowly been releasing updated versions of thier games for mobile devices and Mac OSX, with potential Windows versions coming in the future.
The Oregon Trail
Rights holder: The Learning Company
Website: http://www.oregontrail.com/hmh/site/oregontrail/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oregontrail
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oregontrail
Status: An in-browser emulation of the Apple II version is free to play on their website, and some hints have been dropped for a potential new release in the future.
Zoombinis
Rights holder: TERC
Website: https://external-wiki.terc.edu/display/ZOOM/Home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZoombinisGame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoombinisGame
Status: An enhanced iPhone remake of the original game is in development for iOS devices, and will likely be getting a Windows/Mac port upon it’s completion.
Post edited July 13, 2014 by pezhead53