A playthrough of Hi Tech Expressions' 1993 edutainment title for the Super Nintendo, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? To capture Carmen, you must successfully solve 29 crimes committed by her henchmen before you cross paths with the fashion-savvy criminal mastermind herself. And if you're tempted to run screaming because of the Hi Tech logo at the beginning, you'll probably be relieved to find out that this was actually programmed by Electronic Arts. You know, back from when EA was known for really good games? And back when every one of their games used the exact same font? Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? on the SNES is an impressively close adaptation of the updated VGA PC version, retaining the digitized photos of famous landmarks, the simple and easy-to-use interface, and all of the classic music and sound effects. I still love the noise of the footsteps and the whistle when you find the bad guy. And the map screen's airplane noise - am I the only one that always expect to hear the Vs. music from Street Fighter II directly after? And am I the only one to think it's a bit odd that a reference librarian and a sailor's parrot can inform us about local gang activity? I played this all the time in school - it was one of my favorites, along with Oregon Trail and Odell Lake, to play when we'd have computer lab. This looks much better than the black and green Apple II ever did though! Carmen Sandiego was always one of the few games that were actually fun while being legitimately educational, and it's still fun to muck around with now, even though some of the information is hopelessly outdated. If only more educational games were as effective as this one, imagine how much more we might've learned back in elementary school! _ No cheats were used during the recording of this video. NintendoComplete ( punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
