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Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?

aka: Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
Moby ID: 315
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Released
1986 on DOS
Credits
10 people
Releases by Date (by platform)
Publishers
Developers
Moby Score
7.0
#14,098 of 25.7K
Critics
80% (1)
Players
(23)
Collected By
30 players
Genre
Educational
Puzzle
Interface
Menu structures
Educational
Geography
Setting
North America
Narrative
Detective / mystery
DOS Specs
Business Model
Commercial
Media Type
3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk
Input Devices Supported/Optional
Keyboard
Number of Offline Players
1 Player
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Buy on DOS
$25.00 used on eBay
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Description official descriptions

As a detective, the player must hunt down Carmen Sandiego's henchmen, who have stolen outrageous items that are important in US history and heritage. Using clues, the player will follow the henchmen from city to city.

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Credits (DOS version)

10 People (9 developers, 1 thanks)

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Programming
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Music & Sound
Product Manager
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Critics

Average score: 80% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.4 out of 5 (based on 23 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Extras

The game came with a copy of Fodor's USA, an actual commercial travel guide book, as well as a map of the USA and a "scrap book" filled with descriptions, pictures, etc. of Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen.

Version differences

The IBM/Tandy version didn't have the intro animation that the Apple II version had.

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Peter Hall.

Apple II, Apple IIgs added by Corn Popper. Commodore 64, Amiga added by Katakis | カタキス. Macintosh added by Zeppin.

Additional contributors: Alaka, formercontrib.

Game added October 19, 1999. Last modified June 9, 2024.