Preface: I grew up on these JumpStart games and have now built a Windows 98 machine so my kids can play them. As these are educational games, my review is based on how much I learned and how much I enjoyed them as a kid, as well as how my kids are doing with them now.
You play alongside Botley the robot in a game that feels like a series of television. The premise is that your inventor's daughter Polly did poorly on a test in her history class. Her bright idea is to use Daddy's time machine to send 25 of your fellow robots back in time to alter history so it matches the stupid answers she gave on the quiz.
I kind of love how asinine that plan is.
Each playthrough of the game involves various edutainment mini-games in different set pieces as you rescue each of your 25 time-displaced brethren and undo Polly's temporal meddling. This is legitimately a perfect game for a 7 or 8 year old on Summer Vacation. A standout amongst edutainment titles.
You play alongside Botley the robot in a game that feels like a series of television. The premise is that your inventor's daughter Polly did poorly on a test in her history class. Her bright idea is to use Daddy's time machine to send 25 of your fellow robots back in time to alter history so it matches the stupid answers she gave on the quiz.
I kind of love how asinine that plan is.
Each playthrough of the game involves various edutainment mini-games in different set pieces as you rescue each of your 25 time-displaced brethren and undo Polly's temporal meddling. This is legitimately a perfect game for a 7 or 8 year old on Summer Vacation. A standout amongst edutainment titles.