“Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel is a 1997 educational adventure game developed by Media Station and published by Mattel Media.

Production

It was the first in Mattel Media's planned series of storybooks for girls.^[1] The game was designed to teach children early reading and decision-making skills.^[2] The first Barbie CD-ROM for both Macintosh and Windows,^[3] it was executive produced by Mattel Girls' software development director Nancie Martin.^[4]

Plot and gameplay

The game is an interactive storybook in which the player helps Princess Barbie rescue Prince Galen. It can be played either as a read-along book which skips all the puzzles, or as a storybook game. The player interacts with hotspots, collects items, and completes puzzles.^[5]

Critical reception

MacHome praised the game for not being as "sickeningly sweet" as it could have been.^[6] Review Corner felt the title was both enjoyable and responsive.^[7] All Game thought the game was an ideal product for young girls.^[8] SuperKids decided the title was not the best reading software on the market, but that it was an adequate product for its target market.^[9]

References

1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=dhsQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Magic+Fairy+Tales:+Barbie+As+Rapunzel%22&dq=%22Magic+Fairy+Tales:+Barbie+As+Rapunzel%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihjMv0ip3aAhVLjZQKHfZpDFUQ6AEIKTAA|title=Software and CD-ROM Reviews on File|date=1997|publisher=Facts on File, Incorporated|language=en}}
2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=%22Magic+Fairy+Tales:+Barbie+As+Rapunzel%22&source=bl&ots=tKJTdle06E&sig=sNFk2XBKokEdOT_hcOV5TGVijoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeg_Tcip3aAhVDLpQKHQx_B7U4HhDoAQg8MAU#v=onepage&q=%22Magic%20Fairy%20Tales:%20Barbie%20As%20Rapunzel%22&f=false|title=Billboard|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|date=1997-02-22|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-06-03/lifestyle/9705301408_1_barbie-as-rapunzel-barbie-fan-fairy-tale|title=It's Barbie As Rapunzel In Cd-rom Game|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel|access-date=2018-04-03|language=en}}
4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Y5_cbfm3YfYC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=%22Magic+Fairy+Tales:+Barbie+As+Rapunzel%22&source=bl&ots=phfHVwB3vk&sig=yKj4FbKT5Z3dU5yKak__-vl6KO4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeg_Tcip3aAhVDLpQKHQx_B7U4HhDoAQg6MAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Magic%20Fairy%20Tales:%20Barbie%20As%20Rapunzel%22&f=false|title=From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games|last=Cassell|first=Justine|last2=Jenkins|first2=Henry|date=2000|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=9780262531689|language=en}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleregna/hi-im-barbie|title=21 Barbie Computer Games You Totally Forgot Existed|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=2018-04-03|language=en}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000106221757/http://database.machome.com/action.lasso?-database=reviews&-layout=search&-response=/reviews/detail.html&-recid=32924&-search|title=MacHome Product Review- Barbie Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel|date=6 January 2000|publisher=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325090058/http://www.reviewcorner.com/games/barbieasrapunzel.html|title=Barbie as Rapunzel CD-ROM - Review Corner|date=25 March 2010|publisher=}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114125721/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=5289&tab=review|title=Barbie Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel - Review - allgame|date=14 November 2014|publisher=}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915144902/http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/reading3/rapunzel/merge.shtml|title=SuperKids Software Review of Barbie Magic Fairy Tales: Rapunzel.|date=15 September 2017|publisher=}}