Oscar the Balloonist and the Secrets of the Forest

aka: De ballonvaarder Oscar en de geheimen van het bos, Oscar 1, Oscar der Ballonfahrer und die Geheimnisse des Waldes, Oskar odkrywa tajemnice lasu

Moby ID: 16445

Released

1997 on Windows

Credits

30 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

bvm Gesellschaft für Konzeption und Gestaltung digitaler Medien mbH

Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 70% (2)
Players: (4)
Collected By: 3 players

Genre: Educational
Educational: Ecology / nature
Pre-school / toddler

Windows Specs

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: CD-ROM
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Mouse
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description official descriptions

Carmela, Oscar the balloonist's treasure chest, has gone missing. When he lands his balloon and finds her in the woods, she refuses to leave until he has solved all the puzzles. The forest and its animals come to life in each of the four seasons and you have to learn about their habits to complete the quest. Meet the badgers, ants, squirrels, bats, mice, snails and spiders and listen to their humorous dialogues.

The game is suited for children from four to ten and there are twelve games in total.

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Oscar the Balloonist series

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Credits (Windows version)

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Author	Ulrike Peters-Kania
Illustrations	Heike Burghardt
Dutch Voice Director	Pascale Pringels
Dutch Voices	Sylvie Walraevens (Oscar - Pieter Pluimstaart - Overig) Nicky Aerts (Carmela) Tijl Dauwe (Camela - Overig) Greet Geyskens (Karel Klopperman - Overig) Erik Goyvaerts (Wanda - Suusje buiten) Katelijne Boon (Vijf - Suusje binnen - Overig) Bart Opsomer (Moeder muis - Suusje buiten) Maarten Quaghebeur (Bodo & Bingo - Overig) Tania Hermsen (Daan - Overig) Annemarie Geyskens (Dini - Suusje buiten) Greet Geyskens (Overig) Lotte Lesage (Overig)
Dutch Project Management	Lannoo Nieuwe Media
Art Director	Barbara Landbeck
Animation	Markus Wende Andreas Rohde Lutchezor Lozoroff
Programming	Rainer Dehmann Eike Loesch Michael Komande
Dutch Translation	Angèle Janse
Recording Studio	Arrogant Music
[ full credits ]

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Critics

Average score: 70% (based on 2 ratings)

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Title error...anybody here speak German?	DJP Mom (11333)	Jul 29, 2007

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Game added by Sciere.

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Additional contributors: Scaryfun, Mtik333.

Game added February 2, 2005. Last modified July 20, 2024.